Walk Off Home Run For Rangers

 Rangers 5 Mariners 4

Jonah Heim Texas Rangers catcher
hit two home runs on the day the
second in the 10th inning with a
runner on base for a walk off win.

The problem wasn't the Mariners 

pitching again like many times

before was the lack of runs. Kyle

Seager had a home run in the first

inning with a runner on base. The 

Rangers tied the game in the 5th

on Heim's first home run. It was

Heim's third home run of the series

as well. Amazing when he has only

seven on the season now. 

Shakes my head how many home runs the

Mariners give up over the season.

You would think the pitching coach

somehow could work getting it

corrected. Has been going on for

several years. Major league baseball

for the most part teams are hitting 

more home runs. Those who hit a

lot of home runs I understand but

giving up home runs to guys like

Heim's who don't have many on 

the season just isn't good.

Ty France hit a home run to tie

the score in the 9th inning to allow

the Mariners go extra innings. This

was only the second loss for the

Mariners in extra innings. The sad

part besides losing is the Astros and

A's did to so the Mariners could have

gained a game on them. 

Marco Gonzales starts afternoon game

against the Rangers on Sunday. Marco

has pitches well in his last two outings.

We hope the offense will score a bit

more frequently for the Mariners to

win the series then on to Tampa for

a three game series against the Rays.

Now a look at the final five players the

Kraken selected in the expansion draft.

#26 Mark Giordano the senior player

and defenseman on the Kraken was 

selected from the Calgary Flames

where he played for 15 seasons. Most

likely Mark will be a captain for the

Kraken in their first season. He spent

the last eight years as the Flames captain.

#27 Adam Larson another Swedish player

on the Kraken was selected from the 

Edmonton Oilers as a defenseman. Adam

spent the first half of his career with the

New Jersey Devils where he was the 4th

overall pick in the 2011 draft. His experience

again will help out the Kraken.

#28 Kurtis MacDermid another defenseman

was selected by the Kraken from the LA

Kings however they traded him to the Colorado

Avalanche on July 27 for a 4th round pick in

2023. With the amount of defenseman they

selected not a surprise someone had to be

traded.

#29 Alexander True center from the San Jose

Shark was selected by the Kraken. True was

signed by the Shark on July 18 2018. He is

another European player  coming from Denmark.

He has played most of his professional career

with the San Jose Barracuda the Sharks AHL.

True is only 24 years old so this might be able

to continue his career in the NHL. True is 

familiar with Seattle having played with the

Thunderbirds in the WHL. Welcome back home.

#30 the final player announced was Kole Lind

from the Vancouver Canucks. He was born in

Swift Current, Saskatchewan  Canada. Kole

played his junior hockey at Kelowna British

Columbia why the Canucks were familiar with

Kole. He is a forward only 22 years old. Kole

professional career has primarily played in the

AHL. Only 24 years old so has time to grow.

That is now the look at all the players the Kraken

took in the expansion draft. We will keep an eye

on anymore acquisitions, trades or any other news

before the season begins on October 12. We wish

the best to all the players in the Kraken organization.

Go Kraken!