Mariners Win Father's Day

For the third game in a row the Mariners 

faced a lefty starter who they have had 

trouble all season long. 

Final Mariners 3 Red Sox 1

It ended the home stand  3-3 though 

they lost this series.

Dominic Canzone hit a home run in

the second inning. Nate Eaton tied it 

in the third inning for the Red Sox.

Cole Young singled in newcomer Weston 

Wilson. Canzone grounded out in the 6th

inning scoring Julio Rodriguez for the final 

run. Canzone who has been platooning 

most of the season and not facing a  lot

against lefties.  The Mariners had  six hits 

which was better than the previous two 

games when had two each.

Logan Gilbert pitched well gor the second 

time in a row. He gave up only three hits.

Logan went six and one-thirds innings. 

He gave up three hits altogether with

two walks and eight strike outs. Gabe

Speier came in throwing heat to get the

other two outs. 

Eduardo Bazardo pitched the 8th with out

surrendering a hit and strick out one. Andre Munoz pitched the 9th giving up a hit

and striking out one.

The Mariners will play thr Pittsburgh Pirates 

fot three games starting on Tuesday .

The Mariners have a 40-39 record and the

Pirates are 39-39. The Mariners have a slight 

edge at home while Pirates are about the

same st homr and the road.

The Mariners had a difficult time on the

last road trip however they hsve bounced

bsck before so hope the same this time.

George Kirby will stsrt on Tuesday. Not sure 

that is a piggy back or not yet. If so then 

Bryan Woo would likely follow him.

Cole Young is from Pittsburgh so be his

first appearance in front of family and

friends. Randy Arozarena will be going

on the road trip. He is about about  to

come off the injured list. It is obvious 

his bat has been missed.

There is a possibility at least one move 

will be made before this road trip. Go M's.

Saturday Night Lose Again

The Seattle Mariners lost to the Red Sox 

once again this time 5-1 and it looked

a lot like Friday's game.

The Mariners had only two hits once

again.  Both were in the first inning 

and then went dry. JP Crawford back 

at third walked then Cal Raleigh singled.

Julio forced out Cal then  Naylor singled 

in JP. That was all that happened for the

Mariners. 

Emerson Hancock pitched well the

first three  innings however gave up

a two run homer in the 5th. The 6th

inning was tough for Hancock. He 

ended up loading the bases. Jose

Ferrer came in and gave up two hits 

anf three runs scored. 

Now we see if the Mariners can hit 

on Sunday and not be swept. 

News is that Randy Arozarena eill

be going on the trip to Pittsburgh.

We hope he is in the lineup. They

certainly have missed him. Go M's. 

. Mariners Sink Friday

This weekend the Mariners are facing

three lefties starting on Friday.

They lost 6-2 on Friday to the Boston 

Red Sox.

The Red Sox are having a bad season 

mainly at home. The Red Sox are now

18-18 on the road. The Mariners are

not facing starting left handers very well. 

They are hitting .216 before this game. 

Now 9-12 against lefties. 

The Red Sox starter Ranger Suarez

pitched a no-hitter into the seventh 

inning.  He gave up his only hit to

Josh Naylor a left handed who hits

lefties good. He walked Cal Raleigh 

a couple times. JP Crawford pinch 

hit with bases loaded however struck 

out and leaving the runners  on. 

Bryce Miller pitched well once again 

however gave up a home run in the 

second inning.  He went five innings

giving up three hits including the 

home run. No walks and seven strike

outs.

Luis Castillo came in the six inning.

Got that inning easily. In the 7th

not so much. The Red Sox ended 

up scoring four runs that inning.

It wasn't  like they were hitting 

hard they just got through the infield.

He did fine in the 8th but gave up 

another run in the 9th. 

The Mariners scored two runs in

the 9th when Cal walked then 

Julio hit a home run  to center field. 

That was it and the ball game. 

Emerson Hancock will start on

Saturday and Logan Gilbert on

Sunday.

The likelihood is George Kirby and

Bryan Woo will piggy back  on the next

start.  Emerson Hancock and Logan

Gilbert after that. They will start it 

over again too. 

A surprise move Miles Mastrobuino 

was dfa dince he is out of options 

and the Mariners brought up utility 

player  Weston Wilson who they

recently signed to a minor league 

contract. He had been released by

the Orioles. He played third base 

as JP Crawford didn't start. See what 

happens tomorrow.

In the afternoon next store United States 

beat Australia 2-0. Things are good for 

USA at the moment in the World Cup.

Home of the Seahawks was loud as

we expect. Go USA 

Mariners Take Series

The Mariners took the series beating

the Orioles 3-0 Thursday afternoon.  

This was after a road trip where they 

went 4-6.

The Mariners scored three runs in the

first inning and nothing thereafter.

All three runs happened after two outs

as well. Both starters went seven 

innings. This allows the Mariners rest

for most of the bullpen.

Josh Naylor singled after missing the

first two games of the series. Dominic Canzone who has been the Mariners

hottest hitter of late end up walking.

Cole Young who has had a good season especially driving in Naylor with a double.

Rookie and Mariners top prospect Colt

Emerson singled bringing in Canzone

and Young.

The only other two hits for the Mariners 

were by Victor Robles and Miles Mastrobuino.

Robles was in the lineup since Luke Raley

is trying to get over an injury. We see whether

he will be back against on Friday night. Also 

in center with Julio Rodriguez out with his

hamstring. Julio expected day to day.

Other injuries meant Canzone in right

field with Arozarena on the injured list

and Cal at dh. Mitch Garver catching.

Expect him to catch a game against 

the Red Sox. It could be on Sunday 

although it might depend on a lefty

pitching. 

Bryan Woo who pitched awful to say

the least on the road trip was back

to his oldself gave up only three hits

in his seven innings. He walked one

while striking out seven.

Eduardo Bazardo pitched the 8th 

without a hit and struck out one.

In my opinion he should have been

the first reliever in Wednesday night

game when down 3-1. 

Andre Munoz who has been struggling 

in the 9th inning for much of the season 

walked two to make it interesting rnd.

He ended up getting the final batter 

on a third strike. 

Bryce Miller is expected to start

Friday night as the Mariners are 

going back to the piggyback once

again. Bryce was excellent on the

rosd trip in his two starts.  The

big question is how far will he go

if he continues his fine pitching 

and Luis Castillo will come into

the game.

The Mariners have said that all

six starters will be involved until

the all-star break at least. We will

have to see how that works.

It will be interesting how the bullpen 

works into as well. Stay tuned.

The Mariners right now are two

games ahead of the A's who are

home against the Angels who 

are dead last in the West division.

The Angels win it will be two

and a half lead. The Rangers are

three back but lost to the Twins.

The Astros are four back but have

the day off and play the Cleveland 

Guardians in a weekend series

beginning Friday.

The Red Sox are dead last in the

American League east 16 games

behinf the Yankees. The amazing

thing is they are playing much

better on the road then at home.

They are 12-25 at home while 

17-18 on the road. They are 2-8

in their last ten games. The Blue

Jays just swept them at home.

The two wins  though were against

the Rangers in the series before

that at home. 

The Mariners are the only team with

a home winning record  in the West 

division while  the  A's have the only

winning record on the road.  We will

see which Mariners team and Red

Sox to show up. Go M's. 

Mariners Lose Wednesday

The Seattle Mariners lost to the Baltimore 

Orioles 5-3.  George Kirby went six innings 

they were down 3-2 st the time. The 

Orioles hit a two run homer early then

Kirby gave up a run in the 6th. 

The Mariners had an opportunity when

Connor Joe who was activated today

for Arozarena a day later tried to make

a double to a triple with two down. A 

mistake thst shouldn't have happened.

The Mariners brough in Alex Hoppe 

in the 7th and he gave up a run and

then the Orioles scored again in the

9th. The Mariners had a home run

by Canzone and Cole Young in the

bottom of the 9th to make it interesting.

What I don't really understand the

Mariners on how they are using the

higher leverage relievers since Matt

Brash went down a week ago.  None

of the high leverage relievers haven't 

been pitching a lot lately. The Mariners 

when going to the piggback again

on Friday the relievers won't bave a lot

of pitching to do unless this fails.

Stay tuned. Go M's. 

Mariners Win Opening Game Tuesday

I have stated before that is important 

for the Mariners to win opening

game of a series plus a homestead.

It wasn't easy as the final score was

Mariners 3 Orioles 1

Taylor Ward who the Mariners are 

familiar with in his time with division 

rival California Angels hit a double

to lead off the game then scored 

with two outs. 

Bottom of the third inning Miles 

Mastrobuino walked with one 

out followed by another walk to

JP Crawford who was activated 

before the game. Also playing 

third base for the first time in

a game. Mastrobuino played 

first base as Naylor is day to day.

The score was tied until the bottom 

of the 7th. With one out and the bases

loaded Cal Raleigh activated Tuesday 

as well hit a single scoring two runs. 

Logan Gilbert who has had an up

and down season after the first

inning was able to get 16 out straight. 

He went seven innings not giving up

another hit.  Bazardo pitched the

8th and Munoz the 9th. He gave up

a hit however a ground ball to Colt

Emerson finished the game. 

Luke Raley wasn't able to play so

Mitch Garver was the only healthy 

player on the bench. Before the

game they decided to put Randy 

Arozarena on the injured list. The

Rainiers are out of town so they

brought up outfielder Curtis 

Washington Jr. from Everett.

He might be around for another

day before they get a replacement 

for Arozarena.

The Mariners are expecting Arozarena 

when he is eligible to come off the

Injured list. 

George Kirby will start Wednesday 

for the Mariners in game 2 against

Orioles. 

Mariners announced that they will

piggy back on Friday with Bryce

Miller and Luis Castillo. This doesn't 

end it the Mariners are planning to

piggy bank the whole six man

rotation so we will see how that 

works.  A thought is the Mariner

may do this until at least the all

star break. This will come down 

whether any starter gets hurt at all.

Adding Cal to the roster they option 

catcher Jhonny Pereda to Tacoma.

There was thought that the Mariners 

would put Rob Refsynder on the 

injured list and go with three catchers.

Had the Mariners had chosen to put

Arozarena on the injured list at the

same time they could have kept 

Pereda around. How long who knows.

Go M's.

Belgium Vs Egypt

Monday afternoon a large crowd

off 66,7775 saw a tough and good 

game that came to a tie between 

Belgium and Egypt at 1-1. 

The challenge had to be the hot

weather as well. For both the 

players and fans. 

Egypt scored first in the first half

and held off  Belgium who scored

in the second half. I am sure Belgium

was disappointed since they were

favored. Egypt had the ball much

of the ball throughout the match.

They had a great opportunity to

score again after Belgium had scored.

The net was as clear as you can get

however the ball went off the side of

the shooter. Those things all happen.

There were fans from both countries 

and the locals who went decided for

various reasons they rooted for one

team.  Enjoyed the area afterwards.

The next game United States vs

Australia on Friday at 12 noon.

USA will likely have a hometown 

advantage however there are

Australians who live in the area 

as well those who will visit.

The Mariners will play host to

the Boston Red Sox that evening.

Diehard fans can go to a double 

header with both.  That area 

will be busy between the two.