> ## 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: Logan Evans Shaky, Offense Even Shakier in Mariners’ Loss to Athletics - URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/good-bad-ugly-logan-evans-shaky-offense-seattle-mariners-loss-athletics/ - Published: 2025-07-30T06:06:37.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-08T05:58:52.000Z - Author: Corbin Smith - Tags: Analysis, Mariners, Logan Evans, Tyler Locklear, Julio Rodriguez [Embed from Getty Images](http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/2227635920?ref=emeraldcityspectrum.com) Well, that didn’t go very well. A day after a solid win over the Athletics, the Seattle Mariners didn’t show up in an dismal 6-1 loss to the A’s that evened the series between AL West rivals in Sacramento at a game a piece. As we are legally required to do, here's a look at the good, bad, and ugly from the loss to the artist formerly known as Oakland. ### Bad: Logan Evans There was some good things here. Evans was able to strike out seven over his 4 2/3 innings and the majority of his innings were solid. But there wasn’t enough to call this a good start. He allowed six runs while giving up seven hits with two of those leaving the park. The big blow was a three-run blast to Brent Rooker, but there was plenty of hard contact in between the punchouts even outside of that roundtripper. Evans was solid if unspectacular in his previous start against the Angels, but it’s just hard to trust him as a member of a rotation that should be contributing for a World Series championship. Emerson Hancock and (when healthy) Bryce Miller haven’t really been much better -- and you could argue they just haven’t been better, period. The answer may be a trade, but they’re running out of time for that to be realistic. ### Good: Bullpen It was low-leverage, but the bullpen got the job done. Carlos Vargas went 1 1/3 scoreless after replacing Evans, and Jackson Kowar fired two scoreless innings after Vargas departed. The big thing here is that you didn’t have to use any of your high-leverage options, so they should be at a full go for Wednesday’s battle versus Sacramento. There really wasn’t a lot of good in this game, if we’re being honest. But call that a silver lining or something. ### Intriguing: Tyler Locklear It was announced shortly after the conclusion of Tuesday’s loss that Locklear is on his way to Sacramento to join the Mariners. Locklear is one of the better hitting prospects in the Seattle system, and he’s hitting .316/.401/.542 over 98 games with 19 homers and 18 stolen bases across 373 at-bats. He’s been even better as of late with a .389/.465/.917 slash over his last 10 games with six homers in those 36 at-bats. Locklear will be replacing Luke Raley as Raley is hitting the injured list with a back issue. The question mark is whether the Mariners are giving Locklear a chance to help the offense, if he’s going to just be a bench bat while Raley is unavailable, or if this is a potential audition -- even if only for a game -- for teams they’re talking to before the deadline. Could be fun. ### Good: Texas Lost Again, there just isn’t much to celebrate here. But hey, Texas lost. The Astros, Yankees, and Red Sox also won. But, you know what? Texas lost. ### Ugly: The Offense Oof. Luis Severino came into Tuesday’s game with a 4.83 ERA, which isn’t good, but to say he’d been worse than that at home is the understatement of understatements. He was 0-9 with a 6.68 ERA, and this should have been a chance for Seattle to put up a big day. Nope. The Mariners got all of one run off Severino over five innings, struck out six times, and swung and missed a whopping 14 times in 83 pitches. Josh Naylor struggled in particular with a hitless game and a couple strikeouts, but there was only one extra-base hit -- a double from Julio Rodriguez -- and even when they did generate traffic, they went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position. This is not the first time I’ve mentioned this, but that won’t stop me from doing it again. The ceiling for this offense is obvious. Take a look at some of the run totals they’ve put together against some pretty solid baseball teams. But it’s just as obvious that this team’s floor is low, and it’s impossible to imagine that the Seattle front office isn’t watching this team right now and thinking what they can do to improve that. They already have addressed it with Naylor. They need to address it more.