Back home, Mariners look to halt slump vs. lowly A’s


In Seattle, they’ve began calling it the “King’s remedy.”

It is in reference to former ace “King Felix” Hernandez, who spent most of his Mariners profession stymied by poor run help

Seattle’s starters appear to be getting the identical remedy this season.

The Mariners open a three-game sequence with the lowly Oakland Athletics on Monday evening at T-Cell Park with a .226 workforce batting common, the second-worst mark within the majors to San Diego’s .222

Seattle spoiled one other high quality begin by George Kirby on Sunday in a 3-2 loss at Atlanta that wrapped up a nine-game journey. The Mariners managed one hit over the primary six innings in opposition to rookie Jared Shuster, who earned his first major-league victory

“It is time to go dwelling,” Mariners supervisor Scott Servais mentioned. “Clearly, we did not do sufficient offensively once more (Sunday)

“It is exhausting to beat when you do not put the ball in play. Whether or not it is, you recognize, extra changeups than we have been anticipating or extra life on the fastball, no matter, in some unspecified time in the future you have to lower down your swing and get the ball in play.”

The Mariners‘ solely runs Sunday got here on solo homers by Jarred Kelenic and rookie Jose Caballero

Seattle dropped to 5-16 when scoring three runs or fewer and is 4-12 in one-run video games. It was the tenth time this season the Mariners have been held to 2 runs or fewer and the twenty first time they’ve struck out greater than 10 occasions

Highlighting Seattle’s struggles is reigning American League Rookie of the 12 months Julio Rodriguez, who has a slash line of .204/.280/.656.

Collectively, the Mariners have a .681 on-base plus slugging share, tied for twenty sixth among the many 30 MLB groups with Oakland, which is on tempo to complete 34-128 this season

The A’s misplaced 2-0 Sunday at Houston as Framber Valdez threw a four-hitter.

It is the third time Oakland has been shut out in its previous 10 video games and seventh time this season.

The A’s have misplaced 4 in a row, seven of eight and 12 of their previous 14 video games.

“I believe we will construct on this sequence,” A’s supervisor Mark Kotsay mentioned Sunday. “I do know the wins weren’t there. From a standpoint of getting higher and retaining us in video games, they did that this weekend, and if we will proceed to do this, it’ll result in extra success.”

Seattle swept a three-game sequence at Oakland on Could 2-4.

The A’s might get a lift with the return of outfielder/first baseman Seth Brown, who has been out since struggling a Grade 2 left indirect pressure April 8 on a verify swing.

Brown, who led the A’s in dwelling runs (25) and RBIs (73) final season, went 5-for-13 in 4 rehabilitation video games – three with Class A Stockton and one other with Triple-A Las Vegas.

Kotsay mentioned Brown is predicted to satisfy the big-league membership Monday, when a willpower might be made on whether or not he is able to be activated.

Oakland lefty Kyle Muller (1-3, 7.71 ERA) is scheduled to start out the sequence opener in opposition to M’s right-hander Luis Castillo (2-2, 3.31). Muller might be dealing with Seattle for the primary time; Castillo is 1-2 with a 5.17 ERA in three profession begins in opposition to the A’s.

–Area Stage Media