The Seattle Mariners had another rough game at home being
shut out on Sunday 1-0, and being swept at the same time.
The Mariners started Sam Tuivailala as the opener for an
inning before bringing on Wade LeBlanc.
Thought Yusei Kikuchi would start the game, however, the Mariners moved
him back to Tuesday in Detroit against the Tigers after they have a day off.
LeBlanc pitched outstanding going six innings giving up five
hits, but gave up a home run to second baseman Eric Sogard in the fourth
inning. Sogard is hitting well on the season having a batting average of .307
for the Rays. It was his 13 home run on the season too. This is high for his
career as well.
Eric Sogard the Rays acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays just
before the trading deadline. He actually started the season in triple-A at
Buffalo the Rays farm team. He came up in the middle of April. He has played
ten games for the Rays.
Ryan Yarbrough almost went the distance for the Rays going
eight and two-thirds innings before being lifted for Emilio Pagan. As you can
understand Yarbrough was not happy for being lifted with two outs in the 9th.
He had a chance for a shutout well as a complete game. He is a former Mariner
farmhand while Pagan pitched for the Mariners.
The Mariners right now are 1-7 in the month of August. The
only win was the second game against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. I
wonder the Mariners offense having trouble because they have had three off-days
in August already.
The Mariners have Monday off as well on Monday before playing
taking on the Detroit Tigers for three games before going on to Toronto for
three games followed by three in Tampa Bay Rays. The Mariners will have their
last off-day in August on the 22nd before facing the Blue Jays in
Seattle and the New York Yankees too.
The Seattle Mariners say Felix Hernandez will make another
rehab assignment in Everett. The date has not been made as of yet. Mitch
Haniger and Braden Bishop will be headed this week to do a rehab assignment at
high-level A Modesto. How many games they both will play hasn’t been determined
but both guys have been out for a while. They may end their rehab assignment
with Tacoma though.
We hope the Mariners can win some games in Detroit since they
did sweep the Tigers in Seattle in their previous homestand. The importance is
the Mariners can win some games while seeing improvement in their players the
rest of the way. Go M’s.
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