Friday night the Mariners were thrown a no-hitter against
them, and then Saturday they were beaten once again. On Sunday things did look
on the bright side for a while leading 3-1 which included a solo home run by
Austin Nola his second home run on the season and solo home run by Domingo
Santana.
The Angels scored a couple runs in the fifth inning to tie
the game at 3-3. Kikuchi was relieved in the fifth inning with no outs. The
score stayed the same until the eighth inning when Anthony Bass allowed a
couple hits and was relieved by Roenis Elias with two outs.
The Angels had rookie Matt Thaiss at the plate. He isn’t even
hitting .200 however Elias gave up a home run scoring three runs to take the
win away from the Mariners. Not only is Thaiss not hitting well the home run
was his first in the major leagues.
Elias has been struggling on the mound in his last several
outings. I have heard suggestions in trading him. Too bad Dipoto didn’t pull
the plug on a trade already because now Elias value isn’t as great.
Getting swept in the first series after the all-star break
isn’t a good sign. The Mariners now go to Oakland to take on the A’s. They have
Monday off then return home against the Angels on Friday. We hope the Mariners
can win at least one game against the A’s. After the Angels the Texas Rangers
come in to face the Mariners.
The highlight this week could be whatever trade or trades
Dipoto can pull off. He seems to be taking his time in doing so. I am sure he
is talking with other teams however I wish we got some news on trades.
It would be nice to trade some players who have no future in
Seattle or in the case of one Mac Williamson release him. Whatever the case may be enjoy the Mariners day off on this Monday. Go M’s.
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