Mariners Lose Tuesday

I thought the Mariners  had a

good shot go win this game. 

They were playing a team 

that is subpar .500 and starting

against a pitcher who was in

the minor leagues until July.

The Mariners had just taken

two out of three from the

Phillies one of the best teams

in the major leagues. It doesn't

get better on Wednesday facibb

the Tigers best pitcher. Also

Luis Castillo hasn't beaten the

Tigers either. He gave up three

runs in six innings toward the

Mariners 4-2 loss. Castillo gave

up eight huts however didn't walk

a batter. Should have had better

results.

The Mariners offense which has

struggled early in games scored

a run on a solo home run  in the 

fifth inning. They added the second

run in the ninth inning.

George Kirby will start Wednesday

for the Mariners. We hope he does enough for them to win. Go M's.

Mariners Take On Detroit Tigers

Tuesday the Seattle Mariners begin 

a three game series the Detroit Tigers

at home. The Mariners are 6-4 in there

last ten games while Tigers are 3-7.

The Tigers have a slightly better record

on the road then at home. They have

a -24 run differential while Mariners

are +24. This means the Tigers are

losing a lot of close games while 

the Mariners are winning those

games. 

The Tigers are 4th in the AL central.

Only the White Sox have a worse

record. The top three teams in the

central each have a better record 

than the Mariners. The Mariners

play the Tigers on their next road 

trip. 

The Mariners who have done well

in opening game of a series especially

at home face starter Keider Montero.

He has started most of his games in

July when he was recalled from triple

A. 

Montero has a 1-5 record with an era

of 6.18. His last start was August 1

at home against Kansas City. He

pitched the opening of that series

where the Royals won 7-1. Montero

went seven innings giving up four

runs on six hits.

Unless you follow the Tigers they

don't have position players that

would be familiar to many fans. 

It will be important to shut down

the top five players in the lineup. 

They have better batting averages

then most of the Mariners hitters.

The Tigers have three hitters who

have double figures in home runs.

They are at top of the lineup as 

well. 

The Mariners should win at least 

two games in the series. The Tigers

best chance is winning the second

game of the series. Right now they

haven't announced who will start 

the third game.

On Saturday the Mariners added

right hander Jonathan Hernandez 

who they had acquired on waivers

from the Texas Rangers. At this

point we may not see a lot of him 

being the 8th reliever in the bullpen.

Lefty Jonathan Diaz was optioned 

back to triple A . Diaz didn't look

good in his appearances out of the

bullpen. Hernandez could be a step 

up. 

Since acquiring Randy Arozarena

and Justin Turner run production

has improved. We hope it continues

along with hoping Julio Rodriguez

will be activated soon. JP Crawford

likely won't be back until the end

of August. Go M's. 

Washington Huskies Fall Camp

The Washington Huskies fall camp

started last Wednesday. The season

begins at the end of August so  they

will be quite busy.

This will be the first season under

head coach Jedd Fisch. The players

will have to know the new offense 

and defense. How much it will be

like was run at Arizona where Fisch 

was at his previous stop we will 

find out.

Fisch is primarily an offensive coach

so the offense will be most like what

he has run before. How much depends

on the players on the team. 

Defense will be run by coordinator Steve

Belichick the son of former New England

Coach Bill.  How much the defense is

like he had at New England we will find out.

The formation looks like what the Huskies

had last year however the scheme could be

totally different. I am sure the key is to 

stop the run much better than the Huskies have had the last several years. As far

as pass defense get back close to what

it once was. It may look different however

have the same results.

The quarterback is expected to be transfer

Will Rogers. The passing game might be

similar as to what they have had the last

couple years. It will be difficult to match

though new. The question mark is the

offensive line since they have had to fix it since losing the starting five fro the draft 

and transfer. 

The tight ends will be mostly a new group.

We could see more passing to the wide receivers and the tight ends doing blocking. This at least at the beginning. I am sure we see a few thrown their way. 

One group they have little experience

on defense is the edge rushers. We hope they come up  real fast to make a difference. 

The big thing about the defense last year

was they would make adjustments at

halftime and often looked better. The

main thing was they made some great

stops along the way. We hope to see

some if that on this year's tea.

During the season we will have a look 

at the opposing team and what history 

they have had against the Huskies. New

to the Big Ten the teams in conference

the Huskies may have not played against

them often. They do have history against

Michigan so that will be interesting. 

It will be hard to match last year's team.

If they go 9-3 that should be a good 

accomplishment. 

The regular season we will write highlights

of the game. The Huskies offensive and 

defensive players along with the top takeaways. 

Be sure to be ready for an awesome season. Go Dawgs!

 

Mariners Are Shutout

The Mariners who would have liked

to have swept the Phillies instead 

were shutout 6-0.  Beating one of 

the top teams in the National League

twice is a good accomplishment.

The game actually isn't as bad as 

the score indicates. Kyle Schwarber

the leadoff hitter for Phillies hit a.home run on the third pitch of the game. Logan

Gilbert ended up shutting them out

the rest of his time on the mound.

He went six innings giving up four 

hits including home run and struck

out seven without a walk. Logan is

now 6-8 and most of his losses he

has had little run support like this

one.

The Phillies scored the other five runs

in the eighth inning. Yimi Garcia gave

up two runs the first time since become

a Mariner. He gave up a solo homer in

there too. Tayler Saucedo gave up the

other three runs including two home runs. He has given up seven runs in three of 

his last four games.  Tayler hss an era 

of 3.94 showing how well he had been

pitching. The Mariners will either send

him down to Tacoma or see what his 

problems have been or both.

The Mariners had only three hits on

the day.  Victor Robles, Cade Marlowe

who came in for him later in the came

Cal Raleigh. Justin Turner had his

first day off since joining the Mariners.

I am not sure ehst that all means. 

Having Monday off the Mariners

will be back on Tuesday against

Detroit Tigers at home. Luis Castillo 

will start for the Mariners on Tuesday.

The Astros and the Rangers both

lost so things stay the same. Go M's.

Mariners Win Extra Innings

The Seattle Mariners beat the

Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 in ten

innings. The gsme to was a 

game from win as well which

they have had trouble during

the season to accomplish.

This is now August which

on record the Mariners best

month of the season. Last 

year August helped them

even have a chance to make

the playoffs. The Mariners

continue having another good

August it will put them in good

position to win the division.

The Phillies scored their first 

run in the first inning. The 

second, third and fourth were

scoreless by both teams. The

Phillies scored their remaining

four runs in the fifth inning.

Mitch Haniger hit a solo home

run in the bottom of the fifth

to put them on the scoreboard.

In the sixth inning the Mariners

tied the game with four innings.

This was in the manor where 

they didn't hit a single home run.

A way we have been looking for

them to do most of the season.

Randy Arozarena who has paid

dividends already for the Mariners

led off the sixth with a double.

After CSL Raleigh struck out

Justin Turner was hit by a pitch

putting runners on first and 

second. Jorge Polanco didn't

start Friday hit a single to bring

in Arozarena. 

Dylan Moore struck out making

it two outs. Mitch Haniger who

has a tough season so far ended

up walking mskunb the bases

loaded. Luke Raley pinch hit for

Mitch Garver hit a double bring

in two runs. Josh Rojas hits a

single to bring in Haniger and

Luke Raley was out at the plate

hoping to put the Mariners ahead.

Neither team were able to score

the next three innings. Phillies

were unable to score in the top

of the tenth. Arozarena was the

runner at second to start the 10th.

Cal Raleigh was intentionally walked.

It was a good move but backfired

on the Phillies. Justin Turner flied

for the first out. Jason Vosler pinch

hit for Leo Rivas who had come in

for Polanco ended up striking. 

It looked likely the game would go to 

the eleventh however Dylan Moore

was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

We will take a win whatever way

happens well Mitch Haniger to bring

in Arozarena from third for the win.

A very good win for the Mariners.

On the pitching side for the Mariners

starter Bryce Miller went only four

and a third innings gave up four of

the five runs.  Tayler Saucedo came

In was able to get one out however

surrendered the final run. He gave 

up two runs. Saucedo has been 

struggling as of late after having a

good start to the season. JT Chargois

making his season debut for the

Mariners got the final out of the

fifth and pitched the sixth inning

as well. The Mariners ended up 

using six relievers in the game. 

From Chargois on they didn't 

give up a hit though four walks.

Logan Gilbert will start Sunday

afternoon after his worst start

of the season in his last start.

We know that he can rebound

and it is important he can pitch

deep into the game to rest the 

bullpen.

The Mariners have needed off day

on Monday then take on the Detroit

Tigers for three followed by the

NY Mets next Friday through Sunday.

The Astros lost Saturday 6-1 to the

Tampa Bay Rays so the Mariners 

are up by one game.  The Mariners

have 50 games remaining on the

season. If they split the games the

Mariners will have 84 wins. We hope 

for a few more wins than that. Go M's.

Mariners Will Going Away

The Mariners beat the Philadelphia

Phillies going away in the opening

game in the first game of the series.

Victor Robles hit a home run on the

first pitch in the bottom of the first

inning.  In the second inning Luke 

Raley hit a three-run homer to the

upper deck of right field. It was the

second longest home run ever in

T-Mobile Park. Justin Turner had

a grand slam in the second inning

too. Off to the races.

Final Mariners 10 Phillies 2

Bryan Woo went the most innings

as he had as a Mariner for seven 

innings. He gave up five hits and

six strikeoutd. No walks in the 

game. The Phillies had their two

runs in the 9th inning off of Jhonathan

Diaz. I am sure he won't be on the 

roster much longer.

Bryce Miller who had an outstanding

start in his last game will start

Saturday. Gregory Santos was placed

on the injured list. We hope he is

there for only 10 days. The Mariners

activated reliever JT Chargois who

they acquired at the trading deadline. 

The Houston Astros won to so still

tied with the Mariners while the Rangers

lost now being 5.5 games back.

Go M's.

Seahawks Defensive Line

The Seahawks are in their second

week of training camp for the upcoming

2024 season. Our first look at the

new look team will be on August 10th

when the Seahawks take on the Chargers

in Los Angeles for first preseason

game.

It is sort of  strange not to call them

the San Diego Chargers.  The Seahawks

under new head coach who plays a 

different defense. Last year the Seahawks

had the 31st defense against the run.

Everyone in the Seahawks are expecting

a much improved defense in this area.

If the Seahawks play in a lot of close

games this season it will be important

to stop the run. Also this will be a help passing defense as well.

The Seahawks signed Jonathan Hankins

a veteran who played last year for Dallas.

He has been impressive in camp against

the run. Whether he start or not we should

see him a lot against the run.

The Seahawks likely will go with nine

defensive lineman. Expect them to be

moved around too. We could see Byron Murphy ll  the top draft pick at nose tackle

well as the outside.  Mary variations

will happen.

The Washington Huskies and the WSU

Cougars just started camp so we will

what news comes out too.