The Seattle Mariners Lose Again

This is an upsetting game where it was 

much like the loss to the Detroit Tigers

at home where they had a good lead

heading the last couple innings.

The Mariners for the first time in a while 

scored four runs. Heading into the 8th

inning the Guardians had scored one run

though they had some hits along the way

The Mariners brough in two low leverage 

relievers which they did against the Tigers.

Something they shouldn't have done with

a three run lead.  The Guardians ended

up scoring five runs off the two relievers 

in the one inning. The Mariners did have

a run in the top of the inning and had a

chance to take the lead but came up short.

Now the Mariners come home to play the Angels for four games. They aren't very

goog if you want to know. Lol.  George Kirby 

be on the mound. The Mariners need to 

take at least three out of four or heads 

should fall. 

Check you next time. Go M's. 

Mariners Come Up Short

The Seattle Mariners continue to 

have  problems scoring in the the 

last 13 games or do

Even the games they are winning

have to depend on the pitching to

give them a chance. The Mariners 

were hoping that Logan Gilbert to

do another of his good performances

again.  

The first three innings it looked

like Logan was getting the job done.

Unfortunately the offense wasn't 

doing anything.  In the 4th inning

the Guardians were able to get to

him for three runs.  In the 5th 

he gave up another run which end

up being the difference. Logan was

able to only give one run.

It looked like the Guardians would 

win it easy.  In the 8th inning though

Julio and Canzone each had singles.

Randy Arozarena hit a three run homer 

to make the lead 4-3 for the Guardians.

There were no outs.  Josh Naylor was

able to get a single and another hitter

was able to get a hit. Unfortunately 

Cal struck out after Naylor had his

hit. All the Mariners needed was 

another hit to at least tie it. 

In the 9th the Mariners got some 

base runners including Arozarena 

who we hoped would strike twice.

Unfortunately he was hit by a pitch.

Naylor wasn't able to get another 

hit and grounded out to end the

game. Wouldn't it been nice if

Naylor's one hit would have been 

in the 9th instead.

Logan Gilbert ended up seven innings

walking no one with seven hits and

seven strike outs. Most of those hits.

were in the 4th and 5th. 't 

Now the Mariners see if they can

take the series Sunday. It wont be

easy and Emerson Hancock have 

to be sure not to give up too many 

runs. Go M's.

Mariners Make Move With Pitching

Saturday the Mariners decided not to

piggyback in Saturday's game. Instead

they will start Logan Gilbert and he will

go as long as he can. On the road he has 

pitched well. So the bullpen will go

as they can. 

 

Emerson Hancock will go on Sunday 

and then Georgia Kirby on Monday 

at home against the Angels. He has

dominated the Angels.  Bryan Woo 

who has pitched well at home probably  

go on Tuesday followed by Bryce Miller 

on Wednesday and Luis Castillo on 

Thursday. The Angels is a four game 

series. Next weekend will be the Blue

Jays so we see how many fans they

have in Seattle.

So we see whether any piggyback

will happen.  The next road trip will

begin on July 7 playing the Miami

Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays and 

then the all-star break.  

Go M's. 

The Mariners sent down Alex Hoppe 

go triple A and recalled Josh Simpson 

as another lefty. The Pirates have a 

lot of lefties in their lineup. 

Mariners Win Friday Night

For the 12th game in a row the Mariners 

scored three runs or less however 

they won 3-1 against the Guardians 

in Cleveland. 

Again they were facing a lefty which

they have had trouble with all season.

The Mariners decided to switch the 

lineup around. Randy Arozarena led off 

followed by Julio and Cal Raleigh.

Dominic Canzone  hit 4th and another 

game starting against a lefty which

until recently been platooned.  He didnt

get  a hit however walked twice.

The Guardians scored their only run

in the game in the first inning. It has 

been what the Mariners have done 

recently. Luis Castillo started for the

Mariners. He went six innings giving

up the one run and four hits total.

He only walked one and struck out

four. Maybe that should be his secret. Lol.

This might have been his best game of

the season.  His biggest problem is

one bad inning. 

The Mariners tied the game in the

third inning when Colt Emerson 

hit a solo home run. He is a native 

of Ohio as are Canzone and Raley.

Just  like Cole Young did in Pittsburgh 

hitting his first time playing in Cleveland.

What are the odds two players in

the same week in first at bat in a

stadium he watched as a kid. 

The Mariners scored their second run

in the 7th inning when JP Crawford 

singled in Cal Raleigh who had walked.

In the 8th Colt Emerson and Arozarena 

both  walked and Julio singled scoring 

Emerson.

Jose Ferrer came in the 7th which 

seems like he has done quite a few

times followed by Speier and Munoz.

The trio of relievers didn't give up

a hit. Munoz is back on track striking

out two. If these three plus Eduardo 

Bazardo  be effective the second half

certainly help the Mariners. 

Logan Gilbert will start Saturday 

and Emerson Hancock will piggyback 

on him. Hancock has struggled in

his last few starts. Last September 

Hancock was in the bullpen. Logan

has pitched well this season on the

road. I hope if this is another close

game the Mariners will allow Logan

to go six innings.

It wasn't popular with the fans however 

Rob Refsynder started in right field.

He had no hits. Raley had a single 

when he pinch hit for Refsynder. 

Victor Robles did get into the game

late. Another question why didn't 

Robles start in right field. Again how

long will the Mariners let this go. 

The Rangers beat the Blue Jays so

they are still a game and a half 

behind the Mariners. The A's beat

the Angels they will to. The Astros 

were shutout by the Tiger so they

lost back another game to the 

Mariners.

See ya Saturday. 😊

Seattle Mariners At Half Way Point

The Seattle Mariners are at the half way 

mark of the season. They are in first

place however the Mariners had games

recently where they have scored three

runs or less. 

Offense: C   

They  have had injuries to Cal Raleigh 

and Randy Arozarena along with Brendan Donovan who has been out for more than 

a month. We are hoping for his return after 

the all star break. 

The Mariners have struggled against left

handed pitching. They signed Rob Refsynder 

during the off-season to belp in thst area

and he gets an F for that and so the management team for signing him and how he is being used. Looking at his stats going into this season he primarily has played the outfield and not so good in limited time at dh or pinch hitting.  The Mariners get a d- for pinch hitting. 

Starting rotation a B+

The Mariners have six men who are starting 

for them.  Luis Castillo has been a disappointment while Emerson Hancock 

has been a surprise.  He has been the 

Mariners top starter at times in the first

half. George Kirby and Logan Gilbert 

have been up and down pitching though 

the second half look bright for both.

Logan has pitched very well on the

road while Bryan Woo has struggled a

lot on the road. He needs to correct 

whatever the issue is on the road. 

The Bullpen C

Gabe Speier is the Mariners best teliever

on the season so far. Andre Munoz has had

a poor first half although in his last couple 

outings he looks like his old self and we

hope it continues.

The issue with the bullpen is having

seven relievers with four high leverage 

and three low leverage. At least one of

the low leverage relievers should be in

triple A.  The Mariners need to trade 

for another high leverage reliever. We 

don't know when Matt Brash will return

and whether he can get back to his old

self. When Brash was placed on the

injured list it look like they panic.

In situations where they had a shot to

win even though behind by a couple 

runs they brought in a low leverage 

reliever who gave up a couple runs

and any chance to win ou the door.

The high leverage relievers were

given four or five days between 

appearances. I have seen in the past 

where  a reliever hasn't been pitched

for several days have come down

with an injury.  The starters have a

routine and I expect relievers do to. 

As far as all star selection the two 

top for the Mariners are Julio Rodriguez 

and Randy Arozarena. A third choice

to throw in second baseman Cole Young.

I hope the Mariners management team 

will make some moves soon. Go M's 

Pirates Take the Series

The Mariners still continue to have

trouble hitting with runners on base. 

Three times they batted with the bases 

loaded and no runs happened. 

In one case they used Rob Refsynder 

to pinch hitter. We still wonder why

is still on the team. 

Final Pirates 5 Mariners 1

Bryce Miller still pitched well in five

and two-thirds innings. He gave up

three runs on two home runs. 

Altogether he gave up five hits.

Miller had no walks 11 walks.

The question I had was why the

Mariners used Alex Hoppe in 

the 8th with a shot to still win

the game. He has been struggling 

on the mound and gave up two runs.

Next the Mariners take on the Guardians. 

Washington Huskies Hannes Steinbach

We didn't know much about Steinbach 

a year ago. He was an incoming 

freshman.

Steinbach came to Washington Huskies 

from Germany.  He had an outstanding 

freshman season that allowed him to

enter the NBA. 

Steinbach is the first Huskies to be

drafted in the first round since Isaiah 

Stewart who left after his freshman 

season.

Steinbach was a bright spot for a team

that had a lot of injuries this last season 

The Huskies looked like they could babe

a better team with those returning however

several key players decided to go through

the transfer portal so Huskies had to do

the same. They would have had to add

more anyway but more then they planned.

Back to Steinbach he was drafted #14

by the Charlotte  Hornets. He averaged

and led the Huskies with 18.5 points

and 11.8 rebounds which was the highest 

in division 1 basketball. We wish him tge

best in the NBA. Go Dawgs!