The Mariners fell 3-2 in game 2 of the three-game series against the Atlanta Braves.<\/p>\n
George Kirby pitched seven innings with two earned runs, five hits, one walk and five strikeouts. He threw 88 pitches and 59 strikes. Kirby has now recorded seven-plus innings with three-or-fewer earned runs allowed in three starts, tied for the most such games this season in MLB. It was his 66th career quality start with two-for-fewer walks allowed, tied for the third most since 2022 with Kevin Gausman (Toronto). His 66 such starts are tied with Logan Gilbert for the seventh most in Mariners history.<\/p>\n
Kirby’s nine grounded into double plays induced this season are tied for the MLB lead along with Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers.<\/p>\n
• Josh Naylor singled in his second at-bat of the game to extend his hit streak to five games. It marks his most consecutive games with a hit since his 12-game streak in September of last season (Sept 13-26). He is reaching base at a .381 clip with a double and two RBI during the hitting streak. Naylor stole his fifth and sixth bases of the season and is 25-for-27 in stolen base attempts with Seattle.<\/p>\n
• Mitch Garver reached base safely in his fourth consecutive game with a walk. He has walked and scored a run in back-to-back games. Entering the game owned a .375 OBP when starting at catcher. He has recorded a hit in 6-of-11 games and reached base in all 11 when playing at the catcher position this season.<\/p>\n
• J.P. Crawford slugged his fourth homer of the season and second in as many games — the 4th time in his career he has recorded homers in back-to-back games. It’s the fourth time this season a Mariners batter has hit homers in consecutive games, joining Cal Raleigh (twice) and Luke Raley. He owns a seven-game hit streak for his longest since his 15-game hit streak last season.<\/p>\n
• The Mariners bullpen (José A. Ferrer and Andrés Muñoz) combined for two innings of relief, allowing one earned run on one hit (the go-ahead homer run off Muñoz in the top of the ninth inning), and a walk, while throwing four strikeouts. Ferrer owns a 2.00 ERA (4 ER, 18 IP) with 15 strikeouts. He has only allowed one run in his last nine appearances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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