Mariners Lose Series

The Seattle Mariners lost Sunday

afternoon 5-3 to the Twins. It was

the first series loss in Seattle since

being being by the Cubs back in May.

This game looked like replay recently

except they had nine huts on the day.

The trouble is again they could not

bring runners in when opportunity

arised. 

Mitch Garver who was catching while

Cal Raleigh was at dh was hit in the 

right wrist in the second. Garver had

to leave the game and Cal had to take

over. One question who would have

been.the third catcher.  There was

speculation had Garver been dh he

likely would have stayed in the game.

The trouble was him able to throw.

Xrays were taken and came up 

negative. He should be able to play

though have to see if he can catch. 

Dies this mean the Mariners mave

have to add another catcher to the

roster and will that be Zavala.

The Mariners only have Garver and

Raleigh as the only catchers on the

40-man roster as well as the 26-man

so they would have to add Zavala

or anyone else to the 40-man roster.

Zavala so far has only played three

games at Tacoma with a .222 average

so can't go by that. Nine if the other

catchers at Tacoma have very good 

marks so unless they acquire somewhere

else Zavala is the best choice.

Mariners number two prospect catcher

Harry Ford is doing OK hitting .254 at

double A Arkansas.  The question 

is he be ready to play any amount of 

time in the majors right now or this

season. Have to get that idea from

the scouts, Jerry Dipoto and general 

manager Justin Hollander for the 

answer. Even rqeady would it slow 

down his progress.

Luis Castillo who started Sunday

went only five innings giving up

three runs. With Garver out of the

game Luis had to bat in the 4th

inning. He ended up striking out.

After that the Mariners used three

pinch hitters without success.

When Castillo left the Mariners were

behind 3-0. It give me much of an

idea they would. They did score

two runs in the bottom of the fifth

making 3-2 and interesting. Julio

reached on a fielder's choice with

Dylan Moore scoring. Luke Raley 

had a single to score Josh Rojas.

The Mariners actually tied the game

in the 7th on a single to right scoring

Raley. This certainly gave Mariners

fans hope however in the top of

the 8th Ryne Stanek who has had his

ups and downs gave up a two-run

and there went the win. 

Thus was a gsme the Mariners may 

have won or not. Game one the

Mariners were lucky to win.do.they

could have been swept at home too.

Now they have Monday off with the

Baltimore Orioles coming to town

for three. The Oroles are at the top 

of the American East slightly ahead 

of the Yankees. They are 4-6 in their

last ten games. The Mariners will have

to do better than their last 12 games

to beat them. 

The Astros are playing well now

so the Mariners have step up to

keep the lead in the division.

This means either the offense 

gets better on its own or they

acquire a bat real soon.

Go team.

Mariners Lose Game Two

The Seattle Mariners lost Saturday night

5-1 to Minnesota Twins in the middle

of the three game series.

The Mariners only run game was on a

home run by Mitch Haniger. Like most

of the lineup he has been struggling

to. Now that he isn't starting regularly

I thought Dylan Moore should have

in right field. A one man's opinion

anyway.

Bryce Miller went five innings giving

up two runs however he threw 92 

pitched. Trent Thornton in the sixth

inning gave up three run homer to

outfielder Bruxton to end it pretty

much.

Miller would probably be the pitcher

of the game however no hitter of the

game. 

Luis Castillo is slated to start Sunday.

We see if the Mariners can win the series.

This was so important to win not to

start Bryan Woo's replacement..

The Mariners have Monday off. Though not

announced yet most likely in the three 

game series Kirby, Gilbert and Miller will

start.  Go Mariner

Washington Huskies Football

The 2024 version will be tough to

match the 2023 team for the Huskies.

In fact it might be a while however

it doesn't mean the Huskies won't

have success.

It will be interesting how close or 

different the offense will look. We 

do know the wide receivers won't

be as good. Last year they were

the best threesome they ever had.

Though they won't be as good as 

last year receivers we hope to see 

some good play. Denzel Boston 

expected to be number one receiver.

Jeremiah Hunter a transfer from

Cal Golden Bears and Giles Jackson

expected to be the starting three.

The backups will be redshirt freshmen

nd true freshmen. We have to see who 

steps out of that group.

Tight end Quentin Moore who had the

touchdown to win the Pac-12 championship game will be the only

experienced one returning. 

At running back Jonah Coleman a

transfer from Arizona is expected 

to be the starter.  Cameron Davis

who missed last season after

having a good 2022 season we 

hope to see him play. He didn't

participate in spring practice.

Daniyel Ngata a transfer from 

Arizona Stare last year  listed as 

second running back. Last season

he played mostly special teams.

We will see if anyone else steps

forward.

Will Rogers a transfer from Mississippi

State is expected to start at quarterback

in his final year of college football.

We hope he stays healthy as true 

freshman Desmond Williams Jr. Is  his backup. 

The offensive line is a question mark

as it will be a new set of starters. We

hope they up for the challenge. Next 

time we will look st Huskies defense.

Go Dawgs!

Mariners Win In Extra Innings

The Seattle Mariners beat the Twins 

at home 3-2 in ten innings.

Pitcher of the game: Logan Gilbert

who went six innings giving up

a two run homer in the sixth. He 

deserve more run support. The 

bullpen did  a good job not  allowing

a run in four innings.

Hitter of the game is hard to say

since only had five hits. Josh

Rojas hit a double to score Mitch

Haniger in the 5th inning. Had it

been a good throw he would have

been out. Polanco had a  bunt 

follow by Raley bunt for sacrifice.

The Mariners were unable to score.

Cal got JP Crawford in though it

was a fielder's choice. The pitcher 

for the Twins threw the ball wild. 

Even a perfect throw may not have

gotten JP.  Julio was able to hit 

the ball where JP was able to go

to third though it was an out. 

Bryce Miller starts Saturday. He

has struggled in several of his

last starts. We hope he turns it

around.  Go Mariners

Seahawks Running Back Position

This coming Seahawks season not

only say how the team does in a

a game we will let you know who

is the player of the game is. If 

fitting on offense and defense.

Throughout the week we will do

profiles on some of the players

to. This will go for the Huskies 

and Cougars as well.

Today going to look at the running

back position. According to head

coach Michael Macdonald the

running back position will be shared

by two. I expect that Kenny Walker 3

will be the starter however Zach 

Charbonnet will get plenty of carries

as well. They may alternate series 

and play in the same series as well.

I am sure there are fans who favor

Walker a lot. Having them share the

load Walker will stay healthier. The carry 

load could be 15 for Walker and 10 or

12 for Charbonnet. This will come down

how the game is going. Both should

receive some catches as well. Most 

likely three per game.

Kenny McIntosh a rookie last year out

of Georgia is the third running back.

The Seahawks have  a few vying for

the spot however they will be mentioned

at another time. McIntosh playing time

will be on special teams for the most 

part. He will be seen taking kickoffs.

Any rushing attempts will likely happen

late in the game if the score is high

on one side or another or if there is

injuries to 1or 2 which we hope not.

During much of Pete Carroll's reign

the priority for the Seahawks was to

run the ball primarily however it

changed to passing if they got down

quickly by the score or were not gaining

ground. We shouldn't expect this under

Michael Macdonald. The running game

will be a major focus however no matter what.

Having a good running game will make

passing game more effective as well.

The Seahawks have a talented group

of receivers as well as offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb who loves 

to mix things up as any Huskies fan

saw. We could see any of the receivers

run the ball too.  The end is expect the

unexpected.

Next time on the Seahawks we will

look at the receivers and after that

we will look at the defense which 

will be an interesting group especially

when we will see a different defense.

Go Hawks!

Seahawks Thursday: The Offense

We should see an improvement in 

Seahawks defense having head 

coach Michael Macdonald running

the show. We get back to it later.

The offense should look better to

with former Washington Huskies 

offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb

in charge. Though the running 

game is expected to be the primary

part of the offense the talent at

wide receiver and the use at tight

end should be showing to. Also,

the running backs will catch some 

passes too.

How well the Seahawks offense goes

comes down to the health of the line.

Last year the Seahawks line was not

good or healthy. Both of the tackles 

were out for some time. Right tackle

Abe Lucas out for at least half of the

season.  His health looks better going

into training camp so we hope he is

able to perform well along with left 

tackle Charles Cross.

The Seahawks signed former player

George Fant as a free agent. Though

he is expected to be the backup at

right tackle he could be a key  to the

line giving Lucas some time off.

The guards and center will be 

important to the offense. I believe

the backups make the offense 

better though we hope the health

of the whole stays intact.

We should see an improvement

to the running game which was

30 last season and make the

passing game more effective

to. With Grubb as coordinator

we should see some interesting

looks with DK Metcalf. Huskies

former receiver Rome Odunze 

now with the Chicago Bears is

much similar to Metcalf although

DK is more physical. I could see

some similar use for him.

Training camp starts in a month

so we should get ready. We hope

with an improved line not only

will the running game look better

Geno Smith or whoever is at

quarterback will be more free

in the pocket.  Go Hawks!

Mariners Win Final Game Of Road Trip

The road trip was tough with the

Mariners going 3-6 wing one

game per series. The Mariners 

knew it would be tough against the 

Guardians however the Mariners

and Rays should have been easier.

The Mariners now 19-25 on the 

road. The Marlins and Rays have

not been good at home though 

Tampa better though. The Mariners

starting rotation would make you

think better than they have been

on the road.

The Mariners won Wednesday

afternoon 5-2. The Mariners 

scored more like that regularly

they would have a better record.

George Kirby went six innings

giving up only four hits. He didn't

walk a batter and struck out seven.

The Mariners were leading 5-1

and Kirby had thrown 87 pitches. 

You think that Servais could have

left him in the game to start. 

The Mariners had to go with

four relievers though I am

sure they expected to go with

three. Munoz had tough luck

in the ninth so Trent Thornton 

came in and recorded his first

save.

The Mariners usually don't do

well if Munoz isn't able  to last.

The Mariners were losing 1-0

heading to the seventh inning.

Cal Raleigh hit a three run 

homer to allow the Mariners

to relax for a little bit.

In the eighth JP Crawford drove

in Mitch Garver and Dominic

Canzone. The Mariners had

five hits on the day. These 

were the guys who got all

the hits. 

Mariners will have Thursday

off and start a series at home

against Minnesota. Logan Gilbert

starts Friday and we hope another

great outing. Bryce Miller starts

on Saturday..

Mariners Blown Out

Tuesday evening the Mariners woes

continue on this road trip. They

are now 2-6 on this trip. Over the 

season  18-25. 

Final was Rays 11 Mariners 3

The game was close until late 

innings. Ty France hit a two-run

homer in the 5th to tie 2-2. The

Rays scored 4 in the sixth followed

by three in the seventh and 2 in

the eighth.  Mitch Garver hit a

a home run in the 7th.

Luis Castillo hasn't been sharp 

since his win against the Rangers

who by the way lost. He went five 

and a third innings. He gave up

two runs whe exiting in the sixth.

Michael Baumann came in and

surrendered two runs including

a homer. Eduardo Bazardo came

in with two outs in the sixth. He

surrendered three runs in the 7th.

His era is almost a run per inning.

Cody Bolton gave up the two

runs in the eighth however neither

was earned. 

The Mariners offense still cotinued

to struggle having six hits..We hope

the Mariners can turn around on

Wednesday. It will be a day game

then the Mariners come home.

Thursday will be a day off. We

all could use a break..

Mariners Lose A Close One

The Seattle Mariners lost Monday 

evening 4-3 in Tampa Bay against

the Rays in the opening of their

series. So far the Mariners are

2-5 on this road trip and the Astros 

and Rangers have gained some

ground.

Someone on one of the groups I

am in regards to the Mariners

having a great record leading

after seven innings. It is good 

news however having this record

on this road trip and on the road

all season says to me that stats

only go so far.

Mariners manager Scott Servais

tries to put a good spin on it

by saying we are built for one 

run games. That may say sound

good especially if you have a 

good record in one run games.

Wouldn't it be better if the Mariners

are built for two run games.

Monday's night game the Mariners

were leading 3-2 going into the bottom

8th inning. They had to bring in Andre

Munoz. He ended up walking former

Mariner Jose Caballero to load the

bases. As we know anything can happen.

Leadoff hitter Diaz hit a ball in the

middle between first and second

base. The ball looked like a bad 

hop. On the negative side we could

say Ty France should have field the

hit. This may be true however two

runs were scored and the Mariners

were unable to score in the 9th.

Although the Mariners may have a 

very good record from the seventh

inning on this was another game

that was taken from them. It comes

down to the weakness on the team

and that is timely hitting or in this

game they only had three hits. Cal

Raleigh had a solo home run and 

Mitch Garver had a two-run variety.

They accounted for two of the hits.

Added to that they were on base 

with seven walks. 

Bad news happened in the 4th inning

where Bryan Woo had to leave the 

game with a hamstring. This means

likely he will have to go on the injured

list. More news will come out on

Tuesday. Woo was pitching fantastic

when it happened.

Jorge Polanco was activated and

played in the game and batted second.

Tyler Locklear who hadn't played in

the Miami was sent down to Tacoma.

Ryan Bliss who may have played

the best in Miami is still on the

team. We hope he is able to play

some in this series. 

I am looking forward to the Mariners

acquiring a player soon and not have

to wait for the trading deadline.

Go team!

Mariners Lose Another Series

It has been rough on the road this

season. The Mariners have done

well at home.

Losing two out of three against

the Guardians wasn't a big

surprise however now lost

two against Miami. We hope 

they turnaround in Tampa Bay.

The Astros and Rangers swept 

their series this weekend. The

biggest surprise was the Astros

sweeping the Baltimore Orioles.

The Mariners are now six up

on the Astros and Rangers half

behind them. 

Bryce Miller went only four

innings giving up all six  runs

while Mariners scored four.

Not sure what is wrong but

Miller has had a bad May and

June after getting off to a good

start in April. I wonder he has

had arm issues or the hitters

have figured him out. Not a 

good sign either way. 

The Mariners didn't start Tyler

Locklear once again. Sounds 

like he will be sent down soon.

On the other hand Ty France 

went 0 for 4. When it comes

to putting down the starting

lineup I don't get it.

The Mariners had four runs on

seven hits. Luke Raley was the

one who did the best by having

three hits including a home run.

Julio who didn't play Saturday

had no.hits Sunday which doesn't

make sense.

Bryan Woo is scheduled to start

Monday at Tampa Bay. We hope

for a bounce back from him.

We hope to see a win in the column

Monday. Go mariners. 

Gilbert Shuts Out Marlins

Logan Gilbert continues to pitch at

a  high level. Looks like he should

be on the all-star team.

Logan went eight innings of shut out

ball giving up four hits.

The Mariners on the other hand scored

nine runs. A good day at the park.

I am trying to see if I can mix things up

on this blog.

Dominic Canzone who has been 

struggling most of the season

showed what he is capable of 

having four hits. Included was a

home run and two RBIs.

For the second game in a row

Ryan Bliss had three hits. He

might have figured things out.

Facing another lefty Sunday

Bliss should be in the lineup

again.

The question is what happens

when Polanco is back after

rehab assignment.

Though he isn't hitting on fire

are we going to see more of

Locklear. He seems to be the

guy going down on the return

Polanco. The thing though

Ty France is only hitting .125

in the month of June though 

he missed some time.  In

his five games since returning

on June 18 he has one hit and

that happened Saturday.

Let's see Mariners take care on 

Sunday. Go team.

Mariners Lose In 10th

The Mariners continue struggles on

the road even against bad teams.

Also not sure against poor pitchers 

as well.

Final  Marlins 3 Mariners 2

The highlight was a triple by Ryan

Bliss scoring the second run of 

the game. Bliss had his best night

of his short career having three

hits. Late in the game facing a 

righty they pinch hit Canzone for

him.

The Mariners had runners on first 

and third with no outs. We unable 

to score a run. Couldn't bring

home a run in the 10th either.

The Marlins scored on the very

first pitch in the bottom of the 10th

All we can hope for is the Mariners

recover beginning Saturday.

George Kirby went seven innings. 

He gave up two solo home runs

back to back in the sixth inning.

Stanek and Munoz pitch the

eight and ninth. Austin Voth 

pitched the 10th giving up.the

one run. Again a lack of offense

again.

Mariners Series Against The Marlins

Beginning Friday evening the Mariners

have a series in Miami against the

Marlins. 

The Marlins are 25-49 in the National 

league east. They have won two in

a row which could be good or bad

depending how you look at it.

The Marlins beat the St.Louis Cardinals

two out of three at home. All three games

were won by one run. The Mariners are

good in one run games. They are 3-7

in their last ten games so it is not like 

they are playing better.  

George Kirby will start on Friday. In

his last outing against the Texas 

Rangers Kirby went six innings give

up three hits and only one run however 

it wasn't earned. He comes anywhere

close to that we should see a victory.

The Mariners have been good in

opening games of series which allows

them to be in first place.

Trevor Rogers will be on the mound

for the Marlins. He has a 5.09 era and a record of 1-8. His last outing Rogers 

was against the Washington Nationals.

He went seven innings giving up six hits and two runs. Unfortunately for Rogers the Marlins were shutout. 

The Mariners offense has had trouble

with starting pitchers with high era's.

The game before the Nationals was at

home against the Guardians. As we 

just witnessed the Guardians are a

good hitting ball club. Rogers gave 

up two hits in five innings and one

run. The trouble was he walked four

batter as well as striking out five.

The question is can he pitch three 

good games in a row. For the Mariners

sake we hope not. The Mariners have

recently had starters not go five

innings so a  repeat would be nice. 

I do give the Mariners the edge to win

since they have won several series 

openers. The Mariners have won every

series opening gsme except against

the Kansas City Royals. Go M's.

Mariners Take It On The Chin Again

The Mariners lost game three to 

Cleveland 6-3. Glad they took the 

opener otherwise a sweep won't 

look good. Now they go Miami

who isn't a good team followed 

by Tampa Bay who isn't either.

The Mariners haven't been good

on the road. So we have to see.

At least Kirby, Gilbert and Miller

face the Marlins. The Mariners

should win two games at least. 

The key is to win Friday.

Luis Castillo didn't pitch well

going five innings and giving

up five runs. With that he gave

up two home runs. Castillo

gave up a solo home run in 

the second and two-run variety

in.the 5th inning. Three of the

runs including the homer was

in the fifth inning. Trent Thornton

gave up a solo home run in the

eighth inning. 

The Mariners were leading 3-2

heading into the fifth.  Dylan

Moore hit a two-run homer in

the first inning with Crawford on

base. Ryan Bliss hit a double

scoring Ty France who had walked 

and there were two outs. Victor 

Robles and Bliss were on second

and third however there were two

outs so Crawford wasn't able to

bring them home.

Besides Castillo and Thornton there

was Tayler Saucedo and Ryne Stanek

who.pitched.Neither Saucedo or Stanek

gave up a hit but did walk a batter.

Saucedo had no strike outs but Stanek

had two.

Depending how Friday's game

goes will determine we see Munoz

or not. Again important to win

open game of a series and ending

a two game losing streak. Go M's

Ty and Tyler

The Seattle Mariners brought up

#8 prospect Tylear Locklear when

Ty France went on the injured list.

Now Ty is back and Locklear is

still on the roster for the time

being. I know fans have opinions

how much both should be playing

and if so how much.

Ty has been the starter at first 

base for some time since they

moved him to first base. He has

shown that he plays good defense

at first. 

Ty hasn't had the season we or hr

was hoping for. His hits have come

in bunches. June he wasn't hitting

well before being injured in the

foot by being hit at the plate.

Tyler is showing that he has good 

power at the plate he plays pretty

good first base as well. His power

is more than then Ty. Something

he has shown is hitting the other

way. I am sure he has been taught

that by controlling the zone. Tyler

isn't a speed burner however is 

faster than Ty. When Tyler isn't

starting I could see him come

in pinch running for Ty late in

the game. He isn't Ryan Bliss on

the base plaths but still faster

then Ty. We know the defense 

won't suffer either.

Being in first place the Mariners

will have Ty starting most of the

time. It would be good to have

Tyler starting at least three times

a week or why keep him on the

roster. This means he dh or play

third base as well as first. 

Now that Mitch Garver is the

second catcher we will see him

catching at least once a week.

Against a lefty the Mariners 

should start Ty at dh with Tyler

at first with Garver catching.

Mitch Hanger can be in right

field. This depends how many

starting lefties they face in the

week. This lineup could change

if they face more than once.

We could see Locklear play

third as well. 

Locklear looks like the future

first baseman if he isn't traded.

I am sure other teams who are

looking to trade with the Mariners

are keeping an eye on him. The

question though will Ty be the 

starting first baseman in 2025.

This is a lot to think about

and we will see what comes 

the next several weeks. 

Mariners Shutout In Cleveland

Bryan Woo was going to have a bad

game eventually so Wednesday it

happened.

Final Cleveland 8 Seattle 0

I guess if Woo was going to be hit

on a day when the Mariners couldn't

score was a good idea. Woo went 

four innings. Didn't want him overused.

Woo gave  up three runs.

Mike Baumann came in the fifth.

He to gave up three runs in one

inning. Cody Bolton came in the

sixth and gave up a run. Eduardo

Bazardo pitched two innings

giving up a solo home run. The

three relievers won't pitch tomorrow

since throwing over 20 pitches. 

The Mariners only had three hits

on the night. Rojas and Canzone 

each had a double. Julio had a

single. 

Now the Mariners with Castillo

on the mound look to take the

series.on Thursday. Go team.

Mariners Win Again

The Mariners continue winning opening

games to series helping them win

series to.  The Astros and Rangers 

both lost so now have  a ten game

lead in the division. 

This is a lead where the Astros and Rangers will have to get hot and the

Mariners not. The Mariners are  44-31

on the season with 87 games remaining. 

Say the  Mariners went 44-43 in those games the Astros and Rangers who are both 33-40  would have to go 55-34 in

their 89 games. This will be high order

for both. 

The Mariners starting pitching continues

as strong and the Mariners offense is improving difficult for the Astros and Rangers to win the division. The Mariners and Rangers have seven games remaining on the season against each other. The Rangers would have to almost sweep

the Mariners. The same goes for the 

Astros. What are the odds.

Final Mariners 8 Guardians 5

The Mariners scored four runs in the

third and added a run in the next

four innings. This was a good sign

as the Mariners haven't done well

adding on runs over a game. Most

times they have scored big in an 

inning or two.

JP Crawford helped out hitting

a two-run homer in the third

inning. Luke Raley and Dylan Moore

each had solo home runs. Moore

who hss been struggling at the

plate in June had two hits and scored

three times.

Bryan Woo who missed his last

start will start Tuesday. Has been

pitching very well this season 

after starting  on the injured list. 

We wish him the best on Tuesday and 

going forward. Go.M's.

The Seahawks Defense

We know the Seahawks defense will

look different than in the past with

new head coach and former defense

coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens

Mike Macdonald.

The positions may look the same as

do with most in the NFL however the

way is played out is the question or

answer.

The depth chat may have the name

where the defensive player position

is supposed to be however we should 

expect the players to move around.

An example is Dremont Jones. He is 

listed as the right defensive end 

however during otas and minicamps

he was playing some at edge rusher/

outside linebacker.

The Seahawks number one draft pick

this year Bryon Murphy II is listed

behind Jones as right defensive end

however we should see a lot of him

whether there or somewhere else

on the line.

Leonard Williams who the Seahawks

acquired last season is listed at left

defensive end. Jarran Reed is the 

starting nose tackle at this time

however we could see Williams moved

inside. The Seahawks were one of

the worst teams against the run so

whatever the Seahawks have to do

improve it they will do so.

Last year's number one pick Devon 

Witherspoon is listed as the nickel

back however he will be doing a lot

of free lance roaming wherever he

is needed. Last year's cornerbacks

Riq Woolen and Michael Jackson

each had poor seasons. If they don't

play much better Witherspoon's

assistance will be important as well

the safeties. The pass rush will be

important to help out as well.

The inside linebackers will need

improvement too. We have two

new starters as Bobby Wagner 

and Jordyn Brooks signed as

free agents else where.Both 

starters have had to work through

injuries this offseason. During

the offseason training Jon Rattigan

better known for his special teams

worked played with the first unit

during these training sessions. 

Though not expecting to start

working out with the first unit

will help his value.

The Seahawks will have this year's

fourth round pick Tyrice Knight in

the mix at inside linebacker. Though

there is two inside linebacker spots

sometimes they will go with only

one on passing downs.

Anyway the first preseason game

will give us some insight what the

defense will look like though more 

so by the opening game of the

season. We should be excited to

see how the new defense looks

and improvement over the season.

Go Hawks!

The Seahawks New Offense

This coming season it will be 

interesting to see the new look

of the Seattle Seahawks offense.

It is possible we may see some of 

the offense that was under Pete

Carroll and the different offensive

coordinators over the years.

The Seahawks want to be physical

in the running game and be a major

part of the offense. The passing

will still be shown. Under the coaching

of Ryan Grubb I expect to see surprises

like he had at University of Washington.

Head coach Michael Macdonald said

during the ota's and minicamps that

DK Metcalf will be shown a lot more

in the passing game.  I expect under

the play calling of Ryan Grubb we will

see Metcalf get the ball a lot like Rome

Odunze did at Washington. Not only

will he be thrown long passes I could

see Metcalf catching short passes 

and running the ball after the catch

since he is s physical player. Those 

short passes will be to the running

backs  too.

I expect the Seahawks will have at

least once or twice have reverses

in the game as well. Tyler Lockett

has been used this way however

I could see Metcalf doing so too.

We will still see long passes in

the Seahawks games in the same

manner as before however could be

used as a surprise. How well this

happens comes down is the offensive

line. Last year they had injuries and

why the running game wasn't good.

We should see more of the tight ends

in the passing game especially with

Noah Fant. We will see a lot of two

tight ends for blocking purposes to.

One could lineup as a fullback as well. 

We could see two running backs in

the game too. We should be open to

anything.

On defense it will be interesting to

see as well. How much of the defense

that Macdonald used at Baltimore will

come down to the personal. Next time

on the Seahawks we will look at the

Seahawks defense. Go team. 

Logan Gilbert Dominates For Sweep

Having the Mariners using Emerson Hancock in the final game against the 

White Sox turned out to be genius 

although they lost the game.

Logan Gilbert had probably his best 

start of the season going eight innings

giving up two hits and the Mariners 

shutting out the Rangers 5-0. Logan

didn't give up a walk and struck out

nine. 

The Mariners didn't score until the

4th inning when they had back to

back doubles scoring Mitch Haniger

from second. The 5th inning Josh

Rojas scored from second base 

on a wild pitch making it 2-0. Scoring 

runs with two outs has been rare 

this season however happened both

innings. The Mariners had no runners

on base with two outs when Haniger

double then Luke Raley followed with

his in the 4th.

The seventh inning was key with

Tyler Locklear hitting a solo home

run.  In  the 8th the Mariners added

two more runs.  Dominic Canzone 

 hit a ball to left field scoring Ryan Bliss who had pinched run for Haniger. Raley

went to third.  Hr scored on another

wild pitch.

Before the two runs in the 8th Andre

Munoz was warming up for the 9th.

Austin Voth who ended up going into

the game pitched the ninth without

giving up a hit or  a walk. Voth has 

done so well in his last seven outings

he has given one run on two hits, 

walked one and struck out four. 

It is hard to do much better than

this. 

The Mariners have Monday off and

start a three game series in Cleveland.

Bryce Miller will start Tuesday followed

by Bryan Woo on Wednesday and Luis Castillo on.Thursday. The Guardians

are having a good season so this

to should be a good series. Go M's!

Mariners Take Game 2

George Kirby pitched well going six 

innings without giving up an earned

and only three hits. The Mariners 

scored a run in the first inning. Julio

hit a two-run homer run in the third

inning.  Julio is hitting .276 in his

last seven with two home runs.

Showing he is heating up. 

Josh Rojas was the other big hitter

having two hits including a home run

in the 7th inning. He has been struggling 

as of late however he can hit like is

season average of .263 or higher will

help the Mariners out.

Final Mariners 7 Rangers 5

The Mariners were leading comfortably

 heading into the 9th inning. The Rangers

scored four runs off reliever Eduardo Bazardo in the ninth. Ryne Stanek had

to come in to get the final off.  He did 

give up a hit to Marcus Semien two

bring in the final two runs. Semien had

three hits on the night driving in three

of the five runs.

The Mariners were able to blanket

Corey Seager for the second game.

He is 0 for 9 in the series so far.

Logan Gilbert goes Sunday afternoon.

Father's day the Mariners have a sold

out crowd. We hope the crowd will

help the Mariners sweep the series.

Go Mariners.

  

Mariners Beat Rangers

Friday evening the Seattle Mariners

beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 in the

opening game of the series. The 

Mariners are now 41-31 ten games

above five hundred. Much of their

record has to do with winning the

first game of a series. 

The scoring took place early on

in the game. Often starting pitchers

struggle early on in the game and

this happened to both pitchers.

Nathaniel Lowe hit a double that 

scored Marcus Semien who led 

off with a single. Wyatt Langford

up next singles to Julio Rodriguez

scoring Lowe. I am sure at the time

no one figured that would be the 

only runs the Rsngers would score

on the night.

In the bottom of the first the Mariners

scored twice to even the score. Julio

Rodriquez who gotten on base by a

walk was brought home on a home run

by Mitch Garver to tie at 2-2.

In the third inning the Mariners scored

the final run of the game. Julio grounded

out forcing Mitch Haniger at second

and JP Crawford scored.  That was 

the ball game in simple terms.

The Rangers had five hits while the

Mariners had eight on the evening.

Julio didn't have a hit however his

groundout allowed the Mariners.

Mitch Haniger had two hits including

tgevone setup the winning run. Victor

Robles the Mariners recently acquired

from the Nationals had two as well

although the Mariners were unable 

to score on them.

Luis Castillo went six innings giving

up the two runs and four hits total.

He only walked one while striking

out seven.  Mike Baumann came

in the seventh striking out one. 

Baumann who has done well in

this role threw on seven pitches

so we could see him again on

Saturday or certainly on Sunday.

Andre Munoz was available pitching

the eighth inning. Munoz walked

one while striking out three. He

threw 19 pitches so have to see

how he feels the rest of series.

Ryne Stanek pitched the 9th record

his sixth save of the season. A

good sign as he threw eleven pitches

with ten strikes. Depending the

opposing teams batting order Stanek

is taking well closing games. Most

likely we will see Munoz pitching

to the middle of the order. A role that

fits him well. Besides closing Munoz

hss been comfortable coming in the

eighth inning. A role he did when 

Paul Sewald was the closer. 

George Kirby starts for Mariners

starts late afternoon as the game

is on Fox TV.  Nathan Eovaldi starts

for the Rangers. We could see another

pitching match once again. The

Mariners hope that Kirby will go

at least six innings. With his control

seven innings could happen too.

In 14 starts Kirby has only seven

walks while striking out 78 batters

in just over 80 innings. In his last

outing at Kansas City Kirby gave up

only five hits and didn't walk a batter.

Though the news isn't official Bryan

Woo is expected to start on Tuesday

at Cleveland. Most likely we will see

Bryce Miller on Wednesday. Logan 

Gilbert starts on Sunday. We will 

see if any moves are made before 

going to Cleveland. 

Mariners Were Unable To Sweep

I guess we could say the Mariners 

had the opportunity to  sweep 

though a couple games before

they had wins by the bat  of Cal

Raleigh. 

The Mariners  lost to the White

Sox Thursday  evening 3-2 in

ten innings.  The  Mariners were

down 2-1 going  into the bottom 

of the 9th when Julio  Rodriguez 

hit a home run to tie the game.

It was a high pitch  and many 

hitters can't  do that for a home

run.

The 10th inning the White Sox 

were able to get a single moving

the runner to third. They were 

able to get a grounder to third 

baseman Josh Rojas to score

the runner. Unfortunately  the

Mariners were unable to do

the same.

The Mariners  were able to get

seven innings  out of Emerson 

Hancock who was called up.

He surrendered two runs back

to back however that was it.

I expect  the Mariners  will

add another reliever on Friday.

I have read a few fans on line

saying the Mariners should

wait to the trading deadline 

to make trades. The Mariners 

do have weaknesses they should

take care of before the deadline. 

Even if they wait for a hitter I

believe they need to go out and

get a closer. We have  no idea

how often Munoz can pitch and

when Santos will be  available. 

Can't  overuse Stanek and he is

really  the only other reliever who

can close. Even those like Trent

Thornton are being overused. 

The Mariners  now take on the

Rangers and Cleveland in the

next two series.  The  Mariners 

offense needs to come alive.

Go M's!

Mariners Win in 10th

The Mariners had a good outing from

Bryce Miller who went seven innings

giving up no runs and two hits. 

The trouble again was the offense 

and the bullpen in the 9th inning.

The bottom of the seventh Luke 

Raley hit a home run making it

1-0. Luis Robert Jr hit a home run

in the 9th to tie the game off of

Michael Baumann. He again showed

he can't pitch in the ninth inning.

He is fine in the 7th and 8th. 

Munoz is day to day and Stanek has

been pitching a lot lately for having

low scoring and tight games of late. 

The Mariners should have Saucedo

pitching the ninth if Munoz and Stanek

are not available. 

The Mariners front office need to

acquire a reliever who can pitch

the 8th and ninth  if necessary. 

Now the Mariners can sweep the

white Sox on Thursday. Luis Castillo

is scheduled to start however Emerson

Hancock was seen so there is speculation

that he may start Thursday and Castillo

will start Friday against the Rangers. 

 

The Mariners bullpen continues 

pitching a lot if Hancock.starts Thursday

means more of the bullpen. Do they

start Castillo in his rotation spot or not.

We will find out Thursday the thinking

will go. Go mariners!

Seahawks Last OTA

This is the last week going on

in OTA's for the off season. The

players  have a break  for a 

month before training camp 

begins.

For some the OTA will be important 

to be invited back to camp. The 

training camp  roster is 90. The 

opening day roster is 52 players 

and their is practice squad as 

well. 

The practice  squad  is around

18 players so means 20 players

won't be back at the end of camp.

They could return at some point

to be added to the practice squad

or injuries happen. When injuries 

happen the practice squad players

have the best chance of making it.

Even being one of the players cut

from the 90 man roster  often other

teams may need their service or be

added  to  their practice  squad. 

When you need to add a player during

the season you can take from another

practice  squad or a free agent.

Teams will add players and delete

others throughout off-season too.

Usually  announced in the media. 

I  don't  take the announcement 

very  serious or pay attention since

the odds of the player making the

roster is not great. I may glance

especially  if  it is a player  that 

played college  ball locally or they

played for the Seahawks before.

There is talk that the NFL regular

season may go to 18 games begin

in 2024. If so the pre-season games

will go to two games. This means

rookies and those added to 90 man

roster will have give quicker impressions.

There is talk as well they may go away 

with OTA's during the off-season which

means training  camp  will be more

vital. This has been talked by the players 

association.  This makes sense allowing 

veterans  having a better chance retaining

their jobs.

You have to figure NFL  career average is

three years so extending  careers makes

sense. Rookies who are drafted sign four 

year contracts though some obviously 

don't  last that long.

They have changed the rules on kickoffs

for this season.  The kickoffs will still be

kicked from the same spot the 35 yard

line. The placement  of the players will

be placed different. You can't  have any

amount of players on one side and where

they starting off is different to. There won't 

be as far a distance to go. Also they are 

going to pentalize  kicks going into the

end zone  since 80 percent  have gone

through. Also they are changing  the

pentalize if the ball goes out of bounds

inside the 20 yard line. They are expecting 

more receivers and tight ends to be in

on kickoffs. We could see DK Metcalf in

on kickoffs. This is to help less injuries 

tohappen as well.  It will  be interesting 

to see what happens.  Go Hawks!

Mariners Win Game 2

The Mariners came from.behind

once again to beat Chicago WS

4-3.

The Mariners turned out didn't

have Bryan Woo to start. They

ended up bringing up Jhonathan

Diaz from triple A. Woo didn't have 

to go on the injured list so may

make his next start or sooner.

He wasn't able to throw on the

side lines after his last start was

the reason.

Diaz at the beginning looked like a

triple A to begin with. He loaded

the bases in the second inning with

no outs however surrounded only

one run. In the third inning he gave

up back to back home runs but 

that was it in five and one-thirds 

inning pitched.  The Mariners

scored a run in the second and

third to keep it close 3-2.

In the 7th inning with Josh Rojas

and Julio Rodriguez on first and

second on a 3-0 count Cal Raleigh

hit a double for both to score. It was

his second double in the game 

scoring both runers.  The Mariners

had only five hits in the game

however all contributed to the

4-3 win by the Mariners.

Trent Thornton came in the sixth

with one out. He pitched threw

the seventh. Michael Baumann

got two outs in the eighth both

with a runner on third and didn't

score. Baumann gave up the

only hit from the relievers. Tayler

Saucedo got the third out in the

eighth inning. Ryne Stanek got

another save in the 9th.

The Mariners had to make some

moves before the game. Matt

Bowman and Kirby Snead were

designated for assignment. 

Besides Diaz the Mariners recalled

reliever Eduardo Bazardo. The

Mariners will start Bryce Miller

on Wednesday. We hope  for a

rebound game from.Bryce.

Go Mariners. 

Mariners Walk Off Grand Slam

The first five innings Monday night

gsme looked like either team's game

as the score was 0-0. The sixth inning

Luis Robert Jr. hit a two-run homer

into the upper level left field. I thought 

it was foul ball however hard to see.

Logan Gilbert pitched very well

deserving better fate. He gave up

a third run in the 7th. The Mariners

went to bullpen. 

Mariners brought in Matt Bowman

in his first outing since being called

up from Tacoma after signing as

a free agent. He had pitched with

Minnesota Twins then acquired by

Arizona this season. He gave up

a home run to outfielder Corey Julks.

The score Chicago 4-0. Didn't look 

good for the Mariners.

Dominic Canzone has good timing

though not a good average. He led 

the 8th with  a home run.  Mitch

Hsniger hit a single to drive in

two runs. With the bases loaded

Luke Raley layed down the perfect

bunt to tie the game.

In the 9th inning Ryne Stanek pitched

and didn't give up a run. In the bottom of the 9th the Mariners were able to load

the bases once again. Cal Raleigh all

he had to do is hit a ball far enough for 

JP Crawford score from third or walk.

Hre wanted to put final mark on

it so he huts a grand slam into the

right field stands. Pitcher knew it 

as soon as Cal hit with contact.

Cal knows when to do it.

Dylan Moore missed the gsme as

his wife went into labor. He may

miss the is series. The Mariners

face the Texas Rangers at home

Friday through Sunday. The Rangers

play the Dodgers in Los Angeles

Tuesday through Thursday so

hopefully a good sign. The Rangers

are five and a half games behind the

Mariners. Go M's.

A Blockbuster Trade By Mariners

Even the Mariners CEO John Stanton says

they will be involved in trades leading into

the deadline at the end of July.

This week the Mariners are host to the

Chicago White Sox for four games. The

White Sox have the worst record in the

major leagues so the Mariners should

win at least three games. The starting 

should be back to normal after being

in Kansas City. 

The Mariners offense seemed  improved

in Kansas City though the pitching wasn't.

Now the main reason  for this story having

to do with a blockbuster  trade. The White 

Sox have one of the players  that if the

Mariners  made a blockbuster trade could

be the guy. The player is outfielder Luis

Robert Jr. His stats don't  look good so

far this season  and the main reason he

was out for a month. The reason  he would

be appealing besides being a talented right

handed bat he is under team control until

2027 I believe.

I have seen other Mariners sites reporters 

mentioning  not only trading top prospect 

Cole Young  in this trade however number 

two who used to be one Harry Ford  as well. 

Ford is put in there since  starting catcher

Cal Raleigh  won't  be  a free agent until

2027 unless the Mariners  sign him to an

extension.  Making a blockbuster trade  will

not only give the Mariners  a great chance

to make playoffs but to make the WorldSeries. 

This would  make the likelihood Cal would

sign an extension along with a couple pitchers

in the rotation. 

I don't  like to  have Harry Ford  to  be traded.

The major reason  not many catchers are that

high of a prospect. Ok Cal will be the starter

however Harry  has the athletic talent to play

elsewhere. Also the Mariners  would have a

top knotched catcher when Cal has a day off

or he is dh. Ford could play a corner outfield

spot when one of the guys needs a day off or

third or first base. He would be a super utility 

player who can catch. Also what happens if

Cal gets hurt and has to go on the injured 

list like Ty France on Sunday.  Right now

Mitch Garver  would be the best choice.

Speaking of Garver if the trade goes down

then likely he and Mitch Haniger  would 

share dh for the most part if they are both

still on team. There are other players to

that be considered as blockbuster but we

get to that later.  The Mariners  are several 

infielders the Mariners  could trade to the

White Sox as prospects.  We could include

Ryan Bliss who is on the team now. I  am 

not suggesting  it but the White Sox  will

see him in action. I  have  no idea how

many prospects the White Sox  have  in

their system  who are infielders.

I would like a trade with the White Sox

this week  as they are in town. Who needs

to wait until the deadline. Even a blockbuster 

trade means the Mariners  would not be

done. As we see the Mariners need to improve 

the bullpen too. Stay tuned!

Mariners Win Wild Game

The Mariners won game three Sunday

afternoon in Kansas City 6-5 in ten 

innings.

The Mariners scored in the first.inning

with leading off the first inning once

again with a home run. Didn't seem

like s good idea. The Royals tied the

score in the fifth inning off of George

Kirby who pitched well. The Mariners

scored two more runs in the top of

the 7th. Kirby went 7 innings so it 

looked like the Mariners would win however  that is trouble came in

the 9th and 10th innings.

Not sure why however Andre Munoz 

pitched the eighth inning without 

any runs scored.  The Mariners 

brought in Michael Baumann in the

9th and he gave a two-run homer.

Didn't make sense in a close game

although Munoz did pitch in the

meat of the order. 

In the 10th inning Julio drove in

one run and Cal Raleigh two more.

The Royals made it close with a

two-run off of Austin Voth and

with two-outs Tayler Saucedo came

in to nail it down.

Ty France did go on the injured list.

Tyler Locklear who came up to

take France had a double to drive

in a run. The at bat before Locklear

hit a ball that should have been a

home run however the wind blew 

it back in for a fly out..At least good

he had that hit. This could be the

era of a new first baseman for the

Mariners. It doesn't mean France

will be done for the Mariners however

moves could be made when Ty is back.

They made a few other moves including

designated for assignment two pitchers

from Tacoma to make room on the 

40-man roster. Go.Mariners. 

Mariners Lose Middle Game

The Seattle Mariners pitching is

not doing well as the offense is 

starting to get better.

Luis Castillo and the Mariners

lost Saturday afternoon 8-4.

One off the few games when

scoring at least four runs they

don't win.

Castillo was only able to go five

innings and giving up five of the

eight runs. Royals scored a run in 

the first and second inning. The 

Mariners scored in the first inning

however couldn't hold unto the 

lead.

The Mariners scored two runs in

the fifth inning to take the lead

temporarily once again. In the

bottom of the fifth scoring five

more against Castillo. He left 

the game down 5-3.

The Mariners scored a run in the 

sixth inning to come within one

run. The Royals ended up scoring

two runs 7-4. The Mariners could

not shake that lead not scoring

again.

JP Crawford once again led off the

game with a solo home run. Later

on Mitch Garver who is starting to

hit a solo home run as well.

Kirby Snead who has pitched

well some when arrived gave up

the two runs in the sixth inning.

Collin Snider recently called up

pitched another inning gave up

no runs. In the 8th inning Trent

Thorton who.pitched well  Friday

have up a fun. With Munoz not

pitching lately Thornton and Stanek

have been pitching a lot lately.

The Mariners were missing Ty France

who missed the game by being hit 

Friday night. There is possibility Ty

could go on the injured list. Who would

take his position on the roster is a few possibilities. They could bring up

Tyler Locklear who is having a good 

year in double A and recently promoted

to Tacoma.  A decision might be

made whether Jorge Polanco maybe 

available soon too. Luke Raley started

at first on Saturday while Dylan Moore

was in left field. Go Mariners

.

Mariners Blow Big Lead

The Seattle Mariners had their

biggest offensive explosion

of the season in the first inning.

The Mariners loaded the bases

with one out. Mitch Garver walked

bringing Dylan Moore with the first

run of the game. Mitch Haniger

hit a double clearing the based 

making it 4-0. Recently acquired

Victor Robles hits s double

bringing Haniger. Ryan Bliss had

his first major league home run.

The first inning ended with the

Mariners leading 7-0. All things

looked bright.

In the 4th inning Ty France hit a

double scoring JP Crawford. In

the bottom of the Royals started

their comeback scoring four runs.

Bobby Witt Jr. scored the first run

then MJ Melendez hit a three -run

homer making it 8-4. In the sixth

inning Mitch Garver hit a double

to score Dylan Moore. Score then

was Mariners 9 Royals 4. 

Bryce Miller struggled in the 4th inning

was still in the game in the sixth inning.

He ended up loading the bases. Bryce

should have been taken out before then.

Tayler Saucedo entered the game and gave up two hits. The Royals  scored three

times to make it Mariners ahead 9-7. 

Trent Thornton came in to finish the  

6th followed by the 7th. Colkin Snider

did a fine job in the 8th inning not allowing

a score. The Royals scored a run with 

a ground out with runners on second and third. Bobby Witt hits a triple to tie

the game at 9-9. Nelson Velázquez

hits into a fielder's choice to win the game. 

We have found it is important to win the first game of a series. I wonder if the

Mariners are able to win game two or three.

 

Bryan Woo and Bullpen Shutout Oakland

The Seattle Mariners won Thursday

night 3-0 behind Bryan Woo and the 

bullpen.

Woo grew up in the area so many

family and friends were onhand.

Woo  hasn't given up a run in his

two years against the team  he

rooted for growing up.

Again Woo went six innings giving 

up two hits, no walks and six strikeouts.

This year the hitters haven't figured

out his fastball. Woo  now has an era

of 1.07 in the six games he has started this season so far. He has the best era of

any Mariners pitchers first six starts of

a season. Woo is now on top.of Randy

Johnson who is now in second place.

Something to say about Woo. Can we say

he is the Mariners fifth starter. It would be 

hard to say who is just like the number one

thru four as well. They all seem to be

on the same level. 

The Mariners bullpen of Voth, Baumann

and Stanek didn't give up a hit or a run.

Voth and Baumann each had one strike

out while Stanek didn't have one. 

Mitch Garver who has had a tough start

to the season was the hitting hero  to 

some degree. Dylan Moore hit a sacrifice

fly in the third inning to score Mitch

Garver who had walked. In the 4th

inning Garver hit a single to score Cal

Raleigh and in the ninth Mitch hit a solo 

home run. 

Though the Mariners still have work

offensively at least Garver  was involved 

in all three runs. 

The Mariners now go to Kansas City

Royals. The Royals are having a good season however with Bryce Miller, Luis

Miller and  George Kirby starting this

Sunday the Mariners has a good shot

at winning another series.

The Texas Rangers didn't play Thursday

lost half a game so.now back of the

Mariners by five games. The Astros didn't

play either. Go M's

Oakland Evens Series

The Seattle Mariners offense continues

to struggle. Wednesday night Oakland's 

starter Joey Estes was pitching a perfect

game into the seventh inning. Oh by the

way this was his 5th start of the season

for Oakland. 

Estes began the season in teiple-A. He

spent some of April on the injured list.

He made his first start May 11 which was 

against the Mariners where he went five

innings giving up just two hits and one run on a homer.

In the seventh inning Estes gave up a double to JP Crawford for the first hit

of the game.  Julio walked with one 

out then Ty France was hit by a pitch

with two outs. Estes had been lifted 

after one out. Mitch Garver pinch hit

for Luke Raley with a lefty on the mound.

Also the bases loaded however Garver

grounded out. 

Oakland was leading 2-0 at the time 

and only one was earned. Oakland 

hit a homer in the third inning and in 

the fifth the defense caused the second

run. Daz Cameron son of former Mariner

Mike Cameron hit a single then Logan

Gilbert threw wild trying to pick Daz

off and he went on to the third. Cal

Raleigh had a passed ball allowing

Daz to score.

Logan Gilbert went seven innings giving

up five hits, the two runs though only

the homer was earned.  The Mariners

had opportunity again in the 8th inning

with Mitch Haniger and Dominic Canzone

each had a single with no outs however

the Mariners couldn't have another hit

to score.

In the 9th inning Julio Rodriguez had 

his fifth home run of the season making

it 2-1. Three outs later the game for

Oakland.

Despite the fact they had a perfect

game thrown at them into the 7th

inning the Mariners still could have

won the game with a hit and better

defense.

The Mariners and Oakland play 

Thursday afternoon. Bryan Woo

starts giving the Mariners a good 

chance. Now we have to see if

the offense can come alive. Go M's.

Mariners Take Game One On Road Trip

The Seattle Mariners started a six

game road trip beginning with the

A's on Tuesday evening.

The Mariners looked like they could

score in the first inning loading the

bases with one out. The Mariners

as they have often on the season

couldn't bring a run home. Luke Raley struck out and Mitch Haniger pops out.

The third inning the Mariners ended 

up three runs. JP Crawford and Josh

Rojas each had a hit. Julio hit a ground 

out without  a score. Ty France hit a

double to score Crawford. Luke Raley

followed with another double to make

it 3-0. 

Bottom of the 3rd former Mariner hits

a single to left field Raley drops. It was

a difficult catch. Makes the score 3-1.

Marines scored in the top of the 4th

when Josh Rojas singled in Dylan

Moore. It looked like the Mariners should

win at that point. Unfortunately they didn't

score again.

The A's not a good offensive team either

should be easy for the Mariners in the same manner as the Angels over the

weekend.

Oakland scored a second run in the sixth

inning on a ground out. George Kirby 

pitched into the sixth inning giving up

two runs on the night left the game with 

no outs. Austin Voth entered getting

three outs. Stanek pitched the seventh.

Trent Thornton struggled in the 8th

however no.runs scored.

The 9th inning was Andre Munoz. We

know even a good closer like Munoz

going to struggle sometimes. He gave

up a couple hits then threw a wild pitch 

with two outs so Oakland another run.

Were the Mariners going to let Oakland

off the hook. Munoz had to leave the

game turning an ankle while covering

home plate while runner slid home.

Tayler Saucedo who has pitched in the

9th inning before was able to get the

final out. It was tight as a single could

have tied the game. Had that happened

Oakland may have won. Now we have 

to.find if Munoz will be OK. Stay tuned.

The Texas Rangers lost to.the

Detroit Tigers at home 3-1. The 

Mariners are now five and a half

games ahead of Rangers. The

Astros beat the Cardinals 8-5.

The Astros still seven games

behind the Mariners.

Logan Gilbert starts Wednesday for

the Mariners. We hope a quality start.

The signing of outfielder Victor Robles

the Mariners waived third baseman

Luis Urias who ended up being

outrighted to Tacoma. As a veteran

Luis could choose to become a

free agent. We will see what happens.

He did play for the Rainiers in a day

game. He had one hit driving in

three runs and scoring twice. Tacoma

won  15-6 over Reno. They play Reno

the rest of the week at home.

Mariners Take On Oakland Tuesday

Though the Mariners offense still

isn't great it seemed to have improved

to some degree when facing the Angels

in sweeping them.

The Mariners releasing bench coach

Brown during last week. Mitch Haniger

said he liked his approach however

when things are not going well change

hss to happen.

Speaking of Haniger his defense wasn't

particular good and doesn't help not

hitting at the same time. He seems

recently he has improved in both areas.

Servais the Mariners are still in the mode

of platooning which I am not a big fan of.

If a particular player is struggling at the

plate platooning makes sense however

if he is hitting well platooning doesn't

make sense unless you want to give 

him one day. The Mariners had Monday

off after going through a stretch of playing every day. 

Canzone seems to be the hitter playing

right field against righties. This meas

either Mitch Garver or Mitch Haniger

at dh. The decision should be who is

hitting the best at the time  and the 

history of who they are facing. I would like to see Canzone stay in the game when they face a lefty later on depending on the situation. What I mean if Canzone's spot

is up with no one on base I would like to see him hit against the lefty. The score 

should be taken in consideration as well. 

The Mariners have runners on base I

could see pinch hitting for him with either Haniger or Garver. Also how Canzone has done in his previous at bats as well. I

believe a hitter like Canzone still needs to face some lefties.

Now we see how the offense goes

against the A's. We should expect 

the Mariners win two out of three or

sweep them. The Mariners face the Royals 

this coming weekend. A very good team

the measure of the offense will give

us a better idea whether improvement

or not. Go Mariners.

Mariners Make A Move Monday

The Mariners signed  a player that won't be high risk or bolster their offense

a lot. Outfielder Victor Robles who was releast by the Washington National 

signed the minimum prorated by the

Mariners. Whether he will make a difference we will see.

The Mariners sent outfielder Jonatan 

Clase back down to Tacoma. Clase has 

had two opportunities with the Mariners 

this year. Robles who has played 14 

games with the Nationals with little

success. He is a right handed bat

which his success has been against 

lefties for the most part.

Robles was in his seventh season

for the Nationals. His best season

was 2017 when he played his first

full season with Nationals. He hit

.255 in 155 games. Robles had 

17 home runs and 65 runs batted in.

He had 28 stolen bases. Since that

year he hasn't played a lot except

in 2022 when  he played in 132 games.

Fobles hit only .224.

A pretty good hitter against lefties

he will probably will be in left field

when Luke Raley has a day off.

This could be a platoon situation

to some degree..Mitch Haniger

will be in right field platooning

with Dominic Canzone and having

some at bats at dh as well.

Robles like Clase we may see him

pinch run on occasion when he

doesn't start. Most likely going 

in for Haniger late in the game.

Again how he does will decide his 

fate. 

Update on Luis Urias he has played 

in seven games for the Tacoma Rainiers

since being sent down.  He is hitting .250

with one home run. His appearance

with the Mariners will depend on how he

does as well as Ryan Bliss. Hevonly has

one hit in 11 at bats but a small sample.

He is good in the clubhouse so hopefully

do well for the Mariners in the long run.

Whether stays will depend how he

does before Jorge Polanco returns 

from the injured list. He will share

time with Dylan Moore at second

base. Most likely Dylan will play

third against lefties when giving

Josh Rojas a day off. 

The series in Oakland the Mariners face 

two righties in the first two games then

lefty JP Sears in game three. Bliss

and Robles may start that game. 

The Mariners are 7-3 in their last ten

games playing Oakland they hope

to gain especially playing the Royals

in Kansas City over the weekend.

The Royals right now are in second 

place behind Cleveland in AL central.

They are 4-6 in their last ten games

so could help.out the Mariners.

The schedule favors the Mariners

now in June. We just hope for 

improvement in the offense.

Go Mariners! 

Mariners Sweep Angels

The Seattle Mariners had their 

first series sweep of the season

beating the Angels 5-1.

The game was closer than the score

indicates. The Mariners led when

Luke Raley hit a home run.in the 4th

putting the Mariners up 1-0. It stayed 

that way unti the botton of the 8th.

Luke Raley was hit by a pitch with

the bases loaded scoring Josh Rojas

made it 2-0. On a 3-2 pitch Mitch

Garver hit a hard one to left field

scoring Julio, Ty France and Luke 

Raley. There was a theme to it with

Luke Raley in the mix.

The top of the  9th Mike Baumann

took to the mound. If it were not  for

Mitch Garver's double Andre Munoz

would have pitched with a two run

lead. The Mariners have Monday

off with Munoz and the gang.

JP Crawford had his first throwing

error of the season going over to

Ty France at first. This allowed left

fielder Pillar to score.  The Angels

left two runners on the field after

getting the third out. 

The Mariners have Monday off

going of to Oakland to play the 

A's. George Kirby will.start the

series on Tuesday. 

#6 top prospect 19 year old

Jonny Farmelo got off to a.

slow season. In his last ten

games he is batting .377 and

over all .286 at Modesto.

#7 prospect Tai Peete got over a 

slow start is hitting .450 in his last ten.

#8 Tyler Locklear first baseman

recently was promoted to triple A

Tacoma. He has played six games 

for  Tacoma batting .304.  We could

see Locklear in a major leagues before

the end of the season..

Mariner Shutout the Angels

The Seattle Mariners did what first 

place teams do to a last place team

in the division. Saturday late afternoon

the beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-0.

Not sure the Mariners will sweep the 

series however they have the opportunity

anyway.

The Mariners scored their first run when Julio drove in Ryan Bliss in the third. In fact Bliss  walked twice, had his first hit and scored  three times. In the 4th inning 

Ryan Bliss walked again to load the bases 

then JP Crawford hit grand salami.

In the sixth inning Luke Raley hit a home

run to make it 6-0. Julio singled to score

Ryan Bliss again. Cal Raleigh hits a double

scoring Dylan Moore and Julio making it

9-0. Julio eventually left the game since

they had a large lead.

The Mariners had nine hits on the day

with Julio having three of them. No

one else had more than one. The 

Mariners hitters had only struck out

six timed.Sounds like a season low.

Gabe Speier was put on the injured 

list after complaining to Servais

his left arm was hurting. An MRI

showed he has a turn rotator cuff

strain. The good news he is expected

to be lost two to three weeks. Collins

Snider was recalled from Tacoma. 

Bryce Miller recorded the win going

six innings. He gave up three hits and 

walked one while striking out nine.

The bullpen going three innings gave

up two hits but no walks. Luis Castillo is

scheduled to start Sunday.

Washington Huskies Football Schedule

Recently the Washington Huskies football schedule was announced for the most

part.

Most of the games will be broadcast

on Saturday with three games at night

that we know of. The opening game

at home against Weber State will be

at 8 pm.  The other two night games

will take place Friday night  on Fox. 

Second week will be 12:30 pm. against 

Eastern Washington on the Big Ten

Network. Third week the Apple Cup

take place at Lumen Field will be on

the Peacock Network also at 12:30 pm.

If you have the Peacock Network you will

be able to get Big Ten as well.

November 2  the game against USC

could be any of three times. A lot I expect 

is how well both teams are playing. This

could be on ABC and ESPN. The gsme against Michigan hasn't have a time set

as of yet. We will update along the way.

The Washington State Cougars games

will be played mostly on Saturday as 

well. The  have one Friday night game

at home against San Jose State at 7 pm.

Some of their games including this

one will be on the CW network.  Six games 

so far on CW.

Besides the Apple Cup against the Huskies

on Peacock they have September 7 at

home against Texas Tec on either Fox

or F1. The time not determined yet.

The final two games of the season will

be on CW at 3:30 pm.  November 23

at Oregon State and at home on November

30 against Wyoming. Six of their twelve

games will be at home. Go Cougs.