Mariners Lose Another Series

Right now when the Mariners needed to the job to get into the playoffs they have lost six in a row.

Like most of the season they have been inconsistent. It is something that Dipoto said on his radio show on Thursday that he was concerned about. We all know that the pitching has been up and down because of the injuries however the offense and defense has been as well especially lately.

I was listening to the morning show Thursday on the Mariners flag ship station and they wanted to know who the most disappointing play was. They were speaking about anyone who had not been on the disabled list which is very small list. I believe they agreed with me it has to be Kyle Seager. He has had a good month of September when it comes to hitting home runs however his defense hasn’t been the same as what we are accustomed to. He hits well in Arlington Texas as well so probably why he is having a good month. This season he started out better than most years though not what the team or fans would like to see. He hasn’t improved over the season that much either. He has hit a good amount of home runs and driven in a fair amount too however I would not say he has been consistent. Actually the problem with the team in general where no one has been consistent and he hasn’t carried the team when he needs to. The same goes for Robinson Cano. Nelson Cruz has done a good job driving in runs leading the American League in runs batted in. I believe that has a lot to do with Jean Segura and Mitch Haniger getting on base and Ben Gamel when he was doing well at the top of the lineup when Haniger was out.

The Mariners seem to do the best when Robinson Cano is on fire and he hasn’t been that way all the time. We saw that when he was put on the disabled list. At that time Seager along with Cruz should have carried the team. It shows that the team really needs those three to work hand in hand together for the offense to work. Of course the pressure has been on the offense because the pitching has been down because of the injuries.

James Paxton made his second start after coming off the disabled list. This time he was able to go a little further. He pitched three and two-third innings giving up four hits and two runs. The Mariners were still in the game sort of though they didn’t score a run until Nelson Cruz hit a solo homer. Cano hit his 300^th home run until the 9^th inning. It wasn’t enough for the Mariners to win. Danny Altavilla gave up a home run to Beltre in the sixth inning and then Emilio Pagan gave up one in the seventh inning. They were the difference in the game. Altavilla has been pitching better as of late however Pagan who was pitching well earlier hasn’t had a good September. I believe the problem is that he hasn’t ever pitched in September before. I wouldn’t pitch Pagan again unless the Mariners are way ahead or behind. This would be the same for Miranda.