Sunday the Seattle Mariner can see if they can take the
series against the Oakland A’s. Saturday the Mariners looked like they were
going to take the third game real easy being ahead 8-1 going into the fifth
inning when the A’s scored two runs to make it 8-3. Still looked good going
into the bottom of the eighth inning when Alex Colome pitching for the first
time in a week gave up four runs including a solo home run Khris Davis 40th
of the season. It always seems like he gets all of his home runs when playing
the Mariners though it isn’t true but many of them anyway. Actually this year
he doesn’t seem to hit as many. I don’t think the Mariners have given up as
many as last year.
Edwin Diaz came in the eighth inning with two outs and finishes
the game off for his 51st save. It was a week since his last save.
It is something else how many one run saves that he has had this season and how
many of them where he had to come in after the Mariners were leading by at
least three runs because of the bullpen. I don’t blame Colome really because
the Mariners should have pitched him earlier in the week. I believe every
pitcher in the bullpen other than possibly a long reliever needs to pitch at
least twice a week.
Sunday Felix Hernandez takes the mound for the Mariners. This
will be his second start since back in the rotation after he replaced James
Paxton was hit in the forearm that landed him on the disabled list. Paxton
pitched Saturday for the first time since the mishap going five innings giving
up two hits walking four batters and striking out ten. He gave up two of his
three runs in the fifth inning when he was tiring out. Bradford, Duke and
Vincent all pitched well before Colome came into the game. So Mariners let’s
take care of them Sunday afternoon so then they will be three and a half games
behind the A’s in the standings.
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