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08-03-2010
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The Canadian Press | The San Diego Padres' spring training game at the Seattle Mariners has been rained out. Sunday's game in Peoria, Ariz., will not be made up.
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Michael Wilson just doubled in Josh Wilson with the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth, giving the Mariners a 4-3 lead.
Got to see young Venezuelan pitcher Mauricio Robles in the sixth. He retired the side in impressive fashion, getting Jerry Hairston Jr. on a groundout to Dustin Ackley at second. Then, he got Adrian Gonzalez to loft a lazy fly to left -- off the end of his bat -- for out No. 2. Finally, after falling behind 2-0 to Chase Headley, he battled back and got him to stare at a full-count offering for a called third strike.
Not bad for a guy who turns 21 tomorrow and hasn't pitched higher than Class A.
Ackley and Carlos Triunfel, once the highest rated prospect in Seattle's system for position players but coming off a broken leg, both grounded out. Triunfel is playing third base.... Open »
Dustin Ackley just made his first real fielding mistake of the spring. Ackley was a second base when a ball got roped to the left field corner. Corey Patterson did a good job of getting to the ball and made a strong throw that was about to nab the runner at second in plent y of time.
But Ackley simply dropped the ball.
Mariners still trail 8-3 as we head to the bottom of the sixth. A forgettable day thus far.
By the way, I'm on to Round III of the ESPN 710 Seattle Sports Media Tournament. Yes, it's the Sweet 16. Deadline for this round is 3 p.m. Pacific time today.
My opponent? None other than the venerable Paul Silvi. Yep, a kicker. Not a punter, who might actually take a late hit or two or -- gasp! -- have to make a tackle once in a while. No, he was a darned placekicker.... Open »
Seattle evened its spring training record at 1-1 (yes, the Charity Game does count in the standings this year) by beating the San Diego Padres with six runs in the bottom of the eighth. The highlight of the inning was a no-doubt, grand slam over the fence in left center by Tommy Everidge, seen in the photo above after the game.
So, it's a 9-3 final. The second run of the inning came after a single by Dustin Ackley and an ensuing single by Carlos Triunfel. Nice to see that out of those two guys. Even more impressive was how, on a flyout to medium center, a hustling Ackley took off for third and made it in safely. Triunfel alertly followed as well. That's the type of stuff the team is looking for.... Open »
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