The M’s affiliate teams did their best to mend the broken hearts of Mariner fans who watched the big league club blow a two-run lead in a dominant James Paxton start last night. Other than the A-Level Clinton LumberKings having their opener snowed out, it was mostly a successful opening night for the minor league squards.
Rainiers Blank River Cats Behind Bergman’s Strong Start
In case you missed it, the Mariners—perhaps anticipating the arrival of Mike Zunino (who never came, as the org elected to give him a few more days before deploying him in game action)—released Tuffy Gosewisch, who’d been slated for starting duties behind the dish with David Freitas being currently being borrowed by the Mariners.