Mariners Take It On The Chin

The Seattle Mariners had won six straight
before going on the road to San Francisco
taking on the Giants for two games. Now
they have lost two in a row. The series is
over now the Mariners have Thursday off
before facing the Diamondbacks in Arizona.

Nick Margevicius who had pitched well for

the Mariners after taking over for Kendall

Graveman when he was injured and now is

in the Mariner bullpen had his worst outing

of the season.

In the third inning Margevicius surrendered

a three-run homer to Mike Yastrzemski follow

by a run in the fourth and three more in the fifth.

Walker Lockett making his second appearance

for the Mariners gave up three runs in an inning

and a third on six hits. So the Mariners had a 

hard hill to climb which they didn't make losing

to the Giants 10-1. The Mariners only run came

in the eighth inning after a double by Dylan Moore

who was brought home on an rbi by Kyle Seager. 

Right now it is hard to know whether Nick Margevicius 

will be in the Mariners rotation next season. Marco

Gonzales along with Yusei Kikuchi, Justus Sheffield

and Justin Dunn will make up four of the spots. 

The Mariners have a full season next year they will

probably be back to five starters. Nick Margevicius 

and Ljay Newsome will compete for the fifth spot

in spring training along with Logan Gilbert. We 

would have to be sure to say Gilbert would have to

be the favorite. Nick Margevicius and Newsome 

may be in the bullpen next season making spot

starts on occasion.

Anthony Misiewicz and Yohan Ramirez are the 

only relievers who have spent the whole shortened

season in the Mariners bullpen. Speaking of the 

bullpen the Mariners added another reliever on

Wednesday Jimmy Yacabonis who was in extended

training camp to the squad. He pitched the final 

inning of Wednesday's game surrendering no runs 

or hits. 

Yacabonis the Mariners acquired from no other than

the San Diego Padres on August 19 for cash. Since

the bullpen needed additional help he was brought

up while reliever Brady Lail was sent to extended

training camp. He is actually on the taxi squad just

in case the Mariners do need to add another pitcher

while in Arizona.

Next year we will see more changes to the bullpen.

Would not be surprised if most of the relievers on

the team now will not be on next year's squad. 

Yusei Kikuchi is scheduled to start Friday's game

against the Diamondbacks followed by Justus

Sheffield and Justin Dunn. Monday Marco Gonzales

is scheduled to start the first game of the double-

against the Oakland A's. Not sure who will start

game two as of yet. It may depend on how the bullpen

is used so won't be surprised someone come up from

extended training camp to start.  Go M's.