Royals 6 Mariners 4
know the Seattle Seahawks have a
playbook. In this case the Royals
did Thursday night the Mariners have
done on quite a few occasions by
coming from behind to win.
The Mariners took the initial lead in
the first inning by Kyle Seager scoring.
It stayed that way until the fifth inning
when Seager had a solo home run then
Jake Fraley had a two-run home run.
Yusei Kikuchi who had been pitching
well up to that point allowed the bases
to be loaded. Exit Kikuchi bring in Joe
Smith. Unfortunately Royal catcher
Salvador Perez hit a grand slam home
run. The Royals added another run in
the sixth inning as well. One more run
in the seventh. The Mariners couldn't
muster up another run. I am sure most
of us thought the Mariners would find
a way to win the game but it wasn't
meant to be. After all when they score
four runs they usually win.
Thursday's night game was South of
France promotion for Ty France of
course. It was a hit though the Mariners
couldn't get many besides Seager and
Fraley plus a couple from Abraham Toro.
Oh yes Kelenic and Raleigh each had
a hit.
Logan Gilbert takes the mound on Friday.
We hope he can rebound from his last
outing. It won't be easy because the Royals
are aggressive at the plate. They will go
after Gilbert's fast ball right off so hopefully
his secondary pitches can show up this time.
You figure he will do well since he was able
to quiet the Yankees. It is important he has
made adjustments since his last out.
On Thursday the Mariners acquired lefty
Sean Doolittle off waivers from the Cincinnati
Reds. Mariner fans know Doolittle as he pitched
for the Oakland A's for several years. Hopefully
Doolittle can rebound with the Mariners and look
a bit like his old self. It will be nice to have
another lefty coming out of the bullpen late
in games to. The Mariners designated Keynan
Middleton for assignment. He makes it through
waivers then he will be in Tacoma. Middleton's
best month was May, however, has struggled
since including spending time in Tacoma.
August was a good month Middleton but not
good enough for the Mariners. The Mariners
signed him as a free agent during the off-season
so can say he has been a disappointment though
the rest of the bullpen for the most part had
done a good job. In fact, they are a major reason
they have won 69 games with 34 remaining.
The Oakland A's lost Thursday night so no
change there. The Mariners won it would have
moved them into second behind Houston.
Reliever Diego Castillo found to have fatigue
in his shoulder so could return when his stint
on the injured list. They could have him rest
for a little longer. Casey Sadler who is having
a very good season was activated after paternity
leave. The Mariners will have to make another
move in the next day or two when Doolittle
arrives in town. The Mariners are expected to
use Justus Sheffield out of the bullpen when he
returns. He currently is on rehab assignment
with the Tacoma Rainiers. Go M's.
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