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Seattle Mariners Offense Goes Stagnant in Loss Against New York Yankees

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September 19, 2024

Seattle Mariners Offense Goes Stagnant in Loss Against New York Yankees

SEATTLE — On Tuesday, the Seattle Mariners fell prey to an explosive New York Yankees offense that had the Bronx Bombers’ two star sluggers Aaron Judge and Juan Soto at the forefront of it.

On Wednesday, the Mariners successfully stifled the prolific offense of the Yankees. But it didn’t matter.

Seattle fell 2-1 to New York on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park. The loss dropped the Mariners to 77-75 on the season and kept them 5.0 games behind the Houston Astros for first place in the American League West and 3.0 games out of the AL Wild Card spot. The Detroit Tigers drew further ahead of Seattle in the Wild Card race and were half a game out after Wednesday (2.5 games ahead of the Mariners).

“Really good ball game tonight. Back-and-forth. Both sides pitched very, very well tonight,” Seattle manager Dan Wilson said in a postgame interview Wednesday. ” … Kind of a freak scenario there at the end with the bat coming down there. … This is a tougher one to lose. It was a great ball game on all fronts. And tough one to lose.”

Mariners starter Bryce Miller had an amazing start and went six innings with eight strikeouts while giving up one earned run off two hits. He gave up five free bases (four walks, one intentional walk). But despite the atypical number of free passes, Miller kept the Yankees offense in check.

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— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 19, 2024

Miller got out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the third after he struck out third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. Seattle was down 1-0 at that point after an Anthony Rizzo RBI double in the top of the second.

The Mariners offense continued a poor pattern this season — they wasted their pitcher’s quality start and had several opportunities to tie or take the lead. They left two stranded in the second, two in the fourth, another two in the fifth, two more in the seventh, one in the ninth and one in the 10th. Of those 10 runners left stranded, four were left in scoring position. (two at third, two at second).

Seattle’s 10 left on base on Wednesday brought its total to 21 in the last two games against New York. The Mariners went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.

Justin Turner eventually tied the game up with a solo home run to left field in the bottom of the eighth.

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That hit ended up sending the game to extra innings, where Rizzo again made his presence felt with a first-pitch, lead-off RBI double to give the Yankees the eventual final of 2-1.

Seattle still had a chance to win or tie with runners on the corners and no outs in the bottom of the 10th.

Julio Rodriguez was at third with Randy Arozarena at the plate. Rodriguez ran out of the way after Arozarena lost grip of his bat on a swing and sent it flying down the third base line. Arozarena was struck out on the swing. And Rodriguez, way off the bag due to avoiding his teammate’s bat, was picked off at third in a heads-up play between Yankees catcher Austin Wells and Chisholm Jr.

In one play the Mariners went from runners on first and third with no outs, to two outs with a runner on first. Turner struck out swinging the next at-bat after that blunder to give New York the series win.

“Honestly I just saw a bat flying out to my face and I just ran away from it,” Rodriguez said in a postgame interview on Wednesday. “And after that, just kind of a little bit in shock and then I didn’t get back on third base on time. … After I saw the bat, I thought it was going to be a dead play and then they were going to pick up the bat and I was trying to go back to third. But when I got out of the way, I turned my back on the field and I heard (third base coach Manny Acta) yelling ‘Get back to third.’ That’s when I get back to third, honestly. At that moment I wasn’t really thinking about the game. Just trying to get away from the bat coming at me. And yeah, that’s what happened. That was a first for me, for sure.”

Seattle couldn’t afford the series loss. But it happened. If there’s one positive to be taken away it’s that they didn’t lose any ground with Wednesday’s heartbreaker. Except to Detroit.

Any leeway the Mariners had is gone. They have a 2.9% to make the playoffs after Wednesday’s loss, according to FanGraphs. There’s 10 games left in the season. There’s still a chance. But it’s a small one.

It’s already been said this season, but every game from this point forward really is a must-win. And weather it’s still mathematically possible or not, getting swept might as well be the final nail in the coffin.

Logan Gilbert will try and help Seattle avoid the sweep in the season finale at 1:10 p.m. PT on Thursday. Clarke Schmidt will get the start for the Yankees.

MARINERS MANAGER TALKS ABOUT LIVE PREGAME BATTING PRACTICE: Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson spoke on bringing up Everett AquaSox pitchers for a live batting practice session before a game on Wednesday against the New York Yankees. CLICK HERE

ROBLES TO MISS GAME 2 AGAINST YANKEES: The Seattle Mariners will be without one of their best players for a critical Game 2 against the new York Yankees on Wednesday. CLICK HERE

JUDGE, SOTO GET TO WOO, MARINERS: Seattle Mariners starter Bryan Woo let up seven earned runs off nine hits and New York Yankees sluggers Juan Soto and Aaron Judge combined for four hits and six RBIs in an 11-2 New York win on Tuesday. CLICK HERE

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New Music You Shouldn’t Miss – The Stranger

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6 hours ago

April 10, 2026

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New Music You Shouldn’t Miss – The Stranger

Lucha Luna
Brilla Brilla
(Self-Released)

One of Seattle’s most interesting new groups, Lucha Luna consists of vocalist Eva Vazquez and percussionist/synth manipulator Thomas Arndt. You may know Arndt as percussionist for exceptional eclecticists Day Soul Exquisite and Vazquez for her time in Toxic Tears and Savi. On their debut album, Brilla Brilla, they team up for a tantalizing fusion of reggaeton, punk, cumbia, and EDM.

In a 2024 Slog post on Day Soul Exquisite, Arndt revealed their immersion in Brazilian music, and the intro to opening track “Ritmo Eternal” appears to contain an arresting riff on berimbau, a single-stringed Afro-Brazilian instrument that produces a wonderfully warped twang. Eventually, a beautifully eerie keyboard melody sparkles over a menacing yet celebratory rhythm and synth bass, as Vazquez sings in Spanish with steely resolve. Throughout these seven songs, she’s a commanding presence on the mic, ranging from punkish agitation to heart-fluttering featheriness. “Manzana Prohibida” is as exhilaratingly tense as PiL circa Metal Box, as Vazquez sings with a gripping urgency. On “Camino por la Noche,” unusual, metallic percussion timbres and ill Roland 303 blurges cohere into a vibrantly dirge-y cumbia white-knuckler. With its superb dynamics and arrangements, interesting array of instruments, and extranjero percussive timbres, “Camino por la Noche” exemplifies Lucha Luna’s specialness.

A lot of Latin-diaspora music sounds cloyingly cheerful (I know, it’s a me problem), but Lucha Luna add a welcome degree of edginess and distortion to these styles. They excel at threading post-punk darkness with Latin American rhythmic sabor. There just isn’t much in Seattle that sounds like Lucha Luna. ¡Respeto!

Black Viiolet
Dark Blue
(Adrenalin Fix)

Nicole Laurenne plays organ and sings with the Darts, a femme-powered Seattle quartet who kick garage rock into vibrant new life with fishnet-stocking-clad legs, as evidenced by their new album, Halloween Love Songs. But moonlighting as Black Viiolet, the multi-instrumentalist/songwriter goes off on a radical tangent into torch-song trip-hop.

Like an American Amy Whitehouse fronting a jazz-loving Morcheeba, Black Viiolet traipses into familiar territory, but she imbues Dark Blue’s songs with alluring mystique and lyrics informed by the ache of being away from your new lover while you’re doing something you love, i.e., touring. Laurenne wrote these 13 tracks in the Darts’ van while on the road, and you can feel the longing in them. Absence makes the words burn brighter.

Laurenne’s nuanced singing—which would make the late David Lynch stub out his cigarette with gusto and pay close attention—dominates, but her deft keyboard playing and beatmaking elevate the music to the top 10 percent of this overcrowded field. Drummer Gregg Ziemba, double bassist Evan Strauss, trombonist Basile Conand, trumpeter Jean-Gatien Pasquier, and saxophonist Paul Cadier fill out the noir-ish portraits with restrained, impressionist daubs and a soupçon of funk. The result makes any listener feel way more sophisticated and rich than they have a right to. Even Dwarves’ notorious hell-raiser Blag Dahlia appears on vocals and arrangement on a remix of the elegantly lubricious “One” and can’t break the enchanting spell.

Seattle-area musicians can send music to NewSeattleMusic@TheStranger.com for possible coverage.

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Seattle ends six-game slide with 4-3 shootout win over Vegas at Climate Pledge Arena

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April 10, 2026

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Seattle ends six-game slide with 4-3 shootout win over Vegas at Climate Pledge Arena

SEATTLE — Berkly Catton scored in the third period and added a game-winner in the shootout as the Seattle Kraken ended a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.

It was just the second win for the Kraken (33-34-11) in the last 12 games.

The Golden Knights (36-26-17) had their four-game win streak snapped under new head coach John Tortorella.

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone (61) celebrates his goal with defenseman Rasmus Andersson (4) as Seattle Kraken center Berkly Catton (27) looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Mark Stone gave Vegas a 1-0 lead with 10:04 left in the first period and he added his 26th goal of the season on the power play 55 seconds into the second.

Vegas went ahead 3-1 just 1:11 into the third when Brett Howden scored off the rush.

The Kraken got on the board late in the second on a power-play goal by Jared McCann, his 20th of the season. It was Seattle’s first power-play goal since March 21 to end a 0-for-17 skid. It also marked the fifth straight season McCann has scored 20 goals, all with the Kraken.

Catton cut it to 3-2 early in the third and Bobby McMann netted his 28th of the year to tie the game for the Kraken.

Joey Daccord stopped 31 shots for Seattle. The Kraken recalled goalie Nikke Kokko from the Coachella Valley Firebirds on an emergency basis ahead of the game. Goalie Matt Murray was away from the team for a family matter.

Seattle and president of hockey operations Ron Francis mutually parted ways Wednesday, which Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke discussed ahead of Thursday’s game.

Up next

Golden Knights: At Colorado on Saturday.

Kraken: Host Calgary on Saturday night.

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April’s West Seattle Art Walk and much more for your Thursday

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April 9, 2026

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April’s West Seattle Art Walk and much more for your Thursday

(In case you weren’t awake early today, photographer Theresa Arbow-O’Connor was)

Here are highlights for today/tonight, from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar (where you’ll find even more – thanks again to everyone who sends events for us to share!):

PASSOVER … concludes today.

FREE PLAYSPACE: West Seattle Church of the Nazarene is hosting playspace today until noon. (42nd SW & SW Juneau)

SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE GARDEN CENTER: Whether you’re planting or planning – the center is open Thursdays-Saturdays 10 am-3 pm – north end of the South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) campus.

TODDLER STORY TIME IN WESTWOOD: 10:30 am at Southwest Library (9010 35th SW).

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME IN ADMIRAL: 10:30 am at West Seattle Library (2306 42nd SW).

WEST SEATTLE UKULELE PLAYERS: From newbie to pro, all levels welcome at this weekly 1 pm gathering. Email westseattleukuleleplayerswsup@gmail.com to see where they’re playing today. (Even if you just want to know so you can go listen!) Probably C & P Coffee, we’re told (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor)

HIGH-SCHOOL SPORTS: Boys’ soccer with West Seattle HS vs. Rainier Beach at 4 pm at Walt Hundley Playfield (34th/Myrtle); softball with Chief Sealth IHS vs. Franklin at Nino Cantu SW Athletic Complex (2801 SW Thistle).

DROP-IN CHESS: High Point Library‘s weekly event is on today, 4-5:30 pm for players under 18. (3411 SW Raymond)

WEST SEATTLE ART WALK! Second Thursday means a celebration of art all around the peninsula, with most receptions running 5-8 pm. Here’s the venue list:

For highlights including which artists you’ll find showing their work tonight, at venues from Alki in the north to Gatewood in the south, browse this update!

HPCS FOOD-TRUCK VISIT: First of two Thursday night events at HPCS this week – every Thursday, 4-8 pm, Highland Park Corner Store (7789 Highland Park Way SW) gets a food-truck visit. Tonight it’s Pizza Maniac.”

WINE TASTING WITH CLARK: Another regular Thursday event at HPCS, 5-7:30 pm – info here.

HELP HARVEST FOOD: Puget Ridge Edible Park (18th/Brandon) needs volunteers to help harvest fresh food that will be donated to food banks (and you can take some home too). Just be there 5-7 pm!

WEST SEATTLE TOOL LIBRARY: Open 5-8 pm for your tool-borrowing needs. (4408 Delridge Way SW, northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center)

VISCON CELLARS: This West Seattle winery’s friendly tasting room/wine bar is open Thursdays, 5-9 pm (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor), for wine by the glass or bottle! Tonight, it’s also a stop on the West Seattle Art Walk, as with every second Thursday.

POKEMON LEAGUE: 6 pm Thursdays at Fourth Emerald Games (4517 California SW, upstairs) – bring your own console.

WESTIES RUN CLUB: 6 pm, starting from Good Society (California SW and SW Lander), you’re welcome to join the Westies Run Club‘s Thursday night community run!

WALKING FOR WELL-BEING: If walking is more your speed, meet at 6 pm at 47th/Fontanelle for tonight’s group walk – details in our calendar listing.

WORDS, WRITERS, SOUTHWEST STORIES: 6 pm online – find out the history behind names, with historian Feliks Banel. Here’s how to get the link.

‘SOUND OF MUSIC’: Another chance to see West Seattle High School‘s production of the classic musical, 7 pm. Ticket info is in our calendar listing.

LIVE AT THE SKYLARK: TIGERS EYE, Ladyfingers, Summer Schoo, 7 pm, 21+, $10 cover. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

’90s TRIVIA: 7 pm at Admiral Pub (2306 California SW).

LIVE AT TIM’S: 7 pm, Eric Blu & the Soul Revue, all ages, no cover. (16th SW and SW 98th, White Center)

TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE VOID: A relatively new West Seattle trivia night! 7:30 pm, with prizes, at The Void (5048 California SW).

‘WALDEN’ AT ARTSWEST: 7:30 pm opening performance of ArtsWest‘s new play. (4711 California SW)

DJ AT REVELRY ROOM: Spinning happens tonight at Revelry Room (4547 California SW), with DJ Supreme La Rock starting at 8 pm. 21+.

Are you planning an event that should be on our calendar and in our daily preview lists? Please email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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