The Seattle Mariners were pummeled by the Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon, 11-1, but they did extend an interesting streak that's lasted all season. But does the streak mean anything?
lost to the Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon, 11-1, punctuating a tough series for the team that saw them lose three of four.It's been a very interesting season for the Mariners so far, who are running out World Series-level starting pitching and a fairly solid bullpen despite getting almost nothing offensively from guys they expect to deliver.
It's May 10th and Julio Rodriguez still has just one home run. New acquisitions Mitch Garver and Jorge Polanco are both hitting under .200 and J.P. Crawford is on the injured list. The M's lead baseball in strikeouts despite a stated goal of making better contact in 2024 as well, which is a great source of concern for M's fans on social media.The weirdest streak in baseball…without the opposing starting pitcher finishing 7 innings.The Mariners have now gone 38 straight games, aka every single game….On one hand, it's theoretically a good thing that the M's are capable of driving up an opponent's pitch count and getting to a bullpen early.
However, it's also a bad thing when that high pitch count is attained through lack of contact. Seattle has become an incredibly easy lineup to pitch to and guys who are not household names are putting up career numbers against them. Chris Paddack of the Twins had nine strikeouts through just four innings against Seattle this week, and the M's struck out 10 times or more in all four games against Minnesota.Follow Fastball on FanNation on social mediaBrady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube.
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