The Seattle Mariners pulled off a clutch 5-4 win against the Chicago Cubs at T-Mobile Park on Saturday night, August 23rd, in a game that had us all screaming at the TV. Seriously, what a wild one.
The Cubs’ Bullpen Nightmare and Our Shared Pain
Look, the Cubs are probably feeling like they can’t have nice things right now, and honestly, we’ve been there ourselves. They’re sitting on a whopping 21 blown saves out of just 50 opportunities this season. Yeah, you read that right. And the crazy part? The source itself says that’s an “exact matching image of the Mariners” blown saves. So we get it, we really do. But tonight, that pain was theirs, and our boys took full advantage.
Jacob Webb was the guy who imploded for them right when it mattered most. The dude faced five batters, gave up three hits, and coughed up three critical runs. What a turn of events! Before tonight, between June 20 and now, Webb was absolutely lights out. He was 5-0 with seven saves, faced 96 batters, allowed only 13 hits and 10 walks, racked up 25 strikeouts, and didn’t give up a single run. He even had six perfect innings in there, often deployed in high-leverage spots. His FIP was a sparkling 2.27. So for him to unravel like that, after such a dominant stretch? Man, that’s gotta sting for their fans, especially when your team was leading in the ninth and then lost. That’s the most frustrating kind of blown save, isn’t it?
A Win That Tastes So Sweet
You hear people talk about “blown saves” as a stupid stat, and sometimes it absolutely is. Who cares about a blown save in the fifth inning? Or when your team still wins 10-1 after the reliever gets tagged with one for entering with a lead? Totally different scenarios. But when it happens in the ninth, with the lead on the line, and you ultimately lose the game? That’s the true definition of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. And that’s precisely what unfolded for the Cubs tonight, right here in our house.
Sure, they can look at other teams like the Brewers with 18 blown saves, the Dodgers with 19, the Rays with 15, the Braves with 17, the Yankees with 23, the Phillies with 17, the Red Sox with 11, the Padres with 15, or the Diamondbacks with 15, and maybe feel a little less alone. But none of those teams coughed it up to *us* tonight, handing the Mariners that precious 5-4 victory. Our team hung tough, seized the moment, and sent those Cubs packing with a brutal taste of their own medicine. What a way to grab a W!
So, the M’s secure a hard-fought W against a team that imploded when it mattered most. That kind of grit and late-game fight? That’s exactly what we love to see from our squad. Let’s keep that momentum rolling as we get ready for another one tomorrow. The Emerald City is absolutely buzzing after that one!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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