Category Archives: GameDay

Houston, you had a problem!

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Mariners 11 | Astros 8

wOw!!!

What a game!

Unfortunately, I had to be up VERY early for an appointment on Tuesday so, went to bed around the 6th inning (after the M’s had gotten to within two). I was listening via my phone and dosed off for bit until Rick’s ecstatic call of Dylan’s “GRAND SALAMI!” jolted me from my slumber – needless to say, I stayed awake for the duration and then some (‘t was worth it!!!)

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ON the MOUND

McCaughan’s first big league start certainly didn’t go as planned: 4IP-8H-7R-7ER-1BB-2SO

That 1st inning was p a i n f u l but, the encouraging thing is that he sucked it up and got through the next TWO scoreless and, after a leadoff homer in the 4th, was able to get through his last inning w/o further damage. Hopefully, in the spirit of “what doesn’t kill ya makes ya stronger” he learned a lot. No question that Darren will forever be connected to one of the greatest Mariners comeback victories of all time 🙂

  • Middleton gave up ONE run in his inning of work (5th)
  • the rest of the bullpen (Swanson+Graveman+Sewald) did what they do w/regularity: FOUR innings of hitless/scoreless relief ❤

AT the PLATE

single digit hits, double digit runs . . .

  • Raleigh: THREE run double
  • Seager: THREE run homer
  • Long: ONE run single
  • and, of course, the “awakening” of Moore’s GRAND SLAM 🙂

IN the FIELD

Crawford w/a PO

tweets of the game . . .

all it takes is “one more run” ~ the M’s are proving the master of such!

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Mariners 4 | Athletics 3

TWENTY THREE – EIGHT in ONE run games ❤

45-13 when scoring FOUR runs or more 🙂

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ON the MOUND

  • Marco threw a ton of pitches but, got the W and was just shy of a QS: 5.2IP-5H-2R-2ER-2BB-4SO
  • Chargois+Sadler+Misiewicz+Steckenrider THREE innings w/just a solo shot (off Sadler)

the bullpen is freakin’ amazing!!!

AT the PLATE

only SEVEN total hits, NONE for extra-bases, all RBIs came on singles w/TWO out in the 3rd …

Crawford 1B, Haniger BB, France HBP, Seager 1B, Torrens1B, Murphy1B

IN the FIELD

Beautiful outfield assist by Bauers was key in the 9th

tweets of the game . . .

the wildness continues . . .

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Mariners 5 | Athletics 4

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ON the MOUND

  • Gilbert struggle tonight: 2.2IP-5H-3R-3ER-1BB-5SO
  • FIVE relievers combined for 5.1 scoreless innings (Steckenrider gave up a rare run)

AT the PLATE

only SEVEN total hits and kinda the “Mitch Show” . . .

  • France singled, scoring Mitch in the 1st
  • Mitch hit a solo shot in the 3rd
  • Mitch hit a 2-run homer in the 5th
  • Mitch at the plate when another A’s reliever uncorks another WP and Kelenic scores the walk-off run

IN the FIELD

  • ONE error (Crawford)
  • ONE DP (Crawford-Moore-France)

tweets of the game . . .

Kikuchi K’s TWELVE; offense takes advantage…

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Mariners 4 | Athletics 3

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ON the MOUND

  • have a night, Kikuchi: 6IP-6H-3R-3ER-1BB-TWELVE k’s
  • Swanson+Sewald+Graveman combine for SCORELESS relief

AT the PLATE

Back-to-back homers by Raleigh (2-run shot, first big league homer!) and Torrens

A’s provided a bit of a gift with all the wild pitches in the 7th but, hey, you still gotta capitalize and that’s exactly what Moore did (single, steal 2B, advance on a WP, score on a WP)

IN the FIELD

DP (Kikuchi-Crawford-Torrens)

tweets of the game . . .

solo shot not cuttin’ it . . .

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Mariners 1 | Athletics 4

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ON the MOUND

  • Flexen is human afterall: 5.1IP-6H-2R-2ER-2BB-1SO
  • Chargois+Steckenrider+Misiecwicz = doing their scoreless thing but, Montero? not so much 😦

AT the PLATE

Murphy’s solo shot was all he wrote. . .

IN the FIELD

  • No errors
  • No DPs

tweets of the game . . .

splittin’ w/the Rocks

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Mariners 3 | Rockies 6

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tweets of the game . . .

M’s hit high water mark at mile high . . .

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Mariners 6 | Rockies 4

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ON the MOUND

  • Marco shy of QS but, enough for the W: 5IP-6H-2R-2ER-3BB-3SO
  • Chargios+Steckenrider+Graveman: each with a scoreless frame (Graveman w/the S)
  • Sewald gave up a rare couple of runs

AT the PLATE

TEN total hits and the RBI came TWO at a time . . .

  • Moore w/a 2-run homer
  • Raleigh w/a 2-run double (his first major hit was a single, then this double recorded his first big league RBIs)
  • France w/a 2-run double

IN the FIELD

  • DP (Crawford-Moore-France)
  • OF assist by Long

tweets of the game . . .

and TWO makes a series victory!

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Mariners 7 | Angels 4

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ON the MOUND

  • Gilbert continues to impress: 5.2IP-4H-2R-2ER-2BB-9SO
  • Chargois+Misiewicz+Steckenrider = 2.2 scoreless innings
  • Sewald gave up RARE runs (two in the 9th) but, luckily, the M’s had a nice cushion

AT the PLATE

  • EIGHT total hits
  • TWO homers (Torrens solo shot; France a 3-run bomb)
  • Murphy had a bases-loaded walk
  • France scored on a throwing error in the 1st

IN the FIELD

  • no DPs
  • no errors

tweets of the game . . .

too little, too late . . .

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Mariners 4 | Angels 9

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ON the MOUND

  • not Kikuchi’s night: 5IP-9H-7R-7ER-1BB-7SO
  • Swanson and Middleton each with a scoreless frame
  • Montero gives up TWO in the 8th

AT the PLATE

despite double-digit hits (TEN) . . .

Mitch the only one making ’em count – he had all FOUR RBI (sac fly in the 5th, 3-run homer in the 9th)

IN the FIELD

  • No DP’s
  • No errors
  • another PB for Raliegh

tweets of the game . . .

whew! a l m o s t let that one get away . . .

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Mariners 6 | Angels 5

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FUN M’s FACTS

  • 20-8 in ONE run games
  • 40-13 when scoring FOUR or more runs
  • 13-4 when Flexen starts

ON the MOUND

Flexen still flexin’: 7IP-6H-1R-1ER-1BB-2SO

Graveman with a rare struggle – giving up THREE runs in the 9th (the total amount he’d given up through April, May and June) yet he still has a sub-ONE ERA

AT the PLATE

TWELVE total hits . . .

  • all but TWO batters had at least ONE hit
  • FOUR w/multiple hits (Haniger, France, Seager, Moore)
  • TWO 2-run homers (Seager, Haniger)
  • TWO doubles (Haniger, Moore)
  • TWO RBI singes (Torrens, France)

IN the FIELD

  • TWO errors (Moore, Crawford)
  • ONE DP (Moore-Crawford-France)

tweets of the game . . .