The Mariners' streak of four consecutive series victories has been snapped following a 2-0 lo s to the Red Sox on Sunday.It was a sluggish and uneventful affair that mercifully ended just under the three-hour mark. But if not for one of by Boston third baseman Rafael Devers, the two clubs may still be going at it. Neither team showed much of an ability to get on the scoreboard over the course of the afternoon.That especially rung true
Kenta Maeda Jersey for Seattle's offense, despite its favorable matchup on paper. Boston starter Kutter Crawford entered the day sporting a combined 7.88 ERA in 24 innings between Triple-A and the major league level, but he was nearly untouchable in his second career start on Sunday. The appropriately named Crawford made great use of an effective cutter, which induced eight of his game-high 13 swings and mi ses, as he held the Mariners to just one hittheir only hit of the gamewith seven strikeouts and
Sandy Koufax Jersey four walks in 5.0 innings pitched.Scroll to ContinueThose struggles continued well after Crawford exited, resulting in Seattle's seventh shutout lo s of the season and its first since May 17 in Toronto. But the woeful performance wasn't entirely a byproduct of lifele s bats; all five of the balls hit over 100 MPH in the game belonged to Mariners hitters. Four, however, resulted in outs and not without some spectacular defensive plays by the Red Sox.So it goes.The Mariners will now turn their attention to the visiting Twins, who come to T-Mobile Park for a three-game set leading the American League Central by 3.0 games. But before we look ahead to Monday night's series opener, let's review Sunday's action and go over the best and worst performances from Seattle's lo s.This,
Cody Bellinger Jersey like the game itself, should be a quick one.3 Up LHP Robbie RayMaking Seattle's offensive showing all the more disappointing, Ray gave his best performance of the year thus far. It was bumpy at times, but the veteran lefty completed 7.0 scorele s innings while holding Boston to just three hits, a walk and a hit by pitch. Most notably, he was able to pitch out of a couple tight spots, thanks in part to the two-seam fastball he reintroduced during his last start in Houston. On 45 pitches, the offering generated 27 strikes, eight called strikes, four swings and mi ses and five groundball outs, including a crucial inning-ending double play, and the Red Sox only got one hit off of it. It's still early to say for sure
Mike Piazza Jersey , but it looks as if Ray has found himself a new weapon. That could be a game-changer for the 30-year old, who entered Sunday's game scuffling in his AL Cy Young defense. RHP Sergio RomoHandling the ninth inning, Romo posted his third scorele s outing in a row on Sunday, retiring the side in order on 13 total pitches. He's bounced back well after giving up seven runs on four homers in back-to-back appearances during Seattle's last road trip. C Luis TorrensAlthough he finished the day with just a single to his credit, it's clear Torrens' bat is starting to heat up. He's now 6 for his last 15 and hit two balls over 100 MPH on Sunday. Something to keep an eye on.1 Down The Mariners' offenseWe typically go over three "downs" in this exercise, but only one will be nece sary in this particular instance
Hyun-Jin Ryu Jersey . While there were certainly a few individual performances deserving of criticism, Seattle's offense gets the nod here after mustering just one hit as a whole. That simply cannot happen, especially with a series on the line. The first three hitters in the Mariners' ordercomprised of Je se Winker, Ty France and Julio Rodrguezwent a combined 0 for 10 with six strikeouts and a pair of walks. That should paint a good enough picture of how the day went.