After a short homestand, the Mariners are back on the road. This three series, nine game trip will take the Mariners to Cleveland, Tampa Bay, and Atlanta. Hopefully it goes better than the last time the Mariners went out East. I hope you like early baseball, because the latest one of these games starts is 4:35pm PT. In fact, first pitch for the Sunday game in Atlanta is at 9:05 AM. It’s nice of the Mariners to be considerate of the Seahawks’ schedule.
Lineups:
First on the docket is the Cleveland Guardians. After briefly occupying and Wild Card slot, they’ve fallen five games back from a playoff berth. That just means that the Mariners need to do what good teams do and put the hurt on a scuffling squad. Their starter for tonight, Logan Allen, is a soft tossing lefty who averages just 91.1 mph on his four-seam fastball. After the Mariners took care of business against JP Sears, maybe their ready to hit lefties again.
George Kirby will be on the bump for Seattle, his 18th start of the year. Kirby’s 2025 season has had its ups and downs, but last time out he was able to give the teams six innings of one-run ball. If there’s one thing George has gained from this season it’s maturity, as he’s been able to bounce back quickly from both small mistakes like walks and big losses like his 8/17 start against the Mets. Here’s hoping we see some of that tonight, mixed in with that classic Kirby aggressive pitching.
News:
Victor Robles has had his 10-game suspension appealed down to seven games. He will be able to return to the team on that Sunday 9AM game. The Mariners will be down a roster spot until then, but rosters will expand on September 1st, mitigating the impact.
Game Info:
First Pitch: 4:10 pm PT
TV: ROOT Sports with Aaron Goldsmith and Angie Mentink in the booth and Brad Adam on the field.
Radio: Seattle Sports 710 AM with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr. on the call.
Today in Mariners History:
- 1982 – The Mariners’ Gaylord Perry tied the Major League record shared by Walter Johnson and Cy Young, striking out 100 batters or more for the 18th time. Perry fanned three Detroit batters in the Mariners 6-2 win.
- 1990 – Mariners sign free agent Ken Griffey Sr. (released by CIN Aug. 18) putting father and son on the same team.
- 1996 – Mark Whiten’s ninth inning grand slam off Randy Meyers beats the Orioles 9-6 in the Kingdome. Alex Rodriguez goes 5-5 raising his league leading average to .373.
- 2000 – Edgar Martinez hits GW GSHR in 8th inning; his 4th of the season, setting a team record and his 8th GSHR overall.