Seattle Mariners: 3 stars of Week 4 (April 19-25)
The Seattle Mariners had a .500 week against two of the better offenses in the league. Here are the 3 stars of Week 4.
In a week where the Seattle Mariners went 3-3 against the reigning World Series Champion Dodgers and the American League’s hottest offense in the Red Sox, you’d think you’d find a lot of stars on both sides of the game. The truth is that very few bats did well throughout the week, but that bullpen? Wow.
Honorable Mention
Marco Gonzales – 7 Innings pitched, 2 hits, 1 run, 6 K’s
Marco Gonzales was the tough-luck loser in game two of the Dodgers series. He lost the start because the Mariners couldn’t muster any offense at all. Reminiscent of the Felix years, Marco finally had a strong outing only to take the loss. The good thing is that it appears that Marco righted the ship and against one of the league’s best teams. This is great news for the Mariners.
Ty France – .350 average, .984 OPS, 4 doubles, 5 runs scored
There was one bat that was even better than Ty France this week and he gets the star. France’s numbers were fantastic this week and if the offense could’ve done something around him, then the Mariners would’ve put up a ton of runs.
He was one of only two Seattle Mariners to bat over .193. That’s how gross it was. The M’s offense was so bad that as a team they hit .181 on the week. France did his part hitting .350. He is someone that I’m rooting for and I get excited every time he steps up to the plate.
Kyle Seager – .192 average, 7 RBI*
Kyle Seager gets the last honorable mention spot because, in four consecutive at-bats, he ended up hitting for the cycle. His last at-bat on Friday was a home run, then in his first three at-bats on Saturday Seager hit a single, double and triple. A natural cycle but across two games.
*He really wasn’t that good this week. Sadly he was 1-for-25 in his other at-bats for the week