MARINERS ANALYSIS

DENVER — All the frustration from those failed plate appearances with runners on base, resulting in a disappointing loss to start their Sunday, well, the Mariners took it out on what was left of the Rockies pitching staff less than two hours later in the nightcap of the split doubleheader.

DENVER – Maybe the Mariners should hope for frigid temperatures and intermittent snowfall for Sunday’s doubleheader.

DENVER — For the first time since July 12, 2022 — a span of 256 regular-season games, the Mariners won’t play a baseball game due to weather.

From the beginning, nothing about Bryce Miller's newest pitch has been subtle. The Mariners' 25-year-old right-hander has been openly promoting the development of his new split-finger fastball since December, posting slow-motion videos and spin-rate data on his social media account weekly during the final two months of the offseason. Miller did just about everything except buy ...

SEATTLE – This, right here, is what it is supposed to look like.

SEATTLE – This … this is more like it.

SEATTLE – The offensive numbers weren’t quite as gaudy in terms of runs scored or total hits or a lopsided outcome, the process remained the same for a second straight game. In the end, the outcome of the game – the most important result – was another victory for the Mariners.

SEATTLE – Scott Servais stood in his familiar position on the top step of the Mariners dugout. With his hands jammed into the pockets of his heavy coat on a chilly Monday night made tolerable with the roof of T-Mobile Park closed, the terse expression of disappointment he’d worn for most of this season was gone.

The Mariners' first hit mercifully arrived in the fourth inning Sunday, when Mitch Haniger chopped at a 91-mph sinker and dented it into the dirt. The ball promptly dribbled and died, while Haniger hustled out an infield single. Exit velocity: 68.6 mph. Distance in the air: 1 foot. Launch angle: minus-62 degrees. Haniger's hit was negated by a Jorge Polanco strikeout and an ...

SEATTLE – Julio Rodriguez stood on first base with his hands up in the air in disbelief as home plate umpire Bill Miller said, “after the review, the call on the field is overturned and the runner is out.”

SEATTLE – Scoring one run isn’t going to lead to wins.