Mariners Edge Diamondbacks

Mariners 6 Diamondbacks 5

The Mariners scored a run in the
first inning on a walk to Tom
Murphy scoring JP Crawford.
All the Mariners needed was
another walk or hit to score more
runs as they got the bases loaded.

It stayed that way 1-0 until the

4th inning when Arizona was 

able to score a run. The Mariners

put together two runs in the 5th

and 6th inning on homers by

Mitch Haniger and Jarred Kelenic.

Thought easy win against the worst

team in the National League but no

Tyler Anderson who had pitched well

in the first six innings came in the

7th inning surrendering two more 

runs followed by Sean Doolittle 

to allow runners to get to second

and third. The Mariners brought in

Paul Sewald with two outs. This

time though he gave up a hit to

score to tie at 5-5. Outside of

Perez grand slams in two games

for KC it sounded so familiar.

Sewald finally was able to get out

of the 7th inning without surrendering

another run. The rest of the bullpen

did fine after that. Give Sewald slack

a reliever is not going do it right every

time out though he has been outstanding.

Both the 8th and 9th scoreless for both

teams so headed to the 10th. Seager

being the runner on second being in

extra innings was able to go to third

on a ball hit to first base by Abraham

Toro. Kelenic was able to get another

hit driving in Seager.  The bottom of

the 10th Yohan Ramirez was able to

get the Diamondbacks to go one, two

and three the ball game.

Mitch Haniger had a good game having

three hits including the home run in the

5th inning. He had a hit in the first inning

allow to get Crawford to be in scoring

position to eventually score. Outside of

those two the top of the lineup didn't do

much of anything. Toro though was able

to move Seager over to third. Kelenic

was basically it in the bottom of the order.

The Oakland A's lost so the Mariners were

able to gain a game on them for the wild

card spot though the Red Sox won.

Marco Gonzales  will start Saturday 

against the Diamondbacks. We hope

he has a similar out to Anderson without

the 7th inning. 

In Seahawks news they traded cornerback

Ahkello Witherspoon to the Pittsburgh 

Steelers for a 5th round pick in 2023.

The lack of good depth at cornerback

makes me wonder what was wrong with

Witherspoon the Seahawks signed as a

free agent during the off-season. 

Tre Flowers will start at one cornerback

spot and DJ Reed at the other. Flowers

hasn't given a lot of confidence in the

three years in Seattle. He does well against

the run but has difficulty against the pass.

We hope the safeties will be able to help.

The Seahawks will need to have a good

pass rush otherwise it could be a long season

on the defensive side of the ball. We will see.

The Washington Huskies open Saturday at

5 pm against Montana at home. Have takeaways

from the game as well more Mariners and

WSU Cougars play as well.