CHICAGO — On the subject of life on the street, the Seattle Mariners are making themselves proper at dwelling.
Seattle is on high of the AL West, and its main league-best 14-8 street report is an enormous motive. It’s 4-0 on a 10-game journey going into Tuesday night time’s matchup with the Chicago White Sox, and it has gained its final six street collection total.
It’s the primary time the Mariners have gained not less than six consecutive street collection since that they had a streak of eight in a row from July 3 to Aug. 23 in 2023.
“We treat every single game the same, but obviously, when you’re on the road, you’re like the bad guys. Nobody likes you,” middle fielder Julio Rodríguez mentioned. “I guess that adds a little bit more to us. We stick together pretty well as a team and I think that might play something into it.”
Pitching helps, too. Seattle had a 3.70 street ERA going into Tuesday’s sport, rating sixth within the majors. It allowed one run in every of the primary 4 video games on its present journey.
The Mariners even have a dominant nearer in Andrés Muñoz, who hasn’t allowed an earned run in 20 2/3 innings this season. The bases have been loaded when he entered Monday night time’s 5-1 victory over Chicago, and he struck out Michael A. Taylor for his fifteenth save.
“Pitching is kind of what’s built our (organization), and kind of where our success has started,” catcher Cal Raleigh mentioned. “It’s one of the most important things in the game. We do a good job of getting those guys rolling and try to piggyback off of them.”
The sturdy begin on the street comes after Seattle struggled outdoors of T-Cell Park in 2024. It completed with a 36-45 street report whereas going 85-77 final 12 months, contributing to the crew’s second-place end within the AL West behind Houston.
Requested in regards to the crew’s street success this season, supervisor Dan Wilson praised Muñoz and the remainder of the crew’s bullpen. However he additionally highlighted the significance of well timed offense.
“I think, offensively, being able to strike early on the road is important, and so far as we’ve started off this season, they’ve been able to do that,” Wilson mentioned. “I think that’s put us in good positions to win late in the ballgame.”
Seattle introduced up right-hander Casey Lawrence from Triple-A Tacoma earlier than Tuesday night time’s sport at Chicago. Left-hander Jhonathan Díaz was despatched down, and infielder Austin Shenton was designated for project.
The 37-year-old Lawrence is 1-1 with a 4.97 ERA in 5 large league appearances this 12 months.
