Seattle Mariners 3 up, 3 down for the week ending 5/14
Matt Brash
Our only repeater to the downside of the ledger this week is Matt Brash. While he officially only gave up 1 run in 3 outings, it was pretty bad.
His meltdown on May 10 was very costly. Brash started the sixth inning down 3-2 to Texas. Three of the first four batters he faced singled, increasing the lead to 4-2. Seattle came back with a run in the eighth; it was too little too late. Sunday, May 14 was worse.
Brash came in for lefty Gabe Speier in the seventh inning with 1 out, and the score tied 3-3. Speier did him no favors by putting two men on, but Brash got the first batter he faced, Javier Baez, to hit a sacrifice fly, putting runners on first and third with two outs. Then the walls caved in.
The next batter, Spencer Torkelson, walked on 5 pitches to load the bases. Brash then hit Phil Maton, bringing in the go-ahead run.
He followed that up with a four-pitch walk (although some of the pitches were very close) to Andy Ibanez, scoring another run. Detroit took a 5-3 lead, which was the final score.
Not to say the Seattle Mariners could have won either game, but the loss to Detroit on Sunday might be a game they look back at as the one that got away.
Which Seattle Mariners players are on your 3 up, 3 down for last week?