Giants Have Mariners Number

There are at least one team who has the
Mariners number every season. This
season it looks like the Giants have it.

The opening game of the series was 

cancelled moving the two games to

San Francisco because of the air quality

in Seattle. The Mariners start a series

on Friday in Seattle against the Padres.

Don't know yet the series will be played

in Seattle or moved to San Diego.

Though the game Wednesday was played

in San Francisco the Mariners were the

home team. The same will go for Thursday.

The Giants beat the Mariners 9-3. The 

Giants have beaten the Mariners in all

three games so far. We hope Thursday

the Mariners can salvage a win.

The Giants scored a single run in both

the first and second inning then starter

Ljay Newsome  gave up two home runs

in the third inning making it 5-0.

Erik Swanson came in the fourth inning

but didn't do any better. He gave up three

runs on four hits and two walks while

getting only one out. 

The Mariners scored their three runs in the

bottom of the fourth inning. Kyle Seager

walked, Ty France had a single, catcher

Luis Torrens who seems to have some 

good power hit a double to bring in Seager.

Drew Smyly a former Mariner had trouble

getting the ball over the plate in the fourth

inning ended up walking Phillip Ervin

and JP Crawford with the bases loaded

for the two additional runs. He was lifted

after that.

Reliever Brandon Brennan returned after

being on the injured list. He pitched two

innings giving up a home run in the seventh

inning for the final run of the game.

Nick Margevicius starts Thursday afternoon

against the Giants. His last outing was last

Wednesday against these same Giants when

he gave up seven runs in four and two-third

innings.  We are hoping for better results this

time for sure.

The NFL is looking at the air quality in Seattle

to see what to do about Sunday's game against

the New England Patriots. The air quality is 

supposed to improve. I am sure the Mariners

series against the Padres will determine in part

whether their game will be played on Sunday

night.

The air quality is supposed to improve over

the next couple days but will be good enough

for those making the decisions.