Brendan Donovan was just scratched from a game after getting hit in the head by a pitch in the batting cage, and honestly, that’s not even the worst news out of T-Mobile Park. Our Mariners have lost Bryce Miller’s past two starts by absolutely brutal scores of 22-0 and 19-2. Yeah, you read that right: twenty-two to zero. If you were wondering how this year in Seattle is going, those numbers pretty much sum it up. Whatever hope the team had, it feels like it just took a fastball to the dome itself.
What’s Happening With This Club, Seriously?
It’s one thing to drop a couple of games, but to get shelled 22-0 and then follow it up with a 19-2 gut punch? That’s not just losing, that’s an existential crisis on the diamond. Bryce Miller, who we’ve seen battle before, just couldn’t catch a break, and frankly, neither could the rest of the pitching staff in those outings. And then you add Donovan’s scary batting cage incident to the mix, and you gotta wonder if the baseball gods are actively plotting against us here in the Emerald City. You always talk about guys needing to get right for the stretch run, but for our M’s, it feels like we’re just trying to survive the week.
Injuries Are Piling Up Around the League, But So Is the Fight
Across the league, injuries are definitely piling up and taking a toll on playoff contenders. You see guys like Dodgers All-Star Andy Pages fracturing his hand on a pitch, or the Yankees losing both Max Fried and Ryan Weathers to injury. Padres starter Casey Mize left early with an ankle sprain, and Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte is dealing with… well, whatever it is. You’ve got the Rockies, for example, missing All-Star catcher Hunter Goodman with a left shoulder strain, and third baseman Kyle Karros out with concussion symptoms. Their offense took another hit with left fielder Wade Meckler, who has a concussion, and first baseman Nolan Schanuel, who has an intercostal strain, sidelined. Even Samy Natera Jr., who had 42 strikeouts in 27 innings, is on the IL with back spasms. It’s rough out there for a lot of teams, no doubt. The Nationals were two games over .500 on July 28, but have gone 6-18 since, missing All-Star outfielder James Wood and now All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams. Then you look at the Mets. They’re still missing a ton of pieces, including Juan Soto, Devin Williams, and Mark Vientos, and Jorge Polanco is done for the year after ankle surgery. But here’s the kicker: *they’ve been playing much better baseball lately despite all that*.
Where Do We Go From Here?
That’s the question, isn’t it? When you’re getting absolutely clobbered on the scoreboards and taking hits in the batting cage, what’s left? The source article cuts off right at “Whatever hope the,” and honestly, that feels right. For us faithful here in Seattle, we just keep showing up, keep yelling for Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez, and keep waiting. Waiting for something, anything, to turn these gut-wrenching losses around. It’s gotta get better, right? It just *has* to.
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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