Blake Snell just made his second rehab start, striking out three batters in 2 2/3 innings for Triple-A Oklahoma City. He threw 49 pitches, allowed two singles, and one run that scored after he left the game, all without walking a single guy. That’s a clean sheet on the walks, which is always good to see for any pitcher finding their rhythm again.
Meanwhile, a Mariners affiliate, the Arkansas Travelers, absolutely dismantled the Double-A Tulsa Drillers in a blowout loss. Get this: the Drillers were one out away from getting *combined perfect gamed*! Can you even imagine? Their lone baserunner was a two-out infield single in the ninth inning that involved a throwing error. Talk about dodging a bullet, even if they still got crushed. Tulsa’s Adam Serwinowski struck out nine batters, but he also coughed up six runs and two home runs over six innings. You gotta love seeing our boys’ affiliates playing lights out and handing out L’s like candy, especially when it’s almost a perfect game situation. That’s the kind of momentum we need flowing through the organization.
Down in the minor league system, there were some wild moments. Triple-A Oklahoma City had a good night, putting up “crooked numbers” in three separate innings in their road win over the Sacramento River Cats. Matt Gorski, who had six singles and zero extra-base hits in his first nine games off the injured list, made up for lost time by homering, doubling, and driving in four runs. Hyeseong Kim was also on fire, with two singles, two walks, three runs scored, a stolen base, and an “incredible play” at second. On the other end, High-A Zach Root had a rough one, walking six guys while striking out only five. His walk rate shot up from 9.4 percent to 22.2 percent in his last two outings. But the real minor league hero? Class-A first baseman Easton Shelton. He homered *again* for the Ontario Tower Buzzers, his fifth dinger in his last five games, with an .871 slugging percentage in July! The dude leads all minor leagues with 31 home runs, just one shy of doubling the second-place guy in the California League. Plus, some roster moves: Double-A shortstop Elijah Hainline was activated after missing three weeks, and infielder Nico Perez was activated for High-A, but left-hander Wyatt Crowell went on the 7-day IL.
Back with our big league club, it was a tough one on the road. The Seattle Mariners dropped their game against the Texas Rangers, 4-5. Not the result we wanted, but every game is a battle in this early season. Time to regroup and come back strong. We’ll be watching every pitch. Go M’s!
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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