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e.p.i.c ~ youth on display

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This game was the M’s 41st comeback victory and their 12th straight vs the A’s
And, it was SO cool to see the youth, the future, getting it done . . .
No matter what happens over the next three games – the experience for them is INVALUABLE.

Mariners 4 | Athletics 2

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ON the MOUND

  • SUPER outing for young Logan: 5.2IP-3H-1R-1ER-2BB-4SO
  • Smith got the last out of the 6th
  • Castillo struck out TWO but, allowed a solo shot to re-tie the game at 2-2
  • Sewald + Steckenrider = TWO scoreless innings

AT the PLATE

only SIX total hits but, that’s all they needed (along with capitalizing on some A’s goofs)

  • 6th: Mitch and Ty both reach via error: Jarred 2-run double to take the lead
  • 7th: Dylan walk; JP hit n’ run single; Ty sac-fly to break the 2-2 tie
  • 8th: Abraham with a solo shot

IN the FIELD

  • no DP’s or errors

tweets of the game . . .

e . l . e . v . e . n straight vs the A’s

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it just continues . . .

Mariners 4 | Athletics 2

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ON the MOUND

  • Anderson getting the call on his bullpen day: 4IP-2H-1R-1ER-0BB-2SO
  • Misiewicz+Sadler combine for TWO scoreless (Sadler’s 1.1 marked a 26-game scoreless streak – most in the bigs, Mariners record)
  • Castillo gives up an “own” run (committed an error that allowed the lead off man aboard who would eventually score)
  • Sewald 1.1 super scoreless
  • Steckenrider: allows a lead-off single, then retires the side in order (including 2 K’s) for his 12th S

AT the PLATE

  • Crawford and Torrens each w/multiple hits (JP with TWO doubles)
  • Fraley, Haniger, Murphy all make their ONE hit count (2-run double, solo shot, rbi single respectively)
  • FIVE walks (none scored – total of TEN left on base)

IN the FIELD

  • TWO errors (Toro, Castillo)
  • awesome OA (Haniger to Crawford)

tweets of the game . . .

have a night, Hanny!

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M’s now 10 straight wins vs the A’s

Mariners 13 | Athletics 4

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ON the MOUND

  • Flex flexin’ that K muscle (just too many pitches to go deep): 5IP-7H-4R-4ER-3BB-6SO
  • not to worry . . . Sadler+Doolittle+Ramirez+Andriese = not only combined for FOUR scoreless innings, they were FOUR HITLESS innings

AT the PLATE

just a tad to see here . . .

  • top of the order (Crawford, France, Haniger) combined for: 8H-9R-11RBI
  • bottom of the order (Kelenic, Murphy, Moore) combined for” 2H-3BB-5R
  • Mitch with, not ONE, but TWO THREE-run home runs!!!!!!
  • believe it or not, there was only on other extra-base – France double

IN the FIELD

  • no DP’s turned (one against)
  • solid D as usual

tweets of the game . . .

and they did it!
this is NOT a duplicate tweet 😉

losing late is a thing . . .

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M’s tied the game at THREE in the third and there was no more scoring until the top of the 10th, when the Sox got SIX :-{

Mariners 4 | Red Sox 9

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ON the MOUND

  • Marco’s wasted QS: 6IP-3H-3R-3ER-2BB-7SO
  • Sadler+Sewald+Castillo = THREE scoreless innings
  • but, Swanson and Sheffield fell apart in the 10th

AT the PLATE

  • Only SIX hits
  • Only ONE for extra bases (Seager 2B)
  • RBIs by France and Seager (2)

IN the FIELD

Murphy had an error and a PB

tight till the 8th . . .

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Mariners | Red Sox

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ON the MOUND

  • Anderson: 4.1IP-4H-1R-1ER-2BB-5SO
  • Sadler got the last two batters in the 5th
  • and then, VERY uncharacteristically, EVERY reliever proceeded to give up at least ONE run (Steckenrider allowed THREE) – also uncharacteristic some defensive gaffs . . .

AT the PLATE

  • Top and bottom: 1-4 and 8and 9 all with at least (Haniger and Raliegh each w/TWO – but only ONE for extra bases, Cal’s double)
  • TWO in the 4th: RBI single by France and a sac-fly by Fraley
  • TWO in the 9th: sac-fly by Crawford and a single by Haniger

IN the FIELD

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

tweets of the game . . .

of young starters and come-back players . . .

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Mariners now 31-18 in ONE-run games

Mariners | Red Sox

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ON the MOUND

  • Logan’s great night: 6IP-5H-2R-2ER-1BB-9SO (career high K’s – too bad he couldn’t get the W)
  • Castillo with a scoreless 7th (and the eventual W)
  • Sewald punched out the first two batters he faced and then gave up back-to-back solo shots
  • Steckenrider retires the side in order in the 9th for the S

AT the PLATE

top o’ the order to ya! JP + Mitch = SEVEN hits, THREE rbi, THREE runs scored

  • Mitch 4/4 with a THREE-run shot in the 7th to break a 2-2 tie
  • JP 3/4 with a double and TWO runs scored

IN the FIELD

NO errors (RS had TWO)

NO DPs (ONE turned against them)

tweets of the game . . .

missed opportunity . . .

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had the chance to gain ground in the WC race w/Boston AND Oakland losing – buuuummer 😦

Mariners 4 | Diamondbacks 5

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ON the MOUND

  • Kikuchi’s line looks better than it felt but, good on him for bouncing back: 6IP-1R-1ER-1BB-8SO
  • in Misiewicz’s no good, very bad day he did not record an out and gave up THREE runs
  • Sadler+Doolittle+Smith combined for 3 scoreless frames (Swanson gave up the snakes 5th run)

AT the PLATE

  • the good: THREE homers (solo’s from Mitch and Dylan, exciting TWO-run shot from Jared in the 9th)
  • the bad: only FOUR total hits (and FOUR walks that didn’t score)

    credit to the AZ D – some hard smash line-outs and a l m o s t extra-base hits

IN the FIELD

TWO DP’s (Crawford-Toro-France)

tweets of the game . . .

‘t won’t be a sweep o’ the snakes . . .

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Mariners 3 | Diamondbacks 7

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ON the MOUND

  • rare rough day at the office for Flex: 5IP-6H-5R-5ER-2BB-4SO
  • Shef not sharp, giving up a TWO run double after walking TWO in the 6th
  • Swanson+Doolittle+Ramirez all posted scoreless frames – but the damage was already done . . .

AT the PLATE

Only SIX total hits and only TWO that counted . . .

  • Haniger’s TWO-run shot in the 1st (after spending an hour on video after last night’s game)
  • Kelenic’s with a solo shot in the 4th

IN the FIELD

DP –> Marmolejos in LF to Seager at 3B and, more conventionally: Toro-Crawford-France

tweets of the game . . .

and it’s baker’s dozen over .500

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Great way to start the home stand (and – bonus – a little help from the rivals in front)

Mariners 5 | Diamondbacks 4

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ON the MOUND

Marco threw way too many pitches (101) but, posted ZERO earned runs (though one of the unearned runs was due to his error) – line: 6IP-4H-3R-0ER-1BB-3SO

Misiewicz+Sadler+Castillo+Steckenrider combined for THREE innings, ONE run

AT the PLATE

Homer! (JP) Homer! (Tom) Homer! (Tom, again!)

and Ty breaks the 3-3 tie in the 5th with an RBI single, scoring Dylan (who had stolen 2B)

IN the FIELD

  • TWO errors (France, Gonzales)
  • TWO SB (Moore)

tweets of the game . . .

🙂

TWO shutouts in-a-row

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Mariners 1 | ‘stros 0

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ON the MOUND

Gilbert posts the first FIVE scoreless innings

then the “S’s” followup with the next THREE (Sheffield, Sadler, Steckenrider, Sewald)

AT the PLATE

and, guess who got the only run?

Toro again! Not as dramatic as last night but, turns out a sac-fly in the 6th was all that was needed 🙂

IN the FIELD

TWO DPs (Toro-Seager-France; Crawford-Toro-France)