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s w e e e e p!

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first time EVER the M’s have swept a four-gamer in Oakland!

Mariners 6 | Athletics 5

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ON the MOUND

  • able to overcome another extremely short outing by Kikuch (3IP and 3ER)
  • bullpen stupendous, combining for 2ER over SIX innings

AT the PLATE

  • A’s scored early, M’s scored in the middle, went ahead and made it last
  • only SEVEN total hits but, FIVE for extra-bases
  • doubles by Toro and Raliegh
  • homers by Raliegh, Haniger and Torrens

IN the FIELD

ONE error (France)

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 . . .

Kikuchi’s no good, very bad day continues…

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Mariners 2 | ‘stros 11

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ON the MOUND

  • Kikuchi: 1.2IP-3H-6R-4ER-4BB-0SO – obviously not a good day and not helped at all by his defense . . .
  • much of the bullpen didn’t do much better
  • Andriese posted TWO scoreless frames w/TWO strikeouts

AT the PLATE

unfortunately, not much to see here . . .

  • a TWO-run double by Toro the only scoring for the M’s
  • each team recorded EIGHT walks (but Mitch was the only M’s BB to score)

IN the FIELD

  • Toro’s error was a costly one
  • Kikuchi had a pick-off

tweets of the game . . .

Toro > Graveman = #tradewin ;-)

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Mariners 4 | ‘stros 0

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ON the MOUND

  • Kikuchi: SEVEN scoreless innings – FOUR hits – TWO walks – FOUR K’s
  • Sewald + Doolittle adding TWO scoreless frames apiece

AT the PLATE

How sweet it was . . .

Toro vs Graveman (traded for each other back in July) and Toro scores the only runs of the game – FOUR with one swing of the bat!!!

IN the FIELD

  • TWO DPs (Crawford-Toro-France; Toro-Crawford-France)
  • Error for Kelenic

of salvaging w/superb arms and j u s t enough bats . . .

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Mariners 2 | Yankees 0

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M’s avoid a four game sweep in the Bronx via a nail-biter shutout . . .

It was scoreless until the 8th when Segar hit a ground rule double scoring Toro. Then, an unfortunate dust up when Kelenic got tossed after jawing with the ump on a strikeout call for the second out (Servias also got run). Raleigh came through after that to score Haniger (Segar was thrown out at home for the 3rd out) to make it 2-0, where it would stay.

Sure, it would have been nice to at least have a split vs the Yanks but, to get this last one, especially in such tense fashion, should make for a much happier flight home – with a day off before the home stand vs Texas and Toronto.

Funny that the M’s run differential has been pretty pathetic all season – this road trip was +7 but only equated to

ON the MOUND

  • a few too many pitches for Kikuchi to get to a QS (Yanks worked the count ALL series) but FIVE scoreless in the Bronx not exactly sneeze-worthy: 5IP-4H-0R-0ER-3BB-6SO
  • Sadler saw just three batters (single, HBP, popup) before being replaced by Sewald – who Servias commented “flipped the momentum” – he got the next two batters out to end the 6th and then retired the side in order in the 7th and ended up with the W
  • enter Steckenrider for two full innings of ONE hit NO runs NO walks and TWO strikeouts for the save

AT the PLATE

Obviously not a lot of offense – on either side . . .
each team had only SIX hits and only ONE extra base hit (both doubles) and left a TON on base (M’s 9 / Y’s 11)

IN the FIELD and ON THE BASES

overall GREAT defense (from hot shots on the hot corner to leaping, diving outfield snares)

  • no M’s errors (Yanks recorded two)
  • no DPs (one turned against them)
  • Bauers w/a SB

tweets of the game . . .