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unexpected expectations

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So glad my dad an I got to be there ❤

For a team where the expectations were few and far between, it was a happy and exciting circumstance for these Mariners to be playing in front of a packed stadium on the very last day of the season in a game that still mattered. It was so much fun for the players and win-starved fans alike. The experience gained from near-playoff baseball should prove to be invaluable to the young players going forward – in other words, despite not getting over that last hump, the future is looking bright.

And then, there was the special goodbye to Kyle Seager . . .
emotional for him, his teammates and the fans. They were behind the entire game but, we’d seen them come back time after time (42 to be exact) so, all hope was not lost. Until the top of the 9th, when the out of town scoreboard turned in favor of the Red Sox and dashed any post season hope for the M’s (even if they had won the game, they help they needed hadn’t materialized). It was at that point that the crowd started chanting “Kyle – Seager!” and he was given the opportunity to have a moment with the fans (he was even presented with the 3B bag!). Kyle gave his all for eleven years – and it’s such a shame that, like Felix, he was never able to take part in post season baseball. Even with that, he seemed to harbor no regret and in fact spoke glowingly about his years with the M’s and, especially THIS specific team which, according to him, had a particularly special bond.

Mariners 3 | Athletics 7

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ON the MOUND

The Halos were relentless – base runners galore – not only TEN hits but SEVEN walks . . .

  • Tyler just didn’t have it today (not quite as bad as his previous start vs the Halos but, given the magnitude of the game, it sort of felt like it: 1.2IP-5H-4R-3ER-2BB-0SO
  • Ramirez got the last out of the 2nd and pitched a scoreless 3rd
  • Misiewicz and Swanson gave up THREE runs in their combined TWO innings
  • Munoz, Doolittle, Sadler and Steckenrider combined for FOUR scoreless innings (Munoz made his debut – throwing 101MPH)

AT the PLATE

NINE total hits, including TWO doubles but . . .

  • the runs came via Jarred and JP RBI singles in the 3rd and a JP force out in the 6th
  • they were only 3 for 11 w/RISP and left NINE on base
  • the middle of the order was 0-16

IN the FIELD

  • SB (Toro)
  • TWO errors (both pitchers not helping their cause: Anderson and Swanson)

tweets of the game . . .

b.e.l.i.e.v.e (suitcases to the park tomorrow?)

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Have a night, Mitch! (FIVE RBI)

First time the M’s have won NINETY games since 2003

Mariners 6 | Angels 4

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ON the MOUND

  • Flex wasn’t super sharp but, still gave ’em a chance: 5.1IP-6H-1R-1Er-1BB-1SO
  • Sadler: gets the next TWO batters in the 6th (of course!)
  • Misiewicz: three ground ball outs for a scoreless 7th
  • Sewald was (understandably) out of gas: he ending up striking out the side in the 8th but, not before walking the first TWO batters and giving up a homer and the lead (4-3 halos)
  • Steckenrider: fly-out to Mitch; line-out to Jake; double; line-out to Toro – and that’s all she wrote for the 9th!

AT the PLATE

amaze-balls!!!

  • 3rd: Ty w/a double and Mitch singled him in for the first run of the game
  • 5th: Ty w/a double and Mitch homered him in (are you seeing a pattern here?)
  • 8th: hit by a pitch, walk, sac-bunt, intentional walk, Mitch w/a 2-OUT, 2-run single, Kyle added a little insurance w/an RBI single

IN the FIELD

  • an awesome DP (Crawford-Toro-France)
  • great play by Kyle

tweets of the game . . .

that’s the way -uh-huh, uh-huh- we like it!

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Awesome starting pitching, nails bp, power AND manufactured runs and (my personal favorite) SPARKLING defense ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤

Congrats to Kyle Seager!

His 35th homer accounted for his 100th RBI ~ both career highs ~ and put him in the M’s history books as only the 9th Mariner to accomplish the combined feats

Mariners 4 | Athletics 1

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ON the MOUND

  • Way to go, Flex! Doesn’t get a whole lot better than 7IP-3H-1R-1ER-2BB-8SO = 13th W
  • Castillo retires the side in the 8th for the H
  • Steckenrider allows a leadoff double but, gets the next three batters for his 11th S

AT the PLATE

  • As mentioned, Seager with a pretty special homer – giving the M’s a lead they would not relinquish!
  • Mruphy w/ an RBI single
  • France with his 17th homer
  • Torrens with a sac-fly

IN the FIELD

JP, Dylan, Jarred with awesome play after spectacular play after superb play – LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it ❤

tweets of the game . . .

inching closer . . .

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Mariners 5 | Athletics 2

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ON the MOUND

  • Marco w/a QS for his 9th W
  • the “essess” (Sadler, Sewald, Steckenrider) with THREE scoreless

AT the PLATE

NINE total hits – and extra-bases galore . . .

  • doubles: Crawford and Seager
  • triples: Kelenic and Moore (in the same inning!)
  • homer: Crawford

RBI’s from the top (TWO from JP) and bottom (TWO from Dylan)

IN the FIELD

Fraley was CS but also had a PO

keeping pace in the WC . . .

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Mariners 4 | Athletics 2

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ON the MOUND

  • great outing from Anderson: 7IP-4H-1R-1ER-1BB-7SO
  • Castillo gave up a run but, Sewald with a 1+ inning S

AT the PLATE

  • TEN total hits
  • multiple hit games from Crawford, Haniger, Seager (all w/doubles)
  • RBIs from France (1) and Seager (3)

IN the FIELD

DP (Seager-Toro-France)

tweets of the game . . .

Houston, we have a heartbreaker

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Mariners 4 | ‘stros 5 (in 10)

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ON the MOUND

  • Gilbert: 4.1IP-6H-2R-2ER-1BB-5SO
  • the bullpen of Misiewicz, Sadler, Steckrider, Castillo posts 3.2 scoreless innings
  • but the normally stellar Sewald gives up the tying run in the 9th to send it to extras
  • and Ramirez gives up the game-winning hit (an RBI double) in the 10th

AT the PLATE

Only EIGHT total hits but, it looked like the FOUR runs m i g h t be enough . . .

  • Crawford w/a TWO-run, TWO out double to tie it in the 5th
  • Seager w/a solo shot gave the M’s the lead in the 6th
  • Torrens with and RBI single in the 9th (what we hoped would be an insurance run)

IN the FIELD

scary moment – error charged to Kelenic when he collides w/Bauers who had the ball in his glove (they are both OK)

tweets of the game . . .

sweep sealed in the 11th!!!

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Mariners 10 | Diamondbacks 4

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ON the MOUND

  • Flexen: 6IP-4H-3R-3ER-2BB-4SO
  • Swanson+Sewald+Steckenrider+Ramirez = combined for FOUR scoreless innings
  • Andriese gave up a run in the 11th
  • Ramirez got the “W” – and, SO deserved it – with a runner at 3rd and NO outs in the 10th, he got out of it!

AT the PLATE

  • going into the 10th – tied at THREE – the M’s had posted only FOUR hits
  • couple of caught stealing in the 10th prevented any runs in that frame
  • but, SIX hits and SEVEN runs in the 11th sealed the SWEEP!
  • no homers needed: Seager, Toro, Murphy and Bauers all had TWO RBI each

IN the FIELD

  • error (Crawford)
  • PB (Murphy)
  • TWO DPs (Crawford; Seager-France)

tweets of the game . . .

the “Seager Show”!

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Mariners 8 | ‘stros 5

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ON the MOUND

not Marco’s best effort: 5IP-8H-5R-5ER-1BB-2SO

luckily, the pen kept it right there and gave them a chance

AT the PLATE

basically, the “Seager Show”- TWO (count ’em TWO) THREE-run homers (one in the 1st, one in the 6th)

and JP posted a TWO run single in the 4th

IN the FIELD

Kelenic w/an OFA

DP (Seager-Toro-France)

needed the runs but, oh that pitching and defense!

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Mariners 6 | ‘stros 3

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ON the MOUND

  • near-QS for Anderson: 5.1IP-8H-2R-2ER-1BB-4SO
  • Smith+Misiewicz+Steckenrider+Sewald combined for 4.2 scoreless
  • Sewald’s inning was not for the faint of heart – bases loaded and nobody out and he’s able to keep ’em on the pond and ultimately, earn the W
  • Middleton gave up a run in the 11th (luckily, Kyle made it insufficient)
  • Ramirez with a 2-out SAVE

AT the PLATE

the ‘stros outhit the M’s TWELVE to NINE

and the M’s took their sweet time getting their SIX runs – they didn’t score at all till the 8th . . .

  • JP got them on the board with an RBI double in the 8th
  • Ty tied it in the 9th with a solo shot
  • Ty untied it in the 11th with an RBI single
  • Kyle provided the much-needed insurance with a THREE-run shot in the 11th

IN the FIELD

  • DP (Crawford-Toro-France)
  • Error for Kelenic
  • one super-duper play by France (he’s doing it ALL!)

tweets of the game . . .