The Seattle Mariners are in Milwaukee taking on the Brewers
in a three-game series before finishing off the week and the month of June in
Houston against the Astros. The Mariners didn’t look like the team is in dead
last of the American League West while the Brewers are second in the National
League central a game behind the Chicago Cubs.
The Brewers scored a run in the first inning. I am thinking
not again. For one thing, the Mariners hadn’t won a game in interleague play as
of yet. The Mariners though scored four runs in the third inning including a
two-run mammoth home run off the bat of Daniel Vogelbach. I have to say mammoth
is used a lot when it comes to home runs from Vogelbach. It was his 19th
of the season leading the Mariners. Also, it was the only home run the Mariners
had for the night.
The Mariners had two more runs in the fourth inning followed
by another run in the fifth inning making the score 7-1. Marco Gonzales who had
been cruising after giving up the lone run in the first inning had trouble in
the fifth inning giving up two runs. I thought the Mariners should have taken
him out of the game after the second run scored since he had given up four hits
as well. I didn’t want him to squander the big lead the Mariners had; however,
he was able to get out of it. So the Mariners were leading 7-3.
Corey Gearrin came in the sixth inning replacing Gonzales. He
gave up one walk; however, with two outs the Mariners decided to go with Austin
Adams who had an outstanding time pitching an inning and a third striking out
three. He looked like an animal out there throwing his wicked slider that was
really working. He continues pitching this week the Mariners certainly have a
good pitcher to bring in the late innings against the other team’s tough middle
of the lineup. Final Seattle 8 Milwaukee 3.
The Mariners ended up scoring a final run in the ninth inning
when Kyle Seager hit a double the second hit of the game for him. He moved over
to third base on a grounder that made it two outs. It looked like he could end
at third base with a final out of the inning; however, Tim Beckham who was
pinch-hitting for the pitcher it a slow grounder to third base that ended at
the bag scored Seager. There was thought that Roenis Elias would pitch the ninth
inning but with Seager scoring, they decided to go with Matt Festa who ended up
getting all three batters including striking out the first two.
The Mariners haven’t announced their starter for Wednesday
night. They will go with an opener followed by Wade LeBlanc. Mike Leake is
scheduled to start the final game of the series on Thursday. Although the
opener hasn’t done well for the Mariners Wade LeBlanc had done quite well on
most occasions coming into the game though he usually has had to with the team
already behind. We hope for a different result from the opener on Wednesday
night.
The news came out that the Mariners had put Tayler Scott on
waivers before sending him down to Tacoma. The Baltimore Orioles decided to
pick Scott off of waivers. I am not sure why the Mariners would do that except
they needed the 40-man roster spot. Although he didn’t do great while in
Seattle I thought he had a lot of talent to help the Mariners not only this
year but in the future. I would have put a couple of other pitchers ahead of
Scott if they needed the spot. I wish the best to him in Baltimore, and I hope
he succeeds. No other news as of
Wednesday morning but we all know with Dipoto we could hear about something
anytime. Go M’s.
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