Keys to the game-
1.) Don’t let Ariel Miranda settle in
Miranda enters tonight’s game with a 1-2 record and a 4.35 ERA in 20 2/3 innings pitched this year. In his last start against Oakland, he gave up 4 runs on 7 hits in just 3 innings of work. He was struggling to locate his fastball and left some pitches up in the strike zone, which Oakland was ready for. Miranda, in his short major league career has also struggled pitching on the road, going 1-3 with a 5.59 ERA in seven road games. We have the opportunity to face Miranda for the very first time tonight. Let’s make sure we don’t let him settle in. If we can rattle him early we will have success.
Miranda enters tonight’s game with a 1-2 record and a 4.35 ERA in 20 2/3 innings pitched this year. In his last start against Oakland, he gave up 4 runs on 7 hits in just 3 innings of work. He was struggling to locate his fastball and left some pitches up in the strike zone, which Oakland was ready for. Miranda, in his short major league career has also struggled pitching on the road, going 1-3 with a 5.59 ERA in seven road games. We have the opportunity to face Miranda for the very first time tonight. Let’s make sure we don’t let him settle in. If we can rattle him early we will have success.
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| Carlos Carrasco |
Carlos Carrasco has pitched extremely well so far this season, going 2-1 with an amazing 1.65 ERA. While his career numbers against the Mariners are good (2-1 with a 2.79 ERA in four career appearances), one player in particular on the Seattle Mariners offense has always seemed to do well against him. Robinson Cano has a .429 average with two doubles and 1 home run in 15 plate appearances against Hot Sauce. (Editor's Note, seems like Cano does pretty well against everyone!) For whatever reason Cano has Carrasco’s number. So he needs to make sure that he does not let this one guy beat him. Make smart pitches and continue to control the game.
3.) Don’t underestimate!
The Seattle Mariners roll into Cleveland to finish a road trip that began in Oakland and went through Detroit. They are beaten down, weary and injured. They have already had to place nine players on the disabled list. They currently hold a 10-13 record, and are 5th in the AL West. It would be easy to look at those stats and dismiss this team. We should not do that. We cannot do that. Despite all of the hardships that have fallen on them, the Mariners still lead the American League in runs scored (with 109 runs in 23 games). They also just took two out of three from the Detroit Tigers, so we must not take them lightly. We need to go into this series with the same energy, the same determination to win as we did going into the series with Houston.
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