Mariners in 11

 It wasn't an easy day at the

office for the Seattle Mariners.

They were able to win in the 

bottom of the 11th inning

10-9.

The Mariners scored first

on a two-run homer by Mitch

Haniger in the first. Marco 

Gonzales had a rough third

inning giving up four runs

to the Rangers on three home

 runs. Haniger had another 

home run to tie it to give Marco

more time. Personally, I would

have taken him out but he rides

the ship through the fifth.

The Mariners took the lead

on two home runs by Jarred

Kelenic who might be the 

real thing now. The Mariners

though allowed the Rangers

back in with Sewald giving

up two runs and Munoz another. 

The Mariners had to score with 

the Rangers scoring a run in

the tenth and eleventh. JP 

Crawford had the hit to win 

the game with Dylan Moore

coming home from third.

Now the Mariners have the

magic number one to be in

the playoffs over the Orioles

losing again. The Rays lost 

as well so the Mariners are

right now in the second wild

card spot.

The Mariners take on the

Oakland A's Friday night.

They could clinch a wild 

card spot in the second inning 

if the Orioles lose to the Yankees. 

The Mariners just

need to win one game out

of the seven remaining games

or one loss by the Orioles.

I would say they are in.

The Mariners are in primarily

of their pitching and sometimes 

timely hitting.

The 14-game winning streak

before the all-star break did

the job. The Mariners have

85 wins so will they make

90 or will we care. It would

be nice to finish the season

on a good note, and momentum. Go M's.

Down to Three

The Seattle Mariners evened

the series against the Texas 

Rangers 3-1. The Orioles lost

so the magic number is now

three.

The combination of Mariners

wins and Orioles losses puts

Seattle in the playoffs for

the first time in a long time.

We hope a position they will

be in for a while.

The Mariners had timely hitting

especially from Eugenio Suarez

in his second game back from

injured list. George Kirby was 

back to his pitching giving up

a run in six innings. The one run

happened in the first inning.

The Mariners rebound by scoring two runs in the bottom

of the first.

The Mariners scored their third

and final run in the third inning.

With the bases loaded and no

outs Carlos Santana hit a chopper just passed Perez the

Rangers pitcher and they had

to settled for getting Santana

at first. Of course the Mariners

couldn't find a way to get one

or two runs by a sacrifice fly

or a timely hit. Something they

need to work on in spring

training coming up.

After that Kirby was able to get

the Rangers with no help from

the home umpire calling balls

on obvious strikes.  Erik Swanson, Andre Munoz and

Paul Sewald each pitched an

inning without giving up a

hit. Been a formula that has

been working most of the

season. Love to see it in the

playoffs to.

Seahawks news it looks like

running back Travis Homer will

be out for a little while going 

on the injured list. Primarily

a special teams specialist

Homer was hurt in the loss

to the Falcons.

How are the Seahawks fair 

against the Lions Sunday in

Detroit. Will the win and even

their record 2-2 or lose making

it 1-3. The Seahawks should 

have beaten the Falcons who 

are rebuilding. Oh yes the

Seahawks doing the same 

though Pete Carroll denies 

it. Maybe next year. Lol

I know the 12th man is loyal

to the Seahawks but some

if not all should see what is

happening with Mariners.

The Seattle Kraken season 

begins soon. To be honest

I haven't seen preseason yet.

Not Good Start To Homestand

The Seattle Mariners are not

making it easy for themselves

or fans as they are crawling

to the finish line.

The Mariners now have Suarez

back in the lineup Tuesday but

struck out three times. It would

be nice to have Julio in the

lineup since they function

better with him in it. They say

he will be ready to go when

he is eligible to come off the

injured list. The question though will his back happen

again. I guess we won't know

until he starts playing again.

The Mariners were shutout 

by the Texas Rangers 5-0.

Robbie Ray pitched well

giving up only two runs in

five and two-thirds innings.

Doesn't help if the offense 

can't score runs. Jerry Dipoto

will have to get more punch

in the lineup next season.

With the shift going away 

except still able to use 

against pull hitters the Mariners players may function better.

Offense should go up some.

The top pitchers will still be able to do what they have done.

The good news the Baltimore

Orioles lost to the Red Sox

13-9. The magic number is

now five for the Mariners to

get in the playoffs.

George Kirby who had his

worst outing in his last time

pitching goes on the mound

Wednesday night. Hope to

see him back to his old

self. The Mariners offense 

needs to score runs though.

Thursday Marco Gonzales 

will start. I hope to see his

old self instead of what we

have seen. 

Since the Mariners haven't

been in the playoffs for so

long we have no idea even

though not playing good

teams to end the season.

Right now they are playing

down to their competition.

Go.M's.

Not a Good Day Sunday Sports

The Mariners had a good lead

on Sunday but ended up.blowing it with a loss to

the Royals 13-12. Not a good

road trip. The Mariners could

have made the playoffs already

or certainly close.

The offense certainly had a

good game. Been nice to save

some runs though. The bullpen

has been good most of the

season but not good time for

a lapse. The only good thing 

the Orioles lost in extra innings.

The Seahawks lost to the Atlanta Falcons at home 27-23.

The Falcons are in rebuild mode no longer having Matt Ryan at quarterback traded to 

Indianapolis Colts.  The Seahawks no rebuilding think 

again. Lol

The Seahawks go to Detroit

to take on the Lions. The Seahawks lose that game

then rebuild is on the clock.

Will the Seahawks stick with Geno Smith if they continue

to lose whether the offense

is at fault or not. We see.

I thought this was supposed to be a run first offense however 

Geno threw over 300 yards. The running game needs to go first.

I say because if the Seahawks

lead late in the game they

need to have success running

to keep running the clock. Passing a lot won't help

when needing to run out the

clock. Sounds logical to me.

At least not as bad as the Cougars losing to Oregon

after being ahead by 22 points.

How will this affect the Cougars the rest of the season

we will see. 

Mariners Looks To Win Series

The Mariners look to win series over Royals Sunday. They are behind 2-1 in the bottom of 4th 

inning. 

The Mariners beat Royals

Saturday 6-5. Cal Raleigh hit

a home run to even the score than a double to put them ahead. The Mariners had

opportunities to put the

game away twice loading 

the bases with no outs but

could bring any runs in. 

Even after the double couldn't

score anymore. Had a chance with one out where the  ball

was hit to second base but

Jesse Winker could have scored going on contact.

Now the Mariners are down to

seven games to make the playoffs.After today they play

Three against the Texas Rangers starting on Tuesday followed by three to the Oakland and four to the Detroit

Tigers.Now the Mariners are

leading 3-2.

The Orioles are losing right 

to Houston Astros 1-0. They

play Boston Red Sox followed

by the Yankees and Blue Jays

so won't be easy for them.

The Mariners should make the

playoffs for the first time since 1993 I believe. Go Ms 

 

Mariners Sign Luis Castillo

The Seattle Mariners signed 

Luis Castillo to a five year deal 

for a $108 million. He and Robbie Ray be at the top of

the rotation. Have to say with

Logan Gilbert and George Kirby 

to the rotation it will be an

excellent rotation for at least five years. Castillo has a six

year option to. 

Next year the Mariners could add Emerson Hancock or Bryce Miller to the rotation. This means Gonzales and Flexen will be in the bullpen or traded. I would say only one will still be with the Mariners at most.  

The Mariners should look to see whether Marco can pitch

out of the bullpen. I am sure

he still considers himself a

starter though has a losing

record. I think he can go three innings but not much more without the Mariners improve 

on the offense. We see how

Dipoto approaches things. 

Coming up Monday the Kraken 

starts preseason number two. 

We will see how much improved the Kraken will be.

Stay tuned.

Another Laps in Mariners Offense

Frustration in the Mariners 

right now. They are playing

teams they should beat

but the offense for the most

part sucks and the pitching

not going well either.

I still don't know why they are

pitching Marco Gonzales right 

now. I see Marco starting a

series so often which isn't a

good thing. Often he gives up

home runs but isn't doing that

right now.

Chris Flexen has an option for

next season. He should be 

starting instead of pitching 

late in the game when they

won't win unless the offense

has a spark.

Right now against teams they

should be beating nothing is

happening with the offense. 

They can't score more than a

run or two for the most part.

They should have a clear way

into the playoffs instead of

wondering they won't  make it.

The good thing other teams in

the playoff race are playing

each other.

Julio Rodriguez was put on

the injured list for his back.

Another bad sign to. All

season the Mariners were

scoring at least three runs.

Can't do that right now.

Injuries going on and they

look like the team before

the 14 game winning streak.

Not sure they will make the

playoffs after all. I hope I am wrong. 

The final Friday KC 5 Sea 1

We have to see what they

are made of without the

missing parts.