George Kirby First Win

George Kirby went six innings 

without giving up a run in the

Mariners shutout of the Orioles

10-0. He surrendered four hits

while walking one and eight 

strike outs. Kirby got off to a

tough start throwing over twenty

pitches in the first inning. This was 

after Julio Rodriguez hit a double

scoring Ty France. In any park 

besides Camden would have been 

a home run.

The Mariners scored three runs in 

the second inning followed by four

more in the third putting the game 

pretty well out of reach.

The Mariners bottom of the batting

order did most of the damage. Taylor

Trammell had three hits and four RBIs.

Cal Raleigh had three RBIs with one hit.

Both Raleigh and Trammel had sacrifice fly's for one of their RBIs.

Mariners get production out of those

two on a regular basis will certainly

help the Mariners a long ways.

This game was the highest scoring

this season without a home run.

In the eighth inning Julio Rodriguez

called out on a third strike was 

kicked out of the game for taking

his bat and making a mark next

to home plate showing where the

ball was at. On the Mariners TV

broadcast Mike Blowers said a

veteran player would be kicked

out for doing such a thing though

Julio only 21 years old.

The Mariners brought in catcher

Luis Torrens to play  second base

with Julio being thrown out. Sam 

Haggerty pitch hitting for JP 

Crawford went to left and Dylan 

Moore who started in left went to

shortstop. Adam Frazier moved 

to right field and Taylor Trammel

from right to center. 

The Mariners will start Robbie Ray

Wednesday night in the middle

game of the series. We hope Ray

will not have a melt down in one 

inning. If not the Mariners have a 

good chance of winning. 

The Mariners now have a record

of 21-28. They are three and half

games behind Texas Rangers

who have done well having a

record of 24-24. They have gone

12-12 both at home and on the

road. The Mariners take on the

Rangers in Texas Friday thru

Sunday before heading to Houston

next week. If the Mariners can

take two out of three in each of. 

these two series at the very least

will help them going to Houston. 

The Mariners will have three games

in Houston with a day off next

Thursday heading home to play 

the Boston Red Sox.

Kyle Lewis missed Sunday's and

Tuesday's game being under 

concussion prodical. He was hit

in the head in Saturday's game.

If Lewis isn't feeling better tomorrow

and doesn't play he will go on the

concussion injured list which is

seven games. It will be retroactive

to Sunday. Lewis who was called up

after being out for a year is having

tough time now with the concussion.

His leg isn't at full strength as he 

runs the bases at slower speed.

The Mariners can use his bat but

wants him to be careful. Who

will take his spot don't know at

this time. Likely on the way to 

Baltimore in case Lewis goes

on the injured list. Go M's. 

Look at Seahawks

It is about two months from 

training camp for the Seahawks.

Are they going to make anymore

moves especially at quarterback.

For a team to make the playoffs

especially the Super Bowl for

most teams you have to have a

franchise quarterback. I am sure

most agree trading Russell Wilson

the Seahawks don't have one.

I am sure most agree that Drew 

Lock, Geno Smith or Jacob Eason 

are the answer without better 

players around them. Not only 

on offense but on defense to.

The Seahawks improved the 

offensive line through the NFL 

draft picking a left tackle in 

the first round and a right tackle

in the third round. They drafted 

a running back in the second

round to add depth. Not sure

Chris Carson will be back.

The defense will be changing to

4-3 going with four linebackers

and three on the defensive line.

The Seahawks drafted a cornerback

as well. Injuries at safety we will

have to see how things go.

Update you if the Seahawks bring

in a significant player before camp.

The Rams, Cardinals and 49ers 

will likely make it a hard season on

the Seahawks. See what happens.

Hopefully be better than we think.

Go Hawks!

A Look At Mariners Top Ten Prospects

We now look at the Mariners top

ten prospects. Two have been on

the Mariners this year with one

currently on the team. Oh by the

way Julio Rodriguez is not the

list. No.longer considered a 

prospect.

#1 Noelvi Marte 20 years old short

stop from Rodriguez country to the

Dominican Republic. He is currently

playing in Everett the Mariners high

A team. Expect to be on the Mariners

something in 2023. With JP Crawford

at short would not be surprised to

moved to third base. This could depend how Eugenio Suarez works

out. Noelvi could play some outfield besides infield. He currently hitting 

.247 with four home runs and five

stolen bases. See how he does during

June see how he moves up. I am

sure the Mariners hope Noelvi will

start next season at double A Arkansas.

#2 George Kirby is on the Mariners

roster as the number five starter. 

He began the season at Arkansas.

Kirby has made four starts for the

Mariners in the month of May. His

first two starts especially showed

what he is capable of. Right now

has an era of 4.50 over 20 innings.

Kirby has walked only two batters

while striking out 20.Quite a ratio

for sure. He starts on Tuesday

in Baltimore against the Orioles.

See how he does in this one.

#3 Harry Ford the Mariners #1 

draft pick last year is a catcher but

could end up at another position.

This might depend on need to.

Ford is only 19 years old. At low

level A Modesto hitting .217 with

two home runs. Stats are not impressive at this point but can't

look at it this way. He is expected

to make his appearance with the

Mariners in 2025. So likely be at

Everett next year and Arkansas in

2024. We will where he is at in a

month or so. 

#4 Matt Brash started the season

as the Mariners fifth starter however

with control issues the Mariners 

sent him down to Tacoma where he 

is working out of the bullpen. Whether 

stays there depends on him and the

Mariners situation. Matt has pitched

in seven games going with an era of

5.73. Still has control issues walking

nine though has 20 strike outs. See

how he does in the next month.His

future could be out of the bullpen

depending on the Mariners rotation.

#5 Emerson Hancock Mariners number

One draft pick in 2020 made his first

start on May 17 for Arkansas. In three 

starts for eight innings Emerson has

an era of 2.25. His last outing on May

29 he went four innings giving up just

one hit. If Emerson stays healthy he

could be in the Mariners rotation. Having three young pitchers Logan

Gilbert, George Kirby and Hancock

in the rotation maybe a reason Brash

might be in the bullpen. The future

of Chris Flexen in the Mariners rotation

would be in question too.

#6 Levi Stoudt another right handed

starting pitcher drafted in the third 

round by the Mariners in 2019 might

be in the team's rotation next year

as well. Too think the Mariners have

four pitchers in their top six prospects

is amazing. Stoudt has nine starts

under his buckle at Arkansas with an

era of 3.83. He has pitched 47 innings

with ten walks and 48 strike outs 

shows he has a pretty good walks to

strike out ratio too. Quite the deal for

the Mariners and have to see what

they come up in this year's draft. The major league draft used to be 40

rounds before covid but this year 

will be 20 which maybe the normal

now on.

#7 Outfielder Alberto Rodriguez who

is expected to make his debut in

2024. Alberto was acquired by the

Mariners in the trading deadline

from Toronto Blue Jays in 2020

in the Taijuan Walker trade. Alberto

is playing this year at Everett. He is 

currently batting .244 with three 

home runs. Alberto has ten doubles

so likely not a big home run hitter

unless he develops that way. He

is only 21 years old. Wouldn't be 

nice to have two Rodriguez in the

Mariners outfield.

#8 Edwin Arroyo another shortstop.

Arroyo is only 18 years old out of

Puerto Rico. The Mariners had another

player from there who played a  lot 

of years in Seattle by the name of

Edgar Martinez. Arroyo was drafted

last year in the second round. He 

has started out well this year at Modesto hitting .295 with nine home

runs and 37 RBIs. I would say having

a good start. He will follow Marte

along. Most likely be in Everett next

season unless moved up sooner.

Whether Arroyo stays at shortstop

 will be interesting too. 

#9 Gabriel Gonzalez another 18 year

old out of Venezuela is playing outfield

in the Dominican Summer League. Currently Gabriel is hitting .287 in

54 games with seven home runs. He

likely begin next season at Modesto.

#10 Adam Macko a left handed starting pitcher drafted in the 7th

round in 2019. Macko is pitching

this year at Everett. He has a 0-2 

record with an era of 3.99. Macko

has twenty walks in 38 1/3 innings,

however, has 60 walks. Another

strike out pitcher for the Mariners.

Looking at this crop of prospects

it is no wonder the Mariners are

ranked as the number one or two

farm system in baseball. I will let 

you know these guys continue 

along with others in the top 30.

Of course not all these players 

will play for the Mariners. They 

may become involved in trades

to make the Mariners better. 

Depending on how the Mariners

do in the weeks to come could

be sooner than later. 

I believe the Mariners are a better

ball club than last year though

they will have to get going to prove

it. They certainly have flaws like 

in the bullpen where we thought

be their strength along with their

bench.

Tomorrow we will look at their 

bench and what they should 

do there. Go.M's

Marco Loses Despite Pitching Well

Sunday afternoon the Mariners

lost to Astros in final game of

series despite Marco Gonzales

having another outstanding 

pitching out. 

Marco gave up two runs on the 

day. Giving up the second run

in the eight inning. He went seven 

and one thirds innings. Paul Sewald 

game in to finish off the eighth

inning. 

Marco had a good month of May

going 36 and 2/3 innings in six

appearances. He gave up only

14 runs in those innings. Unfort-

unately Marco had a record of

2-3 in May. I expect he does about

the same in June he will be much

better. 

Mike Ford dh instead of Kyle Lewis.

The Mariners gave Lewis the day 

off. Late in the game in two appearances Ford struck out once

and walked once to load the bases

in the 9th. Luis Torrens catching

and following Ford drove in the lone

run in the sixth inning but ended the

game hitting into a double play. I

have to be honest I wondered why

Ford was not pinch hit in eiter the

two appearances. The Mariners may

have won the game otherwise. I can

think Lewis was not able to hit and

the other players on the pinch were

not any better than Ford.

Mariners have Monday off with George Kirby starting Tuesday in Baltimore. He will be followed by Robbie Ray and Chris Flexen to finish the series.

We will see what the Mariners may do on their day off as far as any moves.

The team left Seattle after Sunday's

game for Baltimore. Go M's.

Logan Gilbert Takes To Astros

Logan Gilbert who had a good

start in April may have had his

best start of the season on 

Saturday night shutting out

the Houston Astros 6-0.

Logan ended up going seven 

innings giving up four hits.

Like usual he didn't walk anyone

and struck out five along the way.

What Logan is doing is learning

to use his secondary pitches as

well. When he figures everything

out he will be among the top

pitchers in the major leagues if

he isn't already.

Kyle Lewis had another home run

for the second game in a row. He

should move up in the order soon

after batting seventh right now.

Julio Rodriguez had another good

night having three hits. He scored

a run after getting on fielder's 

choice. Also, had another stolen

base. He know is hitting .276. The

pitchers will have to figure him 

out since he has figured them out.

With his power he should get at 

least a double every couple games.

His power is allowing him to hit

singles through the infield. 

Raleigh had a double in the game.

Mariners be more dangerous if

Cal figures things out to. Also

Eugenio Suarez had two hits so

maybe he will go on a good streak .

Marco Gonzales starts Sunday

afternoon so hopefully the Mariners

can sweep the Astros. It certainly

be good. The Mariners will have

Memorial day off before facing

the Orioles in Baltimore. See any

more changes before heading 

east. Go M's.

Mariners beat Verlander

Friday night the Mariners  beat the 

Houston Astros  in opening game

of the series 6-1.

Justin Verlander didn't  pitch well

giving up  four home runs giving

the Mariners  all six runs. Verlander 

did not look like his usual  self so

the Mariners  took advantage  of it. 

The Mariners  got to Verlander right

away with Julio Rodriguez  hitting a

two  run homer in the first  inning

followed by Kyle Lewis with one too.

It was Kyle's first of the season.

Chris Flexen  pitched his best game 

of the season as well giving up the

one run  in  the second inning.  Flexen 

was able to  go seven innings. Andre

Munoz  and Matt Festa  each went

an inning. The game ended with an

applause when Jose Ultuive flied

out to  Julio Rodriguez. Ultuive was

booed each time at the plate.

The Mariners  will play the Astros on

their next road trip. They begin road

trip in Baltimore on Tuesday for three

games followed by the Texas Rangers 

and the Astros. 

Hopefully  the Mariners will  go  on a 

good long winning streak. Go M's. 

The position players for Mariners.

We will look at the position players

currently on the roster in their last

fifteen games.

Cal Raleigh hit off to a rough start.

Was sent down at the end of April.

Came back up on May 7 when Tom

Murphy went on injured list. Hasn't 

hit well since returning at .167 with three home runs in 13 games. Has

played good defense though.

Luis Torrens expected to be the

best hitter of the catchers hasn't

gotten off to a good start batting

.190 in his last fifteen games. Has

no home runs on the season yet 

For the Mariners do better Raleigh

and Torrens will have to hit better.

Ty France has played every game

at first base and the Mariners best

hitter. Over the last 15 games he

is hitting .373.Reminds me of Edgar

Martinez being able to hit all over

the field. 

Mike Ford reacquired by the Mariners

on May 12 hasn't hit well in 11 games

with Mariners with average of .182. 

With Ty France on first and Kyle Lewis

back at dh Ford won't get much playing

time. As long as he is on the team

most likely will pinch hit.

Adam Frazier has played second base

for the most part. With Abraham Toro

on the injured list still likely continue

at second though can play the outfield.

He has been the Mariners third best

hitter behind Ty France and JP Crawford. In his last 15 games Adam

has hit .274.Doesn't hit with much power. He has been in.the leadoff

spot most if the season though 

against Jesse Winker was at leadoff.

JP Crawford has struggled at the

plate in his last 15 games batting 

only .211. On the season he is

hitting .296. The Mariners need

Crawford to hit more like .296 or

at least .275. He started the season

batting ninth but raised to sixth in

the order though has hit third on

occasion.

Third base has been Eugenio Suarez

for the most part. Abraham Toro 

played there on occasion while Suarez

was doing. Now with Kyle Lewis back

and Toro on injured list third base is

Suarez. He is hitting .246 in his last

15 games with three of his team leading nine home runs. 

Toro who played at second, third 

and dh got off to a tough start. 

He was hitting .318 in his last seven

games before the injured list raising

average to .179.  Had six home runs 

on the season mostly late in games.

Sam Haggerty was brought up when

Toro went on injured list. He will

play mostly as a late inning replacement has been in two.games.

Dylan Moore listed as an infielder

mostly has played in right field

since Mitch Haniger went on.the

injured list. Dylan primarily starts

against lefties. Jarred Kelenic was

against righties. Now Kelenic is

in Tacoma Taylor Trammel was called 

up. Trammel only been in three games

without a hit. Moore is batting only .125 in his last fifteen games. Most like we will see Justin Upton in right field

when called up until Mitch Haniger

returns since haven't had much 

production there. At that point won't

see a lot of Moore.

In left field will mostly be Jesse Winker. He got off to a slow start

though hitting .246 in his last fifteen

games. Has raised his average to

.216 on the season. Winker has only

two home runs. For the Mariners to

get on their winning ways Winker 

has to do better.

Julio Rodriguez the Mariners outstanding center fielder got off

to rough start. Had a .205 batting average at the end of April. In the 

last 15 games Julio is batting .288 

with four of his five home runs. 

Julio looks like the real thing. See

how he does against Justin Verlander

Friday night.

Start winning games more position

players have to produce more along

with the bullpen. 

News came lefthander Roenis Elias

is taking Drew Steckenrider spot in

the bullpen. Interesting he took

Steckenrider's spot when the team

was in Toronto. Hope he does well

out of the bullpen. Go M's.

Look at the Current Mariners Rosters

The Mariners are 2-8 in their last 

ten games but we look at the last 

seven games for players currently 

on the team heading into the Houston Astros series at home. We start at

the pitchers in alphabetic order.

Diego Castillo done well in his last two outings but before not so good with an era of 18.00. Tells a lot about bullpen.

Matt Festa missed time in May being

on the injured list. Has been in four games this month. Has  a 4.50 era in May though no runs given up in the

last two games.

Chris Flexen off to a tough start. Has 

a 1-5 with an era of 4.85. Most of his starts he hasn't had much run support.

Logan Gilbert was pitcher of the month

in April. In his last seven games he is

3-2 with a respectable era of 3.00.

Marco Gonzales is 2-3 in last seven

starts with an era of 3.93. His best 

game against the Mets giving up

one run in six innings. Last outing

gave up five runs against Oakland.

George Kirby has an era of 4.50

in his for starts since coming up.

His future looks bright.

Anthony Misewicz has  struggled his last seven outings coming out of 

the bullpen. Has an era of 7.94 in 

these seven games. He hasn't done

well since early last. His position as

the lefty specialist the Mariners 

should find a replacement.

Andre Munoz has struggled as of late.

His biggest trouble was in the final

game in Boston when he gave up a

grand slam in the 10th inning making

the Red Sox sweeping the series. 

Munoz likely the Mariners closer in

the future.

Penn Murfee came up in late April.

Has been a bright spot in the bullpen.

In his last seven outings has an era 

of 3.18 however in his 13 games 

in total has an era of 1.26. 

Robbie Ray is having one bad inning

in each of his starts. Needs to keep 

his mind in the game. Has 2-4 record 

in last seven starts with an overall

record of 4-5. Right now not Cy Young

material.

Sergio Romo a veteran with World Series rings has been in six games

since coming of the injured list.

Has given up only one run. Mariners

need another reliever like him.

Paul Sewald for the most part having

a good season. The only one of the 

top four relievers who hasn't struggled

for the most part. In his last seven 

games has an era of 1.35. Has only walked one while striking out six.

Drew Steckenrider who had a good season for the Mariners hss struggled

this season shows has been sent

to the minors though not official.

Not sure who is taking his spot in

the bullpen. In his last seven outings 

Steckenrider has an era of 9.53.

Tells it all. Hopefully he can turn

things around.

Anyway there are the pitchers. See 

how they do in their next seven outings. For the starters that will

lead up to the all-star break.

Look at the position players in the next blog. Go.M's.

Mariners Being To Familiar

The losses by the Mariners are 

becoming real familiar. This is

like a lot of the teams of the past.

They lose one game because of

pitching and another lack of offense.

The one Wednesday afternoon was

combination of both. Robbie Ray

gave up two runs in the sixth inning

despite striking out ten batters. He gave up a two run home while earlier

giving up a slolo shot. 

The Mariners had opportunities but couldn't cash in. Also Paul Sewald 

gave up a run in the 9th making it

harder for the Mariners offense.

Losing the middle game of the series

would have been OK if the Mariners

took care of this one. Score A's 4 M's 2.

The Mariners now are 2-8 in their 

last ten games. Overall they are 18-27.

Now last place, half game behind A's.

Have better talent they show. 

The Mariners have Thursday off. 

See if they make any moves before

Friday's game against the Houston

Astros at home. At least they have

done better against them at home

than the road. They do face Justin

Verlander on Friday.

Next time we will look how the pitchers

and hitters have done in their last seven games. Go M's. 

Kyle Lewis Returns Mariners Lose

The Kyle Lewis making his first

appearance of the season wasn't

the reason the Mariners lost. 

Kyle Lewis had two hits in the game.

It was easy to see his limitation in

running the bases. For the time

being Kyle will be at dh. Hard to know

whether he will play the outfield or

not this season.

The Mariners had enough offense

scoring five runs however the pitching

gave up seven runs to the worst hitting

team in the league. No excuses in

my book.

George Kirby went five innings giving up four runs. Kirby struck out nine batters while not walking a batter. 

He gave up a two run homer in the

5th, however the Mariners scored 

three in the bottom of the inning. 

At that point Kirby left being able 

to be the winner.

Drew Steckenrider who has been 

struggling as of late came in the

sixth inning. He gave up a home

run for the A's to tie it.

The Mariners brought in Anthony Misewicz with two outs to face 

a left handed hitter which he did 

record an out. I don't understand

why but he came back out in the

7th inning where he gave up two

runs. The rule is a pitcher coming 

in an inning whether starting that

inning or not has to face three

batters. It does not mean you have

to come back out the next inning

if you haven't faced three batters.

So not sure what manager Scott

Servais was thinking. Like Steckenrider

Misewicz has been struggling lately

as well so why bring him back out

especially when the first batter of the

7th inning was a right handed hitter.

The activation of Kyle Lewis meant the

Mariners had to make a move. The

Mariners optioned left handed pitcher

Danny Young to Tacoma. Now this

means the Mariners have eight relievers. As I have said before the

Mariners need to add another quality

reliever in the bullpen. Ken Giles is

starting to throw in the bullpen but

not sure when he will be available

to be activated. Eriq Swanson's

return isn't known at this time 

either. The bullpen which was 

to be the team's strength again

has been faultering the last few

weeks. Bullpen never know one

season to the next. So let's see

what the Mariners can do in that

regard. Go M's.

Mariners Win Monday Night

Monday night's game against the

Oakland A's reminded me of the

series against  the Red Sox. Thank-

fully the results were different.

Julio Rodriguez hit a three-run

homer in the third inning putting

the Mariners up 3-0 however the

A's did the same scoring three

runs in the 4th. Bottom of the

4th Cal Raleigh hit a two-run 

homer followed by Eugenio Suarez

in the fifth. The sixth inning the A's

made it interesting scoring three

runs. Fortunately they didn't score 

again since the Mariners didn't

either.

Seattle 7 Oakland 6 final

News came out Monday that Kyle

Lewis will be activated on Tuesday.

He actually was on the Mariners

bench during Monday's game. His

flight didn't make it before the game.

For now Lewis will dh. At some point

we hope he will play in the outfield.

I expect the Mariners will send down

first baseman-dh Mike Ford.  

George Kirby will start Tuesday night

for the Mariners. We hope for a rebound for Kirby in this one. Go M's.

Mariners Return Home

The Seattle  Mariners  return home

now after having  a  rough road trip. 

Actually  the trouble happened in

Boston.  They  were 3-3 before 

facing the Red Sox, however, were 

swept in Boston. 

The Mariners  had there opportunities 

but their pitching especially  the  bullpen 

was their downfall.

Sunday was another example. They went 

into extra innings at 3-3. The Mariners 

scored a run in top  of the  10th.  The

Red Sox tied at 4-4 before  hitting a grand

slam  home run making final 8-4 off of

Andre Munoz.

The Mariners  come home to face the 

Oakland A's.  The Mariners recalled

Sam Haggerty from Tacoma in place of

Abraham Toro who went on the injured 

list. Also, brought up outfielder Taylor 

Trammell from Tacoma  and designated 

Steven Sousa Jr  for assignment.  Trammell 

likely play right field against righties and

Dylan  Moore  against lefties.  Not sure 

how much Haggerty will play. He could see

some action at second base or in the outfield. 

Now have to  see whether the bullpen can 

recover from  the road  trip. Marco Gonzales 

will start Monday night against Oakland. Go M's. 

Hot Start For Naught

For the second time in the series

in Boston the Mariners got off to

a hot start but still lost.

Boston 6 Seattle 5

Can use the excuse the Red Sox are 

hot or bad pitching by the Mariners.

The Mariners scored four runs in

the first inning. This was the first

time they were able to give Chris

Flexen run support in an outing.

Unfortunately Flexen couldn't pitch.

Flexen only lasted four innings.

Actually pitched in the 5th inning 

where the Red Sox scored four

runs to tie 5-5.

Trevor Story wasn't the guy this 

time though he did drive in a run

with a sacrifice fly.Red Sox third

baseman Rafael Devers had two

home runs off of Flexen driving 

in three runs.

The bullpen actually did a fine job

until Drew Steckenrider came in

and surrendered the last run in

the 8th. Paul Sewald had to come

in to get the last out. Too bad he

didn't enter the batter before.

Now the Mariners have to put

things in order to win Sunday's

game. Logan Gilbert will start

the game. This will end the road

trip as the Mariners come home

to face the Oakland A's for 3.

News came out after the game 

the Mariners signed former Angel

outfielder Justin Upton to a one

year contract. He is being sent

to extended spring training. We

hope Upton has something left

in the tank. Until Mitch Haniger

returns the Mariners do need help

in the outfield. 

Abraham Toro had to leave Saturday's

game after colliding with Adam Frazier.

Toro was playing second while Frazier.

The next inning Frazier went to second

and Dylan Moore came in to play right.

Hopefully Toro will be fine. 

Catcher Tom.Murphy is going to be

out much longer. It looks to me the

Mariners need to find another catcher.

Neither Cal Raleigh or Luis Torrens are

hitting well. Having Raleigh catching

against right handers is how the Mariners should go. Torrens is catching against lefties. How long 

that last in my opinion is how many

lefties will the Mariners face. I would

like to see Raleigh behind the plate

more often. Torrens caught Saturday

so Raleigh will catch Sunday. 

The Cincinnati Reds, the Chicago Cubs

and the Washington Nationals all having poor seasons. Check to see

whether their starting catchers are

available. Raleigh is going a fine job

behind the plate but not hitting well.

Will Raleigh turn things around hitting

or no? Time will tell. The Mariners

don't have anyone else ready in the

farm system. Go.M's.

Make Trade or more for Mariners

Friday night the Seattle Mariners

gave up another home run to Trevor

Story in the third inning. This the 

grand slam variety off of Robbie 

Ray. This makes four for Story in

this series with the Mariners with

two games to go. Though the bases

were loaded Ray should have pitched

Story a bit more careful even if he walked in a batter. Ray continues

having one bad inning in each game.

Hopefully he can turn things around.

The  Mariners looked like they could

do the reversal to the Red Sox from

Thursday night.  In the 5th inning

Abraham Toro hit a two run homer

making it 4-2. In the 8th Jesse Winker

drove in JP Crawford to make it 4-3.

It looked like the Mariners had a chance for the 9th inning. In the 

bottom of the 8th inning with two

outs and two runners on base the 

Red Sox had Jackie Bradley come

in to pinch hit. Being a lefty the 

Mariners brought in lefty pitcher

Anthony Misewicz to Bradley. Unfortunately Bradley hit a home run

to basically seal the win 8-3.

So for the second game in the series

the Mariners had opportunity to win

before the bullpen falter. Penn Murfee

came first to relieve Ray in the 7th

inning. He got the Red Sox one, two

and three before the three runs given

up in 8th. Murfee  was drafted by the

Mariners in the 33rd round in 2018.

He started this season in Tacoma 

where he pitched in five games before

being called up. Murfee has pitched 

in 10 games for the Mariners giving

up just one run. 

Sounds to me the Mariners need to

find another Murfee in the organization

or outside of it. Remember the Mariners were able to sign Paul Sewald their top reliever and Drew Steckenrider. Neither had much success before coming to Seattle.

General manager Jerry Dipoto needs

to go out and find another pitcher

who could add to the top four relievers.

Matt Festa was reactivated before

Friday's game. Right now Festa and

Murfee seem to be the guys to come

in the sixth or seventh inning. I would

like the Mariners add another pitcher

to come in the seventh or eighth

inning. The Mariners do have one

or two spots to fill in the bullpen.

Erik Swanson who is on the injured 

list is expected to return in a week so can take one spot. A veteran reliever

would be nice to pick up. Wyatt Mills

was sent back down to Tacoma after

throwing eight straight balls. He actually wasn't doing a bad job before

than so if he can get his control back

then he might be back to. 

One last thing would be the 5th starter.

Stay with George Kirby or find another.

Update on Matt Brash he has pitched 

in four games all in relief going eight

innings. He has struck out 15 batters

but has walked six. Brash can control

and lower the walks he could be back

in rotation or the bullpen. I still prefer

the Mariners to go out and find another

reliever.

Monday is when outfielder Kyle Lewis

rehab assignment at Tacoma is over.

Jerry Dipoto will have to decide is it

time to bring Lewis up or keep him

at Tacoma. I am sure most of us 

want to see Lewis up. Go M's.

Pitching end Additional For Mariners

The Seattle  Mariners  had a good offense

display in the second inning of Thursday  night 

game when they scored four runs including 

a three run  homer  by Dylan  Moore. 

It was down hill  from there. George  Kirby 

gave up two runs in the second and third 

inning. Two  more runs in the sixth, seventh 

and eighth  to  put the game  away.

Trevor Story  who the Mariners tried to sign

during  the  off-season  had three home runs.

What a way  to make a statement. 

Now to the pitching. It doesn't  look like  George 

Kirby is ready for the big time yet. Wonder if the

Mariners  make a move. 

Interesting  thing happened  that I  have never 

seen before George Kirby came out to start the

sixth inning however,  manager Scott Servais 

came to  take him out before facing a batter.

It turns out the pit her has to  face at least one

batter being on the mound. Kirby ended up giving

up a double. Sergio Romo came in but didn't have

a good inning. 

The Mariners  still had a chance being down two 

runs but in the seventh inning brought  in their

secondary pitchers. My opinion  they should have 

brought  in one of their top four relievers.

This isn't  the  first time  it has happened  this

season. What the Mariners need to do is go

and pick up another reliever matching the top

four.  Oh yes the final score Boston 12 Seattle 6.

Oh by the way Julio Rodriguez had three hits 

including a home run in the 9th inning.  He is 

now  batting .270.

I hope the offense by the Red Sox will go down

the rest of the series so Mariners have a chance 

to win. 

Mariners Win Final Against Blue Jays

The Seattle Mariners struggled in

the first two games against Blue Jays after beating Mets in first series on

the road. The offense came along 

in the second half of the game with

good pitching.

Marco Gonzales had another great

outing going six innings giving up

five hits and one run. The run came 

in third inning. Mariners had three home runs. Cal Raleigh had solo 

home run in the the 5th inning to take the lead. Ty France had a two- run

homer in 7th. For good measure 

Abraham Toro had a solo shot in the

9th. Toro likes to hit home runs in

the 9th. He has had three recently.

Now the Mariners go to Boston. They 

have a four game series. Winning two

out of the four be good. George Kirby

starts the opener on Thursday follow

by Robbie Ray on Friday.

Gilbert Pitches Well M's Lose

Logan Gilbert pitched well

going seven innings. The

Mariners lost 3-0.  Toronto 

scored their three runs in the

second inning when Steven 

Sousa dove for a ball in right

field that got past him with

two outs. The bases were 

loaded and all three scored.

Had he been able to keep

the ball in front of himself

only two runs or possibly  one.

All three runs were charged to

Gilbert as earned since no error

was placed on Sousa. Not fair

in.my opinion.

The Mariners had opportunities

to score a couple of times, however

no hits with runners in scoring

position. Julio Rodriguez had two

of the Mariners six hits. He stole

a base once and caught the second

time. 

Marco Gonzales goes Wednesday

to see the team can scrap out one

game in the series before going to

Boston. If Marco can pitch like his

last outing in New York. Go M's.

Loss of Opportunities

The Seattle Mariners lost opening

game of series in Toronto 6-2.

Chris Flexen pitched well going five and one- third innings. The trouble 

is he hasn't had much run support.

Former Mariner Yusei Kikuchi gave up one hit in six innings along with three

walks and six strike outs. Looked like

the pitcher the Mariners had in the first  half of last year making the 

all-star team though he didn't pitch.

The Mariners had the opportunity

to score against the Blue Jay bullpen

but  left runners on base. The only

offense in the seventh when Eugenio Suarez hit his 200th home run of his 

career. He hit it deep and no question

a home run. The Mariners were able

to.load the bases in the seventh as 

well but couldn't get that important

hit. Suarez scored the second run

in the 9th as well. They left runners

that inning to.

Logan Gilbert goes on Tuesday. We 

hope that he rebounds after a couple

OK starts. Let's see the pitcher who

won AL pitcher for the month of April.

Hopefully the offense will come alive

as well. Go M's.

Mariners Take Series In New York

The Mariners pitching didn't make

it easy but they did make a way

to beat the Mets Sunday afternoon

8-7. 

Robbie Ray again had  one bad inning 

where he gave up four of his five runs.

He gave up the runs in the fourth inning after the Mariners scored three

in the top of the inning. Ray gets over

the hurdle of one inning than the

Mariners will be in good shape.

The Mariners had a 8-5 lead heading 

into the 9th. It look like good shape

for a win, however, Drew Steckenrider struggled on the mound giving up 

four hits along with the two runs. 

The Mariners went to Diego Castillo

who struggled in his last two outings.

He entered the game with Mets on

second and third. Not a good sign 

for sure. The Mariners did put a

runner on first intentionally. Castillo

was able to strike out two to end

the game. He had a 3-2 count and 

the pitch was low and outside but

the hitter fished for it and went to

far to end the game. Let you know

Paul Sewald pitched the eighth

inning so not available to come

in for Steckenrider.

Julio Rodriguez had his best day as

a Mariner going 4 for 4 including

a double and a home run his second 

of the season in the sixth inning.

Julio drove in two runs. Also, in

the sixth Cal Raleigh hit his second

home run of the season to. Raleigh

had two RBIs on it. We should expect

more of Raleigh behind the plate

with Torrens on occasion at least

until Tom.Murphy returns which not

sure when.

Mike Ford had his first hit for the

Mariners driving in two runs. The 

Mariners had two hits from several

guys including Jesse Winkler who

had a good series in New York. 

Chris Flexen will start the first game 

on Monday against the Blue Jays. 

He will face former Mariner Yusei

Kikuchi who signed a two year deal

with Toronto. Robbie Ray's next outing

should be the second game of the

series against the Red Sox in Boston.

The Mariners play four in Boston after

three in Toronto.

The Mariners are in third place of AL

west with a record of 16-19. They are

seven games behind Houston who are

a half game ahead of LA Angels. The Blue Jays are third place in AL east

with a record of 18-17. They are seven

and a half behind the New York Yankees. Hopefully the Mariners can

take care of Toronto. The Red Sox

are in dead last place. They have

played more games on the road however at home they are 4-9. We

can hope good things in Boston 

to for the Mariners.

Let you know a secret I believe

Jarred Kelenic is still with the

ball club and will be activated

against Toronto. See if it will

happen. 

Another Close Game But Loss

 

The Seattle Mariners had another

close loss losing to the Mets 5-4.

There is a reason the Mets are a

good team and the Mariners average

at best right now.

The Mariners didn't score a run until

the sixth inning. The Mets had four 

runs by then. George Kirby who pitch

well in his opening start didn't have 

the same in this one. He threw too

many pitches and last only four innings

giving up three runs. We could still

see his potential in this game.

Jesse Winkler tied the game in the 

seventh inning with a three run homer.

The Mets got a run in the bottom of

the seventh to win the game. We hope 

this allows Winkler to start hitting well.

He ended the game striking out.

Mike Ford was at dh once again. He

didn't get a hit at all. Dylan Moore 

pinch hit for him against a lefty. I

wonder if Ford is a major league

hitter or another good triple A hitter.

There had to be a good reason the

SF Giants traded him back to the 

Mariners. The Mariners I am sure

give him a chance until Kyle Lewis

returns. Have to see how this road 

trip goes.

Robbie Ray pitches today instead of 

Chris Flexen. I expect the reason is

likely Ray isn't vaccinated and couldn't

face his old team. The Mariners go

to Toronto for a three game series on

Monday. Players have to be vaccinated

to play. The Mariners don't show yet

who is scheduled to pitch against

the Blue Jays. It will be interesting to

see who else won't be in this series

for the Mariners and who maybe the

reinforcements. In the meantime

the Mariners need to win Sunday. 

Go M's. 

Mariners Win Pitching Duel

Friday  night  was probably  the Mariners 

best game of the season.  Certainly on

the pitching  front.

Marco Gonzales  dueled well  with Mets

ace Max Scherzer. Marco  went six and

two-thirds  innings giving up one run on

five hits. The one run  happened in the 

first inning.  

Scherzer  was pitching great as well pitching 

a no-hitter going into  the fourth inning 

when the Mariners  were able to  tie the game.

The Mariners scored  the only other run of

the game in the eighth inning when Abraham 

Toro  and Adam Frazier both walked. Ty France 

hit a ball to right field to  score the winning. The

run  was not off Scherzer as he left the game

after seven innings. In all Scherzer gave up 

three hits.

The Mariners  made several  moves before

going  to  New York.  The biggest  move was

sending Jarred Kelenic down to triple-A Tacoma.

Steven Sousa Jr a local player who almost

made the ballclub out of  spring training was

recalled from Tacoma. Also, Mike Ford  required 

from the San Francisco Giants was activated too.

Both were in Friday night's game. Sousa in right

field and Ford at dh. 

The Mariners  still have three outfielders with Sousa

playing mostly  right. Thursday general manager 

Jerry  Dipoto  wasn't  sure how long Mitch Haniger 

will be  out and when Kyle Lewis on rehab assignment 

will be recalled. Dipoto  would like Lewis to be totally 

healthy to play in the field though spend time at dh as

well when he does return  to  the Mariners. Of course, 

this will depend how  the outfielders are hitting.  

George Kirby  will start Saturday for the Mariners. He

is native of New York state so he should  have a lot of

fans in the stands. Go M's. 

Mariners Take On The Mets

The Seattle  Mariners  have a three

game series  in New York  against 

the Mets.

This isn't  the Mets we are accustomed 

too.  The Mets are 22-11, first place

of the National League  East with six 

and a half lead over the Atlanta Braves.

Max Scherzer will  be  on the mound 

Friday  night against Marco Gonzales 

for the Mariners.  Scherzer has a 4-1 

record with an era of 2.92. He has

walked only nine batters in 37 innings,

however, the Mariners will have to find 

a way to get his pitch count up which

won't  be an easy task. 

Those who may not know Robinson 

Cano is no longer a member  of the

Mets as he was released a couple 

weeks ago.  The rumor is the San

Diego Padres may sign him. Cano

had talks with  the Baltimore Orioles,

however, things must not have gone

anywhere.

In football  news it looks like Seattle 

Seahawks will  open the season on

Monday night football at home against 

Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos. 

This means should be a noisy night

for sure. 

Who do you think  will win this game

and who will  be  Seahawks opening

night quarterback.  Go Hawks!

Mariners Another Series Loss

After losing on the last road trip

the Mariners lost 4-2 Wednesday 

afternoon  4-2. This meant the 

home stand record was 2-5 after

2-7 on the road. I am sure you realize 

Mariners 4-12 in their last 12 games.

What holds for the future doesn't

look good but the Mariners could turn 

things around still.

The Mariners will need to have their

hitters do a better job of not only

hitting but to drive in runs when

runners are on base. What they need

to do get runners on base with walks

as well. They did so during the early

part of April.

Logan Gilbert gave up a grand slam

in the 4th inning of this game. This 

was his first loss of the season. For

the Mariners to succeed Gilbert will

to pitch like he did in April or at least

better than last two starts. Marco

Gonzales will need to pitch like he

is capable of and not give home 

runs in crucial situations. George 

Kirby to pitch well without following

in Matt Brash way by struggling

after a couple starts. Chris Flexen 

needs to get back to pitching like 

he did before last start despite

poor run support. Robbie Ray needs

to do what he has done except one

bad inning in each start. The most

important thing at least three pitchers

need to do a good job in each rotation

giving them opportunity to win. 

The bullpen needs to be successful

as well. In the same manner not

giving up runs in crucial situations.

Diego Castillo needs his splitter

start working again. The rest of 

the bullpen seems to be doing a

fine job. 

The team in all is not making crucial

mistakes. Not sure when Kyle Lewis

will be available but hopefully soon

and Mitch Haniger returning. Other

wise Jesse Winkler and Jarred Kelenic

need to hit better. Possibly as well

as Julio has been doing lately. The

infielders for the most part have been

hitting well. Abraham Toro needs to

do better and Eugenio Suarez more

consistent. Luis Torrens and Cal Raleigh need to do a better job hitting

to. They need to hit over .200 in the

next stretch. With Tom Murphy out

they both have given more opportunity

to play and show what the have.

Defensively both are doing fine but

batting under .200 isn't helping the

team. Go M's. 

Mariners Even Series

The Seattle Mariners won another

close game after struggling in

recent times. They beat the Phillies

5-4 Tuesday night. The series ends

with a Wednesday matinée. The

Mariners then go to New York to

play a three game series beginning

on Friday.

The Mariners scored two runs in the

first inning followed by another in the

second. None of the hits early were 

hit hard. Robbie Ray was pitching a

no hitter until the fifth inning when

he gave up two runs. So far on the

season Ray seems to have one bad

inning where he gives up runs. We 

hope he turns things around in this

manner.

Andre Munoz came in to get the final 

out of the sixth inning. For the most

part Munoz has had a good season.

Eriq Swanson gave up a home run

in the seventh after the Mariners scored two in the sixth inning. Paul Sewald gave up a home run in the 

9th inning however shut the door

striking out the last hitter.

Logan Gilbert pitches Wednesday 

afternoon. See if the Mariners

can take the series. Go M's.

Mariners Still Going Downhill

After a good start to the season

things haven't been well. The

Mariners were able to beat Tampa

Bay to end six game losing streak.

Unfortunately they lost to the 

Philadelphia Phillies 9-0 on Monday

to begin the series. The Mariners

have a three game series against

the Phillies than start a three game

series in New York against the Mets

on Friday. The Mets are the top team

in the NL east.

Chris Flexen who has had no run

support so far in his starts didn't

pitch well in this one  giving up

six runs in five innings. Diego 

Castillo who has struggled recently

gave up the other three runs in two-

thirds of an inning. Until he gets his

slider back in order he should only

pitch in games where the decision

who is winning is going on.

Danny Young made his Mariners

debut coming in for Castillo. He 

finished the game going two and

one-thirds innings giving up three

hits but no runs. I expect we won't

see him again until the New York

series if he goes east with the

Mariners.

Julio Rodriguez continues to hit.

He had three hits including a double.

His batting average is now at .255

which is a good sign he has figured

things out for the meantime. Jesse

Winker was the only other one with

a hit. JP Crawford who was out again

might be back Tuesday night.

The Seahawks had their rookie camp

ending over the weekend. Other news

outside linebacker KJ Wright maybe

returning to the Seahawks. He might 

not be playing but might be a coach

or be in another capacity. Let you know

comes up with him. Go Hawks!

Mariners End Losing Streak

The Seattle Mariners ended their

losing streak of six games on

Mother's Day.

It wasn't an easy task though 

George Kirby in his major league 

debut went six innings giving up 

no runs, four hits, no walks and 

striking out seven. Unfortunately 

the game was 0-0 when he left

the game.

Though no win his column the 

Mariners beat  the Rays 2-1. It

wasn't in easy task as Rays 

Manuel Margot hit a home run

off of Eriq Swanson in the 8th

inning. Swanson struck out the

side after that. It looked like 

another loss to the Mariners 

when Abraham Toro for the

second game in a row hit a

home run in the 9th to tie it.

Paul Sewald was able to get 

the Rays in the 10th. Ty France

with two outs hit a deep ball to

left field to win the game for the

Mariners making it a celebration

for the Mariners and Kirby though

Sewald recorded the win.

We hope Kirby will continue to do

well the rest of the season coming

up in place of Matt Brash who was

sent to Tacoma. Speaking of Brash

right now he is working out of the

Rainier's bullpen. Not sure why but

I guess is to get his control back in

order without out going every five 

days. Depending on his success we

could see Brash come out of the 

Mariners bullpen this season unless

the Mariners need another starter

at some point. Go M's.

Mariners Lose Sixth Straight

The Seattle Mariners haven't done

well since their last home stand.

They went 2-7 on the last road trip 

and have lost the first  three games

against Tampa Bay. 

The Mariners  had opportunity  to  

score in the fourth  inning with the 

Rays ahead 2-0 with the bases loaded 

but we're unable to bring in a single  

run. I the fifth inning Julio Rodriguez 

led off with a triple. It looked like Julio  

would be stranded, however, Adam 

Frazier  hit a single  to drive  him in.

The Rays  scored another run in the

sixth inning making it 3-1. The 

Mariners  still had a chance but in 

the 8th inning the Rays scored 

five runs off reliever Diego Castillo 

including a grand slam.

Right now  the Mariners are struggling 

with hitting  and the bullpen  as well. 

The Mariners need to  turn things around. 

JP Crawford  who has been  the 

Mariners  best hitter had to leave 

Saturday's  game with back spams. 

We hope it is temporary. Dylan 

Moore came in to replace him.

Abraham Toro  who has been 

struggling at the plate batting

.151 hit a solo home run making

the final score. I am sure many 

fans are wondering why Toro  

has been  in the lineup so much.

The only answer  I have who else 

can be. 

George  Kirby  who is  in place 

for Matt Brash is going to  make 

his major league debut on Sunday.

The Mariners are moving Chris 

Flexen back to start on Monday 

against the Philadelphia Phillies.

We hope that Kirby  can have an 

excellent game in his debut. The 

Mariners  need someone to  stop

the bleeding. Go M's. 

Former Mariner Beats Them

The Seattle  Mariners  who have been 

struggling  at the plate lost Thursday 

night to the Tampa Bay  Rays at home

in the opening game of  a  four game 

series.

I am  sure  it was sweet for catcher  Mike 

Zunino who hit a three run homer off

Mariners  ace Robbie Ray in the fourth

inning which lead to four runs. It was all

the Rays needed to  win the game 4-3.

The Mariners  scored a run in the fifth,

sixth, and seventh each but of course 

not enough. Outfielder  Jesse  Winker 

hit a home run in the 5th inning. He came

up in the 9th inning  to see if he could tie

the game but lined out to first base. Luis

Torrens  ended the game by striking out.

Logan  Gilbert who was American League 

pitcher of the month in April  goes on the

mound Friday night see if he can end the

losing streak. Go M's. 

Brash Sent To Tacoma

Matt Brash was unable to go no

more than three innings in his 

last two outings. This was after 

going five and a third innings

in his first two starts then four 

and a third inning in his third start.

Brash has now been sent to triple A

Tacoma on Friday. We hope Brash

will make it back this year.

Pitcher Matt Festa was placed on the

 injured list with right elbow tendinitis.

Festa had missed time with Tommy John 

surgery in March 2020.

The Mariners recalled right-handed pitcher 

Riley O'Brien from Tacoma. O'Brien is a 

native of Seattle. He pitched in five games 

for Tacoma giving up one run that was not 

earned. Also, recalled lefty Danny Young

from Tacoma too. Young has pitched in 

nine games all in relief as well. Has an era 

of 7.00. 

Brash next start would have been

on this coming Monday. There is

a good possibility George Kirby 

will be recalled making the start

from double A  Arkansas. We hope

success for him. Go M's.

Brash and Mariners End Disastrous Road Trip

Matt Brash hasn't done well in

his last several outings after

a good spring training and 

opening start. 

Wednesday afternoon Brash

lasted only three innings against

the Houston Astros giving up six 

hits and four runs while walking

four and striking out three.

The question now is it time to 

send Brash down to the minor

leagues. My answer is yes. It 

isn't like a couple games but

has been several. I am sure we 

will see him again this season

Not sure what the Mariners are

thinking and I am sure they are

working with him with no improve-

ment. Don't want him to lose more 

of his confidence.

The Mariners looked like they were 

going to go three straight games

in a row without scoring a run. Eugenio

hit a two-run homer in the seventh

inning. The Mariners were swept by

the Astros losing Wednesday 7-2.

The Mariners come home Thursday

taking on Tampa Bay who they start

this road trip which they went 2-7.

Hopefully home cooking will turn things around for them. Robbie Ray

starts Thursday night's game follow

by Logan Gilbert.  Go M's!

Mariners Lack Offense In Houston

The Seattle Mariners had trouble

hitting once again in Houston

against the Astros.

Not a big surprise since the Astros

joined the American League west.

Can't be just the Mariners  since

the Astros have been winning the

division most of those years.

The Mariners were only able to

have hits on the night with two

by Ty France. The Mariners were

shut out 3-0.

Marco Gonzales returned after

being hit by a line drive in his

last outing. Marco was able to 

go six innings giving up the three

runs. The three runs by Houston

came from two home runs. Marco

does throw a hard fastball so direction

and position is important. The reason 

he gives up so many. 

On Monday the Mariners had to go

down to 26 players on active roster.

They sent down infielder Donovan

Walton and pitcher Justus Sheffield.

Walton hadn't played much since he 

had been called up. He was recalled

when Mitch Haniger was put on the

covid injured list. Though used out

of the Mariner's bullpen at Tacoma

Sheffield likely will start this allow

him to stretch out in case the Mariners

need another starter.

The Mariners have nine relievers and 

five starters on the active roster. 

Tom Murphy and Luis Torrens are the 

catchers. They have six infielders

with Abraham Toro and Dylan Moore

as the extras. Toro has played a lot

primarily at third and on occasion

at second and dh. Dylan Moore list

as infielder has played mostly right

field against lefties. The Mariners

have four outfielders with Stuart

Fairchild called up when Mitch 

Haniger went on injured list for

ankle sprain. How much he will

play will probably not be a lot. A

right handed hitter he might play

in left field for Jesse Winker against

lefties or if Winker is dh. 

Chris Flexen goes Tuesday night for 

the Mariners in Houston. Important

game for Mariners to win as they 

play a day game Wednesday game

against Justin Verlander.  Go.M's.

Julio Rodriguez Hits First Home Run

Sunday afternoon rookie sensation

Julio Rodriguez hit his first major

league  home run. It made a big 

difference to allowing the Mariners

to end their four game losing streak.

The home run by Julio was with two

runners on base and put the Mariners

up to a 5-0 at the time in the six inning

Logan Gilbert who is having a fine 

season being the Mariners best

pitcher so far did have some trouble

walking four batters. He did have

five strike outs. He left the game

after giving up a home run in the

sixth inning. He left with two outs.

He gave up only three hits and now

has an era of 0.64 and a record of

4-0.

Jesse Winker got out of his slump

or bad luck with three hits. JP

Crawford continued his hot hitting

including a home run for the Mariners

first run of the game in the 2nd inning.

The Mariners now play three games

in Houston starting Monday night.

Hopefully they can take down the

Astros. The Mariners are in second

place a game ahead of the Astros.

Losing Haniger What Will It Mean

The Seattle  Mariners  lost Mitch Haniger 

for  two weeks because  of covid-19.  Now 

they may lose him for at least  two weeks 

or longer because of an ankle  sprain.

The Mariners  offense was not good when

Haniger was out for the first two weeks.  

This means guys like Jesse Winker and

Eugenio Suarez will  have to  step up.

This doesn't  mean  they have to need a 

high batting average  but get a hit in key 

situations. It doesn't  mean  either they

have to  do so each game. One of them

needs to do it. JP Crawford  continues 

to hit well  along with Ty France. They 

each need to  continue along with others.

Julio Rodriguez is starting to  hit now

and the Mariners  need to  get more

out of Jarred Kelenic.  Dylan Moore  is 

doing well when he is in the lineup. 

Again key hits from anyone in the lineup.

Sunday Logan Gilbert starts and the Mariners 

need him continue what he has so they don't 

get swept by Miami before heading to Houston.

Go M's.