Mariners Blown Out Twice By Yankees

The Mariners pitching hasn't been 

the normal as it has been bring blown

out twice by the Yankees. 

Monday night Bryce Miller had his first

bad outing since being called up giving 

up eight runs in just over four innings.

Aaron Judge had two home runs and

a double in the 10-4 loss.

Tuesday night Logan Gilbert didn't do much

better giving up seven runs in four innings.

The Mariners brought up Darren McCaughan from Tacoma who pitched

the last three innings. McCaughan

originally was supposed to start for the 

Rainier's on Tuesday night. Juan Then

who hsd pitched well for the Mariners

on his call up until recently was sent to

Tacoma. I expect we will see him again.

Whether McCaughan be still on.the roster

or the Mariners call up another pitcher

we will have to see.

Tuesday Aaron Judge had another home

run but he wasn't the reason for the loss.

The Yankees got production from a couple 

players who are having good season but

I wouldn't say they are better than what 

the Mariners have. 

It is now for the Mariners to take the

final game of this series Wednesday.

Regardless the Mariners have had

a good homestand but a win to end

this would be good to head out to

Texas and take on the Rangers. Go M's.

Geno Geno Geno

Sunday afternoon the Mariners led

much of the game with Julio Rodriguez

hitting a home run in the first inning.

Cal Raleigh hit a home run in the 4th

making it 2-0 lead. Not a large margin

but still a lead. 

The 5th inning the Pirates scored a run

then the Mariners added a run in the 

bottom  to make it 3-1. Certainly a

good thing since the Pirates tied in

the eighth with a two run homer. 

In the ninth it was interesting since

the Pirates had the bases loaded 

with no outs and the chances were

good they would score at least one

run. Tayler Saucedo who has done

a good job since being promoted

from Tacoma struck out the side.

With JP Crawford and Jarred Kelenic

who was intentionally walked were 

on first second with two outs. It looked 

like the game would go into extra innings

with Eugenio Suarez up with a 2-2 count

he hit a massive three-run homer for a

walk off win 6-3. This happened to be

the Mariners first walk off of the season

and the last since Cal Raleigh's homer 

last season to get them into the playoffs.

The one we will remember for many

years ahead.

Marco Gonzales deserved the victory 

giving up one run in five and two-thirds

innings leading 3-1 at the time. Matt Brash 

came into to finish the inning with runners

on base.  My opinion they need to change

the rule if the starter leaves with the lead

and the other team comes back to tie

or go ahead then your team wins he should

have the victory and Brash the save. Probably never happen but that is my 

opinion. What getting the victory means

to the reliever anyway. Saucedo is now 

2-0 so what the Mariners would need 

a lot more ties or come from behind

wins with him on the mound to have

real meaning while a starter will have

a more reflection of his pitching if

he goes five innings or more. Outside

of win totals we have his era to judge

whether having a good season.

Now the Mariners face the Yankees in

three game series starting Monday.

Bryce Miller starts the series against

Domingo German. Tuesday will be

Logan Gilbert and Luis Castillo on

Wednesday.  It is interesting since

George Kirby will be skipped and

Castillo will start instead with one

day less day of rest. The Mariners 

must feel it is the right thing to do.

Wonder it changes if the Mariners

win the first two games.  The

Mariners have Thursday off then

next week two days off when they

are on the road. We may see Kirby

start the opener against the Rangers

in Texas. Go M's.

Mariners and Luis Castillo Strike It Rich

The Seattle Mariners had another great

outing in a row by Luis Castillo as they

shutout the Pirates 5-0 Saturday afternoon

to even the series.

Castillo went six innings throwing 99

pitches while striking out ten batters

and walking two. The Pirates were 

only able to get one hit off Castillo.

They didn't do much better off the

bullpen getting one hit off Gabe Speier.

Four relievers struck out seven Pirates.

At the same time walked one batter.

The Mariners didn't have a home run

in the game however had six doubles

which is a good sign in T-Mobile park.

I always thought the Mariners hit there

if they were able to hit doubles. Edgar

Martinez never seemed to have a lot

of trouble doing do. The Mariners were

led by Ty France with two doubles. Lead

off hitter JP Crawford had a couple

hits including a double and scored

twice. The really good news Julio

had two hits which included a double

as well. The Mariners are showing

when Julio hits they win more often.

It looks like he is over his season slump

so the Mariners could see more victories.

The Mariners have Marco going Sunday.

We hope he does well like in his last

outing as well. It would be great if the

Mariners can head into the Yankees

series with momentum.

Down on the farm Zach DeLoach who

was higher on the prospect list last

year is on a 13 game hitting streak

and batting .400 for Tacoma Rainiers. 

On the season he is batting .298

while having a .399 on base percentage.

Sounds like if the Mariners need another

left handed bat in the outfield DeLoach

could be the man. 

Right now Dylan Moore will be the next

man to be activated. The question who

will go Sam Haggerty or AJ Pollock. In 

either case Moore will be the guy ahead

of either one since he can play both 

infield or outfield. The question is how

long will they stick with Kolten Wong

as he is not hitting well either.  Moore

likely take Haggerty spot though Haggerty

is a switch hitter but not getting in a lot

of time at the plate. Jose Caballero is 

doing well he is playing almost every

game whether second, third or shortstop.

This means we could see Moore in the

outfield against lefties and substituting

for Ty France at first and France at dh.

Go M's.

Kirby and Mariners Blown Out

George Kirby was going to have a 

bad outing eventually so happen to

be in the opening game of the series

against the Pirates. Kirby was only

able to go four plus innings which

included four home runs and seven

runs total in final of 11-6.

It is too bad since six runs by the 

Mariners would have won many

games they had already lost. Now

the question how will Kirby respond

in his next outing which should be

in the final game of the series against

the Yankees next Wednesday.

The Pirates had seven home runs total

in the game by far the most of the

season given up by the Mariners. This

year the Mariners have given up less

home runs then they have in the last

several seasons. We hope the power

by the Pirates ends and we don't see

again in the next two games.

It looks like maybe Julio is over his

season long slump. Friday night

he had two hits including a solo

home run in the first inning and drove

in three runs. JP Crawford supplied

most of the rest of the offense hitting

a two run homer in the seventh inning.

Luis Castillo will start Saturday night.

We hope he duplicates his last outing

for the Mariners to even the series.

Go M's.

Mariners Sweep A's

The Seattle  Mariners  again didn't have 

a lot of offense but enough to  win 3-2.

Logan Gilbert  again pitched well again

after getting  in trouble  early by giving

up a two-run homer to outfielder Seth

Brown in the first inning. 

Gilbert  was so effective  he went 8 

innings throwing 77 pitches with 59

being strikes. In all Gilbert gave up

three hits and only one after the first.

No walks and striking out 6. Paul

Sewald who continues not slowing 

down struck out two batters and

recorder his eleventh save. Sewald 

has an era 3.18. Look at that if Sewald 

pitches an inning each time out which

he does most of the time he gives up

just over a run in every three games.

JP Spears the A's  starter went only 

five innings giving up three hits and 

a run. Spears who has pitched well 

against the Mariners you wonder he

had some issues since he threw only

59 pitches and 40 were strikes. He

could have gone another innings or

two easily.  

Ty France returned to playing first base

after  missing Wednesday nights game.

Ty was all  the  offense the Mariners 

needed. He hit solo home runs in the

first and sixth inning to tie the game

and won in the 8th without having a

hit. In all the Mariners had five hits.

Julio Rodriguez had two and Teoscar 

Hernandez had the fifth hit. It looks

like Julio is coming out of his slump.

The Mariners are now 26-24. They have

a three game series at home against

the Pittsburgh Pirates and the another

against  the Yankees. 

George Kirby  starts Friday night and if

he pitches like he has  the Mariners will

have a good shot at winning but won't 

be easy as the Pirates start Mitch Keller 

who has a record of 5-1 and an era of

2.44. We hope the Mariners  will have 

another  one run victory. Go M's. 

Bryce Miller Another Great Outing

Bryce  Miller  continues  pitch well for the

Mariners  going six innings and giving up

only two hits, one walk and six strike outs.

No runs by the way. 

Now the Mariners have won the series 

with one game to go. Final M's  6 A's 1

Again Miller  throws mostly fastballs.

Teams haven't  figured out to hit his

fastball.  I  am  sure  at some point a

team will light him so how Bryce responds 

after that will be the big question.

The Mariners  big inning offensively was

the 4th inning when the Mariners scored 

five runs. Sam Haggerty substituting for

Ty France who likely  will miss a few games 

though the x-rays  were negative hit a double

with the bases loaded to score the first two

runs of the inning and game. Haggerty had

been up in his first  at bat with the bases

loaded as well but popped up to the first

baseman. At least  he was able to deliver 

in the 4th. Later on in the 7th inning Teoscar 

Hernandez hit a solo home run  to give the

five run lead. This happened after Matt Brash 

who has struggled in some games gave up

a run on three hits. One of the hits was a dinner

into the outfield.  We hope Matt  finds a way

to be more consistent. 

The Mariners  have the final  game  of the series 

Thursday night against  Oakland. See if  the Mariners 

can sweep  the A's. Logan Gilbert starts so they 

certainly  have a shot at it. With a win the Mariners 

will be two games above .500. A good sign heading 

into the three game series against  Pittsburgh Pirates.

Narrow Win For Mariners

The last few years the Mariners  have 

won a lot of our run games however 

this season  hasn't been  quite the 

same. The Mariners  did win Tuesday 

night 3-2.

The Mariners  had to come from behind

to beat Oakland. Marco Gonzales got off

to hard start giving up the two runs in the

first inning. Made us think oh now, however, 

he was able to  get things back shutting 

out the A's  over the next five innings then

let the bullpen  do their job. In fact Gott,

Topa and Sewald didn't  give up a hit,

a walk and struckout  five in three innings.

The Mariners  offense happened  in the

5th inning where Tom Murphy had a double 

followed  by JP Crawford two-run homer to 

tie the game. Ty France followed  by  hitting 

a home run to and that was it.  

The Mariners  are now 24-24. See if they

can get over .500 and stay there. The

Mariners are in fourth place two behind

the Angels. The Rangers are six games

ahead.  We hope the Mariners  can do

well in the rest of the ten game homestand. 

Dylan Moore  is now on rehab assignment 

with Tacoma Rainiers after beginning with

Everett.  The Rainiers are at home as well.

Moore could be added to the roster before

the Mariners go on the road to Texas.

Go M's. 

Luis Castillo Returns To Form

Luis Castillo pitched very well Monday

night against the Oakland A's. Castillo

who had trouble in his previous five

outings had his fastball back up into

the high 90s.  He went six shutout 

innings walking two, striking out eight

and giving up four hits. Welcome back

Luis. We hope to see that over the next

month or so. Certainly will help get the

Mariners back into the race. 

The Mariners offense had a good night

against the A's poor pitching. It started

off in good fashion with Kelenic hitting

a two run homer in the first inning with

Julio on base. In fact Julio had three 

hits and look like his old self. We hope

this keeps the offense going. In the 

second inning the Mariners added on

with Jose Caballero hitting a long

three-run homer. 

The Mariners offense was able to add

six more runs in.the game including

three in the eighth. Oakland scored 

their only two runs in the top of the

eighth. The Mariners offense we hope

still rolls during the rest of the Oakland 

series through Thursday. Marco Gonzales

goes Tuesday night. We hope he does

better then in his last outing. 

The Mariners take on the Pittsburgh Pirates

this coming weekend. The Pirates are having a good season however we hope

the Mariners can keep going. The Mariners 

end the ten game homestand against the

Yankees. Should see large crowds against

them. 

The next road trip will be three against

the Texas Rangers, two against the San

Diego Padres and three against LA Angels.

Go M's. 

Mariners Come Home

The Seattle Mariners  showed some

good signs on the latest road trip.

The offense did well  at times though

they still look to be in a slump. 

The nine  game road trip they went

went 4-5. The pitching was the primary 

reason they did that well and could 

have won one or two additional games.

Luis Castillo and Marco Gonzales both

pitched terrible  while Gilbert, Kirby and

Miller  could have won each of their

outings. Even with Castillo and Marco 

not pitching well the Mariners should

win three out of five games on a regular 

basis.

The hitters outside of Crawford, Casaballero,

Suarez, Raleigh and Hernandez need to

step up. Julio doesn't  have to be hitting

like he did last year but if he added 40

points to his average the Mariners would

be plus side in victories. 

The Mariners  will be home for ten games.

They need to win 7 out of the 10. The first

four games  are against Oakland so playing 

average  baseball would  allow  them to do

so. 

The all-star game  is  in Seattle  this July.

At this point the Mariners don't have  many

candidates to be in it which would be a let

down as well. The  pitching we could see

Gilbert and Kirby. Position player Ty France 

but that is about it. If Julio can finish May

and have a great June he will be there.

The Oakland series will  show whether any

improvement or not. The Astros have won

ten of their last eleven games. The Mariners 

won fourteen in a row. With the pitching either

one is possible. Go M's!

Mariners Even Series In Atlanta

The Seattle Mariners Saturday night

in Atlanta besting the Braves seven

to three. It was small sample size but

the Mariners scored three runs in

the fourth inning to take over the 

lead and two more runs in the fifth.

What made those two innings so

special is something they did what

they haven't for most of the season

in situational hitting.  Teoscar 

Hernandez hit a ball into right field

driving in a run. Eugenio Suarez

had a sacrifice fly and so did Jose

Cabarrello. Mariners haven't had

an inning too often where they had

two sacrifice flies. Gives us hope.

In the seventh inning the Mariners 

looked like they were going to have

another situational hitting with Kelenic

starting off with a single however

Eugenio hit a two run homer instead.

Eugenio has been having a bad May

so this is a good sign that he could

be out of his slump. If so the Mariners

could ride on his back for several games.

Julio Rodriguez didn't get a hit however

a good sign he walked three times. Didn't

give into the Braves pitching.

The Braves got  two runs in the

first inning with Matt Olson hitting

with runner on base and no outs

to start off the game. Logan Gilbert

made some adjustments and had

fifteen appearances from the Braves

without giving up a hit. Logan went 

six innings to record the victory. The

Braves got their third run in the 8th.

Paul Sewald who has been missing 

in action over most of the last several

games pitched the ninth though not

a save situation. He struck out a batter,

gave up a single and ended with a

double play.

George Kirby goes Sunday so a good

chance the Mariners can win the game

especially if they can get to the Braves

starter early. The Braves used six of 

their relievers Saturday. 

The Mariners do start a new series 

Monday at home without a day off

and having to fly across country

after the game. At least they gain

three hours and they face Oakland.

Go.M's

Mariners Take It In the chin

Bryce Miller pitched well for

most of his time against the

Braves in Atlanta. Bryce gave

up a run in the first then two

more in the seventh before

leaving the game. Unlike most

of the season the bullpen 

surrendered three more runs.

Final Braves 6-2

The offense still continues to

struggle not having any runs

until the top of the seventh.

The Mariners actually led at

that point until Braves scored

two in the bottom of the 7th.

Eugenio Suarez and Teoscar

Hernandez drove in the two

runs. Maybe they both getting

started to hit. Speaking of

hitting Taylor Trammell continues

to struggle at the plate. His average

is now at .128. The question is

how much longer do the Mariners

go with Taylor against righties.

Do they bring up someone from

Tacoma. The Mariners still not

getting any offense at dh. How 

long they go with AJ Pollock as

well.  The trouble is they are

still having trouble hitting in the

middle of the lineup as well. Does

that effect the bottom to. 

The Mariners offense hit well in

the first game in Boston but the

well went dry after that which is

what I was afraid of. Mariners

to succeed in the remaining of

this series the offense needs to

hit and score runs early.  Tough

though when most of the lineup

has been in a slump. Need one

or two hitters to start producing.

Go M's.

Seattle Seahawks Thursday

The Mariners have Thursday off so

figure do a little Seahawks action.

Right now the Seahawks are in the Ota's.

Off season camp. By the way they don't put on all football gear. The rookies had their

first ota last week as a group. Right now

they have a 90 man roster. Not sure why so big since about a third will not be on the opening day roster.

Jamal Adams and Jordyn Brooks are not

there. They are still rehabbing from injuries

in Texas. I suppose feeling part of the team

is not a big deal either. Coach Pete Carroll

and general manager John Schneider are

not sure yet whether either will be available

when the season starts.

Having Bobby Wagner back in the fold

helps for sure. First overall number one

pick Devon Witherspoon should start at

one of the cornerback spots. Jaxon Smith-Nigba should be the third wide receiver with DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett at the one and two.

First number two pick Derrick Hall should compete if not start at outside linebacker.

Running back Zach Charbonnet should be 

number two in the depth chart.

4th round picks guard Anthony Bradford

and defensive tackle Cameron Young 

may get in playing time. The same goes 

for 5th rounders defensive end Mike Morris

and center Olusegun Oluwatimi. With the 

center position going to have new starter

he could get the nod.

Sixth round pick safety Jerrick Reed HSS been impressive so could get in some

playing time if Adams doesn't start the

season. 7th rounder running back Kenny

McIntosh is hard to know whether he will

be on the team or not. The Seahawks 

could have on the practice squad to begin

the season. A lot may depend on how he

does on special teams.

Next time on.Seahawks we will start with

the groupings of each position. Go Hawks!

Marco and Mariners Lose Big Time

The Mariners who had a good chance

to take series against the Red Sox 

were beaten badly 12-2.

Marco only lasted 1 and 2/3 innings 

gave up eight runs on eight hits

and two walks. Gabe Speier who had 

 very well gave up three runs. Chris

Flexen went the final three innings

giving up one hit. He now saves the

bullpen when facing Atlantic Braves. 

The Mariners now under 500 once

again. The Braves are a good ball

club so won't be easy.

Luis Castillo Doesn't Fair Well

Luis Castillo for the fourth time in

a row lost for the Mariners 9-4.

Castillo history he goes through

a bad spell and then turns things

around.

Luis gave up four runs in the first

with two home runs. After that he 

seemed to turn things around. The

Mariners tied the game in the 4th 

inning with Teoscar Hernandez hitting 

a triple scoring driving in two runs 

and Taylor Trammell hitting  a two

run homer.

The Mariners were now back in the 

game however Castillo gave up three

runs in the fifth inning. My opinion

getting back into the game why leave

Castillo in against a good hitting ball

club. I know some disagree with me.

This was the middle game of the series

and I hope the Mariners find a way to

win on Wednesday. Had this been the

third game of the series and Mariners

had won the first two games I might

have felt different. Why give the game

away in my opinion. The Mariners offense

didn't score again however anything 

still could have happened. 

Now it is over and we can't do anything

about it. Marco Gonzales goes Wednesday

night. Although he has pitched well at

times Marco will have to pitch really good

against the Red Sox to win. The Mariners

have Thursday off and go to Atlanta to

face the Braves another good hitting

ball club.

Looking at the 9th and 10th M's prospects.

#9 is Taylor Dollars. Last year he was

the best minor league pitcher in the 

Mariners organization. Now pitching

at Tacoma in the good hitting Pacific

Coast League Taylor is not having as

good season so far. Hopefully doesn't

stall his progress. Taylor has only

started in three games with 0-2 record

and a 7.56 era in eight innings. He

actually went on the injured list at the

end of April. Hopefully he wil# l be back 

soon.

#10 third baseman Tyler Locklear, drafted

in the second round last year. In his second

professional season Tyler is batting .320

33 games. He has 11 doubles and 7 home

runs in 33 games at Everett. We could see

him at double A Arkansas before the year

is out. Right now looks like the Mariners

next third baseman. 

Thursday it will be the Seahawks. We will

see how they look and additional news

on.any player signing.

Later Wednesday see how the Mariners do. 

Mariners Win Big Time Kraken Season Over

The Mariners had a big night

at Fenway Park. It didn't start

until the 5th inning. Cal Raleigh

was the offensive player of the 

game. Cal had a home run in

the 5th inning putting the Mariners

up 2-0. In the 6th inning had another

homer. Both were two run homers.

Raleigh became the first catcher

to hit two home runs in the same 

game from both sides in the 112 year

history of Fenway Park.. His first home

run was left handed and the second 

right handed. The second homer went

over the green moster. He had another

hit and scored third run. We hope this

beginning of Raleigh  going on an offensive

explosion.  Eugenio Suarez who.has 

been struggling hit a home run in the

8th inning. Final 10-1.

George Kirby went six and two-thirds

innings. He gave up one run in the sixth

inning. Kirby gave up eight hits, one walk

and six strike outs. Bullpen gave up only

one hit. Luis Castillo starts on Tuesday

We hope the offense will continue going

instead of going stagnant.

Kraken season ended Monday night

losing the seventh game 2-1 at Dallas.

We should be proud of the Kraken

make it a close game. We look toward

next season and see if the Kraken can

go further. 

Mariners Unable Sweep

The Seattle Mariners lost 5-3

Logan Gilbert went five and two-thirds

innings. Not as good as his last start

however gave the Mariners a chance 

to win.

The Tigers scored a run in the first. The

Mariners got all three runs in the third.

Unable to add on after that. Gilbert gave up

three runs however the bullpen faltered 

which they haven't done often. 

Jarred Kelenic had a rare day off with

Sam Haggerty in left field. AJ Pollock

was at dh once again. He is struggling

at the plate however did have one hit.

Kelenic pinch hit for him.later in the game.

Tom Murphy started at catcher and Cal

Raleigh pinch hit later and had a double.

Julio and Teoscar each had a hit and 

drove in a run. Hopefully a good sign.

The Mariners now go to Boston.George

Kirby starts the series Monday. It.will

be nice if the Mariners can take at least

two games in that series to.

Looking at top prospects pitcher Bryan

Woo at number six is off to a good start

at Arkansas. Only second season in

professional ball. In six games started 

he has gone 28 innings. The organization

taking it easy with him. Woo has only

six walks and 39 strikeouts. The opposition

batting only .141. We will see in June how

he is progressing.

At number seven is outfielder Gabriel

Gonzalez. Only 19 however batting .298.

Only one home run at low level A but

still young. Could see him in Everett

at some point in the season.

At eight is right hander pitcher Walter Ford.

He is at rookie ball in Arizona. Draft in

round B last year. Only 18 and no stats

as of yet. Let you know what we hear

down the road.

Next time up we will look at nine

and ten.

Kraken Not Going Home Yet

The Seattle  Kraken  beat the Dallas  Stars 

at home Saturday  night  6-3. Now  comes

down to game seven in Dallas. 

The Kraken  has been a good road team

all year long. This doesn't  guarantee a

win but certainly  helps. They beat the

Avalanche in game seven in the first

round so why not again.

Whatever happens in game seven will

be good.  Even if the Kraken lose it has

been a good ride and helps toward next

season. So exciting  to  have a hockey 

team only in it's second season  flourishing.

The city and the region is rooting you on.

Go Kraken!

Bryce Miller and Mariners Shutout Tigers

While people  in Western  Washington  are

enjoying  great weather  the Mariners  were

able to  shutout the Detroit Tigers before 

the afternoon  in Seattle. 

Bryce  Miller  is  pitching amazing right now.

His first three starts Bryce has given up just

one run in 19 innings for era of .47.

The question  will the Mariners  have  room 

for another starter  to  come up to the big

club.

We have Miller,  Gilbert and Kirby without

mentioning Luis Castillo. They have Marco 

as well. The Mariners now are over the .500

mark with the offense to start something.

The Mariners  now have two wins and could 

sweep the Tigers. 

Jarred Kelenic  and Teoscar Hernandez  drove

in four of the Mariners five runs. Julio  had no

hits on the day. He could be a big factor  again

tomorrow  we will see. The importance is one

or two guys could do the  job on the day. We

will see Sunday.

Logan Gilbert  goes Sunday. Paul  Sewald  hasn't 

pitched in this series  as of yet. Logan goes at

least six innings  we may see Sewald along with

Matt Brash  as two of the  guys. Monday George

Kirby  should go against the Boston  Red Sox. The

Mariners  will start the rotation  over again. The 

Mariners will have next Thursday off. Kirby will

have another day off on the road along with Logan.

A grea5 sign when both guys have an extra day off.

Go M's 

Seahawks Schedule 2023

A few days ago NFL  schedule came

out. Looking at the schedule I  figure

the Seattle Seahawks  will go 9-8.

They could squeak in another victory. 

The Seahawks  have a tough schedule 

on the road. First road game is at

Detroit  in game two. They should win

that game. They play New York Giants

and Cincinnati Bengals back to back.

The Giants is the first national  game 

Of the season.  They play two Thursday 

night games as well. Outside the Lions

the Seahawks  could lose all their road

games except maybe the Rams and 

Arizona  Cardinals.  The Dallas Cowboys 

is on the road too.They beat the Cowboys 

then could see ten wins.  The Seahawks 

defense looks like it has improved in the

college draft so might add another victory 

in there somewhere.

The Seahawks  play SF 49ers on Thanksgiving 

then again in two weeks.  I gave the Seahawks 

a split in the series.  We will see whether I am 

being generous or not. As they say why the games

are played. The home schedule is easier with

the game in December against the Philadelphia 

Eagles could  be  the only loss. Two weeks later

to end the year they take on the Pittsburgh Steelers.

I  gave the win to the Seahawks on that one. 

Whatever way things come down 2023 should be

an interesting season. Next time up we will look

at the Seahawks draft picks. Who could be starters 

are where the Seahawks  could use more help at.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Offense Comes Alive

The Seattle  Mariners  offense came alive

early  on  in  the game allowing Marco 

Gonzales  to pitch to his strength moving

the ball around.

A really  good  way to get the new road trip 

started for sure. Julio  Rodriguez  who was

moved down to sixth in the  order on the

last ho e game in the lossto the Texas Rangers 

was moved to the third spot. Julio  who now

is looking  better had three hits on the day and

driving in four runs including  a home run. 

We could  see Julio  at the third spot for a while 

as long as JP Crawford does the job in the lead

off spot. The importance is Crawford to get on

base early  in the game with a hit or walk.

The Mariners  scored one in the first inning and

then five more in the second on starter Matt Boyd

long time Tiger, Seattle  native who played  for the

Mariners  last year. Boyd only lasted an inning

and a third. Not only giving up five runs Boyd 

walked four Mariners. AJ Pollock  who didn't get

a hit on the day did walk including taking nine

pitches. The Tigers had to use five relievers in

the game which should  give the Mariners an

advantage in the series.  All Mariners  hitters

had at least  one hit except Pollock. Kelenic 

who had been in the third  spot recently  was

moved to  cleanup.

Final Mariners  9 Tigers 2

Marco went six innings  giving up the two runs

in the fifth inning on a homer. Marco now is 3-0

though his era is  over  4. I  would take it as long

as he is able to  go  at least five and the Mariners 

win more times than not when he is on the mound.

Julio might be  over his struggles at the plate. We have 

to see on this road trip.  Usually  how Julio goes so

does the offense.  Cal Raleigh who  hasn't  been too 

well either had the  night  off. Tom Murphy has been 

hitting  better lately.  We should see him behind the

plate against many lefties depending  how many they

face in a series.  The Mariners  have a day game Saturday 

so should see Raleigh  behind the plate. The same should 

go for Sunday as well.  

Bryce Miller  will start Saturday's  game. Miller pitches

anything like he has so far the Mariners should win

as long as they score a few runs. Right now the bullpen 

should  be  in good shape  too. The Mariners  now 19-19.

Be nice to see them get over the  .500 mark.  Facing a

righty we should see Taylor Trammell in the game  either 

at dh or in the outfield.  Go M's.

Look On The Farm

As the Mariners get ready to take on the 

Tigers in Detroit to begin their nine game

road trip decided to look at the Tacoma 

Rainiers. 

The Rainiers are 17-19. They are doing

well at home 10-4, so you can see the

road not so much. Right now at home 

against Reno. 

Mike Ford who the Mariners required a 

second time last year is leading the Rainiers

 in average at .314 and second

in home runs with nine. He is at dh and

first base. He is one of those good triple A 

players who haven't been able to hit in

the majors yet.

Jake Scheiner leads the team with 11 

home runs. Had a good spring training

with the Mariners. Third base is his

position however he has been playing

left field. A solid .280 batting average.

Catcher Brian O'Keeffe is having a 

solid season as well with eight home

runs and .265 average. These are the

three main hitters who are having good

seasons.

Veteran Tommy Milone who made a 

start in place of Marco Gonzales has

made four starts with a solid 2.57 era.

Rest of the starting pitching not much

to talk or write about.

Matt Festa who began the season in

Seattle is having a solid season as 

the closer. Matt has appeared in ten

games with an era of 0.69. Has five

saves in as many opportunities.

Riley O'Brien is having a solid season

to appearing in eleven games with

an era of 1.26. Mostly in relief though

did start three games.

The Mariners are solid in the bullpen

however need any assistance Festa

and O'Brien are good choices. Diego

Castillo has appeared in three games

since being sent down. I am sure he

might be the first to be called up if

needed depending on how he is doing.

The NFL next seasons schedule has

come out. To be honest I haven't looked

at it except I do know the Seahawks play

the SF 49ers on Thanksgiving. 

The Seahawks had a good solid draft

in April. May have at least three starters

out of that group. Though the Seahawks

drafted two running backs they signed

a running back as well. Seahawks being

a running team at least half of the time

a good choice to have plenty of depth.

The Kraken are now 2-2 and play Dallas

on the road in next game. Exciting to

watch our first playoff run. 

Until next time thanks for checking in.

Mariners Needed Day Off

The Seattle  Mariners  have Thursday  off

before starting  a  nine game  road trip

beginning in Detroit then Boston and

Atlanta.  We hope the Mariners  bats come 

alive. 

The top and middle of  the  lineup has been

struggling in May so far. Such a problem 

Julio Rodriguez was moved to  the sixth 

spot on Wednesday.  How long he is there 

is anyone's guess. Currently  JP Crawford 

is hitting  well so he is leading off. He

really isn't the answer for the long term.  

JP  can get off track easy  though usually 

hits well  in the first half of the season. 

Wednesday  he walked in his first appearance 

where he ended up scoring  a  run. Later he

hit a double as well.  The Mariners hitters

need to walk a bit more often. 

We are now going to  look at  the  Mariners 

top prospects.  Harry Ford who made his presence

shown in the spring and the World Baseball Classic 

for Britain is having a good start. He is hitting  .293

for high A Everett with  three home runs. Harry 

is walking and striking  out  about once a game. 

For a twenty  year old who we will see probably in

2025 it is good. The weather  heating up his bat

might to as well.  Have to figure  Ford is working 

on his catching  defense too. 

Bryce Miller  the Mariners  number  two prospect

is already  on the scene and looks like he is

going be there along time  with  Logan Gilbert and 

George Kirby.  Not sure who will be the best of the

three which doesn't  matter since all three look

to be good  for a  long time.

Cole Young the Mariners third prospect and top

draft pick last year is batting .292 at low A Modesto.

At 19 years old he hasn't hit a home run  yet but

does have eight doubles and four triples. He is 

walking and striking out under one per game. Not

projected to  be  on the Mariners  until  2026. Most

likely JP Crawford will be the shortstop until then.

The Mariners do have other shortstop prospects 

to however they could be at another position as well

when making the  leap to the majors.

Number four prospect  is pitcher Emerson Hancock. 

He is the Mariners  top  pick in 2020 has only thrown

22 innings in six starts. Also has an era over five. He

has struck out more batters than innings pitched

at double-A Arkansas. Most likely he may make an

appearance in the second half of 2023 depending on

his health and that of the Mariners starters. With

Bryce Miller getting  off well  no hurry  to rush Emerson.

It is hard to  know whether  he will be  in the Mariners 

plans long term. Doesn't mean  he won't be a good 

pitcher but he could be dealt elsewhere along with 

someone else to  strengthen  another position. 

Number  five prospect  is an international player

the Mariners  signed during  the off-season. Might

be the biggest  signing since Julio Rodriguez or

maybe bigger. Felnin Celesten a shortstop and might

be the top one in international signing in a decade

at shortstop. Either he or Young could be at short and

the other at second or third or outfield for that matter. 

Felnin is currently  playing in the Dominican summer 

league at the age of 17. Got to figure several years

away until  Seattle but you never know Ken Griffey Jr

made his arrival at 19.

Next Mariners off day  we will  look at number six

through ten. 

As of now  no roster moves made for the Mariners 

heading  onto the nine game road trip. We do know

Andre Munoz  is not on the roster as of yet. He could

be out for another  month. Fortunately the Mariners 

bullpen  is doing well  for the most part.  Go M's. 

Rangers Take Series

The Texas Rangers showed they

have a pretty good  offense. Right

now the Mariners  could use some

of it. 

The Mariners  have superior  pitching

however for the most part the offense

is in a slump. Julio was willing to  slide

down to the sixth spot to help the team.

The Rangers beat the Mariners  4-3.

Luis Castillo  had one bad inning 

giving up three runs  in third. He

went five innings  giving  up eight

hits while striking out nine. Had no

walks. 

I  know the Mariners should snap

out of it but hope  it will be soon.

Right now Teoscar Hernandez 

and AJ Pollock are struggling 

mightily at the plate. Kelenic 

had a couple  hits and almost 

was hurt in the game. 

So far no one has been dh very 

well at the plate. My opinion 

whether Pollock or Taylor Trammell 

should be dh for three straight games

no matter facing a righty  or lefty.

Platooning isn't  working  that well. 

I would like someone  who will get 

between nine and twelve  at bats

at dh before  handing off to someone 

else.

Marco Gonzales  followed  by Bryce 

Miller and Logan Gilbert look like they

should  win  the series in Detroit. This is

why the games  are played you never know.

7 MI 8

It would be nice to  move the lineup 

a little  bit  more but since Crawford, 

France and Kelenic are doing well 

and now at the top of the lineup there

is not much else to  do  except see

can start hitting.  They could  have Eugenio 

bat fifth and Raleigh go to fourth but 

might not do a whole  lot of good or

difference anyway.

Eugenio  who had a good  start at 

of the season is hitting. 152 for May 

and has one home run. Cal Raleigh 

who hasn't  hit that well on the season

had five home runs in April is hitting 

.148 and has no home runs or driven

in any runs in  May. Julio had five of

his six home runs in April is batting 

.092 and has two rbi's. Tells us

nothing with the guys supposed to

drive in the run

Teoscar  Hernandez  who started off

bad then improved had seven home runs 

in May is hitting .232 but has no home runs

in May and driven in three runs. I  rest my

case about the offense.000000 will help the guys. Marco7

Gonzales  starts on Friday  followed by

Bryce Miller and Logan  Gilbert.  The

second series  beginning on the Monday 

with George Kirby. They play in Atlanta for

three  before  coming home. Hopefully a

good  win streak before coming  home.

Go M's. 

Good Pitching No Offense

Mariners continue to waste great 

pitching while offense still struggles.

Ty France hit a home run in the

first inning but offense disappeared

after that. The Mariners had only

four hits and two were by rookie

Jose Cabarello. 

I don't know about you but Mariners

hitters are pressing or trying to hit

home runs. They need to change 

things. 

Logan Gilbert was pitching perfect game

into the seventh inning then gave up

two runs. In fact Logan tied a team record

striking seven straight hitters. 

Final Rangers 2 Mariners 1

Not much more to say but must stop

slumping.  There has to be a way

to manufacture.  George Kirby goes

Tuesday night. Let's figure  it out.

Mariners Win Series

Bryce Miller had another outstanding

game in his second Mariners start.

He left after six innings shutting out

his favorite team growing up in Texas.

Bryce only gave up two hits, walk and

struck out five. I will take that each time

out a quality start for six innings. Maybe

seven innings every once in a while.

The  Mariners scored two runs in the

third including a solo home run by

Julio. His only hit of the game however

we hope his slump is over. Dont try to

hard and get back to what made you

rookie of the year.

Ty France, Eugenio Suarez and JP Crawford

each had two hits. Looks like is out of

his slump for now. Crawford was seventh 

in the order.

Gabe Speier who has pitched well on

the season gave up Astros only run

in the seventh. Matt Brash bailed out

Gabe. Getting final two outs.

Justin Topa had his first save for 

the Mariners. He did give up one

hit but things were fine.

Final M's 3 Astros 1

Mariners open series on Monday 

against the Ranger in Seattle.

Logan Gilbert starts.

Penny Hart wide receiver signed a contract

with the Atlanta Falcons. The Seahawks drafted Ohio State receiver in the first

round so Hart saw the writing on the 

wall. Have to fight for number four.

Sign looks good as the Kraken are

leading the Dallas Stars 6-1 in the 

third period. The Kraken scored five 

goals in the second period and the 

Stars one in the second as well.

Mariners Win On Big 8th

The Seattle Mariners had a big inning

on Saturday night in the 8th scoring 

seven runs with two outs to take over 

a lead the Astros had at 3-0.

Jose Caballero had the big hit driving 

in two runs to get things going. Jose

hadn't played in the game until Kolten

Wong was hurt on a play hit to him in

the field. Since Wong has been hitting

well as late hopefully he won't be out

long. Hate to see him go on the injured

list. If do well it be Cesar Hernandez 

who is playing for Tacoma take his

spot well see.

Marco Gonzales pitch well in the first

three innings but the Astros were able

to score two runs in the fourth inning

after loading the bases. Unlike the Mariners had a chance against rookie starter JP France in the first inning with based loaded and let him off the hook.

Marco left after the sixth inning while 

giving up another run in the fifth inning.

Rookie Juan Then made his debut in

the Seventh inning getting all three

batters he faced. Another key to wait 

for the offense to come through.

My advice the Mariners need to find

to manufacture runs instead of waiting

for a big inning. They were lucky in

this one.

Paul Sewald came in and gave up

two runs in the 9th. The key was he

did make some good pitches when

it counted. 

So hopefully this gets the offense going

without manufacturing runs they

will need to look at a couple medium

big innings a couple times a game.

Tomorrow afternoon Bryce Miller will

make his second start on the season. It

will be nice if this start be close to

his first start against Oakland. Be nice

to take two out of three from the

Astros with the Texas Rangers come 

next into town.  We should see Logan

Gilbert, George Kirby and Luis Castillo

in that series. 

The Kraken are home against the

Dallas Stars in game three with an 

even record of 1-1. 

Sloppy Play and Bad Call By Umpire

The Seattle Mariners lost to the

Houston Astros in the beginning

of their six game home stand

6-4.

Luis Castillo who has six wins at

home already on the season went

seven innings giving up four runs.

He gave up a three-run. homer to

Yordan Alvarez in the third in  the

third inning and another run in the

fourth. Despite that he had 96 pitches

in the seven innings.

Kolten who had been struggling at

the plate has found his stroke now

hit a double in the fifth inning driving

the three guys on base. The score 

stayed that way until the eight inning

when Ty France, Jarred Kelenic and 

Eugenio Suarez hit three singles in a

row to tie the game at 4-4.

At the top of the ninth Kyle Tucker hit

a two run homer off Matt Brash. Manager 

Scott Servais came out and argued with

the home plate because he thought the

count before the home run should have

been a strike out. Of course Servais was

tossed from the game.

The bottom of the 9th was sloppy running

Teoscar Hernandez hit a ball and looked 

like was going for a double right off the

gate but he hesitated between first and

second base then went to second base 

bag. He was called safe by the umpire

but was called out on appeal by the Astros.

I thought he would be called safe because it was close but those in New York didn't

see it my way or the Mariners. I read later

on social media many Mariners fans feel

Hernandez should not play in Saturdays 

game for a bad running. One thought he

shouldn't play for a week. I am on the side 

of the one game or two, seven seems a bit 

exstreem.

JP Crawford came up next and hit a single 

which meant the Mariners would have two

run base with no outs and had a good chance to score at least one run or tie or

win. They would have score two tie if

the next batter hit a home run. Taylor Trammell hit a ball to first base for an out.

JP Crawford ended up in a round down 

between first and second and had no 

chance that was the ball game.

On the Mariner website mentioned six prospects  who could make their debut 

in 2023 besides Byrce Miller who has 

made a magnificent debut and make 

his start on Sunday after Marco starts

Saturday night. Emerson Handock is the

next one on the dock it. I see him taking

Marco's spot if he flounders however

that makes five righthanders in the

rotation with Robbie Ray out for the season. Ray had Tommy John surgery

so he may not return until next May

or June. 

Three other right handed starters who

could make their debut but I would 

say likely until after the all-star game

or later is  Bryan Woo who was a six

round pick in 2021 doesn't have a lot

of innings throwing in the minors but

could be called if necessary. Most likely

he and Prelander Berroa who had a good

spring training won't make their debuts 

until 2024 unless the Mariners need them.

They are both pitching at double A Arkansas as is Hancock.

The fourth pitcher is Taylor Dollard who

is at Tacoma. He hasn't got off to good 

start but he had the best of the four 

prospects  at double A last season.

He might be called up as a spot starter

if the Mariners need one. He can throw 

a lot of innings too. Say Chris Flexen gets

traded I would say he might be a good

place to put in his spot as a long reliever.

The next two players are both outfielders

and each hit left handed. Cade Marlowe

would be the next one up. He started the 

season on the injured list. Since being able

to play he has nine extra base hits of his

total 19 hits. The second in line is Zach

DeLoach who is playing in Tacoma as 

well. His high seiling would be the fourth

outfielder which means likely means spending time at dh as well. It might be

some time this season before season

before seeing either one since they

are both lefthanded hitters and as long 

as Taylor Trammell stays healthy and

doing well don't see any room out there.

If either one was a right handed hitter

be another story as AJ Pollock has 

been struggling at the plate though

he has hit a couple home runs in

crucial times. We hope his bat starts

to come alive. Most likely be at dh

against lefties most of the time.

Well see how the Mariners do Saturday

night as Marco goes on the hill. Go M's.

Mariners Sweep A's

I missed Thursday I had teeth surgery

and was out of it Wednday night and

recovering Thursday. I was able to see

some Wednesday nights' and Thursday

afternoon game.

Again the Mariners pitching was fantastic

in the both games both took the offense

to get going late in games.

Wednesday game Logan Gilbert pitched 

well going six innings. He gave up two 

runs both in the sixth inning. The trouble

was the Mariners had no runs yet. They 

did get one in the 7th and AJ Pollock 

tied with a solo home run to tie. 

The Mariners had two runs batted in by

JP Crawford in the 10th and Eugenio Suarez put icing on the cake by hitting

a three run homer. Final 7-2. 

Thursday was a day game to end the 

series. George Kirby started out slow 

giving up a run in the second and another

in the third. Taylor Trammel had a two run

homer in the third inning to take a lead

before Oakland tied in the bottom of the

inning. 

The Mariners had three more runs in the

fourth inning and thst was it for the game.

Trammel drove in another run and Kolten 

Wong drove in two. He is coming out of

his slump. Speaking of slump both Julio

and Ty France are still in theirs. For the

Mariners have success against Houston

and Texas in their home stand coming

up the Mariners so both need start hitting.

There is talk about about changing divisions in baseball. Will be the next 

big thing though umpires might call 

strikes and balls a computer or whatever

they call could overturn them. 

When baseball does go to new divisions

the Mariners will still have A's but Houston

and Texas won't be along with the Angels.

Colorado and San Francisco likely be in

a four division.  It probably be named the

Pacific division. I expect the earliest it 

happen will be 2025 though changed do

happen fast since playing every team in

baseball happened quickly. We will stay 

play the Astros and Rangers but see them

in Seattle every other year for a series.

This will allow the Mariners hopefully not

have as much travel but still a lot anyway.

Go M's. 

Kraken Win Mariners Win

The Seattle  Kraken feels like the Mariners 

of last year but didn't  have to wait as long

to get into the playoffs  and have success.

The first period  was wild as the Kraken 

scored for goals while Dallas  Stars had

two. Neither team scored in the second 

period.

The third period  the Stars scored twice

to even the game  at four and heading into 

overtime. Didn't  look good  for the Kraken 

since the Stars had the momentum. The

Kraken  fortunately  scored in overtime 

to win.

Game 2 will be on Thursday night in Dallas. 

It would  be  nice  if  the Kraken can win

an come home for Sunday's  game with

2-0 lead however it still be great either way.

The Seattle  Mariners  saw the debut of

Bryce Miller  which was fantastic.  Bryce

was pitching  a perfect game  into the

sixth inning. The trouble the A's Miller 

was pitching a no-hitter as well though

had some walks.

Bryce gave up two hits  and a run in the

sixth inning. He made history  being the

third pitcher in their debut to pitch a perfect 

so long and striking out ten batters. In fact 

he struck out five of the first six batters in

the first two innings and didn't walk a batter 

in six innings. 

The Mariners  finally  scored two runs in

the 8th inning. AJ Pollock hit a home run

to tie and later Kelenic drove in the winning 

run.

Logan Gilbert  starts Wednesday  night  followed 

by George  Kirby  on  Thursday  afternoon. Go M's. 

Kraken Start Second Round Mariners New Series

Tuesday  the Kraken  begin second playoff 

round at Dallas. Starting  on the road sounds

like a good  deal.

The Kraken  had success winning at Denver 

and now we see whether  the formula will 

continue. 

The Mariners start the last series  on this

road trip against the Oakland  A's. They 

are currently  2-4. They won the first and

last currently  going on.

Bryce Miller  the Mariners  top pitching 

prospect is expected to make his major

league debut  on Tuesday. The Mariners 

are hoping he has the same success as

Logan Gilbert and George Kirby.  

The Mariners  outrighted Diego Castillo 

to Tacoma  after passing  through waivers. 

The Mariners  can add Miller to  the 40-man

roster however they will need to make room 

on the 26 man roster. They have to  send a 

player down or put someone on the injured 

list or release someone. We will  find out

before the game.

Now with  Taylor Trammel on the roster the

Mariners have five outfielders. Julio should 

be available  Tuesday. This means one of the

outfielders should  be  able to dh most every 

game. I  could see the Mariners releasing Tommy 

La Stella since they have two other utility players.

It is a hard choice  since non of the bench players 

have hit well  yet. Stay  tuned. 

They Did It Kraken Win

It is nice to know the Kraken are

a good road team. Helped them 

to move onto the second round.

Again they will play more road 

games. 

The score was 2-1. It must have

been nerve wraking. At least for

the fans anyway. Like the Seahawks

and Mariners they like to play close 

games. OK once could they give a

bigger margin. Go Kraken