Rangers @ M's: April 19th - 21st

[NWinAZ]

 

[MarinersBestFan]

Crucial 6 games coming up.

Mariners absolutely CAN NOT play down to the competition in these next 2 home series.

Ray will be tossing 2 of the 6 games. Both TX and KC win % is abysmal right now and we have to knock them even lower by the time they pack their bags and leave town.

Would love to sweep all 6 ( pipe dream ) But 5/6 would be great. At a minimum 4/6.

Julio has learned to lay off the 1st pitch down and away and Kelenic almost looks like he is trying to have fun out there.

Crawford playing like an all star ( both hitting and fielding )

Defense has yet to let us down ( but it's coming sooner or later )

Was nice to see Ty France picking up right where he left off by mashing the ball all over the ballpark ( and OUT of the ballpark )

Weather is going to be nasty these next 3 games with the Rangers

 

[Podunkparte]

Gonna be catching game 1 from Olympia. Looks like Charlie's is a decent place to watch? Hotel room doesn't get Root.

I think Ray is gonna have a pretty dominant game. After having to pitch in a monsoon, he should be amped to rebound in his first appearance at home. I don't think any of the Rangers are really clicking yet either, so don't let baby Seager beat you.

Hope to see Frazier stay hot, and maybe Winker to start heating up. He really should have 2 HRs at this point.

 

[Destroydacre]

Should be an interesting series against Texas. Still not sure what the hell they were doing in the offseason signing Seager and Semien, but I'm glad they dumped a ton of money there instead of putting it into pitching.

 

[Destroydacre]

Nice to see Suarez get the offense rolling with a bomb on an 0-2 pitch.

 

[Podunkparte]

Nice to see Suarez get the offense rolling with a bomb on an 0-2 pitch.

That was crushed. Nice to see a mistake punished. Grey went there 2 times in a row, then tried #3.

Suarez can be as bad he wants at 3rd, 3 run bombs will make up for that.

 

[cezero]

First time watching Ray. That slider is nasty.

 

[Podunkparte]

First time watching Ray. That slider is nasty.

And yet, Brash's is better!

 

[Podunkparte]

There you go JK!

 

[Destroydacre]

Kelenic goes yard. Good to see maybe he's starting to put it together.

 

[Podunkparte]

Kelenic goes yard. Good to see maybe he's starting to put it together.

I'll be looking at the approach now. He's turned on 2 inside pitches for HRs lately. They'll probably go soft away now, and he should be aware of that.

 

[Podunkparte]

Good win. Never really any stress, though I thought Ray would come out to start the 7th. Ended up saving an inning for him (Thank Servais, guys) on the season.

Love the late at bats by JRod and the stolen bases.

 

[wazzu31]

Looks like Torrens caught the Covid so the 1B from the Rainiers gets to come up

 

[NWinAZ]

Good win good two run add late in the game.

 

[Podunkparte]

Good win good two run add late in the game.

Which was an 0-2 HR to Toro with a runner on 3rd, 1 out. The details there are encouraging.

 

[NWinAZ]

Which was an 0-2 HR to Toro with a runner on 3rd, 1 out. The details there are encouraging.

I went up to my brothers to watch and right when the pitch was thrown his TV went into sleep mode. Worst timing ever. Toro needed that. He has such great tools, but almost zero in results. He looks to good to be that guy. Hopefully this gets him started.

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[MarinersBestFan]

That right there will get them places this season

Added game note* Rangers hit some seeds right at a few infielders and outfielders. We got real lucky all 5-6 of those balls were hit directly at our fielders. Could have made the game much closer than the end result had those outs turned into 4 doubles and 2 singles.

 

[NWinAZ]

 

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