Mariners Give Big Goose Egg against Fried, Continue Defensive Woes
As might be expected for a team 3-3 out of the gate early in the season, the Mariners’ supposed new-look offense has looked a lot more like a lateral shift. Perhaps it’s the cold weather, perhaps it’s lack of adjustment to the batter’s eye, perhaps it’s lack of momentum for key stars who played in the World Baseball classic - but this is a ball yard that has seen a whole lot of “slow starts that will even out” turn out to be the tone set for the entire year.
And when teams like the Yankees, Blue Jays, and Astros clearly have all their ducks in a row on the first weekend, putting up a goose egg at home against one of the league’s best teams isn’t the best of signs.
Gilbert’s splitter looks limited in his outing against New York, but a better middle-inning pitch mix offers a way forward.
Despite being Seattle’s opening day starter, it doesn’t quite look like Logan Gilbert has yet reached the ace potential billing he has long come with. The first inning didn’t look good for his efficiency slump, with the hurler trying and failing to fool the Yankee hitters with buried curves and splitters on his way to 28 pitches and two runs in the frame.
Woo Strong Early, Mariners Falter Late in Extra-Innings Heartbreaker to Guardians
The Seattle Mariners entered Saturday night’s contest like one of your old roommates - still searching for singles. They checked that box, but it still wasn’t enough.
After a strong five-plus from Bryan Woo, Cleveland’s lineup scratched across three runs late at T-Mobile Park. Despite a late comeback in the ninth, the Mariners folded in extra innings as the Guardians won 6-5.
Woo strong but two-out rally in sixth spoils stellar start
Mariners starter Bryan Woo allowed just one baserunner through his first four innings of work, pumping his elite fastball time and time again: 59 of his 83 pitches on Saturday were the four-seamer, which stayed in the top half of the zone for five frames.
Old Mariners Bugbears Continue Biting in Opening Day Loss to Guardians
The more things change, the more they stay the same. It’s hard to say there wasn’t an air of that feeling in T-Mobile Park after the Mariners dropped their Opening Day contest 6-4 thanks to some shoddy relief work, unimpressive defense, and one-trick offense.
Four solo home runs were all the production the M’s could muster, and in a lot of games against the Cleveland Guardians, that might be enough (they scored slightly less than four runs per game last year). But Logan Gilbert once again struggled to go deep, outfielders lacked urgency on fly balls with men on base, and Gabe Speier caught the bad end of some J-Ram magic with men on base.
But for all the lingering of long-lamented woes, the newest guy on the roster burst his way onto the scene in a big way.
Brendan Donovan made the best first impression possible as the M’s new leadoff man.
The Mariners franchise is entering its 50th season this year, having notched its first game in the books all the way back on April 6, 1977. In all that time, no leadoff Mariner had hit a home run in his first at-bat of Opening Day. Not Dave Collins all the way back in that first season nor Harold Reynolds in the late ‘80s nor Ichiro in his Hall-of-Fame Mariners career. Of the 49 season-inaugural batters, not one had left the yard in that first at-bat.
Mariners Release Opening Day Roster; Crawford, Miller Notably Absent with Injury
With opening day right around the corner for the Seattle Mariners - at 7:10 p.m. Pacific on Thursday against the Guardians - the team has released its first 26-man roster for the 2026 season. The top of the depth chart, of course, is very much all over the M’s roster, from returning superstars in Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez to new additions like Brendan Donovan and Jose A. Ferrer.
But of course it is not all sunshine and roses for the defending AL West champions. Longtime shortstop J.P. Crawford is out for the beginning of the year with a shoulder injury while Bryce Miller is working through an injury of his own, leaving holes in the middle infield and the back of the rotation. Leo Rivas is going to get some playing time at short in the meantime (and perhaps Cole Young might swivel
Mariners Potentially Shifting Bullpen Strategy Priorities as Collin Snider Leaves for Cubs
Collin Snider’s minor league deal with the Cubs closes his two-year chapter with the Mariners after a season of uneasy form and untimely injury. The fact that the M’s didn’t pick him back up, however, offers a window into a strategic shift within the organization.
Mariners’ Offense Cools Off as Dodgers Take Game 1 of Final Regular Season Series
Along with suffering their first home loss in a month, the Mariners also watched one of their top sluggers exit early with an injury as they fell in the series opener against the Dodgers.
Not-So-Sunny Philadelphia Welcomes Mariners in 12-7 Shellacking to Phillies
With all the struggles the Mariners have been facing on the road these last few games, there’s one thing that above all else is giving the boys from the Northwest slim chances to win - and it’s something the team usually relies on.
Engine Sputters in Mariners’ 3-1 Loss to Mets
One day after the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners combined for 20 runs, they combined for four the next. With a rookie pitcher on the mound for New York, the Mariners had a golden opportunity. What went wrong in game two?
Mariners Face Rough Waters in Baltimore, Lose Series with 5-3 Rubber Match Defeat
Defensive miscues once again set the Mariners back in Baltimore, and even after a late comeback effort following a long rain delay, the hole had been dug too deep to make it all the way back for a victory, leading to a series defeat against the last place Orioles.
Mariners Slug White Sox 8-3 With Former D-Back Assistance
The Mariners took care of business on Tuesday’s series opener against the White Sox, scoring eight runs and allowing just three on their way to a solid victory with each of their trade deadline acquisitions going yard.
Rangers Outlast Mariners 6-4 in 11-Inning Battle
The Mariners dropped a key game against the Rangers on Saturday as Cal Raleigh accrued a quintet of strikeouts while extra-inning heroics for the visitors sealed a 6-4 defeat.
Angels Send Mariners to Sacramento with 4-1 Loss, Series Split
The Mariners dropped the final game of their four-game set against the Angels 4-1 as the bats largely fell silent while Mike Trout topped off a big fifth inning for the Halos.
Mariners Slaughtered By Brewers, Lose Series in 10-2 Defeat
In another game to forget for the Mariners, the visiting Brewers took advantage of key defensive miscues and pitches out over the heart of the plate to secure a series win at T-Mobile Park in blowout fashion.
Defense Falls Apart as Mariners Get Shredded 11-3 By Astros
Despite winning the first two games of a rivalry series against the Houston Astros, the Mariners massively dropped the ball on Sunday, falling to Houston 11-3 as they got outclassed on every side of the ball.
Mariners Bust Out Brooms, Enter All-Star Break With 8-4 Win Over Tigers
Three days after getting swept in heartbreaking fashion, the Seattle Mariners brought out their own brooms - and of course the mighty gold trident - to finish off the Detroit Tigers with another impressive offensive showing on Sunday.
Bronx Beatdown: Yankees Beat Mariners 10-3 in Post-Rain Delay Shellacking
For five innings, the Mariners and Yankees were locked in a pitching duel. But a 30-minute rain shower changed everything with the home team scoring 10 runs in two innings to bust the game wide open, sending Logan Gilbert and Seattle to an ugly defeat.
2-3-4 Blues: Mariners’ Offensive Core Drops Ball in 3-2 Loss to Royals
Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh, and Randy Arozarena went a combined 0-13 while the Mariners as a whole went 0-11 with runners in scoring position on Thursday, leading to a disappointing series split to open the final homestand of the first half.
Good, Bad, and Ugly: A Look At Inept Offensive Performance in Mariners 1-0 loss to White Sox
Punch-less at the plate amid a soggy day in Chicago, the Mariners endured one of their worst offensive performances of the season in an ugly shutout loss to the American League’s worst team.
Mariners Initial Roster Potentially Set Following Flurry of Moves
In addition to releasing Mitch Haniger, the Mariners made a flurry of moves on Sunday that all but confirm how their initial 26-man roster will shake out.
Final Mariners 26-Man Roster Projection
With Opening Day right around the corner, here’s how the Mariners’ initial 26-man roster appears likely to shake out.
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