{"id":66571,"date":"2025-08-30T23:16:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T02:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/george-kirbys-strong-start-not-enough-vs-guardians\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T23:16:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T02:16:14","slug":"george-kirbys-strong-start-not-enough-vs-guardians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/george-kirbys-strong-start-not-enough-vs-guardians\/","title":{"rendered":"George Kirby&#8217;s strong start not enough vs. Guardians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>CLEVELAND &#8212; Nearly everything went right for the Mariners in their series opener against the Guardians on Friday night. Their offense scored four runs in the first seven batters of the game. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/669923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"tag\" data-reactroot=\"\">George Kirby<\/a> found his groove on the mound and allowed just two runs across seven innings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>Then things began to unravel. After leading the Guardians for most of the game, the Mariners\u2019 bullpen allowed three runs over the last two innings, which led to Cleveland picking up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/gameday\/776547\/final\/box\" target=\"_blank\">a 5-4 walk-off win<\/a> on a Steven Kwan sacrifice fly against Andr\u00e9s Mu\u00f1oz in the ninth inning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>\u201cTough one to lose tonight,\u201d Mariners manager Dan Wilson said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>While the Guardians\u2019 comeback against Seattle\u2019s bullpen wasn\u2019t built on the back of hard-hit balls, they had enough timely (and bloop) hitting to get the job done.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>In the eighth inning, Matt Brash issued back-to-back walks to Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez and Kyle Manzardo before Ram\u00edrez came around to score on an infield single from Angel Mart\u00ednez that dribbled between Eugenio Su\u00e1rez and J.P. Crawford.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>It left Mart\u00ednez&#8217;s bat at just 38.6 mph, making it the weakest-hit ball put in play all game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>\u201cNothing [was] hit particularly hard, but you want to avoid the traffic because it can hurt you like it did tonight,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>The Guardians needed just three batters to end the game in the ninth inning, as Nolan Jones started the inning with a double in the left-field gap before coming around to score a batter later on an RBI single from Brayan Rocchio. The play ended with Rocchio at third base after Julio Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s throw to the plate skirted past Cal Raleigh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>Rocchio scored a batter later on Kwan\u2019s sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>Although Mu\u00f1oz still has a 1.72 ERA this year, he\u2019s now allowed runs in back-to-back outings and has allowed 18 baserunners in 12 innings in August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s fastball averaged 96.9 mph on Friday, which is a tick below his season average of 98.3 mph. He was unavailable after the game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>\u201cNothing was hit particularly hard off him,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cThe double found a spot between the outfielder and the infielders were in on [Rocchio\u2019s blooper].\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>Two innings before the Guardians were celebrating in the middle of the infield, Wilson went to the mound and did something he doesn\u2019t do often. He left the mound without making a pitching change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>With the Mariners leading, Wilson went out to the mound to talk to Kirby. And, instead of pulling the right-hander, Wilson walked back to the dugout and left the rest of the inning in Kirby\u2019s hands. And Kirby rewarded him by getting Kwan to line out to end the inning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>Although he surrendered solo home runs to Manzardo and Jones in the outing, Kirby was largely untouchable outside of those two swings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>\u201cHe still had some in the tank, and I thought he still felt pretty strong and the way he had thrown the ball and kept this lineup in check he deserved one more crack at it,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>While part of the thinking for the decision to keep Kirby in was due to lefty reliever Gabe Speier being down, Wilson also wanted to push him to finish the inning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad he kept me in,\u201d Kirby added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>In total, Kirby allowed two runs across seven innings with six hits, seven strikeouts and no walks. It\u2019s the 35th time he\u2019s gone six-plus innings and allowed no walks in a start since 2022, which leads the Majors in that time frame.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>\u201cI just did a better job of getting ahead tonight and controlling the count,\u201d Kirby said. \u201cI utilized the curveball down in the zone tonight. I got behind on the two home runs and I\u2019d like those back. \u2026 Tip my cap to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>Seattle&#8217;s four-run outburst in the first inning was highlighted by a two-run home run from Jorge Polanco.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>Polanco\u2019s homer (his 21st this season) upped his RBI total to 61, making him the fourth Mariner to drive in 60-plus runs this year along with Raleigh, Rodr\u00edguez and Randy Arozarena.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>That also ended up being the last time the Mariners had a runner cross the plate &#8212; a fact that would prove costly about two hours later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 bevTZk\">\n<p>\u201cGiving up a couple runs late and not being able to add on really hurt us,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/george-kirby-mariners-drop-opener-vs-guardians\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLEVELAND &#8212; Nearly everything went right for the Mariners in their series opener against the Guardians on Friday night. 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