The Detroit Tigers absolutely lit up T-Mobile Park yesterday, shutting out our Mariners 11-0 in a game that felt like it went wrong from the jump. This was supposed to be a chance for a series win, but instead, it was a total faceplant against a team looking to avoid more drama.
The Early Onslaught Was Brutal
Our Mariners pitcher, Bryce Miller, was on the mound, facing off against Framber Valdez. The Tigers wasted no time at all. Kevin McGonigle snagged a leadoff walk, and then, with one out, Dillon Dingler blasted a two-run homer right to center. Just like that, we were down. Riley Greene kept the pressure on with a ground-rule double, and Colt Keith doubled right after, bringing Greene in to add another run to Detroit’s lead. Spencer Torkelson walked, but we managed to strand him, limiting the damage to 3-0 after the first. Our side of the inning didn’t fare much better: a Mariner walked with one out, but another Mariner hit into a force out, ending any threat.
Still Searching for Bats, Tigers Keep Rolling
The Tigers weren’t done in the second. McGonigle singled with one out, a Gleyber Torres groundout pushed him to second, and then Dingler singled him home, extending their lead. Another Mariner took a leadoff walk in the third, but then hit into a double play, followed by a strikeout. Our bats just couldn’t get going. The Tigers went 1-2-3 for the first time in the third, a small glimmer of hope, but then a Mariner got a two-out single only to be left stranded. The fourth saw another 1-2-3 for the Tigers. Julio Rodriguez gave us a brief moment of excitement with a one-out single, a well-placed line drive to center. But just as quickly, he was eliminated in a double play off the bat of another Mariner. The Tigers went three-up, three-down again in the fifth, but Valdez returned the favor, making short work of our lineup in the home half. In the sixth, a new Mariners pitcher replaced Miller and got the Tigers out in order. A Mariner started our half of the sixth with a single, and another Mariner singled with one out, but the Tigers clamped down, getting the next two outs and leaving two of our guys on base with no runs scored. The offense was just nowhere to be found.
An 11-0 shutout at home stings, folks. Giving up that many runs and getting so little going on offense is not the Mariners baseball we bleed for. We need to see a whole different energy, a whole different approach at the plate next time out. This one left us with a lot more questions than answers heading into the next game. Time to regroup and bounce back, M’s!
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Originally reported by Bless You Boys.
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