Jun 9, 2024; San Diego, California, USA; Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) is congratulated by Julio Rodriguez (44) after hitting a two-run dwelling run through the seventh inning towards the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Necessary Credit score: Denis Poroy-USA TODAY Sports activities at Petco Park. Seattle Mariners supervisor Scott Servais is aware of what has to occur for his group to achieve its full potential.
“You could have higher at-bats, make constant contact up and down the lineup, and all people has to do their job,” he mentioned. “I imagine within the expertise we put collectively and the make-up of the fellows right here, however in the end, it’s worthwhile to produce.”
Seattle did that on Tuesday night time, banging out eight extra-base hits in an 8-3 win over the host San Diego Padres. The Mariners look to duplicate that efficiency on Wednesday within the finale of a two-game sequence.
Julio Rodriguez collected 4 of the Mariners’ 13 hits and Cal Raleigh homered from each side of the plate, going 3-for-5 with 4 RBIs, as Seattle posted its highest run complete since a 9-0 win at Miami on June 22.
For one night time, the Mariners did not resemble the group that entered play Tuesday with the worst batting common within the majors (.217) and with the fourth-lowest run complete. Whereas they blended in a attribute 11 strikeouts — they lead the majors in whiffs and common greater than 10 per recreation — they no less than offset that with their slugging.
Servais mentioned, “No matter your job is on the membership — some guys we introduced in to drive the ball, different guys must determine a option to get on base — do your job and if all people collectively does that, now we have a very good ball membership.”
Seattle’s pitching, which has held the opposition to an major-league-low .219 common and owns an American League-best 3.54 ERA, was on level Tuesday night time. The Mariners gave up solely 4 hits to a group ranked second within the bigs with a .262 common.
Bryce Miller (6-7, 3.84 ERA) will attempt to hold that happening Wednesday.
The appropriate-hander is coming off a no-decision Thursday within the Mariners’ 7-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles, who acquired to him for eight hits and two runs over 5 2/3 innings. This can be his first profession look towards San Diego.
The Padres will name on one in every of their most dependable starters, Michael King (7-5, 3.51 ERA). His newest begin was a 3-1 win Thursday at Texas, the place he allowed 4 hits and a run in 5 1/3 innings with two walks and 5 strikeouts. King has confronted Seattle twice in reduction, each occasions whereas pitching for the New York Yankees final yr, and he gave up one run in 2 2/3 innings.
Whereas San Diego has misplaced three consecutive video games, it’s about to get assist for its already-potent lineup. Second baseman Xander Bogaerts, sidelined since fracturing his left shoulder on Could 20, took batting follow earlier than the Tuesday night time recreation and was spraying line drives across the discipline towards minor-leaguers.
The plan is for Bogaerts, who went 2-for-11 in 4 rehab video games for Triple-A El Paso final week, to play in a single or two video games at Class-A Lake Elsinore. If issues go to plan, he may very well be activated earlier than the Padres’ Friday dwelling recreation towards the Atlanta Braves.
“Feels good,” he mentioned. “Getting there, getting shut. Hopefully, I will come round quickly.”
Bogaerts is batting .219 with 4 homers and 14 RBIs in 187 at-bats for San Diego this yr, however he was selecting up the tempo on offense when he acquired harm. He was 8-for-25 (.320) in his final seven video games.
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