Sheesh. Everyone good? Need a breather? Okay, let’s get into it. I suppose we could begin with the bats staking out an early lead against giant Twins starter Bailey Ober (seriously, dude is 6’9”. Julio would look short next to him). Nothing came across in the first inning despite Josh Rojas getting in the saddle early with a leadoff single, but Mitch Haniger opened the second with a solo shot, showing early signs of getting off his schneid. Luis Urías followed with a plunk, and Dylan Moore added...
How many more times can we say this? The Astros outmaneuvered the Mariners tonight, as the Mariners came apart at the seams in the seventh inning, allowing a precious lead to evaporate into the Houston night, and with it, some degree of hope of winning the series. Looking much more the nightmare Astros of recent vintage than these early-season Lastros, the Mariners and Astros slugged it out in a pitching duel tonight until some key mistakes from the Mariners snowballed into a disastrous seventh...
Look at us, who’d have thought, things of that nature. Series win secured, the Mariners go for a sweep over the Braves, who had the best record in baseball before the Mariners handed them back-to-back Ls over this series (their first back-to-back losses of the season). Emerson Hancock will get to test himself against the team from his home state, which we’ll assume he grew up rooting for, because, you know. Georgia. The Mariners will be deploying their righty-heavy lineup against lefty Chris...
Opened the door to the broom closet: Luis Castillo, .334 WPA Tripped down the stairs into the basement: Ryne Stanek, -.100 WPA Same as he ever was: Jarred Kelenic, -.011 WPA
By Connor Donovan@kennerdoloman Apr 30, 2024, 8:44pm PDT. 115 Comments /
We all sign up for baseball knowing that it isn’t fair. You can square up a ball perfectly and have it go for an out; you can throw a gem on the mound and still get tagged with an “L.” Perhaps nothing is more frustrating in baseball than being a pitcher and seeing how your hours of hard work can be undone with one swing. Tonight Bryce Miller outdueled Braves starter Max Fried in every way except, unfortunately, where it counted—on the scoreboard—and the beautiful sand castle he’d spent hours...
While a sweep would have been nice, the Mariners did do what they needed to do and took the series against the Diamondbacks, adding to their stash of wins before the red-hot Atlanta Braves roll into town today. If you read the series preview—and even if you didn’t—you won’t be shocked to learn the Mariners aren’t favored to win a single one of these games, as the Mariners will be pitching mostly the bottom of their rotation against the top of Atlanta’s, and also, the Atlanta lineup could...
George Kirby was absolutely electric last night, setting a new career-high
Yesterday Mariners GM Justin Hollander gave an injury update for several players, including Matt Brash, who had been throwing at 100% intensity and looking great, working at his usual velocity with his usual pitch shapes. The next step was for Brash to consult with team doctors to make sure he was bouncing back appropriately from the outing and could be sent out on a rehab assignment. Unfortunately, today Hollander shared a discouraging update regarding Brash’s progress: instead of bouncing back...
Hello and welcome back to FanPost Friday! The Mariners are in first place and the Houston Astros have lost 19 games before May. I’ve discovered the floor (ceiling?) of my pettiness as a fan because I’m enjoying the fact that the Astros are playing so poorly even more than I’m enjoying the fact that the Mariners are playing pretty well the last week. Now, I will believe the Astros are truly dead when I see the body (so I can further desecrate it), but until then this will do nicely. (avert your...