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Mariners Game Preview and Discussion: Mariners at Orioles
Mariners Game Preview and Discussion: Mariners at Orioles
Personally, I hate the series in Baltimore every year about as much as Andrés Muñoz. The weather sucks no matter what time of year it is, the Mariners never seem to score many runs (especially when George Kirby is on the mound for some reason), the injury bug always seems to bite in Oriole Park specifically, and the constant monotone let’s-go-O’s chant gives me a headache by the third inning. And this year it’s four games? Get the entire out of here. Thankfully this is the last game of this curséd series.
Happy news: Colt Emerson returns to the Mariners lineup for the first time since Detroit.
A new face has joined the bullpen shuffle after Domingo Gonzalez’s rough outing yesterday, with the Mariners selecting righty Michael Rucker. Read more here.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAlso, in case you missed it, Miles Mastrobuoni is up with the team as Matt Brash went on the IL with Ryan Bliss returning to Tacoma. It’s a rough shake for Bliss, who was steady in his short stint with the Mariners, but with J.P. Crawford on the shelf the Mariners need Mastro’s positional flexibility.
Positive news on J.P. Crawford; he wasn’t even able to hold a bat as of a couple days ago, so this is an improvement.
The news on Matt Brash isn’t as good. Dan Wilson wouldn’t give a timetable for his injury, saying just that he’ll likely be down “longer” than his last stay on the IL with a similar injury, when he was down for 18 days. Brash has flown back to Seattle for further evaluation.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNo real update on Brendan Donovan, who remains in Arizona rehabbing at the Mariners complex.
Today’s game information:
Reminder that today’s game is on ESPN.
Game time: 4:05 PT
TV: ESPN, with Kevin Brown, David Ross, Adam Ottovino and Buster Olney
Radio: 710 AM Seattle Sports, with Gary Hill Jr. and Shannon Drayer