Do Mariners fans really want Gil Meche deciding who wins the series? Do Rangers fans really want to extend the same responsibility to Chris Young? Well, we don't have a choice, so there's no sense in complaining.
SEATTLE MARINERS TEXAS RANGERS
Ichiro RF Soriano 2B
Reed CF Blalock 3B
Beltre 3B Young SS
Sexson 1B Teixeira 1B
Boone 2B Dellucci DH
Ibanez DH Mench LF
Winn LF Hidalgo RF
Wilson C Nix CF
Valdez SS Barajas C
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Meche (1-1, 6.86) Young (2-1, 5.79)
Last time out, Meche had the snot beat out of him by the Indians in the first inning before settling down. If he pitches like that again, tonight's going to be even worse. He's a flyball pitcher, so he's already at a disadvantage going into tonight's game, and my heart's going to skip a beat every time he throws that high fastball. Fun Fact: in nine career at bats against Meche, Laynce Nix has four home runs. You think we'll see him tonight? With luck, the enormous Chris Young will be off his game tonight. He doesn't throw as hard as you'd expect, given his 6'10 frame, but he comes with pretty good command, so the hitters will need to get their swings in before they fall behind in the count.
LET'S GO MARINERS!