Blue Jays 8 Mariners 3
I am sure everyone one was hoping for a
sweep, however, the Mariners offense
makes it hard to come by. Taking two
out of three is good but the closer we
get to the end of the season still hard
to gain ground on those ahead of the
Mariners in the wild card chase.
Logan Gilbert has had a good season
for the Mariners on the most part. He
makes it difficult though when his off
speed pitches are not working. A team
who is so offensive like the Blue Jays
it is hard to stick around when throwing
fast balls though Gilbert has a good one.
This year is a learning curve for Gilbert.
Can you imagine how good he will be
if he has at least two of his off speed
pitches in any given game. The batter
won't know whether he is throwing one
of them or the heater. It is important to
have them going for sure.
Gilbert gave up five runs over four
innings including two home runs.
When he gives up more than one time
it is pretty sure he doesn't have it.
Gilbert will need to make adjustments
in his next time out. Gilbert's next
outing will be against the Astros in
Houston so won't be easy but he is
able to do so since we do know what
he did against the Yankees.
The Mariners have Monday off before
taking on the Texas Rangers. It will be
important the Mariners take two out
of three though a sweep would be
real nice. It has been hard for the
Mariners in Texas but important to
make the Rangers series a win.
Two of the Mariners three runs were
in the 8th inning when Kyle Seager
hit a home run. It helped his stats but
nothing more since the Blue Jays had
a comfortable lead at the time. The
Mariners have done well late in games
but a comeback in this one wasn't meant
to happen.
It will be interesting to see what the
Mariners will do during the off-season.
The first thing they need to do is give
Jerry Dipoto an extension then Scott
Servais will follow. Most likely Kyle
Seager won't be back. Don't think they
will take up his option unless he signs
a new contract at a lot less price. Don't
think it will happen. He has had a good
ride though the last five years especially
in his ten year contract hasn't been that
good. This year his home run total and
runs batted in has improved over the
decline over the last several years. If
he isn't back where will he end up at.
Only ones guess unless it is wherever
his younger brother Corey signs as a
free agent.
The Mariners don't have any infield
prospects ready to go. The reason they
had to trade for Abraham Toro which
has been a good one so far. Whether
he sticks at second or goes to third
will depend on a trade or a free agent
signing.
At this point it doesn't look like the
Mariners will have to go out and sign
a starting pitcher since they traded for
Tyler Anderson before the deadline.
Offense is what the Mariners need for
sure. The outfield future looks good it
is the infield that sounds a few years
away for any additional help from the
farm that is. Go M's.
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