Our Ms Got Clocked 7-1 Last Night and Emerald City Fans Should Be Worried

Alright, Seattle, let's just get this out of the way right now because my stomach is still doing flip-flops after watching our beloved Mariners last night. We got absolutely *trounced* by the New York Mets, 7-1, right here at T-Mobile Park. Seven runs for them, just one lonely run for our guys. I'm telling you, it was a brutal watch, and after seeing every single pitch this season, this kind of showing early on is just flat-out frustrating. What happened out there?

While Other Pitchers Are Dealing, What's Going On Here?

Man, while we're trying to figure things out, you look around the league and see guys just absolutely dealing on the mound. Take Cristopher Sanchez for the Philadelphia Phillies. This dude is on another planet. He extended his franchise-record scoreless streak to a mind-blowing 50 2/3 innings before finally giving up a run. Fifty-and-two-thirds, folks! He didn't allow a single run in May and was just named the National League's Pitcher of the Month. He put up zeros until the seventh inning last night, giving up just one run and four hits in seven frames, with eight strikeouts. His streak? It's the fifth-longest in MLB history and the longest ever for a lefty. Can you imagine that kind of consistent dominance on our mound? Then you got Shohei Ohtani, doing Shohei Ohtani things for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He pitched six strong innings for his fourth straight victory and somehow reached base five times at the plate as the Dodgers blanked Arizona 7-0. Ohtani's ERA is now a ridiculous 0.74! He’s thrown 61 innings, and if he qualified for the major league leaderboard, he'd be easily leading the league in ERA. The guy had three singles and two walks, extending his on-base streak to 19 games, hitting .438 with four homers and 17 RBIs during that stretch. It's tough seeing that kind of elite two-way production elsewhere when our boys struggled so much last night.

Where Was Our Batting When We Needed It?

Scoring just one run against the Mets? That's just not going to cut it, especially when you see other teams finding their rhythm with the bats. The Phillies, for example, scraped out that 3-2 win against the Padres with late homers from J.T. Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber in the seventh. Our bats felt quiet by comparison. Look at the Detroit Tigers, completing a sweep of Tampa Bay, scoring six times in the first four innings to win 7-2. Dillon Dingler drove in four runs, going 2-for-4 and getting hit by a pitch, and his fourth-inning homer was his third of the series. They blasted ten deep shots in the sweep! Gleyber Torres was 3-for-5 with a double and three runs. Even the Cleveland Guardians found their power stroke, beating the Yankees 5-4. Jose Ramirez homered in the sixth as part of a three-hit night off Gerrit Cole, following up doubles in three straight at-bats the night before. Kyle Manzardo homered for the second straight night, and Rhys Hoskins added a two-run shot. Our guys needed some of that fire last night. We bleed green and blue here in the Emerald City, and it hurts to see a 7-1 scoreline at T-Mobile Park. We need to bounce back, plain and simple. We can't let these kinds of losses define our early season. The next game is critical, and our boys need to come out swinging and show us that fight we know they have. Let's get it right, M's!

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