Game #3 – Mariners at Athletics

marc w · April 6, 2012 at 5:27 pm · Filed Under Mariners 

Welcome back to the regular season, which is just like the last time we had regular season games, only more sparsely attended and without quite as much focus on Ichiro.

Oakland’s ace Brandon McCarthy gets the ball, just as he did in the first game in Tokyo. Jason Vargas gets another shot at the A’s, and hopes his bullpen’s a little stingier this time. The A’s have another righty-heavy line-up with Jonny Gomes DHing and batting cleanup, Josh Donaldson at 3B and Kila Ka’aihue at 1B; he only lefty is Josh Reddick.

The M’s counter with seven lefties (man, it’s nice having switch hitters) with Michael Saunders in CF and Seager at 3B.

1: Figgins (LF)
2: Ackley (2B)
3: Ichiro! (RF)
4: Smoak (1B)
5: Montero (DH)
6: Seager (3B)
7: Olivo (C)
8: Saunders (CF)
9: Ryan (SS)
SP: Vargas

GO M’S

James Paxton makes his 2012 debut tonight for Jackson, Jeff Marquez starts for Tacoma. Chris Sorce makes his first start for High Desert and Ambioris Hidalgo’s already a few innings in to his start for Clinton.

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123 Responses to “Game #3 – Mariners at Athletics”

  1. Westside guy on April 6th, 2012 9:06 pm

    Lucky… the throw had him beat.

  2. Paul B on April 6th, 2012 9:10 pm

    Oh crap.

    And, Delabar? Wouldn’t be my first choice.

  3. Edgar4Hall on April 6th, 2012 9:11 pm

    C’mon Westy, can’t we just enjoy the fact that Ryan is smarter than that? 🙂

  4. Paul B on April 6th, 2012 9:14 pm

    That was an Oakland foul out. Probably in the seats anywhere else.

  5. MrZDevotee on April 6th, 2012 9:14 pm

    So, Delabar #1 on the “high pressure situation” list?…

    Hmmm.

  6. MrZDevotee on April 6th, 2012 9:16 pm

    Other than the homerun, Vargas really pitched well tonight (meaning “well” without his best stuff, really).

  7. MrZDevotee on April 6th, 2012 9:17 pm

    Okay, I won’t doubt you again, Steve… Throw that heater, teacher!

  8. stevemotivateir on April 6th, 2012 9:19 pm

    I love that Saunders, Figgins, and Seager -the guys who have something to prove, are making a statement early. And they’ve done it off McCarthy!

  9. stevemotivateir on April 6th, 2012 9:25 pm

    That’s BS. Isn’t there a time limit for an appeal?

  10. Westside guy on April 6th, 2012 9:37 pm

    These CenturyLink ads are not particularly original or good…

  11. Slats on April 6th, 2012 9:42 pm

    Figgins once again!

  12. dsmiley on April 6th, 2012 9:50 pm

    Figgins would have never lost that ball if he was hitting lead-off…

    (OK, to be fair I can’t really say too much against Figgins tonight, he’s done fairly well)

  13. jordan on April 6th, 2012 9:52 pm

    Did you guys hear that?

    That was the Mariners falling back to Earth.

  14. Westside guy on April 6th, 2012 9:53 pm

    This is why you teach your kids to trust their teachers, NOT their bartenders…

  15. Westside guy on April 6th, 2012 9:56 pm

    WOO!

  16. Zero Gravitas on April 6th, 2012 9:58 pm

    That Cespedes strikeout was my fave play tonight.

  17. Westside guy on April 6th, 2012 10:01 pm

    YES!! MAKE IT A DOUBLE, BARTENDER!!

  18. jordan on April 6th, 2012 10:07 pm

    Haha.. solid showing by ROOT here

  19. Hammy57 on April 6th, 2012 10:14 pm

    ROOT Sports is a joke

  20. Westside guy on April 6th, 2012 10:17 pm

    WOO HOO! WE WIN!!

  21. Edgar4Hall on April 6th, 2012 10:17 pm

    Even though we couldn’t see the end, its always good to have another WIN!!

  22. Hammy57 on April 6th, 2012 10:19 pm

    2-1 and we have Felix going tomorrow. I like it!

  23. Mariners101.com on April 7th, 2012 10:35 am

    Nice job ROOT Sports..

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