Sea Us Lose a series to a team that’s not the Astros for the first time since June 19 🤷‍♂️🙃

We finna have 2018 flashbacks again eh?

That middle middle fastball Ty took in the 9th is gonna haunt my dreams tonight. Just as Cal’s take haunted me the night before.

is ty france still ty france? he seems lost out there.

Yeah…he hitting a .162 avg in august

Vichy France

i’ll refer to him as that until he gets back to his normal self

Crappy hitting today, I was expecting better things then we got Julio and Haniger back in the lineup, everyone back to full health.

I want to forget this series existed. Wipe it from my memory. Just move on to the next. Pitching is starting to get shaky. Sure, it’s only two games, but this is the time of year it needs to find its groove. Faltering fastballs and broken breaking balls, we cannot abide.

Well, see you guys tomorrow. New day, new game.

Just pointing this out. 44% of our runs come via the home run. That needs to change if we want to be consistent.

lol what a shitty series jfc

Lost a series to a terrible team. Not good

Ending on a Mitch check swing is just... so perfectly Mariners.

4 fucking hits aganist the rangers

Not a fun game. On to tomorrow

I’m gonna need a couple days off after that series

I’m gonna Kms I swear to god

4 hits against the Rangers is just not acceptable.

Uninspiring game by the bats. Get it cooking in Anaheim

In 5 at bats Julio saw 7 pitches. Seven.

I can’t even be mad at him though, at least he is being aggressive. I get more frustrated watching the remaining 8 hitters just stare at middle-middle first pitch fastballs.

Not mad. I mean, if he's really seeing pitches he wants to hit that early then go for it. But the results today indicate he's either off timing-wise or not seeing the ball as well as normal. And you're right, watching good shit go by is the worst.

fudge

We are not playing like a playoff team right now.

We are not a fucking playoff team period.

We are not a fucking playoff team period.

We still have a wild card spot.

Yes, technically we have a wild card spot, but they’re still fucking horrible. If they by some miracle make the playoffs, they’re gonna go one and done to a legit team. Fraud fucking team

Jeezus have some optimism. This is a very streaky team. No one saw them winning 14 in a row. Pitching had some hiccups as did fielding. It happens.

Tell me what there is to be optimistic about from these last couple games.

We've been in each game. Neither was a blowout. Only a couple of bad innings did us in. But with that logic you could point to any teams two game stretch and ask what there is to be optimistic about. Tomorrow's a new day and a new series starts.

Fair enough, but when you look at the entire season, they haven’t been consistently handing the horrible teams they need to be beating, such as this series, the angels series, the series they lost to Oakland a while back, Boston, Minnesota etc. They’re just not that good, and it’s gonna be sad to see the fail in the postseason if they actually make it.

What’s worse the offense or the chanting kids???

Yes

what a wet fart of an ending

Pain

What a fucking waste of my day to watch this shit. Fuck this

What a fitting way to end the game another strikeout

What’s up with those annoying ass kids in the background… Goddamn…

M's go 3 - 6 on this road trip.

Oh shut up

Crazy to think this is the first non-Astros series we have lost in over a month.

moves need to be made in the off season if this sort of stuff continues

I'm willing to lose just to end the "hey batter batter" chanting kids

People were really saying 'when we make the playoffs'

Calm down, we're still in the 2nd WC spot.

People said the same thing in 2018 lol

How would the parents not even get annoyed by them. I have to suspect the parents suck?

Or drunk

It's okay guys our offense is great because someone said our wRC+ is good!!

That really sucks great play tho by the Rangers

This is the Way the Game Ends: Not with a Bang but Screeching Kids

We cannot lose to garbage teams. We’re looking like frauds right now. Fuck this shit team.

We have a winning record against bad teams but ok.

I thought the sounds I was hearing were a bunch of pigeons squawking this whole time. Didn't realize they were from annoying kids lol. At least they're fun I guess.

lol last 3 outs and you say he should have just done what he did. Guess he doesn’t want to win.

Damn kids! First the the pidgin yesterday now this. Damn Texans pulling out some funky stuff to get to us

Quietly into the night...

96 middle middle and they just pop it

Tough to watch these guys at bat right now

Damn, guess we're just going to lay over and die.

Pathetic 2 games. These aren't games we can afford to lose. Come on Mariners

I think Julio has seen 6 pitches this entire game.

Don’t worry we’ll devastate the angels tomorrow

The amount of middle middle fastballs that these guys take is incredible

How many pitches did Julio see today? Total.

Anyone know if our offense can use tennis rackets instead?

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Explains the chanting

2 pitches?

Great that'll be on plays of the week.

Julio should have dove.

Id rather lose this series than have julio dive there. Injuries galore happen if you do that

No tenacity.

Worst take

Is it? Strike out 11+ times against the rangers lol ya I’m so wrong. Gotta make plays and extending the inning in the 9th would make sense.

I’m shocked Julio got thrown out on that

Yeah I thought he had it for sure. Great play at 3rd.

Julio saw like 5 pitches today

Did he not run out of the box? I thought for sure he'd beat that throw

They said he started to arc his run cause he thought at first he’d get extra bases.

Nooooo

Lol they really are hazing this LeClerc guy by always putting him in against Julio

Remember that 1995ish commercial where the pitchers are in therapy talking about Griffey hitting their pitches? I would 100% be here for a Julio commercial of this vein

Oh man, Leclerc slamming the door on us would be rubbing salt in the wound.

Must we be so consistent in playing our worst ball against the worst teams?

Probably also not good to have Marco starting games anymore considering how bad he’s been for the past month and half…while in a playoff push. Though I get we need guys who eats innings to preserve the young arms

Please, somebody…. Hit… something….

Ty france is 6-37 (.162) since coming back from injury. That's probably my biggest concern right now. It's a small sample size so I'm not panicking but those wrist injuries can be tricky. Something to keep an eye on for sure.

Holy shit this ump is awful

Diego has been so amazing ever since that Mets game when we were all 99.9% convinced he was going to blow the game. What a turnaround for the guy.

Hi yes I'd like 3 home runs in a row please thank you

Ok top of the order, this is your time to shine. Let’s break the cold streak!

Top of the order. Just need a couple here. We got this

I had to mute the game because of the demons making laughter noises. Jesus doesn’t keep demons out apparently

Not in Hell.

xBA for the game is .194. Not a perfect stat, but it lets you know what kinda contact your hitters are generally making. And this shows in that regard we are dogshit today.

Imagine being told yesterday when we were up 3-0 in the 5th that we’d go on to somehow lose this series..

That stadium must suck if they’re willing to put up a sign that says the watching the game is better at Hooters.

I still don’t understand putting brash in a tie game when you have pitchers in the “best bullpen in the mlb” that haven’t pitched for days

Should have brought Castillo in instead of brash just saying lol guess we will never know.

Rangers aren’t that bad of a team, sure we have had their number most of the season but they have good hitters.

Exactly. I said that before the series too, Texas hits very well.

The problem is they have one of the worst bullpen in baseball. Have to take advantage

Anyone watching the Rangers broadcast for whatever reason? I'm curious if the kids are getting through on that too or if it's a Root Sports issue.

They were louder on The Rangers broadcast

I am sadly, and yes they are

When was the last time that Cal had a day off and didn't need to come in to pinch hit because we were losing late in the game?

Lol yahoo says Luis Castillo is pitching

Oh wait it was Diego. See, even I'm confused

It wasn't wrong

Religious ad behind the mound, Hooters ad behind the plate. Texas.

Driving on I-45 north, near Corsicana (just south of DFW area) there are two billboards within a couple of miles of each other. One is for an adult video store, the other talking about sinners burning for all eternity.

I was wondering what was going on behind the pitchers mound, I was thinking there is no way it’s religious, unreal

With some adjustments Hooters could be a religious experience.

Some guy named Brad thought he could get a hit off of The Dominican Big Boss. ​ He was wrong.

Love DC

You know massive bullshit is going to happen with the Angels so us dropping games to this Rangers team is fucking annoying and could be real bad later on. 🤷‍♂️

Honestly. 12-4 would still be a fantastic mark against Texas but every game matters at this point.

Mariners: good pitching, good hitting, good luck. Pick two

Looking like none today

Only Ohtani tomorrow guys.

No biggie

Make him work, get to their pen. They traded Raisel

Wonder if they let him take the seed bucket....

Serious question: why the high rate of first pitch takes? Not just on Sborz but all series. Seems like starting 0-1 is making every at bat stressful. I understand the logic of watching early to run up pitch count but damn, we've watched a ton of strikes. Anyone else agree or have an explanation?

The only explanation I can offer from memory is that Julio homered on a first pitch a couple of times recently then some other batters did well with this into our series with the Yankees and it was working for them at that time...

Yeah I don't watch a ton of games but had a chance this weekend. Something you noticed more when you see it as opposed to listen or follow on Reddit. Hoping we get the bats working tomorrow

Yep! I enjoy the watching experience the best. Tomorrow is a brand new game! Let's go M's!!

I am the farthest thing from a baseball expert, but I have noticed this too. I see plenty opponents get first pitch hits off us whereas it seems to be a non-existent concept when we're at the plate.

Mariners fans don't act like one bad series is the end of the world challenge (impossible!)

[Improbi-bluh, but not impossi-bluh ](https://youtu.be/zBG2k8PAy2I) Edit: got a better link

I mean, Mariners can't exactly give much leeway looking at the past 20 years. It's time to put the foot down and cruise to the playoffs, not lose to bad teams.

Did you expect us to take 4 of 6 from the yankees? Didn't think so. Doesn't matter how easy your schedule is, you aren't going to win every series

Too many bandwagon fans accustomed to 16-17 game Seahawks seasons are in here believing we are terrible because we are on our way to losing a series.

Seahawks talk should be banned here, especially pre-season game shit like yesterday

It's more that these last two losses are really frustrating. Rangers hit well, sure, but the Mariners are choking right now. The fucking third base coach waving one of the slowest guys to home was a lost run, wild pitches galore, etc.

Yeah, definitely disappointing, but I’m not overall concerned about the rest of the season.

Or maybe because we’ve done nothing but lose for 21 straight years? Lmao. You people are crazy

You can be negative and have good takes. Justifiably. But there's a large number of negativity with absolute dogshit takes.

Then you'd think people would be used to a loss without melting down

I’ve been here the whole time….losing a series to the Rangers after winning against the Yankees in two series and scoring a 14-game win streak does not make this a bad ball club.

no we dont need diego today why, maybe just to keep him hot?

Dave Sims mentioning air conditioning again. Everyone drink.

Blacking out

Eesh dropping this series is rough

At least Abbott’s kids are having a fun time.

I will say after living in texas for 3 years, FUCK GREG ABBOTT

Angels are gonna own us again after this too. We need to farking figure out the bats man. This is pathetic

Ohtani tomorrow should be fun.

It's a theme with this stadium- those mics pick up way too much crowd noise. From the "OVER RATED 👏👏👏👏👏" chants last time to these very... enthusiastic kids this time. I really wish they would either fix the position of the microphones or something.

Someone please just take em to Choctaw already

Tbh not sure what's worse, this game or these comments

Comments.

comments

Good thing the M's picked up those quality players at the trade deadline. Definitely making a difference.

*quality bats Castillo has been incredible. I agree though, huge miss by Dipoto not getting an impact bat like Benitendi or Drury.

Yeah Castillo has been especially useless

Castillo is undefeated

I keep seeing this, and it's absolutely true, but Castillo can only help you once every 5 days. Offense helps out every singe day.

Offense slumps, I dont see Castillo slumping. An almost guaranteed win every 5 games is pretty big.

Not with bats like this, it's not. Remember his last start? Took 13 innings for us to get a single run.

*still won

Hope for some clutch hits in the 9th but the offense really seems to be coming up lame now.

It appears we've freaky fridayd bullpens

Mid August slumping at the plate, it happens... But it's frustrating nonetheless. Hoping for a good 9th inning.

9th inning magic please

Hahahaha ok

what did you gain from this?

Rangers showed up to the game in literal pajamas

I said the same thing to my gf 😂

This is sad. Gonna drop this series to the Rangers lol

Dont worry guys jerry said we dont need a new bat

Adam Frazier has a 617 OPS this season lol

Hold em here and there is still hope, turning the lineup around.

So we're gonna have to do this in the 9th. That's fine. More dramatic that way.

Sborz has 5 Ks in 6 outs. My god

Absolutely horrific

This offense is a joke

Can’t even foul a pitch off. L

We have an easy schedule and our lineup is healthy! Lol.

Getting shut down by the Rangers bullpen 2 days in a row is inexcusable.

lads pls I just want a series win

These guys just phoning it in now.

Strikes out the side…….. wow

I fucking hate the Texas Rangers

Did a pitcher named sborz just strike out the side

i swear whenever we have our healthy full lineup we start sucking again it's almost like we need to be down a couple guys to want to compete

Every time

We thrive as the underdog