Love spring training, but hate the games. After the first couple of innings it's just a revolving platter of unknown players. And with so many new ones on this year's team, it is nearly impossible to make sense of who is who. On top of that, it's hard to draw conclusions from just a couple of at bats with pitchers who are operating under conditions unlike an actual game.
Couple of impressions, nonetheless:
The Mariners won, handily, starting off fast and aggressively like they did in yesterday’s contest.
Pitching held the A's scoreless through the first eight innings.
Nice way for Haniger to start: a homer on his first at bat.
Seager hit the ball hard and even looped one to the opposite field.
Tim Lopes showed something, getting attention going three for three.
Mike Leake is a gem, made of the same stuff as Jamie Moyer. Consistent, steady, uses the whole plate, thinking the whole time. Not pretty, but solid, dependable.
So one win in the books, go M's.
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