Mariners Game #111 Preview: PHL at SEA, 8/2/24

Fresh off a CGSO, Tyler Phillips and the Phillies come to Seattle

Fresh off a complete game shutout tossed at the stadium where he grew up rooting for the team he now plays for, Tyler Phillips brings his 3-0 record and impeccable vibes to T-Mobile Park along with the rest of the Phillies, who will look to pull out of a little slump they’ve been in. It’s so admirable how Phillies fans, nine games up on the rest of the division, have taken this minor slump in stride with the levelheadedness and clear-eyed fortitude we’ve come to expect from Philly sports fans.

Ah yes, that phenomenon known only to Phillies baseball players, and no one else:

For more on the current Phillies, who again, are leading their division by nine games, check out today’s series preview.

Lineups:

And now for the series tradition of the roast of the opposition’s social team. Phillies graphics department, are you ok? This is like if Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck Babe” video had a business degree. It’s giving break room bulletin board at a Target in the Midwest. It’s somehow both too loud and making me say “can you repeat that please?” I know it’s probably annoying to come up with fresh art for a team you will see once (1x) but surely we can do better than that tiny MarinersVision clip art, which deserves to be reunited with the 1996 Gateway computer it fell out of. You’re probably gonna go to the World Series, step it up!

News:

• RHP Gregory Santos is headed to the IL with right biceps inflammation. Santos will be replaced, for now, by RHP Jonathan Hernández, claimed off waivers from Texas. Read more in the transaction writeup here.

• Jorge Polanco is not in tonight’s lineup, but is available off the bench. GM Justin Hollander characterized Polanco’s knee issue as a nagging one that will require management.
• Victor Robles is in tonight’s lineup; apparently his hip flexor issue has subsided, although like Polanco’s knee, will need to be monitored and managed over the remainder of the season.

Today’s game information:

Game time: 6:40 PT

TV: ROOT Sports, with Dave Sims and Mike Blowers

Radio: Seattle Sports 710 AM, with Rick Rizzs and Aaron Goldsmith

This game kicks off a lengthy homestand for Seattle, with three games against the Phillies, followed by a series against the Tigers (Tues - Thurs Aug 6-8, all value games) and then the Mets (Fri - Sun Aug 9-11). As a reminder, Sunday August 11 against the Mets has been flexed into Sunday night baseball, starting at 4:10 PM PT and available only on ESPN.

Today in Mariners history:

• 2016: Edwin Díaz records his first Major League save in a 5-4 win over the Red Sox.