Mariners Game #24 Preview, 4/23/25: SEA at BOS

The Fenway series marches on

The Mariners continued their trend on this long road trip of dropping the first game of the series, but if you had steeled yourself for the inevitable frustrations of a set at Fenway, perhaps that should come as no great surprise. Needing just one win to head home to Seattle with a winning record, the M’s will turn to Emerson Hancock to try to steal the second game of the three-game series.

Lineups:

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With the veteran lefty and once-upon-a-time top prospect Sean Newcomb on the mound for Boston, the M’s will turn to their righty-heavy lineup. Dylan Moore will look to continue his scintillating road trip atop the order, while Ben Williamson - who quietly had a nice game coming off the bench last night - will slot into third. Leo Rivas will be at the keystone, while Donovan Solano stands to get some run these last two games with a second lefty in Garrett Crochet due up tomorrow. As for the Red Sox, Blake Sabol will slot in for Carlos Narváez behind the dish, while we’ll get our first look of the series at Romy Gonzalez at second base.

News:

Sauryn Lao performed admirably in his big league debut last night, tossing 1.2 innings of mop-up work while collecting a trio of strikeouts and allowing one unearned run. Alas, with the Mariners’ bullpen in desperate need of any fresh arms, he’s been optioned back to Tacoma, with (you guessed it) Casey Lawrence’s contract being selected to fill the slot. To make room on the 40-man, Víctor Robles was moved to the 60-day injured list.

Game Info:

First pitch: 3:45pm PDT

TV: ROOT Sports NW, or the ROOT Sports app, with Aaron Goldsmith and Ryan Rowland-Smith

Radio: 710 AM Seattle Sports, with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr.

Today in Mariners History:

• 1991 - Scott Bankhead and Russ Swan combine on a 2-0 beating of the California Angels and the Mariners win their club-record tying eighth straight game.
• 2000 - A fifth inning, two-run home run gives Edgar Martinez career RBI’s 800 & 801 making him the third Mariner to reach 800+ RBI (also Jay Buhner and Ken Griffey Jr.). John Olerud also hits a walk-off, three-run homer to beat Kansas City, 8-5.
• 2002- Ruben Sierra singled in the second inning against Anaheim to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. During the streak, which ended on this night, Sierra was 21x45. It was his longest hitting streak since a 13-gamer in 1994 when he was with Oakland.
• 2009 - Ichiro hits a leadoff home run in a 1-0 win over the Rays… was the 2^nd time in Mariners history and 22^nd time in MLB history that a leadoff home run decided the game… gave Ichiro 28 lead off home runs and tying him with Jimmy Rollins and Davey Lopes for 12^th on the all-time leadoff home run list.
• 2010 - José López hit his first career grand slam in the 7^th inning at Chicago (AL). It was the 159^th grand slam in Mariners history, but only the 2^nd that has occurred in the 7^th inning or later, and gave the Mariners a 1 run lead after trailing by 3.
• 2014 - Kyle Seager hit a pair of home runs (his first 2 of the season), including a walk-off 3-run home run in the bottom of the 9^th inning to lead the Mariners to a 5-3 win over the Astros, snapping an 8-game losing streak. Seager hit a 2-run homer in the 7^th inning to pull the Mariners to within one run at 3-2, and hit a 3-run homer with one out in the bottom of the 9^th inning for the 5-3 win.
• 2016 - Félix Hernández surpassed Randy Johnson (2,162) to become the Mariners all-time strikeout leader with four strikeouts against the Los Angeles Angels.
• 2017 - With an 11-1 win over the Athletics, Mitch Haniger extended his on-base streak to 24 games, and Taylor Motter hit the first grand slam of his career in the 3^rd inning, giving the Mariners a 6-0 lead. Yovani Gallardo earned his first win as a Mariner (6.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1BB, 7 K), and Daniel Vogelbach recorded his first Major League RBI with a single in the ninth inning.
• 2020 – Dee Gordon is named the 55^th annual Fred Hutch Award winner for his community service.
• 2022—Ty France goes 5-for-6 with a HR and 5 RBI in a 13-7 win vs. Kansas City at T-Mobile Park.