Mariners Moose Tracks, 8/26/17

How about those Mariners? They’re winning some baseball games. Keep it up, M’s!!

In Mariners News...

• Yonder Alonso took some advice from Edgar Martinez, resulting in last night’s go ahead home run.
• Robinson Cano is likely to return to the starting lineup today.

Mariners Minors...

• The Rainiers won yesterday! Tuffy Gosewisch led the way with three RBI.

• The Travelers were down 3-2 after seven yesterday, but some late inning heroics from Tyler Marlette and Dario Pizzano lifted Arkansas to a 4-3 win.

• The Modesto Nuts were hitless through seven innings in their 5-0 loss yesterday.

• Six scoreless innings from Andres Torres helped the Aqua Sox to a 11-4 win.

• A great start by Ryne Inman and an incredible outing from JP Sears helped the LumberKings win in shutout fashion.

Around the League...

• I mean, how cool is this?

• Do you think after being struck by lightning that Caldwell threw harder? I had so many questions about this story. Here’s an article I found recapping that game.
• Former Mariner Danny Espinosa is now with Tampa Bay.

• Former Mariner prospect Paul Blackburn is headed to the disabled list for Oakland.

• Here’s the aftermath of the multiple fights between the Tigers and Yankees.

• A closer look at the relationship between money and winning.
• After two home runs yesterday, Giancarlo Stanton is on pace for 63 home runs. That would be the most since 2001, when Barry Bonds hit 73.

Luke’s Pick...

• Husky Football is less than a week away!

• College Football begins today with Oregon State squaring off against Colorado State.