series beating the Mariners
Wednesday afternoon 5-0.
This was the second series
loss in a row after Mariners
won three straight on the row.
Takeaways: the starting pitching
was great on both sides. Marco Gonzales gave up only three hits
in six and two-thirds innings. Paul Sewald came in with two outs in
the seventh after Marco had a
ground ball to Eugenio Suarez at
third base. The Mariners were not
able to complete a double play.
Scott Servais who came out before
facing the last batter for Marco
took him out for Paul Sewald. The
Twins got a hit with Sewald throwing
a ball high over the plate scoring
a run. Sewald then got the last of
the inning. I am sure Mariner fans
everywhere wondered why take out
Marco. Up to that point he was
pitching great and had the ground
ball he wanted. Servais went with
the numbers as the Twins had a
right handed hitter up. Sometimes
Servais over manages.
Penn Murfee pitched the eighth
giving up two outs but surrendered
three runs. His worst of the season.
Twins got another run in the ninth.
Amazing to think the Twins did not
hit a single home run in the game.
The Mariners had opportunities to
score runs before the Twins. One
inning Taylor Trammel hit a double
then went to third on a throwing
error. This was with no outs but
the next two Mariners popped out
in the infield before the third batter
striking out. Another inning the Mariners had two base runners
on base and could not get them
home either.
The Twins like the Red Sox made
things happen when needed and
the Mariners did not. The middle
game of the series was the only
game they did so. The Mariners
hitters need to score when opportunity
arises. A difference of a team
winning their division while the other
is in fourth place.
Thursday the Mariners start a five
game series against the Angels
in four days. We will see how the
Mariners are made of playing a
team that is struggling and fired
their manager while losing 14
games straight in the midst of it.
Despite losing the series the Mariners
are only a half game behind the Angels. The Mariners win the series
over Angels they will move into
third place.
#20 prospect is infielder Michael
Arroyo. The Mariners signed him
during early 2022. Only seventeen
and playing in the Dominican
Summer league. Only six games in
so another international signing
keep an eye on. If one of these
recent signings can be another
Julio Rodriguez in a few years
be good for the Mariners..
The Mariners have six international
players signed in the top 20
of their prospects. Not a bad deal
at all.
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