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Seattle Sounders 1-3 Necaxa – Leagues Cup Group Stage – Football
Leagues Cup | Group Stage
Aug 5, 2024 at 3.30am UK
CenturyLink Field
We said: Seattle Sounders 2-1 Necaxa
Compared to Necaxa, Seattle Sounders have less pressure on their backs leading up to this one, but a chance to keep their good run going should provide enough motivation.
We are backing the home side to see off the threat of their visitors, albeit by only a narrow margin.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 62.95%. A draw had a probability of 19.6% and a win for Necaxa had a probability of 17.45%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.14%) and 1-0 (8.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.93%), while for a Necaxa win it was 1-2 (4.8%).
Seattle, WA
Seattle Mariners Offense Putting Up Concerning Numbers When Team Ace is Starting
SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners concluded a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies by getting shut out 6-0 on Sunday at T-Mobile Park.
The series as a whole was a success for Seattle. They took two of three game against Philadelphia — a legitimate World Series contender. It was the first home series win for the Mariners since June 14-16 against the Texas Rangers. And Seattle retook sole possession of first place in the American League West over the Houston Astros. They lead the division now by 1.0 game.
Overall, a pretty good weekend.
Sunday’s shut out loss wasn’t the worst result when considering all of that previously mentioned. But it did continue a worrying trend for Seattle ace Logan Gilbert.
According to a tweet from MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer — Gilbert has the second-worst run support in the league at 2.99 runs a game.
That lack of run support has shown up in the win-loss column as well. The Mariners have lost five of Gilbert’s last six starts. He’s 6-8 on the year despite making the All-Star team.
Four of Gilbert’s last six outings have been quality starts. He’s tied with Baltimore Orioles starter Corbin Burnes with the most starts in the league (18).
Gilbert has a 3.05 ERA this season with 143 strikeouts in 23 starts and 147.2 innings pitched.
Seattle’s offense has started to see an uptick in the last couple weeks with the additions of Randy Arozarena and Justin Turner to the lineup., but it just didn’t correlate on Sunday.
When Julio Rodriguez and JP Crawford return from injury — the offense could be even more efficient. Now it’s just a matter of matching that offense up with the 2024 All-Star.
The Mariners begin a new series with the Detroit Tigers on Monday.
MARINERS CLEAR THE YARD: The Seattle Mariners had four home runs for the second time in seven games and starter Bryan Woo put together seven scoreless innings in a 10-2 win against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. CLICK HERE
MARINERS RALLY AGAINST PHILLIES: Mitch Haniger was walked in the bottom of the 10th with the bases loaded to give the Seattle Mariners a 6-5 win on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies. CLICK HERE
PHILLIES SHUT OUT MARINERS: The Philadelphia Phillies scored five runs in the eighth inning and starter Zack Wheeler had nine strikeouts in eight innings pitched in the series finale against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. CLICK HERE
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Seattle Mariners Insider: Adjustments pay off for surging Haniger
Don’t look now, but for the last two weeks Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger has looked like the Mitch Haniger who has stepped to the plate in big situations so many times in his Mariners career and had the look of a guy who could do damage. Not the player who had been mired in a near season-long struggle at the plate.
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There had been hints lately that perhaps it was coming together, but after homering off lefties who had strangely been his Kryptonite this year two days in a row, it appears safe to dare to believe. Haniger for his part certainly does and told his skipper as much recently.
“He said it about 10 days ago, I’m about to get hot,” said Scott Servais following the Mariners’ 6-5 series clinching win over the Phillies on Saturday. “You can just see he’s seeing the ball better. His timing’s good. The quality at-bats, he’s hitting the ball harder and not always getting the ball to fall in, but he has here recently. And when he gets hot, he can hit any pitch, he can hit who’s ever on the mound, right or left, and we’re seeing that right now.”
Over the past two weeks Haniger, who posted a .570 OPS in May and .601 in June, has run an OPS of 1.005 with a wRC+ of 186. In his walk-off interview on the field following the win Saturday, Haniger pointed to changes he recently made as leading to what he is doing at the plate currently.
“Just working on my posture and I feel really good,” he said. “I’ve been feeling good for a while, just haven’t been getting my results.”
Haniger said changes he made coming into spring training that he initially had success with this year had ultimately failed him, and it took him awhile to throw them to the side and go back to what he had done previously.
“The frustrating part is the work is always good,” he explained in his postgame media session. “The BP felt good. Just the results in the game were not there. The missing pitches, just constantly kind of feeling like I’m always ready to break through and not happening. And then just always watching film and comparing the present to the past and seeing where I’m at and what I need to adjust, and kind of a light bulb went off and it’s like I wish it didn’t take me 2 1/2 months or three months to figure it out, but I’m glad I did.”
In his on-field interview, Haniger credited work put in with the training staff and hitting coaches in getting him to the point where things are clicking again. He also pointed to a new teammate as having a part in the process as well.
“For me, talking with (Justin) Turner, he’s a big help for me as a guy whose swing I studied for a while,” he said. “So he’s a he’s a guy I’ve been leaning on and asking a lot of questions, and it’s really good to have in our clubhouse.”
While a hitting coach can make suggestions and encourage changes, teammates who have been there, done that and are currently doing that, bring reassurance. They often can be their own best resources, something former Mariner Mike Cameron understands and shared on social media in response to what Haniger said on the field.
“When you bring in a veteran that’s had success and a winning pedigree the one thing he’s always going to do is be a set of eyes and bring validation to even veterans! I like it,” Cameron wrote.
When you bring in a veteran that’s had success and a winning pedigree the one thing he’s always is going to do is …be a set of eyes and bring validation to even veterans! I like it💪🏿✊🏿
— MIKE CAMERON (@_mcameron44) August 4, 2024
Servais has stuck with Haniger through the struggles. His patience is now being rewarded with more than just good signs.
“You can’t get always caught up in the in the batting average,” Servais said. “There’s the luck factor. … Mitch has hit a lot of balls hard against left-handed pitching and has got nothing to show for it. When you pull back the hood and you look at all the internal metrics on that, the at-bats have been better against lefties, but the batting average, the OPS, it is what it is. He knows that and he made a few adjustments. He’s been right on the lefties of late. The swings have been on time. He’s getting ahead of the bat out, he’s driving the ball. He’s starting to feel it, and we need it.”
If Haniger is feeling it, those around him will as well. He is that kind of player. He’s got confidence in the path both he and the team are on.
“Things are just clicking. That’s how baseball works,” he said. “You just got to keep putting in the work in. Things will turn. We got a lot of really good players in our clubhouse. The first half hitting performance-wise wasn’t there, but it just means we’re going to be hot the second half and we’ll ride into the playoffs.”
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Giants 2024 Opponent Report: Seattle Seahawks, Week 5
The why is self-explanatory, and you’re well-versed in the where and when at this point in time. With the NFL calendar engaged in rare doldrums and most moves made and archived, it’s time to consider the who from a New York Giants perspective.
New York Giants On SI continues its look at the Giants’ upcoming adversaries in the 2024 season. Catch up with each team’s moves, where they stand, and, most importantly, how to beat them.
Who: Seattle Seahawks
When: Week 5, Sunday, October 6, (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS)
Where: Lumen Field, Seattle, WA
Series History: SEA leads 11-10 (Last: 24-3 SEA, 10/2023)
Seattle deserves some credit: it could’ve completely collapsed in the wake of Russell Wilson’s departure (and a trade for Jamal Adams that failed to carry any lasting dividends) but has stabilized its Geno Smith-led future relatively well, making a surprise playoff appearance in 2022 before injuries ate away at a chance for a return trip.
This offseason, the Seahawks bid farewell to yet another mainstay, having head coach Pete Carroll step down in favor of Baltimore defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald. With the move, the Seahawks ironically went from the NFL’s oldest head coach to its youngest.
Despite Smith’s stabilization, there are fair questions over whether he’s suitable as a long-term starter. The Seahawks have prepared for all possibilities.
The process began by trading for would-be Washington Commanders savior Sam Howell, a backup that firmly cements Smith as the starter but provides just enough pressure for Smith to watch his back. Howell replaces Drew Lock, who came to the Giants to fulfill the same role behind Daniel Jones.
Mainstays D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett are back, as is Jaxson Smith-Njigba, who provided strong early returns on first-round billing.
Seattle also tried to account for any further medical disasters on the offensive line, such as the ones that ate away at the seasons of Charles Cross and Abraham Lucas (the latter of whom is still on the physically unable to perform list); Nick Harris was brought in to compete with fifth-round sophomore Olu Olawatimi, while Laken Tomlinson and Christian Haynes, respectively, came over from the New York Jets and the draft.
There’s plenty of blue familiarity on the Seattle defense: Leonard Williams’ move out west was one of the headlining transactions of the trade deadline, and Seattle rewarded him with a long-term deal. Julian Love (and Devon Witherspoon’s development after he became the pick gleaned from Denver in the Wilson deal) also convinced Seattle to close the book on the Adams era.
The Seahawks also manned up the front seven, drafting Byron Murphy out of Texas with their premier pick and getting more AFC East reinforcements like Jerome Baker and Tyrel Dodson.
Who’s In: LB Jerome Baker (FA-MIA), LB Tyrel Dodson (FA-BUF), OT George Fant (FA-HOU), DT Jonathan Hankins (FA-DAL), OL Christian Haynes (D3-81) QB Sam Howell (Trade-WAS), DL Byron Murphy (D1-16), OG Laken Tomlinson (FA-NYJ)
Who’s Out: S Jamal Adams (FA-TEN), LB Jordyn Brooks (FA-MIA), RB DeeJay Dallas (FA-ARI), OG Damien Lewis (FA-CAR), QB Drew Lock (FA-NYG), LB Bobby Wagner (FA-WAS)
With last year’s 24-3 Monday night shellacking at MetLife Stadium, the Seahawks took the lead in the cross-coast showdown with the Giants. Seattle has won six of the last seven overall, dating back to 2011.
The Giants still own a positive point differential in the all-time series, as six of their 10 victories have come by at least two possessions. One of the most memorable was a 44-6 triumph in the penultimate season at Giants Stadium, a win that allowed the Giants to continue a perfect start to their Super Bowl defense.
Brandon Jacobs and Eli Manning each had two touchdowns for the Giants, while Sinorice Moss had a couple more, one from the arm of backup David Carr, who came in when things officially got out of hand. Defensively, the Giants let up only 187 yards, 13 first downs, and a single third-down conversion on 11 attempts.
Take Your Time
Seattle has tinkered with its defense a fair amount since the Legion of Boom days ended. Adding Murphy and raiding the AFC East’s depth cabinet makes a lot of sense after looking at last year’s ledgers, which saw them allow the third-most yards in the NFL and the most first downs.
One of the most damning parts was the fact that the average Seattle defensive drive lasted 3:06 of game time, once again the worst output in the NFL. That’s a death sentence in almost any divisional setting, but it’s outright asking for trouble when you’re in a division with Christian McCaffrey, Puca Nacua, and Deebo Samuel.
Seattle has revamped the top seven as a result and boosted the interior by bringing in yet another former Giant, Jonathan Hankins. This feels like a nice little opportunity for the Giants’ revamped rushing attack to eat away at the clock against a team eager to stack up early wins.
Ain’t That a Kick
Jason Myers has established some solid career longevity after bursting onto the scene with a Pro Bowl season with the Jets and has now earned a lasting home in the Pacific Northwest.
It’s hard to argue with Myers’ reliability (87.3 percent on triples in the last two seasons, perfect on extra points last year). One can argue that Seattle fans have seen a little too much of the Marist alum: Myers has tried 79 field goals over the last two seasons, which is good for the second-most in the league, behind only the booters of Indianapolis and Baltimore.
The bittersweet correlation is that teams with plenty of kicks often struggle in the red zone, and Seattle fulfilled the trope by finishing 25th in touchdown percentage when entering the opponent’s 20. Missed opportunities are exactly what developing teams like the Giants need, and limiting damage is often the name of the game.
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