Baltimore Hung 7 Runs on Bryan Woo, And Our M's Need Answers Now

Alright, M's fans, let's just rip off the band-aid. Our Seattle Mariners dropped the series finale to the Orioles last night, falling 7-5 in Baltimore and splitting the four-game set. It was a tough one to swallow, especially when our bats actually showed some serious life. But man, when the pitching falters like that, it's an uphill battle all the way.

Bats Were Boomin', But the O's Answered Back

Look, the good news? Our guys came out swinging! Cole Young, fresh off a fantastic start, crushed the third pitch of the game for his fifth homer of the season. What a way to get things going, right? Young wasn't done, either, finishing the night with three hits. And we got those back-to-back bombs from Luke Raley and Dominic Canzone in the fourth inning, a two-run shot followed by a solo blast. Julio Rodriguez even chipped in with two hits, including a two-out, run-scoring single that brought us within one run, making it 6-5. Our offense scratched across five runs on seven hits against Orioles starter Kyle Bradish, who didn't exactly have his best stuff, matching his season low in innings pitched for the second straight start.

A Six-Run Inning That Stung Hard

Here's where it really got away from us. Bryan Woo, our starter, just couldn't find his rhythm. After Young's leadoff homer, Colton Cowser led off the bottom of the third with his seventh homer of the season to tie it up at 1-1. And from there, it just unraveled. Cowser's blast launched a massive six-run inning for the Orioles. Adley Rutschman, playing in his first game of the series after a hamstring issue, had a two-run double in that frame and later added a two-run shot from Pete Alonso capped off the damage. Woo ended up giving up all seven runs on seven hits over five innings. He walked one and struck out four, but seven runs is just too much to overcome, even with our bats showing some fire. Rutschman rubbed salt in the wound with an RBI single in the fifth, pushing their lead to 7-5. Credit to their bullpen, though. Tyler Wells got the win with three hitless innings of relief, and Andrew Kittredge locked down his first save of the season. We even had two runners aboard with two outs in the eighth, but Grant Wolfram came in and got Colt Emerson on a groundout to shut us down.

It's frustrating when you see the offense putting up runs, getting those big hits, and then the pitching just can't hold the line. We split the series, sure, but that last game feels like a missed opportunity. What do we do to get that consistency we need from our rotation? The Emerald City faithful are looking for answers. It's time to regroup, Mariners, and come out swinging even harder for the next one. We bleed green and blue, and we know our boys can turn this around!

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