Series Thread: M's @ Astros: August 20th - 22nd

[Anointed One]

M's need to win this series... Astro's seem to always have our #... 2-1 series win would be huge at this time...

Friday: Kikuchi vs McCullers Jr
Saturday: Gilbert vs Odorizzi
Sunday: Anderson vs Valdez

 

[SeattleCoug]

Man I am tired of seeing McCullers although they did do ok against him last time, Flexen was just worse.

Gonna need a huge bounce back game from Gilbert tomorrow. But yeah need 2/3 here

 

[AceKeptic]

M's need to win this series... Astro's seem to always have our #... 2-1 series win would be huge at this time...

Friday: Kikuchi vs McCullers Jr
Saturday: Gilbert vs Odorizzi
Sunday: Anderson vs Valdez

"Need to," yeah, but with a couple of these starters, not too likely.

Kikuchi pretty much ended this game early. Back to square one all over again.

 

[Destroydacre]

I know Houston's lineup is good, but they really gotta stop giving up 8 runs to these guys every game (I know it's not there yet in this one, but sure is heading that way).

 

[Msfann]

Over. Kikuchi is trash. 6 runs and the mariners don't even have a hit yet.

 

[Destroydacre]

Over. Kikuchi is trash. 6 runs and the mariners don't even have a hit yet.

Yeah at this point I'm honestly just hoping they don't get perfect gamed.

 

[AceKeptic]

Yeah at this point I'm honestly just hoping they don't get perfect gamed.

Well, we got a run anyway. Thanks, Seager.

Shame Kikuchi put this one out of reach well ahead of time.

Yeah yeah, I get it...HOUSTINK. But do we have to make it that obvious that we're not supposed to be doing that well against them?

And Gilbert tomorrow...You can chalk up another L WELL in advance.

 

[Duders]

 

[NWinAZ]

Not Mariners but hilarious.

 

[Cloud]

Welp… these guys are the Astros bitch and that’s that. Have been since they moved to the ALW.

 

[Cloud]

Not Mariners but hilarious.

F that, I’m getting tossed! But then again, maybe not since it was only Bot 1st. Not worth it.

 

[Cloud]

I know Houston's lineup is good, but they really gotta stop giving up 8 runs to these guys every game (I know it's not there yet in this one, but sure is heading that way).

8,8,11,12 last 4 games against the Astros.

It's not going down... it's actually going up.

 

[ulmax]

kikuchi seems ok in a six ..man rotation...but starts..doing worse..in a 5 man..hope sheffield is back....soon

 

[Destroydacre]

kikuchi seems ok in a six ..man rotation...but starts..doing worse..in a 5 man..hope sheffield is back....soon

If they're going back to a 6 man rotation I would rather wait until Dunn is back. Sheffield this year isn't any better than Kikuchi tonight. Don't really want to see him pitch for the M's again this season and give him the off-season to work on things.

 

[ulmax]

If they're going back to a 6 man rotation I would rather wait until Dunn is back. Sheffield this year isn't any better than Kikuchi tonight. Don't really want to see him pitch for the M's again this season and give him the off-season to work on things.

agreed,,,all im saying is...he pitched better...in a 6 man rotation...and sense they went to a 5 man rotation...he has not pitched..well...

and i think sheffield..should be out of the ..bull pen...yes...and think...dunn should be the 6th..starter...yes

but we would have to wait..a bit longer...till dunn is back....

so they would...just out of ,,need,,to start sheffield..a couple more times...

side note
mariners need to go better than 500..the rest of the way..to have a shot at the playoffs...

playing houston and oakland..twice...how they do against them...will be huge...

in the recent past....it has not been good....

that can mean..something..,,,,,,.or not....we will see.........

 

[ulmax]

including...this time..they actually..play..houston..3 times........better learn............how to beat them....

gota get kikuchi..back..in his comfort...ZONE...........
the league has seen a lot..of..Anthony Misiewicz 38..they may be on him a bit....don't let him..get ROCKED.....

 

[ulmax]

 

[ulmax]

the mariners already ..give up 2 spots..on offence.(..usually..moore..and catcher..)..they cant afford..to...... not get it done.........in pitching.........

 

[MarinersBestFan]

How you feel when you think you may have a 'good' team and you play against a 'good' team.

Pretty much a reality check and a litmus test for where the Mariners truly are as an .org.

Mariners playing for their lifes with everything at stake on this critical stage of a road trip, up against their division leader - and coming off a 3 game sweep of an inferior team. And they get punched squarely in the face at the start of the game and never recover from it. A 5-6 game lead with 6 weeks to go ain't shit. But you gotta sack up and play the teams you are chasing like you truly deserve to be in the situation of battling them for the division lead and / or a playoff spot.

Weak sauce ....

 

[Duders]

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