> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Good, Bad and Ugly: Offense Solid, Pitching Falters in Another Loss to Yankees - URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/good-bad-and-ugly-offense-solid-pitching-falters-in-another-loss-to-yankees/ - Published: 2025-07-10T05:41:31.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-08T05:59:01.000Z - Author: Corbin Smith - Tags: Logan Evans, Cole Young [Embed from Getty Images](http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/2224394610?ref=emeraldcityspectrum.com) Icky. Sorry, but there isn’t really a better word to describe how this series has gone against the New York Yankees thus far, and the series loss was “clinched” with a 9-6 loss to the Yankees on Saturday. Since I am a glutton for punishment, let’s take a look at the good, bad and ugly from Wednesday’s loss to the Yankees. ### Ugly: Logan Evans The line was bad, and yet it could have been so much worse. Evans worked 4 2/3 innings, allowed nine hits and six runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Ugly already, but the amount of hard contact suggested he was fortunate to “only” give up the six-spot. There were 14 balls put into play that were considered “hard contact,” and some of them fortunately turned into outs or singles instead of extra-base knocks. Seattle has a fifth starter problem. It’s possible it could be solved if Bryce Miller can come back and be a semblance of the pitcher he was in 2024\. But right now? There’s not a lot to trust. It’s also worth noting that the Mariners could have gone with Bryan Woo and Luis Castillo on normal rest for this series. Evans could have instead slid into a start against the Tigers — a good team, but, well, you know. This seems like a failure in process, and oh boy, was it a failure in result. And, it’s also worth noting he wasn’t the only one who struggled. Carlos Vargas didn’t fool the New York lineup whatsoever, and his struggles saw a 6-4 game turn into a 9-4 cushion fairly quickly. Vargas got off to a nice start, but he’s shown he’s not someone who should be trusted as a high-leverage arm right now. So, yeah. Bad pitching. ### Good: Cole Young The Mariners could win by 100 or lose by 100 or anything in between. If a player hits his first MLB homer, he’s going in the good section, and Young finally was able to do just that. There was an equal sense of relief and joy as he rounded the bases, and that’s what I’ll remember from this game. I won’t remember Evans stinking, I won’t remember a rare error from Julio Rodriguez, I won’t remember that they lost this game. I’ll remember Young’s face, because that’s ultimately what this stupid, wonderful sport is all about. Good for you, Cole Young. Here’s to many more. ### Good: Other Dingers The offense has been to blame for many a loss. It wasn’t tonight. They hit four homers, including Young’s, and amazingly, none of them came from Cal Raleigh. Jorge Polanco, J.P. Crawford and Randy Arozarena were all able to go deep on a game where Seattle did strike out 14 times, but that’s a lot less of a big deal when you pick up six extra-base hits. After scoring just five runs over the previous three games, it’s nice to see some life with the bats. ### Bad: Litmus Test Failed? No one is expecting the Seattle Mariners to win every baseball game they play. No one is even expecting them to win two-of-three; a 108-win pace is a lot to ask for. But what people are looking for is the ability to look as good as the upper-echelon teams in baseball (note: you can argue whether the Yankees are even that right now; they had lost seven of eight games before this series). At least I’m looking for that. And except for the series against the Clubs played in the sun tornado — a phrase I stole from Nathan Bishop of The Light Bat — they really haven’t done that. And over these first two games of the series, it just looks like one team is considerably more talented than the other. There’s time to change things. There have been moments where the Mariners look like one of those championship contenders this year. But there have been too many moments like this one where you wonder what the ceiling is. These last two nights, it certainly didn’t look like a team capable of doing damage in October. It’s ok to be disappointed by that.