The Mariners are formally losers in 2026.
Logan Gilbert was fairly good, however the offense was nonexistent, and the Mariners misplaced 2-1 in Anaheim on Tuesday. It was the 82nd lack of the season, that means they are going to formally put up a dropping document for the primary time since 2020.
Logan Gilbert bought the ball. He embarrassed Zach Neto to start the sport, getting a nasty whiff on a splitter under the zone that dropped Neto to his knees for a Okay.
Gilbert had good velocity and sharp stuff on this one. He picked up seven strikeouts on 18 whiffs. He labored round a little bit of visitors early however bought by way of 4 innings scoreless. It didn’t fairly unravel for Gilbert from there, however the Angels ultimately figured him out on the third cross by way of the lineup. Within the fifth inning, Wade Meckler roped a single up the center and scored on a double from Vaughn Grissom. Within the sixth, Josh Lowe turned on a two-strike splitter that caught an excessive amount of of the zone and zipped it over the fence. These have been the one two runs Gilbert allowed.
It simply so occurred they have been the one two runs the Angels would want. The Mariners picked up simply seven hits and no walks. Their solely run got here on a triple from Dom Canzone that Mike Trout misplayed in middle, adopted by a pointy double into the hole from Julio. It wasn’t the worst show on the plate this 12 months, however solely due to the competitors.
I don’t understand how a lot else there may be to say. Seranthony Domínguez was tremendous in an inning of labor, as was Gabe Speier. Taylor Saucedo pitched for the Angels, and that was enjoyable to see him once more. Cal Raleigh wore a chest protector with Roberto Clemente on it, and several other gamers wore 21 in his honor. Truthfully, so far as losses go, this one wasn’t so dangerous, and made me nostalgic for the losses within the early a part of the season, when the distress was easy and temporary.
The Mariners with the loss dropped the sequence to the Angels. There was a time this might have been an unthinkable end result within the ultimate stretch, very like dropping consecutive sequence to the A’s earlier within the month. However the Mariners entered the week because the very worst staff within the majors by WAR for the reason that All-Star break, practically 4 WAR behind the Angels in twenty sixth. It will have been one thing of an upset had they gone into The Massive A and brought the sequence. One might even argue the Mariners are underdogs within the upcoming journey to Colorado, although I’ll be form and name it a push.
Regardless, the Mariners simple September schedule regarded like a present within the preseason, one thing that might propel them to a formidable win complete and a second consecutive division title. As a substitute, it’s served to underscore simply how dangerous this staff has been over the ultimate few months. Tuesday’s loss was all however a formality, to stamp a dropping document on the 2026 season. All that’s left is the top.
