It’s a beautiful day for a ballgame: let’s play two! Seattle’s got a part-cerberus today, the ol’ eighteen-inning special. Game One starts at 1:05 with George Kirby facing off against Jaime Barría. After having a strict pitch limit last time out, Kirby is expected to go up to 85-90 pitches today.
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Jake Lamb gets his first start since joining the Mariners. And he’s being initiated the way the Dipoto/Servais regime initiates all new infielders: by playing him in an outfield corner. If the game gets out of hand, Brennan Bernadino has been deisgnated as the squad’s 27th man for the doubleheader.