Mariners Win Battle Monday

The Seattle Mariners beat the Red Sox

at home 6-2 after early in the day

they traded Paul Sewald to the

Arizona Diamondbacks who they had

just beat in the series over the weekend.

The Mariners received three players 

back from Arizona. Veteran infielder Josh

Rojas, outfielder/first baseman Dominic

Canzone and double A infield prospect

Ryan Bliss. Rojas likely will be added

to the major league roster. He can play third, short and second.  He is batting

.228 in 59 games and no home runs 

this year. Bats left handed as does Canzone. We could see him play some 

second and third base. 

Canzone made his major debut with

Diamondbacks on July 8. At triple A 

Reno he was hitting .354 with 16

home runs so he hss some power.

Bliss is a right handed hitter. He had

played short but recently played more

second base.  At double A he hit

.358 with 12 home runs. He was

playing at Reno when the trade

happened. Batting only .198 in

13 games. Most likely will be

playing for Tacoma. A youngster 

at 23 he could be the Mariners

second baseman next year. We

will have to see. Be a good trade

if all three end up playing for

the Mariners. Could still be if one 

becomes a starter and has success. 

The Red Sox a run in the first inning

with a couple Mariners errors. Cal Raleigh

hit a home run to tie the game in the

second. The score stayed that way 

until the 7th inning when Cal hit

his second homer of the game. 

In the eighth inning the Mariners scored

four runs including a hit to right

field by Julio driving in two runs.

He later scored a run himself on a hit

that didn't go far by Teoscar Hernandez.

The game became interesting with two

outs and the Diamondbacks scored off

reliever Isaiah Campbell had come in.

He was struggling a but when a ball 

was hit that looked a hit happening 

to make it more interesting, however

JP Crawford dove and did a flip at

the same time to get the last out of the

game. Originally it looked like Andre 

Munoz who pitched and struck out one

batter in the 8th would return for the

9th until the Mariners scored the four runs 

The Mariners made a deal sending outfielder AJ Pollock and Tacoma

infielder Mark Mathias along with

cash considerations to the San Francisco

Giants for cash considerations or a

player to be named later. Pollock had

a disappointing season until recently

went on the injured list. Expected he

would be coming off the injured list

made sense to deal him and added 

Mathias to sweeten the deal. 

The Mariners will take on the Red Sox again

Bryce Miller is expected to start tomorrow

night. With the trade looming tomorrow

afternoon we could see another trade 

or two. 

In other local sports news the PAC 12 

which now become nine next year 

before adding any new teams to the

conference. The news is the Pac12 or

9 or whatever will have media deal in place 

by Wednesday. So we know more

soon.  Until next time.

Seahawks Monday News

I guess we shouldn't be surprised

and why the Seahawks try to have

depth at the running back position.

Both Ken Walker and Zach Carbonnet

are both sidelined with injuries. Walker

with his groin and Zach with his shoulder.

Not sure how long both will be out.

This means 7th round pick Kenneth

McIntosh will get more opportunity

to show what he has. Sometimes

a player needs the opportunity.

This means veteran DeeJay Dallas 

will see more time as well. Zach is expected to see a doctor Monday

to see how serious his injury is.

Would not be surprised if the Seahawks

bring in another running back to look

at.

Since the offense is geared around 

the running game it is important to

have your best running backs around.

No other position groups dealing a lot

with injuries though last week have

six players on the pup list where they

can't perform right now.

This begins the first full week of

practice. See how things go.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Take Series In Arizona

Luis Castillo and the Mariners bullpen

shutout out the Arizona Diamondbacks

4-0 on Sunday to make things more

interesting.

The Mariners scored early once again 

scoring two runs with JP Crawford and 

Julio doing so. Crawford hit a home

run in the second inning to go ahead

in a nice fashion. Crawford was outstanding scoring times with the

last one in the 9th inning. It would have 

been nice to add more but we will take.

The early lead certainly helped Luis

since often he has given up runs early

himself. He was able to go six innings

though he threw over one hundred pitches.

As manager Scott Servais said on post

game it was nice to see The Rock back.

Luis made his first start for the Mariners

a year ago coming over from Cincinnati

Reds. 

Jake Fraley who the Mariners gave up 

in the trade is batting .262 for the Reds

with 15 home runs and 61 RBIs. Wouldn't it be nice to have those numbers in the

Mariners lineup however who else would have they given up instead. Possibly a

couple other prospects but we will never

know. He and Taylor Trammel were two

coming up in the system and made

starts in the outfield. Interesting both

had injury issues with the Mariners. Fraley

has played in 88 games so far for the

Reds this season. Trammell so far hasn't 

lived up to his talent yet. I hope he

does one of these days. We don't know. 

The Mariners do make a trade in less

than 48 hours he could be involved 

where the opposing team gives them

a player for at least a couple guys.

Right now Cade Marlowe is getting

more playing time. Make sence

since he was the one came up when

Kelenic went on the injured list. 

Now the Mariners will face the Red

Sox at home starting on Monday. 

George Kirby be on the mound for

the Mariners. Go M's. 

Arizona Evens Series

The Seattle Mariners had opportunities

to win Saturday nights game against

the Diamondbacks but couldn't score runs.

The Mariners scored their three runs early

with a run in the second thru the fourth 

innings. Arizona scored  two runs in the 

4th and 5th added another to tie. The 

game stayed that way until the 8th 

inning with the Diamondbacks scoring

the go ahead run.

The Mariners were able to get runners

on base with two on however JP Crawford 

who looked good at the plate couldn't

get a hit. Julio came up with two outs.

I can see going for a couple swings to

try to put the Mariners ahead however he ended up striking out to end the game.

Another game Julio tried to hard.  In

the past week two games he could have 

won or tied. 

Luis Castillo goes Sunday. Hopefully he

can pitch better than he has in recent 

outings.

The Mariner can get up to three or

four games above .500 however go

back down by losing in the same fashion.

Now we see not how only Sunday goes or

whether the Mariners make any moves to improve their roster. The division is still

in for the taking if they get the right bat.

2nd or outfield  what is your choice?

Mariners Take Opening Game In Arizona

The Seattle Mariners  did exactly  what  I 

thought they need to do and continue on

a good winning streak. 

The Mariners scored four runs in  the

first inning  on the way to a 5-2 win.

Cal Raleigh  hit a double to drive in 

JP Crawford  and Julio Rodriguez  who 

were on second and third. Hernandez 

went to third. Tom Murphy hit another

double to score Hernandez  and  Cal.

The Mariners scored another run in

the seventh inning and Arizona scored

their two runs in the bottom of the 7th.

Matt Brash  came in to squash Arizona's

rally. Logan Gilbert went 6 1/3 innings.

Gave up nine hits however no walks and

five strike outs.  Andre Munoz pitched

the 8th. He walked but struck out one 

to end the inning. Sewald did the same

thing to end the game.

The Mariners  are now  53-50 and 6 1/2

games out of first place and 4 1/2 out of

the wild card. It looks to me they should

be buyers and not sellers.  Let's see what

they do over the next three days. Go M's. 

Trading Deadline

I know there is a lot of Mariners fans 

are looking to see whether the team

makes  trades this weekend. Will they

be sellers or buyers?

Regardless  what happens in Arizona 

this weekend  I  hope the Mariners are

buyers. 

I don't  really  care who they buy except 

to improve  at second base and the outfield. 

I  think being sellers would be a mistake.

Not only have they given up on the season 

but they won't  make as much money since

fans will stop going  to  the  park and likely 

and not on TV either. The diehards will still

come and watch.

Ownership  needs to realize buying is more

profitable than selling. Are fans really to see

the organization  give up on the season.  

Since Dipoto  and Servais  have come to

town they have gone into rebuilding mode.

In my mind selling means the rebuilding failed

and have to start another rebuild. I  am  not 

sure about you but I  don't  want another 

rebuild after one season  of success. Go M's. 

Seahawks Thursday

The Seattle  Seahawks  had opening 

to training camp on Wednesday. 

Bobby Wagner  was the big deal 

to fans and media alike. His return

after one season with the LA Rams. 

The Seahawks  had several players 

who had their contracts adjusted.

The whole salary cap thing is strange

to me and I am  sure  everyone alike. 

A player can have his salary adjusted

with a bonus or extension. In some

cases the players will never see the 

money on a extension  but bonus they

will.

The nice thing about training camp

fans can buy tickets to come see

practice.  It allows you to see how

practices go and get more personal 

with the players.

The Seahawks  announced the pup

list. That is group of players who

are injured and are not practicing.

They can be taken off the list

anytime during camp. Jamal 

Adams and Jordyn Brooks are 

on the list. Not a big surprise. 

Brooks most likely Iikely start

the season  on the injured list.

Not sure of Adams yet. The 

Seahawks  have  six players on

the list right now. Woolen is 

another member of the group.

He is expected to start the season 

for the Seahawks though.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Take Series

The Mariners did what we hope for

by beating the Twins 8-7.

The Mariners got off well scoring a

run in each of the  first four innings,

three in the fifth and another in the

sixth. They had to hold on tight

to win which they did. 

Julio Rodriguez and Dylan Moore

were the two big offensive players

in the game. Each had three hits.

Julio who had been struggling had

another good one hitting a home run

in the 3rd inning. Julio has been working 

hard in the cage and now has paid off.

He actually scored three times in the

ball game. Dylan Moore who has done 

well against the Twins in this series

had two home runs a solo in the 2nd

and a three-run homer in the 5th. Tom Murphy had a double and Cade Marlowe

had a walk ahead of him.

Though they only had one hit each Eugenio

Suarez, Teoscar Hernandez and Kolten Wong drove in a run each.

Bryce Miller went into the sixth inning recording  the win though he gave up 

six runs on four home runs. The bullpen

did a fine job though Matt Brash gave

up a run right Miller. This time Andre

Munoz was able to get the save.

The Mariners now have a day off

before facing the Diamondbacks 

in Arizona. Logan Gilbert will pitch

Friday followed by Bryan Woo on Saturday. 

Good for Woo to have an extra day off.

Luis Castillo is scheduled to pitch on

Sunday. Hopefully he will be sharp.

With improved offense and pitching we hope for at least two wins in Arizona.

The question will the Mariners make 

a serious trade. They did pick up a

reliever who will begin in Tacoma come

from Toronto in Trent Thorton for Tacoma

shortstop Mason McCoy. This will give

the Mariners more depth if they have

to recall a reliever for two much use. 

Thursday with an off day we will look

at the Seahawks as they start training

camp. 

Mariners Make Comeback

The Seattle Mariners haven't had 

many games like Tuesday night 

this season. They beat the Twins

9-7.

George Kirby didn't have one of his

best gamesof the season. Kirby went

four innings giving up five runs with

four in the first inning and one in the

fifth. Julio Rodriguez looked a bit like

his old self hitting a home run to left field

in the second and Cade Marlowe had

his first major league home run in the 

5th. Isaiah Campbell was the second

reliever for the Mariners going the 6th

inning. He gave up a run though no hits

but two walks. At that point Twins leading 6-2.

The Mariners made their comeback 

scoring four in the 8th including a

two run homer by Julio to tie the

game at 6-6. This home run was his

second if the game and looked a lot

like how Julio had been hitting last

season. Wouldn't it be nice to see 

more of this coming up. It would help

in adding another player to the team.

The trading deadline ends next Monday.

The Mariners scored three more in the

9th to take a three run lead. Paul Sewald

gave up a home run then settled done.

The Mariners changed the lineup moving

Eugenio Suarez into Julio's spot and Cal

Raleigh up to third. Raleigh had a couple

hits, scoring one and driving in one to.

Teoscar Hernandez was in the cleanup.

He had no hits however did drive in two runs. Julio was in the 5th spot followed. by Mike Ford. Ty France hit in the 7th spot

followed by Cade Marlowe and Kolten

Wong. I would say keep this lineup going

as long as it works. 

Wednesday's game will be in the afternoon.

Bryce Miller starts for the Mariners. It 

would be nice to beat the Twins and take

the deries. As we know lately we can't be

sure. Go M's.

Mariner's Lose In Ten

The Mariners are not having a lot of

luck in extra innings. Final the Minnesota Twins 4-3.

Heading into the 9th inning the Mariners

behind 2-1. Tom Murphy hit a home run 

for the one run.  Cal Raleigh came in to 

pinch hit and delivered a single on two

strikes and two outs. Kolten Wong  hit.a

home run to make it 3-2. Unfortunately

the Twins scored a run to tie in 9th inning.

The Mariners couldn't do anything including

moving a runner over to third. I suppose

JP Crawford could have stolen third. With

Julio leading off the 10th wouldn't want

Crawford steal third and the same goes for 

Suarez. I n the bottom of the 10th the Twins bunted twice with the second one

allowing to reach first. With one out

Correa had a hit allowing the hitter to

reach home and victory.

The first game if this series looks like 

the series against the Blue Jays. Game

two on Tuesday night. Hopefully the

Mariners can score more runs than against 

the Blue Jays. 

Unless the Mariners are able to pick up

another outfielder we can look at quite 

a lot of games  looking like. We will see

if the Mariners do better with Kirby going

Stay tuned.  Go  M's. 

Mariners Lose Sunday Afternoon

The Seattle  Mariners  lost 4-3 in another

close game to  Toronto  Blue Jays  Sunday.

Mike Ford had the big hit a two-run  homer 

early  in the game. Dylan Moore drove in

the third run pinch hitting  for Taylor Trammell. 

The Mariners  actually  had a chance in the

9th inning with runners on second and third

base and one out with Julio up to bat. Instead

of looking to hit a single  or a sacrifice  fly  

he was swinging  hard and struck out. Geno

wasn't  able to deliver and that was the ball

game. Now onto Minnesota  and  Arizona 

this week. 

Jarred Kelenic  and  AJ  Pollock  both on the

injured list isn't  all bad news. Whether it happens 

or not it does force the Mariners to go out to

get another outfielder.I  hope they pull off a

trade or at least  make every effort  to  do so.  Go M's 

Mariners Win Wild Affair

Without getting into a lot of details 

the Seattle Mariners  beat Toronto 

second time in a row 9-8.

It was a wild game. The Mariners  

hit three home runs in the third

inning. Cal Raleigh and Dylan Moore 

hit back to back. Dylan didn't  waste

time hitting the ball out in left field.

Julio had  the third one. In the fifth 

inning Cal hit his second of the game.

Also the Blue Jays  hit three in the  

5th.

The lead went back and forth.  The Mariners 

had the lead 9-7 heading into the top of

the 9th. The Blue Jays scored one run and 

had the tying run at third with two outs.

However  the hitter grounded out to the

2nd base  where Wong threw over to

Ty France  to end it.

The Mariners  will look Sunday to sweep 

the Blue Jays.  Whatever happens at least 

they won the series and gives hope. This

series could get things going. The Mariners 

take on Twins in Minnesota  for three, have

Thursday  off and have a series in Arizona 

against the Diamondbacks.Be nice if the could 

take  two out of three both places at least. 

Hernandez Walkoff Hit

Most of  Friday night  the Mariners  

bats were silent however they came

alive in the last three innings scoring

a run in each. Final 3 Blue Jays 2

The Blue Jays  scored their first run

on a homer off Bryce Miller  in the

fifth inning. He went into the sixth

inning, however  left with one out.

Toronto score their second run in the

seventh inning off of Gabe Speier.  

Prelander Berroa made his made

major league  debut in the seventh

inning. He was a bit wild walking three.

Though the run was credited to Speier

Berroa threw a wild pitch for the run

to score. I  am  not sure  it was a wild

pitch since I  think Tom Murphy could

have caught the pitch.

I hope Ty France is out of his slump.

He had two hits with scoring the first

run in the seventh and driving in the

run in the eighth inning. Jose Caballero 

scored the walkoff run on a hit by

Teoscar Hernandez  that banged off

the right field wall. It was inches from a 

home run. Hernandez had three hits

On the day.  The Mariners had other

opportunities  but couldn't  score.

We have seen  other games where

we were hoping  the  offense would

continue for several games. We hope

this walkoff win will be a jump start.

I  am  sure  the players have heard

Jerry Dipoto  saying about not adding 

more to  the offense this season. I

hope the players  believe they can do

it and not give up on the season.

With two games remaining at home

against the Blue Jays let their fans

go home disappointed. 

Before Saturdays  game  AJ Pollock 

went on injured  list  for hamstring 

and Taylor Trammell was called up.

Also Isaiah Campbell was called up

and Berroa was sent  down. Go M's. 

Pac12 media part 2

George Kliavkoff commissioner

opened up about how the Pac12 

looks right now with returning players.

Of course we know they will lose USC

and UCLA.. They plan not to lose

any of the other PAC 12 schools which 

would be led by Washington and Oregon.

Utah could be in their class as well.

The PAC 12 or ten after this coming season

unless they add a couple more teams

would be dead in the water if they lose

any teams to Big Ten or Big 12 or whoever.

The commissioner spoke about the

National championship going to 12 teams will help the Pac12. Also he was asked 

about the media deal. He feels in the

long run not having a media deal setup

will help the conference in the long

run though could be a hiccup right now

for the short time. The media deal will

happen before expansion. Also sounds like 

the deal soon since he said today is about

football. Again being asked it doesn't

say the deal will be soon either. 

They had answers about questions concerning officiating and NIL. 

Concerning the poll for preseason USC

favored withe Huskies number two

and Utah three. The Cougars were number 

seven. 

Speaking to all the coaches they each

spoke about their programs along with

two selected players with one on offense 

and other defense. Each school had

30 minutes with coaches going 15 minutes

and the players the remaing 15.

Kalen DeBoer spoke about how his

staff all returned along with most 

of the players. Though last year 

was great with eleven years there

still unfinished business. In their

minds it going to the national.

championship series their goal.

Washington State head coach 

Jake Dickert talked about what

Cougar football is about. He

feels the new offensive and defensive

coordinators will fit in with their

philosophy. 

So now will be start of trading camp

and see where the teams will be.

Pac-12 Media Day

Friday  is  media day  for the Pac-12.

This means teams will start training 

camp in the coming week. 

The media who follows each team

are hoping the commissioner is

going to announce a new TV  deal.

The current  one will end after this

coming season  for football and 

basketball. 

Each team will have the head coach

and two players, one from offense

and one from defense to answer questions.

The media will announce the preseason 

rankings. The Washington Huskies are

considered one of the favorites along

with USC and Utah. I  expect Oregon 

will be next in line. The Washington State 

Cougars  will likely  in the middle or 

somewhere  in  the  bottom. The Cougars 

lost several players  to  the transfer portal.

So later in the day let you know and news.

Mariners Split Minnesota Series

The Seattle  Mariners  behind all-star  pitcher 

George Kirby  shutout  the  Twins 5-0. Kirby

looked like he did before  last outing.

In this one he had no walks, tying a season 

high ten strike outs in seven innings. I 

am he could have gone longer but didn't 

need to. The Twins had only four hits on of

Kirby  too. The Mariners  could have taken 

three out of four games if they were smart 

or swept  the series.

If you hadn't  heard Jarred Kelenic broke his

foot after the game so he had to go the injured.

Not sure how long he will be out but more than

ten days. He admitted  he allowed his temper 

get the better of him. With other players not

hitting  well we hope the don't  the same thing.

Cade Marlowe  was promoted from Tacoma 

to take  Jarred's. Be interesting  to  see what

difference will b see made. I  wonder if it

forces the Mariners to make a trade sooner.

A lot depends may play over the next week.

I find it interesting where President  of baseball 

operations Jerry Dipoto  said they may make

some moves after 40 games. It is when you see

how the team is doing or at least individual players.

We know the Mariners haven't  sent AJ Pollock 

packing or Kolten Wong.  I  wouldn't  expect to 

send one of them down the road but one should 

have gone. Fortunately Kelenic  played decent

and so did Jose Caballero  or this platoon idea 

would have been a dead one.

The Mariners  did score a run in the first  by 

JP Crawford. They scored another in the 4th

so the question  was still whether the Mariners 

would win or not. Fortunately  they scored three

in the eighth including a two-run  homer  from

Mike Ford. Matt Brash pitched the eighth and

Paul Sewald finished it up.

Bryce  Miller  pitches Friday followed by Logan

Gilbert on Saturday  and  Bryan Woo on Sunday.

The Mariners  should win two out of the three

games but as we know not a certain  of it.

With the Blue Jays in town it will feel like a

road game which isn't  all bad since Mariners 

sometimes do better on the road.  Wouldn't be

nice to silence  the crowd. Now we home the

Mariners  take the series  and season more

serious than they have. Could you imagine 

how noisy the park would be in the Mariners 

favor had they.  The Seahawks  have owned 

Seattle and the Mariners  could have taken it

away from them for some time.  Anyway  go M's. 

Mariners Lose Again

We should be thankful the Mariners 

won the opening game of this series

since it has been  downhill. 

The trouble has been still the offense

though the pitching hasn't  been  up to 

par either. I  here the excuses the 

bullpen  has  been  overused. Ridiculous 

they just came out of a break.

They are in midst of a ten game homestand 

where they should be winning and the bullpen 

has been  used. Second game as I  mentioned 

in last post they should have taken Woo out 

at the beginning  of  the  fourth inning when

they had an opportunity  still win the  game.

Wednesday  night  the Mariners  lost 6-3.

They were given the opportunity  to  win

however  a passed ball and Andre Munoz

walked two batters. Scott Servais brought

in a rookie in a tough spot and the rookie 

was making his major league debut. He

gave up  two runs and there went the game.

The Mariners  had a shot at being 3-0 in the

series instead are 1-2. They have an afternoon 

game to finish the series. I  hope they can win

the game. Being professionals they should go 

out and win. 

George Kirby  starts Thursday afternoon.  I  expect 

him to  pitch better than his last outing.  Now the

offense come through. Go M's. 

Mariners Lose Big Time

The Seattle  Mariners  lost game  

two in the four game  series against

the Minnesota  Twins  10-3.

The Twins had two runs in the top

of the first then Eugenio Suarez  hit 

a home run on his birthday with Crawford 

on board to tie. Jarred Kelenic had a hit

and Ty France hit a double to take the

lead. It certainly  looked like a good day

for the Mariners  unfortunately  they didn't 

score the rest of the game.

The Twins scored three runs  in  the  third

inning on a two-run homer off starter Bryan

Woo and a throwing error  by catcher Cal Raleigh.

Woo who had to  spend  time  on the bench

when the Mariners  scored the three runs

I am sure had some to do with him being

ineffective. Being down 5-3 the Mariners 

still had a chance to win however Woo

gave up two more runs before being lifted

for reliever Isaiah Campbell with one out.

Campbell  pitched the rest of the 4th along

with the 5th. My opinion Woo shouldn't have

gone out in the 4th inning when the Mariners 

had a shot to win. The two more runs  I am

sure took out the sails in any chance to win.

Baseball  is  a  game of momentum and the

Mariners offense lost it.

Wednesday night Luis Castillo  starts for the

Mariners.  I hope he is able to pitch better

at the beginning then what he has recently.

The Mariners  need to win this game badly 

since another loss would make it more difficult 

in game four. Go M's. 

Let you know the Seahawks  training camp 

starts next Wednesday.  The Pac-12  has 

their media day on Friday so I  expect both

the Huskies and Cougars camps to be opened 

about the same time as the Seahawks. I  am

sure with media a big question is when will 

the Pac-12  have a new TV contract and will 

they add two teams with USC and UCLA 

leaving next year. Stay tuned. 

Mariners Win Opener Of Series

I feel  winning the first game of a series

is very important.  Allows the team to be 

confident though no guarantee. 

Monday night  was one of those good

games. Logan Gilbert  didn't  pitch as

he had in his previous two starts however

he only gave up two runs both in the third

inning. Logan went five  innings  giving  up 

seven runs. The Twins had their bats going

having 12 hits total. 

The Mariners  were not able to score until

the 5th inning, however  they did have four runs.

The big hit was by Jose Caballero with a single

driving in a run and keep things going. This

allowed for Gilbert to  record the win.

The Mariners  added a run in the sixth inning

and Eugenio Suarez hit a homer with a runner

on base. This was a good thing  since the

Twins added a run into top of the sixth with

a solo home  run off of Gabe Speier. Heading

into the top of the 9th the Mariners were leading 

7-3.  Tyler Adcock  had his worst outing since

being called  up  giving up a three-run  homer.

At least it happened with two outs. Paul Sewald 

came and record the save. Final Mariners 7 Twins 6

The Mariners  need to find a way to score runs earlier 

in the game whether it is one or two or more. Bryan Woo 

will start Tuesday night. He has been pitching well

and we hope he continues. Let's see another win. Go M's. 

Mariners Shutout Tigers Sunday afternoon

Though the series was disappointed 

on the full the Mariners  behind the 

good pitching of Bryce  Miller and 

the bullpen. 

The Mariners  didn’t  have  another great 

offensive  output scoring only two runs

Miller  who went five innings  as planned

shutout  the  Tigers on five hits. 

The Mariners  scored their first run when

JP Crawford  had  a double. Jarred Kelenic 

batting cleanup hit a double as well to score

JP.  The Mariners other run came in the 4th

inning when Cal Raleigh hit a home run.

Those were half of the Mariners hits.

Monday night they start a four-game series

against the Twins. We hope they can take

the series before taking on Toronto over

the weekend before heading on the road.

Logan  Gilbert will start the first game of

the series. Logan pitches like  he has in

his last two outings be a long night for 

the Twins.  Go M's!

Mariners Shutout Saturday Night

We were hoping  the Mariners  would 

get off to a good start in the second half

after the all-star  break.  

We figured the Mariners  were playing

the Detroit  Tigers so why not. The M's 

were starting  their two all-star  pitchers.

Like often this season the Mariners  thought 

they would  do what they have. 

Friday night they should have won though

Castillo  gave up two runs in the first inning. 

They had opportunities  to  score more runs 

though they did have four in the game. Kirby 

should have pitched  better giving up six

runs in five innings.  He has given up more 

home runs than walks on the season which

is unheard of. I  am  sure  it hasn't  happened  

often. Kirby gave up a solo  home run in the

second inning and another run in the  third.

Most of the time that should have been enough

to win. Maybe the stress of trying to pitch perfect 

since the offense was silent Kirby gave up four

runs including  a  three-run homer that sank the

team. 

The bullpen silenced the Tigers not giving up

any runs but the Mariners bats couldn't find a way

to get out of it. I am not sure how many times it

has happened  but they haven't scored a lot late

in games. The Mariners  had  only three hits on 

the night against  the Tigers. The starter Michael 

Lorenzen went six and two-thirds innings. Most 

of that time he was pitching  a no-hitter. It wasn't 

late on his time on the mound he gave two hits.

He struckout  seven M's  however he had five 

walks. So the Mariners did have runners on base

if some had broken open but it was meant to be. 

JP Crawford, Jarred  Kelenic  and Kolten Wong 

were the ones that got the three hits. They were

spread out in the lineup.

News came out radio announcer Rick Rizz was in

an ATV vehicle  accident during the break. He is

going to be ok however he will miss this ten game

homestand.  Should be ready to go when the Mariners 

go on the road. Mike Blowers TV analyst  has missed 

most of the season. Thought was he would be back

after the all-star  break. Though no news maybe he will

return  on the next road series. We will have to see.

Mariners Lose First Game of Second Half

The Mariners  did well to end the first

half of the season  before the all-star 

break on the road.  Unfortunately they

began the second half a lot like the first

half losing and not making opportunities 

to win. The Mariners  could still  win this

series however must play better.

Luis Castillo  got off to a poor start giving

up a two-run  homer in the first and then

another home run in the fifth. This was 

the farthest he got. The bottom  of  the

fifth the Mariners  loaded  the bases.

Dylan Moore  who started in left field

almost hit a grand slam however had to 

settle for a double.  The Mariners  scored

two runs making it 3-2 Tigers lead. The

had two runners on Second and third however

neither scored though AJ Pollock could 

have on a grounder if he had left on contact.

This would have tied the game.

Tyler Adcock  for the first time gave up runs

on the season.  He gave up  a two-run homer 

after Dylan Moore made an error  at first.

Moore had to move from left to first when

Ty France  was tossed from the game after

arguing then throwing his bat. Kelenic didn't 

start as the Mariners went with eight right

handed hitters in the lineup with JP Crawford 

being the only lefty. Unfortunately JP didn't 

get a hit on the night. Kelenic did get a hit

in the 8th inning driving in the third run of

the game. Mike Ford pinch hitting  for Pollock 

in the 9th inning hit a home run. The Mariners 

we're not able to add another run losing 5-4.

Luis Castillo  recorded the loss now with a

6-7 record though he has an era of 2.96. Though

only giving up three runs Luis did well enough

to give the Mariners  a chance to win. George 

Kirby is scheduled to  start Saturday followed 

by Bryce  Miller  on Sunday.  The Mariners will

have to make a move with Miller coming off

the injured. Not sure who will start against the

Twins and what order. Logan Gilbert and Bryan 

Woo should both start  but in what order not 

sure. Go M's. 

Mariners Second Half Begins

The Mariners  begin the start of the

second half although they have played

more than 81 games. We hope the joy

of the all-star game  in Seattle will help

get off to a good start on the rest of the

season. 

The Mariners  begin by having a ten 

game homestand against the Tigers,

Minnesota Twins  and Toronto Blue 

Jays. It would be nice to win seven 

of the ten games. We to know a lot

of Blue Jays  fans will come south 

from British Columbia.  We hope

some Mariners fans from same area

as well.

The Tigers are not doing well so Mariners 

should win at least two out of three and

we hope for sweep to get things off to

a good start. Being a beautiful weekend

it should be large crowds and a lot of

noise we hope. A lot of small ball as we

have seen is where the Mariners have

excelled. A trade during this homestand 

would  be nice though I will take it anytime 

before the deadline. Go M's. 

Thursday Sports

Here we are the last day of the 

all-star break.  We look forward 

to Friday  when the Mariners  

take on the Detroit Tigers at

T-MOBILE  Park.

I am not sure of you it would be

nice to have news about a trade.

Not someone picked up on

waivers and sent to triple-A. 

I am tired of hearing  about  those. 

If they make  those type of transactions 

state it as a minor deal so don't have

our hopes up.

The Seahawks will  be  starting soon.

I  look forward to see how the defense 

goes. The Seahawks season will have

to come down to the defense no matter

how well  the offense works.

Washington  Huskies  be at it again soon.

Most experts have  them in the top ten.

It would be nice to see them in the national 

championship series.

We look forward  to  the WSU Cougars as

well. It would be nice to see them chase

the Huskies and have an exciting Apple 

Cup. 

Until  next time

Enjoy the All-star Break

Certainly  look like fans of the

Mariners  and Seattle had a  

wonderful five days of bliss.

Julio had  the most appreciation 

from the fans. Not surprising

with his smile and personality.

Julio enjoys everything  he does

especially  play baseball.

The weather  was great for all

the ball players and everyone 

who came from out of town.

The city of Seattle  gave everyone 

a good time.  I  hope it means

another visit  before I  move on.

The National League won 3-2.

The drama was Julio came up

with a runner on base,however 

he ended up walking. It would

have made the crowd explode

if he had hit the game winning

home run or at least been able

to tie the game. It would have

been nice to go at least one

extra inning.  It was still early 

enough to do it.

It was nice to see George Kirby 

pitch an inning though he gave

up a run and Julio as well. Luis 

Castillo who was picked didn't 

pitch at all. He looked like was

having a good time  over the

time of the two days the Mariners 

we're back in town. I  thought it

would have been nice for him to

pitch to the last batter in the 9th

inning. The crowd would have

exploded before Julio came aboard.

I  expect Luis will start the opening

game after the  break  on Friday 

against the Tigers at home. Go M's. 

Mariner Bullpen, Position players and amateur draft

The Seattle  Mariners  and the city are 

getting  ready for the all-star game  on 

Tuesday. Julio hit the most home runs

in the Derby in the first round with 42.

Unfortunately  lost Vlad Guerrero  Jr. 

in the second round. VLAD Jr. Won it 

all.

The Mariners had round three through 

10 on Monday as well. First round two

shortstop, and an outfielder. Both

shortstops could play elsewhere. 

Se ond round they selected a college 

third baseman  who is a good hitter

and can play defense.  

The Mariners  bullpen has been excellent 

once again. Andres Munoz  missed some

time however his fastball  is still electric.

Paul Sewald  the primary closer has 17

saves right now. Munoz will likely  be 

the 8th man though can pitch seventh 

or ninth if necessary. In 17 games Munoz

has 24 strike outs with an era of 2.81.

Penn Murfee  was injured  early  on is lost

for the season. 

The Mariners  have recently  called up

two relievers double-A ball.  Ty Adcock

has pitched in seven games without 

giving up a run and has four hits against

him. Isaiah Campbell pitched in only one

game going one inning without giving up.

He and Matt Festa who recently called

up will see some action before one of

them is sent down when Bryce Miller 

is activated. Both will tribute in the time

after the break.

Matt Brash has had his up and downs 

but has been successful when needing 

a reliever to stop the bleeding. Gabe Speier 

and Taylor  Salcedo have both pitched

well from the leftside.

Ty France has had a good first half though

inconsistent at times. We hope to see the

real Ty after the break. We all know  what

is going on at second base. Wong has been

a big disappointment while Caballero has

been a big surprise. It would be nice if the

Mariners could pick up a second baseman 

before the deadline.  Caballero will be around 

for sometime and  Wong won't get  an extension 

like we had hoped for during the off-season.

JP Crawford  has been the Mariners  most consistent 

player during  the first half. He has done well after

being inserted  into  the  leadoff spot. JP has the

history  not hitting well after the break.  We hope

not this season.  Eugenio Suarez has played consistent 

defense  at third base however his bat has been a

lot like  the  rest of the lineup.  He has hit better 

coming into the break and we hope it continues.

AJ Pollock  and Dylan  Moore  have been very 

disappointments coming off the bench. Dylan

though did not  play most of the first half. I 

expect his bat will likely not improve. Having

Caballero  his playing time will be limited. He

most likely  play left field  primarily when Kelenic 

has a day off. On the other hand it would be nice

if the Mariners  picked up another outfielder before

the deadline who can be on the  team next year too.

Speaking  of  Kelenic  he fell off on average after

getting  off to a good start. Pitchers have been

throwing him a lot of speed pitches.  I  don't care

since he has  hit in some clutch situations though

having his batting  average climb would  be nice.

We all know the struggle  Julio had for much of

the  first half though has improved as of late. We

hope the home run Derby  will help him out the

rest of the way.  How Julio  goes  is how the offense 

goes a lot of the time. Teoscar Hernandez  got off 

to a terribly  start though started hitting better as

time went on. His base running has been questionable 

at best by trying  to  make singles into doubles. He

has shown  a great arm on his defense. Whether the

Mariners  resign him is in question. It could go either 

way.

The recent promotion  of Mike Ford was in question 

at first however he has hit parvelous of late. Certainly 

made the dh spot  presentable from the left side. Now

the Mariners  need a dh who can hit from the right or

have Ford hit both if he can do it. Never having success 

in the majors before hard to know but I  figure what is

to have a right handed dh who can't  hit on the other

hand the Mariners can Hernandez at dh and blug in7 

another outfielder  or  Cal Raleigh or Tom Murphy when

one isn't  catching. The important  thing  is  the Mariners 

pick up  a  player  before the deadline  to give the fans 

hope. Go M's. 

The amateur  draft rounds on the second  day the Mariners 

drafted four pitchers  including  3rd round Teddy McCraw 

right hander from Wake Forest. Three outfielders and another 

This means in the first ten rounds  the Mariners have three

shorstops, a third baseman, four outfielders and four pitchers..

This has been an offense driven draft. It will be interesting  to 

see who ends up in the Mariners  top 30 prospects list and

especially  in  the top ten. I figure the Mariners  will have

their three first round picks there.  Tuesday will be rounds 

eleven  through twenty. See  who comes in that group.

Looking at Starting Pitching and Catchers

The Seattle Mariners  first half heading 

into the all-star  break the starting pitching 

has been the bright  spot for the team. In

fact they deserve more credit  than  a team

one game over .500.

The starting  pitching has been great 

despite the loss of Robbie Ray  for the

season  in  his first. The  Mariners were

looking for great things from Ray after 

he had a great spring. Chris Flexen  took

his spot in the rotation  however he did 

terrible and was sent to  the  bullpen 

where he didn't do much better and 

was traded to the New York  Mets where 

he was designated for assignment right

away after the Mariners  had done  the 

same thing. Flexen's confidence must

be low however he has been there before 

playing in Korea before the Mariners signed

him. We wish him the best.

Bryce Miller  was brought up  from double-A 

ball to take the spot of Flexen. Though the

Mariners pitching prospects  he has been a good 

and pleasant  surprise.  Bryce made 11 starts

for the Mariners  before going on the injured 

list with a blister on his throwing  hand  at

the end of June. He had seven starts going

at least six innings.  Currently  has 5-3 record 

and an era of 3.97. Hopefully  see good things

from him in the second half.

Marco Gonzales  had a solid season as the

fifth starter  before going on the injured. Right

now the Mariners  are not sure he will return 

this season.  Marco made ten starts before 

going on injured list at the end of May. His

earn run average is over five however he has

a record of 4-1 and pitched six innings four 

times.

Bryan Woo  was brought up to take Marco's 

spot in the rotation. He had a rough outing

in his first outing however been solid ever

since. There is thought Bryan won't  pitch

as much after the break. It will be interesting 

to see who may take his spot in rotation. 

Woo has started  seven games with an era

of 3.63 and 1-1 record. His last five starts

he pitched five innings or more. 

Logan Gilbert  in his last two starts on July

4 and 9th he looked like he should be joining 

George Kirby and Luis Castillo on the all-star 

team. He started  18 games with a 7-5 record.

Logan  went at least  six innings in 12 games.

On July 4th  he pitched his first complete game

and shutout against the SF Giants.  We may see

great pitching from him the rest of the way.

George  Kirby  has had a solid season.  He should

have been the Mariners first selection to the

All-star team. Kirby started 17 games before the

break with a record of 8-7 and an era of 3.09. The

amazing thing George  had only ten walks in 107

innings. The best  in the majors. Though Luis Castillo 

is considered  the ace you could give the job to

Kirby. Castillo  started 18 games with a record of

6-6. Amazing about him despite  having some lapses 

in the season he has an era of 2.86.  He pitched

marvelous  when he gave up runs early and  the 

offense was able to come back  and  get the team

back in the game. 

It  will be hard for  the Mariners  to  make the playoffs 

however  if they do it will be about the starting pitching 

and the offense to score enough runs.

Cal Raleigh  and Tom Murphy  have been solid behind

the back stop this season. The pitchers can trust

both of them calling and blocking balls in the dirt.

Cal has 265 at bats  while  hitting .223 and 11 home runs. 

It would  be nice to  see the numbers go up some after

the break. Tom Murphy  got off to a slow start at the plate

in April  however has been solid since. In 97 at bats Tom

is batting  .278 and has five home runs.  He has become 

Logan Gilbert's  every  game catcher. We should see

him games still against  lefties  at catcher or dh. A lot

depends how healthy he and Cal stay.

Next time we will look at the bullpen,  position and

bench players. Most likely  the  Mariners  make a

trade before  the  deadline it will be for an outfielder 

and a bench player. Go M's. 

Mariners Take Series

The Mariners behind another good

performance by Logan Gilbert  beat

the Houston Astros 3-1. This gave

the Mariners the series 3-1 as well.

The only run Gilbert gave up was a 

home run by catcher Martin Maldonado.

He is only hitting .172 with seven home

runs with two in the series. Saturday's

home run gave the Astros the win. This

time came short. Martin hit the home

run in the sixth inning. 

The Mariners pitching has been do good

over the last 30 days they lead the major 

leagues in starting pitching with an era 

of 2.91 and the opposition is batting 

.207 the best as well. The starters have

gone far enough innings the  bullpen has

the fewest innings and pitches in majors

as well. This helps the Mariners going

out of the break with a bullpen being

rested.

Gilbert ended up going seven innings 

giving up three hits including the home

run. He had no walks and six strikeouts.

Matt Brash pitched the 8th giving up no hits and one strikeout. Paul Sewald gave up

a walk after two outs making me nervous

however was able to.get the third out.

It was his 17 save on the season.

The Mariners scored all three runs in the 

fourth inning. Julio led the inning off

getting on base by an error. He ended up stealing second. Ty France by no surprise

was hit by a pitch. Teoscar Hernandez hit a ball to center field to score Julio. France

went to third. Hernandez ended up going to

second on an error when he was trying to

stretch to be a double. On two strikes Jarred Kelenic hit a double to score France

and Hernandez. All the scoring and enough

for the Mariners.

After the game was the first round of major league's amateur draft. With the 22nd overall pick the Mariners took high school

shortstop Colt Emerson. Second year in a row to draft a shortstop in the first round.

The Mariners next pick #29 in first round

another high schooler outfielder Jonny

Farmelo. The Mariners received that pick for Julio Rodriguez being rookie of the year last season. The Mariners had the next 

pick #30 competitive balance. Again they

drafted another high school shortstop

in Tai Peete. He did pitch some in high 

school however injuries caused him not

to pitch his senior year.  The Mariners 

have another pick coming Sunday night

in the second round. Monday will be

rounds  three through ten. The final 

rounds eleven through twenty will be

on Tuesday.

The Mariners already had two shortstops

in their top six prospects and another

at # 14. Emerson and Peete will join

that group. We will have to see over

the next three or four years whether 

these guys will stick at short. If they

all end up in the majors I would see

only at short unless one other is

involved in a trade.

Without real insight I expect round two

thru ten will have likely five pitchers

in the mix. This supposed to be a level

of position players so we could see maybe

one less pitcher and have more in round

eleven through twenty. 

Though the Mariners have Cal Raleigh

on the major league roster and top 

prospect Harry Ford at catcher the 

Mariners could still draft a catcher

if they find a good one. Ford has a

capability playing another position

to. At this point Tom Murphy will

likely be the number two catcher 

another year after this one. Though

Ford could play another position we

could see him still play some at catcher 

as well. The Mariners have shown to

like players who have versatility. They 

haven't had anyone with high upside

to catch and play elsewhere too. 

With Ford though he does look to be

a position player starter. Raleigh

being a starter a short time at catcher

will likely stick there. We could see 

Ford catch when Raleigh has a day off.

Unlike Murphy we could see Ford do

more than dh. Whatever happens it

is a good problem for the Mariners

to have.

Monday we will look at who the Mariners

drafted and the Mariners starting pitching

and the catchers for the first half of the

season. Go M's.

Mariners Go For Series

The Seattle Mariners hsd a tough loss

Saturday evening in Houston 3-2. Like 

many of their losses they had good pitching but lacked the opportunity

to score runs to win.

I saw a lot of blame on manager Scott

Servais on social media for this loss.

Maybe he is to blame but the players

need to do the job. Many fans don't 

think Servais likes small ball. If that 

is true which I am not sure is right it

is a mistake the Mariners usually win

when they play small ball. Example the

previous two games.

Andre Munoz gave up the winning run

for the loss. It happens sometimes

though this was another  the offense 

should have won the game.

Sunday Logan Gilbert will see about

putting a good close to the series heading into the all-star break. If he pitches like

4th of July be a good end note.

The other three teams in contention are

beat up or not playing well so the

pitching continues and the hitting starts

to materializes on a regular basis we

have good things to see in September

and October. Hopefully they can pick

up another bat somewhere.

Next post we will look at the players 

before the break and what they can

do to see success. Go M's.

Mariners Make It Two

The Mariners  have now made it two  on

this road trip to Houston. This time they

beat the Astros  10-1 behind the great

pitching of Luis Castillo. He went seven

innings. His success  was keeping  the 

infield busy with ten groundouts. He only 

struckout  three and had no walks. The 

rest of the season  sounds like a good 

remedy  for Luis. Isaiah  Campbell made

his major debut coming in the 8th for

Castillo  and  not surrendering a hit. The

Mariners  are having  success bring pitchers

up from double-A  Arkansas. 

Mike Ford continues  doing well since starting 

when he was recalled  from Tacoma. The

Mariners  scored  nine of their ten runs in 

the  4th inning.  Ford hit a three-run  double to

help for the cause. He hit a solo home run in

the 9th to put a stamp on the victory.  Teoscar 

Hernandez and Cal Raleigh  were the only two

without a hit though Cal did drive in a run in

the 4th with an out.

Bryan Woo will start Saturday in Houston.

Logan Gilbert  will go Sunday.  Both pitchers 

do well like their previous  starts the Astros 

wish the Mariners  hadn't  come to town.

Woo isn't  expected  to  start a lot after the 

All-star break. At least he will get a good

break here. I  would like him to keep pitching 

with limited innings  whether starting or out

of the bullpen.  The other starters do well

and go long enough innings then will  keep 

the bullpen rested.  Bryce Miller  should be 

back after the break. Likely  will have is innings

cut short to. With the break  the Mariners could

start Castillo, Logan and Kirby in a row. Logan not 

pitching in the all-star game he could start on

Friday followed the other two. Woo could start 

the fourth  game followed by Miller. That would have

them pitch against the Twins June 17th and  18th.

The Mariners  next off day is July 27 so give  everyone 

an extra day off. Go M's.  

Mariners Win Opner Of Series Houston

The Seattle  Mariners  are starting to

look like a team  competing for a playoff 

team. Coming up to the all-star break 

the chances  they win the division  is

not likely.  The pitching continues like

this Thursday and  most of the first half

we could see them still in the playoffs.

At least we can enjoy the all-star  game 

and everything that surrounds it right now.

The Mariners  are 43-43 with 76 games 

remaining  in the season. To make  the 

playoffs they don't  have to  win 90 games

however it would help. Doing so they have

to go 47-29.  The Mariners  need to  pick

up at least one bat. The player should be 

someone who can play the outfield as well 

as dh. Hitting  right handed would be nice

but not  necessarily. Mike Ford  looks like

the dh against righties so bringing in a

player to start against lefties. Playing the

outfield  means Teoscar Hernandez could

dh against lefties. Kelenic  could go to the

bench against tough lefties as well. In this

we could see Murphy  and Raleigh in the

game at the same time. 

Final  Mariners  5 Astros 1

Pitcher of the game:  George  Kirby  who went 

six and two-thirds  innings.  Kirby gave up the

one run in the seventh. 

Eugenio Suarez  was the offensive player of

the game hitting two home runs and a double. 

Suarez had three  of the teams six hits as

well as three rbi's and scoring three times.

JP Crawford  had  a solo home run and Cal

Raleigh  had a hit to drive in Suarez. Julio

Rodriguez had  the other hit.

For the Mariners  to  win 47 games they 

will have to have games a lot like this

one.

Luis Castillo will start Friday.  For the

Mariners  have  the best chance to win

he will have to  begin better than his last

two outings. He was able to shut down 

the opposition  after shakie starts. Can't 

count doing three times in a row but never 

can tell. Go M's. 

Mariners Shutout Wednesday

I am sure most everyone would have

liked the Mariners  to sweep  the San 

Francisco Giants  however it wasn't 

meant to be. Not an easy  task especially 

on the road.

The Giants shutout the Mariners 2-0.

JP Crawford  and Julio Rodriguez each

had a couple hits. The middle  of  the 

lineup had nothing going on. Eugenio 

Suarez dh as Jose Caballero played

third. Not a big surprise Suarez didn't 

have a hit. The Mariners  haven't  had

much success at dh except Mike Ford.

Speaking of Mike Ford he played first

base once again. We hope Ty France 

be back in against the Astros starting 

Thursday  night.

Tommy Milone started in place of

Bryce Miller who is on the injured

list. Malone gave up two runs but

only one was injured. According  

to manager Scott Servais  we may 

not see Miller  for a little while. The

All-star break  will give him some 

additional time off.

George Kirby and Luis Castillo  both

on the all-star team will pitch against

the Astros in the  four game series in

Houston. Bryan Woo will start Saturday 

likely and with Logan Gilbert.

The Mariners  expect to shut down Woo

sometime in the second half  of  the  season.

Whether the Mariners  bring in another

starter or we see  more of Milone we will

see. He could make another start in place

of Miller. Wouldn't be surprised  he is sent

down to  Tacoma and another reliever takes

his spot against Houston  as a fifth starter

isn't  needed through the series. Not sure 

when we should see Marco Gonzales  at

some point too.

Those in the Seattle area  take advantage of 

what will happen  with the  All-star  beginning

on the weekend.  There will be some freebies 

happening too. Go M's. 

Logan Goes The Distance

Logan Gilbert had his best game

of the season pitching a complete

giving up five hits, no walks and

seven walks. This was the first 

shutout and complete game of

his career. He showed us what

he is capable of what he can do.

It would be nice if he do more of

this the rest of the way. On his

regular rotation Logan should

start the last game on Sunday

before the all-star break.

Seattle 6  San Francisco 0

Speaking of the all-star game it

was announced before the game

George Kirby and Julio Rodriguez

were added on. I am sure most

Mariners fans would agree he 

should have been on the team in

the first place

Mike Ford was the hitter of the 

game with four hits including a

home run all on his birthday. He

said after the game this was the

first time he was on a major league

roster on July 4. Congratulations 

Mike!  In his last seven games Ford

has batted .500 raising his average

to .279. He played first base again

with Ty France taking off another 

day off after clidding in the last game

against the Rays on Sunday. See if he

returns Wednesday evening. If France

is in the lineup be good to see him

at dh for a game. Ford has done a

good job at first base too.

Tommy Milone is expected to start

Wednesday's game in the final game

of the series against the Giants. In

his last start for the Mariners he took

the spot early on in the season in

place of Marco Gonzales. 

The Mariners will have to make a move for Milone to start. He is taking the spot of Bryce Miller who was added to the injured

list for the blister in his last start. He should return shortly after the all-star

break. 

No announcement yet however Kirby

should start Thursday against the

Astros Thursday followed by Luis 

Castillo, Bryan Woo and Logan Gilbert.

Go M's.

Mariners Make It Three

The Mariners should realize the season

begins in April however July never too

late.

Monday's game was tight most of the

night. The game was tied heading into

the 9th. It was a wild ending. Mike Ford led 

off the inning with a single. Jose Caballero

stole second and third.  Bases became loaded. Julio hit a double. Altogether four 

runs off the best reliever in baseball.

Paul Sewald pitched the 9th. Not a  success though hsd room to work 

with. Gave up a home run with runners 

on base. Fortunately got out off it.

Recommend not to pitch Sewald three

games in a row. Likely won't go Tuesday.

Since it is July 4 let's make it 4 wins 

in  a row. Go M's.

Mariners Come From Behind

Luis Castillo had another rough start

however the Mariners offense rose up

to win the game 7-6 and took the series 

2-1 and the home stand 3-3. I am sure 

the players are happy now. It wasn't so

after losing the series to the Nationals

and losing big time in.the first game 

to the Rays. 

Tampa Bay scored a run in the first and second innings followed by four in the

third. Castillo was able to stop the bleeding

and the Rays never score again. The Mariners were able to keep it close scoring

a run in.the second and four in the third. 

Tom Murphy hit a long home run the sixth to tie the game. During that time Castillo 

was named to the All-Star team. At this time  only Mariner on the team. Injuries 

could add another player. 

The Mariners scored the winning run

in the seventh inning when Hernandez had single then Suarez was hit by a pitch. Tom Murphy walked to load the bases. Jose Caballero was hit by a pitch  to bring Hernandez with the winning run. Easy way to do it.

Now these two good offensive games.in

a row gives us more hope. See how they do

against the Giants before facing the Astros.

Go.M's. 

Mariners Even Series Against Rays

The Mariners showed what they are 

capable of on late Saturday afternoon

beating the Rays 8-3 to even the series.

We see whether they can take the series

on Sunday. If they do so than the Mariners

will be 3-3 on this home stand.

Saturday's game was on Fox. They had

13 hits on the day. Fox broadcasters felt

that at least eight were hit the other way.

The Mariners most success has been

hitting the ball the other way. The success 

the rest of the season is doing more

consistently. The lack of consistently has

the Mariners with a subpar .500 season.

The pitching has had its times of failure

giving up a lot of runs but primarily the

trouble has been the lack of run production.

They have lost games where they should 

have won on good pitching performances.

The top of the lineup had 9 of the 13 hits.

Obviously that won't happen every game

so the rest of the lineup needs to help out

when that doesn't happen. The Mariners

had one home run by JP Crawford while

having four doubles. A good recipe with

home runs and singles sprinkled in between. The Fox broadcasters said the

Mariner's batters need to watch the video

of this game to see what they can do.

I agree. 

George Kirby pitched well again giving

up only two hits and the two runs he 

surrendered was on a two-run homer

in the sixth inning. Kirby went seven innings total with seven strikeouts. He did walk

two which is normal amount. Right now

I would consider Kirby the ace of the

team. Will he be on the all-star team.

In my opinion I say yes.

Speaking of ace Luis Castillo goes on

Sunday. If he pitches as he is capable

of than the Mariners have a good shot

at winning however we know it still

comes down to the offense. The last 

home game before the all-star break

next week. They go on the road for three

against the Giants and four at Houston.

Go M's. 

Mariners Have To Be A Concern

We have known for weeks  the Mariners  offense

is a big concern.  Once in a while they will show

us some offense when they play small ball. I  am 

not sure why they can't play that way more consistently.

Friday  night  the Mariners  lost to Tampa  Bay the 

best  team in the American  League and they showed

why when  Bryce Miller had to leave the game with

a  lister on his throwing  hand. After the game Bryce 

said he has had for a little  while  but this was the

worst time. Now the question  does he miss a start

or go on the injured  list.  Sounds like the blister is

how he throws  the ball. I  am  sure  he will  have 

treatment  in the mean time.

Bryce was pitching so well until the blister gave him

trouble.  In fact he was pitching a no-hitter then

his velocity went down where he lost some control 

walking  a batter then giving up a home run. Before 

that the Mariners  were leading 4-0. The Rays went

on to win 15-4. My opinion Bryce should have been

pulled after the walk. If I  have criticism  of  Scott

Servais  he leaves pitchers in when they should be 

pulled. The Rays caught on fire. This could have been

a whole different  game and the Mariners may have 

won if Miller  hadn't  come down with injury or he

would have come out of the game. The pitcher

coming in can throw  as many pitches as he wants 

before facing a batter.

The Mariners  brought in Matt Brash who went an

inning and a third. He gave up three hits and a

run. He wasn't  the worst pitcher of the evening 

however the Mariners  need to send him to triple-A 

to get his act back to together. I  don't  care he has

the best slider around.

Now see how things go Saturday. Will it be the

same or not? Come on and  make a trade to bring

in a hitter. At the all-star  break I will do a breakdown 

of the offense. In general  the pitching has been good 

with an occasional lapse. They are not the reason 

have a losing record. Go M's.