Hey, I did say in my Up Next for this game that I liked the pitching matchup. I think I probably envisioned a stronger performance from Shōta Imanaga. I’ll hat tip Aaron Civale for his performance in this one, saving a lot of bullpen and also being very effective. I understand and respect that he’ll […]
It’s a fresh Monday morning and surely nothing disastrous happened yesterday for the Seattle Mariners? Moving on, to links! In Mariners news: Around the league:
Late August, early September. The Phillies are headed out west to have three series in which they are playing teams that have given them trouble in the past. First, to Seattle to face the Mariners, then down the Pacific coastline to see the Los Angeles Angels, followed by their own house of horrors in Phoenix […]
Even analytical fans can be overcome with emotions. The last ten days have been brutal. If we remove the opener of the Mariners series, we saw the Astros got a combined 2-6 in the span of eight days. That was against a collection of teams where they probably were hoping for a 6-2 run. They […]
After a pair of painful walk-off losses in the first two games of their series against the Mariners, the Cubs made sure that wouldn’t be a possibility at T-Mobile Park Sunday afternoon. The road squad put up double digits on the scoreboard and salvaged a win in the series finale. Randy Arozarena made it two …
The post Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (8/23/26): Cubs 19, Mariners 2 – Two Slams Help Prevent Sweep appeared first on .
Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong helped lead his team to a 19-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, going 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run, three RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base. His performance helped Chicago avoid a three-game sweep while producing 17 hits and four home runs. Crow-Armstrong launched his […]
The post Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong makes franchise history with home run in rout of Mariners appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Maintaining a healthy pace of play has been a huge emphasis for MLB over the past few seasons. They instituted the pitch clock in 2023 to try and speed up games, and they made the runner on second base rule in extra innings stick permanently for the regular season in the same year as well. […]
The post Mariners OF Julio Rodriguez’s gesture to fans led to violation during Cubs game appeared first on ClutchPoints .
It was a brutal outing for Bryce Miller as the pitcher struggled on the mound in historic fashion during the Seattle Mariners’ matchup against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night. Miller is going through the fourth season of his career in the majors with the Mariners. He has secured a firm role in the bullpen, […]
The post Mariners’ Bryce Miller reaches brutal low in crushing loss to Cubs appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The worst pitching staff in baseball the last two months got blown out again. The Mariners lost 19-2 against the Cubs on Sunday. Bryce Miller pitched and was bad early and often, again failing to get through five. The relievers behind him were bad, too, eventually leading to Jhonny Pereda and Weston Wilson on the […]
SEATTLE — Well, THAT felt better. Ian Happ’s grand slam in the third inning gave the Cubs the lead and eventually they put together a 17-hit, nine-walk, 19-run pounding on the Mariners, winning 19-2 and salvaging the final game of the series. Things did not start out that way. Randy Arozarena, who hit the crushing […]
Outfielder Randy Arozarena sent Seattle Mariners fans home happy with a walk-off home run on Saturday. Things looked a lot similar to start Sunday’s matchup against the Chicago Cubs. Arozarena put the Mariners on the board early with a 358-foot leadoff home run. It marked his 20th of the season, locking in his sixth-straight 20/20 […]
The post Mariners’ Randy Arozarena approaching Barry Bonds record after launching leadoff HR vs. Cubs appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Ketel Marte are stuck in an unhappy marriage. These trade packages from the Phillies, Mariners and Royals could free them.
The Seattle Mariners are looking for a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon. Randy Arozarena did his part on Saturday. Arozarena hit a walk-off home run to win the game for the Mariners. On Sunday, Arozarena picked up where he left off. He hit a leadoff home run on Sunday, giving the […]
The post Mariners’ Randy Arozarena joins exclusive club with Pete Crow-Armstrong after another HR vs. Cubs appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Seattle Mariners will be without utilityman Brendan Donovan in the immediate future after he was hit in the head by a pitch in the batting cages ahead of Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs.
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
The Mariners go for a sweep. After back-to-back walkoffs on Friday and Saturday, the Mariners have secured a series win against the Cubs. They now look to start a winning streak with a sweep on Sunday. Bryce Miller takes the mound, looking to bounce back from an outing that led to a 22-0 slaughter last […]
After exiting his start in Houston early with shoulder soreness and then having his start skipped when the team returned to Seattle, Bryan Woo threw a bullpen today prior to Sunday’s series finale against the Cubs. Woo threw a complete bullpen with all of his pitches, and Pete Woodworth stood in against him for some […]
The Seattle Mariners took a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Randy Arozarena hit a walk-off home run to win the game for the Mariners after he had already robbed a home run in the field during Kade Anderson’s MLB debut Prior to the game, Brendan Donovan was injured in the batting cage. […]
The post Mariners’ Brendan Donovan hits concussion IL after batting cage incident appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Seattle Mariners will be without Brendan Donovan for the next week.
The Mariners are placing infielder Brendan Donovan on the seven-day concussion injured list, as initially reported by Adam Jude of The Seattle Times. MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer adds that Patrick Wisdom is being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma as the corresponding move. Donovan was set to play in yesterday’s 5-4 win over the Cubs, but he was […]
Cubs 19, Mariners 2: Ian Happ’s grand slam leads the barrage
Cubs vs. Mariners, Sunday 8/23, 3:10 CT live!
Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle Mariners preview, Sunday 8/23, 3:10 CT
Kade Anderson, who was the third overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, made his major league debut for the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. Anderson went five and two-thirds innings in the game, and Randy Arozarena was the hero. Arozarena hit the walk-off home run against the Chicago Cubs. While Arozarena was a hero at […]
The post How Mariners’ Randy Arozarena saved Kade Anderson’s MLB debut in field before winning it at plate appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Seattle Mariners have reached the stage of a busted season where they are just hunting around for reasons to smile. This was a 90-win team last season, one that came within a George Springer dinger of advancing to the franchise's first ever World Series. Now they are crud. More specifically, they are stuck three games back of the resurgent Houston damned Astros in their division; a couple of games back of the final American League wild card with four teams ahead of them; and six games belo...
Cal Raleigh went above and beyond for Mariners rookie Kade Anderson's debut. Why couldn't he extend a similar courtesy to Randy Arozarena in the World Baseball Classic?
It might feel like we can’t have nice things as Cub fans after a game like this. I’m sure there will be dozens of storylines all across the internet about the Cubs and blown saves on a day like this. And I’m not blowing smoke at anyone. I’m not revisiting this after a Saturday night […]