Mariners Daily 2/26
After defeating the Padres yesterday 13-3 as the away team, the M's and Padres flipped sides and today the Mariners were once again victorious, 13-2. Today the M's skipper Scott Servais featured more of the back ups and platoon players compared to yesterdays lineup which is most likely to be the opening day lineup. Chris Heston got the start today and pitched 2 innings of scoreless baseball while allowing just 1 hit an striking out 1. Cruz, the only regular to get the start, stole the show early, homering for a second time this Spring. One of the things that was impressive in this game was that the Mariners drew 14 walks. The M's made the Padres pitchers throw alot of pitches and showed great patience and plate vision. That's something we will need to keep an eye on this season, especially with some of the younger players like Vogelbach, Gamel, Haniger and Zunino who will need to have good plate appearances and will need to keep the strikeout rate low.
Box Score
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs | Hits | Errors | |
San Diego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Mariners | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 13 | 11 | 1 |
Top Performers
1. | Nelson Cruz | 2-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR |
2. | Pat Venditte | 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO |
3. | Tyler O'Neil | 1-2, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 2B |
4. | Danny Valencia | 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 2B |
5. | Mike Freeman | 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 2B |
6. | Sebastian Valle | 1-2, 2 RBI, 1 SO |
7. | Steve Baron | 1-1, 2 R, 1 BB |
8. | Shawn O'Malley | 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO |
9. | Ben Gamel | 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SO |
10. | Chris Heston | 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, W |
11. | Dillon Overton | 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, H |
12. | Nick Hagadone | 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB |
13. | Boog Powell | 1-1 |
14. | Dean Keikhefer | 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, E |
Honorable Mentions
1. | Robinson Cano | 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SO |
2. | Carlos Ruiz | 0-1, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB |
3. | Adam Law | 0-0, 2 R, 1 BB |
4. | Guillermo Heredia | 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO |
Players who struggled
1. | Christian Bergman | 2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB |
Tomorrow's home game against the Kansas City Royals is at 12:10 PM PT at the Peoria Sports Complex. Yovani Gallardo will make his first start in a Mariners uniform against former Mariners and Kansas City Royal Jason Vargas. Lineups have not been released but I will try to share in on Twitter @ECSportsDaily when they become available.
Go Mariners!
