Temperature at game time: 101-degrees
Believe it or not, that was cooler than the highs earlier on the day. And it was hardly a dry heat.
(Win Probability graphing by Fangraphs)Mariners player of the game: (DH) Jose Vidro - WPA +.195
3/3, 2R, 1HR, 4RBI, 0BB, 0SO
Mariners lowest contributor: (C) Kenji Johjima - WPA -.081
0/4, 0R, 0HR, 0RBI, 0BB, 0SO
Orioles player of the game: (SS) Miguel Tejada - WPA +.135
3/4, 0R, 0HR, 1RBI, 0BB, 1SO
Orioles lowest contributor: (SP) Jeremy Guthrie - WPA -.436
4.0IP, 8H, 6R, 5ER, 0BB, 3SO, 2HR
Felix Hernandez: 6.2IP, 10H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, 2SO, 0HR - W
George Sherrill: 0.2IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 1SO, 0HR
Brandon Morrow: .01IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 1SO, 0HR
JJ Putz: 1.1IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2SO, 0HR - SV
Jeremy Guthrie: 4.0IP, 8H, 6R, 5ER, 0BB, 3SO, 2HR - L
Rob Bell: 3.0IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 0SO, 1HR
Paul Shuey: 1.0IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0SO, 0HR
John Parrish: 1.0IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0SO, 0HR
The heat didn't bother King Felix (and his 98 mile-an-hour fastball). He wasn't the strike out machine I had expected to see. But he was effective at mixing his speed and location and spreading those 10-hits around to limit the damage. The Mariner bullpen was a revelation. JJ Putz is a solid closer (surprisingly the best in the majors this year, in my opinion) and the bridge from starter to closer proved capable with Sherrill as the lefty in the pen followed by Morrow.
Guthrie did seem to be affected by the heat. While all his pitches were at or around 94 miles an hour about a week and a half ago against the Yankees, in this one he rarely had that kind of velocity. Though he was featuring a lot more sliders and curves.
Raul Ibanez saw exactly one pitch from Rob Bell and promptly deposited it in the bullpen out beyond center field. It's good to see him coming around at long last. If he keeps hitting like he has over the last couple of games and Jose Vidro continues to hit like a designated hitter (something he did in this game, not something he's done a lot of this year) the M's could prove to be a surprise in the division or wild card race. They really only need a steady, consistent push from here on out to get noticed.
George Sherrill: 0.2IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 1SO, 0HR
Brandon Morrow: .01IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 1SO, 0HR
JJ Putz: 1.1IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2SO, 0HR - SV
Jeremy Guthrie: 4.0IP, 8H, 6R, 5ER, 0BB, 3SO, 2HR - L
Rob Bell: 3.0IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 0SO, 1HR
Paul Shuey: 1.0IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0SO, 0HR
John Parrish: 1.0IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0SO, 0HR
The heat didn't bother King Felix (and his 98 mile-an-hour fastball). He wasn't the strike out machine I had expected to see. But he was effective at mixing his speed and location and spreading those 10-hits around to limit the damage. The Mariner bullpen was a revelation. JJ Putz is a solid closer (surprisingly the best in the majors this year, in my opinion) and the bridge from starter to closer proved capable with Sherrill as the lefty in the pen followed by Morrow.
Guthrie did seem to be affected by the heat. While all his pitches were at or around 94 miles an hour about a week and a half ago against the Yankees, in this one he rarely had that kind of velocity. Though he was featuring a lot more sliders and curves.
Raul Ibanez saw exactly one pitch from Rob Bell and promptly deposited it in the bullpen out beyond center field. It's good to see him coming around at long last. If he keeps hitting like he has over the last couple of games and Jose Vidro continues to hit like a designated hitter (something he did in this game, not something he's done a lot of this year) the M's could prove to be a surprise in the division or wild card race. They really only need a steady, consistent push from here on out to get noticed.
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