Even if it ended badly for the Mariners, and for Willie Bloomquist in particular, last night's game against first-place Tampa Bay showed that the Mariners still have some fight in them. Though they blew a four-run lead on errors by Jose Lopez and failed to drive home a run in what should have been an easy game-winning situation, Seattle provided some excitement and refused to give up, even with an utterly depleted bench that had them giving up the DH in order to have enough position players. And we got another glimpse of the Mariners' future, at least on the mound.
Akinori Iwamura
10 August 2008
30 June 2008
Problem was, he didn’t have a spot on the Rays. They’d signed Japanese star Akinori Iwamura, who’s producing at the top of their lineup to the tune of .276/.346/.375, a line flattened by a .210/.300/.257 start in March and April, with 46 R and 23 RBI. Aki moved from third to second this season to make room for superstar callup Evan Longoria, currently mashing the ball at a .270/.342/.579 clip (.309/.379/.609 in June), with 41 R and 47 RBI, while playing Gold Glove defense.
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