Seattle Mariners: 3 stars of Week 4 (April 19-25)
Star #3: Sam Haggerty
.500 average, 1.404 OPS, 5 runs scored, 3 RBI
Sam Haggerty had a great week as the top contributor to the offense. It seemed as the week went on that Haggerty earned playing time over some of his Seattle Mainers peers. Haggerty’s six hits were second on the team to only France who had eight more at-bats than Haggerty.
Add in his two walks and the sum is a fantastic week. It was exciting to watch Haggerty at the plate, he seemed to be in the zone throughout the Red Sox series. If the utility man had more than 12 at-bats, he would’ve been higher than the third star.
Star #2: Chris Flexen
7 Innings pitched, 4 hits allowed, 1 earned run, 7 K’s
Chris Flexen was en-fuego (on fire in Spanish) against the American League’s best offense. He was rarely in any kind of trouble throughout his game on Saturday. Meanwhile, the M’s offense showed up for once, collecting 12 hits and scoring 8 runs to back the righty.
In four starts, Chris Flexen now has a 2.74 ERA with a 2-1 record. His WHIP is a little higher than Seattle wants it to be at 1.35, but based on his career numbers, this is a solid trend. He got through seven innings very efficiently, rarely getting behind in counts. Flexen tossed just 88 pitches before handing the game over to the bullpen.
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