Mariners Take Final Game of Series

The Seattle  Mariners  were a le to split the series 

beating the Angels  Sunday 6-3.

The big hit was a grand slam  home  run  by Jesse 

Winker in the third  inning.  Marco Gonzales  was

able  to go six innings.  I  am  not sure I  would  left 

him in though it worked out. The bullpen  went

three innings  without  giving  up  a  hit. 

Besides  Winker Eugenio  Suarez  and Sam Haggerty 

each had two hits and drove in a run.

The Mariners   now take on the Yankees  at home.

Logan Gilbert goes Monday followed by Luis Castillo and 

Robby Ray. Have a day off  in Texas before facing  the

Rangers on Friday.   Not sure how the rotation will go.

Mariners and Angels Split Doubleheader

When it came to offense the Mariners

didn't have much on Saturday. They did

win the opener 2-1 but lost the second

game 7-1. We hope the Mariners can

win the final game to split the series

Sunday. 

The Angels scored a run in the second 

in the second inning then Ty France hit

a two-run homer in the third inning.

Not much action after that other than

good pitching.

George Kirby went six innings giving 

up six hits no walks and striking out

ten. Matt Festa came in the seventh

getting two outs and giving up a hit.

Andre Munoz finished the seventh

getting out Ohtani then did the eighth

as well. Erik Swanson did the ninth

and recording the save.

In the night game Chris Flexen started.

He went six innings giving up five runs

on five hits including a solo home run and a two-run variety. 

Luis Torrens who caught the game

had his first home run of the season

and the only run for the Mariners in the fifth inning. The Mariners had only 

seven hits with Torrens and Sam Haggerty having two. 

Mitch Haniger was activated and played his first game since May.

He did hit a double late in the game.

Hopefully his bat will help. Kyle Lewis

started the night game in left field 

which he looked fine making a couple

catches. At the plate though he struck

out all four times.

Marco Gonzales goes Sunday afternoon. We hope he does better

against the Angels than his last 

outing where he threw  batting

practice to the Yankees. The Mariners

are expected to go back to the five

man rotation after this series. Will 

Gonzales be the odd man out. I

expect Sunday's game be a deciding

factor.  Go M's.

Mariners Offense Sputters

The Seattle Mariners continue

having issues winning the opening

game of a series losing to the LA 

Angels 4-3.

The Angels scored a run in the first.

It was kept that way as Robbie Ray 

pitched a great game going seven

innings striking out ten Angels.

The problem the Mariners offense

was stail most of the game to. The

Mariners have had trouble hitting

Angels starter Patrick Sandoval

each time they have faced him

this year. They were able load the 

bases against him in the sixth inning

but like many occasions were not

able to get a key hit to score. Sandoval

was taken out in the sixth inning since

he had thrown I've a hundred pitches.

The Angels scored two runs in the top

of the 9th. Figured it was over however

the Mariners were able to get three runs of their own in the bottom of the

9th. Ty France on his return to the lineup tied the game with a single and two outs. The Mariners actually scored

all three runs with the two outs.

The Angels scored a run in the top

of the tenth with a bunt then a sacrifice

fly. The Mariners were not able to

score in the bottom of the tenth. Carlos

Santana was the first one up so didn't

try the SF he was hoping to win with

a homer but popped up instead. The hitters after him were not able to

produce either.

The Angels and the Mariners have

a day-night doubleheader Saturday.

The Mariners have George Kirby in

the first game followed by Chris 

Flexen in the night cap. Hopefully

the Mariners can take both.

Huskies Open Camp

Thursday the Washington Huskies

opened up trading camp. They are

just under a month from opening

game.

Michael Penix Jr took drills with the

number one unit while Dylan Morris

with second unit. May see them

switch on Friday. Not sure how much

right now Sam Huard will work with

either group. Coach DeBoer says he will name the starting quarterback

half way through camp so they will 

be able to get ready for the opener

on September 3 against Kent State.

The offensive line units were a bit different except Jaxson Kirkland at

left tackle with first unit. Matteo Mele

thought of as the right tackle was with 

the second unit at center. Not a big 

surprise since the Huskies don't have

experience behind starter Corey Luciano. Mele will play a lot wherever

he goes.

Wayne Taulapapa running back transfer from Virginia saw a lot of

action and looked quick. Will Nixon

another transfer from Nebraska is

listed as both a running back and receiver will be a rb in the Huskies offense. We could see a lot of Nixon

on third down. Richard Newton is

practicing but wearing a yellow jacket

because of injury from last year. According to coach DeBoer likely to 

last for two weeks.

We will look at the defense later on.

Good competition at defensive backs

and inside linebacker. Go Dawgs.

Mariners Win Series

The Seattle Mariners beat the

Yankees 7-3 Wednesday afternoon.

The Mariners got of to a hot start.

They had three home runs in the

first inning by Eugenio Suarez, Carlos

Santana and Jarred Kelenic leading

to six runs.

In his first start for the Mariners 

Luis Castillo pitched great going 

six and two-thirds innings. Castillo

gave up a run in the second. He 

was in control until the seventh

with two outs he gave a double then

a home run. The bullpen took over

without giving up a hit the last two

and a third innings.

The Mariners have Thursday off and return home to play the Angels on

Friday. Should be an interesting series

to say the least. The Angels went on

a good losing streak after the brawl

in Anaheim while the Mariners won

14 straight. In their last ten games

the Angels are 5-5. 

The Mariners are 11 games behind

the Houston Astros while the Angels

are 12 behind the Mariners. They play each other 11 more games including this series coming up. The Angels will

have to win many of these games to

have a chance.

Robbie Ray will pitch the opening game

of the four game series. Saturday will

be another day-night doubleheader. It

will be interesting to see what the 

rotation be like going forward. The Mariners haven't announced yet who

starts in the two games on Saturday.

I expect Logan Gilbert will start one of 

the two. Luis Castillo should start 

the opening game against the Yankees unless they move him to Tuesday.

The Mariners are hoping to have Ty France on Friday. Julio is progressing

well so should be back when his stint

on the injured list is over. I am sure

we can't wait. Mitch Haniger should 

be available soon to. Maybe Friday

as well so we will see. Go M's.

Mariners Take Middle Game

The second game wasn't  easy  for the 

but they found a way to stay ahead of

the Yankees winning 8-6.

Takeaways: The Mariners  began to get

ahead of the Yankees  early on. Eugenio 

Suarez hit a two-run  homer  in the first

inning. Had two hits and scored twice.

The Mariners  scored a run in  the second 

in the second and third inning. Cal Raleigh  

hit a home run in the second. The  Mariners 

are now 16-1 in games  Cal has hit a homer.

Sam Haggerty had a home run  in the 7th 

inning then a run in the 9th.

The Yankees  scored three runs in the third

and three more in the sixth off of Logan Gilbert.

They hit three home runs, however  walked Aaron 

Judge  twice. Judge was walked again the 9th

inning to put the going  ahead  run up to bat. 

Andre Munoz was able to  strike out Torres a pinch hitter

to end the game. Anthony Russo and Josh Donaldson 

each had a home run along with  Trevino. 

The Mariners  relievers did a fine job. Penn Murfee 

came in the sixth inning getting  two  outs. Paul Sewald  

pitched to the top of the  Yankees  line up in the

7th. Erik Swanson  got two outs in the 8th and Matt

Brash came and got the  third out. The Yankees had a

runner on base Brash had two wild pitches but able

to strike out Trevino to end the threat. 

The Seattle  picked up three players before the  deadline.

Jake Lamb a native of Seattle was acquired  from the

Dodgers for cash considerations or a player to be named

later. He can play first, third and  left field.  For the Dodgers

he played mostly  against lefties.  Could see him pinch

hit against  lefties  and start in left field against  lefties to

give Jesse Winker  a day off. Also, could spell Suarez as

well.

The Mariners  picked up  lefty Matt Boyd and catcher Curt 

Casili from the San Francisco  Giants  for two minor leaguers. 

Boyd a native of Seattle  was a starter most of his career

with the Detroit Tigers.  He will  be  primarily working  out

of the bullpen. Boyd could  go two  or  three  innings  if necessary.

Casili formerly played  for the Cincinnati Reds  so familiar with

Luis Castillo.  He isn't  a great hitter but considered a better

defensive  catcher than Luis Torrens.  Casili  could  start when

Castillo  is pitching.  Not great  pick ups but do make the

Mariners  a better team.

The Mariners  have afternoon game in New York  so start early 

here on the west coast. Castillo  will make  his Mariners debut.

The Mariners  have  a  chance to  take the series. 7

Another Opening Series Loss

The Seattle Mariners lost Monday

night to the Yankees in New York 

7-2.

Takeaways:  Marco Gonzales gave 

up a three-run homer to Anthony 

Russo in the first followed by a two run shot off Aaron Judge in the second.

Judge almost hit a homer in his first 

at bat before Russo's.

I was reading how successful Marco 

had it against the Yankees before this

one. Well Marco has to pitch his A 

game or the Yankees will do what they

did. He gave up three home runs in all.

I heard on the broadcast and on Twitter

how Mario is a grinder and took it for 

the team going five and a third innings.

Sounds to me like those who don't mind losing. Marco should have been

taken out after the second inning or

the first inning. The Mariners still had

a chance to win though were down 5-1

at that point. 

The trouble was the Mariners don't

have any relievers who can go three 

innings to keep from over using the 

bullpen more. Matt Festa came and

pitched an inning and a third. Did a 

fine job. He and Eriq Swanson who didn't pitch are the only ones who

possibly pitch three innings but then

the Mariners wouldn't have them 

available for the rest of the series.

Tuesday the Mariners will have Logan

Gilbert going and Luis Castillo on

Wednesday in his Mariners debut. 

They both can afford to miss a pitch

here and there against the Yankees

unlike Gonzales. A small mistake 

against Judge could still mean a home run though the key is don't have a

runner on base. 

Mitch Haniger looks like he is about

ready to be activated by the Mariners.

The likelihood they will wait for the

series against the Angels when they

return home run. The Mariners picked

up an outfielder on waivers from

the New York Mets. A guy named

Jankowski. He is batting under .200

on the season and has a career .236

batting average in eight years. Also, 

Jankowski has less than five hundred 

at bats in the eight years. 

I really do hope the Mariners are able

to pick up a bat Tuesday before the

trading deadline. Anyone guess what the starting rotation be now. We know

the big three will be Castillo, Gilbert

and Ray. With a five man rotation

the final two spots be Marco, Chris Flexen and George Kirby right now.

Be interesting if they picked up another

starter.  See how it goes. We will know

before the Mariners game tonight.