Mariners Take Two

 Mariners 5 A's 2

So far the Seattle Mariners love
playing in Oakland. They have
only lost one game on the A's
field. Now they are tied once
again for second place in AL
West division with the A's.

Though it is still going to be

a long shot for the Mariners

they are still in the race for

the wild card. Marco Gonzales

has another good outing on

Tuesday night. Marco went

six innings giving up four hits

and two runs which both happen

to be home runs. Marco now

has a 9-5 record. He has pitched

in ten games in August and 

September with a record of

6-0. 

JP Crawford and Dylan Moore

were the primary hitters in the

game. Crawford had three hits

while driving in two runs. Moore

had a double driving in Jarred

Kelenic and Jake Fraley. Kelenic

had a triple then after two outs

Fraley walked before Moore's 

hit. This happened in the 4th

inning after the team were tied

at 1-1. Crawford drove in Moore.

Making it 4-1. The Mariners 

added insurance run in the

9th inning.

When it comes to relief pitching

the Mariners will be going with

Sewald and Steckenrider down

the stretch as often as they need

them. Hopefully the Mariners

will have enough lead where

they won't be over used. 

Wednesday night Chris Flexen 

the Mariners top pitcher as far

as record goes 12-6 goes to the

mound. In all Flexen starts the

Mariners are 19-9. We hope it

makes 20-9 after this one.

Kikuchi will start on Thursday

afternoon before the Mariners

head to Anaheim to take on 

the Angels on Friday night.

Kikuchi is the one starter who

is having trouble since the 

all-star break. We hope he

can get back to where he was.

It would be nice if the Mariners

could pick up his option but

for that to happen he must be

able to get back to where he 

was in the first half of season.