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Seattle Mariners Explode For Season-High in Runs Against Oakland Athletics
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The Seattle Mariners came into Wednesday’s game against the Oakland Athletics on a four-game losing streak. All those games were one-run losses and three were walk-offs. Whether it was frustration over how the last four days had went or simply a motivation to right the ship, Seattle didn’t give Oakland a chance to do the same thing thrice.
The Mariners put up a season-high in runs and snapped their four-game skid with a 16-3 win against the Athletics on Wednesday. It was the most runs scored by Seattle in a single game since a comeback win against the San Diego Padres on June 6, 2016.
The Mariners gained a game on the Astros and moved to 5.5 games behind them in the American League West. They’re still 5.5 games out of the third AL Wild Card with the win. Seattle improved to 70-70 on the year.
“A lot of positives tonight. Up and down the lineup,” Mariners manager Dan Wilson said in a postgame interview Wednesday. ” … Offensively, we did a ton of great stuff up and down the lineup. Huge game for (Mitch Garver) — (Luis Urias) as well. Just some great at-bats all around. Using the other field, some great two-strike at bats. We’ve been talking a lot about the effort being there all week. These guys continued to fight and today was a great way for them to be able to bust out. A lot of positives everywhere.”
The Athletics got in front first after Brent Rooker hit an RBI single in the bottom of the opening inning.
It was one of a pair of blemishes for Seattle starting pitcher George Kirby. He had his first quality start since Aug. 18 after going six innings pitched and allowing six hits and two earned runs. He struck out nine batters and didn’t let up a free base.
George Kirby’s 7th and 8th Ks…thru 4. pic.twitter.com/2uZZ9G29BG
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 5, 2024
Garver pulled the Mariners back in front with a two-run double in the top of the second and had an RBI single one inning later to put Seattle up 3-1. Garver’s single kick started one of several multi-run innings for the Mariners. Urias had an RBI double and Dylan Moore had an RBI single to bolster Seattle’s advantage to 5-1.
Garver gets us on the board 👊 #TridentsUp pic.twitter.com/WuvkqAowSA
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) September 5, 2024
JJ Bleday gave Oakland its second run with an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth.
The Mariners second multi-run inning came in the top of the seventh. Urias had a solo home run, Julio Rodriguez had an RBI single, Randy Arozarena had a two-run double, Victor Robles brought in a score with a single, Urias was walked with the bases loaded and Moore brought in another score with a sacrifice fly. By the end of the inning, Seattle owned a 12-2 lead.
7️⃣ in the 7️⃣th! #TridentsUp pic.twitter.com/klDxPeZXot
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) September 5, 2024
Zack Gelof scored the Athletics’ third and final run in the bottom of the seventh courtesy of a Max Schuemann ground out.
Then Seattle put the cherry on top of its season-high offensive showcase with four more runs in the top of the eighth.
Robles had a two-RBI double, Garver brought Justin Turner in with a ground out and Urias had an RBI double for the eventual final of 16-3.
The bottom four batters in the Mariners’ order (Robles, Garver, Urias, Moore) combined for 13 RBIs on 10 hits. Urias and Robles both went 3-for-4 and every single batter in Seattle’s lineup recorded a base hit.
Luis Urías gets his steps in with a no-doubter 🚀 pic.twitter.com/zWBtheDPJH
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) September 5, 2024
As good as Wednesday was for Seattle, it doesn’t erase the previous four games on the road trip. Four one-run losses hurt, espeically this late in the season.
But with 22 games left, maybe Wednesday can be something of a blueprint for the Mariners to follow to avoid close games in the future and take advantage of their weak schedule.
Seattle will hope to come out of its last-ever series at Oakland Coliseum with a split. The Mariners will play the Athletics in a series finale at 12:37 p.m. PT on Thursday.
Bryan Woo will get the start in the series finale.
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Mike Macdonald is drawing praise as Seattle's new coach but the test starts this week vs. Denver
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Mike Morris saw the field for all of one game because of an injury in his rookie season. Not a lot of time to make an impression on his teammates.
When word leaked out about Mike Macdonald becoming the new coach of the Seattle Seahawks, Morris’ phone erupted making him maybe the most popular player in the locker room.
“It was like, ‘Mike, did he coach you in college?’ And I was like, ‘yeah.’ I got a bunch of those text messages,” Morris recalled. “My mom and dad called me and was like ‘how do you feel about it?’ I was like, ‘I’m really excited.’”
Morris isn’t the only one excited about Macdonald and the possibilities of what could happen in his first season as the Seahawks head coach.
The franchise that employed Pete Carroll for 14 seasons and who had the oldest head coach in the league last year, went the opposite direction hiring Macdonald as the youngest coach in the league at age 37 and with no head coaching experience at any level.
Macdonald is a football nerd, in the most complimentary way. He worked his magic as a defensive coordinator at Michigan — where he coached Morris — before returning to the place where his NFL career started in Baltimore and turned the Ravens defense into one of the most successful and difficult to decipher in the league the past two seasons.
“Yeah, he’s smart. He doesn’t know how smart he is,” Seattle linebacker Tyrel Dodson said. “That guy is just so smart. I thought I was smart. He blows me out of the water.”
But running a team is far different than running a defense. And despite his relative inexperience, those around him in Seattle have been impressed thus far with how Macdonald has taken to the role.
“I just think Mike’s a great listener. He really is, he can take that information in and make decisions,” Seattle general manager John Schneider said. “It’s been really impressive to watch. Like I said, he’s a very direct communicator. He’s going to give me the information, I got it, I’m going to take it over here and I’m going to have the conversation and we’re going to move on.”
Macdonald will make his head coaching debut on Sunday when the Seahawks open at home against the Denver Broncos. He’s now the face of the franchise, although he doesn’t seek the spotlight that comes with being the youngest coach in the league.
He’d rather be in a film room or on the practice field “chasing edges,” — one of the tag phrases he’s latched onto describing what he’s trying to create with the Seahawks.
“We’re always trying to push the envelope. We want people chasing us,” Macdonald said. “So to kind of get to the mentality of we’re not copying anybody it’s going to be our style of play, it’s going to be our team, our way of doing things, never satisfied with where we’re at, no complacency. Kind of a relentless pursuit of creating the vision that we want to create. I think that kind of paints a nice picture.”
While Macdonald is more out front now as a head coach, his defensive mind is what put him on the radar of every team that was seeking a new leader this past offseason.
The Ravens led the league in fewest points allowed and sacks, and were tied for the league lead in takeaways last season. They held six teams to 10 points or fewer in the regular season, including a 37-3 thumping of the Seahawks.
Disguise and creating confusion were the keys to the success in Baltimore, and what Macdonald is trying to implement now with a Seahawks defense that ranked near the bottom of the league in nearly every category last season. The system isn’t overly complicated, but there is a high level of communication and understanding of what everyone else is doing to make the coverage disguises work.
Seattle played an overwhelmingly vanilla defense during the preseason. The first test of how successful it could be comes Sunday.
“I enjoy this defense because I think it’s fun,” Seattle safety Julian Love said. “It’s not monotonous, you’re not just getting to the post. You’re doing different things. The flip side of that you have to be on your stuff.”
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Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks: Predictions, picks and odds for NFL Week 1 game
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Patriots legend Drew Bledsoe gives his take on new head coach Jerod Mayo, Drake Maye and Tom Brady. He also talks about his new partnership with FanDuel.
Will the Denver Broncos Bo-lieve in Nix?
After a disastrous tenure, Russell Wilson is out of Denver and Sean Payton has appointed first-round draft pick Bo Nix to take over the starting duties. The Broncos have always been a defensive team, but the unit struggled last season and will need to tighten up to give its rookie some help.
It’s a new era in Seattle with Mike Macdonald the new head coach for the Seahawks after Pete Carroll stepped down. The second half of last season was disappointing and resulted in missing the playoffs. The hope is its key players remain healthy to get the team back into contending in the NFC West.
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- Spread: Seahawks (-6)
- Moneyline: Seahawks (-250); Broncos (+200)
- Over/under: 42
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Lorenzo Reyes: Seahawks 24, Broncos 17
I would tend to avoid this game, given the variables on both sides. Seattle has a rookie head coach in Mike Macdonald, the Broncos have a rookie quarterback in Bo Nix. But if I had to pick, I trust Seattle more with its experience on the roster and playing at home.
Tyler Dragon: Seahawks 21, Broncos 16
Bo Nix’s first NFL start is in a rowdy environment at Lumen Field, one of the loudest stadiums in the NFL. The Seahawks are entering the season under the radar. But they have a playoff-caliber roster and new defensive-minded head coach Mike Macdonald should improve Seattle’s defense.
Safid Deen: Seahawks 23, Broncos 16
It’s life well after Russell Wilson for both of these teams. The Seahawks even have a new coach, too. And Mike Macdonald’s defense will give Broncos coach Sean Payton and rookie quarterback Bo Nix fits in Seattle during their opener.
Richard Morin: Broncos 23, Seahawks 21
Don’t go against Bo!
Jordan Mendoza: Seahawks 24, Broncos 16
Bo Nix has been nothing but impressive since he’s arrived in Denver, but going into a raucous Seattle home crowd will be a tough task for a first regular season game. The Broncos couldn’t stop the run last season, and that’s something Kenneth Walker has to be looking forward to exposing. Seattle limits Denver in a convincing win.
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Seattle weather: Summer heat returns Wednesday, highs in the low 80s
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Seattle weather: Warming back up Wednesday
FOX 13 Seattle Meteorologist Ilona McCauley has your latest western Washington weather forecast!
After morning clouds started the day, the sunshine returned with warmer temperatures back into the low to mid 70s.
After morning clouds started the day, the sunshine returned to warmer temperatures back into the low to mid 70s.
Lows tonight will be slightly cooler as we will see clearer skies. Overnight temperatures in the mid to low 50s.
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Lows tonight will be slightly cooler as we will see clearer skies.
After a few patchy morning clouds, plenty of sunshine is expected Wednesday with highs in the low to mid 80s.
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After a few patchy morning clouds, plenty of sunshine is expected Wednesday with highs in the low to mid 80s.
Fire concerns will increase on Wednesday evening, with a Fire Weather Watch going into effect Wednesday evening through Friday evening. Hot temperatures, unstable conditions and low relative humidity will increase fire risk for the Cascades and Olympics.
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Fire concerns will increase Wednesday evening, with a Fire Weather Watch going into effect Wednesday evening. (FOX 13 Seattle)
High pressure starts to build Wednesday, which will be the beginning of the late summer heat wave.
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High pressure starts to build Wednesday, which will be the beginning of the late summer heat wave.
With the warmer temperatures expected, a Heat Advisory will go into effect Thursday morning through Friday evening for western Washington.
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With the warmer temperatures expected, a Heat Advisory will go into effect Thursday morning through Friday evening for western Washington. (FOX 13 Seattle)
Sunny skies and warm temperatures will continue into the weekend. The highs will peak Thursday, with many spots reaching the low 90s. We will start to see more onshore flow and a few more clouds by Sunday.
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Sunny skies and warm temperatures will continue into the weekend. High’s will peak Thursday.
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