Mariners Power Light Comes On

I guess you could say the Detroit Tigers were welcomed hosts as the Mariners beat them in the first game of the series Tuesday night 11-6.

Kyle Seager who has been hitting great in his last fifteen games with an average of .389 had three home runs while driving in six runs. His last home run in the 9^th inning went off the glove of the outfielder going over the fence. The outfielder collided with his fellow outfielder. One of the most unusual home runs to say the least. The Mariners celebrated in the dugout after that.

Catcher Tom Murphy had two home runs each right after Seager’s first two.  Everyone in the lineup had a hit except for Domingo Santana and Dan Vogelbach. Santana has struggled since being in the DH because of his shoulder and Vogelbach since the beginning of the second half.

In his last outing Yusei Kikuchi had a good solid one but this time he only lasted three and one-thirds innings. He gave up nine hits, five runs including two home runs. He was replaced by reliever Zach Grotz who went one and two-thirds inning. He gave up the last run the Mariners surrendered in the fifth inning.

Brandon Brennan came in to start the sixth inning but was pulled after throwing two pitches. Though he was found to be OK according to manager Scott Servais they will do more evaluation Wednesday. This was Brennan’s third outing after coming off the injured list because of his right shoulder. Mariners just wanted to be careful.

The rest of the way in four innings the Mariner’s bullpen gave up two hits and struck out six batters without giving up a run; a very good showing from the bullpen.

Marco Gonzales will go Wednesday night for the Mariners. He will be trying to win his 13^th game of the season for the second time to tie his win total of last season. The Mariners haven’t announced their pitcher for Thursday afternoon though they might go with an opener.

After this three-game series, the Mariners will be in Toronto taking on the Blue Jays over the weekend then finish the road trip in Tampa Bay next week for three games.  The Mariners are hoping to have a successful road trip after going 1-7 at home.

In football, Tuesday was the last day of training camp for the Seattle Seahawks. Now they will get ready to play the Vikings in Minnesota on Sunday.  Go teams!