Keys to Mariners moving on from devastating Game 1 loss

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BY MIKE LEFKO
Producer, Wyman and Bob: 2-7 p.m. on Seattle Sports


Clichés ring out with regularity across baseball, but if there is one to hold onto today it is that “momentum is the next game’s starting pitcher.” We saw that a few days ago after a clinical, dominant 4-0 win over the Blue Jays in the AL Wild Card opener led to precisely no carryover the next day, as the Mariners proceeded to quickly fall behind 4-0.


With the best pitcher the M’s could possibly ask for to take the ball for Game 2 (Luis Castillo), it gives the Mariners the same opportunity they had on Tuesday: the chance to steal a win on the road before sending it back to Seattle, where two straight wins would then give them the series. How they get there will be more complicated.

The keys to Mariners moving on from devastating Game 1 loss

The Mariners are down in the ALDS after one pitch turned a win into a heartbreaking loss. Mike Lefko breaks down what we learned from Game 1.

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[Hawker]

If Castillo is cruising through their lineup, I hope Servais keeps him in the game no matter the pitch count. Our bullpen looks awful nervous - a far cry from their lights-out dominance we've come to rely upon.
Assuming Castillo assures us an easy win, I wonder, who will take the mound on game 3 Saturday? Gilbert will be have 4 days rest and if memory serves, his pitch count was kept fairly low in game 1.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Maybe if Servais would stop putting out the same guys over and over again, they wouldn't look so gassed out there. The way he uses a pitching staff is laughable at times.

He has to go Kirby in 3, Gilbert in 4 and Castillo in 5 on 3 days rest Monday (if it comes down to it) imo.