Man, what a night for baseball, right? But for us here in the Emerald City, it was a gut punch. The Mariners, our Mariners, just took a *historic defeat* last night. Yeah, you read that right. Historic. Ouch. And to make things even wilder, zero, count ’em, *zero* AL West teams have a winning record right now. What is even happening?!
Tatis Jr. Puts On a Show While Our Guys Struggle
While we’re trying to figure out what went wrong for our guys, out there in San Diego, Fernando Tatis Jr. was putting on a show. Seriously, this dude is unreal. He kicked off the game against the Mets’ starter Zac Thornton, first pitch, a 92 mph four-seamer, and Tatis absolutely *launched* it. We’re talking 452 feet, 113.2 mph exit velocity, his 14th homer of the year. He crushed that ball! But he’s not just a bat. In the bottom of the second, he flashed the leather, robbing New York’s Francisco Lindor of a grand slam. He got way up there to keep that one in the park. What a catch! He even did a little flip with the ball after. That play kept the score at 1-0, and then in the fifth, Tatis came up against Thornton again with Jake Cronenworth on base, and boom! Another high four-seamer, another bomb sent into the stands. Tatis 3, Mets 0. That second shot ended up being the game-winner, keeping the Mets at just two runs after their almost grand slam. Honestly, it felt like Tatis beat New York all by himself.
Early Season Wildness Across MLB
Elsewhere in the league, the Phillies kept winning, while the Diamondbacks dropped another one to the Red Sox. That helped San Diego improve their spot as the third wild-card by a game, though they’re still one game back of Philly for the second spot. Pete Crow-Armstrong, man, this guy is on fire! He hit another leadoff homer last night, giving him 31 dingers and 31 steals already. He even leads the majors in wins above replacement with a crazy 7.8. It’s wild to think he was struggling so bad until late April, looking rough last season too. Those days are long gone. Meanwhile, the White Sox suffered *another* walk-off defeat, this time thanks to Alex Bregman’s ninth-inning single that scored Carson Kelly. The Cubs, though, they got a walk-off on Monday from PCA himself, his 30th homer of the year and first career walk-off. Man, the AL Central, outside of Chicago, has been a mess over the weekend, making those White Sox losses sting a little less, I guess.
So, yeah, it was a rough night to be a Mariners fan with that historic defeat. It stings, especially when the whole AL West is stumbling around, with no team even holding a winning record. What does it mean for our M’s? It means every game is a battle, and we’ve gotta turn this around fast if we want to climb out of this early season slump. Our guys need to dig deep. We’ll be watching, as always. Let’s go, M’s!
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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