This might be a game worth noting. The Ms squeaked out a 4-3 win over Toronto employing devices this reimagined team has been working on for months, utilizing players few of us knew about 45 days ago.
Here's how. For the third game in a row, the Mariners used an "opener" in place of a starter. And for the third time, the opener held the heart of the opponent's line-up scoreless.
A bullpen that has been one of the worst in the league showed up, six more Mariner pitchers holding the potent Blue Jays to three runs.
Yes, the won the game on an old-time Kyle Seager home run, but they grabbed and held the lead thanks to a homer by Austin Nola and two, yes two, run scoring sacrifice flies be Keon Broxton. He may only be hitting .178, but with a runner on third he's money in the bank.
Not your grandfather's baseball, but it worked.
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