Ketel Marte Went 0-for-11 in Our House, and Now Arizona's in Real Trouble

Alright, Seattle, can we talk about how OUR Mariners just absolutely humbled the Arizona Diamondbacks? Seriously, those D-backs thought they were on some kind of roll, racking up wins and talking big. Then they rolled into T-Mobile Park this weekend and got straight-up swept. Swept! And if that wasn't enough, their NL Player of the Week from two weeks ago, Ketel Marte, went totally silent against our guys, a brutal 0-for-11 at the plate. Now they gotta face the streaking Dodgers, and you just know our M's put a serious dent in their swagger.

From "Rolling" to Rattled: The Mariners Effect

Before they got to the Emerald City, Arizona was feeling themselves. They had a solid 14-7 record since May 8, even coming off two separate three-game sweeps against San Francisco and taking five of seven from the Rockies. Their closer, Paul Sewald, was out there on TV saying, "We had one bad week and people tried to write us off," and that "you have to beat the teams you are supposed to beat, and we did an amazing job the last two weeks." Yeah, well, sometimes you run into a team you are NOT supposed to beat, huh, Paul?

Marte, too, was on fire. We're talking a ridiculous 24-for-47, four homers, six doubles, and 17 RBIs in a recent 11-game surge. But then he stepped onto the dirt at T-Mobile and just... vanished. Our pitching staff shut him down cold, making him go hitless in all 11 of his plate appearances. That's a serious chill, courtesy of Seattle. Their starter, Eduardo Rodriguez, has been stepping up big-time this season, morphing into their most effective starter with a 5-1 record and a 2.31 ERA overall. He was 3-1 with a 1.60 ERA in May. But even he's got a rough 2-4, 5.26 ERA career record against the Dodgers. You gotta wonder how much our M's sweep got into their heads.

Dodgers Rolling, Arizona Stumbling, What Else is New?

Now, they have to face the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are, no surprise, absolutely crushing it. These guys are leading the NL West, sitting on 38 victories, which is the second-most in all of baseball. They have been on a tear, going 14-3 since May 12, the best record in the majors. They just smacked Philadelphia 9-1 and have won nine of their last eleven games, with their offense dropping 66 runs in that recent stretch. Andy Pages is leading the entire league with 50 RBIs, and Shohei Ohtani has bumped his batting average to .280, going 24-for-61 (.393) with four homers in his last 17 games. Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy is hitting dingers, too, with a team-leading 14th homer on Sunday, talking about just "playing baseball." Must be nice when it is that easy!

Dodgers right-hander Emmet Sheehan, who gave up four runs to Arizona including a Marte homer in their earlier season meeting (a 5-4 Dodgers win), has still managed two quality starts in his last three outings. You know he is looking to shut down Marte even harder after our M's already put him in the freezer.

Good Luck, D-backs, You Are Gonna Need It

So, the Diamondbacks, fresh off getting clobbered by our Mariners, are walking right into a heavyweight fight with the Dodgers who already swept them to start the season. Eduardo Rodriguez is on the mound for Arizona, and Ohtani, Freddie Freeman (10-for-17 against Rodriguez), and Miguel Rojas (6-for-8) are probably licking their chops. After our guys showed them what real baseball looks like, it feels like the D-backs are gonna have a rude awakening in this series. Go M's!

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