Yankees Beat Up Mariners Tuesday Night

The first game of the series between the 

Mariners and Yankees started out with

light rain. The game got delayed in the

top of the fifth inning with two outs

and the score 0-0. Neither team was 

much up to that point. The Mariners 

only scored two runs in their previous 

two games against the Pirates and

fortunately won both since the pitching

didn't give a run in that series.

The game was delayed for about an

hour before action returned. Logan

Gilbert was back on the mound when

the Yankees came up. JP Crawford 

made the third out for the Mariners.

Gilbert gave up one run in the bottom of 

the fifth. In the sixth inning he struggled 

more and gave up four runs with three

on a home run to Giancarlo Stanton. 

Gilbert left with one out.  This questions

whether a starter should return after

a rain delay in the fifth inning. I am sure

Gilbert wanted to continue however 

maybe Manager Dan Wilson should have

made another decision and put someone 

else in.

Casey Legunmina who came in for Gilbert 

didn't fair any better. He gave up two home runs including a two-run homer in the sixth.

He gave up a total of five runs. Rookie

Juan Burgos making only his second

appearance since being recalled from

triple A finished the game going one and

two-thirds innings. He gave just one hit and 

struck out two. 

The Mariners did get three runs in the

eighth inning. The highlight was Cal

Raleigh hitting a two run homer for 

his 36th home run breaking Ken Griffey

Jr. record for the Mariners before the

the all-star break. Congratulations on

Cal continue doing it. We now hope the

Mariners can score more runs in New

York. Go M's. 

Mariners Report Card for 2025 Halfway

The Seattle Mariners season is a little 

over halfway though they consider the

all-star game as the halfway mark.

I give the Mariners a grade of B- since

are over the 500 mark. Going 5-2 in

the last home stand helped. Now they

play against the Yankees in New York 

for three followed by the Detroit Tigers 

for three. The Tigers have the best record 

while the Yankees have struggled lately.

The surprise is the Toronto Blue Jays

are in first of the American League East.

The likelihood is both the Yankees and

the Mariners will be in the playoffs even 

if they don't win their divisions. 

The pitching I give the  grade of Bt.

Injuries to the starting rotation is the

reason for the Bt. We hope for an A

after the all-star break. Both Emerson 

Hancock and Logan breakEvans have been 

a good help while Kirby, Gilbert and 

Miller had been out. Miller should be

back shortly after the all-star break.

He is going to start a rehab assignment 

with the Tacoma Rainiers.

It is nice that Bryan Woo who has had an

excellent first half will be on the all-star 

team as well as reliever and closer Andre 

Munoz who matches Woo in performance.

I give the Mariners a C for the offense.

This mainly for the first half that catcher

Cal Raleigh has had. He gets an A plus

for the best hitting a catcher has had in

the history of baseball in the first half.

Fans nationally recognized it and voted

 to start in the all-star game and be in the

home run derby. He leads the majors in

home runs and rbis. 

Julio Rodriguez is going to be on the 

all-star team as well mainly for his defense.

We hope he gets hot now. I give him a Ct

because  of his defense. 

The Mariners offense got off to hot start

however fizzled  in May except Cal of

course. Both Jorge Polanco and Dylan Moore 

had a good start however May on they

haven't been recognized. Randy Arozarena 

has headed up on the last home stand

Luke Raley is now back after being hurt

for about six weeks. He will play both

first base and right field. Play center field 

when Julio needs a day off. Dominic Canzone 

had done well since he came up from

triple A. We hope he continues his good play.

Donovan Solano who didn't get off to a good

start has hit well recently. We hope more from

him in the second half.

The Mariners brought up Williamson early

to play third base and Colt Young came up

in June to take over at second. Both have

done well as rookies. We hope more steady

in the second half. They have played good 

defense and find in the bottom of the

batting order.

Now we will see if the Mariners can pull

off a trade for a bat who can help when

the others offense is flat. Another reliever 

would be nice too. Go M's.

Seahawks Monday

Fall camp is about to start this

coming weekend. 

The big question mark is the offense.

It isn't the new quarterback or the 

offensive line really it is the new 

scheme. How well will the players

handle it.

I expect the passing game will be ok

though we may not see as much passing 

because of the scheme. We hope for

more success though in the passing 

game everything will be alright. The 

question still be can the offensive line 

block for the running game. We will 

find out.

The most important is the center position.

It is one the starter could change on the

Seahawks too. Olu Oluwatini is listed on

the first team at center however training 

camp will show if he actually does start.

If he doesn't start there could be other

changes may happen to. Along with other 

things we willet you know. 

The three preseason games won't let

us know who the starters will be outside

of some positions since we won't see

the starters much at all in preseason.

Personally I think they should start 

game three even if it is only one series.

Let you know how things go. Go Hawks!

V

Mariners Sweep Pirates

The Seattle Mariners had a good homestand

going 5-2. Not only did they sweep the

Pirates they shutout them out all three games. On top that coming into this series 

the Pirates had shut out the St. Louis

Cardinal three times. This the first time

in major league baseball a baseball team

shutout another team in a series and 

turn around get shut out themselves.

The score Sunday was the same as 

Saturday with the Mariners getting

one run.  The Mariners got their run

on a home run by Randy Arozarena 

in the bottom of sixth inning. Paul

Skenes the Pirates outstanding starting 

pitcher left after the seventh inning.

He gave up only five hits to the Mariners

while striking out ten without a walk.

George Kirby the  Mariners starter almost

matched up Skenes. He went six and 

one-thirds inning giving up four hits. He

left after giving up a hit in the seventh.

He struck out nine batters. 

The Mariners have Monday off then

play three games against the Yankees 

in New York. Next weekend they take

on the Detroit Tigers. Neither of those

teams will be easy to beat however

we hope the pitching continues.

During the game it was announced that

the Mariners will have three other players 

going to the all-star game besides Cal

Raleigh who is having the best season 

so far than any catcher has ever had in

baseball season. Starter Bryan Woo having 

a great season as well as reliever Andre Munoz which isn't a surprise and outfielder 

Julio Rodriguez who is a surprise. 

The Mariners are now 48-42 and still seven

games behind the Houston Astros who

have been playing very well. The Texas Rangers are third three games behind 

the Mariners. The LA Angels are a game

behind them. The Athletics are struggling 

at their new home ball park in Sacramento.

They are seven games behind the Angels.

We hope the Mariners can pull off a trade

to pick up at least one bat before the 

trade deadline at the end of July. Sooner

in my mind that is.  Go M's. 

Mariners Shut Out Pirates Again

For the second game in the series on

Saturday night the Mariners Shutout 

the Pirates.

It wasn't quite the same this time

as the Mariners were only able to 

score one run themselves. This

means the outcome didn't come

until the last out of the game.

Ben Williamson hit a double in the

sixth inning to bring Jorge Polanco 

across the plate. The Mariners had 

other opportunities however like

often could bring them home. Makes

it frustrating where one mistake could 

cost you the same but that didn't 

happen for the Mariners anyway..

Luis Castillo pitched a wonderful game

for the Mariners going seven innings

on two hits. Matt Brash and Andre Munoz 

took care of the eighth and ninth.

The Mariners now will see if they can

sweep the Pirates on Sunday night. 

At the very least have won the series.

Go M's.

Mariners Shutout Pirates

The Seattle Mariners had an afternoon game 

at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates

Final Seattle 6 Pittsburgh 0

 Bryan Woo again went six innings 

giving up three hits, two walks and 

eight strike outs. He has pitched

more games of six innings or more

then any starter in the majors this

season.

Cal Raleigh was back at it again 

having two home runs while Randy 

Arozarena and Dylan Moore each

had one.

Now we see if the Mariners can take

game two on Saturday night with

Luis  Castillo on the mound. 

Go M's. 

Mariners Split Series

It would have been nice if the 

Mariners could have won this

series. After winning by one run

Wednesday night they lost by

one run Thursday night 3-2.

The Royals scored two runs

in the seventh inning for the

win. Dominic Canzone led off

the ninth with a home run.

The Mariners were able to get 

two more runners on base so

had opportunity to tie or win

the game. 

The Mariners had ten hits while

the Royals had five. Most times

they won't win with two runs scored.

Offense needs to play more small 

ball.

The weekend series will be against

the Pittsburgh Pirates so hopefully 

can take two out of three. Go M's.

Mariners Win One Run Game

The Mariners win game three on

Wednesday night 3-2.

The Royals scored a run in the first

inning off Logan Gilbert. He and

the Royals starter only went four and 

two-thirds innings throwing too many 

pitches. 

The Mariners finally scored in the

sixth inning when Randy Arozarena 

hit his fourth home run in last three

games. He drove in another run

as well. So did Julio drive in a run.

Cal Raleigh had the day off. He

was announced as the starting 

catcher in the all-star game.

Matt Brash gave up the other run

to the Royals. It was his first run

given up on the season so we will

excuse him. 

Emerson Hancock was sent down to

Tacoma. This will allow him to pitch

in order before the all-star break.

Logan Evans is being called up

from Tacoma to start on Thursday 

night. Bryan Woo will start on

Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates 

This means each starter will be

moved back a day. Go M's.

Oh by the way 17th one run win on 

the season. 

Washington Huskie Football Going On

The Washington Huskies football team 

will be starting fall camp soon.

Look on offense, besides the starting

receivers there is not any with much

college experience. They will get it

when the chance comes. The same 

for the offensive line.

Quentin Moore returns at tight end.

Also Decker DeGraaf who had an

outstanding freshman season last year.

Jonah Coleman comes back as the

starting running back. Adam Mohammed 

will get much of the reps when Jonah

needs a rest. Jordan Washington expected 

to be the third running back.

On defense the Huskies have a lot

of experience however most are 

unfamiliar names as they are transfers.

We will look more at these guys as time

passes on. Go Dawgs!

Royals Even Series In Seattle Tuesday Night

We hope the Mariners can win this

four game series however they lost

Tuesday night 6-3 so series is at 2-2.

Emerson Hancock started and

struggled however he was able to go six

innings giving up five runs. The bullpen

needed him to go that long.

Only used two relievers. Juan Burgos

made his Mariners and manor league

debut. He pitched the eighth and ninth

innings. He gave up one run with two

outs in the top of the  ninth. 

The Mariners first run was in the second 

inning Randy Arozarena hit a solo home 

run. His third home run in two days.

The Mariners had seven hits on the

night with Arozarena having two.

Now we see if the Mariners can rebound

on Wednesday.  Go M's.

Seahawks Tuesday

Last week the Seahawks had off

season mini camp. They are now

on break. Either vacation or working 

out. Preseason camp will begin at

the end of July. 

The Seahawks were looking at

trading tight end Noah Fant 

to the Pittsburgh Steelers to team

up with former Seahawks receiver

DK Metcalf. On Monday morning 

the Steelers made a trade with

the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins

send defensive back Jalen Ramsey 

and their tight Jonnu Smith to the

Steelers. Now Fant could be traded

to the Dolphins now. I am sure other

teams are being discussed.

Trading Fant would save the Seahawks 

over $9 million in space when it comes to

the salary cap. This would allow the

Seahawks trade or sign another player.

Though Fant is a good receiver the

change in the offense the tight end

is important in the running game. 

The question still is whether running

back Kenneth Walker III fits into

that scheme for the Seahawks along

with his health. Stay tuned. Go Hawks!

.Mariners Win Arriving Home

The game at Seattle Monday night 

off to a slow start. The Kansas City 

Royals scored first with a run in the

third inning. The Mariners had a

solo home run by Randy Arozarena

in the 4th inning. It was his 100th

home run of his career. 

In the fifth inning the Mariners 

scored four runs including Randy 

Arozarena having his second

one of the game with two runners

on base.

In the seventh the Mariners scored

their sixth run of the game s solo

home run from no other than Cal

Raleigh. It was his 33rd of the season 

tying the most ever to hit that  many

by the end of June. The other two 

Ken Griffey Jr. and Sammy Soto.

The only two with more home runs 

by end of June Barry Bonds and

Mark McGuire.

George Kirby went six innings for

the Mariners giving up three hits and 

one run. Second game he did that.

He didn't walk a batter either.

Final Mariners 6 Royal 2

Like the series at Minnesota the

Mariners play four games at home

against the Royals. Tuesday night

Emerson Hancock will start. Go M's.

Mariners Win In Extra Innings

For the third time in a row the Mariners 

they went extra innings against the

Texas Rangers. Fortunately they won

the two games the first and last that

went 22 innings.

Heading into extra innings the score 

was 1-1.  The Mariners scored two

runs in the tenth inning. Texas tied

in the bottom of the inning on a Corey

Seager homer run. Neither team 

scored in the 11th.  

In the 12th inning Donovan Solano 

ground out and Luke Raley scored.

Mitch Garver back behind the plate

after being hit in the mask in Minnesota 

hit a two run homer with Arozarena 

to give the Mariners a three run lead.

Corey Seager had a sacrifice fly for

the Rangers only run.

Luis Castillo went six innings for the

Mariners as did the Rangers started.

Trent Thornton pitched the last two

innings recording the winner.

Garver had his best play on this road

trip having three home runs. Solano

had a great trip too. His average is

now up to .258. With Rowdy Tellez 

being released Solano will have more

playing time. Luke Raley will play some

first base as well as right field. How

much playing time for Solano comes

down to how good Dominic Canzone 

plays. Both Canzone and Raley are 

lefties so how both are hitting will

determine the playing time.

You would think Dylan Moore would 

play some right field against lefties 

however he has been in a big slump 

over the last 32 games or so. In fact

many fans wonder why he is still on

the team. That is a good question.

At some point Victor Robles will

return however after the all-star 

break I am sure at the earliest.

Will the Mariners look for another

right handed bat. Go M's.

Mariners Lose In Extra Innings

Saturday the Mariners lost to

the Texas Rangers 3-2 in ten 

innings.

The first five games of this

road trip the Mariners were 

scoring without a problem.

Now they have trouble scoring.

The two runs the Rangers

scored in regulation time

was in the third inning.

The Mariners had an error 

so Bryan Woo pitched great

otherwise gave up those two

runs in the third inning. 

The Mariners scored a single

in the third inning and sixth.

Arozarena drove in a run

and Dominic Canzone had

a solo home run.

The Mariners couldn't do anything 

though a runner on second in

the tenth. Andre Munoz had 

trouble with his slider so went

to his fastball. With the bases 

loaded Marcus Seiman hit a

single to win

Sunday the Mariners will see 

the offense come alive. If so

this will make it a successful 

road trip otherwise a disappoint-

ment. Go M's.

Mariners Win In 12 Innings

Friday night game in Texas against 

the Rangers the Mariners won

in 12 Innings.

In the bottom of the 11th Miles

Mastrobuino made an outstanding 

catch which they would have lost

if he hadn't made it. In the top

of the 12th Mastrobuino hit a

double to score the winning run.

This was an important win since

the Mariners lost the last two games

at Minnesota. Also winning the

first game of a series is important 

as well.

Both teams scored a run the first

inning.  They added four more 

runs through the sixth. The Rangers

scored three in the bottom of the

sixth then tied in the seventh. Stayed

that way until extra innings.

The Mariners had the opportunity 

go blow it open in extra innings 

loading the bases but couldn't 

take advantage of it.

I am not sure many other teams 

blow as many as the Mariners.

It is frustrating to watch. At

least they won in the end.

Now we see if the Mariners 

can win on Saturday too.

The Mariners brought up

Harry Ford in case Mitch

Garver had to go on the 

injured list but doesn't 

look like it will happen.

Cal Raleigh is going to be

in the home run derby at 

the all-star game. His dad

will be his pitcher and his

brother the catcher. A family 

affair for sure.

Mariners Split Series With Twins

Thursday's game between the 

Mariners and Twins was delayed 

for four hours before it was started

I am sure the Mariners wish they

hadn't played the game.

Final Twins 10 Mariners 1

Mitch Garver was injured getting

hit in the neck and chin so he had 

to leave the game in the fifth inning.

The Tacoma Rainiers are playing 

in Round Rock Texas and Harry

Ford was stretched from their

Thursday night.

Not sure how serious Garver's 

injury is however if he does go

on the injured list Ford will be

activated to take Garver's spot.

The game was scoreless until 

the fifth inning when the Rangers

Scored twice off of Emerson 

Hancock. He gave up a two run 

homer. Zach Pop who was activated

recently gave up eight runs in the

sixth inning with seven being earned.

Pop gave up six hits and two walks 

along with two homers.

After winning two games in the series 

the last two were a disappointment

Primarily it was the lack of hitting 

however giving up eight runs by

Pop didn't help.

Now the Mariners go to Texas to

face the Rangers. We hope they

can take two out of three. 

The hitting needs to get back in order

for sure. Ok for a couple games but they

need to score at least five runs a game.

Good to trade to fix in the lineup. Go M's.

Mariners Shutout by Twins

George Kirby pitched a good game

and gave up a run in the sixth

inning his last one. The Twins Will 

Castro drove in the run on a single.

Castro had a great series when the

two teams played in Seattle. The

Mariners pitched him well up to

now.

The Twins were able to match

the Mariners in this game after 

having trouble in the last two 

games. The only other game 

the Mariners had trouble scoring 

was the one they lost to the Cubs

in Chicago. 

The Mariners had only three hits

in the game Wednesday night

and the Twins had four and two

were the ones that gave them

the win.

The two teams face each other

in the final game on Thursday 

afternoon. The Mariners hope 

the bats come back alive. We

do too. 

The Mariners head to Texas

after Thursday game for a 

three game series against 

the Rangers. 

Rangers currently in fourth place

just behind the Angels by half a

game. The Mariners are two games

ahead of the Rangers. Go M's 

Mariners Promote Minor Leaguers

The Seattle Mariners promoted four

players from single A Everett to

the double  A Arkansas for the second

half of the season.

Right fielder Lazaro Montes, infielder

Michael Arroyo along with pitchers

Marcelo Perez and Charlie Beilenson

all helped the AquaSox to win Northwest 

League first half after getting off to

a slow start.

Montes is the Mariners number two

prospect after Cole Young became 

the Mariners second baseman. 

His batting average at Everett is

.268 and he leads the league with

18 home runs and 50 rbis. 

Michael Arroyo hit .262 with 15 home 

runs and 30 rbis. He is the Mariners 

number seven prospect.  It is hard to

know whether either or both play for 

the Mariners. They could end up 

being traded in a blockbuster trade 

at some point however if they do

Montes will likely play some right

field and dh. Arroyo will be the team's 

utility player since he can play every 

infield spot.

Marcelo Perez started right games 

for the AquaSox with a 4-2 record 

and a 2.04 era. Perez walked only

five batters while striking out 34

in 35 1/3 innings Belinson who

throws right handed is a reliever.

He was drafted last year in the

fifth round. He is 25 years old so

a veteran in college anyway. He

struck out 48 batters in 34 innings

over 20 games. 

Curtis Washington Jr. an outfielder

was promoted to Everett after playing 

for Modesto. He was hitting .308

at . Modesto.

Mariners Hits Keep Coming

Mariners beat the Twins in Minnesota 

Monday night  11-2.

Sunday the Mariners scored in all 

but two innings. In this game all

runs were scored in three innings.

The Twins pitching has been

struggling with them. This is 

now their tenth loss in eleven 

games.  They are now in fourth

place in the American League

Central. 

The Mariners have scored 41 runs

on this road trip and 3-1 record. 

The Mariners scored six runs in

the third inning. JP Crawford had

a sacrifice fly then Julio had a 

two-run home. He hadn't homered

in a while. Luke Raley had a three-run

homer in the third inning as well.

Dominic Canzone had a home run in

the top of the sixth. The only runs

starter Bryan Woo gave up were in

the bottom of the sixth back to back

home runs.

Mariners scored their last four runs 

in the ninth. Julio hit a double for

two runs. Cal Raleigh continues to

be hot hitting another home run

with Julio scoring ahesd of him.

Cal was named player of the week 

once again. He might get it again

this week.

The pitching of the Twins has been 

bad that starter Bailey Over went

seven innings and giving up seven

runs. He didn't walk a batter however

that didn't make a difference.

Luis  Castillo will start on Tuesday 

night. See if the Mariners can continue

this playing. Go Team.

Another Good Win By Mariners

The Seattle Mariners had their hitting

bats going on Sunday once again.

They actually had 18 hits going with their 14 runs scored. Final 14-6 over the Cubs.

Though the weather was hot again in

Chicago so were the hits.

The Mariners scored every inning

except the third and the ninth.

The game started with Cal Raleigh 

hitting his fourth of the series and

now 31 for the season. He had 

another hit along with two walks

and scored three times. He has 66

rbis and hitting .276 which is his 

career high. 

Donovan Solano certainly likes

Wrigley Field having two home

runs on the day and driving in

five runs. Dominic Canzone had

two home runs as well. Miles

Mastrobuino had three hits as

well so the bottom of the order

did their job.

Logan Gilbert making his second

start since getting off the injuries

list went five innings once again.

The bullpen did another fine job

as well. Andre Munoz is finding 

it hard to get in these days since

haven't had any close games and

being ahead. 

Bryan Woo will start Monday against

the Minnesota Twins. Their pitchers

had trouble against Milwaukee over

the weekend giving up 35 runs.

We hope the Mariners continue what

they did in Chicago.

The Mariners are still second place 

and four and a half behind the

Astros.  The Astros face the Phillies 

at home beginning on Tuesday.

Next weekend they play the Cubs 

Cubs Get Off to Great Start To Win

The weather was in the mid 90s

Saturday afternoon which didn't 

help the Mariners. Emerson 

Hancock had his worst start

since the opening game of the 

season.

Emerson only pitched four innings.

He gave up nine runs in the first

three innings including giving up

four home runs and nine runs total.

Ian Happ had two home runs first

leading off the first inning for the

Cubs. The second was in the second

inning with two runners on base.

Kyle Tucker a former Astro player

followed Happ too. 

The Mariners scored their first run

in the top of the second when Luke

Raley drove in Polanco however

down by one didn't last. The Mariners 

down 9-1 when they did make a

comeback though not enough to win.

In the 4th inning Polanco scored again.

Donovan Solano singled him in. Raley

scored on a Cole Young sacrifice fly.

In the fifth the Mariners scored three

Moore runs. Polanco, Arozarena, Raley 

and Solano took part in that nursing

too. 

Solano seems like to hit in Wrigley Field.

Now that Rowdy Tellez was designated 

for assignment Solano is going to play

more. Raley started in right field however

at times he will play at first base when

Dominic Canzone starts against a right.

We may see Dylan Moore start against

lefties in right field. The trouble is he

hasn't hit very well since the beginning 

of May. In his last 30 games Moore is

batting .156 and it has gotten worse

most recently. Also has one home run

in those games and driven in three runs.

Makes things worse he has struck out

31 times in 64 at bats. Talk about a

slump. We will see what happens 

during the rest of this road trip. 

Again Cal Raleigh had a home run

though meaningless in the 9th inning.

Now he has  30 home runs breaking

Johnny Bench's record for a catcher

before the all-star break and for a

switch hitter. Who knows where the

records go as he continues on this

season. The other amazing thing

is he did this all after signing a

six year extension for the Mariners 

right before the season. Not sure

anyone has done something like

that before either. 

I am sure the Mariners will make

moves to the lineup on Sunday 

since it will be hot again. Wouldn't 

surprise me if Cal doesn't start

Sunday however may play a part

in the game if necessary.

After Sunday game the Mariners will be

off to Minnesota to play the Twins.

Go M's. 

Mariners Have Slug Fest In Chicago

The Seattle Mariners offense had their way on Friday afternoon at Wrigley

Field beating the Chicago Cubs

9-4.

Cal Raleigh had one of his two

home runs in the first inning

as a solo shot. The Cubs had

three runs in the first inning.

Both starting pitchers settled

down after that.  George Kirby

did give up another home run

in the third. Both Kirby and 

Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd

who did play one season with

the Mariners each left after

the fifth inning. Boyd is from

Mercer Island Washington.

The Mariners bullpen did a

great job only surrendering

two hits however the  Cubs

didn't. They gave up seven

runs.  The Mariners three 

through six in the lineup

most of the damage. Besides

Cal having two home runs

and driving three runs so

did Mitch Garver having

two runs and driving in five.

Mitch had only one home

run on the season before the

game. His first home run was

in the six inning driving in two

however going into the 9th

the Mariners had a two run 

lead however Mitch hit a 

three-run homer to ice it.

Before the homer the thought

was Andre Munoz would pitch

the bottom of the ninth. It

didn't need him after the homer.

The game ended with a great

double play started by third

baseman Ben Williamson. 

Randy Arozarena though he

didn't drive in a run did get

three hits in front of Garver

and scoring twice. Donovan

Solano had three hits on

the day drove in a run the

only one not done by Cal

or Mitch. 

Before the game the Mariners

activated outfielder-first baseman

Luke Raley. Though he didn't start

against the Cubs since Boyd is

a lefty he came in for Dylan Moore

who started in right field.

The Mariners when activating

Raley they designated Rowdy

Tellez for assignment. With

both Raley and Tellez hitting

left handed was the reason.

The Mariners decided to keep

Dominic Canzone on the roster

too. Expect the Mariners to try

to trade Tellez or another team

will take him on waivers. The

likelihood he won't pass through

waivers. 

The Mariners have Leodys Taveras

who was dfa then passed through

0)waivers when Canzone came up 

so he could come up to Seattle

at some point.  He is currently 

hitting .306 in Tacoma however

only six games.

Mitch Garver says he hits well

at Wrigley Field so we will see

how he does and how much he

plays in the next two games.

He did dh in this one. All three

being day games will Cal catch

each one and they will wait until

getting to Mitch to catch Garver.

He played for Twins before the

Rangers so he will likely get into

more games. This will give more

to trade Harry Ford or wait until

the offseason we will see. Go M's.

Mariners Lose Pitching Match Up

Not a big surprise the Mariners lost to

the Boston Red Sox Wednesday

afternoon 3-1.

The matchup was between Luis Castillo for the Mariners and lefty

Garrett Grochet for the Red Sox.

The Mariners approach was to

make Grochet to throw a lot of

pitches early however they were

unable to take advantage. The

only run the Mariners got was

in the second inning tying the

game on a wild pitch after the

Red Sox had a home run. 

Trevor Story hit a two-run homer

in the fourth inning to make the

difference in the game.  Both 

starters went six innings. Also

both teams bullpen did a great

job neither giving up a hit.

The Mariners pitching was good

throughout the home stand. They

could have won all six games with

a decent amount of hitting outside

of Tuesday night's game.  This

again shows the Mariners need 

to add another bat to the lineup.

The Mariners are hoping Luke

Raley back soon who is on a

rehab assignment with the

Tacoma. Not sure he is enough

however picking up a clutch hitter

to the group would be nice.

The Mariners have Thursday off

then play the Cubs in Chicago

over the Mariners. The Mariners

will be on a ten game road trip.

During next week they play four

at Minnesota against the Twins.

It will help if the Mariners can

at least split the ten games. 

Go M's. 

Mariners Even Series

The Seattle Mariners even the series

behind the pitching of Bryan Woo

and the bat of Cal Raleigh.

Final Seattle 8 Boston 0

Yes this time Mariners shutout

the Red Sox after losing Monday

in the last game.

BryanWoo went seven innings

giving up just one hit while

waling two and striking out

six. Can't do much better

than that. He  now has a record

of 6-4.

Cal Raleigh hit a grand slam

home run in the second inning.

All the runs the  Mariners needed.

Led 5-0 after that as Cole Young

drove in a run before that.

The Mariners scored three runs

in the fourth inning with two

coming in on a Cal Raleigh double.

Jorge Polanco had a sacrifice fly 

too.

Luis Castillo will start final game

Wednesday afternoon. The Red

Sox will have a lefty. The Mariners

have struggled against lefties

most of the season. We will see

if they can change things and

win the final game. Go M's.

Washington State Cougars Recruiting Class 2026

The Washington State Cougars right

now have 15 committed players for

the class of 2026. All but three are

three star prospects. Those three 

have no ranking yet.

Six players are on offense while

the remaining on defense. Hudson

Kurkland of Lake Oswego Oregon.

Kingston Fotualil offensive lineman

is the lone  player in Washington from

O'Dea High School in Seattle. 

They have one wide receiver Hudson

Lewis of Boise Idaho and two tight

ends. One listed as athete in Landon

Kalsbeck from Littleton Colorado.

On defense the Cougars have three

edge rushers and safeties. Kameron

Hurst is lone cornerback from St.

Louis Missouri. They have one

lineman and one linebacker. 

How many more recruits they

will have we will see in the

months ahead.  Go Cougs. 

Mariners Shut Out Monday

It was disappointing the Mariners

were shut out by the Red Sox in

the open  of the three game series.

Final Boston 3 Seattle 0

Like often happens they had the

bases loaded early on in the game

and couldn't bring in a single run.

Logan Gilbert had his first start

after coming off the injured. He 

looked good despite giving up

two runs in five innings. Expect

to go a little longer in his next

outing. Go M's.

Mariners Sweep Cleveland

I am sure no one expected the

Mariners to sweep the Guardians

after being swept in the last 

series at Arizona. Of course we

will take it.

Sunday Final Seattle 6 Cleveland 0

Emerson Hancock continues to

look like someone who is a former

first round pick and continues

getting quality. The question is 

what will they do when Bryce 

Miller gets  back. Speaking of 

that Logan Gilbert expected to

start against Boston on Monday.

The big hit was JP Crawford grand

slam in the second inning. He

will remember being a first time

father on father's day.

Back to Hancock he went seven innings giving up only two hits.

He walked one and struck out

two.

Logan Gilbert will come off

injured list to start Monday

in game one of the series

against Red Sox. Go M's.

Mariners Win In Walkoff Fashion

Saturday night was another

one run game for the Mariners.

Heading into the bottom of

the ninth the Mariners were 

down by one. This means

facing Cleveland's closer

and they had success.

Dylan Moore who pinch run

for Dominic Canzone after

his single was able to get

to third base. Mastrobuino

who pinch hit for Williamson

ended up walking. Cole Young

laid down a bunt to move

Moore and Mastrobuino over

to third and second. JP Crawford

walked to load the bases. 

Dylan Moore scored to tie the

score on a wild pitch. Julio

Rodriguez struck out on a 

hundred plus fastball. Cal

Raleigh was intentionally

walked. Jorge Polanco hit

single to score Mastrobuino

with winning run.

George Kirby went five innings

struggling a bit but gave up

just two runs. Gabe Speier 

gave up the go ahead on a

wind pitch. The other three

relievers did a goof job.

It looks like Emerson Hancock

will start Sunday and see of they

can sweep this series.

Interesting the Mariners play 

better against the good clubs.

It would be nice to play better

against the not so good clubs. 

Go M's.

Mariners Win Friday Night

It has been a while however

the Seattle Mariners one

the first game of the series

7-2 over Cleveland. Also they

have even record at 34-34.

The Mariners are four and

half behind the Astros in the

AL West. The Rangers and 

Angels are a game behind

the Mariners.

Cleveland scored twice in

the third hitting back to

back home runs and that

was it for the night. Luis

Castillo had a quality start

going six innings giving

up three hits, three walks

and seven strike outs .

The bullpen did a great job

giving up  one hit and no

walks. 

The Mariners tied the game

in the fourth inning on a

home run by Rowdy Tellez 

and a single by JP Crawford

to score Ben Williamson.

JP had a good game having

three hits. 

In the 7th inning the Mariners

scored four runs to break it

open. Randy Arozarena hit

a single scoring Cal Raleigh

who had walked and Jorge

Polanco to third base. 

Dominic Canzone who was

called up this week hit a single

scoring Polanco and Arozarena.

Cole Young finished the damage

hitting a double to bring home

Çanzone.

The Mariners had Andre Munoz

warning up in the bullpen looking

like he would pitch the ninth.

Polanco hit a solo home run

to make it seven runs. Arozarena

had an infield hit and Canzone

had a hit to right field. Both were

stranded though didn't need tgem.

Munoz didn't pitch the ninth instead

Bazardo did. 

After his last great start George 

Kirby is supposed to go on Saturday.

There is a possibility Logan Gilbert

will come off the injured list to 

start on Sunday. If not it will be

Emerson Hancock. We should

see Gilbert in the series against

the Red Sox if he doesn't start

Sunday.  Go M's.

Tacoma's Catcher Harry Ford & More

The Seattle Mariners going on

a 1-5 road trip this past week

and before that a not so good

home stand had gotten off

to  good start are now 33-34.

Injuries primarily to pitching

staff along with a few position

players finally got to them.

Logan Gilbert being on rehab

assignment is expected back

soon. Bryce Miller is on injured

list for second time and who

knows when he will be back.

Luke Raley outfielder-first 

baseman is starting rehab 

assignment this Thursday

for the Tacoma Rainiers. 

How long a lot will depend

how he hits.

It has been at least a month

that fans want to see Harry

Ford catcher with Rainiers 

up with the ballclub. The

Mariners are playing Cal 

Raleigh a lot as well and

without his production the

Mariners record wouldn't be

this good.

The thing with Ford the Mariners

need to play him a few times a

week. With Cal Raleigh who will

catch probably five days a week

or at least four.  This means Ford

would have to dh a few times

a week or play in the outfield

or some place. In Tacoma Ford

is at dh now as well as catch.

Mitch Garver who is currently

the backup catcher and dh on 

occasion against lefties is

hitting .200. The trouble isn't

the average it is the fact he

has only one home run and

has driven in 10 runs. Garver

only has three doubles so

four extra base hits in 21 total

hits. The Mariners need more

than that. His defense is good

however the Mariners more

production out of him.

Last year though Garver's batting average was .172 his home runs

was at 15 and 51 RBIs. At this

rate he won't be close at all.

Does this mean bring Harry Ford

up and releasing Garver. They

still have to pay him regardless

what he does. You have to figure

Ford will be the backup catcher

next season. Adding another 

position besides dh will probably

happen during the upcoming

offseason. President of baseball

operations Jerry Dipoto says 

there is no plan to trade Ford 

so bringing him up sounds like 

the thing to do. 

This week the Mariners brought

up Dominic Canzone from Tacoma

and dfa Leody Taveras who could

play for the Rainiers.

On Wednesday Harry Ford who has

been hot as of late like Canzone

and Cole Young before him. On

Wednesday night Ford a grand slam

home run in the third inning and

a double to driving in a total of

six runs.  He is batting .312 with

seven home  runs and 36 RBIs

after getting off to a slow start.

At Everett AquaSox Luis Suisbel

third baseman has been a big

surprise leading the team with

a .284 batting average. He has 

seven home runs which is fifth

on the team. Outfielder and 

superstar in the making Lazaro

Montes has thirteen home runs

and 41 RBIs to lead Everett.

Another top prospect infielder

Michael Arroyo got off to a slow

start however now he is second

to Montes with eleven home runs

and has thirty RBIs.

Update you again on other prospects

in the Mariners minor leagues soon.

Washington Huskies Football Recruiting Class 2026

Our first look of the year at next

year's football recruiting class

for the Washington Huskies.

The put out 229 offers out there

with 13 commits so far. Many of 

the offers the players are going

elsewhere. With the transfer

portal the recruiting classes 

are not as large as they used

to be. Now colleges are going

to pay the players plus have NIL

on top of that.  

The Huskies recruiting class

has four offensive players, six

defensive and two who are

identified as athletes. Those

two most likely play offense

however could go to defense.

Also have a kicker too.

The Huskies have three four-star

recruits while the rest are three-star.

Offensive tackle Kodi Greene out

of Santa Ana was the first one to commit in late April. Gavin Day

safety from Las Vegas was the

most recent. The third of the trio

is local Derek Colman-Brusa from

Kennedy Catholic who is edge rusher.

The Huskies have two other players

locally as three-star prospect. Elijah 

Durr cornerback from Mt. Tahoma

in Tacoma and defensive lineman

Ah Deong Yang from Puyallup

High School.  Besides Day they

have two other players from Las

Vegas in athlete Dre Pollard and

offensive tackle Dominic Harris.

The other listed as athlete is Sam

Vyhlidal from Beaverton Oregon.

Another Oregon player is running

back Ansu Sanoe from Lake Oswego.

The lone quarterback in the group

is Derek Zammit from Wayne New

Jersey. Two more cornerbacks in

Ksani Jiles from Bradenton Florida

and CJ Lavender from Santa Ana

California. The kicker is CJ Wallace

from St. John Bosco from Bellflower

California a school  the Huskies have

gotten players from before.

We will update you again when 

we find out any other players commit.

Go Dawgs. 

Mariners Get Swept

The Mariners got beat again in

the final game of the series.

Arizona 5 Seattle/2

Bryan Woo was cruising along 

fine until the six inning. Ended

up loading the bases with no outs.

He was able to get one out however

former  Mariner Eduardo Suarez hit

a grand slam to win the game.

The Mariners were leading at the

time 2-0. Still not enough to win.

Matt Brash came in and pitch

the seventh inning. To be honest

he would have been the only 

reliever I would have put in

besides Munoz. Not sure why

manager Wilson didn't do so

but that's life.

The Mariners have Thursday off

before facing the Cleveland Guardians.

The Mariners need to make s couple moves before this ends it for them.

Go M's. 

Mariners Continue To Struggle On Road

The Mariners offense and bullpen

continue to show their inconstancy

on the road.

Tuesday Arizona 10 Seattle 3

Against the Diamondbacks the

Mariners are raking up hits but

they are leaving runners on base.

They had 12 hits Tuesday and

that's how many runners left on

base as well.

The Diamondbacks scored two

runs off of Logan Evans in the

third inning followed by one 

each in the fourth and fifth.

Evans being a rookie is going

to look good at times and not

so at other times. When Logan

Gilbert is set to start again which

should be soon Evans will likely

be sent back to Tacoma. Besides

the four runs he gave up seven hits.

The Mariners scored two runs in

the sixth to make things interesting

on solo home runs by Randy Arozarena

and Rowdy Tellez. The trouble 

happened in the bottom of the

sixth  when reliever Trent Thornton

gave up five hits and five runs 

along with two walks. Three of the

runs came on a homer.

This was Thornton's second relief

appearance since coming off the

injured list. To be honest he hasn't

had a good season at all and how

long will the Mariners go with him.

Right now Thornton is good when

the Mariners are a ways ahead or

behind. If he continues this way

might as well let him loose.

Outside of Andre Munoz and Matt

Brash the rest of the bullpen has

been inconsistent in much the 

way of the offense. We were hoping

this road trip would put the Mariners

back to their winning ways.

Wednesday the final game at

Arizona is in the afternoon. We

hope that the Mariners can win

one game in the series.

The Mariners return home on

Friday to play the Cleveland Guardians.

It won't be an easy task for the

Mariners to get back to winning ways.

Go M's

Mariners Lose In Extra Innings

The Seattle Mariners for the first

eight innings were shutout than 

scored four runs in the ninth inning

to put the game into extra innings.

Donovan Solano and Cole Young

each drove in a run than Dominic

Canzone hit a two-run homer.

Earlier Canzone called up was a

pinch hitter. 

Diamondbacks first baseman

Josh Naylor hit a grandslam

homer run off Mariners reliever

Carlos  Vargas to win.

Final Arizona 8  Mariners 4.

Vargas was the Mariners fifth

reliever after Emerson Hancock 

Hancock started going five 

innings giving up two runs.

The Mariners will see if they

can even the series Tuesday

night. It will help if the M's

can drive in runs besides

getting hits.  Will they make

a trade soon or see if the

current guys start getting

it done. 

Logan Evans will start Tuesday

as Bryce Miller goes back on 

the injured since cortisone shot

didn't help his arm. We should

see Logan Gilbert soon and before

Miller returns. Hard to know when

Bryce will return. 

 

Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Adds Another Player

The Washington Huskies men's basketball team continues to

have a successful offseason with

the transfer portal.

Last season under first year head

Danny Sprinkle the Huskies ended

up ending last place in the first

year in the Big Ten as well. The

trouble wasn't the starting lineup

however getting little action

from the bench consistently.

Frushmen Zoom Diallo started

some as well coming off the

bench. 

The Huskies players either graduated

or went into the transfer portal besides

Zoom Diallo and center Franck Kepnang who spent another season

being injured. Most likely he will be

the backup center to the new guy

Latham Somerville. Thing about

Kepnang he has been the heart of

the Huskies though he has been

hurt most of his time at Washington.

On Friday Desmond Claude announced

he is coming to Washington from

the USC Trojans. He is the second

player coming from the Trojans.

The first was former Huskies guard Wesley Yates III  who went to USC

last year after being hurt his freshman

year under former coach Mike Hopkins.

Zoom Diallo is expected to be Yates

backup however we could see them

play together too.

Desmond Claude spent one year

at USC averaging 15.8 points a

game. He played two years st Xavier 

before USC. At Washington Claude

is expected to start at small forward.

The Huskies don't necessarily need

him to score the same this coming

season however being a double

figures scorer will certainly help.

Another area was interested in

Claude to and that was Gonzaga.

Bryson Tucker who earlier transferred

over from Indiana is expected to

be Claude's backup. He average

5.4 points a game off the bench

for Indiana last season as a freshman.

If he could add another couple points

to his average for the Huskies that. would be good. He averaged almost 

three rebounds a game so another

one or two plus increase of minutes

will help the Huskies too.

The Seattle Mariners announced they

designated outfielder Leody Taveras.

They felt he didn't do what they hoped

since coming over from the Texas

Rangers. Mariners called up Dominic Canzone from Tacoma. He has been

hitting hard with the Rainiers. He likely

be in the lineup against right handed

pitchers while Dylan Moore most

likely start against lefties. How this 

works we will see. Luke Raley is

expected back shortly to after 

rehab assignment. How well Canzone

plays will determine whether Raley

will play right field or first base.

Raley can play center field if the

Mariners need to give Julio Rodriguez

a game off as well.

Over the next  couple weeks whether

the Mariners  need to make a trade for a position player as well.  Harry Ford has  played some at dh when not 

catching so he could come up to

the Mariners too. Stay tuned. 

position player.

Mariners End Skid

Sunday afternoon the Mariners

ended a five game losing streak

and avoided a second sweep

in a row. Final M's 3 Angels 2

The Mariners won only by one

run which is better than losing

for sure. We saw the old George

Kirby for sure and hope he keeps

it going. For the Mariners to

make the playoffs that is a must.

Kirby went seven innings so gave

most of the bullpen the day off.

He didn't walk a batter and a 

career high 14 strikeouts. Matt

Brash pitched the 8th striking out

two and hasn't given up a run in

the time be hss been back. Munoz

was back to his old self

 He walked the first batter of the

inning and struck out two including

ending the game against Mike

Trout. 

The Mariners though only scored

three hits they did have eleven hits

which at least is a good sign. The

Mariners now off to face Arizona

for three. Now we hope the Mariners

can take at least two out of three.

Oh by the way  Cal Raleigh was able

to get a day off and didn't use him

as a pinch hitter either. 

Monday against the Diamondbacks

Emerson Hancock will start for the

Mariners. If he pitches like his last

outing it will give the Mariners a

good shot to win. Go team.

Another Loss To The Angels

Right now the Seattle Mariners 

are not playing very good ball.

The lost Saturday evening to

the Angels 8-6.

This was another game when 

they scored first and couldn't

hold the lead. It was different 

since two errors cost them two

runs. The Mariners had a couple 

times where they couldn't drive

in runs with two outs either.

It isn't an easy task however they

do need to on occasion to win.

Somehow they will need to find

a way to win tomorrow. The Angels

hadn't been a good team at home

in the same fashion and had just

got off a road. The Mariners having

played well on the road this is was

a good time to win. 

In major league baseball teams

usually make trades right before

the July deadline. It seems they

need to do sooner than  wait. 

Luke Raley is expected back soon

so a  change will happen than.

Who will go is  anyone's guess.

Bring up Harry Ford would be a

good idea too. Just like Cole

Young the youngsters who seem

ready should be brought up to

see what they can do. We hope

the Mariners can change things

around. Go M's. 

Angels Edge Mariners

Friday night the LA Angels edged

the  Seattle Mariners 5-4.

Bryce Miller looked better in

his second outing after being 

on the injured list. He went  

five innings however gave up

all five runs. Location was

the trouble when the Angels

scored.

 

What was disappointing the

Mariners scored one run in

the third followed by two 

in the 4th and and another

in the 5th. The trouble was

Miller couldn't hold back

the Angels in those three

innings either. The Angels

scored one in the 3rd followed

by two in the 4th and 5th.

Rowdy Tellez had a sacrifice

fly with the based loaded. 

He missed a grand slam 

by a foot or two. In most

major league parks it would

have been  a home run and

a Mariners win.

Both bullpens did a good job

allowing no runs. It is tough

when a team is a position 

losing recently. Now we hope

the Mariners can turn things

around. We hope another

bat comes in a trade soon

along with a reliever. Now 

we see if the Mariners can 

bounce back. Most teams

do go through losing streaks

however we hope not many.

It is to tough when the M's

have a few holes in the

lineup. Go M's. 

Seattle On The Road

The Seattle Mariners are now back on.

the road for three games against the

Angels and Diamondbacks before 

back home.

The Angels are much like the

Nationals and Orioles who they

just played being inconsistent.

The Angels though play even

worse at home than the Mariners.

They are 10-18 on the season

in Anaheim. Playing better on

the road like the Mariners.

The Diamondbacks are just

like the Mariners just slightly

bad at home and better on the

road. It would be nice for the

Mariners to sweep the Angels

like they did the Padres earlier

on the road. I would take two

out of three against both.

Winning Friday night will be

the key. Always winning an 

opening series  is good to

happen. Bryce Miller starts

and making his second start

since coming off the injured

list. The first start he went

only four innings so it would

be nice if he can go five at

least this time..

The Mariners need to score

some runs early in the game

would help a lot. Also that

Cal Raleigh isn't the only

one producing runs. Seeing

Julio continue getting better

at the plate. Important for

him getting hits with runners

on base and getting on base

when he is up early in the

game. 

So.let's see a good road trip

that can lead to a good home

stand in a week. Go M's.

Mariners Swept

As you can imagine the series against

the Baltimore Orioles at home was a

sure disappointment.

On Thursday afternoon the Mariners lost 4-3 in another one run game.

It wasn't much different than game two.

Cal Raleigh was the offense once again. He drove in Julio in the third inning after the Orioles had score

in top half of the inning.

Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer in

the bottom of the fifth to take the

lead. It didn't last long since the

Orioles hit a two-run homer followed 

by a solo shot in the sixth..  After

that neither scored a run. 

This is another series the Mariners

should have won at home. The

Mariners seem to play at the level

of their competition.  

The hardest thing for the

manager to do is knowing when

to take out the starting pitcher

and today was one of them.

What is difficult to is to make out 

the line up as well.

Now the Mariners see if they can

stop the bleading and beat the

Angels in Anaheim. Until next .

.

Mariners Another Loss At Home

The Mariners continue to struggle

at home losing to the Orioles 3-2.

The Mariners now have a 16-16

record st T-Mobile Park while

16-12 on the road.

Things wouldn't be so bad if

they didn't lose against the

Orioles and the Nationals

who are both having poor 

seasons just like they did

against Toronto as well.

The other trouble they continue

having trouble against left handed

pitching as well. The Mariners need

to add another bat at  first base

at least or if another infield spot

Dylan Moore could play first base

or bring up Tyler Locklear. 

The Mariners will look to make

a trade before the deadline at 

the end of July. We hope sooner

then later.

Emerson Hancock pitched good

going five and two-third innings

giving up a solo home run before

leaving. The bullpen gave up

the other two runs in the 7th.

This still comes down to the

offense not scoring earlier or

getting a key hit later in the

game. Rowdy Tellez after

pitch hitting earlier for Solano

ended the game with a fly out

to right field. He just didn't

have enough to get a double

off the fence or a home run.

The Mariners had two runners

on base so both likely would

have won the game.

Thursday afternoon the Mariners

will try to avoid a sweep to the

Orioles with Bryan Woo on the

mound for the Mariners. Also

helps the Orioles are starting

a right hander.

The Mariners head to take

in the Los Angeles Angels

in Anaheim for three game

series followed by another

at Arizona. We hope for

favorable playing both teams.

The Angels come back from

playing the Red Sox in Boston.

We hope that with having a

long flight will help the Mariners

at least on Friday. Of course

winning Thursday will help too.

Go M's.

George Kirby Struggles Again

George Kirby plus the Mariners offense

struggled again in the opening of the

series against the Baltimore Orioles.

This is Kirby's third start and loss

on the season. He threw a lot of

pitches in the first inning and 

fortunately gave up one run. He

settled down going five innings

and giving up two runs. 

Final Orioles 5 Mariners 1

The Mariners offense struggled

in May after having a good April.

June has started the same. 

The offense doesn't  have to

be as good as April however

better than May. 

The Mariners are struggling 

at home especially against 

weaker teams. We hope they

can rebound against the Orioles.

Emerson Hancock starts Wednesday

followed by Bryan Woo on

Thursday afternoon for the Mariners.

Go M's. 

Washington Huskies Football

The Washington Huskies football is about to get into summer practice 

to get ready for upcoming season.

On the offensive side they have 

three transfers in expected to start.

One is Omari Evans to go with 

Denzel Boston and Kevin Green

Jr. at wide receivers. Carver Willis

at left tackle. Geirean Hatchet 

returns at right guard next to his

brother Landen at center. The 

Huskies have inexperience as

backups along the offensive line.

The Huskies have two new players

each on the defensive line, linebackers

and defensive backfield through the

transfer portal as well. 

We will see this coming season

whether they match up with the

rest of the Big Ten.  Go Dawgs!

Mariners Win Pitching Duel

Sunday was another great matchup

between the Mariners and the Twins.

The Mariners could have won all

three games or lost all three that

is how tight it was again.

Luis Castillo went six innings 

shutting out the Twins on four

hits. At the end of six neither

team had scored.

In the 7th inning no other than Cal

Raleigh hit a home run to take the

lead. The Mariners only had one 

hit before the homer.

The score stayed until the 9th

when the Twins were able to

get a run  off of Munoz once

again. In the bottom of the

ninith  Julio got on a infied

hit then after Cal struck out

he stole second and went

to third on a throwing error.

Randy Arozarena got a hit

to score Julio and the  ball

game.

This series for sure felt like

a playoff..We will likely see 

moreike this but we  hope

for some easy ones too.

The Houston Astros won 

Sunday over Tampa Bay 

1-0.  The one run was in

the first inning. Talk about

another close one. The 

Mariners are a half game

ahead of them.

The Rangers are four behind

the Mariners while the Angels

are six and the A's the .

The Mariners have Monday off. 

Mariners Win Extra Innings

The Seattle Mariners snapped their

losing streak playing in third straight

extra innings.

Saturday night the Mariners finally

able to win again in extra innings.

Mariners number two prospect Cole Young was called up making his

major league début. 

Young not only got his first major league hit in the game he drove

in the winning run on a fielder's

choice in the 11th inning. I expect

most players in their debut don't

do this in their first game.

Young will be playing second base

for the most part and we hope for

many years ahead. Leody Taveras

layed down a bunt to move Mitch

Garver over to third. Miles Mastro-buino pinch run for him.  Young a left handed hitter pulled the ball to first

base and the Twins were unable to

get Miles at the plate. 

Mastrobuino and Dylan Moore will 

be bench players now for the most

part for the next few weeks anyway.

Luke Raley is expected to go out 

on a rehab assignment this coming

week so should see him back in

the next  week or so. It will be

interesting move they will make 

than. 

Cal Raleigh and JP each hit two-run

homers to put the Mariners in 

position for the win.

Bryce Miller came off the injured 

list to start the game. He went

four innings. He said in post game

that his arm stiffs up when the

temperature goes colder. Most

likely see him go as long as he

can over his next several starts.

Luis Castillo goes Saturday 

afternoon to see the Mariners

can win the series. He has

been on and off in last several

starts. The Mariners have 

Monday off before playing

the Baltimore Orioles for 

three beginning Tuesday. 

Go M's

Mariners Different Team Same Results

Friday night the Seattle Mariners 

faced the Minnesota Twins at

home. The results turned out

the same.

Going late into the game it

was another outstanding 

pitching match up. Bryan

Woo was able to go into

the seventh. He surrendered

his third run of the game so

Matt Brash came in with

two outs and got the third

out he didn't return in the

eighth.

The bottom of the 8th Cal

Raleigh hit is 21st home

run of the season  to put

the Mariners up 6-3. It

looked like  a sure win.

Andre Munoz came in the

gsme so we thought here

we go. Unfortunately for

the first time of the season

he was hit for more than

one in a game. The Twins

scored two runs to come

within one run. Munoz

still had the chance with

two outs to save however

gave up a solo home run.

The Mariners weren't able 

to score in the bottom of the

ninth. 

Here is the tenth. Same as

Thursday night the Mariners

were touched for several

runs. The Twins hit a two-run

homer with the runner on base

in extra innings. The Twins 

loaded the bases with two.

The Mariners had a chance 

if they could get that last out.

The hitter for the Twins hit

the ball up the middle hard

however Dylan Moore couldn't

field the play cleanly so two

more runs were scored. Again

added another two runs. Final

Twins 12 Mariners 6

Once in a great moon Munoz

will be hit like on Friday night.

The Mariners show they need

a reliever who can pitch in

extra innings. This was the

first gsme Matt Bray had 

pitched in two straight games.

He likely won't pitch Saturday

of Sunday. 

The Mariners need to make a

trade or find a reliable reliever

from the minor leagues. Also

another beat or two would be

good idea. Luke Raley is expected

to do a rehab assignment with

Tacoma.  Cole Young made two

plate appearances before being

taken out. Talk online is he will

be called up to the Mariners and

it makes sense. Most likely Leo

Rivas will be sent down. He hasn't

played a lot lately.

In Tacoma's game Harry Ford was

at dh instead of catching. He had

three hits and we could see him

soon and maybe this weekend.

Trent Thorton made a rehab assignment for the Rainiers too.

We could see him back in the

bullpen too. Though he hasn't

had a great season before going

on the injured list he would be

an added plus though not the

total answer. He went one inning

and struck out too. Troy Taylor 

who is trying to make his way

back finished the game for the

Rainiers going one inning walking

one and striking out three.

We will see whether Young and

Ford be up. Saturday game is

late afternoon as it is on Fox TV.

Go M's. 

Mariners Blasted In Extra Inning

Emerson Hancock pitched well

for five innings giving up no

runs. In the sixth inning he

walked a couple batters. He

did get one out in the process.

The Washington Nationals again

went with an all left handed

hitting lineup so they brought

in Gabe Speier the lefty however

he wasn't able to hold it and

gave up a double scoring two 

runs.

The Mariners bottom of batting

order came through tying the

game in the seventh. Andre Munoz

made appearance in the ninth

inning with tie score and did

his usual good deed. The best

reliever in baseball right now.

Collin Snider pitched the 10th

and got lit up. He gave up

seven runs including a three

run homer and that was the

ball game. The Mariners did

score a single run in the bottom

of the 10th. Nationals 9-3 win.

Logan Gilbert made his first

rehab assignment going a

couple innings for the Tacoma

Rainiers. How many he has

we will see.

The Mariners now take on the

Minnesota Twins over the 

weekend. Bryan Woo starts

for the Mariners who is having

an outstanding season. Go.M's

Mariners What Day Makes A Difference

On Tuesday the Mariners took care

of the Nationals easily.

Wednesday the Nationals took

care of the Mariners winning  9-0.

George Kirby made his second

appearance of the season.

He went five innings giving up six runs including three solo  home runs.

Also walked two and struck out

four.  We do hope he turns things

around in his next start.

Mariners only had five hits with

the no runs. We hope Thursday

night the Mariners can win

the series. The Mariners will

be taking on the Minnesota

Twins over the weekend. The

Twins are tied with Cleveland

in second place in the American

League Central.They haven't

played well on the road   See

What happens. Go M's.

More Help For The Mariners

Logan Gilbert is expected to go on

rehab assignment real soon and

Bryce Miller expected back as well.

The Mariners are expected to stay

with a five man rotation. Though

he belongs Logan Evans will likely

go back to Tacoma. Emerson

Hancock I believe should go to the

bullpen for long relief. He could

come in for any of the starters

early if they get in trouble or

at least go two innings or longer.

This would help out the other

seven in the bullpen and not

continue bringing up relievers

from Tacoma.

The Mariners need help in the

in the infield. News is Like Raley

is expected to go on rehab assign-ment next week. Be interesting to

see whose spot he take. He can

play some outfield as well as 

first base. The dh spot is filled

right now. 

Cole Young continues hitting

well at Tacoma so he should

come up in June. This would

put Dylan Moore in better place

moving around.  He played

well Tuesday however be good

to give him a day or two on the

bench when he isn't hitting as

well and use him off the bench.

Whose spot would Young take?

I like to see Leo Rivas stick

however they aren't playing him 

much. Stay tuned to let you know

how other prospects are doing.

Go M's

Evans Takes Down Nationals

Tuesday night the Mariners started

rookie pitcher Logan Evans against

Washington Nationals. He had to 

face all left handed bats which

doesn't happen. Evans made it

look easy going eight innings.

The longest game he has pitched

as a professional pitcher. Evans

never had pitched seven innings

before and he threw 88. He could

have gone out for the ninth.

The Mariners started out scoring

three runs in the first inning with

Julio and Cal hitting back home

runs. The only blemish Evans had

was giving up a home run in the

fourth inning. 

Cal had another solo home run

in the fifth inning. We were hoping

he would hit three on the night

however didn't happen. The M's

scored three more in the sixth

and two in the eighth.

Julio and Dylan Moore had three

hits on the night while Cal and

Ben Williamson had two. Evans 

gave up four hits while walking

one and striking out four. He 

is now 3-1 on the season.

Final Mariners 9 Nationals 1

Seahawks Defensive Backs

Most of the time the Seahawks

will go with five defensive backs.

This means three defensive lineman

and three linebackers most of the

time.

Devon Witherspoon going into

his third season and the best

defensive back is listed at

nickel back however we will

see him all over the field.

It will all come down to a

running or passing play.

Damarion Williams is listed

as the backup at nickel back.

Won't see him in for Witherspoon

very often except for a breather.

If he is in Witherspoon will likely

be in at the same time.

Josh Jobe is listed as the starter

at left cornerback. Last season

he played ten games for the

Seahawks where he had 37 tackles

and one interception. The Seahawks

resigned him during the offseason.

Nehemiah Pritchett a fifth round

pick last season is his backup. 

He to played in ten games last

season.

Riq Woolen a fifth round in 2022

is the right cornerback for the

time being. He had an outstanding

season as a rookie however he

has slumped the last two years.

For him to continue on the team

he will have to play more like

his rookie season. 

Shemar Jean-Charles was signed

during the offseason by the

Seahawks. Last season he played

nine games for the New Orleans

Saints. He started last season

on the Saints practice squad.

He is listed as Woolen's backup.

Julian Love is the starter at

strong safety. This will be his

third season in Seattle. Last

season he had 109 tackles

with two forced fumbles and

three interceptions. Newcomer

and number two round draft

pick Nick Emmanwori  is listed

as his backup. Last season the

Seahawks sometimes went with

three safeties in the game at 

the same time so we could see

both in the game together.

Coby Bryant a fourth round pick

in 2022 a former cornerback

is the free safety. He played

every game last season for

the Seahawks. Bryant had 

73 tackles with one forced 

fumble and three interceptions.

If the Seahawks did go with

three safeties he could move

over to the traditional cornerback

spot or the nickel. 

Jerrick Reed ll a sixth round pick

in 2023 is Coby's backup. He

missed much of last season 

with an injury. Was able to

return for the last five games.

We wish him a healthy 2025

season.

That is it for the look at both the

offensive and defenses of the

Seahawks.

Special teams Michael Dickson 

returns as punter as does field

goal kicker and Chris Stoll as 

long snapper.

Rookie Tory Horton is listed as

punt returner and Kenny McIntosh

as kick off returner. Both could

change depending whether they

both make the team or not.

We will do more on any more

news on the Seahawks heading

into preseason. Go Hawks!

Houston Astros Walkoff

The Mariners were not able to

beat the Houston Astros on

Sunday afternoon to win the 

road game so lost the series.

Good thing they took six of

ten on this road trip. Most of 

the time we will take it.

Final Houston 5 Mariners 3

The Astros hit a walk off home

run in the bottom of the ninth.

Andre Munoz didn't pitch the

 ninth inning because of the 

tie. My opinion the Mariners 

do not have a reliever who

could pitch in this circumstance

unless putting Matt Brash in.

No one else has shown they can

do well in tge ninth inning. 

Now the Mariners come back home.

The Mariners have Monday off 

and take on thr Washington Nationals.

It is interesting thst they don't play

on a holiday. Go M's.

Errors Cost Mariners

Saturday afternoon the Mariners

lost to the Astros 2-1.

Bryan Woo continues to pitch

well and able to go six innings

at least every start. The M's

had two errors early on

and that is how the Astros

scored.

The Mariners are averaging 

over five runs a game unfortunately

unable to do so on Saturday.

The starting pitching is going to

be healthy soon and the bullpen

is doing better as well.

The Mariners are the best team

in the AL West while the rest

go up and down. We don't know

whether the Mariners can continue

their winning ways though if they

do should win the division and

anything can happen in the playoffs.

The Mariners continue winning

at the same pace even with a

few losing streaks they should 

win. The key is to fix the holes 

they still have. Go M's.

Mariners Win Late Again

Friday night looked a lot like most of

the Mariners wins on the season.

The Houston Astros were leading

3-2 heading into the seventh inning.

Julio Rodriguez hit a double to

drive in JP Crawford who had two

hits on the night. Cal came up

and hit a two-run homer and that

was it. 

Earlier Traveras had a home run in

the third inning. He is getting hot

having three hits on the night.

Miles Mastrobuino had a home run 

in the fifth. He was playing second

base. I expect he will be at third

on Saturday or Sunday giving 

Williamson a day off.

Emerson Hancock went six innings

giving up the three runs on  nine hits.

He had eight groundouts to keep

the infield busy. Matt Brash pitched

the 7th followed by Vargas in the

eighth. Munoz did his thing in the.9th. 

Now has 17 saves.

The Mariners have a Saturday 

afternoon game in Houston

with Bryan Woo on the mound.

Hope to continue seeing good 

things from him. Go M's.

Seahawks Linebackers

The Seahawks have listed four

linebackers on the depth chart.

Most likely they will be playing 

three often and occasion four.

The outside linebackers these

days are called edge rushers too.

The two first strings are Demarcus

Lawrence who thr Seahawks 

signed as a free agent and Uchenna

Nwosu. Lawrence played last year

for the Cowboys. Derrick Hall who

will be coming into his third year

is his backup. Boys Mafe will be

Nwosu backup. 

At the inside linebacker spot are 

Ernest Jones IV at middle linebacker

who made a big difference after

being traded from Tennessee and

Tyrice Knight at the weakside linebacker. Knight was a fourth

round pick who played more when

the Seahawks released the other

inside linebackers when Jones 

came aboard. Drake Thomas is

Knight's backup while Josh Ross

for Jones. Both will see a lot of

time on special teams. 

Next time we will look at the

defensive backs. Generally

they go with five in the game.

Go Hawks!

Mariners Lose In Kirby's First Start

Thursday night was the return and

first start of this season for George

Kirby.  He had made three rehab assignments at triple A  Tacoma

so Mariners were hoping for better.

Kirby pitched well first two innings

however gave up two in the third

and three more in the 4th. Kirby

was taken out with two outs in the

4th. The Mariners pitching didn't get 

any better giving up nine runs total.

It didn't matter since the Mariners 

only scored two. 

Being a four game series we hope

the Mariners bounce back on Friday.

Emerson Hancock is scheduled

to pitch. For now Kirby is going

to pitch every six days. How that

works with the others we will

find out.  Bryce Miller is expected

back next week. Logan Gilbert is

throwing too. He is expected to

make a few rehab assignments.

Both Logan Evans and Emerson

Hancock look to be capable pitchers

so what the Mariners do when Miller

and Gilbert are in the rotation things

will be interesting. Stay tuned and

go M's.