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Coors Field has been rejuvenating for Mariners (or is it playing Rockies?)

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:53:44 +0000

(Photo by Getty Images)

The Rockies look like a lost team right now, one struggling to score runs and not capable of overcoming poor outings by their starters.

Kind of like the Mariners on this road trip, right up until they stepped into Coors Field. They turned in another strong effort Saturday in their 10-3 win. Jason Vargas wasn’t quite as sharp as Kevin Millwood, but he was plenty good enough, and was one pitch away from getting out of the seventh unscathed. The Rockies wound up scoring three that inning — the only inning out of 18 in the first two games in which they’ve scored.

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Game thread, Mariners vs. Rockies, May 19 (plus notes): Mariners romp, 10-3

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 01:00:32 +0000

There was a lot to like for the Mariners in this one — strong starting pitching by Jason Vargas, and a 14-hit attack led by Kyle Seager and Jesus Montero with three each. Seager had a two-run homer and drove in three. The Mariners were 6-for-10 with runners in scoring position, a dramatic reversal of a troubling trend.

MARINERS NINTH: They go down in order, and it will be Steve Delabar on the mound to finish it off. 10-3 Mariners.

ROCKIES SEVENTH: Vargas was one strike away from getting away unscathed from a one-out Jason Giambi double, but Jordan Pacheco singled to left for the first Rockies run in 16 innings this series. Wilin Rosario followed with a two-run homer, and it’s 9-3.

MARINERS SIXTH: The M’s blew it open with four runs, highlighted by a two-run double by Dustin Ackley, followed directly by Casper Wells’s two-run single. 9-0 Mariners.

ROCKIES FIFTH: It’s an official game now, which could be meaningful given iffy weather forecast. Vargas has brilliant one-hit shutout going. Incredible starting pitcher by Mariners in this series. 5-0 Mariners.

MARINERS FOURTH: M’s have offense rolling today. Brendan Ryan gets a one-out triple and scores on Jason Vargas’s single over the drawn-in infield. 5-0 Mariners.

MARINERS THIRD: Mariners add two more runs, all after the first two hitters struck out. Wells worked a 3-2 walk, Ichiro reached on an infield single, Montero lashed a liner into center for one run, and Seager singled in another. That’s three RBIs today for Seager. 4-0 Mariners.

ROCKIES SECOND: Vargas issues leadoff walk to his former Long Beach State teammate Troy Tulowitzki but gets three fly outs. 2-0 Mariners.

MARINERS SECOND: Kyle Seager, who has emerged as the Mariners most productive offensive player, blasted a two-run homer to right after Montero worked a walk on a 3-2 pitch. That’s five homers and 25 RBIs for Seager. 2-0 Mariners.

ROCKIES FIRST: Vargas gets the Rockies 1-2-3 without a ball leaving the infield. He’s coming off a game in Boston in which he gave up five runs in six innings. 0-0.

MARINERS FIRST: Rookie Christian Friedrich, making his third career start, gets the Mariners in order. He was Colorado’s first-round pick in 2008 out of Eastern Kentucky University and is 1-0 with a 1.38 in his first two starts, with 17 strikeouts in 13 innings.

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Game thread, Mariners vs. Rockies, May 19 (plus notes)

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 21:01:32 +0000

ROCKIES SECOND: Vargas issues leadoff walk to his former Long Beach State teammate Troy Tulowitzki but gets three fly outs. 2-0 Mariners.

ROCKIES FIRST: Vargas gets the Rockies 1-2-3 without a ball leaving the infield. He’s coming off a game in Boston in which he gave up five runs in six innings. 0-0.

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Mariners lineup on a cold, drizzly Saturday

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:01:43 +0000

The tarp is down at Coors Field, but I’m fairly confident they’ll get the game in — maybe not with a stoppage or two, however. It’s not raining right now, though there’s a forecast of thunderstorms at about 4 — two hours after the first pitch. I’ve heard they’ll only last an hour, but who knows.

Here’s today’s Mariner lineup against Colorado rookie southpaw Christian Friedrich:

Dustin Ackley 2B
Casper Wells LF
Ichiro RF
Jesus Montero C
Kyle Seager 3B
Alex Liddi 1B
Michael Saunders CF
Brendan Ryan SS
Jason Vargas LHP

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Olney On Diamondbacks, Ackley, Cardinals

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:01:43 +0000

Some GMs believe the White Sox have set an extraordinarily high asking price for right-hander Gavin Floyd, ESPN.com’s Buster Olney reported last night. Olney passes on more rumors in today’s Insider-only column; here they are:

Stephen Drew will likely miss Opening Day as he recovers from last summer’s ankle injury, and the Diamondbacks have started evaluating other long-term solutions at short. They’ve scouted Ian Desmond of the Nationals and could have interest in Cliff Pennington of the Athletics. Drew’s contract includes a $10MM mutual option for 2013, so replacing him isn’t a top priority just yet.
Scouts say Mariners second baseman Dustin Ackley looks “exceptional” this spring.
The Cardinals could pursue free agent right-hander Roy Oswalt aggressively if Chris Carpenter isn’t ready for Opening Day.

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Wedge: Montero “just not ready to play every day”

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 13:00:38 +0000

Jesus Montero is just 3-for-23 on this road trip, with nine strikeouts, and his average has dropped to .244. Manager Eric Wedge doesn’t like what he’s seeing at the plate, so Montero was the odd man out of the lineup in this National League game without a designated hitter. It’s the second game in a row he’s not started.

“He needs it,” Wedge said bluntly. “We’ve talked about it. When there was all the business early on about him playing every day – he’s just not ready to play every day. We’re going to get him in there as much as we can. He has a lot to process mentally. We’re asking a lot of him. We don’t have the DH spot available, and he needs a couple days off behind the plate.”

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Millwood is simply masterful at Coors Field

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:01:10 +0000

(Kevin Millwood after his diving attempt to catch a bunt in the ninth inning. Photo by Getty Images).

It was hard to see this one coming. Sure, Kevin Millwood had the only Mariners’ win on this road trip, but he had been pretty undistinguished prior to beating the Yankees, and Coors Field is not an easy place to pitch — even for someone who got some experience doing so as a member of the Rockies last year.

All Millwood did was turn in the best effort by a Mariner pitcher this year, and his best outing in many a season. It was his first shutout in nine years, in fact, since he blanked the Padres on three hits while with the Phillies on Aug. 1, 2003.

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