Mariners' Struggle Continues: Can They Find Their Form Against the Giants?
The Seattle Mariners faced off against the San Francisco Giants in a preseason game that ended with the Giants taking a 6-2 victory. This result moves the Mariners to a 6-15 record, while the Giants improve to 14-5. The game, held at Scottsdale Stadium, saw an attendance of 10,456 fans who witnessed a contest lasting just over two hours.
Key Moments and Performances
The Mariners struggled offensively throughout the game, managing only three hits and committing no errors. Despite their efforts on defense, which was error-free and showcased their ability to field cleanly with a perfect fielding percentage (FPCT), their bats were quiet. The team's batting average (AVG) was notably low at .097, indicating difficulty in creating scoring opportunities.
Cole Young and Dominic Canzone stood out for the Mariners with each posting an AVG of .333 for this game. Young's performance included getting on base successfully in one of his three at-bats, contributing to his on-base percentage (OBP) of .333. Similarly, Canzone matched this effort but couldn't turn these opportunities into runs for Seattle.
On the pitching side for Seattle, Logan Gilbert started on the mound with an earned run average (ERA) of 6.75 from this outing and striking out nine batters per nine innings pitched (K9). However, despite these efforts from Gilbert and other pitchers like Sauryn Lao and Austin Kitchen who both maintained an ERA of 0.0 in relief appearances, it wasn't enough to contain the Giants' offense.
The Giants capitalized early with scoring efforts spread across multiple innings including a notable second inning where they scored two runs off one hit aided by three errors from Seattle's defense not captured statistically as errors committed by individual players but rather as moments that allowed San Francisco runners to advance or score unearned runs.
Looking Ahead
As they look ahead to their next challenge back home at Peoria Sports Complex against the Padres scheduled for March 15th at 4:10 PM EDT fans can catch all action broadcasted by SDPA network hoping for a turnaround in performance that could kickstart their preseason into higher gear.
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