The follow-up to the most impressive and dramatic regular season series in the 21st century for the Seattle Mariners? An off day, followed by hosting one of the worst teams in MLB history at any time. The Colorado Rockies have spent the second half of the season or so being merely a traditionally quite bad team instead of their historic pace, and they’ve safely eluded the ignominy of setting a record for full-season futility. They’ve taken games off the Astros, Brewers, Cubs, Dodgers, Guardians,
Padres, Reds, and Yankees this year (as well as other, non-playoff-bound clubs), so a sweep or series win is not fait accompli. However, it’ll be rare to see a series where Seattle matches up as strongly against an opponent, and with clinching possibilities abounding this week, it would be nice for the M’s to romp accordingly.
Lineups
On the hill tonight are McCade Brown for the Rox and Bryce Miller for the M’s. Learn more about them in Jake’s always-indispensable series preview.
Game Info
First pitch: 6:40 PT
TV: ROOT Sports with Aaron Goldsmith & Ryan Rowland-Smith
Radio: Seattle Sports KIRO 710 AM with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr.
Fun on the Farm
The Mariners announced their minor league award winners today! Kate is putting together the full breakdown, which should be up soon with quotes.
Recommended Reading
- Bryan Woo will NOT require an IL stint, which is great news, as Woo and the team feel satisfied with his healing. However, they’ll cautiously handle their 2025 ace, effectively shutting him down for the regular season and having him prepare for a playoff role as that may manifest.
- Kate has the rest of the injury updates from Justin Hollander in the linked blurb, including some possible Gregory Santos and Logan Evans windows for bullpen use in the playoffs if both players can find their stride in the next week. Jackson Kowar and Trent Thornton, however, don’t look likely to throw.
- Beyond the series preview, if you’ve not refreshed on the rooting scenarios, there’s plenty going on already today that has implications for Seattle this week.
- All three Dodgers games for the regular season’s final weekend are SOLD OUT per the Mariners, with tickets still available for the Rockies set at a more affordable clip than the secondary market may feature.
Today in Mariners History
- 1995 – Randy Johnson fans 15 A’s and picks up his 16th win of the year in a 7-0 win vs. Oakland.
- 1997 – The Mariners break the record for most home runs by a Major League team when Jay Buhner goes deep for the club’s 258th round-tripper of the season in the first inning of the 4-3 victory over Anaheim at the Kingdome, AND 1997 – The Seattle Mariners defeat the California Angels 4-3 to clinch their 2nd division title in 3 years. The Mariners score four runs in the first inning and Randy Johnson pitches 8 strong innings and strikeouts 11 for the win.
- 2008 – J.J. Putz records his 100th career save, becoming only the 2nd pitcher in club history to record at least 100 career saves.
- 2015 – Robinson Canó records his 2,000th career hit with a single to left in the eighth inning of the Mariners 4-3 loss in 10 innings at Kansas City.
