Noesi Loses 1-0 as Offense Fails Again

Yikes... Noesi went 8 strong innings and gave up the only run of the game via a leadoff homer in the 7th.  Unfortunately his teammates had plenty of opportunities to score yet couldn't capitalize.  We have yet to win since the combined no-hitter.

Padres (21-41)

Venable RF

Cabrera SS

Headley 3B

Quentin DH

Kotsay LF

Alonso 1B

Maybin CF

Hundley C

Amarista DH

Marquis (0-1, 3.00)

Mariners (27-36)

Ichiro RF

Ackley 2B

Seager 3B

Montero C

Smoak 1B

Saunders CF

Jaso DH

Wells LF

Kawasaki SS

Noesi (2-6, 5.99)

As stated above, Noesi pitched a fine game with one mistake, and that was the ballgame as we lost 1-0.  We had some opportunities, eight hits and four walks, but we just couldn't get that clutch hit when he needed to.  Montero had a huge base running blunder in the 3nd after leading off with a single and advancing to 2nd on a Smoak walk.  Saunders hit a line drive to left, and for some reason Montero didn't notice what was going on, and he was doubled off second.  No chance was that ball dropping in.  To top it off, the very next pitch was a wild one advancing Smoak to second.  We could have had runners on 2nd and 3rd with nobody out!  Montero's young, but that's no excuse.

Smoak hit a ball deep to center in the 6th which was hauled in at the warning track.  After what happened yesterday in which he hit two very long fly balls... he was visibly irritated and slammed his helmet to the ground.   The very next batter of the game, Kotsay, hit a homer to right field.  And that was the ballgame.  It was pretty funny.  It was almost as if... "Hey Smoak, watch me, this is how you hit a homer at Safeco".

I guess the biggest news of the day is that there were several players moved today. Gutierrez was picked up from the DL, Carp and Pryor both placed on the DL, Liddi and Beavan sent down to AAA, and Delabar, Wells, and Ramirez recalled from AAA.  Good to see Wells back, and especially Gutierrez who has been bothered by injuries the last couple of years.  I hope he can return to form soon.  He wasn't in the lineup tonight, but should be tomorrow.

I've decided to make a change to the blog, it is getting to be too much to get so detailed.  Plus I get behind, as I'm writing this it is actually June 21st and they have an off-day in San Diego.

The Mariners are now 7-10 when I attend and have been shut out 3 times.
Attendance: 13,931
Time of Game: 2:46