Pauls DeJong and Goldschmidt aren’t hapless, exactly, but they had never faced Adams and his sinister slider before. To his credit, AA mowed through the three best hitters in the Cardinals’ lineup like it was a walk in the park (he entered in the 7th to rescue Anthony Bass, who had just surrendered a game-tying home run, from Jose Martinez, who he also struck out). Perhaps last night seemed pedestrian compared to his performance on the last road trip, where he battled Christian Yelich on back-to-back days and won both times:
and also contended with the teeth of the Astros lineup and emerged victorious:
Of the 20 appearances Adams has made as a Mariner, almost half have come with a leverage index score of above 1.