Bryce Miller Starts Friday Night

After the all-star break the Mariners start 

their rotation new. Bryce Miller will start 

over Logan Gilbert who opened the season.

Miller has a 4-3 record in ten starts with

2.18 era. He is looking like the pitcher

he was in 2024. At this point we have no 

idea how many starts the Mariners rotation 

will have in remaining 65 games. Currently 

they are going with a six man rotation.

This means Bryce should have two starts 

possibly three before the trading deadline.

The Mariners should go back to five man 

rotation but likely won't until August or

they do some piggy back.  Even mlb.com

feels that Luis Castillo will be the Mariners 

top choice to be traded. A bat and a prospect 

may go with him for the expense of his 

contract to get a right handed bat or a reliever.

The six man rotation makes it tough for the

bullpen right now. The starter has to go at

least six innings. With four high leverage 

releivers makes it tough with six starters.

The reliever in will be either lefty Jose Ferrer 

or right hander  Eduardo Bazardo coming in

first. They have three low leverage relievers 

which makes it tough when the offense is

not scoring a lot of runs and it is a close game.

The word out that Matt Brash won't return 

until sometime in August so the reason to

pick up another high leverage reliever. It

isn't fair to the low leverage pitchers who 

two have little major league experience.

Mike Rucker is a veteran however was at

Tacoma ehen called up.  So the three have

been ok under the circumstances but going

into each game just crossing their fingers 

when coming into the game. 

Gabe Speier the other lefty will come in

when facing a left hand hitting lineup

as well. Most likely in the 8th inning

depending where the opposition is in

the order. Andre Munoz is the closer

and generally pitches only in the 9th

inning. He could come in the 8th inning

with two outs to face a right handed bat.

Munoz is good for two games in a row

then needs a game off at least. I found

he has difficulty when he doesn't pitch

for five days. That is when he surrenders

runs usually. He is better to pitch the

4th day whether in a closing situation 

or not.  I would say the same goes with

Speier.

The Mariners play starting Friday for three

against the Giants and three against the

Reds at home. They have next Thursday off 

before playing the Rangers in Texas.

Julio Rodriguez is expected to come off

the injured list Friday. Not sure of any other

moves. Rob Refsynder is not expected until

July 29 depending whether they acquire 

a right handed bat before then. Go M's. 

Mariners Have 65 Games Left

They say the all-star break is the half way 

mark however 65 games mean there is

40 percent remaining on the season so

close but not half.

The Seattle Mariners have a 48-49 record.

Most of the season have led the American 

League West however right now a game

and a half behind the Texas Rangers.

The Mariners start on Friday with three

games against the  San Francisco Giants 

and then three more  against the Cincinnati 

Reds all at home.  On  July 24 they start

a series on the road at Texas against the

Rangers.  The Mariners last road trip was

1-5 and they must do better next time

and have a good home stand too.

The trading deadline ends in Early August 

this time.  The Mariners best effort in

my opinion anyway is pick up at least 

a reliever. As far as the bullpen goes been

difficult when Matt Brash went on injured 

list on June 10th the day after Cooper 

Criswell. Both were critical to lose but

Matt Brash was one of four high leverage 

relievers.  Also the fact the Mariners are 

going with six starters has made it difficult 

to say the least. 

The Mariners really need to go back to

five starters or see us count on the piggy

back with  one starting and going five 

innings while the other goes four. The 

most recent was to be Logan Gilbert 

and Emerson Hancock however the last

two times out they decided to scrap it

and have each pitch as a starter.  It

turned out both of Logan's starts were 

losses.  The last start heading into the

break Hancock was hit  and had to be

taken out in the second inning. Fortunately 

the bullpen did a good job. 

During this time the offense has struggled 

to especially against left handed pitching.

Rob Refsynder hasn't been the right handed

the Mariners thought they were getting.

He eventually went on the injured list and we 

will see if he is activated on Friday. The M's 

brass still believe they need to get a  bat. 

Whether the Mariners get a bat or not the

offense has to do a much better job  to expect 

to win.  

Brendan Donovan has just gone a rehab 

assignment however how much time that

will be we will see.  Also how healthy Julio

Rodriguez will be.  The Mariners will need

to see a better Cal Raleigh too. Randy 

Arozarena and Cole Young have been the

best part of the offense. The rest of them 

must do better. We could say the same 

the coaching and defense as well can improve.

The starters do what they have and what 

other decisions are made the Mariners still

go to the playoffs however it is still up to

them. Go M's. 

 

 

The Seahawks Defensive Line and Leonard Williams

Recently Leonard Williams was named the

best defensive player in the NFL by ESPN.

He is listed as an end but plays inside 

sometimes  too. This all comes to  how

the Seahawks have the defense set.

The outside linebackers also known as

edger rushers will set themselves up

on the line so Williams  will go inside then. 

Bryon Murphy ll who didn't have a great rookie 

season in 2024 had an excellent season 

last year and the Seahawks hope he adds 

to it again this year at nose tackle

Jarran Reed who has been around a few

years will be back at defensive tackle.

All three starters love to be moved 

around .

The Seahawks will depend on the backups 

when any of them need a rest and  add depth

when injuries may occur.

Rylie Mills drafted last year out of

Notre Dame in the fifth round missed

much of last season however made 

critical plays in the Super Bowl. He

is listed as Reed's backup however

word during the off-season is he 

may play some outside too. 

Mike Morris a fifth rounder in 2023

is listed as Leonard's back up could

see action at any of the spots. Leonard 

will be in much of the time so reason

to move Morris around too 

The Seahawks may go with nine 

defensive line players so we what

more happens.  Go Hawks!

Randy Arozarena Gets Hit

The major league all-star game was a bit

boring sfter the first inning when the 

American League had two runs. The 

pitching certainly was good.

Randy Arozarena was able to get a single

in his second at bat to the left of shortstop.

Now that the game is over. Final

AL 4 NL 0

I hope that Jerry Dipoto and Justin Hollander 

have had some good trade discussions and

get something done soon. We see how the

Mariners come out of the break. At least 

they begin with the Giants and Reds. They

have a series on the road sgainst the Rangers

and Dodgers beginning on July 24.

The Rangers come out of the break facing

the Atlanta Braves then the Chicago White

Sox so should give the Mariners the advantage.

Hopefully the Mariners players and coaches

get their heads back on. 

On Friday the Seahawks start training camp.

The Huskies and Cougars begin around 

August first.  Look forward to all three teams.

Seahawks New Ownership

On Saturday it was announced who the 

new ownership for the Seattle Seahawks.

Many fans already were skeptical. I guess 

it has too do with the  Seahawks being

rescued by Paul Allen.

I believe this is the reason the Seahawks 

won't be moving. Paul's sister Jody would 

never sell the team to someone would 

move the team.  There is talk about

having another stadium built in place

of Lumen Field. If so that would be in

the Seattle area too. Lumen Field the

lease goes through 2030 and can be 

renewed for ten years. That goes until 

2050. 

T-Mobile Park has had renovations for some

time and Lumen can too. During the World 

Cup praise came out how the field looked 

and everything else about the facility. Of

course what may change will have to come

down to the  new owners. Under Paul Allen 

and then his sister this has been one of the

best organization in the NFL.  What may

change is the city of Seattle as it has

politically over the years.

So enjoy the Seahawks and go from there.

Go Hawks!

Seattle Mariners Draft

Saturday and Sunday I shared the first 

16 picks the Mariners took in the mlb 

draft.

The 17th  round pick was a pitcher 

from North Carolina followed by two

outfielders and final pick was another 

third baseman.  In the draft  the Mariners 

picked four third baseman with three

in the first six rounds. Ace Reese the 

number one pick was listed as a third

baseman although the thought is the 

Mariners will move him to first base.

The Mariners didn't draft anyone listed

as a first baseman. The Mariners don't 

have anyone listed strictly as a third

baseman in the top 30 prospects.

It will be interesting to see where these

picks in the top 30.

The 18th and 20th pick will likely not sign

with the Mariners. The 18th pick was the

only high school player the Mariners pick.

He is expected to go to LSU. The 20th

pick is expected to return to Texas Tech.

The Mariners will keep an eye on both. 

The 18th pick won't be eligible for the

draft until after his sophomore season.

The Mariners said that high school seniors 

were not as strong a group as in past 

years.

The Mariners will likely send all their picks

they sign to Arizona for orientation and

working out. Since the minor league seasons

end at the end of August except triple A

those sent to teams will have about 30

games to play. 

Will update how these guys do. We won't 

know where most will do among the top

30 prospects until going into the  2027 

season.  Go M's 

Mariners End Losing Streak and More On the Draft

Sunday afternoon the Seattle Mariners beat 

the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2 on the road and 

end the five game losing streak.

The negative was that Emerson Hancock 

was hit and left with two outs in the second 

inning. The x-rays were negative. The Mariners 

next game will begin next Friday and Hancock 

will not pitch most likely until the end of the

homestand against the Cincinnati Reds on 

Wednesday July 22. 

The Mariners scored three runs in the 

second inning with highlight JP Crawford 

two run double. Weston Wilson playing 

right field hit a solo home run in the 4th

inning. In the same inning Randy Arozarena 

hit a three run homer making it 7-0.

A good way for him to go into the all-star 

game on Tuesday.

Bottom of the 8th the Rays had a two run 

homer for their only runs. Top of the  9th

JP Crawford had another double to drive

in the final run.

In the futures game both Kade Anderson 

and Ryan Sloan each pitched an inning.

Neither gave up a hit. Only minor leaguers 

for the Mariners in the game.

In the major league draft Sunday is round 

5 thru 20. Currently have picked thru round 

16 so four more to go.

Will go through details  in Monday. Six are 

position players while six are pitcher too. 

Go M's. 

 

Mariners Lose Again

Being a fan  of the Mariners continue to be

frustrating.  Losing 6-1 didn't help at all. 

Logan Gilbert pitched well until the 7th

inning.  The Mariners were down 2-1 

until that point. Logan  Gilbert gave up 

two hits  before being taken out.  Dan

Wilson came out after the first hit but

decided to stay with Logan. He brought 

in Gabe Speier after the secon hit and 

he gave up a three run homer that basically

ended it.  In the 8th firmer Mariner Ben

Williamson scored the final run.

The first day of the major league draft

happened. There were four rounds and

the Mariners signed all four a bit under

the slot amount. This means they could 

give money additional to rounds 5 thru 20

though most likely not.

The Mariners first round pick was Ace

Reese third baseman from Mississippi 

State. He has power and hit.  The Mariners 

may play him at first base. Most likely 

wont play anywhere this summer and 

spend time in Arizona instead.

The Mariners second round pick was Jake

Brown from LSU an outfielder. I am sure

he is familiar with last year's first round 

pick Kade Anderson who went to LSU too.

Hecis expected to start his professional 

career in centerfield so has speed too.

Mariners number three pick is Nathan 

Taylor pitcher out of University of 

Cincinnati. He is the schools all-time 

in wins. His main pitch is the slider.

Word out like to have him throw more

fastballs.

The Mariners 4th pick is Trevor Lucas

third baseman from UNC Wilmington 

The thought is that he will likely play

all around the infield as he isn't big

enough to hit for high numbers as 

a third baseman.  Tomorrow will

let you know how it goes in day two

and final of the draft. 

In other local sports news the Seattle 

Seahawks have been sold to   Vinod

Khosia and family for a record $9.6

Billion from the estate of Paul Allen.

All the money go to donations. There

will be a lot of benefactors for sure. 

Vinod is considered outstanding 

person like Paul Allen. His son will

play a big part of ownership group 

too.  Go Hawks! 

 

Update On Isaiah Watts

Former WSU Cougar basketball player is

on the move after one season at Maryland.

It is good to see where players are at that

have played locally in college basketball.

There was thought that Issih might go

back to Seattle where his father Donald 

played at University of Washington.

Iguess he or the Huskies figured it

wasn't a good mix at this time anyway.

He is going to University of Texas San 

Antonio instead. This will be interesting 

as this team has had a big turnover with

ten new players.  At Maryland he averaged 

just over 17 minutes a game so I am sure 

he is hopong to average at least five more 

minutes a game.  

Although back home in Seattle would have

been nice going elsewhere to basically a

new program is good too. We wish him 

the best in Texas. 

  

Mariners Now O-4 on Current Road Trip

The Mariners had another tough game. The

offense only had five hits on the evening.

The Rays had a run in the third on a single

and a home run in the 4th. Cole Young 

had a home run in the 5th giving the Mariners 

some hope. Unfortunately Luis Castillo gave

up two more home runs on the bottom of the

fifth. That was the end of his night.

In the sixth inning JP and Arozarena had

back to back hits giving the Mariners some

hope. Canzone drove in a run with a force out. 

Bazardo pitched the 6th inning without a 

problem then Jose Ferrer gave up three runs

in the 7th which he does once in a while.

The Rays hit balls over the fence or elsewhere 

while the Mariners hit some hard balls but

went directly to fielders. A tough night for sure.

Final Rays 7 Mariners 2 

The Mariners and Rays play 1:10 pm pacific time

on Saturday with Logan Gilbert starting. 

Go M's. 

Mariners Swept By the Marlins

This was the terrible series. The Mariners should have won the series opener if it wasn't for a

running mistake.

Now on Thursday the Mariners scored a run

in the second inning when Naylor got a hit

then stole second and third.  Bryce Miller 

gave up a couple runs including a home run.

In the 4th inning the Marlins scored four runs.

Colt Emerson had a rough time in the field 

for the first time I recall.   Bryce went five

innings with four of six earned. There was a

play that was challenged by the Marlins and

overturned. After that was when Bryce lost

it. 

In the top of the 5th Randy Arozarena hit

a solo home run.  Michael Rucker came

in the 6th inning and gave up two runs

in the 7th. He has a 6.23 era in ten games.

He gave up the runs in four of those games.

Might give some hope.  Dominic Canzone 

had a home run in the game. Arozarena was

on base as he walked twice in the game

besides his home run.

Final Marlins 8 Mariners 4

Now the Mariners will go to Tampa Bay 

to play three games before the all-star break.

Julio Rodriguez is still experiencing headaches 

from his concussion so he won't be in 

Tampa Bay. We hope he is ready when the

Mariners are home when starting action

in a week from Friday against the Giants.

We hope the hitters will get their heads 

straight when the break is over.  The same

goes for the management team. Go M's 

This Saturday will be the beginning of the

majir league draft. We see who the Mariners 

pick. I would say best player available. The 

minor league system is good. 

  

Training Camp Begins Soon In Seattle

The Seattle Seahawks reigning Super Bowl

Champions begin trainh camp on July 17th.

It isn't easy to win two Super Bowls in

a row but if anyone can  is the Seahawks.

They have a young team so gives them 

a good chance to repeat.

They did have a few agents who are not

coming back. Ken Walker III is probably 

the one less for them to miss though 

he was Super Bowl MVP. Having Zach

Charbonnett out to begin the season 

could be the difference at running back.

Jadarian Price Seahawks number one

pick this year will take Walker's spot

while George Holani will share until 

Zach is back. Price a back up at Notre

Dame will be fresh and be ok sharing.

Defense they lost two defensive backs.

They lost safety Colby Bryant and 

cornerbacks Riq Woolen. They drafted

two cornerbacks this year so we will 

see how that works out.  Also Witherspoon 

and Emmanawori with their versatility 

should cover to. The third free agent lost

was linebacker Boye Mafe. He could be 

the one missed the most. How the Seahawks 

play defense Witherspoon and Emmanawori 

will see some time at linebacker especially 

against the run. This  is where the rookies 

may come in.

Sam Darnold going into his second season 

in Seattle could have a better year. Wide

receivers and tight ends would be familiar 

to him. 

Winning another Super Bowl Bowl may come

down how the backup players will respond.

This is what we should see during training 

camp. Go Hawks!

Mariners Lose In Extra Innings

 Brya n Woo had another tough outing

on the road Tuesday. This time  he gave

up four runs  wuth two in the 2nd followed

by one in the third and 4th. He lasted 

tgrough the 5th.  The Mariners kept coming

after him having nine hits in all.

The Mariners Mariners actually the Mariners 

eventually took the lead with two in the 5th

including a Cole Young home run and three

in the 8th. Gabe Speier  struggled in the

bottom of the 8th including giving up a

pinch hit home run to tie the game.

In the 10th Weston Wilson pinch run for

Canzone as the ghost runner. He made a 

big mistake when Cal hit a ground ball 

in front of him and he was out going to

third. In the bottom of the 10th Miami 

had a walk of hit. Final 6-5.

George Kirby goes Wednesday for the 

Mariners and Bryce Miller on Thursday.

We hope the team can turn it around.

They had other opportunities including 

having the bases loaded with no outs

and couldn't score. A habit they seem

to do. Go M's. 

Bryan Woo Starts Tuesday

The Mariners take on the Miami Marlins 

Tuesday evening in Miami.

The Mariners are changing the starting 

rotation by having Bryan Woo go.

The Mariners will be facing a very good 

pitcher for the Marlins. This might be the

reason or they want to change it up going

into the all-star break.  George Kirby will

start on Wednesday and Bryce Miller on 

Thursday. 

The Mariners will start the post all star break

at home against the San Francisco Giants

They will play three times followed by three

against the Cincinnati Reds. The Mariners will have Julio back after the all-star break. They could

plsy him against Tampa Bay depending how

he feels. Brendan Donovan is expected to go

on a rehab assignment so he might be available 

against the Giants. This will be the strength of 

lineup for the best of the season.  

Donovan will likely play some second base, third,

left field, right field and dh. That comes down to

who the starter they are facing and who is hitting 

well for the Mariners. This will be interesting in

the same manner as the starting rotation. The

trading deadline will make things interesting too.

Jerry Dipoto believes the Mariners could trade

with another team who makes the playoffs too.

The Mariners need a right handed bat and a

reliever. If they only get one which one will it

be.

The Marlins will start two starters in the first

two games so they will go primarily with a

left handed hitting lineup. The only difference 

is Victor Robles in center field.  Who starts 

on Thursday is not known yet. We will see

whether Mitch Garver will catch in this series 

or against the Rays. Go M's.

Belgium Wins Easy In Seattle

The USMNT didn't really show up

in Seattle Monday evening.

Final Belgium 4 USA 1

Belgium scored their first goal at

the 10 minute mark of the first half.

20 minutes later USMNT scored 

their only goal of the evening.

It was all Belgium after that.

The USMNT made it  look easy

for Belgium. Were they the superior team 

Yes indeed. They made the goals 

the USMNT gave them.

Belgium moves on to Los Angeles on

Friday to play Spain in the quarterfinals.

What a great experience in Seattle. The 

local fans showed why Seattle is a great

sports town even after the game they 

were still excited.  Now we wait until

2030 to see what USMNT will look like.

😊😊😊

Mariners Making Monor League Moves

Reports the Mariners are moving #3

prospect Lazaro Montes from double A Arkansas to triple A Tacoma. Montes 

had a slow start on the season however 

he hit .299 in June along with 12 of his

25 home runs on the season. Montes

is a left handed hitting outfielder playing mostly in right field.  With the Mariners 

when the day comes he will likely spend 

tine at dh and possibly left field. His 

defense has been suspect by some scouts 

while others think he will be ok. The short 

right field fence in T-Mobile Park should be 

to his liking.

Michael Arroyo the number 4 prospect 

is going with him to Tacoma as well.

He to got off to a slow start however 

is hitting .283 on the season. Arroyo 

is primarily an infielder though has 

played some left field too.   

With Cole Young and Colt Emerson 

being the long term starters at second

and shortstop Arroyo looks to be in a

spot to be a utility player. He hits from

the right side so he could give both a

day off on occasion against a tough 

lefty. This is when Brendan Donovan 

isn't in the  lineup although he bats

left handed. 

Randy Arozarena will be a free agent 

at the end of the season. We have to 

see whether the Mariners sign him

up before the season ends. Both

Montes and Arroyo could be used

in a trade to pick up a veteran and

hopefully under 30 years of age 

player who bats right handed. The 

question of Matt Brash in the bullpen 

might be to trade for a high leverage 

reliever too.

#5 Jonny Farmelo outfielder and #6

Felinin Celestin shortstop are both 

having outstanding seasons at high

A Everett so they both make sense

to move up to double A Arkansas to

take Montes and Arroyo's spot. Both 

players have had trouble with injuries 

in their short careers and this is the 

first time both have been healthy this 

long.

Farmelo was an additional pick in

2023 in the furst round at number

29. He is 21 years old and bats 

left handed. He has been playing 

center field though with the Mariners 

would be a corner outfielder unless

needing to give Julio a break. 

Farmelo is hitting .273 at Everett 

however is striking out 25 percent 

of the time. He does walk frequently 

so has an on base percentage of .390.

Farmelo has 12 home runs with 24

stolen bases.  

Celestin right now is playing shortstop 

at Everett. He had a great May going on

a 25 game hitting streak. He has cooled 

down in June but still good. His batting

average overall is .311.  He to is walking 

plenty and not striking out as much as

Farmelo. His on base percentage is .401.

Celestin hits from both sides and has

shown power both ways too. He has 12

home runs and 50 rbis. Also has 17

stolen bases. 

Celestin signed as an international player 

in January 2023. The Mariners was so 

highly thought of  he has the highest 

signing bonus the Mariners have ever

given to an international player.  His

defense at shortstop is good too. Most

likely either he or Emerson will end up

playing at third base. Since Emerson 

currently playing shortstop for the 

Mariners they will probably try Celestin 

there. See if he gets any playing time

at third in the minors.

There is talk that the Mariners two top

pitching prospects Kade Anderson and 

Ryan Sloan may come up in September 

when the rosters expand.  They won't 
pitch in triple A Tacoma unless it is 

only once or twice.  

The Mariners with six starters now both

might be in the bullpen though don't have

any experience doing so. There is a good 

chance of the starters will be traded before 

the deadline. 

The Mariners have done a bit with the 

piggyback going with Bryce Miller and 

Luis Castillo so far. The other four starters 

haven't been involved yet though twice 

mentioned Logan Gilbert and Emerson Hancock however it was scratched both

times. Instead of piggy back I would 

like to see an opener that was used a few

seasons ago. In this case the Mariners 

could start either Anderson or Sloan

then bring in one of the starters. Again

that will depend who gets traded if

anyone. 

Anderson is not only the top pitching 

prospect he throws left handed which

non of the current starters are. Sloan

on the other hand could end up in the 

bullpen. The future of the Mariners 

starters will be interesting.  Go M's. 

Mariners Take Series

The Seattle Mariners shut out the

Toronto Blue Jays for the second 

day in a row. This time 4-0.

Had the Mariners offense any offense

in game one they would have swept 

the homestand. Toronto continues 

to struggle at the plate.  Originally 

the Mariners planned to piggyback 

but decided not to again. Emerson 

Hancock went seven innings giving

up only two hits and a walk. 

Going on the road to Miami first

with three games after having 

Monday off. They will follow with

three at Tampa Bay. Most likely 

the Mariners won't piggyback on 

the road. What could change it 

be if the bullpen had to be used 

a lot. George Kirby will likely start

on Tuesday.

The Mariners scored their first run

Sunday when hit a sacrifice fly scoring

Victor Robles led off the third inning 

inning.  In the 4th inning catcher Mitch

Garver hit a two run homer. He has

struggled hitting in T-Mobile Park 

all season. This key homer was his

first of the season at home. 

The final run was in the 8th inning.

Randy Arozarena had an infield single 

with one out.  Cal Raleigh had a single 

to right field with Randy going to third.

He scored when Josh Naylor singled

when the ball hit third base.  We hope

this game with Cal swings will get

him going. 

The Texas Rangers lost again to the 

Detroit Tigers.  The Mariners have a

game and a half lead going into this

week.  Go M's. 

Randy Arozarena Named to All-star Game

Saturday the major league rosters

were named for the all-star game.

Randy Arozarena  is the lone player

for the Mariners selected at this time.

Randy leads the Mariners with an

average of .283. After Saturday game

he and Cole Young are tied with 41

runs drive in. Young has a batting 

average of .260.  If the Mariners end 

up adding another position player

to tge all-star team it would likely be

Young.  Julio is on the concussion 

injured list and likely wouldn't want 

to play the all-star game again.

The Mariners have the 5th best pitching 

era  in the majors at 3.65. No starting 

pitcher was named to the team as of yet.

The question though who would be the 

best to pick. Logan Gilbert and George 

Kirby have both pitched well. Bryan Woo 

at home but not on the road.  

For much of the first half was Emerson Hancock. Since coming off the injured list 

no question Bryce Miller has been the 

best pitcher and be the one picked

if doing so. Luis Castillo has been up

and down. Since the beginning of the 

piggy back he has pitched well. If you 

take the fans reaction Luis would be

the one sent to the bullpen or traded.

The trouble trading Luis is he has a

no trade clause so be would have to

have an ok to go and would that team

have something to give back to the 

Mariners. Most fans to think that

Luis is the reason for the piggy back 

and not to offend to be sent to the

bullpen.  We will see what happens 

especially after the all-star break.

This week the Mariners will be going

to Tampa Bay and Miami before the

break.  Go M's. 

Mariners Come Alive

The Seattle Mariners looked different Saturday winning  11-0. Thought there 

would be the piggy back but Logan

Gilbert went seven and  a third innings.

He gave up the one hit.. Wilcox came 

in for final one and two - thirds innings 

without a hit.

It is possible that Emerson Hancock will start 

Sunday.  The Mariners scored first by Robles 

driving in Cole Young in rhe second inning

then  Arozarena who ad a tough game Friday 

hit a grandslam. The hot Dominic Canzone 

hit a two run homer in the 5th. In the 6th

Canzone drove in a run with a single. 

Cal hit a three run homer to take it all.

Be nice do more often. See take game three.

Go M's. 

Mariners Lose Game One Against Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays win 2-0  with both runs

in the third inning. The Mariners actually 

got two runners on base in the bottom 

of the third  but couldn't get a key 

hit in to get at least one run.

The Blue Jays had six hits whike the 

Mariners had only four.  Luis Castillo 

went six innings. The three relievers 

for them gave up only one hit and

no runs.  The Mariners lack of hitting 

is a team effort. It is tough when you

can't get a hitter to produce when the 

opportunities arise. 

The Mariners and Blue Jays have strong

pitching but both are near the bottom 

of the majors in scoring runs.

On July 4th  they will play an afternoon 

game. This series should be close

no matter who wins the series. 

Go M's. 

Heading Into the Toronto Series For Mariners

Both Julio Rodriguez and Victor Robles 

had to leave the game on Thursday.

Now Julio is going on the concussion 

protocol for seven days.

Victor Robles is starting. Initially showed 

he play in center then the latest being

in right. Raley would move to center. Makes

sense with Robles moving to right. We

will know when the game starts. 

Not sure how the Mariners lineup

will look when they have to face a 

lefty.  This is certainly one of the 

best lineups this season except 

missing Julio.

Luis Castillo starts tonight against the

Blue Jays. We hope he pitches like his

last outing. Important that the Mariners 

win the opening game of the series.

We hope the Mariners will win this

series before going on the road.

Go M's. 

Bryce Miller and Mariners Shut Out the Angels

The Seattle Mariners didn't hit well 

Thursday night gainst the Angels 

however scored one run in the 6th

sixth inning.  JP Crawford led off

the sixth with a double. Weston 

Wilson who came in for an injured 

Victor Robles struck out. Canzone

walked followed by Arozarena to

load the bases. Josh Naylor struck

out. Cal Raleigh who has walked a

lot lately ealked once again to bring 

in the only run of the game by Crawford 

Bryce Miller pitched a perfect game 

until the 7th when he gave up a couple 

hits however got out of it.  Eduardo 

Bazardo pitched the 8th without giving 

up a hit. Munoz pitched the 9th and

gave up two hits so both runners were

in place to score. With two outs Colt 

Emerson was able to throw out the

runner at first. The Angels challenge 

it but the replay showed the runner

was out by a foot and a half.

The Mariners ended up sweeping 

the Angels so now beginning Friday 

night they play the Toronto Blue Jays 

  with Luis Castillo on the mound.

It looks like this Saturday Logan Gilbert 

and Emerson Hancock will piggy back 

and on Sunday George Kirby should

pitch.

The Mariners and the Texas Rangers 

currently  are tied for first place in the

American League West.  Go M's.

United States Wins Wednesday

The United States beat Bosnia in

the round of 32 2-0 to advance

to play Belgium on Monday July 

6 in Seattle.

Thiugh they shutout Bosnia it

wasn't as easy as the score 

indicates. In the second half 

the United States received 

a red card which did give 

Bosnia a fighting chance.

The United States has lost to

Belgium before so won't be

easy.

Belgium got off to a rough start 

in their win over Senegal 3-2.

Senegal dominated most of the

match then Belgium scored 

two goals late in regulation to

take it into overtime. 

The overtime was 30 minutes 

and neither team looked like 

they would score and it would

go into a shout out.

Senegal was charged on a penalty 

card and Belgium made the goal

late in overtime. Senegal did have

a chance to tie a few times however 

were unable to tie.

The one thing I don't like is the time

clock keeps running no matter what

happens. We all knew there wasn't 

a lot of time but how much time we

don't know. My opinion not a good 

way to see an ending to a match.

They need to change it.

Belgium will make some changes 

do they get off to a better start

against the United States. So let's 

enjoy the 4th of July and then see

ehat happens right here in Seattle.  

Mariners Beat Angels Again

The Mariners seem to do better when 

second half begins. 

The first five and a half innings no

runs were scored  between the 

Angels  and Mariners. Anyone's 

game at that point. Bryan Woo 

pitched 31 scoreless inmings at 

T-Mobile Park. A teams record.

In the bottom of the 6th the Mariners 

scored five runs. Three straight hits

with Randy Arozarena driving in Julio

Cal walked on a 3-2  count. Cole Young 

hit a single scoring Josh Naylor. A wild 

pitch allowed Randy to score. Victor 

Robles had an out.  Weston Wilson 

recently acquired played right field

hit a single to right scored Cal and

Cole Young.

In the top of the 7th the Mariners 

decided to Woo in. He gave up two

hits before leaving and Eduardo 

Bazardo came in to replace Woo.

He gave up a couple of hits himself 

Woo was charged for two runs 

while Woo one 

This made it interesting since

have the Mariners only two

run lead. In the bottom of the 

7th the Mariners scored three

more runs.  The Mariners loaded

the bases. Colt Emerson singled

scoring Julio and Randy who hit

a double to left field both scored.

Robles singled to score Cole Young. 

Colt Emerson had struggled much

of June had three hits as well as 

Julio. Final Mariners 8 Angels 3.

This was the most hits 13 on the 

season without a home run.

This coukd be a good start for

Colt to head into July.

The Mariners and the Angels have 

a day off on Wednesday for the

World Cup. The two teams play 

again with Bryce Miller on for the 

Mariners. With rest the Mariners

could sweep the Angels which 

be real nice.  Go M's. 

.

Looking At The Washington Huskies Football 2026

The Washington Huskies and the Washington State Cougars will begin practice in a month.

Now they are not in the Pac12 together 

anymore the Apple Cup this year will be

on September 6 at Husky Stadium. 

The Ohio Buckeyes are favored to win

the Big 12 while last years national champion

Indiana is slated for number two and Oregon

at three. Depending who you talk to the

Huskies figured five or six.  

The Huskies had a good defense last year

against the run and pass whether they can

duplicate we will see.  The Huskies have four 

starters who played every game while ten others did have some experience starting.

 Besides graduation the Huskies lost some

on the defensive line to the transfer portal.

The backup lineman are guys they brought 

in from the transfer portal so be interesting 

to see how they do. We will look at that 

closer to the season. 

On offense Desmond Williams Jr returns

as  the quarterback. Denzel Washington 

wide receiver went to NFL as well as Jonah 

Coleman at running back. The Huskies

do have some receivers coming back from

last year.  Running back will be all players 

who didn't play at Washington last season.

Jayden Limar a local player transferred to

Washington from Oregon. So we see how

he and the other running backs do. Decker DeGraaf returns at tight end.

The following Saturday after the Apple 

Cup the Huskies take on Utah State

then Easter Washington the week after 

that. Both are st Washington too. It will

the younger and new players get used

to playing at home as well where they 

fit on the team. The first game in the

Big Ten begins on September 26 against 

Minnesota at home.  

October will be tough as the Huskies

start the month at USC. In fact three

of the four games that month will be

on the road. November the Huskies 

will have two at home and two on

the road. The last game of the regular 

season will be at Oregon. Could be

important to both teams.

The Cougars with a new head coach 

and coaching staff the Huskies are

favored by 21.5 points.  The Cougars 

are figured to be in the bottom half 

of new Pac-12. The Apple Cup will 

tell us where the Cougars likely be. 

The Ciugars lost a lot of players going

with a new head coach. We do hope 

for good things at both schools.

We will look at Cougars beyond the 

Apple Cup. That game will be on NBC.

We will let you know where the other

games will end at. Five of the games 

will be on the USA Network a new 

partner. The others will be on various

channels. The CW will have only one

Cougar game on. 

The CW will bave some Pac 12 games 

as well as the ACC and the Mountain 

West conferences plus some others.

You will see some national games there

as well as other networks we are used

to seeing. 

Belgium VS Senegal

Wednesday 1 pm in Seattle  Belgium 

will be taking on Senegal in the round

of 32. 

This should be an exciting match up

between an European country and

African country.

Belgium will bring experience and power 

while Senegal brings youth and speed.

We will see who wins out and goes to

the 16.  There will be a match in Seattle 

next Monday for a 16. The loser will be

out to reach the 16. We will see what 

happens if there is a tie after regulation.

Monday's match will at 5 pm pacific time.

Let you know how it goes. 

George Kirby and the Mariners Beat Angels

The Seattle Mariners beat the Angels 6-2. 

The most runs by the Mariners in a

couple weeks. 

The Mariners decided to move George 

Kirby ahead to pitch against the Angels 

since he has dominated them. Sunday's 

game might have given Mariners fans

other ideas. Originally the Mariners were

going to piggyback on Saturday with

Logan Gilbert and Hancock then decided

moving Kirby. The move cost the Mariners 

both games but might have happened 

anyways we dont know. Leaving the 

piggyback intacked probably would have

given the bullpen rest. 

The Angels scored a run in the first 

and third inning but that was it. Cole

Young continues to surprise us hitting

a solo home run in the bottom of the 

3rd.  In the 4th Cal Raleigh hit a single

driving in two runs. In the 6th Dominic Canzone who has been the best hitter

recently hit a home run.  Cole Young 

hit a two run home run with Josh Naylor 

on base. That was the end of scoring.

George Kirby who gave up the runs

in the first and 3rd ended up going

eight innings. Gave up seven hits,

one walk and had seven strike outs 

Jose Ferrer pitched the 9th.

Tuesday Bryan Woo will start for

the Mariners. I thiught this would 

be s four game series however I 

was wrong. Wednesday is an off 

day league wide for the World  Cup.

The Mariners and Angels play Thursday 

in the final game of the series.   Bryce 

Miller will start for the Mariners.

Go M's. 

 

 

The Seattle Mariners Lose Again

This is an upsetting game where it was 

much like the loss to the Detroit Tigers

at home where they had a good lead

heading the last couple innings.

The Mariners for the first time in a while 

scored four runs. Heading into the 8th

inning the Guardians had scored one run

though they had some hits along the way

The Mariners brough in two low leverage 

relievers which they did against the Tigers.

Something they shouldn't have done with

a three run lead.  The Guardians ended

up scoring five runs off the two relievers 

in the one inning. The Mariners did have

a run in the top of the inning and had a

chance to take the lead but came up short.

Now the Mariners come home to play the Angels for four games. They aren't very

goog if you want to know. Lol.  George Kirby 

be on the mound. The Mariners need to 

take at least three out of four or heads 

should fall. 

Check you next time. Go M's. 

Mariners Come Up Short

The Seattle Mariners continue to 

have  problems scoring in the the 

last 13 games or do

Even the games they are winning

have to depend on the pitching to

give them a chance. The Mariners 

were hoping that Logan Gilbert to

do another of his good performances

again.  

The first three innings it looked

like Logan was getting the job done.

Unfortunately the offense wasn't 

doing anything.  In the 4th inning

the Guardians were able to get to

him for three runs.  In the 5th 

he gave up another run which end

up being the difference. Logan was

able to only give one run.

It looked like the Guardians would 

win it easy.  In the 8th inning though

Julio and Canzone each had singles.

Randy Arozarena hit a three run homer 

to make the lead 4-3 for the Guardians.

There were no outs.  Josh Naylor was

able to get a single and another hitter

was able to get a hit. Unfortunately 

Cal struck out after Naylor had his

hit. All the Mariners needed was 

another hit to at least tie it. 

In the 9th the Mariners got some 

base runners including Arozarena 

who we hoped would strike twice.

Unfortunately he was hit by a pitch.

Naylor wasn't able to get another 

hit and grounded out to end the

game. Wouldn't it been nice if

Naylor's one hit would have been 

in the 9th instead.

Logan Gilbert ended up seven innings

walking no one with seven hits and

seven strike outs. Most of those hits.

were in the 4th and 5th. 't 

Now the Mariners see if they can

take the series Sunday. It wont be

easy and Emerson Hancock have 

to be sure not to give up too many 

runs. Go M's.

Mariners Make Move With Pitching

Saturday the Mariners decided not to

piggyback in Saturday's game. Instead

they will start Logan Gilbert and he will

go as long as he can. On the road he has 

pitched well. So the bullpen will go

as they can. 

 

Emerson Hancock will go on Sunday 

and then Georgia Kirby on Monday 

at home against the Angels. He has

dominated the Angels.  Bryan Woo 

who has pitched well at home probably  

go on Tuesday followed by Bryce Miller 

on Wednesday and Luis Castillo on 

Thursday. The Angels is a four game 

series. Next weekend will be the Blue

Jays so we see how many fans they

have in Seattle.

So we see whether any piggyback

will happen.  The next road trip will

begin on July 7 playing the Miami

Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays and 

then the all-star break.  

Go M's. 

The Mariners sent down Alex Hoppe 

go triple A and recalled Josh Simpson 

as another lefty. The Pirates have a 

lot of lefties in their lineup. 

Mariners Win Friday Night

For the 12th game in a row the Mariners 

scored three runs or less however 

they won 3-1 against the Guardians 

in Cleveland. 

Again they were facing a lefty which

they have had trouble with all season.

The Mariners decided to switch the 

lineup around. Randy Arozarena led off 

followed by Julio and Cal Raleigh.

Dominic Canzone  hit 4th and another 

game starting against a lefty which

until recently been platooned.  He didnt

get  a hit however walked twice.

The Guardians scored their only run

in the game in the first inning. It has 

been what the Mariners have done 

recently. Luis Castillo started for the

Mariners. He went six innings giving

up the one run and four hits total.

He only walked one and struck out

four. Maybe that should be his secret. Lol.

This might have been his best game of

the season.  His biggest problem is

one bad inning. 

The Mariners tied the game in the

third inning when Colt Emerson 

hit a solo home run. He is a native 

of Ohio as are Canzone and Raley.

Just  like Cole Young did in Pittsburgh 

hitting his first time playing in Cleveland.

What are the odds two players in

the same week in first at bat in a

stadium he watched as a kid. 

The Mariners scored their second run

in the 7th inning when JP Crawford 

singled in Cal Raleigh who had walked.

In the 8th Colt Emerson and Arozarena 

both  walked and Julio singled scoring 

Emerson.

Jose Ferrer came in the 7th which 

seems like he has done quite a few

times followed by Speier and Munoz.

The trio of relievers didn't give up

a hit. Munoz is back on track striking

out two. If these three plus Eduardo 

Bazardo  be effective the second half

certainly help the Mariners. 

Logan Gilbert will start Saturday 

and Emerson Hancock will piggyback 

on him. Hancock has struggled in

his last few starts. Last September 

Hancock was in the bullpen. Logan

has pitched well this season on the

road. I hope if this is another close

game the Mariners will allow Logan

to go six innings.

It wasn't popular with the fans however 

Rob Refsynder started in right field.

He had no hits. Raley had a single 

when he pinch hit for Refsynder. 

Victor Robles did get into the game

late. Another question why didn't 

Robles start in right field. Again how

long will the Mariners let this go. 

The Rangers beat the Blue Jays so

they are still a game and a half 

behind the Mariners. The A's beat

the Angels they will to. The Astros 

were shutout by the Tiger so they

lost back another game to the 

Mariners.

See ya Saturday. 😊

Seattle Mariners At Half Way Point

The Seattle Mariners are at the half way 

mark of the season. They are in first

place however the Mariners had games

recently where they have scored three

runs or less. 

Offense: C   

They  have had injuries to Cal Raleigh 

and Randy Arozarena along with Brendan Donovan who has been out for more than 

a month. We are hoping for his return after 

the all star break. 

The Mariners have struggled against left

handed pitching. They signed Rob Refsynder 

during the off-season to belp in thst area

and he gets an F for that and so the management team for signing him and how he is being used. Looking at his stats going into this season he primarily has played the outfield and not so good in limited time at dh or pinch hitting.  The Mariners get a d- for pinch hitting. 

Starting rotation a B+

The Mariners have six men who are starting 

for them.  Luis Castillo has been a disappointment while Emerson Hancock 

has been a surprise.  He has been the 

Mariners top starter at times in the first

half. George Kirby and Logan Gilbert 

have been up and down pitching though 

the second half look bright for both.

Logan has pitched very well on the

road while Bryan Woo has struggled a

lot on the road. He needs to correct 

whatever the issue is on the road. 

The Bullpen C

Gabe Speier is the Mariners best teliever

on the season so far. Andre Munoz has had

a poor first half although in his last couple 

outings he looks like his old self and we

hope it continues.

The issue with the bullpen is having

seven relievers with four high leverage 

and three low leverage. At least one of

the low leverage relievers should be in

triple A.  The Mariners need to trade 

for another high leverage reliever. We 

don't know when Matt Brash will return

and whether he can get back to his old

self. When Brash was placed on the

injured list it look like they panic.

In situations where they had a shot to

win even though behind by a couple 

runs they brought in a low leverage 

reliever who gave up a couple runs

and any chance to win ou the door.

The high leverage relievers were

given four or five days between 

appearances. I have seen in the past 

where  a reliever hasn't been pitched

for several days have come down

with an injury.  The starters have a

routine and I expect relievers do to. 

As far as all star selection the two 

top for the Mariners are Julio Rodriguez 

and Randy Arozarena. A third choice

to throw in second baseman Cole Young.

I hope the Mariners management team 

will make some moves soon. Go M's 

Pirates Take the Series

The Mariners still continue to have

trouble hitting with runners on base. 

Three times they batted with the bases 

loaded and no runs happened. 

In one case they used Rob Refsynder 

to pinch hitter. We still wonder why

is still on the team. 

Final Pirates 5 Mariners 1

Bryce Miller still pitched well in five

and two-thirds innings. He gave up

three runs on two home runs. 

Altogether he gave up five hits.

Miller had no walks 11 walks.

The question I had was why the

Mariners used Alex Hoppe in 

the 8th with a shot to still win

the game. He has been struggling 

on the mound and gave up two runs.

Next the Mariners take on the Guardians. 

Washington Huskies Hannes Steinbach

We didn't know much about Steinbach 

a year ago. He was an incoming 

freshman.

Steinbach came to Washington Huskies 

from Germany.  He had an outstanding 

freshman season that allowed him to

enter the NBA. 

Steinbach is the first Huskies to be

drafted in the first round since Isaiah 

Stewart who left after his freshman 

season.

Steinbach was a bright spot for a team

that had a lot of injuries this last season 

The Huskies looked like they could babe

a better team with those returning however

several key players decided to go through

the transfer portal so Huskies had to do

the same. They would have had to add

more anyway but more then they planned.

Back to Steinbach he was drafted #14

by the Charlotte  Hornets. He averaged

and led the Huskies with 18.5 points

and 11.8 rebounds which was the highest 

in division 1 basketball. We wish him tge

best in the NBA. Go Dawgs!

Mariners Blown Out In Pittsburgh

The Mariners won Tuesday night in

Pittsburgh 3-2.     Cal Raleigh hit

a solo home run and later Cole 

Young with a two run home run

in his hometown. George Kirby 

went six innings ging up eight

hits and the two runs. Andre Munoz 

finished off with his best relief in

a few years. He threw over 100

mph and struck out all three batters.

Wednesday night wasnt the same.

The Pirates won 11-1 over Mariners.

Bryan Woo has had a tough month 

pitching on the road. Like most of

the Mariners starters he is fine at

home.His era in the four games he

has pitched this month is over nine. 

Woo's worst inning was his last one 

in the fourth whe he gave five runs.

The Pirates record is little below the

Mariners but if you look at their lineup

they have better batting averages 

throughout.  

Michael Rucker who was called up

during the last road trip came in

the fifth and he went two innings

giving up two hits, no runs or balls

and struck out three.

Davila came in for an inning however

gave up four hits and four runs.

Hoppe game in the 8th giving up

three bits and two runs. Davila and Hoppe

started the season in triple A Tacoma.

They have both looked good at times 

but others not so good like tonight.

Bryce Miller starts Thursday after in

tbe final of this three game series.

He has pitched well so far after starting 

the season on the injured. We hope for

another good one to win the series.

The Mariners one run came in the

first inning when Julio Rodriguez 

drove in JP Crawford. 

The A'S, Astros and Rangers are all

two  and a half games behind the 

Mariners. They need to go on a good 

streak to get more distance. Go M's.

Washington Huskies Have To look Everywhere

The Washington Huskies voice on radio 

Tony Castricone is moving on. He is 

going to the NFL on radio for the Tampa Bay 

Buccaneers. 

I enjoyed Tony when I did listen to

the radio. Can't blame a guy when he

is promoted. Now it will be interesting 

eho the new voice will be. There will

be some good local broadcasters 

who could take his place. We wish him 

the best.

Look At the Seahawks Wide Receivers Now.

The Seahawks begin training camp on 

July 17. Just a few weeks away

The strength of thr Seahawks is there

wide receivers  on the offense. It is

important to have a good running game to setup the pass.

I am sure Jaxon Smith-Njiba will have 

another good season though possibly 

not as many yards.  Rashid Shaheed 

will be the number two receive. The 

Seahawks will make plays to setup his

speed. He will do some kick returns 

and kickoff. Cooper Kupp will be the

third recriver. He will  make some critical 

catches.  Tory Horton who missed a lot 

of play last season as a rookie the Seahawks 

hope he can contribute more this yesr.

Jake Bobo be back and will make a few 

catches that could be touchdowns and

also on special teams. Seahawks picked

up Irvin Charles from the Jets. Special 

teams is where we see him most. 

Go Hawks!

Mariners Win Father's Day

For the third game in a row the Mariners 

faced a lefty starter who they have had 

trouble all season long. 

Final Mariners 3 Red Sox 1

It ended the home stand  3-3 though 

they lost this series.

Dominic Canzone hit a home run in

the second inning. Nate Eaton tied it 

in the third inning for the Red Sox.

Cole Young singled in newcomer Weston 

Wilson. Canzone grounded out in the 6th

inning scoring Julio Rodriguez for the final 

run. Canzone who has been platooning 

most of the season and not facing a  lot

against lefties.  The Mariners had  six hits 

which was better than the previous two 

games when had two each.

Logan Gilbert pitched well gor the second 

time in a row. He gave up only three hits.

Logan went six and one-thirds innings. 

He gave up three hits altogether with

two walks and eight strike outs. Gabe

Speier came in throwing heat to get the

other two outs. 

Eduardo Bazardo pitched the 8th with out

surrendering a hit and strick out one. Andre Munoz pitched the 9th giving up a hit

and striking out one.

The Mariners will play thr Pittsburgh Pirates 

fot three games starting on Tuesday .

The Mariners have a 40-39 record and the

Pirates are 39-39. The Mariners have a slight 

edge at home while Pirates are about the

same st homr and the road.

The Mariners had a difficult time on the

last road trip however they hsve bounced

bsck before so hope the same this time.

George Kirby will stsrt on Tuesday. Not sure 

that is a piggy back or not yet. If so then 

Bryan Woo would likely follow him.

Cole Young is from Pittsburgh so be his

first appearance in front of family and

friends. Randy Arozarena will be going

on the road trip. He is about about  to

come off the injured list. It is obvious 

his bat has been missed.

There is a possibility at least one move 

will be made before this road trip. Go M's.

Saturday Night Lose Again

The Seattle Mariners lost to the Red Sox 

once again this time 5-1 and it looked

a lot like Friday's game.

The Mariners had only two hits once

again.  Both were in the first inning 

and then went dry. JP Crawford back 

at third walked then Cal Raleigh singled.

Julio forced out Cal then  Naylor singled 

in JP. That was all that happened for the

Mariners. 

Emerson Hancock pitched well the

first three  innings however gave up

a two run homer in the 5th. The 6th

inning was tough for Hancock. He 

ended up loading the bases. Jose

Ferrer came in and gave up two hits 

anf three runs scored. 

Now we see if the Mariners can hit 

on Sunday and not be swept. 

News is that Randy Arozarena eill

be going on the trip to Pittsburgh.

We hope he is in the lineup. They

certainly have missed him. Go M's. 

. Mariners Sink Friday

This weekend the Mariners are facing

three lefties starting on Friday.

They lost 6-2 on Friday to the Boston 

Red Sox.

The Red Sox are having a bad season 

mainly at home. The Red Sox are now

18-18 on the road. The Mariners are

not facing starting left handers very well. 

They are hitting .216 before this game. 

Now 9-12 against lefties. 

The Red Sox starter Ranger Suarez

pitched a no-hitter into the seventh 

inning.  He gave up his only hit to

Josh Naylor a left handed who hits

lefties good. He walked Cal Raleigh 

a couple times. JP Crawford pinch 

hit with bases loaded however struck 

out and leaving the runners  on. 

Bryce Miller pitched well once again 

however gave up a home run in the 

second inning.  He went five innings

giving up three hits including the 

home run. No walks and seven strike

outs.

Luis Castillo came in the six inning.

Got that inning easily. In the 7th

not so much. The Red Sox ended 

up scoring four runs that inning.

It wasn't  like they were hitting 

hard they just got through the infield.

He did fine in the 8th but gave up 

another run in the 9th. 

The Mariners scored two runs in

the 9th when Cal walked then 

Julio hit a home run  to center field. 

That was it and the ball game. 

Emerson Hancock will start on

Saturday and Logan Gilbert on

Sunday.

The likelihood is George Kirby and

Bryan Woo will piggy back  on the next

start.  Emerson Hancock and Logan

Gilbert after that. They will start it 

over again too. 

A surprise move Miles Mastrobuino 

was dfa dince he is out of options 

and the Mariners brought up utility 

player  Weston Wilson who they

recently signed to a minor league 

contract. He had been released by

the Orioles. He played third base 

as JP Crawford didn't start. See what 

happens tomorrow.

In the afternoon next store United States 

beat Australia 2-0. Things are good for 

USA at the moment in the World Cup.

Home of the Seahawks was loud as

we expect. Go USA 

Mariners Take Series

The Mariners took the series beating

the Orioles 3-0 Thursday afternoon.  

This was after a road trip where they 

went 4-6.

The Mariners scored three runs in the

first inning and nothing thereafter.

All three runs happened after two outs

as well. Both starters went seven 

innings. This allows the Mariners rest

for most of the bullpen.

Josh Naylor singled after missing the

first two games of the series. Dominic Canzone who has been the Mariners

hottest hitter of late end up walking.

Cole Young who has had a good season especially driving in Naylor with a double.

Rookie and Mariners top prospect Colt

Emerson singled bringing in Canzone

and Young.

The only other two hits for the Mariners 

were by Victor Robles and Miles Mastrobuino.

Robles was in the lineup since Luke Raley

is trying to get over an injury. We see whether

he will be back against on Friday night. Also 

in center with Julio Rodriguez out with his

hamstring. Julio expected day to day.

Other injuries meant Canzone in right

field with Arozarena on the injured list

and Cal at dh. Mitch Garver catching.

Expect him to catch a game against 

the Red Sox. It could be on Sunday 

although it might depend on a lefty

pitching. 

Bryan Woo who pitched awful to say

the least on the road trip was back

to his oldself gave up only three hits

in his seven innings. He walked one

while striking out seven.

Eduardo Bazardo pitched the 8th 

without a hit and struck out one.

In my opinion he should have been

the first reliever in Wednesday night

game when down 3-1. 

Andre Munoz who has been struggling 

in the 9th inning for much of the season 

walked two to make it interesting rnd.

He ended up getting the final batter 

on a third strike. 

Bryce Miller is expected to start

Friday night as the Mariners are 

going back to the piggyback once

again. Bryce was excellent on the

rosd trip in his two starts.  The

big question is how far will he go

if he continues his fine pitching 

and Luis Castillo will come into

the game.

The Mariners have said that all

six starters will be involved until

the all-star break at least. We will

have to see how that works.

It will be interesting how the bullpen 

works into as well. Stay tuned.

The Mariners right now are two

games ahead of the A's who are

home against the Angels who 

are dead last in the West division.

The Angels win it will be two

and a half lead. The Rangers are

three back but lost to the Twins.

The Astros are four back but have

the day off and play the Cleveland 

Guardians in a weekend series

beginning Friday.

The Red Sox are dead last in the

American League east 16 games

behinf the Yankees. The amazing

thing is they are playing much

better on the road then at home.

They are 12-25 at home while 

17-18 on the road. They are 2-8

in their last ten games. The Blue

Jays just swept them at home.

The two wins  though were against

the Rangers in the series before

that at home. 

The Mariners are the only team with

a home winning record  in the West 

division while  the  A's have the only

winning record on the road.  We will

see which Mariners team and Red

Sox to show up. Go M's. 

Mariners Lose Wednesday

The Seattle Mariners lost to the Baltimore 

Orioles 5-3.  George Kirby went six innings 

they were down 3-2 st the time. The 

Orioles hit a two run homer early then

Kirby gave up a run in the 6th. 

The Mariners had an opportunity when

Connor Joe who was activated today

for Arozarena a day later tried to make

a double to a triple with two down. A 

mistake thst shouldn't have happened.

The Mariners brough in Alex Hoppe 

in the 7th and he gave up a run and

then the Orioles scored again in the

9th. The Mariners had a home run

by Canzone and Cole Young in the

bottom of the 9th to make it interesting.

What I don't really understand the

Mariners on how they are using the

higher leverage relievers since Matt

Brash went down a week ago.  None

of the high leverage relievers haven't 

been pitching a lot lately. The Mariners 

when going to the piggback again

on Friday the relievers won't bave a lot

of pitching to do unless this fails.

Stay tuned. Go M's. 

Mariners Win Opening Game Tuesday

I have stated before that is important 

for the Mariners to win opening

game of a series plus a homestead.

It wasn't easy as the final score was

Mariners 3 Orioles 1

Taylor Ward who the Mariners are 

familiar with in his time with division 

rival California Angels hit a double

to lead off the game then scored 

with two outs. 

Bottom of the third inning Miles 

Mastrobuino walked with one 

out followed by another walk to

JP Crawford who was activated 

before the game. Also playing 

third base for the first time in

a game. Mastrobuino played 

first base as Naylor is day to day.

The score was tied until the bottom 

of the 7th. With one out and the bases

loaded Cal Raleigh activated Tuesday 

as well hit a single scoring two runs. 

Logan Gilbert who has had an up

and down season after the first

inning was able to get 16 out straight. 

He went seven innings not giving up

another hit.  Bazardo pitched the

8th and Munoz the 9th. He gave up

a hit however a ground ball to Colt

Emerson finished the game. 

Luke Raley wasn't able to play so

Mitch Garver was the only healthy 

player on the bench. Before the

game they decided to put Randy 

Arozarena on the injured list. The

Rainiers are out of town so they

brought up outfielder Curtis 

Washington Jr. from Everett.

He might be around for another

day before they get a replacement 

for Arozarena.

The Mariners are expecting Arozarena 

when he is eligible to come off the

Injured list. 

George Kirby will start Wednesday 

for the Mariners in game 2 against

Orioles. 

Mariners announced that they will

piggy back on Friday with Bryce

Miller and Luis Castillo. This doesn't 

end it the Mariners are planning to

piggy bank the whole six man

rotation so we will see how that 

works.  A thought is the Mariner

may do this until at least the all

star break. This will come down 

whether any starter gets hurt at all.

Adding Cal to the roster they option 

catcher Jhonny Pereda to Tacoma.

There was thought that the Mariners 

would put Rob Refsynder on the 

injured list and go with three catchers.

Had the Mariners had chosen to put

Arozarena on the injured list at the

same time they could have kept 

Pereda around. How long who knows.

Go M's.

Belgium Vs Egypt

Monday afternoon a large crowd

off 66,7775 saw a tough and good 

game that came to a tie between 

Belgium and Egypt at 1-1. 

The challenge had to be the hot

weather as well. For both the 

players and fans. 

Egypt scored first in the first half

and held off  Belgium who scored

in the second half. I am sure Belgium

was disappointed since they were

favored. Egypt had the ball much

of the ball throughout the match.

They had a great opportunity to

score again after Belgium had scored.

The net was as clear as you can get

however the ball went off the side of

the shooter. Those things all happen.

There were fans from both countries 

and the locals who went decided for

various reasons they rooted for one

team.  Enjoyed the area afterwards.

The next game United States vs

Australia on Friday at 12 noon.

USA will likely have a hometown 

advantage however there are

Australians who live in the area 

as well those who will visit.

The Mariners will play host to

the Boston Red Sox that evening.

Diehard fans can go to a double 

header with both.  That area 

will be busy between the two. 

Update On Arkansas Travelers

The Seattle Mariners have the Monday off 

so looking at the double A Arkansas team.

The Mariners have several top prospects 

playing for Arkansas. The Travelers are

in second place in the Texas League

North with a record of 39-23. 

Kade Anderson last year's number one

pick by the Mariners is still dominating.

He has a record of 6-0 in 11 games with

an era of 1.13. The opposing batters 

are hitting . 157 . He has pitched 55

innings with 87 strike outs. More amazing 

he has only seven walks. 

Ryan Sloan Mariner number two pitching 

prospect got off to a rough start. He showed

his potential on May 30 by throwing a perfect 

game in six innings. Like Anderson he doesn't give up a lot of balls and strike outs. The opposing teams have been hitting him

hard sometimes.  He still is only 20 years

old and playing in his second professional 

season. 

Colt Emerson still mentioned as the number

one prospect though on the Mariners now. 

So Kade and Ryan two and three.

The top position player is Lazaro Montes 

who seems to be around a long time in

the minor leagues is still only 21 years old. 

He is from the Dominican Republic and I 

have heard his personality much like Julio

Rodriguez. He is an outfielder though called 

up at a point should do some dh as well. 

He is a left handed hitter. Montes started 

the season slow as far as batting average.

He has been hot his last ten games. He 

is hitting .378 with five home runs and

18 rbis. On the season he has 20 home 

runs already.

#5 prospect is Michael Arroyo who plays

infield and has done some outfield. Unless

the Mariners trade him as a prospect with

the loss in the infield he would likely be 

utility player.  Like Lazaro he got off to a slow start. In his last ten games he has been hitting .325. Not the same power as Lazaro

and he is 21 as well.

Besides Colt now playing in Seattle those are the only three on the Travelers in top ten. The

other six are lower down. 

#13 Terry McGraw  right handed pitcher 

drafted in the third round out of Wake 

Forest in 2023 recently was promoted 

from High A Everett had injury problems before this year.  He is pitching in relief 

this season. He has pitched three innings

in three games with the Travelers and has 

not given up a run yet. Terry's last outing 

on Sunday. 

#16  Michael Morales another right handed 

pitcher drafted in 2021.  He played half a season for Travelers in 2024 as well as 2025

and now 2026.  He has an era of 5.13 this season . Michael's issue has to do with walks 

having 27 in 40 innings.  Need to turn it around.

#17 outfielder Jared Sundstrom a right handed bat. He is known for power at

the plate however for the second year

with the Travelers he struggling with his 

average and strike outs. Jared will need

turn it around to find to the majors.

#20 Marceo Perez was drafted in the

11th round in 2022 out of college. He 

seems to improve. Doesn't have

many more chances. He was a starter 

but the Mariners have moved him to

the bullpen where he has a chance to

come to Seattle. Every level the

Mariners have a lot of pitchers. They

hope someone will stick. He has pitched 

in  8 games with an era of 3.27.  He has

always done well not giving up a lot

of walks however his strike rate wasn't as 

good after his first season. Now he is 

striking out  one per inning. 

That is it for the top 20 that are at Arkansas.

Update again as the season goes. 

 

 

Mariners Have Disappointing Road Trip.

The Mariners should have a better

road trip but it ended disappointing. 

The road was 4-6 and should have

been 6-4 at least.

Bryce  Miller pitched outstanding in 

both of his games. Logan was ok

while Kirby was ok in his second 

outing though no offense helped

him out. Woo pitched awful in

his two outing so he has to go 

back to the drawing board. 

Luis Castillo was ok as well the

trouble he had no help from the

defense in either of his games.

Sunday Emerson Hancock had 

not a good game in a 10-1 loss.

Hancock lasted four innings

with the 4th where he gave up

five runs. His offspeed pitches

weren't working and the Nationals 

are a good hitting fastball team.

Later in the game Munoz had to

leave with his back. The question 

is why didn't the Mariners didn't 

pitch him after the first game on

the road before this one. I have

seen on occasion where a pitcher 

gets hurt after a long layoff.

This was the big question the use

of the bullpen in game three and

four. The Mariners home stand 

coming up is six games so will

they use the six man rotation in

it since it didn't work on the road 

trip. Nothing said yet of the rotation 

and how it goes. In a five man rotation 

Bryce Miller could pitch on Wednesday 

since he will have four days off. He

pitched eight innings so it is possible 

the Mariners may want to hold him

back another day. 

Cole Young had a hit to lead off the

first inning and Josh Naylor drove him

home with a double for only run.

In the 8th inning he to was hurt and

left after his at. There is a good chance 

he will play on Tuesday. Cal should be

activated and JP Crawford.ay as well. 

Be more updates on all the other injuries.

Go M's. 

Nationals Win on Saturday

The Washington Nationals beat 

the Mariners in a mid-afternoon 

game  8-3.

The Nationals scored three runs

in the first inning. All three runs

were unearned because of a

throwing error by Josh Naylor. 

The Nationals are second highest 

scoring team in the majors 

so doesn't help  having an error.

The Mariners came back to score

three runs in the top of the 5th.

Mitch Garver singled to center

with Miles Mastrobuino scoring.

For the second game in a row

Colt Emerson hit a home run to

tie. The second day in a home 

run. At such an early in his career

 Colt had six home runs. Whether 

he is going to hit a lot of home

runs or not he will be good in

that department. 

In the bottom of the 5th the M's 

had a baseball sin when Luis

 Castillo gave up a two run homer.

A pitcher should make an effort 

not give up runs after your team 

game back to tie.

Jose Ferrer gave up the final three

go the Nationals without giving a

home run. 

Sunday afternoon Emerson Hancock 

takes the mound. He is hoping so that

the Mariners win the series and comes

home with a 5-5 record on the road.

Next week the Mariners will be home

for six before going on the road again. 

Go M's.