The Seattle Mariners beat the Athletics: A’s all around

You know the gif/meme of Oprah Winfrey saying “you get one, you get one, you all get one?” Well, just imagine her pointing to the Seattle Mariners players and saying “you get an A, you get an A, you all get an A!”

The Seattle Mariners had a great TEAM victory last night against the Oakland Athletics, which is why everyone deserves an A. Almost every player contributed to the narrow series winner and it looks like the Mariners are back on track.

The Seattle Mariners record 11 hits

The Mariners offense got a big win two days ago but they only got six hits. In yesterday’s game, the Seattle Mariners offense put together 11 hits! Although the team wasn’t able to string enough hits together to score more than four runs, it’s still a good sign that the team is heating up.

What is even more promising is that a lot of the hits came from the “regulars” in the lineup. Jarred Kelenic, Ty France, and J.P. Crawford had a multi-hit night and drove in three runs together. Having Ty France healthy and back in the lineup is also good since it provides more depth in the lineup.

Kyle Lewis, Kyle Seager, Tom Murphy, and Donovan Walton each contributed a hit as well.

The Seattle Mariners pitching staff limits the Athletics to three runs

The Mariners had another great collective pitching performance. The Seattle Mariners allowed just two runs on Monday, and only allowed three yesterday. Logan Gilbert made his third MLB start and had a solid start.

He threw four innings and allowed two runs on four hits and no walks. The Mariners pitching prospect also struck out four batters. Although Gilbert minimized the damage to two runs there is still a lot he needs to work on.

The Seattle Mariners bullpen was also impressive last night and allowed one run collectively. Paul Sewald went two scoreless innings and struck out three. JT Chargois allowed one run and threw 1.1 innings. Anthony Misiewicz finished the eighth inning for Chargois. And Rafael Montero was able to record the save in a bit of nervous fashion.

The Seattle Mariners defense has been great this series

There were a few nice plays made on Monday and there was another huge play from yesterday’s game. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Mitch Haniger made a game-saving catch to end the Athletics’ threat.

When you can play pitch, play defense, and hit, that’s a good recipe for success (obviously). The Seattle Mariners were able to do all three so everyone on the team deserves an A.