Mariners Sweep.Angels

The Mariners did better than anyone

of us expected by sweeping the Angels. Not an easy task for sure and on the road.

Final.Mariners 3 Angels 2

The Mariners 3 Angels 2

So important to sweep since the Rangers 

have won six in a row. The Mariners will

need to see what they can do this week 

plus the following week. The Mariners

have Monday off then play San Diego

Padres Tuesday and Wednesday at home.

They have three against the Baltimore Orioles at home next weekend. Like

the M'S the Orioles have won eight

of their last ten games. It would be nice

to beat the Padres in both games and

take two out of three from the Orioles.

It won't be an easy task for sure.

The Mariners will need their starting

rotation continue going late into games

and have offense continue to step.up

whether they score four runs or more or 

three runs or less. The key is to have

the hits when they count.

This game Sunday the Mariners won

in ten innings. JP Crawford got a lead

off home run in the first inning. The Angels 

countered with a run in the bottom.of

the first. Neither team scored a run

until the  seventh inning. Both teams score 

then. In the 10th with JP Crawford was 

on second as the token runner. Julio

Rodriguez was walked intentionally.

Suarez came through with a hit to

score Crawford. Julio was called out 

going into third with umpire calling him

out for taking his foot off the bag. The

Mariners asked for the replay but it wasn't

reversed. It looked like Julio's foot may

have been on the bag but not enough

evidence to reverse.

Lefty Tayler Saucedo pitched the last

two innings giving up no hits or runs.

He struck out three Angels including

the final batter of the game. Wow was

he fired up. Saucedo spent much of

his childhood in Tacoma and a Mariners

fan so quite a deal for him.

Logan Gilbert should start Tuesday's

game followed by Bryan Woo on

Wednesday. Friday's game against

the Orioles should be Luis Castillo

followed by George Kirby and  Bryce 

Miller. The Mariners then will go to

Kansas City for four against the Royals

followed by the Astros in Houston. That

could be quite the series if the M's

continue doing what they have.

The next two weeks should be something 

else. We see if the Mariners will make

another move. How the team has been

playing not many moves be made I expect.