07/06/11 30-Second Recap

M's 0 - A's 2

Mariners win the series but get shut-out in the final game of the 3-game set. Vargas pitches a complete game, allows 2 runs, strikes out 6, and walks 1. Kennedy and Ackley with the only hits for the M's. Disgusted with the team's offense, Zduriencik summons Kyle Seager to man third base "for the forseeable future" immediately after the game. Yes, this Kyle Seager, the one with all of 12 AAA games under his belt. Fun note: Kyle's middle name is the sound I make when my wife asks me where her "Silky Self" pedicure lotion went: Duerr.

M's 3 - Padres 1

Mariners win. Welcome to the big leagues Blake Beavan. In his major league debut Blake goes 7 innings, strikes out 4, walks 2, and allows just 1 run. Much talk has been made of late about the lack of starting pitching depth on this team. They're still right. Blake Beavan had about the softest of landings you can image. The Padres are almost as good as the Sacramento Bees this year. Behind Blake in terms of depth are Chris Seddon (nice hair), Luke French (bad), Chaz Roe (so hittable), Fabio Castro (short! like, 5'7''), and Charlie Haeger (KNUCKLER!).

To make room on the roster for Blake, Mike Carp was sent down to Tacoma. He promptly hit a home run on his first night back. Anger issues, Mike.

After putting up the lone decent offensive performance yesterday, Greg Halman goes 0-for-4 with 3 strikeouts today. Ichiro goes 2-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base. Franklin Gutierrez, while still a gem of a guy defensively, is sooooo bad at the plate right now.

(41-43)

Bring on the A's.

BTW Kyle Seager is tearing up the PCL since his promotion. And he's been moved from 2nd to 3rd. Jus' sayin'.