Breaking News: Seattle Mariners Officially Wave Good Bye To Another Top Veteran After

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I’m in the market for a new couch.

The one I have now has been with me since my early college days, when I first moved into my own apartment. I picked it up from a well-known furniture chain—the kind where you have to assemble everything yourself. Back then, I was just 21, barely knew how to use a screwdriver, and somehow managed to put it together. It’s honestly a small miracle it’s still standing after all these years and two major moves, including one all the way from Texas to Seattle.

That same kind of miracle seems to be propping up the 2025 Seattle Mariners. Despite a lineup and pitching staff that have been riddled with injuries, they’re somehow still sitting atop the standings. This team has been staring at a metaphorical pile of unused screws all season, shrugging off the instability and hoping the whole thing doesn’t collapse. But things are starting to wobble.

Today’s game was the perfect example—very winnable, but dangerously close to becoming a mess. Without two early defensive errors, they might’ve pulled off a 1-0 win. Instead, they were fortunate to only surrender two runs, with Bryan Woo constantly working out of trouble during his six innings on the mound. He scattered nine hits and struck out just five batters, and while both runs against him were marked unearned, one could argue he was partially responsible, having committed the first error himself.

That came on a softly hit ball toward the third base line. Woo made a great effort to reach it and attempted a difficult cross-body throw to first, but it sailed well past Solano, allowing Altuve to score.

The next batter, Victor Caratini, hit a sharp grounder that Leo Rivas couldn’t quite handle cleanly. It was ruled an error and brought home another run. Those two miscues were all Houston needed.

Personally, I think Rivas getting tagged with the error was a bit harsh—it did graze his glove, but it wasn’t an easy play. Unfortunately, the rest of his afternoon didn’t go much better. He stranded runners in scoring position twice and struck out to end the game in the ninth. So much for my preview praise.

While the Astros capitalized on defensive blunders, the Mariners managed their lone run in the most routine way possible. Randy Arozarena kicked off the second inning with a triple, thanks to Jake Meyers misjudging a fly ball. Mitch Garver followed up with a groundout to bring him home—but that would be the only run the Mariners scored all day.

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