The Seattle Mariners are now 15-8 just percentage points behind the Houston Astros. The Mariners are 10-1 on the road. Say the Mariners won 15 out of every 23 games on the season they will end up with 105 wins. Even one less at 14 out of 23 they will have 98 wins. The chances of both are unlikely but it is nice to think about anyway.
The Mariners had a 3-1 lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning. Marco Gonzales had pitched a good game, however, Mike Trout hit a home run with a runner on base to tie at 3-3. I am not sure why Servais left Gonzales in the game or at least why pitch to Trout. I would have walked Trout even though the winning run would have been coming up to bat. You think Servais would have learned by now not to pitch to Trout. Maybe he knows it now.
The Mariners though were able to rebound by Tim Beckham and Omar Narvaez hitting solo home runs back to back in the ninth inning. They had the bases loaded to but were unable to score any more runs so they settled on a 5-3 win. Roenis Elias came in and recorded his second save in two nights with four on the season. Elias began his Mariner career pitching long relief and starting but now shows he can come in at any time to pitch. Whether he is the closer for long term or not we will find out. Right now Servais is going with the hot hand or situation in the game.
The Mariners did have two home runs earlier in the game as well. Jay Bruce had a solo home run in the second inning and Daniel Vogelbach in the 4th had a two-run homer to give the Mariners the three runs. It would be nice if the Mariners could add on throughout the game, but as long as they keep winning is the point.
Yusei Kikuchi will be taking the mound Saturday night to see if he can win his first game of the season and in the major leagues. How the Mariners bats are doing in Anaheim he has a good shot in doing so. Mike Leake will pitch Sunday afternoon to finish off the four-game series against the Angels. Go M's.
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