The Seattle
Mariners continue to struggle offensively on the road. They have only scored
nine runs in the last nine games. Of course you can’t win too many games that
way. They had five total hits in the game on Saturday. Guillermo Heredia
continues to hit lefties well had two of the hits along with Jarrod Dyson.
Valencia batting second this time had the other hit.
Rob Whalen
made his first start in a Mariner uniform after being called up earlier in the
week. He had a rough start giving up three runs in the first inning. He did a
good job from the second inning through the fifth inning and then gave up a
two-run homer to Jackie Bradley Jr in the sixth inning. He was replaced by
Casey Lawrence who pitched the final 2 and 2/3 innings so the bullpen was saved
at least.
James Paxton
who made a rehab assignment on Friday night is expected to pitch for the
Mariners in their first home game against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday
night. I am sure the Mariners will try to limit his pitches and hopefully he
will make it through five innings and allow the Mariners to be in place to win
the game.
I am sure
manager Servais have asked the guys to relax and we hope that they can score
some runs in the Sunday final in Boston. They do go to Colorado for two games
where we hope that the bats come alive. I was hoping that when Robinson Cano came
off the disabled list on Tuesday when the Mariners faced the Nationals that the
Mariners bats would come alive as well. We hope to that Mitch Haniger will be
able to make his rehab assignment this week so he will be back into the lineup.
Whatever the case the pitching and hitting need to come together; they can’t
let this drag on too much longer before being out of the race. Right now they
have the worst record in the American League at 21-29 just behind the Kansas
City Royals. They are currently two
games behind the Oakland A’s and four behind the second place Los Angeles
Angels so a little winning streak would put them right back in the thick of things.
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