Our Seattle Mariners just went into Texas and snagged a clutch 6-4 victory against the Rangers, a massive early season statement on the road! You love to see our boys grind out a win against a tough opponent, especially when every single game matters this early in the year. That’s the kind of grit that sets the tone for the whole season, you know?
But that wasn’t the only ‘W’ flying the flag for the Emerald City yesterday. Down in Double-A, our Arkansas Travelers absolutely stunned the Tulsa Drillers, a Dodgers affiliate, with an 8-6 comeback win! Talk about a gut punch for a Dodgers farm team. The Drillers gave up *four runs* in the eighth inning, and our guys, Zyhir Hope and Mike Sirota, were hustling all day, both picking up two singles, a walk, and scoring a run each. Hope even swiped a bag! That’s our minor league squad showing them how we do it, putting the pressure on and making ’em pay when it counts. It’s awesome to see that winning mentality echoing through our entire system.
Elsewhere in the Dodgers’ minor league system, things were getting wild, and not in a good way for them. Over in Triple-A, their Oklahoma City squad totally choked, blowing a 6-2 lead in the ninth inning against the Sacramento River Cats and losing 8-6. Pitcher Kyle Hurt, who was a key bullpen guy for them earlier, couldn’t get it done, facing six batters and letting in a double, a single, two walks, and a hit by pitch. That cut their lead to 6-4 with the bases juiced! Then Nick Robertson came in and, with one pitch, gave up a walk-off grand slam to Nick Furman. Ouch. You just hate to see a team unravel like that, especially when it’s a team affiliated with our rivals. Meanwhile, Kiké Hernández and Edwin Díaz officially wrapped up their rehab assignments for Oklahoma City. Hernández, who smashed an RBI single and a sacrifice fly on Sunday, playing seven innings in left, is set to be activated Tuesday. Díaz, their star closer, had a bit of a rough Sunday, giving up a run on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts, but he’s expected back with the big league club Wednesday. He worked through seven rehab games across a few levels over the past couple weeks.
So yeah, a great day for Mariners baseball, both in the bigs and down on the farm. Our guys are fighting, scratching, and clawing for every win, and you just love to see it. Keep that energy up, Emerald City, because this team is just getting started and that M’s victory in Texas felt oh so good!
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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