Anatomy of an 11-pitch walk

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images there are no good action shots of walks okayAccording to a recent Larry Stone article, before the trade that brought Ty France to Seattle, the Mariners had been hellbent on acquiring him for some time. On Wednesday he showed why, working an 11-pitch walk in the Mariners’ comeback sixth inning that would spur the team to victory.

To be fair, no man walks alone. France’s teammates deserve credit for drawing the team even in the sixth, starting with José Marmolejos drawing a walk against a tiring Dallas Keuchel followed by some heads-up baserunning on a Dylan Moore parachute shot. An infield hit from Tom Murphy (103 mph EV) loaded the bases for Taylor…