Mariners Game #2 Preview: Athletics at Seattle

As we speak I heard somebody who theoretically went to raised faculties than I exploit the phrase “another thing coming,” as in “if you think [x], you’ve got another thing coming.” I’ve at all times identified that phrase to be “another think coming,” Judas Priest apart, and Merriam-Webster appears to agree, though it posits assume/factor will be thought of an “eggcorn,” a linguistically believable spelling for a phrase you’ve by no means seen (“eggcorn” is a believable spelling of “acorn” in the event you’ve by no means seen the phrase, however have seen an acorn, which does actually look type of ovoid). One other instance could be “for all intensive purposes.” Do you’ve gotten any explicit eggcorns that you just’ve heard earlier than?

Tonight Luis Castillo makes his first begin of the season, and in the event you needed to eggcorn this into being a second Opening Day, you might. The most important distinction in at present’s sport is Cal Raleigh, contemporary off his contract extension press convention, strikes to DH, permitting Mitch Garver to slip behind the dish and catch La Piedra. With a lefty on the mound for the A’s, the Mariners are deploying their rightiest-hitting lineup, plugging in Donovan Solano at first, Dylan Moore at second, and conserving Jorge Polanco as a result of that’s what change hitting do, child, We’ll get an opportunity to see if Polanco’s improved knee well being helps him out as a lot from the fitting facet because it does the left.

Lineups:

And right here’s how the A’s line up behind lefty starter Jeffrey Springs, one of many A’s large low season acquisitions this yr. Springs made seven begins final season after recovering from TJ surgical procedure, and may very well be poised for a giant breakout season after having a powerful begin to his profession pre-TJ with the Rays.

Information:

Dan Wilson stories that Logan Gilbert is ok after being struck by a comebacker in final night time’s sport, and the workforce doesn’t have any long-term issues concerning the damage. That doesn’t imply it’s not painful, nonetheless. “It’s colorful, let’s say that,” deadpanned Wilson.

Recreation data:

Recreation time: 6:40 PT

TV: ROOT Sports activities NW, with Aaron Goldsmith and Ryan Rowland-Smith

Tonight’s sport can also be the free sport on MLB TV, in the event you’re out of space.

When you’re not out of space, you may also stream the ROOT broadcast with their new direct-to-consumer app. Extra particulars right here.

Radio: 710 AM Seattle Sports activities with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr.

Captain’s Report:

On final night time’s offensive efficiency, Dan Wilson stated:

“It’s one thing to want to come back; it’s another thing to be able to do the things that you need to do to come back. And I think the at-bats looked really good towards the end. Like we talked about Cal’s at-bat being a little more lengthy, and then Randy getting the home run right after that. Some of those things that you see that are maybe a little more hidden, but show you that they’re a little bit further along than they have been in the past, and that’s a really good sign. That’s the hope, that we’re a little bit further along and ready to compete and be consistent. That’s been the goal since the beginning, to hit the ground running.”

As we speak in Mariners historical past:

• 2012: The Mariners defeated the Oakland A’s 3-1 in 11 innings within the 2012 season opener on the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. Dustin Ackley went 2-for-5 with a house run and a couple of RBI to be named sport MVP. Ichiro went 4-for-5, tying the Mariners Opening Day single-game hits file (with Ken Griffey Jr. – 1990) and set the all-time hits file in membership historical past on Opening Day (17).
• 2024: Seattle’s Opening Day tilt with the Boston Pink Sox at T-Cellular Park consists of Dylan Moore hitting a pinch-hit, 2-run homer. Moore turns into the second Mariners participant to hit a pinch-hit HR on Opening Day, becoming a member of Roberto Petagine on April 3, 2006.