Mariners Win Big Over Rangers

Sorry the delay my brother came into town on Friday morning. So I didn’t have time to write today’s blog about the Mariners and other local sports.

It was great that the Mariners were able to take three out of four on Thursday. It was nice to see that King Felix was able to go three and two-third innings giving up three hits and only one runs. He should be able to go again next Tuesday and go further with more pitches. Ryan Garton finished off the fourth inning and then Andrew Albers who has been pitching pretty well so far went the remaining of the game giving up three runs in the seventh inning with the Mariners being ahead 9-1. I expect that he may do the same thing when Felix pitches as well.

Nelson Cruz, Kyle Seager and Yonder Alonzo were the primary hitters on Thursday night. Cruz and Seager each hit a home run. Cruz had a total of four hits in the game.

James Paxton will be going Friday night for his first start for over a month against the Houston Astros. It would be nice if the Mariners can win the series in a sweep otherwise making the playoffs will be harder even though the odds are against them anyway. Paxton is expected to go a little further than Felix since he pitched since Felix had.

The Mariners will be facing righty Charlie Morton for the Astros. So they are going with the same lineup they did Thursday night against the Astros. We hope that they get the same results as well. The odds are against it however if the Mariners can score like six runs they still have a good shot at winning. Erasmo Ramirez and Andrew Moore finish off the series against the Astros. If they can pitch like they have recently the Mariners should have a chance however the offense needs to keep going.

When it comes to football the University of Washington Huskies take on Fresno State in Husky stadium on Saturday and the Seahawks will take on the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in Seattle. Thomas Rawls is expected back to be in at running back on Sunday. The Seahawks I am sure will have a better running game against the 49ers. It is needed for sure we will all agree. The Seahawks offensive line will need to improve for them to play the way they need to have a successful season. The defense will do their usual job on Sunday however the Seahawks still need to score some points for them to win. Go Mariners, Huskies and Seahawks.