going through a rebuild you are going to have
games like Tuesday when the starting pitching
is great but the offense lacks run support and
the bullpen can't get the job done either.
Marco Gonzales showed why he is the ace
of the Mariners going seven innings giving
up one run on five hits while not walking a
batter and striking out nine.
It was his cutter fastball that made the difference
on Tuesday. His only mistake was giving up
a hit to Corey Seager younger brother of Kyle
in the sixth inning.
The Mariners tied the game in the top of the
seventh when Tim Lopes pinch hitting for
Daniel Vogelbach hit a slow roller to score
Kyle Lewis to tie the game.
Speaking of Lewis he showed why he is
doing a good job playing center field by
making a leaping catch to rob Justin Turner
of a home run.
The Dodgers scored the winning run in the
bottom of the eighth off of reliever Dan Altavilla
when Justin Turner drove in catcher Austin
Barnes this after another hit by Corey Seager.
Altavilla shows at times he can be dominating
on the mound but can be unreliable as well.
The problem the Mariners have is a reliever
who can shutdown the other team.
The Mariners announced before the game
they optioned outfielder Mallex Smith. This
means for the time being we will be seeing
a lot of Dylan Moore playing in right field.
Moore has shown he might end up being
a starter for the Mariners for the long run
too. The position won't necessary and most
likely be right field.
The Mariners activated reliever Art Warren
in the place of Smith. He was on the taxi
squad traveling with the team. The Mariners
likely will make a move possibly today
arriving back home to play the Dodgers
tonight in Seattle. I wouldn't be surprised
they bring up Jake Fraley, however, we
will see.
The Mariners added catcher Tom Murphy
to the 45-day injured list so it looks like
we will not see him this season and Austin
Nola will be the starting catcher for the
remaining of the season unless they can
pick up another catcher.
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