A springtime trip to Chicago? What could go wrong?
While it’s not as punishing as an April trip to Chicago, a May trip to Chicago isn’t that much nicer, and it sure doesn’t look like it will be very nice for the M’s this series. Today it looks like the Windy City will be earning that moniker, and tomorrow looks very rainy.
In today’s series preview, Ryan wrote that this series “won’t be a breeze” thanks to Chicago’s solid run differential at home despite their eye-bleachingly bad record. That remains true, but there will be a breeze in the air today. The White Sox, reeling from a sweep at the hands of the Cubs, will look to get right against the Mariners, and will have the help of newly-returned outfielder Austin Slater to do so, along with reigning AL Player of the Week, Miguel Vargas. Vargas batted .417/.423/1.000 with two doubles, four home runs, nine RBI and five runs scored over his past six games.
Lineups:
News:
- On the White Sox side: OF Austin Slater is back from a rehab assignment; he had meniscus surgery in his knee this April. To make room for Slater on the 26-man roster, the White Sox optioned infielder/outfielder Brooks Baldwin to Charlotte
- It is Victor Robles’s birthday today. I hope you are all celebrating appropriately.
Today’s Game Information:
Game time: 4:40 PT
TV: ROOT Sports NW, with Ryan Rowland-Smith and Aaron Goldsmith, with Brad Adam as sideline reporter
Radio: 710 AM Seattle Sports, with Gary Hill Jr. and Rick Rizzs
Today in Mariners History:
- 1994 – Jay Buhner scores the winning run in the bottom of the ninth on “Jay Buhner Haircut Night” vs. Texas. This inaugural haircut night entices 512 fans to get their hair shaved like Jay’s with a “Buhner Buzz” in exchange for free admission.
- 2000 – Rickey Henderson makes his Mariners debut as a pinch-runner in the 8th inning for Jay Buhner. Rickey scores the tying run on a Stan Javier double.
- 2011 – Carlos Peguero provides game-winning hit in the 9th inning when Gold Glover Torii Hunter loses the ball in the sun. Mariners win 2-1 to complete 2-game sweep over the Angels. It was Franklin Gutierrez “Death to Flying Things” Fly Swatter day.
- 2021 – Kyle Seager hits his 84th home run at T-Mobile Park, breaking a tie with Nelson Cruz and Raúl Ibanez for most homers at T-Mobile Park.