What’s up Mariners fans? I’m here filling in for Ryan and have today’s game recap. The Mariners didn’t finish up the three games series against the Texas Rangers like they were hoping as they were shutout 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon. With the one run loss, the Mariners dropped two out of three games against the Rangers.

The pitching staff threw the ball very good on Wednesday as they only gave up a run in the first inning on a sac fly. Starting pitcher Felix Hernandez gave up the sac fly and took the loss even though he threw 7 1/3 innings and only allowed the one run. Hernandez is now 9-9 on the season.

I would have to put the blame on the offense for this game. They had eight hits but left 13 runners on base and struckout five times. The just could never get a run across the plate to tie the game.

The M’s will now be off on Thursday and then start up a weekend series with the New York Yankees.

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It took a ninth inning rally but the Seattle Mariners were able to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 2-1 on Wednesday afternoon.  Raul Ibanez hit a rbi single to right field that scored Ichiro Suzuki for the go ahead and winning run in the game.  Ichiro stole second and third in the ninth inning.  Good win for the Mariners who really needed to pick up a victory.

Yuniesky Betancourt got the Mariners scoring started in the seventh inning when they were down 1-0.  Betancourt roped a rbi triple to deep right center field and Richie Sexson scored the first run for the Mariners.  There wasn’t a whole lot of offense for the Mariners, but it was enough to come away with the victory.

I was very impressed with the Mariners pitching against the Blue Jays.  Felix Hernandez tossed eight strong innings while only allowing four hits and one run while striking out eight Blue Jays.  Hernandez was able to improve his record to 5-5 on the season with the victory.

J.J. Putz came in at the beginning of the ninth inning but was pulled out of the game after walking the first batter.  Brandon Morrow was then brough in and he was able to get the Mariners out of the game and pick up the save.  Morrow got the save which was his first of the season as the Mariners ended their road trip with a 3-3 record.

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Miguel Cairo laid down a beautiful squeeze bunt in the top of the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners went on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 3-2 in 10 innings.  Willie Bloomquist scored on the squeeze play from third base to score the winning run.

Besided the squeeze play in the 10th inning, the other two Mariners runs came in the first inning.  Jose Vidro connected on a two run home run for the Mariners first two runs.  From the second through the ninth innings however, the M’s had a terrible time getting any rallies going as they couldn’t push across any runs.

Mariners starting pitcher Jarrod Washburn tossed the first six innings of the game while he gave up five hits and one run.  Washburn pitched a pretty good game but did walk three batters.  Mark Lowe gave up one run without recording an out.  Arthur Rhodes and Miguel Batista were finaly able to get the Mariners out of the seventh inning.  R.A. Dickey then tossed the next two innings without having any damage done.  Dickey actually ended up picking up the win and is now 1-1 on the season.

Onto the 10th inning that seen a dropped ball by Wladimir Balentien, and then the Blue Jays twice having the bases loaded but not scoring one run.  J.J. Putz was able to get a double play with zero outs in the inning and then got a fly ball off the bat of David Eckstein to end the game stranding all three runners on base.

A win is a win and the Mariners will take it anyway they can get one at this point in the season.  Even if it is ugly lol.

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The Seattle Mariners dropped a close one to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday afternoon as they lost 5-4.  It was the fourth straight loss for the Mariners and they were swept by the Angels in the three game mid-week series.

Carlos Silva threw eight innings and gave up eight hits and five runs to take the loss for the Mariners.  Silva is now 3-6 with a 5.96 era on the season.  Brandon Morrow came in and pitched a scoreless ninth inning after Silva was taken out of the game.

Jose Lopez had another good game as he went 3-5 with three rbi’s including a solo home run and two run single.  Yuniesky Betancourt also had a rbi ground out in the second inning for the Mariners.

The Mariners will try to snap their four game loosing streak on Friday against the Boston Red Sox.  It sure isn’t going to be easy, and I see the Mariners losing atleast two out of three games if not all three.

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The Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels got off to a hot start they combined to score nine runs in the first five innings of the game, but then there was no scoring the final four innings as the Mariners lost 5-4 to the Angels.

Erik Bedard dropped to 4-4 on the season as he took the loss.  Bedard gave up seven hits, five runs (four earned), and three walks as he only lasted 3 1/3 innings.  Bedard needs to start throwing the ball a lot better and earn that money he is making.

R.A. Dickey pitched the final 5 2/3 innings and only gave up three hits.  Maybe he should have started the game instead of Bedard lol.

Jose Lopez hit a solo home run in the fourth inning and then Jose Vidro had a rbi single in the fourth inning.  Those two runs were the only recorded rbi’s in the game as the other two Mariners runs came off errors in the fifth inning.  Yuniesky Betancourt and Lopez both scored on errors in the fifth.

The Mariners will try to get things going again on Wednesday afternoon as they will face off against the Angels once again but this time it will be an afternoon game.

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The Seattle Mariners offense continues to struggle as they once had a very bad performance at the plate on Monday night.  The Mariners were only able to get six hits and two runs against the Los Angeles Angels who went onto beat the Mariners 4-2.

Jose Lopez was the only Mariners hitter to record an rbi in the game.  Lopez went 2-4 and had a rbi double in the third inning and then hit a solo home run in the eighth inning.  Without Lopez’s hits, the Mariners more then likely would have been shutout.

Jarrod Washburn continued to struggle as well as he took the loss after throwing 5 1/3 innings.  Washburn gave up nine hits and four runs while falling to 2-7 on the season.  Mark Lowe and Sean Green finished things up after Washburn left the game.

The Mariners now have a 21-37 record as they continue to play bad baseball.  They just aren’t hitting the ball, and the pitchers just aren’t throwing the ball like they should be.

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What a great job by the Seattle Mariners pitching staff as they held the Boston Red Sox offense to only two hits on Wednesday night.  The Mariners went onto beat the Red Sox by the score of 1-0 thanks to the great pitching and a solo home run in the third inning.

Erik Bedard threw the first seven innings for the Mariners and allowed both hits.  Bedard lowered his ERA to 4.08 in the game as he picked up his fourth win of the season.  Brandon Morrow and J.J. Putz pitched the final two innings of the game with Putz notching his sixth save of the season.

The one run for the Mariners that came in the third inning came off the bat of Yuniesky Betancourt who hit a solo home run off of Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield.  The Mariners didn’t have too many chances in the game to score as they struckout eight times, so they were lucky to score that one run and come away with the victory in the game.

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The Seattle Mariners got into a big hole early in the game and then went on to lose to the Detroit Tigers by the score of 9-2 on Thursday afternoon.  It definately was not the way the Mariners wasnted to end the series as they were swept in the three game series and now have to goto New York and take on the Yankees in a weekend series.

Miguel Batista only lasted three inning as he gave up seven hits and five runs.  Batista is now sporting a 6.47 era on the season.  R.A. Dickey pitched two innings of relief after Batista exited and he gave up two runs.  Following Batista, Sean Green came in for an inning and also gave up two runs.  Finally Brandon Morrow and J.J. Putz were able to pitch the final two innings without giving up a run.

Raul Ibanez had the only rbi for the Mariners as he had a rbi single in the third inning that scored Yuniesky Betancourt.  Ibanez also grounded into a double play in the fifth inning that scored the second run for the Mariners.  No rbi was given on the play since he grounded into the DP however.

The Mariners will now go into New York City hurting after being swept by the Tigers.  Can they turn things around in the Bronx? I’m going to say no as they will only win game out of three against the Yankees.

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The Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers combined for five home runs and 20 runs in Tuesday nights game but it was the Mariners coming out on the losing side.  The Mariners only had one of the five home runs, and only eight of the 20 runs in the game.

The Mariners made a comeback in the final three innings as they scored seven runs but it wasn’t enough as the Tigers had a huge lead.  Adrian Beltre led the Mariners with three rbi and then a slew of Mariners had one rbi in the game.  Jeremy Reed, Jose Vidro, Miguel Cairo, and Yuniesky Betancourt all had one rbi in the game.

Carlos Silva dropped to 3-3 on the season as he took the loss for the Mariners.  Silva only lasted four innings as he gave up nine hits and seven runs.  The bullpen wasn’t much better as Cha Seung Baek gave up for runs and and three home runs.  Mark Lowe pitched one inning and also gave up one run.  Ryan Rowland-Smith was finally able to come in and pitch a scoreless inning in the eighth inning but it was a little bit too late.

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The Seattle Mariners were finally able to catch a couple of breaks and defeat the Texas Rangers 4-3 as they avoided being swept in the three game series.  A 12th inning single by Miguel Cairo that scored Wladimir Balentien was the winning run for the Mariners.

Jose Lopez, Jeff Clement, Yuniesky Betancourt, and Cairo all had one rbi in the game.

J.J. Putz was the winner in the game as he pitched two innings in relief.  Putz even his record at 1-1 with the win.  Jarrod Washburn earned the save which was his first of the season.  Mariners starting pitcher Carlos Silva tossed 6 1/3 innings while giving up five hits and two runs.  Not too bad of a game for him.  Sean Green was the only relief pitcher to give up a run in the game.

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