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!
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