After a 2-0 win last night guarantees the Mariners at least a tie in the 2023 Vedder Cup, they go for the Cup win (and their 7th consecutive victory) tonight. The big event of the day is Emerson Hancock’s major league debut; the Mariners’ 2020 first round draft pick takes Bryan Woo’s place in the starting rotation during Woo’s stint on the 15-day IL. Hancock was the sixth overall pick in 2020, and has a sharply diving changeup, strong-command two-seam and four-seam fastballs, as well as a quality slider. His pro journey so far has been somewhat rocky, with time missed each season due to injury and what we’re calling “counfounding” occasional losses of command sprinkled amongst crafty quality starts.
Mariners Game #114 Preview, 8/9/23: SDP at SEA
