I guess the players must be tired because they didn't do well against the Rockies in Colorado. It sort of surprises me because the Mariners always seem to do well against the National League. Again on Sunday the Mariner's bats decided not to show up. At least this time the Rockies bats were not much better either.
The Mariners did lead off getting two runs in the first inning. however the Rockies tied in the third inning making the score 2-2. Both teams scored a run in the seventh inning making it 3-3. The Mariners were not able to score runs in either the eighth or ninth inning. Things were not looking good at that point for the Mariners. Nick Vincent who hadn't pitched in several days came in the ninth inning. Although I was trying to stay positive he gave up a walk-off home run to Trevor Story who had his 20th of the season.
It seems to me that Scott Servais has to find a way to get the bullpen to be used more without over using them. There are times where they are used several days in a row then go a little time without being used. Edwin Diaz wasn't used at all in Denver although he could use the rest. I wonder with this time off how he will do in the all-star game.
I figure that each pitcher in the bullpen has to be used a certain amount so Servais needs to find a way to get them into the game regardless of the circumstances. I don't like losing games where the pitcher has the odds of failing greatly because they haven't been used for a while. I remember James Pazos saying a couple months ago he needs to pitch every three days to be effective. So I say throw him in there even if it is just to face one batter. I would say that for each one of them. I hope these next four days off that Servais is not only able to get to relax along with his players that he is able to figure things out that helps the team to make it into the playoffs. Of course they won't win every game but allowing each player to be able to play at the highest level possible would be nice. This would go for not only the pitching staff but the position players as well.
We are hoping that the Mariners will have an exciting closing to the season up to what they did before this last road trip losing five out of six games. The hitters need to get back alive and the Mariners can't afford to wait until Cano comes back in just under a month. We are hoping to see a healthy Paxton and Hernandez in the next nine or ten weeks left of the season. On the positive note the Mariners are still nineteen games above five hundred at 58-39. The A's are now three games behind the Mariners however they play each other thirteen more times along with facing the Astros that many times as well. So it will be important that the Mariners take good care of the A's for sure and then do OK against the Astros. The odds are against catching the Astros however the possibility is still there. The importance is that the team stays healthy and if Dipoto can pick up a pitcher or two whether for the rotation or the bullpen that will help too.
Enjoy the All-Star game. We hope that Cruz, Haniger, Segura and Diaz have a good time. Go M's.
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