6 losses in a row, where do the Seattle Mariners go from here
In the midst of a six-game losing the Seattle Mariners are reeling. Where do the M’s go from here?
It seems forever since the Seattle Mariners beat Cleveland three out of four games. At that time, the M’s had a record of 21-20 despite. As injuries piled up, they lost six straight games by a combined 45-10, including a no-hitter thrown against them by Detroit last Tuesday. So where to from here?
Out of the frying pan and into the fire. The Mariners now travel to the Bay Area to face the division-leading Oakland A’s May 24-26. Oakland was hot recently hot with a 13-game winning streak but came down to earth over their last 10 games, with a 5-5 record. One thing in Seattle’s favor is the Athletics are only 14-13 at home.
Starting pitching
Seattle currently has nine pitchers on the injured list, not including two that were on the list when the season started. Marco Gonzales, James Paxton, Nick Margevicius, and LJay Newsome could be the building blocks of a good rotation. Unfortunately, all four are injured. That leaves the M’s with five starters, Yusei Kikuchi, Justus Sheffield, Chris Flexen, Justin Dunn, and struggling rookie Logan Gilbert for what is supposed to be a six-man rotation.
Sunday, the Mariners used Dunn on only four days rest (the oldtimers are laughing). Their injury situation is so bad Seattle only has one righty starting pitcher left on the 40-man roster. That would be Juan Then, who is with the Single-A Everett Aqua Sox.
Short-term Outlook
The Mariners have to get by with what they have. Help is not coming any time soon.