Two years into a five-year, $64 million contract, Adrian Beltre has produced a .262 average, 44 home runs, and 176 RBIs. However, after the All Star break in 2006, Beltre slugged .552 with a whopping 18 home runs. Does this strong second half bode well for a turn-around in 2007, or will Mariners fans have to deal with 'A-Drain' once again? This blog intends to follow the 2007 season for Adrian Beltre, and the Seattle Mariners, and promises to hold no punches.
Well, the Seattle Mariners seem to be shrugging aside their woeful six game losing streak just fine, as they have now stretched their current streak to four wins. Coupled with losses by Anaheim and Oakland, the M's have suddenly found themselves half a game out of first. Wild wild west indeed. To continue the win streak, Seattle hitters will have to best former team mate and current KC ace Gil Meche tomorrow.
Tonights 7-4 victory was a great, all around win, and if not for an eighth inning three run homer by Ross Gload, would have been a dominating performance. Horacio Ramirez rebounded nicely from his last start, pitching into the seventh inning, and allowing only one run off seven hits, two walks, hitting a batter, and striking out four. He ended with 96 pitches, 58 going for strikes, efficient enough to run his record to 2-1. Reitsma relieved him and quickly finished the seventh, but ran into trouble in the eighth, culminating with the three run homer allowed to Gload. Putz then came in to record his second five out save in as many nights. Which, coupled with a four out save monday, would have to lead one to believe he might not be coming in tomorrow, no matter what the situation. Then again, he's definitley a horse. JJ was also involved in a scary moment after throwing a pitch and stepping off the mound, wincing and looking all too familiar to the situation we saw with Felix. However, after a quick visit from the training staff, JJ stayed out there, inducing an old fashioned 4-6-3 double play to end the game.
On the offensive side of the ball, scrappy second baseman Jose Lopez was the player of the game, going 3-4, with his third homer of the season, and scoring three runs. On Ichiro bobblehead night, Suzuki went 2-4. Fellow countryman Johjima added his second homer of the season, and our boy Beltre went 2-5 with three RBI's. He hit a two-run single following an intentional walk to Ichi, proving he's nobodys punk. Especially a Royal punk.
After a rough start for the M's bats this year, the casual fan would have to be pretty content with how our hitters have been coming around now, Ichiro=.315, Vidro=.316, Johjima=.347, Lopez=.310 Although Beltre is currently only hitting .247, he has been a great run producer out of the two hole, leading the club with 15 RBI's. Our 4-5-6 hitters, Ibanez, Sexson and Guillen (.239, .148, .233 respectively) will have to "come around" sooner or later, and when they do, it seems as though this team could have the ability to score alot of runs.
Oh yeah, and I called the two game mini sweep at Oakland, the proof is in my 4/4 post. But of course, a tuna could have predicted that sweep.
Tonights 7-4 victory was a great, all around win, and if not for an eighth inning three run homer by Ross Gload, would have been a dominating performance. Horacio Ramirez rebounded nicely from his last start, pitching into the seventh inning, and allowing only one run off seven hits, two walks, hitting a batter, and striking out four. He ended with 96 pitches, 58 going for strikes, efficient enough to run his record to 2-1. Reitsma relieved him and quickly finished the seventh, but ran into trouble in the eighth, culminating with the three run homer allowed to Gload. Putz then came in to record his second five out save in as many nights. Which, coupled with a four out save monday, would have to lead one to believe he might not be coming in tomorrow, no matter what the situation. Then again, he's definitley a horse. JJ was also involved in a scary moment after throwing a pitch and stepping off the mound, wincing and looking all too familiar to the situation we saw with Felix. However, after a quick visit from the training staff, JJ stayed out there, inducing an old fashioned 4-6-3 double play to end the game.
On the offensive side of the ball, scrappy second baseman Jose Lopez was the player of the game, going 3-4, with his third homer of the season, and scoring three runs. On Ichiro bobblehead night, Suzuki went 2-4. Fellow countryman Johjima added his second homer of the season, and our boy Beltre went 2-5 with three RBI's. He hit a two-run single following an intentional walk to Ichi, proving he's nobodys punk. Especially a Royal punk.
After a rough start for the M's bats this year, the casual fan would have to be pretty content with how our hitters have been coming around now, Ichiro=.315, Vidro=.316, Johjima=.347, Lopez=.310 Although Beltre is currently only hitting .247, he has been a great run producer out of the two hole, leading the club with 15 RBI's. Our 4-5-6 hitters, Ibanez, Sexson and Guillen (.239, .148, .233 respectively) will have to "come around" sooner or later, and when they do, it seems as though this team could have the ability to score alot of runs.
Oh yeah, and I called the two game mini sweep at Oakland, the proof is in my 4/4 post. But of course, a tuna could have predicted that sweep.
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