Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The Mariners head to Texas on their final road trip of the season. With every single game essentially a playoff game for the Mariners from here on out, they absolutely can’t afford any more sloppy mistakes on the field. Winning Wednesday’s game in extra innings would have put them just a game back in the Wild Card race thanks to the Twins … [Read more...] about Texas Two-Step: Mariners at Rangers Series Preview
Mariners Moose Tracks, 9/20/24: Victor Robles, Shohei Ohtani, and Charlie Culberson
Sam Navarro-Imagn Images All hail King Shohei. Hello everyone! As we get this Friday underway, let’s recap a historic day in baseball. In Mariners news... Davy Andrews at Fangraphs celebrates the success of Victor Robles. Around the league... Shohei Ohtani has done it, becoming the first player ever to record a 50/50 season following a 3-homer, 2-steal performance … [Read more...] about Mariners Moose Tracks, 9/20/24: Victor Robles, Shohei Ohtani, and Charlie Culberson
Every Walter Has His Day: Gilbert earns deserved win in narrow 3-2 escape over Yankees
Photo by Alika Jenner/MLB Photos via Getty Images Mariners offense does just enough to secure the win for Logan Gilbert By now everyone knows the drill: get Logan Gilbert three runs of support, and he’ll do the rest (36-0 in such contests entering today). But over and over again, the Mariners offense has taken Big Walter for granted, lollygagging at the plate while … [Read more...] about Every Walter Has His Day: Gilbert earns deserved win in narrow 3-2 escape over Yankees
Mariners Game #153 Preview: 9/19/24
looks like fun | Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images The Mariners look to avoid a sweep as the season grinds to a stop These first two games of a hotly anticipated Yankees series have been bad, each in their own specifically cruel ways. Today Logan Gilbert will try to do what he’s done so often and reverse the downward spiral, while the offense will try to do what … [Read more...] about Mariners Game #153 Preview: 9/19/24
78-75: Chart
sweet birthday baby | Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Life is what life is. Mariners 3 Yankees 2 Baseball Savant Playing out the string: Julio Rodríguez, -.067 WPA; Cal Raleigh, -.065 WPA A kitten playing with some string: Trent Thornton, .113 WPA; Logan Gilbert, .110 WPA Game thread comment of the day: I love when things sequence like this. … [Read more...] about 78-75: Chart