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.



The Red Sox came, the Mariners Saw, the Mariners Conquered


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A three game sweep at home against any team is sweet. Especially when its against the team with the best record in the league. And especially when that team is the Red Sox, thus quieting the large sections of red-and-white clad hollering representatives of the Red Sox "nation", invading the M's home turf at Safeco. Sweetness, indeed.

The three games versus Boston had it all: a dominating offensive performance Monday night as the M's piled on in a 9-2 victory; a rock 'em-sock 'em back-and-forth resulting in eking out a one-run 8-7 final score on Tuesday; and a surprising five-inning scoreless outing by Ryan Feierabend, who was untouched despite giving up deep flies that died in Safeco's expansive outfield, coupled with extra-inning clutch hitting by Jose Lopez resulting in a 2-1 Mariners win, and the brooms were broken out.

By taking the three from Boston, the M's now have won seven of nine games on the current homestand. And as I've noted in an earlier post, Richie Sexson has been providing strong numbers in helping the M's to their dominant performance so far on this current homestand. However, Richie did go o-for-4 in yesterday's game, lowering his average to .209. Adrian Beltre also went 0-for-4, and he's now hitting .206 on the homestand, with a home run.

Both Beltre and the rest of the Mariners' line-up will have their work cut out for them when they face the Toronto Blue Jays and Dustin McGowan on Friday night. McGowan is coming off a one-hitter tossed last weekend against the Colorado Rockies, in which he went into the ninth inning without giving up a hit, finishing with seven strikeouts and just one walk allowed. McGowan has kept the Mariners scoreless in two career appearances against the Mariners, but those only covered 3.2 innings in two relief outings. Ben Broussard is the only current Mariner batter to have a hit off McGowan, and that was one single in three at-bats.

Jarrod Washburn takes the hill in tomorrow night's game, in hopes of keeping the M's winning streak active. He's coming off a strong performance himself in his last outing, twirling eight innings of one-run ball against the Reds last weekend. However, Washburn has been unlucky against the Blue Jays, as despite allowing just a 4.60 ERA against Toronto over 43 innings, of his seven decision in seven starts Jarrod's lost six of them. Frank Thomas has slugged Jarrod in a pretty big way, who despite hitting just .217 off Washburn, three of Thomas's hits were for home runs for a .966 OPS. Matt Stairs has also hit two home runs against Jarrod out of three career hits.

I think it'll be a low-scoring affair tomorrow night in the safe, with the Blue Jays coming out on top. I'm calling it 4-2, Toronto.

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