Seattle Mariners go 2-4 but we still found three stars for Week 6 (5/3-9)
Star #3: Logan Gilbert
5 innings pitched, 1 ER, 5 Ks, and a win – Tacoma Rainiers
Logan Gilbert (Mariners #4 prospect and a top 30 MLB prospect) threw five strong innings for the Tacoma Rainiers in his 2021 debut. He did it on May 7 against another top prospect McKenzie Gore of the Padres organization.
As two of the top three farm systems battled it out, Gilbert got the best of the El Paso Chihuahuas to run his lifetime Minor League ERA to 2.12. He featured a 95+ MPH fastball along with a nasty 1-7 curveball. The only run the rookie gave up was to a safety squeeze, pulled off to perfection. Impressively, Gilbert pitched his 5 innings in just 67 pitches.
Logan Gilbert is through 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K, 27-19. pic.twitter.com/TFMqKaHSig
— Mariners Minors (@MiLBMariners) May 8, 2021
Star #2: Kyle Lewis
.417 average, 1.079 OPS, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs.
Kyle Lewis came into the week batting .184 and came out of the week at .258 for the season. Most of his damage came against the Rangers, though he did have a 3-run dinger in the Mariners’ Tuesday win against Baltimore. In the Rangers series, he batted .615 (8-for-13), which gave a huge boost to his team.
Having Lewis’ bat in the line-up is going to help the lineup considerably. With him, Seattle has five bats that are potential .250+ hitters. They need all the help they can get because several batters are struggling to reach the Mendoza line (.200).
Lewis is someone who has an infectious attitude as well as a plan when he comes up to the plate. Like all Seattle Mariners, he struggles with strikeouts, but his 22.5% strikeout percentage is below the league average and well below his career average (33.6%).
Kyle Lewis – Seattle Mariners (3) pic.twitter.com/qYBx52mg7f
— MLB HR Videos (@MLBHRVideos) May 5, 2021