Mariners roll to 18-5 start
As we head towards the end of April, the Mariners have a MLB best 18-5 record on the season lead by many strong starts in the lineup. Dynamic difficulty has reached HOF for both pitching and hitting so its getting real competitive now and I'm loving it. Still haven't had many walks allowed while pitching, mostly pitch to contact or dot the edges.
Lineup
2B Adam Frazier .337 AVG, 4 RBIs, 3 2Bs, 11 Ks, 5 BBs
SS JP Crawford .315 AVG, 1 HR, 10 RBIs, 4 2Bs, 4 Ks, 6 BBs, 1 SB
1B Ty France .284 AVG, 2 HRs, 8 RBIs, 7 2Bs, 11 Ks, 9 BBs
LF Kyle Lewis .396 AVG, 9 HRs, 28 RBIs, 4 2Bs, 10 Ks, 6 BBs, 1 SB
RF Mitch Haniger .318 AVG, 9 HRs, 24 RBIS, 5 2Bs, 1 3B, 11 Ks, 8 BBs
DH Jesse Winker .358 AVG, 5 HRs, 18 RBIs, 10 2Bs, 7 Ks, 2 BBs
3B Eugenio Suarez .311 AVG, 8 HRs, 21 RBIs, 5 2Bs, 22 Ks, 8 BBs
CF Julio Rodriguez .287 AVG, 2 HRs, 9 RBIs, 2 2Bs, 1 3B, 11 Ks, 1 BB, 2 SB
C Christian Vazquez .234 AVG, 1 HR, 10 RBIs, 3 2Bs, 9 Ks, 2 BBs
Bench
OF Wil Myers .293 AVG, 2 HRs, 7 RBIs, 4 2Bs, 10Ks, 8 BBs
OF Yonathan Daza .300 AVG, 1K, 1 BB
IF Donovan Solano .286 AVG, 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs, 10 Ks, 1 BB
C Luis Torrens .263 AVG, 1 RBI, 2 Ks, 1 BB
IF Abraham Toro .357 AVG, 2 HRs, 3 RBIs, 2 2Bs, 2 BBs
Rotation
Logan Gilbert 4-1, 2.52 ERA, 35.2 IP, 59 Ks, 0 BBs
Robbie Ray 2-2, 1.45 ERA, 31 IP, 51 Ks, 0 BBs
Marco Gonzales 4-0, 1.64 ERA, 33 IP, 20 Ks, 1 BB
Chris Flexen 2-0, 4.37 ERA, 22.2 IP, 19 Ks, 0 BBs
Matt Brash 2-0, 2.63 ERA, 27.1 IP, 39 Ks, 1 BBs
Bullpen
Ken Giles 6G, 6.1 IP, 1.42 ERA, 8 Ks, 0 BBs
Casey Sadler 6G, 7 IP, 0.00 ERA, 6 Ks, 0 BBs
Oliver Perez 8G, 1-0, 7.1 IP, 1.23 ERA, 9 Ks, 0 BBs
Justus Sheffield 10G, 13 IP, 3.46 ERA, 9 Ks, 0 BBs
Diego Castillo 9G, 8.2 IP, 1-1, 1 SV, 4.15 ERA, 15 Ks, 2 BBs
Drew Steckenreider 8G, 7.1 IP, 2-1, 3.68 ERA, 14Ks, 0 BBs
Paul Sewald 10G, 9.1 IP, 5 SV, 0.00 ERA, 13 Ks, 0 BBs
Trade Alert
The Seattle Mariners have agreed to trade RP Ken Giles to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for RP Darwinzon Hernandez, who has struggled mightily to the tune of a 7.04 ERA in 7.2 IP for Triple A Worcester. The Mariners are hoping the change of scenery does good for the hard throwing lefty, while the Sox get a much needed upgrade in their MLB Bullpen. Hernandez has been optioned to Triple A Tacoma and RP Erik Swanson gets the promotion from Tacoma to the bigs. Swanson has been dominant in the bullpen so far for Tacoma to the tune of a 1-0, 1.26 ERA and 12 Ks in 14.1 innings of relief.
Taking a look around the league, the standings currently sit like this
AL East
Yankees 16-8
Red Sox 14-10
Rays 13-10
Blue Jays 12-12
Orioles 10-13
AL Central
Royals 12-11
Guardians 11-13
Twins 10-13
White Sox 9-14
Tigers 9-15
AL West
Mariners 18-5
Angels 12-12
Astros 11-12
Rangers 11-13
Athletics 10-15
NL East
Nationals 15-9
Mets 14-10
Marlins 12-11
Phillies 12-11
Braves 10-14
NL Central
Pirates 12-12
Brewers 12-12
Cardinals 11-12
Cubs 11-12
Reds 9-14
NL West
Dodgers 17-7
Giants 15-9
Padres 10-14
Rockies 9-14
DBacks 7-17
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