Kikuchi Shuts Out Astros

Seattle Mariners finally beat the Astros
Thursday afternoon to come home with
a 3-5 record on the road and ending a
four game losing streak.

Yusei Kikuchi pitched an outstanding 

game going seven innings giving up

a hit in the seventh inning with one 

out. He had two walks on the day

and pitched two batters above the

minimum. 

Kikuchi has he arrived now. If so the

Mariners will see some good things

coming out this year. 

 News came out before the game that 

Marco Gonzales is going on the 

injured list. He likely will miss a

couple starts. He has a strain on his

left arm. Not known whether the 

Mariners will add a pitcher to the 

rotation or go to a five-man rotation. 

This is now two pitchers on the injured

 list not counting James Paxton who

this week had Tommy John surgery

and will be out for the season.

Offensively Taylor Trammell hit a 

home run in the third inning for the

only score of the game. It was the

only run in the game by either side.

Trammell caught the final out of the

game running in to field from center

field.

Kyle Lewis didn't play in the game or did

Mitch Haniger. Both are expected to play

Friday night against the LA Angels. 

Sam Haggerty again was the lead off hitter

with Haniger out of the lineup. The question

will he stay there tomorrow when Haniger

is back possibly moving him down to third

or fourth in the lineup.

The Mariners moved JP Crawford up to the

sixth spot. He had one of the four hits the

Mariners had on the day. The other two hits

was a double by Kyle Seager who moved to

the second spot in the order and Ty France

who hit behind in the third spot with a single.

Chris Flexen who pitched well in his last

outing will start on Friday against the Angels

followed by Ljay Newsome on Saturday.

Justus Sheffield will start on Sunday to

finish the Angel series off. 

The NFL draft has started with the first 

round Thursday night. The Seahawks 

should have their first pick Friday night

in the second round. 

Division rival San Francisco took quarterback

Trey Lance out of North Dakota State. The

first pick out of the Pac-12 was Penei Sewell

offensive lineman from Oregon with the seventh

pick by the Detroit Lions.

Alijah Vera-Tucker guard from USC was the

second Pac-12 player taken by the New York

Jets with the 14th overall pick. They are the 

only picks in the Pac-12 so far. Currently

the 23rd pick is on the clock.