Mariners Take Second Game

It wasn't easy however the

Mariners beat Atlanta Braves

Tuesday night 3-2.

It was another one of those close

games that could have been a loss.

The Mariners are showing how tough 

they are.

The Mariners had another quality

start where Luis Castillo went

seven innings giving up only three

hits  while walking one batter and 

striking out seven. Castillo seems

more on track now winning his 

third straight game after losing 

his first four games. 

Ryne Stanek who has been struggling

at times coming out of the bullpen

was only able to get one out while

giving up three hits and two runs

in the eighth inning.

Andre Munoz was able to shut the

door though he gave up a hit and

a walk while getting five outs. He

was able to strike out three batters

including former Mariners outfielder

Jarred Kelenic for the final out of 

the game. I am sure Kelenic wasn't

too happy. 

The Mariners scored the first two 

runs in the third inning when Jorge

Polanco hit a two-run homer in

the third inning. Polanco though

struggling at the plate has done

well as of late. It was the 4th home

run on the season for him. 

The Mariners scored another run 

in the 4th when Dylan Moore hit

a double with two outs scoring

Mitch Haniger. Josh Rojas who 

walked when Polanco hit the home

run did so again. Julio Rodriquez

came up with the bases loaded

grounded out to end the inning.

Julio has had some trouble with

runners on base. This was the best

chance for the Mariners to add 

more runs too. 

This was the first time of the season

where the Braves lost two games in

a row. The last team in the majors

to do so on the season.

The Mariners now end April with

a record of 17-13. The Rangers

are still one game behind them

beating the Washington Nationals

in Texas 7-1.

The Mariners and the Braves play

Wednesday afternoon with Emerson

Hancock on the mound. Bryan Woo

was in the dugout so he will likely

be activated soon.  Tomorrow may

decide who may be in the rotation.

In other local sports news the Kraken

fired head coach David Hastol after

a very disappointing season on Monday.

According to ESPN several Kraken

platers said they would not play for

Hastol again. These were players

that had significant roles on the 

team. It could take the Kraken a

month or two to hire a new coach. 

We will see. 

Mariners Win In Walkoff Fashion

Bryce Miller looked like

he was going to pitch

a no hitter going into 

the 7th and Atlanta

Braves starter looked

the same through seven

innings.

Miller gave up a double

in the seventh to right

field where Ronald Acuna Jr.

scored. Bryce gave up

two hits  in seven innings

while walking one and striking

out ten. He is certainly one 

of the top pitchers this season.

The Mariners were able to

load the bases in the 8th

inning however couldn't

score. In the bottom of

the 9th Jorge Polanco singled.

On a 3-2 count Mitch Garver

hit a home run into upper deck

of left field.

Mariners win another opening

game of a series. So important

to win a series. Luis Castillo

will start Tuesday night. Emerson

Hancock will start Thursday

afternoon. Go M's.

Mariners Unable To Sweep Arizona

Arizona Diamonbacks beat Mariners

Sunday 3-2.

Mariners got another great quality

start out of Logan Gilbert however it

wasn't enough.  He went six and 

one-third innings before tiring.Gilbert

only gave up four hits which included

a home run to Christian Walker in

the second inning.  Only walked one

batter while striking out nine.

Josh Rojas again hit a home run

leading off the first inning. In the 

third inning shortstop Leo Rivas

in his major league debut hit a triple.

He ended up scoring on single by

Julio Rodriguez. The Mariners loaded

the bases with no outs however were

unable to score anymore runs. The

Mariners may have won right there.

The Diamondbacks tied in the seventh.

In the a ball hit in direction of Mitch

Haniger who had pinch hit in the 7th

scored in the 8th. The Mariners were

not able to get anyone else on base

for 20 straight appearances.

The Mariners now take on the Atlanta

Braves at home beginning on Monday

in a three game series. Bryce Miller

will start. We hope he will respond

with a good pitching performance.

He will be followed by Luis Castillo

Tuesday evening and Emerson 

Hancock Wednesday afternoon.

The Mariners will go to Houston

to face the Astros next weekend.

Go Mariners!

Mariners Win Again

The Seattle Mariners are playing

good ball especially on the pitching

side. Though not a  lot of runs they 

are timely.

George Kirby pitched another great

game as the starters are doing well

right now.  Kirby went seven innings

giving up two hits, walked one, struck

out 12 Diamondbacks and no runs.

Mariners 3 Diamondbacks 1

It was quite the pitching matchup.

The Mariners scored their first run

in the fifth inning when Luke Raley 

hit a single to drive in dh Mitch Garver

who had a double.  The Mariners

got their other two runs when Ty France

hit a home run after Jorge Polanco

had walked.

The Diamondbacks got their lone run

Jake McCarthy hit a triple driving

in Blaze Alexander off of Ryne Stanek

in the 8th inning. Andre Munoz pitched

the 9th without giving up a hit and

struck out one. 

Logan Gilbert looks to pitch a gem

on Sunday and sweep Arizona. The

Atlanta Braves come to town on

Monday. The Texas Rangers lost 

Saturday so the Mariners are one

and a half games on them. We hope 

the pitching continues well and 

timely hitting too. Go M's

Round 4 thru 7 NFL draft

The Seattle Seahawks first pick in the 4th round was linebacker Tyrice Knight out

UTEP.  He was the 18th pick in round 4.

Knight stayed healthy starting all 37 games. Last year he led the FBS with

84 solo tackles. Bobby Wagner and

Jordynn Brooks are gone. The Seahawks

signed free agents Tyrel Dodson and 

Jerome Baker during the offseason 

so right now Knight would be listed as the

third linebacker. I am sure Knight is the

kind of linebacker coach Michael Macdonald is looking for.

At the 21st pick of the 4th round the Seahawks drafted tight end AJ Barner

out of Michigan.  Barner played two years

at Indiana before transferring to Michigan for his senior season. He says he will do whatever the Seahawks need him to do. 

He I'd now the third tight end on the Seahawks.

Jaden Hicks was the first WSU  Cougar 

taken in the draft by the Kansas City

Chiefs as a defensive back. He was the

33rd pick in the 4th round. Another Cougar

defensive end Brennan Jackson was picked #19 in the fifth round by the Los Angeles 

Rams. A third Cougar Chau Smith-Wade

another defensive back was taken by the

Carolina Panthers as the 22nd pick in the

Fifth round.  

Edefuan Ulofoshio was the first Huskies player taken on Saturday. The linebacker

was picked #25 in the fifth round by the 

Buffalo Bills. His teammate Dominic

Hampton was picked right after him

by the Washington Commanders. 

That was it for round  five as far Cougars

and Huskies go.

The Seahawks drafted cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett as the 36th pick

in the fifth round. The Seahawks have

had the history of picking up some

good players in the fifth round. Out

of Auburn Pritchett right now would

be counted on as depth if he makes 

the team.

The first pick by the Seahawks in the sixth round is offensive lineman Sataoa Laumea 

from Utah. He played both right tackle

and guard. The Seahawks most likely

see him as depth at the guard position

however could play tackle if necessary

but guard will be where he seems his

time at.

The second pick for the Seahawks at

number 16 in the  sixth round is DJ

James another cornerback out of

Auburn.  Known for his speed he just 

needs to be more consistent in making 

tackles. 

The Seahawks traded a fourth round pick

to the Denver Broncos adding a fifth rounder which happen to be Nehemiah Pritchett. Also added a third six rounder

and sending their seventh rounder to

the Broncos. Seahawks always find a

way to pick up at least one additional

player in the draft. Denver was able to get

the Seahawks fourth rounder that was the

second pick of that round.

The Seahawks #31 pick in the sixth round they picked in the trade with Denver.  They went for offensive lineman is Michael 

Jerell from Findlay University. He to is

expected to be a backup at guard.

The question will all the players drafted

make the Seahawks roster for 2024. The

three picked in the sixth round would

be considered as backups. 

Devin Culp one of the Huskies tight ends

was the last  Washington player drafted

by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the

7th round. Fellow tight Jack Westover

is expected to sign a undrafted free agent

contract with the Seattle Seahawks. A

walkons at Washington Westover knows how to show his skills and try to see 

whether he makes into the NFL.  Culp

on the other hand will join former Husky

tight end Cade Otton  with Tampa Bay

along with wide receiver Jalen McMillan.

Running back Dillon Johnson who had

a good season with the Huskies is

expected to sign a free agent deal

with the Tennessee Titans.

We will follow up the days ahead who else 

from Washington and Washington State

who might sign as free agents. Also any

familiar names who may sign with the

Seahawks. 

Mariners Win Opener At Home In New Series

The Seattle Mariners beat Arizona

Friday night in the series opener.

Josh Rojas leading off hit the first

pitch in the bottom of the first.

Mitch Garver who is struggling so

far with the Mariners hit a home

run in the 2nd inning. The score 2-0

stayed that way until the top of

the sixth inning when Diamondbacks

Kevin Newman hit a home run off

Emerson Hancock making it 2-1.

The Mariners who haven't done well

most of the season so far in the

sixth inning or later received a grand

slam off of Mitch Haniger's bat.

It is sure nice to have Haniger back

this month. Haniger batting is so so

at .244  however we could see it go

higher. He now has four home runs

and 18 RBIs which is real good for 

the month.  He leads the Mariners

in RBIs.

Cal Raleigh by the way leads the

Mariners in home runs with six

and second in RBIs.

Josh Rojas leads with .316 average

and Julio is now at .284. Though he

only has one home run he is third

with 10 RBIs. Wait until he gets real

hot.

The Rangers won beating the Cincinnati

Reds at home  2-1 so still a half game

behind the Mariners. Go team!

Day Two Of NFL Draft

The NFL on Friday evening is round 2

In the second round the New England 

Patriots draft Huskies wide receiver

Ja'Lynn Polk as the fifth pick. Polk who was a transfer to the Huskies was listed as their third wide receiver going into 2023 season.

Injury to Jalen McMillan against Michigan

State in game three made Polk more

valuable and he took advantage of it.

Near the end of the second round right 

tackle Roger Rosengarten was drafted 

by the Baltimore Ravens. He is expected 

to start for them.

Now we start onto the third round. It will 

be a little bit of time before before the Seahawks pick since it  will be the 81st overall. This will be only pick Friday

unless they trade up or down. On 

Saturday they have two fourth round

picks, two sixth and one in the seventh.

Don't expect these be the same. Will

the Seahawks draft an offensive lineman

in the third round? We will see.

The Seahawks did draft Christian 

Haynes a guard from Connecticut

the other Huskies. He is expected 

to start on the offensive line.

With the 10th pick in the third round

Bralen Trice was taken. He is listed

as defensive end however could play

edge rusher if he is fast enough.

Near the end  of Friday night the

Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted

another Husky. With the 28 pick

of the third round Jalen McMillan

was drafted. The wide receiver

would have been drafted higher

if he hadn't been hurt and missed

much of the season.

Saturday will be the 4th through

the seventh round. The Seahawks 

will have five picks going into it.

See if they add picks or not. Also 

we will see who the Seahawks 

will sign as college free agents as 

well. It will be interesting how many

Huskies will be drafted on Saturday.

Also if any Cougar is drafted or

sign as a free agent.

First Night of NFL Draft

The first three picks were expected

to be quarterbacks and they were.

Michael Penix Jr.  was the fourth one

taken as the #8 overall pick in the 

first round.  Penix was drafted by the

Atlanta Falcons. We will look forward 

to see how he does.

The following pick at #9 was another

Washington Huskies wide receiver Rome

Odunze picked by the Chicago Bears.

This means Rome will be catching balls

from the number  1 overall quarterback

Caleb Williams from USC. They may become quite the pair one day.

The Seattle Seahawks at #16 picked

defefensive tackle Byron Murphy 2

from Texas. He likely play nose tackle

for the Seahawks. We will see how that

goes. He was the second defensive

player taken in the draft.  The first

14 were offensive players.

Troy Fautanu was the third Husky

to be draft at #20. He may play guard

or at left tackle. We will have to see.

That was it for the first round 

of the Washington Huskies and

the Seahawks first pick.

Tomorrow evening will be round

two and three.

 

Mariners Take Series In Texas

The Seattle Mariners took the series

beating the Rangers Wednesday 

afternoon.

Luis Castillo had some struggles

throwing a lot of pitches however 

made it through.  The bullpen di

their job though it was tight in

4-3 win.

The Mariners winning close games 

again. The four runs were on a

two run home runs by Ty France

and Luis Urias. Like it to be different

however it is what is.

The Mariners are back again in

first place. JP Crawford went on

the injured list. Dylan Moore is

likely to play shortstop while JP

is out. At least against lefties.

Next up will be the Arizona Diamondbacks

at home.

Later we will.find out how the Seahawks

do in the NFL draft. Go Hawks!

Rangers Beat Mariners Wednesday Evening

The Mariners were in first place

for one day. We hope it won't be

the last for the season.

The Mariners lost 5-1

It wasn't a good game for them 

in several ways. JP Crawford was

scratched a little before the game

with right oblique soreness. How

long he will miss we don't know.

The Mariners decided to have Josh

Rojas lead off in the game.  He started

out well hitting a triple. I am sure

most fans thought it would be a good

game.  Mitch Haniger drove in Rojas

on a fielders choice. Rojas also had 

another hit.

Ty France and Dylan Moore who playe

in for Crawford had two hits. Unfortunately

the Mariners couldn't get more runs with

those hits. Haniger had a double in

the game but the Mariners couldn't take

advantage of it either. 

Bryce Miller couldn't copy his last

outing this time in his home state.

He was only able to go four innings. 

Miller gave up only four hits however

walked four. He gave up two home 

runs that were back to back in the

4th inning.  He threw 83 pitches.

Tayler Saucedo gave up a run though

no hits but a walk in one and one-third 

innings. Tyson Miller went two-thirds 

of the inning coming in for Saucedo.

He gave up a hit however a run scored

on an error so not earned. The same

went with Austin Voth who went two

innings had an unearned run as well.

You may wonder why Cal Raleigh 

didn't play on Wednesday. He had

to have oral surgery and have a tooth

removed. We hope he will be able

to catch Thursday afternoon game.

Luis Castillo starts Thursday and we

hope he can do the same as he did

in his last outing and that is winning.

Coming home taking two out of three

in Texas after doing the same in

Colorado will be sweet. 

Thursday evening we will see who 

the Seahawks draft whether in the

16th spot or elsewhere in the 1st 

round. We will see what Huskies

will be drafted in the  first round.

Will one stay put and be a Seahawk.

Stay tuned. 

Seahawks Tuesday

The Seahawks  are still working 

and looking forward  to  the  NFL 

draft. 

Though general  manager John

Schneider is in charge  I am  sure

new head coach Michael Macdonald 

will be right there as well.

I am not into doing mock drafts

and there are plenty  of  places

to view them  if that is your cup

of tea.

The draft  will begin Thursday 

evening. The Mariners  will have 

any early afternoon  game since 

they have to fly home for a Friday 

game. This means we will  have 

attention  to the draft. 

The draft begins 5 pm Pacific time.

The Seahawks  have the 16th pick

in the first round. There is a good

chance they will trade down like

they have done before. 

I  am  sure  a lot of fans would like 

the Seahawks draft Michael Penix Jr 

from University  of  Washington. 

Though it would be nice to  get Penix

the Huskies could use drafting an

offensive lineman  in the first round.

Friday is day two, so 2nd and 3rd

round will happen beginning The same

time.

Saturday will be round 4 thru 7. This will 

begin in the morning.  

The Washington  Huskies  should have 

a lot of players from 2023 season to be

drafted. It will be interesting  to  see

where wide receiver Rome Odunze is

picked. He should go way before the

Seahawks  draft. 

Stay tuned and let you know how things

go for the Seahawks  and Huskies. Also

any players from Washington  State though

not many are expected  to  be picked. 

Everett and Modesto M's Farm Teams Update

This year the Everett Aqua Sox are

struggling as  they don't have the

top prospects as in years past.

They are currently 4-11 and last in

the Northwest league.

Ben Williamson who is the only top prospect playing third base. At this 

point hard to tell who will be the

Mariners future third baseman however

he seems at this time wanting to be

the guy.

Right now Williamson is the Mariners 

#16 prospect. At Everett he leads

with an average of .343. He has only 

one he run though leads with 11 RBIs.

On the pitching side #13 prospect 

Michael Morales has started three

games with 1-0 record and an era

of 2.60. 

The Modesto Nuts are doing well being

10-3 and tied for first place in the 

California league. This is where majority

of the Mariners prospects are right.

We could see some moving to Everett

by summer time.

Outfielder Lazaro Montes is hitting

.260 at Modesto. Nice is at the plate

he is walking more than striking out.

Hope to see his average going up

over the weeks ahead.

#6 prospect outfielder Jonny Carmelo

is hitting only .222. This is his first

professional season. He has three home

runs however has been struck out 17 

times compared to nine walks.

#7 Tai Peete infielder is hitting .273

however striking out a lot as well.

#9 infielder Michael Arroyo is hitting

.255 though has a nice on base

 percentage of .350. 

#14 outfielder Auden Smith is hitting

.271 and has outstanding on base

percentage of .375.  He has three 

home runs in 12 games.

#26 pitcher Brody Hopkins is the

highest prospect as far as pitching

goes at Modesto. He has only started

two games with an era of 5.40.

At this point his future doesn't look

bright but never know.

When this years draft comes up who

comes into the top ten prospects

and who drops down.

We will look at triple A again as well

as double A in our next update. We 

will do so in the beginning of May.

Mariners Take Series on Sunday

We would have thought the Mariners

would have won game one with Kirby starting however neither team did

a lot scoring.

Game 2 the Mariners won 10-2.

The Rockies scored the two runs

in the bottom of the first that 

included an error. The Mariners

followed by scoring six runs

in the second inning.  The first run

happened when Luis Urias was hit

by a pitch with bases loaded.

Catcher Seby Zavala had his first

hit of the season that was hit sharply

to left field  scoring Jorge Polanco.

JP Crawford hit the longest ball of

the season 424 ft that ended to be

a triple allowing three more runs.

He ended up just missing a grand

slam home run. JP ended up scoring

as well on a wild pitch.

In the sixth inning Cal Raleigh hit a

two run homer and in all three runs

that inning. Julio had a single to

score Zavala right before Cal's

homer.

The Mariners scored the final run

where JP came in Cal's sacrifice

fly.

Wouldn't it have been nice if a few

runs were done in game one.

The Mariners are now 11-11 and 

a half game behind the Rangers

they play starting on Tuesday.

We see what happens coming up.

The Los Angeles Angels have lost

four straight and are two games

behind the Mariners. Oakland is

one game behind the Angels.

I am sure everyone is happy the

Houston Astros is one and a 

half behind the A's. They are

7-16. 

The Astros take on the Chicago

Cubs starting Tuesday then the

Rockies in Colorado next weekend.

See more snow maybe.

Go Mariners!

Sunday Game 1 Mariners

The Mariners had opportunities to

win Sunday in the first game 

however lost in ten innings 2-1

after unusual ninth inning ended

with a 0-0 score.

It looked like the Rockies were

going to win in the bottom of

the 9th however a fan was charged

with interference so the batter

was called out.  The Mariners

scored a run when JP Crawford

drove in Polanco in the top

of the 10th unfortunately the 

the Rockies scored twice for

a walkoff. An infield hit to

JP Crawford scoring the second

run. JP couldn't make the play 

though a good chance the runner

may have scored anyway.

Both teams left runners in scoring

position. If it wasn't for some great 

plays by Dylan Moore who started

at second the Rockies likely would

have won in regulation time.

The Mariners had six hits on the

day. Julio was the only one with

two hits. He was called out trying to

steal second base after he took off

really early on the pitcher. This was 

after Crawford was called out going

to third. Both were good opportunities

though each runner was called out.

Mitch Haniger and Josh Rojas each

had a hit along with Dylan Moore.

The Rockies had ten hits on the

day. 

George Kirby went five innings

throwing a lot of putches. He gave

up five hits in five innings. Andre

Munoz was the one who struggled

in the 10th and recorded his 2nd

loss.

We will let you know how game

two will go this evening. Emerson

Hancock will start. We hope he

goes at least five though the Mariners

have Monday off and be at Texas

for three games. Go M's.

Castillo Wins His First Of Season

Most of us figure Luis Castillo would

win his first game of 2024 before this.

Saturday evening in what was supposed

to be the second game in Denver instead

the first one of the series instead.

M The game did have some snow flurries

however they wanted to get the game in.

Luis had his four seam fastball working

as he threw about 65% of his pitches

with it.

Luis was able to go seven innings with

a comfortable lead. He gave up two

hits while walking one and striking.out

nine. The batters that were not a walk, 

two hits and nine hits were five groundouts

and five fly outs to even it. We hope to

see more of this version of Luis the rest

of the season. He nows is 1-4.

The final score was Mariners winning

7-0. The Mariners scored single runs

in the second, third, fourth innings then

had four in the fifth.

The Mariners first run in the second

was on a Cal Raleigh home run. The

only home run of the game which is

a good sign. The Mariners were back

to their basics. Cal Raleigh had four 

hits on the night and drove in another 

one as well as scoring a second run.

The great thing in this game was Julio

had four hits as well. He scored a run

on one of Cal's hits and drove in two

runs. He had two stolen bases. We hope

this is the beginning of the real Julio.

Ty France had two hits and scored a

run. It was nice to see him get some

hits after a short slump.

Jonatan Clase had two runs batted in

the fifth inning. The Mariners are still

undefeated with Clase in the lineup.

He certainly hss helped the Mariners

if mainly in attitude.

On Sunday the Mariners will play a 

doubleheader in Denver. The first

game will start a little earlier. George

Kirby will start the first game followed

by Emerson Hancock. See they can 

keep the game close of not keeping

the Rockies from scoring many.

The Mariners are now 10-10 on

the season. We hope to see success

this coming week. After Sunday the

Mariners face the Rangers in Texas

Tuesday thru Thursday. We will likely

see Logan Gilbert, Bryce Miller and

Castillo pitch before coming back

home. We hope to see a solid winning

record when returning to Seattle. 

Go M's.

Mariners In Colorado

First of all if you hadn't heard Friday 

night's game was postponed for 

what was called element weather.

It was actually mixture of rain

and snow.

Collin Snider who was hit in the

left knee by a line drive early in

April is now on rehab assignment

in triple A. The same goes for Cody

Bolton who was put on the injured

list the same day. When they will

be activated by the Mariners we will

see as well.

Luis Castillo expected to start on 

Saturday's game. The two teams 

will play a doubleheader on Sunday.

George Kirby will pitch the opener while

Emerson Hancock expected to start

the second game as he was supposed 

to start on Friday. 

The Rockies park is a hitter's park

mostly because of the elevation

so may this be the place where the

Mariners start hitting more consistently.

For a team that was supposed to cut

down on strike outs they still are doing

so. Julio leads with 27 strike outs and

Jorge Polanco is behind him with 26.

Two important players at the top of the

lineup. Let's see things change in that

area. Go Mariners!

Mariners Take On Colorado

The Mariners take on the Rockies

in Colorado this weekend before 

going to Texas. 

The Mariners certainly looked better

against the Cincinnati Reds sweeping

the series. They are now 9-10 and tied 

with LA Angels in second place a game 

and a half behind the Texas Rangers.

Mariners head next week to play the

Rangers in Texas before coming back

home.

The Rockies are 4-11 and have a five

game losing streak so a good time to

play them. Emerson Hancock starts

Friday and then back up to the top

of the rotation.

Hancock will need to pitch well in

this game if he wants to stay in

Seattle. The likelihood though he

will be sent to Tacoma when

Bryan Woo is activated.

Speaking of Woo he is expected to

do a rehab assignment for Tacoma

this weekend. He probably will pitch

twice at least for the Rainers before

being reactivated. 

There is a chance the Mariners could

go with a six man rotation in some

manner though would want to have

the top four pitch in the way they have.

The Mariners bullpen is doing well

right now so going to a seven man

relieving group would probably not

happen. Matt Brash should be returning

in the next couple weeks so someone 

will have to sent down. 

The Mariners currently have 33 players 

on the 40-man roster so they could 

activate both Woo and Brash without 

having to release anyone. All they

need to do is send two pitchers down

to the minor leagues. They have four

other pitchers on the injured list which

would not cause anything to the forty

man roster. They would have one spot 

open. Go Mariners!

Mariners Minor Leaguers Report

First thing came out on Sport 

Illustrated fan site that the 

Mariners number #1 pick from

last year Colt Emerson went on

the injured list with an oblique

injury. He could be out a few

weeks or months. Colt was 

batting .318 at the time in

Modesto.

The Tacoma Rainers are playing well.

They are on a three game winning

streak. They have a two game lead

with a 13-4 record. They are 7-2 at

home and 6-2 on the road.

Most every player is batting well.

Both catchers are at .300 or above.

Could see one of them promoted

to Seattle. Current backup catcher

for the Mariners Seby Zavala is still

has no hits and his catching not

as good as we expected.

Ryan Bliss who was one of the last 

to be sent down and in the 11 to 20

range of Mariners prospects is now

batting .230 after a poor start. Let

you who else may do well on our next

update.

Double A Arkansas Travelers are now.7-4

and in second place. Mariners #1 prospect

is hitting .277. Harry Ford is still struggling

at .132. First baseman Tyler Locklear is

hitting .300 with two home runs in ten games.

Next time up on the minor leaguers we

will look at Everett and Modesto who

has the Mariners most top prospects.

The Mariners will.start series Friday

at Colorado with Emerson Hancock.

Bryan Woo is expected to start this

weekend with Tacoma on a rehab

assignment. Go M's!

Mariners Sweep Reds

Great news the Seattle Mariners 

swept the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday

afternoon at home 5-1.

Bryce Miller pitched a marvelous

game going six innings. He gave 

up one run in the second inning.

A homer and the only hit given up

by the Mariners all day. On the 

post game Bryce said he didn't

feel very well which makes this

even more special.

Trent Thornton kept the door shut

in the seventh follow by Gabe Speier

in the eighth and Austin Voth to finish

the game. The relievers didn't give

up a walk either. Only Miller walked

a batter.

What helped the Mariners in the

series was lead off hitter Jonathan

India went hitless in the series in

12 at bats. He struck 7 times as

well..

Cal Raleigh hit a home in the bottom

of the second. Mitch Garver hit a

home run in the 6th and a third one

in the 7th by Josh Rojas. They were

all solo home runs. 

Jonatan Clase who walked scored

on a Mitch Haniger single after stealing

second base . Haniger scored the final run a Cal Raleigh walk with bases loaded.

Clase who has a lot of speed scored

easily though the ball wasn't hit

deeply to left field. 

The Mariners have three games starting

with Emerson Hancock on Friday at

Colorado. Luis Castillo will start on

Saturday and George Kirby on Sunday. 

Julio Rodriguez had a couple doubles

on the day though wasn't able to score. 

We hope this get him going and the

offense at the same time. Go Mariners.

Mariners Take Game Two

The Seattle Mariners took the

second game of the three

game against the Reds on 

Tuesday night. 

This makes official the first

series win for them on the

season. The Mariners are 

now 8-10. 

Final Mariners 3 Reds 1

Logan Gilbert went six and

two-thirds innings giving up

one run and three hits. Andre

Munoz came in the seventh

and pitched the eighth as well.

Just like Paul Sewald did most

of his time with the Mariners

Munoz comes in when the

strength of the opposing team

is up to the plate. This could 

change when Matt Brash returns.

Ryne Stanek started the 9th and

looked good to begin however

ended loading the bases with

two outs. They brought in Tayler

Saucedo to save the game.

Julio Rodriguez had his second

game of the season having two

hits however it was his defense

that saved the game likely. In 

the seventh inning Julio went 

high in the air to catch a ball that

would have been a double or triple.

With two outs on a single he threw

out Elly De La Cruz at third base.

Josh Rojas made the tag before

Jake Fraley touched home plate.

Julio caught the fly out to end the 

game.

The Mariners scored a run in three

straight innings in the 4th through

the six inning. Rookie Jonatan Clase

hit a double to drive in Mitch Garver.

In the 5th inning Garver walked with

the bases loaded. In the 6th Mitch

Haniger hit a single to drive in JP

Crawford. 

Though it would have been nice to

see the Mariners have more opportunity

to score this does starting to look like

the team we hope for coming out of

spring training.

The Mariners finish the series Wednesday

afternoon. Bryce Miller will start the game.

The Mariners have Thursday off to head

to Colorado to face the Rockies on Friday.

Go M's!

Mariners Offense Comes Alive

Monday night the Mariners had there 

best offensive night of the season.

J P Crawford opened the first inning

with a walk followed by a single.l

Very good stsrt Jorge Polanco hit a

home run to make 3-0.

r

In the third inning Julio got on base again.

He was followed by a Mitch Haniger

home run to make it a 5-0 lead. They 

did feel comfortable however the

Mariners added four more runs

later on

 Final was M's  9 Reds 3

We hope this spring the Mariners on.

The Mariners getting someone

on base than a home now is what we

like.  

George Kirby was able to bounce

back after two bad games. Kirby

pitch six innings giving up five hits

and two runs. He didn't walk which 

is good too. 

All the hitters got at least one hit

JP Crawford. This included rookie

 Jonathan Clase made his major 

bit.  We hope this will fuel  them

the rest of the season. 

Logan Gilbert will Tuesday night. We

hope another great outing..Dominic

Canzone did go on the injured list.

Go M's.

Seahawks Continue To Add To Offensive Line

In recent weeks the Seahawks have

signed offensive lineman for depth.

There is a good chance they will 

draft a lineman in the first round 

at #16 or trade down to add picks as 

well. It will depend whether they believe

the player will still be there when they

pick.

Most of the signings added depth to

the offensive line. The Seahawks were

#30 in rushing so they want a real 

physical line. Last week they signed

former San Francisco 49er and New 

York Jets Laken Tomlinson. He is 

penciled in as the starting left guard

for now. The rest of the singings 

were for backup roles. They hope 

this group will be better than what

they had before.

The Seahawks draft an offensive lineman

in the first or second round one of the

backups will be let go.

The Seahawks will look to add to the

defensive line as well. As much as they

had trouble running the ball they had 

same trouble stopping the run

The Seahawks signed a couple inside

linebackers to replace Jordyn Brooks

and Bobby Wagner they will likely draft

one as well. On the defensive they may

draft an edge rusher as well. Any other picks will be best player available although

these are the spots most in need.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Lose Another Tough Series

Sunday final Cubs 3 Mariners 2

Luis Castillo made the step toward.

to bring what the Mariners expected

and needed. He went six innings

giving up the three runs. Only two

were earned. He had a throwing

error.

The Mariners bullpen continued

doing an excellent job. In three

innings gave up only one hit.

Again  the offense stumbled. 

The two runs were on a homer 

Jorge Polanco who is starting 

to hit now.  Had only five hits

on the day.

Mariners couldn't make the

crucial hit to win the game.

A must if you are behind in 

a one run game. In the 8th

inning the Mariners were 

able to load the bases on

three walks. Mitch Haniger

struck out before Polanco

walked. 

Ty France was elevated back

into the top four in the batting

however has struggled a bit.

Ty ended the inning by hitting

a grounder into a double play.

It would have been nice for

another walk or even a sacrifice

fly to even the score.

The 9th inning Cal had a single

with  two outs. Surprise Julio

who didn't start for the first time

came and pinch run for Cal. I

thought he may pinch hit instead.

The unthinkable Julio was picked

off. The call was overturned after

he was called out. End of game.

In the second inning Dominic Canzone

was hurt crashing into left field wall.

He will be out for a month or two.

Word out is #10 prospect Jonathan 

Clase is expected to take Canzone

spot. A switch hitting outfielder

Class is hitting .311 at triple A 

Tacoma.

Now the  Mariners take on the

Cincinnati in a three game series.

The Reds are 9-6 tied third with the

 Cubs. Now we hope this is the 

begin of a turnsround. Go Mariners

Cubs Even Series

Emerson Hancock bounced back 

to pitch well going six innings while

giving up two runs on four hits.

The Cubs scored a run off of 

Hancock in the second inning

and a home run in the 3rd. 

The Mariners got their only run

in the second to have a temporary

tie. Luis Urias hit a double which

Mitch Haniger scored.  Urias and

Polanco were restranted.

The Mariners were only able to

get one hit in nine opportunities

in scoring position.  

Troy Miller in second appearance 

after being called gave up a home

run in one inning. Austin Voth pitched

the last two innings giving up a home 

run..On the positive note all three 

pitchers didn't give a walk

Luis Castillo starts Sunday. We hope

he can overcome the miskes he 

has made. The Mariners need him 

to be the stopper. The MA need to

the hitters score like four runs 

a game. Go Mariners.

Miller and Mariners Win Series Opener

Bryce Miller pitched his straight

outstanding game in row. Bryce

went six and one-third innings

giving up three hits and three

walks. Gave up a run in the

seventh before leaving with one

out. The run wasn't earned. He

struck out four batters and

threw 100 pitches.

Bryce Miller is now 2-1 with

an era of 1.96. The final

score was 4-2 Mariners.

Thornton came in to finish

off the seventh. Andre Munoz

pitch the eighth striking out

two of the hitters he faced.

Ryne Stanek pitched the 9th.

He gave up a home run however

was able to perserve the victory.

The Mariners scored their runs

in the 2nd and the 4th innings 

all with two outs. This was 

something they had trouble

doing last season so improvement

for sure. In the 2nd inning Luis

Urias was hit by a pitch with the

bases loaded and Mitch Haniger.

In the 4th inning Julio hit a single

with bases load driving in Mitch

Garver and Dylan Moore. JP 

Crawford scored the final run

on a hit by Ty France. 

Most of the Mariners lineup is

still hitting under .200 however

still made the six hits on the 

day count. Ty France leads with

an average of .333 and Mitch

Haniger is at .261. Julio Rodriguez

was the next one up who played in

the game at .200. 

Winning a series especially a three

game helps by winning the first one.

Emerson Hancock starts Saturday

night. We hope he can turn things

around after giving up eight runs

in his last start. 

Go Mariners!

Seahawks Friday

This week the Seahawks had off season

workout. They are preparing for the NFL draft which will start in 13 days. 

The first day will be first round only.

The Seahawks have the 16th pick overall.

There is a good chance they could slide down to add more picks. A lot may depend

who they like on the board and they think

will still be there. General manager

John Schneider is known for sliding

down. 

The Seahawks could surprise us by

going up as well. I am sure the fans

would like to have Huskies qb Michael

Penix or another quarterback. 

The Seahawks have Sam Howell as

the second quarterback on the team.

Whether he is the right fit in the future

we will find out. The Seahawks could

use depth on the front line and at 

inside linebacker. At some point the

defensive line and edge rusher all

depending who is available.

The Seahawks will likely go for the best 

player available regardless of position.

We hope the Seahawks can make the

playoffs this coming season however 

is that realistic.

The Seahawks have added some depth 

to the offensive like. If the first pick an offensive lineman is their best choice they will go for it. Former WSU Cougar Abe

Lucas with injuries the Seahawks may

want to shore up the right tackle spot.

The right guard spot is open as well. 

The Seahawks could move Lucas there

and put in someone else at right tackle.

The most likely that would happen be

selecting a tackle with the first or

second pick.

The Washington Huskies are in their

spring camp right now.  The question mark 

is the offensive line as all last years

starters are gone.  Newcomer Will Rogers

is the starting quarterback. Running 

back sophomore Tyrone Rogers was

suspended again. Too bad he showed

talent last season. The Huskies do

have depth at running back.

The Huskies spring game will be on

May 3 so we will get some insight

on how they look.

The Mariners start Friday a three game

series with the Chicsgo Cubs at home.

Bryce Miller will start the game.

That's it for now. 

This Week Look At Mariners Prospects

We are going to look at the Mariners 

top prospects beginning with each 

team.

The Tacoma Rainer's are on top of the

Pacific Coast League with 8-3 record

The Arkansas Travelers have only played 

five games since started last Friday.

They are 1-4 so not good start.

High Level Single A Everett Aqua Sox

have same record at 1-4

Low level A Modesto Nuts are 3-2

and second place in California League.

Cole Young and Harry Ford the Mariners

top two prospects are at double A.

Cole is hitting .286 with three RBIs and no home runs yet. Harry has gotten off slow

having no hits in 11 at bats. See how he progresses.

Colt Emerson Mariners number one pick

and third top prospect is at Modesto.

Colt  has gotten off to a good start with .318 average after five games and has

two home runs. First home run was on

his first swing of the season. 

Lazaro Montes outfielder and number

four prospect is hitting .350 with one 

home run. He has a similar personality

of Julio Rodriguez.

Shortstop Felnin Celsten is at Arizona

Rookie league since Emerson is at

Modesto. Most likely he will move to

Modesto when Emerson moves to 

Everett. No stats on him as of yet.

Celsten is Mariners number five

prospect out of Dominican Republic 

where he played last year.

#6 prospect is outfielder Jonny Farmelo

another top draft pick last year. He is at

Modesto as well. As you can see many

of their top prospects are playing at

Modesto. He is currently hitting .227 

however has two home runs out of his

five hits. 

Number seven prospect Tai Peete another top pick last year is listed at shortstop 

as well and playing at Modesto. The

Mariners are staffed with a lot of 

midinfielders among top prospects.

Tai  has gotten off to a slow start

batting .188. We see how he does

throughout the season.

Number eight prospect is Tyler 

Locklear a first baseman who

hss played third as well. Tyler

currently hitting .300 though

no home runs as of yet. Depending

on how things go on the big club

and he continues to hit well we

could be on the big club later in

the season. Tyler is currently

is at double A Arkansas.

Number nine is Michael Arroyo who

is an infielder at Modesto hitting

.300. He has struck out seven times

in five games but walked six times.

With the other infielders they have

coming up would be surprised if

he will be a super utility player for

the Mariners unless he is traded

since they have mostly infielders

in their top ten list.

Number ten prospect is Jonatan

Clase who is outfielder. He is 

playing triple A this year after

double A last season. Clase is

a switch hitter and steals a lot

of bases along with some power

as he had 20 home runs last year.

Missed a few games with injury

however Clase back with the Rainers.

Currently hitting .333;with one home

run and one stolen base. The Mariners

have to call up an outfielder it will

be either Clase or Cade Marlowe.

The Mariners top pitching prospect 

and currently starting at number

five in the rotation is Emerson Hancock

he is listed at number 11. The next 

pitcher is #13 Michael Morales. He is

a right handed starter at Everett. Morales

started one game going five innings 

without giving up a run.

Next time on the prospects we will

look at some others from 12 thru 20.

Go Mariners!

Thank You Cal Raleigh

The Mariners  still have a long season 

ahead of them. Cal Raleigh  is one of 

the clutch hitters  the Mariners  have. 

Mariners  6  Blue Jays  1

Player of  the Game  Cal Raleigh 

Two-run homer with Luke Raley 

pinch running for Mitch Garver 

in the top of 10th.

Pitcher of the game was Logan 

Gilbert  helped stop the bleeding 

by going 7 and 2/3 innings. Only 

walked one batter and 8 k's.

His only mistake was giving up

a home run to Vladimir Guerrero 

Jr. in the 7th inning.

JP singled in the lone run in

the 3rd inning with Dylan Moore 

crossing. Dylan has been one of

good players so far. He started

in left field.

Andre Munoz came in the 8th

with two outs. Struggled some

in the 9th however Jorge Polanco 

caught the  ball in short right field 

to save the Mariners from losing.

Ty France drove in the 3rd run in 

the 10th  inning with Canzone 

walking  after pinch hitting for

Luis Urias.  France hitting  well

is batting  third while Polanco

is struggling at the  plate.

Reliever Stanek walked one in

the 10th however struck out 

two of the three outs. 

Now have a three game series

at home over the weekend. 

Go Mariners!

Kirby Struggles Again

The Mariners  continue having trouble 

at the top of the rotation as they are

at the top of the lineup. 

Final Toronto  5 Seattle  3

George  Kirby  gave up three runs in the 

third inning then two more in the 4th. 

His body language including rolling his 

eyes showed why he had to be taken 

out of the game.

The Mariners  top players need to be

focused. 

The bottom  of  the  order seems

to being do the most work. 

Dominic Canzone hit a home run

in the seventh inning and Mitch

Haniger  a two-run homer with

Julio Rodriguez.  That was it 

for the most part. Had six hits

on the night. 

See if they break out on Wednesday. 

Sounds like they need a day off again.

Luis Castillo Struggles Again

Luis Castillo continues to have trouble

giving up runs. At least this time 

only two in an inning.  He went five

innings giving up four runs. 

Castillo gave up a run in the second, 

two in the third and one again in the 

fourth. He gave up nine hits in the 

process. We hope this is his last hickup

for a little while. 

The Mariners brought up two relievers

after Sundays game. Both pitched in

the game to save the rest of the bullpen.

Troy Miller one of the two went two innings

after Castillo. He didn't give up a hit and

struck out two. It would be nice if he is

another good find. The other was Brett

de Gaus who pitched the bottom of 

the 8th. He did give up a run on two 

hits. They both were recalled from

triple A Tacoma.

Collins Snider who was hit in the

left knee Sunday went on the 15

day injured list. Cody Bolton another

reliever was put on the same injured

list. Not sure what his issue was. 

Ty Adcock though at Tacoma was 

designated for assignment. The

Mariners needed a spot for either 

Milker or de Gaus. Though I like 

Adcock  the Mariners didn't have 

many choices . I hope he passes 

through waivers.

Ty Frances was back from paternity

leave after his wife had a son. I am

sure Ty looks forward to his return

to Seattle. Ty had the most productive

game having three hits on the day

though Mariners couldn't take advantage

in the 5-2 loss.

The Mariners two runs were homers solo home runs by JP Crawford in the 8th and

Cal Raleigh in the 9th.

In all the Mariners had seven hits. Dominic

Canzone had two hits so he is starting to

heat up besides Ty's three hits and the

two homers.

George Kirby starts Tuesday. We hope

to see a rebound from him and a

Mariners win. Go team!

 

Hancock and Mariners Blown Out

The Mariners are now 4-6 after being 

blown out  by Milwaukee.  Three 

tough series  for the Mariners.  

Emerson Hancock had  a tough 

day only able to go three and a

third inning.  We have to see 

whether we can still stick it

out or sent to triple-A. 

Emerson gave up 11 hits and that 

is a lot even if he six innings alone

going the fourth along with 8 runs.

Obviously  the Brewers  we able

to hit off him solid as he only had

one walk. Emerson  was able to

strike out six. We hope he learns

and Bryan  Woo  will be back soon.

Though the Mariners  hitting hasn't 

been good the pitching the starting 

pitching hasn't  either. Collin Snider 

who came in gave up two runs without 

an out. The first part he was hit in the

left knee and had to leave the game.

He is listed day to day however the

 Mariners will bring someone up to

the taxi squad in case Snider has

to be added to the injured list.

Tayler Saucedo came in for Snider.

He walked the first batter however

after that  he didn't  give up a hit

in two  and two-thirds  innings. 

Tayler basically  saved the bullpen. 

Final Milwaukee  12 Seattle  4

The had a run in both the first 

two innings. Polanco  is starting 

to hit as he drove in Julio. Rojas

drove in Dylan Moore in the second.

When the game decided Dominic 

Canzone hit a long two-run homer 

in the upper deck. He is going be

an important part  of  the  Mariners 

if he figures it all out.

Luis  Castillo takes the mound 

Monday at Toronto. The team

needs him to turn things around. 

Go M's!

Mariners End Three Game Losing Streak

The main reason the Mariners end

losing streak on Saturday evening

Bryce Miller pitched a fantastic 

game most of the way through.

Bryce pitched seven innings giving up three hits and not allowing a run. Allowing one walk while striking out seven. The Mariners

led 3-0 at the end of seven. Jorge Polanco

fortunately added a run in the top of the

eighth to allow Bryce to get the win. 

In the 8th inning Austin Both had his first

bad outing coming out of the bullpen.

He gave up 3 runs including a home

run to the Brewers within one and was

to get only one out. Gabe Speier was 

able to get an out however he had

control trouble like Munoz had though

gave up two walks. Thornton came

in to stop by getting the third out 

without anymore damage.

The Mariners decided to go with 

Andre Munoz for the second straight

night in the 9th inning. This time

he was able to take care of the

Brewers with three straight outs. 

The 8the inning Luis Urias hit a

solo home run to make it a two run

lead hitting into the 9th.

Final Seattle 5 Milwaukee 3

Sunday Emerson Hancock makes his

second start of the season. He got

off to good start though had some 

struggle though the Mariners had

that win as the only win against

Cleveland. Hopefully do well and

the Mariners can win.the series

and go to Toronto even at 5-5.

Julio and Haniger each got two

hits on the night. Facing a lefty

Dylan Moore started at first base

while Samad Taylor made his first

start in left and Urias at third. All

three got hits in the game.

The Mariners face a right hander

so Raley should be at first and

Canzone in left field and Josh

Rojas at third. May see Moore, 

Urias and Taylor sometime in

the game.

The Mariners hitting is starting

to come around which is a good 

thing. The Mariners scored in

three different innings. It would be

nice if they can add another inning

into it along with better pitching.

Don't expect to see Munoz be in

there tomorrow. Go M's.

Mariners Lose Third In A Row

The Mariners had opportunity to win however let the opportunity slide.

It would have been a come from 

behind win though. 

For the third game in a row it was 

more on the pitching. Logan Gilbert

was only able to go five and two-thirds

innings. He gave up four runs on

three home runs.

Final Milwaukee 6 Mariners 5

The Mariners scored three runs in

the top of the sixth inning by the 

top of the order. Haniger, Garver

and Raleigh each had hits to drive

in the three runs. This tied the game

before Gilbert gave up his home run

before existing the game.

The bottom of the order this time

did the job by scoring two runs to 

tie. The Mariners had a single by 

both Dylan Moore pinch hitting 

followed by Samad Taylor who 

had his first hit as a Mariner. He

pinch hit earlier for Canzone. 

Urias hit a double which went 

over the fence so only Dylan 

scored. Taylor would have scored

otherwise. Julio hit a grounder

to shortstop scoring Taylor for

the tie.

Things looked good for the Mariners

since Munoz came in the bottom of

the ninth and look like possibility

the game would go into extra innings.

The unfortunate thing is Munoz

walked four batters in a row for the 

Brewers to win. Munoz had only

walked two in a row before. 

Bryce Miller starts Saturday so we

hope he can turn the fortune of the

pitching around and this would

continue the hitting to start going.

The Mariners are now 3-5 and in

third place two and a half behind

the Rangers and one and  a half 

behind the surprised Angels.

The Red Sox who split with the

Mariners in the opening series

are now 6-2 and tied with the

Yankees in the American League

East. The Detroit Tigers lead the

central 6-1 followed by Cleveland

6-2. 

In the National League East the

Atlanta Braves lead with 4-2 

record. Only team in their division

with s winning record. Miami

Marlins are 0-8 at the bottom

so makes the Mariners look a

lot better.

The Brewers who the Mariners

are playing leads the NL central

with 5-1 record. Maybe the 

Mariners can change by winning

the last two of the series. 

Interesting though the Brewers 

have scored the least runs in the 

central.

Not surprising the LA Dodgers

lead the NL West at 7-3. Arizona

is second at 4-4. 

Ty France Is Out

Ty France  is not hurt however Mrs. France 

went into labor. Ty is probably  going to 

miss the road  trip  as he takes paternity 

leave as the Mariners expected. 

The Mariners  brought  up infielder/outfielder 

Samad  Taylor  to take his spot on the roster 

while is being  a  new dad. Friday's game

Luke Raley will start at first base.

When the Mariners  face a lefty most likely 

Dylan Moore  will be at first base where

he has played before among all the positions 

besides catcher. 

We might see Samad play left field against 

a lefty as well.  He can play all over the field 

too. Samad might be the fastest guy on the

team so he could pinch run In a crucial spot 

late in the game. Manager Scott Servais may

want to get Samad's feet wet so to speak as

soon as possible. 

The Mariners  play Friday  through Sunday

in Milwaukee then onto Toronto  to take on

the Blue Jays  before returning home to

take on the Chicago Cubs next Friday.

Logan Gilbert starts Friday night followed 

by Bryce Miller on Saturday and Emerson 

Hancock on Sunday. Go M's. 

Washington Huskies Football Open Spring Camp

Wednesday at 5 pm the Washington 

Huskies had their first spring camp

day. It didn't look like last years when

the positions were full for the most

part.

The offensive line has no returning

starters. Those who have been here

before were backups and young. Coach

Jedd Fisch figures may have to go 

through the transfer portal.

The wide receivers are good though not

like last year's however they were the

best the Huskies have had as a tandem.

The running backs will be good as well.

The question though will the offensive line

be able to block as they should.

The quarterback Will Rogers a transfer 

from Mississippi will be the starter

however who will be number two.

Desmond Williams Jr and Demarcus 

Davis both freshman will be fighting

it out. 

On defense the Huskies had to bring

in four transfers to build with last

years seniors and graduate students

gone. Linebacker is the strongest

returning unit though they brought 

in a transfer for backup and depth.

In future posts we will look at the

different units.

The Washington State Cougars began

camp as well though earlier than the

Huskies beginning last Tuesday.

Though the Cougars and Oregon State 

are the remaining two schools of the

Pac-12 they will play each other along

with their state rivals Washington and

Oregon. They will play next season 

mainly Mountain West schools. 

Amazing not having a schedule 

like before the Cougars do have

37 players returning from last

years team. They will have a new

quarterback though. They were

fortunate to have head coach Jake

Dickert returning to.

Any news coming up with the 

Huskies and Cougars basketball

we will let you know to as they

both have new coaches. The Huskies

do have one transfer guard on the

team already however they will need 

more as their starting lineup are

no longer college eligible either

graduating or were in graduate school.

The Cougars in about the same boat

but several players went into the transfer

portal. 

This will be an interesting off season

for both football and basketball

programs at  both schools. 

Tacoma Rainier's Thursday

The Mariners have Thursday off

so we are looking at the first games

of the Tacoma Rainier's. 

The Rainier's currently have a 3-2 

record and in Salt Lake City playing 

the Bees.

The Rainers are like the Mariners 

where most of their players are 

hitting under .200. Outfielder Nick

Solak leads with .300 while Jonathan 

Clase is .286 and Cade Marlow 

at .263.  Marlowe leads with four 

steals and four RBIs. He has no

home runs and the Rainiers have

only three total. 

Next Mariners day off we will.look

to see how the top prospects are

doing. The double A team and single 

A teams start on Friday.

Cleveland Took Series From Marinerd

The Mariners looked like they

would win the series against

Cleveland after game one but 

it didn't. Not only did Castillo

lose Tuesday so did Kirby

on Wednesday afternoon. 

What could go wrong did go

wrong.

Final Cleveland 8 Seattle 0

Kirby gave up all eight runs

although six were earned. He

didn't quite make four innings

instead had two outs in the

4th when he was taken out.

Austin Voth went two and a

third innings giving up no hits 

or runs. Trent Thornton went

two innings giving up one hit 

and no runs. Both these guys

have gotten off to good starts

on the season. The bats couldn't

find a way to score having only

five hits.

The 9th inning they had 3rd 

baseman Josh Rojas pitch

and he gave up no hits or runs.

In my opinion if you bring in

a fielder to pitch the 9th they

should just end it.

JP Crawford collided in the

game with second baseman

Jorge Polanco. He didn't 

leave the game at the time.

When it looked like there was

any chance to win the Mariners

decided to rest Crawford. Dylan

Moore who started in left field 

move to shortstop. 

The Mariners are on the road

beginning on Friday against

the Mariners. We hope Logan

Gilbert can stop the  bleeding.

Go M's.

Luis Castillo and Mariners Lose Middle Game

The Mariners still struggling at the

plate and Luis Castillo having one 

bad inning.

The Mariners had nine hits on the

night however only produced two

runs. Hopefully we can see them

rebound with George Kirby on the 

mound.

It has been a rough start for Luis Castillo

having now his second loss on the

season. He reminds me of Robbie Ray

two years ago when he had at least

one bad inning per start until he got

things right. He gave up three runs

in the fourth inning. One more in the fifth.

He made it through six innings.

The Cleveland Guardians are doing

what the Mariners hope to do this

season by hitting you to death. They

had 12 hits on the night with only one

home run and two doubles. The 

Mariners had their two runs in the 

seventh inning.

New it would be tough to win this

game with Shane Bieber on the 

mound. Bieber went six innings 

of shutout ball. The Mariners

had opportunities however were

unable to bring runners across

the plate.

Josh Rojas continues to hit well

at the plate getting a hit and an

RBI to drive in Cal Raleigh who had

two hits on the night. Ty France

scored on an RBI by JP Crawford

though not on a hit. Currently JP

is struggling badly on the season

at .083.  France continues to look

like his old self.

Now we hope to see George Kirby

pitch like in his opening game

once again and win the series.

The Mariners have Thursday off 

and then have a three game series

starting Friday in Milwaukee.

The Mariners picked up two pitchers

who will be in Tacoma. They signed

veteran lefty Dallas Keuchel to a minor

league contract to add depth in

starting pitching. He spent most of his

career with Houston Astros. They 

acquired lefty reliever Sammy Peralta

off waivers from the White Sox. Give

them depth there too.

Taylor Trammell the Mariners designated

for assignment at the end of training

camp since he was out of options

is now a Los Angeles Dodger. He is

on their roster and be a fourth outfielder.

We wish him well. 

Mariners Take Care Of Cleveland Game 1

The Mariners did enough to win 

game one in a three game series.

Noe means they have a fifty fifty

chance to take two out of three.

Emerson Hancock started out

well in his first start of the season.

He did well the first two innings

showing what he is capable of.

Third inning he struggled giving

up two runs after the Mariners

scored four runs in the bottom

of the second. Three of the runs

came on a home run from Canzone.

The two runs could have been in

part he had to sit on the bench

for a little while.

Emerson looked good again

in the 4th and 5th then went

into the sixth. The thought was

he would only go five. He gave 

up a run in the sixth before

leaving with one out. The run

might not happened however

Julio misjudged and the ball

went off his glove into stands

for a homer. 

Tayler Saucedo came in following

Hancock to get the final two outs.

Fellow lefty Gabe Speier pitched

the seventh. He gave up one hit

but struck out two. Andre Munoz

pitched the 8th primary because

it was the middle of the batting

order for Guardians. He gave up

a home run to Josh Naylor..

Ryne Stanek pitched the 9th

against the bottom of Guardians

order. After the struggle against

the Red Sox he was able to get

through getting all three outs.

Recorded his first save of the

season. Hancock was able to

have the win.

Luis Castillo will start game two

and we will see if he recover from

his last outing in the opener. It

won't be easy since he has to start

against Shane Bieber who won his

first game going six innings and

shutting out Oakland. 

The Mariners still in second place

being half game behind the Rangers

while a half game behind the Angels.

Go Mariners!

Mariners and Red Sox Split series.

The Red Sox beat the Mariners 5-1

on Sunday for a split on the series.

A split is OK in a four game series

though taking three would have been 

nice.

Bryce Miller went five innings. He 

gave up a three run homer in the 4th 

inning. The difference in the game.

Luis Castillo and Miller will have 

to step up their game in their next 

start. The offense will need to do 

the same. Sunday the Mariner 

hitters struck out ten times.

Josh Rojas leads in hitting at five

 hundred however small size with 

eight at bats. Mitch Haniger is next 

at .286 and Ty France at .267. The 

rest not so good.

Another positive note the Houston 

Astros were swept by the Yankees. 

The Mariners are second place.

The Mariners will begin a new series 

against Cleveland on Monday. It will

be three games with Emerson Hancock 

starting game one. Tuesday should be

Luis Castillo and George Kirby on

Wednesday. Have Thursday off to go

on the road. 

The key will be to win two out of 

three in these series. Cut down on

the strikes. Go Mariners!