Game 98, Blue Jays at Mariners
J.A. Happ vs. Drew Hutchison, 1:10pm
Soooo, Drew Hutchison’s been sick for a while, forcing the Jays to substitute RA Dickey on Thursday and then Marco Estrada yesterday. He’s again listed as the starter today, but after last night, I wouldn’t be shocked if they skipped him again. You can review yesterday’s game thread for info about Hutchison and his frustrating 2015. Today, the M’s attempt to win 3 straight for the first time since late May. I think we need to see a streak here, not because they’ll get back in the race, but because watching the team bounce along at 6-8 games under .500 is the most boring kind of mediocrity. I think we’ve all been burned enough times not to see it as yet another sign that Next Year’s Gonna Be Awesome, but because watching good baseball is fun. Given that we’re going to be watching pointless baseball, we may as well get some aesthetically pleasing pointless baseball.
1: Jackson, CF
2: Seager, 3B
3: Cruz, RF
4: Cano, 2B
5: Smith, LF
6: Trumbo, DH
7: Morrison, 1B
8: Taylor, SS
9: Sucre, C
SP: Happ
Every one of the M’s full-season affiliates lost last night. Tacoma got pounded 9-3 by Fresno, as Dan Straily threw 8 shutout innings at the Rainiers. Marcus Littlewood hit 2 HRs for Jackson, but they still lost 5-4 to Montgomery. Dan Altavilla threw 6 quality innings against San Jose, but lost 2-1. Clinton lost to Wisconsin 6-5, bringing the two clubs into a tie for worst MWL record at 32-66. Everett broke ranks by beating Spokane 8-6 thanks to a 6-run 7th inning, and SS Drew Jackson hit his first pro homer.
The game of the day in the minors takes place in Tacoma, as Forrest Snow faces off with Astros prospect and former #1 overall pick Mark Appel. Blessed with easy velocity and the makings of a great breaking ball, Appel’s always seemed like a scouts dream, but he’s been oddly hittable even in college. That pattern’s continued in the pros, and in his brief stint in AAA he’s given up 27 hits and 15 runs in less than 20 innings. Tyler Pike, Luiz Gohara and Misael Siverio also start for the M’s affiliates. Clinton faces a top Brewers prospect in Kodi Medeiros today in the MWL, as well.
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Really Cano….. wow.
Bases loaded no outs. SMH
Can our .371 slugging 1st baseman come through???
This guy is all over the plate right now and LoMo swings at the first crap pitch! cmon!
I looked away for one second and the inning was over…. Cano, Smith, Trumbo and Logan. Way to pounce!
and now the blue jays somehow scoring runs without a runner on third…. Did not think that was allowed.
This is just effing wonderful Happ! you HAPPless son of a bitch! get it under control.
What’s going on with Happ today?
I think the Bluejays called him up, said “Hey let us win, we need this man!” and happ said I’ll see what I can do.
43 pitches and counting for this inning.
5 walks in one inning! nice! we dont even get that many in a week!
this is what kills me about punting with the bases juiced in the first. Cano whiffing, Smith manages a sac fly (accident) and Morrison swinging first pitch. It’s an endless nightmare. Now it’s 3-1.
Sucre!! Hahahaha
I hope they rotate some other guys in to first base. Morrison has played himself out of a regular role.
Morrison had a brain-fart at 1st last night and first-pitched the team out of a rally today.
I predicted in April he would not finish above 300 in OBP or 400 in slugging. Which at first base makes him useless. But apparently his suck was due to “bad luck” and he finished real strong last year.
It’s now 191 games of bad luck.
That was Sucre’s first Major League home run. 24th since his pro debut in 2005. 24 home runs in nearly 2400 plate appearances between low A and the Majors. That’s stunning. A perfect 1%
Nice to see it be the OTHER team having a brain fart on the base paths for once…
I guess I’ll take that as an apology Cano from your earlier endeavor.
This past week has totally kicked the bullpens ass… it’d be nice for them to get a day off.
Robbie, Robbie, Robbie…
The bottom half of the line up is just terrible…
Does Rodney have blackmail on Lloyd or something? He’s about the last pitcher I would have put in this game…
I usually just lurk here but I can’t take it anymore. Why do they keep dragging this guy out as a “closer”? Or whatever you want to call him (I realize it isn’t the 9th).
The big sucking sound just gets louder. Jack Z.: fill up your trunk and get out of town.
Shouldn’t the first of Krueger’s “Keys to the Game be the same for each & every game… Simply, “No appearance by Rodney!”
Lloyd will never be fired – he’s the only AA manager in MLB.
Happy Felix Day is only 4-5 days away! And the ballpark – such a family experience!
I’d to be understanding when they first back Rodney. I thought, okay, benefit of the doubt. Now I’m doubting the benefits. Or something like that. I just don’t want Rodney anymore. We need these wins.