Seattle Mariners Vs. Oakland Athletics. Sep/4/2024 FULL GAME TODAY | MLB Highlights 2024

a home run he's batting close to 400 over his last 18 games this is a lineup that has hit a ton of home runs this year and especially as of late not an easy one to navigate especially the top half of this lineup that'll be the job of George Kirby tonight on the mound for the Mariners yeah I want to keep him in the ballpark 28 starts on the year 363 erra for George 153 strikeouts over just 21 walks struggled a little bit lately he last time out against the Angels he went five and two3 gave up five runs so he's struggled his last five times out it was not the typical month for George in August he had just one quality start that was at Pittsburgh here is Lawrence Butler he began the game last night for Oakland with the Home Run he shoots this down the line and I he is as locked in as it gets right now and he has extended his streak of nine consecutive games with an extra base hit leads it off with a double on the first pitch he sees it'll be on a fast ball at 97 mph ifq see Tracer has it middle away he just slaps it down the [Music] line a new franchise record in terms of consecutive games with an extra base hit and 14 game hitting streak [Music] [Applause] overall there is Brent Rooker dhing once again on the ground JP Crawford can't get there and two pitches into this ball game the A's leaded one to [Applause] [Music] nothing we've seen this quite a bit with G on the mount team's being aggressive with him because they know he's going to be in the strike zone and that's exactly way this game started breaking ball pretty much in the middle of the plate here is which breaks his own record it was 105.5 milph the strike out Tommy Edmond there is out number one he Strikes Out BL [Music] day number 23 stat cast powered by Google Cloud we look at Kirby's Arsenal now the for steam are at 34% the Sinker at 24% there's the slider at 23% split at 11% the knuckle curve and the cutter he has a lot of options langers who walked off game one for the Athletics by the way Aus Chapman if you're wondering has the fastest pitch ever recorded in the pitch TR tracking era that was back in I believe 2011 105.9 that's what Joyce is chasing real that thing with Chapman is he's still pumping triple digits [Music] incredibly good fast ball top of the Zone 97 m in their last eight games [Music] on the edge of 97 miles an hour back-to-back strikeouts from Kirby great [Music] pitch and here you go it's going to be right on the corner eqc Tracer has it right there nice job by Cal frame that now the Cubs combine for for a three- pitcher no hitter at Wrigley earlier today it's the first Cubs no hitter on the North side at their home ballpark that is since 1972 Rooker takes off the throw the tag and JP got it down in time Rooker caught stealing not a guy who runs a whole [Applause] lot Cal Raley right on the money and everybody lingering to see if katay Will challenge you know leavs things off in the second inning [Music] so the Dodgers just had a shi Otani bobblehead oh yeah and this bobblehead of shohi actually had was him and his dog who has become almost as famous as shohi himself in Los Angeles and apparently like like the Mariners do on a number of either Funko Pops or bobbleheads there were some limited edition gold sh heads that were given out that were the real prize right well all the players for the Dodgers were given the the normal Shi bobblehead in the clubhouse well before stretch and early work and all that stuff Joe Kelly their veteran reliever y who if you remember gave up his number 17 and got a Porsche in exchange from shohi pretty good deal yeah so Joe was out doing his early work during batting practice and there was a fan in the stands who had one of the gold Shi bobbleheads as this has popped up and langers gives it a look for a foul ball and Kelly apparently quite the collector said to this fan I'll throw you my glove my gamer for the gold Shi bobblehead and the fan decided that was worth the trade so Kelly throws this red leather glove into the stands and gets this gold bobblehead in return probably has aund of when he goes into the clubhouse he discovers that as Randy gets hit he discovers that every player's locker has a gold sh Otani bobblehead waiting for the [Laughter] minute Blake Tran on foul territory earlier today was sharing that story so did he go back to get his glove at that point I think it was a little too late I think the whole crowd had tried on his glove by that point Randy never too amused when he gets hit by a pitch he'll take first base there is Justin Turner speaking of the Dodgers he lifts his high out to right field but Butler not having to move a whole lot makes the catch there's one away r stays put no chance to [Music] advance last night we saw robl spatting seventh tonight he's up to the number six spot I think he'd probably keep the bobblehead he has to have a 100 gloves yeah but isn't there something about your gamer there is yes absolutely there is you go find another one though kind of like you with your headset that's a very special headset yes it is I don't have a backup actually would you say that your next closest love to your gamer was just as broken in as your gamer or was there a difference there's a difference there has to be right there [Music] is and how many would you how many would you have over the course of a season well I mean I had an outfielder's glove I had a catcher's glove I had a first base but the glove that I cared the most about was when I was playing third and you'd have a number of them but I had one that I just I kept it for years I was going to ask how long would it last years really [Music] [Applause] okay A Walk to ro BL that moves a Ros Arena into second base so the Mariners have two on without a hit here in the second inning take advantage of it hit b in a [Music] walk now some good speed on the base pass Ros Arena at second Ro BL at first [Music] now the two- two out to the Gap and left center field this touches down for a base hit rolls to the base of the fence Ros arena is in Ro BL is being waved home here comes the throw to the plate it's up the line and the Mariners have taken the lead in the second inning a two-run double from Mitch Garver with a couple of RB and steps arus getting the start tonight at third base with a lefty on the mount he gets jammed and Pops this up Lang leers's a long run for it and he's able to make the catch keeping his feet [Music] [Music] one ball and one strike to Dylan batting ninth tonight good to see him score early time to add on take some of the pressure off the pitching the onew Moore goes around he tries to hold up and he can't garper stranded at second base but he drives in a pair with his double and he's put the Mariners in front [Music] [Music] strike three called just in up in the corner and brown lifting up his elbows thought it was ball two instead it's strike three now borderline pitch if you see Tracer that's close great job by Cal again he's had a really good year as far as framing pitches go make sure he can still throw a ball which uh maybe makes that c stealing of Rooker to end the first inning even more [Music] impressive ball in two strikes to Tristan gray young first baseman a knuckle curve right on the corner [Music] [Music] where he has thrown out the most runners in baseball he'll be the first catcher to lead in that category [Music] in out towards the Gap left center field and blade is able to make the catch Cal gave it a ride but he's out number three in last night's ball game so he's gaining the trust of Dan Wilson and P Woodworth quickly I I have a challenge for you to once a game just dropped the phrase I was looking on baseball Savant I think that I think your credibility would really Skyrocket didn't I just do that you're done for the night on the corner for a strike I don't want to spoil you okay once a series let's start there baseball reference was on there oh wow yeah uh King Griffey Jr was in the ballpark tonight yes it was good to see him is Jacob Wilson and I I watched Ken Griffey Jr pull out his phone and look up a player on baseball reference which there was something about watching someone with one of the all-time greatest baseball reference Pages look up baseball reference I can see that yeah I mean if I were Junior I I'd be looking up my my page would be bookmarks that' be my my landing page was looking himself up no somebody else but everyone else was disappointing compared to his own [Applause] page Wilson shoots this foul I was fascinated with what you told me about Junior today on two different levels one that you looked it up to see what his strikeouts were his Rao was and two that he actually knew what it was why you missed representa him that actually is true his career strikeout rate was 15.7% which is unbelievable think that's unbelievable one it really is I mean we just showed the numbers 630 home runs and you know what his lifetime batting average is and all you can look go around and round around get a strike out right here but I think it's amazing that he actually knew what it was well I with all the numbers that he has right I mean he's got you mentioned at the pag is forever that he knows that yeah I misrepresented him when I when I left the room and I said goodbye I said I cannot believe your strikeout rate was 16% and he said 15.7 that's awesome Butler fouls that back for strike [Music] one you look at his overall career and the power numbers that he has that's an amazing thing I mean if he struck out 27% of the time you would say yeah you earned that right because of the damage he was able to [Applause] [Music] do Butler a double and a run scored back of the first inning nine consecutive games now for Lawrence Butler with an extra base hit he homered last night and he is locked in now since July 1st Butler is sixth in baseball in Ops he is fourth in slugging and batting nearly 325 while doing all [Music] that Kirby's getting some Edge pitches called his way tonight I think he's earned it the type of command that he has had [Music] it's borderline give him the [Music] call is 2-2 he strikes him out now Kirby in a good Groove he sat down the last eight A's in a row yeah think twice [Music] [Music] two and one to the Mariners first baseman now two o count he throws a change up for a strike [Music] kof the young second baseman for the A's calling everybody off and he makes the catch for round number two here comes Victor robl [Music] standing way up in the box like we see Victor do so often this is just under schuman's glove and into the corner extra bases for Victor robl two out double he's been on base a couple of times had a walk and score to run now the double [Music] Mitch so a man in scoring position with two outs for Mitch [Music] Garver Garber with a double and drove in a couple of runs he takes low for ball one [Music] one and two and we've talked about it for the Mariners all season long that if you're going to strike out as much as the Mariners do you better be able to hit for extra bases and they have not done that second to last in baseball this year in slugging percentage they had a decent amount of home runs but the doubles just have not been there as this is served into right field for a base hit Aras around third Butler throws home no chance to get Aras as he scores and the Mariners continue to extend the lead this time it's Dylan Moore 5 to one in the fourth inning four hits in a row an inside out swing going the other way [Applause] and they we have a meeting on the mound four straight hits with two outs for the Mariners back to the top of the order JP Crawford [Music] [Music] theore takes off right away langelier throw the tag and he's safe wasn't able to catch the baseball put the tag on him [Music] so Dy Moore who just recently sold his 100th career bag swipe second with two outs so one of the things I've talked about with Dylan over the years really is if he's going to steal he'll usually go on one of the first two pitches so that the hitter has an opportunity drive him in activity inside of the a bll pin as the next pitch is number 70 from Sears ruled strike two and JP calls for time yeah that pitch was up out of the [Music] Zone yeah shaping up to be a slightly generous zone for both sides Jen junk is warming up 02 fouls it back to the glove of langers to retire the side but the Mariners play a little add-on they get three runs in the fourth inning they lead it Junior picked up his first big league hit in his major league debut at this ballpark a ringing double it's good to see him today at the age of [Music] 19 one and two the age of 19 I was trying to survive Junior College well we're all different Mike Paul Moler are the only two to ever join the 3000 hit club with a triple how good do you feel about that pretty sure about that one Mike pretty sure I trust [Music] you on the ground to JP Crawford and it's another another one two3 inning for George Kirby he sat down 11 straight leading by one he passed Will Smith of the Dodgers earlier tonight obviously there's still a chance for Smith or others to regain the lead but should Cal do that he'd be the first since as we mentioned Gary Carter we've looked into it more there's only been two catchers to ever lead in that statistic in consecutive years as this is skyed out to somewhat shallow left field Seth Brown gets to it Jim sunberg was the other and 75 and 76 75 he actually was tied for the major league lead I don't know how particular you want to be but mik [Music] three and one to Randy [Music] [Music] [Music] on the ground and in right field just pass still a more B it on a curve ball knuckle curve that snaps 11 in a row retired by George kiry a below of 100 Zach gallof now batting he's hitting just over 200 this year a lot of strikeouts [Music] this is out to right field and robl will have to chase it off the base of the wall Brown is being held at third and gof who hit a center cut fast ball out to right field a mistake by Kirby is in at second base so runners in scoring position now two of them and the a are staying aggressive pretty good exib Belo at 107 look at the fast ball pretty much in the middle of the play and G was so impressive last year when he debuted played in just under 70 games for the [Music] A's and Kirby backing to the count two balls and two strikes Schuman a 27-year-old rookie that's played a little bit all over the place defensively for the A's this year he's at third base tonight has mostly played on the left side of the infield he calls [Applause] time former 20th round draft pick for the [Music] Athletics and he's batting here with Seth Brown at third base and gof who runs very well over at second [Applause] runs in them yes that's my [Music] point here comes the O2 am just gave me a picture of it you need to get some of those for sure next day game rolling with a pair of shorts and those just get on the plane now Mitch hanar I've talked to Mitch he does wear uh he does train in barefoot shoes they're not not the individual toes well I mean if you're going to go go all the way right exactly but I've never seen somebody out on the field doing some early work like Victor the other day I'm I am very intrigued and I'm eager to report back to you yeah cuz we have seen a number of the pictures that go out there without any shoes or socks on literally Barefoot yeah they're Barefoot mik they're grounding right exactly what they're doing as you do so often they're taking the Earth's energy [Music] [Applause] [Music] no glancing blow for Hanahan one ball in two strikes meanwhile to [Music] Rooker onew from Kirby up the middle and JP Crawford Smothers from a knee on a Skip and not in time great effort that'll be an infield [Music] hit and tries to throw it from his knees wasn't able to get enough on it but he knew he had to get rid of it quickly great [Music] effort a one out base runner for the Athletics it brings up JJ blade he goes out for the first pitch and it goes right past the glove it looked like of Turner and all the way into the corner Rooker hits the bag at third base Ro BL now just getting the ball in and Rooker scores easily standing up Le in at second it's a 52 Mariners lead now I don't think it did but it almost looked like it went through his glove sco will have it a sa young season good take just beneath the knees three and one on Luis arus leading things off for the Mariner seventh the lay off a slider smacked High high and deep out to left field this ball is gone Luis seras climbs the stairs out in left field the Mariners add on in the [Applause] seventh he's having a good night couple of hits for him two for three now was his fourth home run on the year Mars continue to add on our Northwest Chevy Silverado Drive of the game Arias doesn't miss this [Applause] [Music] one on the button through the right side for a base hit D Moore held at third the Mariners have him the corners since of sending him nobody out Bring up pulio langelier is heading out to the mound when you made your home run call did your voice crack at all not that [Music] time I remember when they did chop off the plate Dore races home he scores with a headlong slide and the throw pulls gray off the bag now the Mariners at another run Julio safe at first base it's 7 to2 in the seventh [Music] inning a contact play tally for RZ in the Wilson era no we should not [Applause] [Music] two on nobody out the onew this kicks away from Lang leers and both Runners move up to station Crawford to third Julio to Second yeah curveball in the dirt that'll be a wild pitch 31 pitches hasn't recorded an out has got to be his last batter see if stripplings see him and it's only the seventh inning now there's still nobody out K he now eventually make his way out where's done a great job hitting with runners in scoring position tonight base is loaded still nobody out and the Mariners leading 10 to2 we've got a pitching change high drive out towards left Center blade into the Shadows right at the base of the wall to make the catch Turner scores it turns out to be a very long sacrifice fly by Dylan Moore and the Mariners now lead it 12-2 [Music] what are the odds you tell me pretty good [Music] family we have a full count [Music] just in off the plate couple of close misses lead off walk Ros Arena canot get there it's a fair Ball by a few feet Goff who runs very well is able to Pedal into third and it's a double for gray that was right off the end of the [Applause] bat now pit proba Le off the outside corner it's it off the end of the bat little flare down the [Music] line so nobody out second and third for the A's here is ma Schuman swinging strike one [Music] [Applause] kind of a slow motion swing and a ground ball out to JP Crawford a run does score gof comes around from third base there is out number 11 123 the score when the team needed him to this is a soft Chopper schuman's been busy and he can't feel this one cleanly not sure if it would have mattered or not Mariners have two in aboard on a couple of weak dribblers couple infield hits Randy likes [Music] it here is Turner with one out and two on yeah I did Turner a little teardrop and it is into Shadow left field and the bases are loaded and three hits in a [Music] row many Mariners have themselves a night it's 143 as Ro blade stands up at [Applause] second then here you go being aggressive gets a fast ball middle of the plate see the May scoring some runs season High 14 runs tonight like this all the one run games he's been having to manage isn't that the truth Schuman over to first base as robl runs underneath his throw practically Turner scores 153 Mariners third number 23 Garber another RBI here's Julio [Music] got a ball on the field out in right field slight delay good hustle though nobody on for [Music] Cal he's down their final strike [Music] tonight that's the ball game the Mariners win it in a Route 16 to3 and yeah those guys in that Dugout Mike they were uh due to be on the right side of a lap