The Mariners were coming into this game after that win over the Giants the day before. The Giants were coming off of a very rough loss where the bullpen collapsed in on itself. The Giants were hoping to bounce back entering this game and the Mariners were hoping to ride their momentum from the win the day before. The Giants starting lineups would be Austin Slater (LF) hitting leadoff, Mike Yastrzemski (RF) up next, Donovan Solano (2B) hitting 3rd, Evan Longoria (3B) hitting cleanup, Darin Ruf (DH) hitting 5th, Wilmer Flores (1B) hitting 6th, Buster Posey (C) hitting 7th, Brandon Crawford (SS) hitting 8th, and finally Mauricio Dubón hitting last. The Mariners lineup would be Mitch Haniger (RF) hitting leadoff, Ty France (DH) hitting 2nd, Kyle Seager (3B) hitting 3rd, Evan White (1B) hitting cleanup, Taylor Trammell (CF) hitting 5th, Dylan Moore (2B) hitting 6th, Jake Fraley (LF) hitting 7th, Luis Torrens (C) hitting 8th, and J.P. Crawford hitting 9th. The starting pitchers in this game were Yusei Kikuchi for the Mariners and Johnny Cueto for the Giants. Johnny Cueto would be caught by Buster Posey which would hopefully help him pitch well because last season he had some chemistry issues with some of the other catchers. The Giants were definitely hoping that their bullpen would be able to get the job done in this game. For the Mariners to win they would need to find a nice performance from Yusei Kikuchi, take advantage of the Giants bullpen, and get walked. For the Giants to win they needed to get out to an early lead, limit walks, and find a nice performance from their relievers. Would the Giants get their first win of the season or would the Mariners stay on pace to go 162-0? To the game!
The first pitch of the game was a 96 mph strike to Austin Slater. Austin Slater then struck out on 5 pitches. Mike Yastrzemski was up next and he hit a grounder to Evan White who then threw the ball to Yusei Kikuchi for the out. Donovan Solano then struck out to end the top of the first. Johnny Cueto’s first pitch was a strike to Mitch Haniger. Haniger ended up striking out on 3 pitches. Ty France was up next and he walked. Then it was Kyle Seager and he flew out to Mauricio Dubón in center field. To end the inning Evan White flew out to Austin Slater in left field. Both pitchers pitched well in the first inning and hoped to carry that over to the second inning. The Giants and Mariners were tied 0-0 after the first inning.
Evan Longoria led off in the top of the 2nd and he struck out. Darin Ruf then also struck out for the second out of the inning. Wilmer Flores ended up hitting a a fly ball in foul territory that was caught by Mitch Haniger in right field to end the half inning. To start the bottom half of the inning Johnny Cueto struck out Taylor Trammell on a full count. Dylan Moore was up next and he also struck out. Then Jake Fraley hit a double right field for the first hit of the game. Luis Torrens followed that up with an RBI double down the left field line to give the Mariners the lead. J.P. Crawford ended up striking out to end the inning. Yusei Kikuchi pitched another great inning for the Mariners and so did Johnny Cueto other than the 2 two out doubles that he gave up. The Mariners were leading 1-0 after the 2nd inning.
Buster Posey led off the 3rd inning with a first pitch home run to right center field. This was the second game in a row where Buster Posey hit a homer in his first at bat. Brandon Crawford followed that up with a groundout to the second baseman Dylan Moore. Then Mauricio Dubón flew out to Jake Fraley in center field. To end the inning Austin Slater grounded out to 3rd baseman Kyle Seager. Mitch Haniger led off for the Mariners and hit a single to right field. Ty France then hit a double down the left field line leaving Mitch Haniger at 3rd. Kyle Seager was up next and he grounded out to Wilmer Flores for an out. Evan White singled to center field next and knocked in Haniger and France. Then Taylor Trammell struck out swinging for the 2nd out of the inning. To end the inning Johnny Cueto struck out Dylan Moore. Yusei Kikuchi pitched another great inning but Johnny Cueto did not and gave up 2 runs. The Mariners were leading 3-1 after the 3rd inning.
To start the 4th inning Mike Yastrzemski struck out swinging. Donovan Solano then got on base with a single to left field. Evan Longoria got walked after that to bump Solano over to 2nd and put him on 1st. Sadly for the Giants Darin Ruf was not able to execute and struck out. To end the top of the inning Wilmer Flores flew out to Taylor Trammell in center field. Jake Fraley led off the inning for the Mariners with a walk. Luis Torrens then hit into a 6, 4, 3 double play for the first 2 outs of the inning. J.P. Crawford followed up with his first hit of the year on a single up the middle. To end the inning Mitch Haniger hit a grounder to Brandon Crawford who tossed the ball to Donovan Solano for the out. Both pitchers pitched well in the 4th inning. The Mariners were leading 3-1 after the 4th inning.
Buster Posey led off the 5th inning by striking out swinging. Then Brandon Crawford grounded out to Kyle Seager for the 2nd out of the inning. Mauricio Dubón was up next and hit a single to center. To end the top of the inning Austin Slater struck out. Ty France started the 5th inning off for the Mariners by striking out swinging. Then Kyle Seager flew out to Mike Yastrzemski on the right field warning track. To end the inning Evan White popped out to Wilmer Flores in foul territory. Both pitchers pitched another nice inning. The Mariners were still leading 3-1 after the 5th inning.
Mike Yastrzemski struck out swinging to start the Then Donovan Solano hit a single up the middle. Then Evan Longoria hit his 2nd homer in the second game of the season to tie the game at 3 a piece. Darin Ruf was up next and he hit a line drive to left center that was caught by a diving Taylor Trammell. After that Wilmer Flores singled to left field. To end the top of the inning Yusei Kikuchi struck out Buster Posey. Taylor Trammell got a leadoff walk for the Mariners. Dylan Moore then grounded into a double play. Johnny Cueto was taken out for Wandy Peralta after that at bat. Wandy Peralta started off by striking out Jake Fraley to end the inning. The Giants batters hit very well in the 6th inning and the Giants pitchers pitched well too. The Giants and Mariners were tied after the 6th inning 3-3.
Drew Steckenrider was put in for Yusei Kikuchi to pitch the 7th inning. Brandon Crawford got a leadoff walk for the Giants. Alex Dickerson pinch hit for Mauricio Dubón and he struck out swinging on 7 pitches. Then Austin Slater struck out swinging on 5 pitches. Mike Yastrzemski walked after that and Brandon Crawford moved to 2nd. On a 3-0 count Brandon Crawford stole 3rd base. The next pitch Donovan Solano hit a double down the left field line to knock in Brandon Crawford and Mike Yastrzemski who were on 1st and 3rd. Those RBI’s made the Giants’ lead 5-3. Then Evan Longoria hit a single up the middle and Donovan Solano barely beat the throw home to score. Immediately after that Drew Steckenriderwas taken out for Keynan Middleton. Then Tommy La Stella pinch hit for Darin Ruf and grounded out to J.P. Crawford to end the inning. To start the Mariners’ half of the inning Luis Torrens hit a swinging bunt down the first base line and Buster Posey underhanded it to Wilmer Flores for the out. J.P. Crawford was up next and he grounded out to Wilmer Flores at 1st base. To end the inning Mitch Haniger struck out swinging. The Giants batters hit well in the 7th inning and Wandy Peralta pitched well too. This was a great inning for the Giants. The Giants were leading 6-3 after the 7th inning.
Brandon Belt started the 8th inning with a leadoff walk. Buster Posey was up next and he lined out to Mitch Haniger in right field. Then Brandon Crawford struck out swinging. For the 3rd out Alex Dickerson popped out to J.P. Crawford. Tyler Rogers was put in for Wandy Peralta to pitch the bottom of the 8th inning. Ty France got a leadoff walk to start the bottom of the 8th. Kyle Seager was up next and hit a grounder up the middle but Donovan Solano made an amazing play to get him out at first. Ty France did advance to 2nd base on the play though. Then Evan White hit a line drive straight to Tyler Rogers for the second out of the inning. To end the inning Tyler Rogers struck out Taylor Trammell on 3 pitches. Both pitchers pitched well in the 8th inning. The Giants were still leading 6-3 after the 8th inning.
Austin Slater started off the inning by grounding out to J.P. Crawford at shortstop. Then Mike Yastrzemski grounded out to second baseman Dylan Moore. To end the inning Donovan Solano flew out to Taylor Trammell. Tyler Rogers was taken out for Jake McGee to close out the game. Jake McGee started by striking out Dylan Moore in 4 pitches. Then Jake Fraley grounded out to Brandon Belt for the 2nd out of the inning. To end the game Luis Torrens struck out. The Giants won 6-3.
Leo’s Extra Inning: The Giants played very well in this game led by Buster Posey who went 1 for 4 with his second homer of the season, Evan Longoria who went 2 for 2, hit his second homer of the season, had 3 RBI, and a walk, and Donovan Solano who went 3 for 5, scored twice, had 2 RBI and a nice play at 2nd base. The Mariners were led by Ty France who went 1 for 2, scored a run, and had 2 walks. Jake Fraley also played well going 1 for 2, with a run scored, and a walk. Johnny Cueto was the starting pitcher for the Giants and he pitched 5 2/3 innings, gave up 6 hits, gave up 3 earned runs, gave up 3 walks, and had 7 strikeouts. Wandy Peralta also pitched well for the Giants as the winning pitcher with 2 strikeouts and 0 earned runs. Tyler Rogers and Jake McGee came out of the bullpen as well and combined for 2 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, a walk, and 3 strikeouts. Rogers had the hold and Jake McGee got the save. Yusei Kikuchi got the start in this game and gave up 6 hits, 3 earned runs, a walk, had 10 strikeouts, and gave up 2 home runs. The Giants were able to win this game mainly because of some nice hitting and a great performance from the bullpen. Overall, this was a great win for the Giants that showed promise for the bullpen.
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Great work by the bullpen. Great win!
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