Mariners Outscore The Seahawks

 Raiders 20 Seahawks 7

Mariners 9 Blue Jays 3

There was not a lot to enjoy in the
Seahawks game since Russell Wilson 

and the starters didn't play.

Takeaways: Geno Smith and supporting
cast not good in the first half. The Raiders
look good going with third string qb.
So says a lot about the Seahawks backups
on defense help!

Alton Robinson and Darrell Taylor played

well Saturday both played well Saturday

night at defensive end. Showed they got

something there for sure with depth.

Running back DeeJay Dallas had a good

night hauling in a 43-yard touchdown pass

in the third quarter. To be honest I don't

even remember who were at running back

in the first half. The offense was so bad

shouldn't remember. The defense allowed

Raider's third string quarterback to go

down to score in their first possession.

After seeing the Seahawks in their first

possession new it was a long night ahead.

The Mariners offense came alive late in

the game after the Seahawks game was

over. Ty France did hit a home run in the

first inning. Yusei Kikuchi struggled 

pitching four and one-third innings.

The Blue Jays scored a run in the second,

third, and fifth innings for all their scoring

against Kikuchi. It was amazing Kikuchi

was able to go that long and only give up

three runs. It didn't help Kyle Seager had

a throwing error and a couple other things

making Kikuchi's pitch count go up. At

least going into the fifth inning allowed

the Mariners not to have to use another

reliever in the game.

The bullpen did a good job only allowing

two hits and one walk. This all happened

after scoring seven runs. In the seventh

inning Luis Torrens hit a three-run homer

right after an important walk to Abraham

Toro. Jarred Kelenic followed with a home

run too. In the 8th inning the Mariners 

scored another three runs. Two runs were

off a double by Torrens with the bases

loaded. He just missed hitting a grand slam

home run. In all Torrens had five rbi's. A

high in rbi's in a game for him.

Logan Gilbert will go Sunday night. See

if the Mariners can sweep the Blue Jays.

It would be nice with the playoffs still

in reach. The Mariners have Monday off

as they head to Texas to take on the Rangers

and Astros each in three-game series follow

by two games against the A's in Oakland

before coming home. It will be a success

if the Mariners could come home with at

least 4-4 record. 

The series against the Rangers will be the

last for the season while they will play

three more games at home to end the month

of August and three more in Houston at 

the beginning of September. So nine of

the next twenty-one games will be against

the Astros. This will give you whether

the Mariners have a chance at the wild

card or not. Certainly a battle for sure.