Mariners 6, Rangers 4
Mariners 6, Rangers 4
- That was a game that the Rangers didn’t deserve to win.
- And they didn’t win.
- Or maybe they did deserve to win…I don’t even know at this point. I can’t tell anymore.
- Jack Leiter pitched well. He only allowed one run in six innings. Seven Ks, no walks.
- It has been an up-and-down season for Leiter, but there’s been a lot of positive from him throughout the season, and keeping the M’s off the board until the sixth, when he allowed a single run, was a very positive effort.
- With a taxed pen, Jacob Latz was called upon and once again did his job, retiring seven batters before, mid-batter in the ninth, on a 2-0 count, Mike Maddux went out to the mound, and after visiting with him, summoned Luke Jackson.
- Weird sequence there, and I can’t remember the last time I saw a Ranger pitching coach rather than manager make the pitching change. Obviously it had something to do with whatever feedback Maddux got while he was out there. Strange.
- Anyway, Jackson finished up the inning, and the pitchers had gone nine innings and allowed one run.
- And it wasn’t good enough.
- Missed opportunities. A Corey Seager tenth inning game tying home run that just put defeat off for a short time. Another missed opportunity to get back to .500.
- Maybe they should have worn the red hats again.
- Jack Leiter hit 99.1 mph with his fastball, averaging 97.0 mph. Jacob Latz reached 95.4 mph with his fastball. Luke Jackson touched 95.2 mph with his fastball. Cole Winn’s fastball maxed out at 96.9 mph.
- Josh Smith had a 106.5 mph ground out and a 100.6 mph single. Corey Seager hit a home run at 106.2 mph and had a 102.6 mph fly out. Marcus Semien had a 106.1 mph single. Jonah Heim had a 105.8 mph fly out. Alejandro Osuna had a 104.7 mph fly out and a 101.9 mph fly out. Evan Carter had a 103.1 mph ground out.
- Moving on, moving on, to a series against the Orioles. Yippee.