Orioles End Mariners Win Streak

Friday night the Mariners went into Baltimore to play the Orioles the team with the second-worst record in the major leagues but lost ending a five-game winning streak for the Mariners 5-3.

The Mariners started off the first inning with rookie Kyle Lewis hitting his sixth home run in September. He has tied the record of most home runs in the first ten games when a player has been called up to the major leagues. It put the Mariners up 2-0.

The bottom of the first though Felix Hernandez struggled on the mound. The first two batters got on base for the Orioles followed by a home run so the lead evaporated fast for sure. The Orioles scored another run to make it 4-2 going into the second inning.

Felix Hernandez these days seems to have trouble early on in games. If it isn’t the first inning it will happen in the second most likely. It is the last road game for Felix to pitch this season and likely for the Mariners. There is a possibility the Mariners could sign him to a minor league contract during the off-season; however, Felix will have to work hard during the off-season to make it back to the Mariners or the majors for that matter.

The end of the first Baltimore 4 Mariners 2; it stayed that way until the fourth inning when Kyle Lewis up to bat once again this time hit a double leading off the inning. Omar Narvaez and Austin Nola each hit infield grounders allowing Lewis to score. The Orioles responded with a run in the bottom of the fourth too.

The Mariners had the opportunity to still win the game but neither team scored again after the fourth inning. Lewis had two of the Mariners four hits.  Kyle Seager had a single before Lewis home run and Dylan Moore had a single too.

Not only were there no runs scored after the fourth inning no hits happened for either side too. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised by two teams that are not very good though I think the Mariners have a better offense than the Orioles.

I guess we can say back to the drawing board for Saturday.  Justus Sheffield will be making his sixth start since being called up on August 23. After his first start that was shaky, he has shown signs of a pitcher the Mariners were willing to give up their ace pitcher for. He does have the stuff to pitch in the major leagues we can see. How long it takes him we don’t know at this point; however, we will see him pitching every five days next season. We should say the same for Justin Dunn though he has only pitched twice for the Mariners so far.

The Mariners have eight games remaining in the season for the players to show what they have going into next season. Far as September call-ups Kyle Lewis and Shed Long are showing they should be in Seattle when next season begins. Go M’s.