In yesterday’s recap, I bemoaned how the 2023 Mariners find new ways to break your heart. Today, they found a new, weird way to win, landing on the right side of .500, the mark they’ve flirted with all year. As the Indigo Girls might call it, it’s Closer To Fine.
It turns out that having to face the Twins twice in a week can, in fact, bode ill for a righty pitcher. After Kirby pantsed the Twins at home this past week, shutting them out over seven innings with 10 strikeouts, the Twins obviously adjusted their approach this time around, pouncing on Kirby early in counts before he had an opportunity to deploy his secondary stuff.