a split w/the rocks

Mariners 2 | Rockies 5

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ON the MOUND

  • another rough go for Shef: 4.1IP-4H-3R-3ER-3BB-5SO
  • Vest went 1.2 scoreless
  • Misiewicz and Santiago each w/a scoreless frame
  • Nittoli gave up a run in his major league debut

AT the PLATE

  • only FOUR total hits
  • Trammell w/a solo shot
  • Seager w/a bunt single, the other RBI

IN the FIELD

  • ZERO errors
  • ZERO DP’s

tweets of the game . . .

first inning blues . . .

Mariners 3 | Tigers 5

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ON the MOUND

  • been better days for Marco: 4IP-5H-4R-4ER-1BB-2SO
  • Rios+Vest+Santiago combined for just ONE run

AT the PLATE

  • total of EIGHT hits – only TWO for extra bases (Long, Trammell)
  • only ONE RBI (from Trammell’s double) as one run w/via and error and one via a GDP

IN the FIELD

Walton w a fielding error

tweets of the game . . .

some much good in the 1st 4; so much bad in the last 5

Mariners 5 | Angels 12

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ON the MOUND

Kikuchi: 4.0IP-6H-4R-3ER-0BB-8SO (went out in the 5th after getting hit in the knee)

then the bullpen fell apart – slowly at first (Chargois, Steckenrider, Rios), then Vest totally imploded in the 8th

AT the PLATE

  • the bad = only FIVE total hits
  • the good = Fraley’s second homer of his career was a grand salami!!!!

IN the FIELD

Godoy’s error in the 5th allowed a run

tweets of the game . . .

started well . . .

Mariners 2 | Angels 3

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ON the MOUND

one homer tied it (TWO run off Dugger in the 3rd) another ended up the game-winner (off Santiago in the 4th)

AT the PLATE

Trammell and France had doubles but, Crawford’s homer accounted for both M’s runs

IN the FIELD

THREE DP’s (Crawford-Seager-France;Crawford-Walton-France;Seager-Walton-France)

Vest with an error but, also a great play at the plate!

tweets of the game . . .

Marco back and six runs again = good! bullpen imploding = bad.

Mariners 6 | Athletics 12

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ON the MOUND

Nice to have Marco’s back: 4.0IP-2H-1R-1ER-1BB-6SO

but, ‘t was all downhill after that 😦

Santiago, Sewald and Zamora combined to allow NINE runs (SIX just in the 7th) and then Vest added a couple more

AT the PLATE

Normally, ELEVEN hits for SIX runs, including THREE doubles (Haniger, Seager, France) and TWO homers (Trammell and Murphy) is good enough for the victory but, the bullpen wasn’t able to maintain what Marco started

IN the FIELD and ON the BASES

  • ONE DP (Walton-Crawford)
  • TWO SBs (Walton, Crawford)

tweets of the game . . .

salvage with a flair!

I forgot the game would be on early today and, by the time I turned it on, it was the start of the bottom of the 9th with the score 1-0 ~ honestly, I almost turned it back off (superstition runs deep 😉 ) but, I’m glad I didn’t!

Mariners 1 | Astros 0

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ON the MOUND

Way to go, Kikuchi!

Good things happen when you keep it low (groundout-flyout = 11-2) – the SEVEN K’s didn’t hurt either 😉

through SIX he’d only given up a walk, then in the 7th a lead-off walk and a two-out double but, retired the next two batters in order: 7IP-1H-0R-0ER-1BB-7SO

AT the PLATE

Trammell’s homer accounted for the M’s lone run (Seager had a double)

IN the FIELD

  • ONE DP (Crawford-White)
  • couple of awesome catches – by the difference makers in the game: Kikuchi in the 7th and Trammell in the 9th

tweets of the game . . .

d! d! d!

Mariners 4 | Dogers 3

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ON the MOUND

  • Sheffield with a l m o s t a quality start –> 5.2IP-4H-3R-3ER-3BB-6SO
  • usual stellar bully –> Vest+Misiewicz+Graveman+Montero = 3.1IP-1H-0R-0ER-1BB-3SO

AT the PLATE

#4 and #7 combine for all FOUR Mariner runs

  • Marmolejos w/ a homer (114.1 MPH, no less!) and a double
  • Trammell with a homer (accounting for all FOUR RBI)

IN the FIELD

but, oh that “D” – warms my heart

Mitch slides ~ Evan dives ~ Dylan leaps for a rocket

tweets of the game . . .

Shutout, series win!

Mariners 4 | Giants 0

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Nice to see a little of everything tonight! Great pitching (starters and BP) power at the plate, speed on the bases and de-fense!

ON the MOUND

  • Flexen 5 IP – 4H – 0 ER – 2 BB – 6 SO
  • Graveman 2 IP – 0 H – 0 ER – 0 BB – 5 SO
  • Misiewicz .2 IP – 0 H – 0 ER – 0 BB – 0 SO
  • Montero 1.1 IP – 0 H – 0 ER – 0 BB – 1 SO

AT the PLATE

  • Trammell with his first big league hit that yielded his first big league RBI in the 4th
  • First homers of the season (France, Haniger)
  • FOUR more doubles! (Haniger, White, Trammell, Moore)

IN the FIELD and ON the BASES

  • Be-you-ti-ful DP (Crawford-France-Moore)
  • Moore w/ the first SB of the season

tweets of the game . . .

OK – so, it won’t be 162-0

Mariners 3 | Giants 6

boxscore

ON the MOUND

  • Kikuchi 6 IP 6 H 3 ER 1 BB 10 SO – everything working
  • Steckenrider .2 IP 2 H 3 ER 3 BB 2 SO
  • Middleton 1.1 IP 0 H 0 ER 1 BB 1 SO

AT the PLATE

  • Torrens RBI double
  • White 2RBI single
  • 2B = Fraley, France, Torrens

IN the FIELD

  • super OF catch by Trammell
  • no DPs for the M’s (two against)

tweet of the game . . .