Mariners Take On Colorado

The Mariners take on the Rockies

in Colorado this weekend before 

going to Texas. 

The Mariners certainly looked better

against the Cincinnati Reds sweeping

the series. They are now 9-10 and tied 

with LA Angels in second place a game 

and a half behind the Texas Rangers.

Mariners head next week to play the

Rangers in Texas before coming back

home.

The Rockies are 4-11 and have a five

game losing streak so a good time to

play them. Emerson Hancock starts

Friday and then back up to the top

of the rotation.

Hancock will need to pitch well in

this game if he wants to stay in

Seattle. The likelihood though he

will be sent to Tacoma when

Bryan Woo is activated.

Speaking of Woo he is expected to

do a rehab assignment for Tacoma

this weekend. He probably will pitch

twice at least for the Rainers before

being reactivated. 

There is a chance the Mariners could

go with a six man rotation in some

manner though would want to have

the top four pitch in the way they have.

The Mariners bullpen is doing well

right now so going to a seven man

relieving group would probably not

happen. Matt Brash should be returning

in the next couple weeks so someone 

will have to sent down. 

The Mariners currently have 33 players 

on the 40-man roster so they could 

activate both Woo and Brash without 

having to release anyone. All they

need to do is send two pitchers down

to the minor leagues. They have four

other pitchers on the injured list which

would not cause anything to the forty

man roster. They would have one spot 

open. Go Mariners!

Mariners Minor Leaguers Report

First thing came out on Sport 

Illustrated fan site that the 

Mariners number #1 pick from

last year Colt Emerson went on

the injured list with an oblique

injury. He could be out a few

weeks or months. Colt was 

batting .318 at the time in

Modesto.

The Tacoma Rainers are playing well.

They are on a three game winning

streak. They have a two game lead

with a 13-4 record. They are 7-2 at

home and 6-2 on the road.

Most every player is batting well.

Both catchers are at .300 or above.

Could see one of them promoted

to Seattle. Current backup catcher

for the Mariners Seby Zavala is still

has no hits and his catching not

as good as we expected.

Ryan Bliss who was one of the last 

to be sent down and in the 11 to 20

range of Mariners prospects is now

batting .230 after a poor start. Let

you who else may do well on our next

update.

Double A Arkansas Travelers are now.7-4

and in second place. Mariners #1 prospect

is hitting .277. Harry Ford is still struggling

at .132. First baseman Tyler Locklear is

hitting .300 with two home runs in ten games.

Next time up on the minor leaguers we

will look at Everett and Modesto who

has the Mariners most top prospects.

The Mariners will.start series Friday

at Colorado with Emerson Hancock.

Bryan Woo is expected to start this

weekend with Tacoma on a rehab

assignment. Go M's!

Mariners Sweep Reds

Great news the Seattle Mariners 

swept the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday

afternoon at home 5-1.

Bryce Miller pitched a marvelous

game going six innings. He gave 

up one run in the second inning.

A homer and the only hit given up

by the Mariners all day. On the 

post game Bryce said he didn't

feel very well which makes this

even more special.

Trent Thornton kept the door shut

in the seventh follow by Gabe Speier

in the eighth and Austin Voth to finish

the game. The relievers didn't give

up a walk either. Only Miller walked

a batter.

What helped the Mariners in the

series was lead off hitter Jonathan

India went hitless in the series in

12 at bats. He struck 7 times as

well..

Cal Raleigh hit a home in the bottom

of the second. Mitch Garver hit a

home run in the 6th and a third one

in the 7th by Josh Rojas. They were

all solo home runs. 

Jonatan Clase who walked scored

on a Mitch Haniger single after stealing

second base . Haniger scored the final run a Cal Raleigh walk with bases loaded.

Clase who has a lot of speed scored

easily though the ball wasn't hit

deeply to left field. 

The Mariners have three games starting

with Emerson Hancock on Friday at

Colorado. Luis Castillo will start on

Saturday and George Kirby on Sunday. 

Julio Rodriguez had a couple doubles

on the day though wasn't able to score. 

We hope this get him going and the

offense at the same time. Go Mariners.

Mariners Take Game Two

The Seattle Mariners took the

second game of the three

game against the Reds on 

Tuesday night. 

This makes official the first

series win for them on the

season. The Mariners are 

now 8-10. 

Final Mariners 3 Reds 1

Logan Gilbert went six and

two-thirds innings giving up

one run and three hits. Andre

Munoz came in the seventh

and pitched the eighth as well.

Just like Paul Sewald did most

of his time with the Mariners

Munoz comes in when the

strength of the opposing team

is up to the plate. This could 

change when Matt Brash returns.

Ryne Stanek started the 9th and

looked good to begin however

ended loading the bases with

two outs. They brought in Tayler

Saucedo to save the game.

Julio Rodriguez had his second

game of the season having two

hits however it was his defense

that saved the game likely. In 

the seventh inning Julio went 

high in the air to catch a ball that

would have been a double or triple.

With two outs on a single he threw

out Elly De La Cruz at third base.

Josh Rojas made the tag before

Jake Fraley touched home plate.

Julio caught the fly out to end the 

game.

The Mariners scored a run in three

straight innings in the 4th through

the six inning. Rookie Jonatan Clase

hit a double to drive in Mitch Garver.

In the 5th inning Garver walked with

the bases loaded. In the 6th Mitch

Haniger hit a single to drive in JP

Crawford. 

Though it would have been nice to

see the Mariners have more opportunity

to score this does starting to look like

the team we hope for coming out of

spring training.

The Mariners finish the series Wednesday

afternoon. Bryce Miller will start the game.

The Mariners have Thursday off to head

to Colorado to face the Rockies on Friday.

Go M's!

Mariners Offense Comes Alive

Monday night the Mariners had there 

best offensive night of the season.

J P Crawford opened the first inning

with a walk followed by a single.l

Very good stsrt Jorge Polanco hit a

home run to make 3-0.

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In the third inning Julio got on base again.

He was followed by a Mitch Haniger

home run to make it a 5-0 lead. They 

did feel comfortable however the

Mariners added four more runs

later on

 Final was M's  9 Reds 3

We hope this spring the Mariners on.

The Mariners getting someone

on base than a home now is what we

like.  

George Kirby was able to bounce

back after two bad games. Kirby

pitch six innings giving up five hits

and two runs. He didn't walk which 

is good too. 

All the hitters got at least one hit

JP Crawford. This included rookie

 Jonathan Clase made his major 

bit.  We hope this will fuel  them

the rest of the season. 

Logan Gilbert will Tuesday night. We

hope another great outing..Dominic

Canzone did go on the injured list.

Go M's.

Seahawks Continue To Add To Offensive Line

In recent weeks the Seahawks have

signed offensive lineman for depth.

There is a good chance they will 

draft a lineman in the first round 

at #16 or trade down to add picks as 

well. It will depend whether they believe

the player will still be there when they

pick.

Most of the signings added depth to

the offensive line. The Seahawks were

#30 in rushing so they want a real 

physical line. Last week they signed

former San Francisco 49er and New 

York Jets Laken Tomlinson. He is 

penciled in as the starting left guard

for now. The rest of the singings 

were for backup roles. They hope 

this group will be better than what

they had before.

The Seahawks draft an offensive lineman

in the first or second round one of the

backups will be let go.

The Seahawks will look to add to the

defensive line as well. As much as they

had trouble running the ball they had 

same trouble stopping the run

The Seahawks signed a couple inside

linebackers to replace Jordyn Brooks

and Bobby Wagner they will likely draft

one as well. On the defensive they may

draft an edge rusher as well. Any other picks will be best player available although

these are the spots most in need.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Lose Another Tough Series

Sunday final Cubs 3 Mariners 2

Luis Castillo made the step toward.

to bring what the Mariners expected

and needed. He went six innings

giving up the three runs. Only two

were earned. He had a throwing

error.

The Mariners bullpen continued

doing an excellent job. In three

innings gave up only one hit.

Again  the offense stumbled. 

The two runs were on a homer 

Jorge Polanco who is starting 

to hit now.  Had only five hits

on the day.

Mariners couldn't make the

crucial hit to win the game.

A must if you are behind in 

a one run game. In the 8th

inning the Mariners were 

able to load the bases on

three walks. Mitch Haniger

struck out before Polanco

walked. 

Ty France was elevated back

into the top four in the batting

however has struggled a bit.

Ty ended the inning by hitting

a grounder into a double play.

It would have been nice for

another walk or even a sacrifice

fly to even the score.

The 9th inning Cal had a single

with  two outs. Surprise Julio

who didn't start for the first time

came and pinch run for Cal. I

thought he may pinch hit instead.

The unthinkable Julio was picked

off. The call was overturned after

he was called out. End of game.

In the second inning Dominic Canzone

was hurt crashing into left field wall.

He will be out for a month or two.

Word out is #10 prospect Jonathan 

Clase is expected to take Canzone

spot. A switch hitting outfielder

Class is hitting .311 at triple A 

Tacoma.

Now the  Mariners take on the

Cincinnati in a three game series.

The Reds are 9-6 tied third with the

 Cubs. Now we hope this is the 

begin of a turnsround. Go Mariners