Our M's Just Scored ONE Run and the Rockies Put Up 23. What Is Happening to Seattle?!

Alright, Seattle! Let's not sugarcoat it. Tonight was rough, absolutely brutal. Our Mariners just went to Washington and got absolutely stomped 10-1 by the Nationals. TEN TO ONE! It's early in the season, yeah, but putting up just a single run while giving up double digits? That's the kind of stuff that makes you want to smash your remote. We bleed green and blue here, and seeing that kind of performance out of our M's just hits different. And get this: while we're out here watching that mess, other teams in the league are putting on offensive fireworks shows.

Twenty-Three Runs?! Seriously?

You heard right. The Colorado Rockies, fresh off a series where they took two out of three from the Cubs in Denver, just had an insane day at the plate. They headed to Las Vegas for a series against the Athletics and, after dropping the first two games, totally erupted on Sunday. They pulled off a 23-9 win, setting a team record in runs scored. Can you imagine? Twenty-three!

Catcher Hunter Goodman was an absolute monster, going 5-for-6 with four RBIs and three runs scored. He crushed two of their six home runs in that romp. And get this: Willi Castro added a grand slam, part of his own incredible 4-for-6 performance with seven RBIs. Seven different batters had multi-hit games. Goodman even said it himself on the postgame show, "I feel like this is a big confidence boost for us as a team going into this next series." He highlighted Castro's battle in a late at-bat, even with a huge lead, saying it showed they "battled." If only our M's bats could catch fire like that!

Pitching Puzzles and Streaky Cubs

Now, while the Rockies' offense hopes to keep that momentum rolling, their pitching has its own questions. Michael Lorenzen, their right-hander, is leading the majors with 101 hits allowed in just 65 and two-thirds innings, rocking a 2-8 record with a 7.54 ERA. Yikes! He did manage to hold the Cubs to one run on two hits and two walks over five innings in their last outing, which is something. Most of his career against the Cubs was as a reliever, with only four starts out of 43 appearances.

Over on the Cubs' side, they had a chance to sweep the San Francisco Giants but fell 5-1 on Sunday. Logan Webb shut them down, limiting them to seven hits and an unearned run. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Alex Bregman, their top two hitters, both went 2-for-4 in the loss. Crow-Armstrong is on fire this month, hitting .392, going 20-for-51 in a dozen June games with five homers. That loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Chicago, a team that's been up and down after two 10-game win streaks earlier in the season. Bregman noted that "all phases of the game were better in the last three days" and hoped they'd "continue to build off that."

Their pitcher for Monday, Shota Imanaga, dueled Lorenzen last week. Imanaga threw five scoreless innings then, getting a no-decision. He's got a 4-6 record with a 4.44 ERA, and he dominated the Rockies back on April 1, 2024, with six shutout innings and nine Ks in a 5-0 win. He's allowed just four hits and two walks in 11 innings across his two appearances against them, striking out 16. That's some good stuff, and exactly what our M's need right now.

As for our M's? That 10-1 loss stings, big time. It's a reminder that even when other teams are putting up video game numbers or getting dominant pitching performances, you gotta bring it every single night. We're at a critical point in the early season, and these kinds of losses really highlight where we need to tighten things up. We know our guys can do better than that. Let's hope they shake off this Nats loss and come out swinging harder. Go M's! We'll be watching!

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