DENVER--Although it is just two games in a strange hitting environment what we are seeing from the Mariners offense right now is encouraging. Not just the number of runs they have put up, but how they have done it. Against the Rockies they have been 11 for 23 with runners in scoring position. With two outs and RISP they have gone 9 of 16. After a season of watching them fail spectacularly with runners in scoring position, why are we seeing the change now? What exactly is clicking?
"One of the things that we have tried to preach is make sure you study your opponents and understand what they're trying to do in certain situations and I think our guys have been pretty good on this road trip," Lloyd McClendon said after the team's 10-4 win over the Rockies Tuesday night.