Seattle: 59-96
Texas: 87-68
| MARINERS | Δ Ms | RANGERS | EDGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HITTING (wOBA) |
-178.9 (30th) | -5.3 | 25.5 (10th) | Texas |
| FIELDING (UZR) | 11.9 (11th) | 0.0 | 15.3 (10th) | Texas |
| ROTATION (tRA) |
2.7 (18th) | -3.0 | 40.0 (4th) | Texas |
| BULLPEN (tRA) |
-30.5 (29th) | -0.3 | 29.1 (7th) | Texas |
| OVERALL(RAA) |
-194.8 (29th) | -8.6 | 109.3 (4th) | TEXAS |
The Rays now hold a half-game lead over the Yankees in the AL East. YOU'RE WELCOME, TAMPA! Thankless jerks could have at least given us a muffin basket or something.
500 Runs Scored Watch:
7 games remaining
491 runs scored
With this late season plunge in rankings, the Mariners are now just 5.1 runs better than the last place Pirates. With sub-500 runs scored now a near-impossibility, at least I've found some other terrible chase to give me a reason to check box scores at some point.
Mon Sep 27, 17:05: David Pauley vs. C.J. Wilson*
Tue Sep 28, 17:05: Felix Hernandez vs. Scott Feldman
Wed Sep 29, 11:05: Jason Vargas* vs. Rich Harden
Texas clinched the AL West over the weekend and have very little seeding motivation to play for. Thus, who knows with their pitching rotation, but these are the currently listed projected starters. Rich Harden? I thought he was shut down. Being both injured and atrociously bad this season, I suppose the Rangers are going to give him a couple starts to see if he might provide any postseason help. Harden might make a deadly reliever.
There's a chance this is Felix's last start of the season as there was some water cooler chat about the Mariners nixing his last start due to the number of innings he's thrown this season. I doubt they will and it would certainly suck for his last start to come on the road, but it is something to watch out for if you wanted to make sure to catch Felix one last time in a possible Cy Young-winning season.
David Pauley
Felix Hernandez
Jason Vargas
Pitch
%
Sp
K
BB
GB
Fastball
41%
89
20
70
65
Change
21%
83
55
40
40
Curve
16%
76
75
20
75
Sinker
13%
89
25
60
60
Slider
8%
83
40
80
75
Overall
--
--
55
35
70
Pitch
%
Sp
K
BB
GB
Fastball
68%
94
75
60
75
Curve
13%
83
60
50
75
Change
10%
88
75
70
80
Slider
9%
87
75
65
75
Overall
--
--
75
65
75
Pitch
%
Sp
K
BB
GB
Fastball
37%
87
50
40
30
Sinker
28%
86
30
65
30
Change
26%
79
75
70
35
Slider
6%
83
20
35
35
Overall
--
--
55
60
30
C.J. Wilson
Scott Feldman
Rich Harden
Pitch
%
Sp
K
BB
GB
Sinker
44%
90
35
50
65
Fastball
19%
90
50
65
50
Slider
16%
83
50
40
55
Change
12%
83
35
20
65
Curve
8%
75
45
20
30
Overall
--
--
40
25
75
Pitch
%
Sp
K
BB
GB
Fastball
63%
91
50
55
65
Curve
14%
76
45
45
40
Slider
13%
84
25
30
55
Change
7%
84
30
20
30
Overall
--
--
25
35
60
Pitch
%
Sp
K
BB
GB
Fastball
61%
92
80
45
25
Slider
21%
84
80
55
65
Change
18%
84
75
55
60
Overall
--
--
80
50
25