Jays Blast Mariners

The game started out good for the Mariners scoring two runs in the bottom of the third inning on Tuesday night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays who had another large crowd from British Columbia.

At that point I had hope but changed to despair pretty fast and the game itself. The top of the fourth inning the Blue Jays scored eight of their ten runs all with two outs in the inning. Iwakuma had no problem getting the first two batters out and then Chris Iannetta who was catching dropped a foul ball and then it broke loose. The Jays had two home runs each with a batter on base that made the score 4-0 and then went on to score four more runs. Not only was Iwakuma taken out of the game so was Nick Vincent who had trouble getting batters out as well. The two final runs by the Jays were home runs too. The Mariners are showing that they continue having trouble when they play in games that mean a lot. Right now the Mariners are not out of the playoffs mathematically however they have to turn things around and win most of the remaining eleven games in the season to get in. Even if they win most of those games they will likely need help to get in. They will really need to win Wednesday’s game against the Jays before going on a six game road trip to Minnesota and Houston. Minnesota has had a very bad season however earlier in the year they swept the Mariners in Seattle and we all know how the Mariners have done against Houston so it will be a tall order for sure. If they are able to be successful on this last road trip of the season they do come home for the final four games against the Oakland A’s who they have done well against all season.

Wednesday’s game Felix Hernandez will be pitching for the Mariners. He has to rebound from an awful game he pitched in his last outing. Most thought that was probably the game of the year for Felix to pitch however Wednesday’s game is the one for the year. This game will show us how much is left in Felix. I would not be surprised if he does come through since he is a competitive person and wants to show what he has. The Mariners lose this game it will be hard for them to recover to play anywhere close to get into the playoffs whatever chance they have left in making it.

These remaining eleven games will show how much character that the players have beyond talent. They will need to show how much they care despite what has happened against Houston and now the Blue Jays. The players have shown toughness this season when needed and they have shown to that they can go on a winning streak since before facing the Astros they won eight games in a row. Whether you make the playoffs or not we want to see that you have not given up on the season. So go M’s.