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[WrightStuff]

Bats Break Out in Game One & Three; Lose Game 2 Late




Seattle broke out the bats in big fashion for their home opener.

Saunders had a great bounce-back start after his first outing this year was disappointing.

Erik Bedard continued to struggle, allowing three balls to leave the yard after his team got him a 1-0 lead in the first.

Manager Eric Wedge found himself more than pleased with the offensive output.

Houston Astros at Seattle Mariners
Apr 8, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston (2-4)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
Seattle (3-4)	0	2	1	1	1	0	5	1	X	11	15	1
W: Joe Saunders L: Erik Bedard

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			HOU	SEA
HOU	1	Carter grounded to left for a single. Cedeno scores.	1	0
SEA	2	Montero homered to center. Seager scores.	1	2
SEA	3	Gutierrez homered to left.	1	3
SEA	4	Bay grounded to left for a single. Morse scores. Smoak advances to 3rd.	1	4
SEA	5	Morales hit a sacrifice fly to Martinez. Gutierrez scores.	1	5
SEA	7	Ibanez homered to right. Gutierrez scores.	1	7
SEA	7	Smoak homered to center. Morse scores.	1	9
SEA	7	Montero homered to left.	1	10
SEA	8	Gutierrez homered to left.	1	11

Houston Astros
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Cedeno, SS	4	1	0	0	0	0		.161
Wallace, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	3		.267
Altuve, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1		.300
Carter, DH	4	0	1	1	0	2		.250
Martinez, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0		.154
Dominguez, 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0		.320
Maxwell, CF	3	0	0	0	0	2		.200
Martinez, RF	2	0	0	0	1	0		.048
Corporan, C	3	0	1	0	0	1		.091
TEAM TOTALS	31	1	4	1	1	9
BATTING: 2B: Dominguez (2) RBI: Carter (5) GIDP: Cedeno

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Gutierrez, CF	5	4	4	2	0	0	2	.545
Saunders, RF	5	0	0	0	0	0		.233
Morales, DH	2	0	0	1	0	0		.265
Ibanez, PH-DH	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	.208
Morse, 3B	4	2	3	0	0	0		.296
Smoak, 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.379
Seager, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0		.300
Montero, C	4	2	3	3	0	0	2	.286
Bay, LF	4	0	1	1	0	1		.250
Andino, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0		.000
TEAM TOTALS	38	11	15	11	0	1	6
BATTING: 2B: Morse 2(2), Smoak (2) 3B: Seager (1) HR: Gutierrez 2 (3, 3rd inning off Bedard, 0 on, 1 out; 4, 8th inning off Gonzalez, 0 on, 1 out), Montero 2 (1, 2nd inning off Bedard, 1 on, 2 out; 2, 7th inning off Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 out), Ibanez (1, 7th inning off Peacock, 1 on, 1 out), Smoak (2, 7th inning off Peacock, 1 on, 1 out) RBI: Gutierrez 2 (6), Morales (9), Montero 3 (6), Bay (1), Ibanez 2 (3), Smoak 2 (5) SF: Morales
BASERUNNING: SB: Gutierrez 2 (3)
FIELDING: E: Bay (1)

Houston Astros
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
E. Bedard (L, 0-2)	4.0	7	5	5	0	0	3	23.40
B. Peacock	2.1	6	4	4	0	1	2	10.80
E. Gonzalez	1.2	2	2	2	0	0	1	2.89
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	15	11	11	0	1	6

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
J. Saunders (W, 1-1)	6.0	4	1	0	1	7		5.00
O. Perez (H, 1)	2.0	0	0	0	0	1		4.05
C. Capps	1.0	0	0	0	0	1		11.57
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	4	1	0	1	9

[Agent]

Your banner is really good man.

I'll follow whenever I get on here.

[WrightStuff]

Things to look for:
• The last two games of this series may be a slugfest, with all 4 pitchers struggling early on in the year.
• The Angels (who are currently in first place, finish a series against the A's before heading to Houston. They will likely win the Houston series, so the M's will need to perform well to hold their ground in the division.

[albidnis]

Not bad at .500

[WrightStuff]

M's Take It To Darvish & Rangers; Take 3 of 4 at Home



Darvish looked perplexed as four Mariners took him deep, the last being for a 3-run bomb.


It was a happy manager as the Mariners showed up to play in the homestand, winning 5 of 7 games to hold onto 2nd place in the AL West.

Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners
Apr 12, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas (4-6)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	9	0
Seattle (6-5)	0	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	X	7	13	3
W: Hisashi Iwakuma L: Yu Darvish

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TEX	SEA
SEA	2	Morse homered to center.	0	1
SEA	2	Montero homered to center.	0	2
SEA	3	Seager homered to left.	0	3
TEX	6	Berkman homered to center. Cruz scores.	2	3
SEA	6	Smoak homered to left. Morales scores. Morse scores.	2	6
SEA	6	Bay lined to center for a single. Montero scores.	2	7

Texas Rangers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Andrus, SS	5	0	1	0	0	1		.239
Gentry, CF	5	0	1	0	0	0		.234
Beltre, 3B	5	0	2	0	0	2		.302
Cruz, RF	3	1	0	0	1	2		.256
Berkman, 1B	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.286
Murphy, LF	4	0	2	0	0	1		.302
Pierzynski, C	4	0	2	0	0	0		.379
Moreland, DH	3	0	0	0	1	0		.167
Kinsler, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2		.256
TEAM TOTALS	37	2	9	2	2	9
BATTING: 3B: Andrus (2) HR: Berkman (4, 6th inning off of Iwakuma, 1 on, 0 out) RBI: Berkman 2 (12) GIDP: Moreland
BASERUNNING: SB: Murphy (1)

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Saunders, CF	3	0	1	0	0	0		.200
A - Gutierrez, PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0		.441
Seager, 3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.268
Morales, DH	4	1	2	0	0	1		.320
Morse, RF	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	.325
Smoak, 1B	4	1	1	3	0	0	1	.350
Montero, C	4	2	3	1	0	1	1	.317
Bay, LF	4	0	1	1	0	1		.250
Ackley, 2B	3	0	2	0	0	0		.357
Andino, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1		.167
TEAM TOTALS	34	7	13	7	0	6
BATTING: 2B: Montero 2 (2) HR: Seager (1, 3rd inning off Darvish, 0 on, 2 out), Morse (4, 2nd inning off Darvish, 0 on, 0 out), Montero (3, 2nd inning off Darvish, 0 on, 1 out), Smoak (4, 6th inning off Darvish, 2 on, 2 out) RBI: Seager (5), Morse (8), Montero (7), Bay (2), Smoak 3 (10) GIDP: Andino
FIELDING: E: Ackley (1), Seager (2), Andino (1)

Texas Rangers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Y. Darvish (L, 0-2)	5.1	9	6	6	0	4	4	6.61
J. Lindblom	0.2	3	1	1	0	0		4.70
M. Kirkman	2.0	1	0	0	0	2		9.45
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	13	7	7	0	6

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
H. Iwakuma (W, 1-0)	5.0	6	2	1	2	5	1	6.14
S. Pryor (H, 1)	2.0	1	0	0	0	3		1.00
O. Perez	0.2	1	0	0	0	0		3.68
K. Loe	0.1	0	0	0	0	0		2.57
T. Wilhelmsen	1.0	1	0	0	0	1		0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	9	2	1	2	9

[albidnis]

Yankees want montero back

[WrightStuff]

Mid-Month Review: April

MLB Standings - Updated: Apr 15, 2013
AL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Boston Red Sox	9	4	--	59	46
Baltimore Orioles	7	5	1.5	54	45
Toronto Blue Jays	7	6	2.0	66	60
Tampa Bay Rays	7	6	2.0	64	62
New York Yankees	5	8	4.0	48	62
AL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Detroit Tigers	7	5	--	67	40
Kansas City Royals	7	5	--	52	45
Cleveland Indians	6	7	1.5	51	55
Chicago White Sox	5	8	2.5	49	53
Minnesota Twins	4	9	3.5	41	78
AL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Los Angeles Angels	10	3	--	72	51
Seattle Mariners	8	6	2.5	73	56
Oakland Athletics	7	7	3.5	65	66
Texas Rangers/Houston Astros	5	8	5.0
AL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Seattle Mariners	8	6	--
Detroit Tigers	7	5	--
Baltimore Orioles	7	5	--
Kansas City Royals	7	5	--
Toronto Blue Jays	7	6	0.5
NL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Atlanta Braves	10	2	--	52	31
Washington Nationals	9	4	1.5	67	40
New York Mets	6	7	4.5	64	62
Philadelphia Phillies	5	8	5.5	48	49
Miami Marlins	2	11	8.5	35	75
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Milwaukee Brewers	8	4	--	52	40
St. Louis Cardinals	8	5	0.5	52	48
Pittsburgh Pirates	5	8	3.5	61	72
Chicago Cubs	4	9	4.5	48	63
Cincinnati Reds	1	12	7.5	35	73
NL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
San Francisco Giants	9	4	--	59	46
Arizona Diamondbacks	8	4	0.5	41	40
Colorado Rockies	7	6	2.0	53	46
San Diego Padres	7	6	2.0	57	56
Los Angeles Dodgers	5	8	4.0	57	57
NL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Washington Nationals	9	4	--
Arizona Diamondbacks	8	4	--
St. Louis Cardinals	8	5	0.5
Colorado Rockies	7	6	1.5
San Diego Padres	7	6	1.5

MLB League Leaders - Updated: Apr 15, 2013
Batting Average - AL		AVG	Batting Average - NL		AVG
	1. Alex Gordon	.444		1. David DeJesus	.400
	2. Andy Dirks	.410		2. Yonder Alonso	.383
	3. Lorenzo Cain	.400		3. Freddie Freeman	.381
	4. Jemile Weeks	.381		4. Marco Scutaro	.370
	5. Jose Reyes	.370		5. Alfonso Soriano	.365
Runs Batted In - AL		RBI	Runs Batted In - NL		RBI
	1. Mike Napoli	16		1. Pablo Sandoval	22
	2. Kendrys Morales	13		2. Chase Headley	17
	3. Lance Berkman	13		3. Carlos Gonzalez	15
	4. Alex Rios	13		4. Alfonso Soriano	15
	5. Jose Bautista	13		5. Ryan Braun	13
Earned Run Average - AL		ERA	Earned Run Average - NL		ERA
	1. David Price	0.36		1. Lance Lynn	0.39
	2. Brandon Morrow	0.82		2. Kris Medlin	0.77
	3. C.C. Sabathia	0.84		3. Wandy Rodriguez	0.78
	4. Jered Weaver	1.54		4. Clayton Kershaw	0.93
	5. Kevin Correia	1.80		5. Jacob Turner	1.00
Strikeouts - AL		K	Strikeouts - NL		K
	1. Brandon Morrow	28		1. Jeff Samardzija	24
	2. Justin Verlander	26		2. Zack Grienke	24
	3. Jake Peavy	21		3. Madison Bumgarner	24
	4. Jon Lester	21		4. Stephen Strasburg	23
	5. Felix Hernandez	21		5. Lance Lynn	21

Other News:
• Mariners Catcher Jesus Montero currently leads the early AL All-Star ballot at his position with 67K over Toronto backstop J.P. Arencibia (58K). David Price, Tampa Bay starting pitcher, leads all vote-getters with 160K.

[WrightStuff]

Things to look for:
• Miguel Cabrera has been struggling at the plate so far this spring. See if he can rebound against the 5-1-2 of Seattle.
• The Angels continue with a soft portion of their schedule, taking on Minnesota. It wouldn't be surprising if they gained a game on Seattle here.

[krulmichael]

Very impressive series win over the Rangers, especially over Darvish. His slider is straight nasty (least to me). Big test early against the Tigers though.

[albidnis]

I am expecting some top notch stuff after the rest in posting...lol

[albidnis]

When the next update?

[Miami Flash15]

Nice stuff!