The Seattle Mariners continue to lose with the offense struggling. They are now 5-17 for the month of May. They are dead last in the AL West while being in second place when May started. I know we expected the Mariners not to be very good this season but going from a team who had offensive power to one that is non-existence right now is hard to bare.
Yusei Kikuchi who had been pitching well had an off-day going only three and third innings. He gave up ten hits and the A's scored five runs with four being earned. I am not sure why Servais continues putting Domingo Santana in left field where he had another error. Since Jay Bruce was in the game why not switch spots and have Bruce in left while Santana plays in right field.
Austin Adams and Anthony Bass each pitched well in the game. Brandon Brennan who has done well most of the season gave up a run in the 9th inning which gave the A's 6-5 win.
The Mariners scored two runs in the 9th inning to make it interesting. Domingo Santana had his second home run of the game then JP Crawford drove in Kyle Seager in his return to the Mariner line. Both Seager and Crawford along with Santana got to A's closer Blake Treinen scoring two runs. Rookie Shed Long wasn't able to bring in Crawford to tie the game. The game ended there.
The one question I had was why the Mariners didn't use Tim Beckham as a pinch hitter for Long. It was the second time this week that Servais didn't use Beckham.
Now we have to see whether the Mariners can get out of the funk before returning to T-Mobile Park. It would be nice to end the road trip with at least one win.
The Mariners will face the Texas Rangers on Monday in a three-game series before going against the Los Angeles Angels at home too. It would be nice to have a good homestand this week.
It is nice to see Kyle Seager back, however, Jerry Dipoto needs to make some changes to the roster. Can't continue losing in the manner they are.
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