Over the course of a weekend sweep, the Mariners left no doubts that, as currently constructed, they are a tier above the Rangers in every way.
Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux, front right, talks with starting pitcher Dane Dunning, left, as catcher Andrew Knizner, back right, looks on during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, June 16, 2024, in Seattle. And here is what was made very clear during a wretched weekend in Seattle: Forget about discussing repeats and playoffs,don’t even belong in the same conversation with AL West leading Mariners.
“What do you want me to do?” Bochy said. “We are a better offense than this. But we’ve got to find a way to put some runs on the board. We’ve mixed it up. We’ve changed it up. We’ve tried things. And we will keep trying things until we get better.”On Sunday, the Rangers started a lineup that didn’t feature a hitter with a batting average above .270. Then again, neither did Seattle.
Scoring runs has been an issue all year. The work of the starting rotation has been the counter to that issue. The starting rotation. But the quiet part that became all too clear over the weekend is this: Good as the starting rotation has been, Seattle’s rotation is better.Over the weekend, Seattle starters went at least six innings in each game; the Rangers didn’t get there once. The number of hits allowed by Mariners starters over three games equaled the number ofallowed by Rangers starters.
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