Don't lie, you were starting to believe the 2022 Seattle Mariners were a Team of Destiny. It wasn't that they made the playoffs — great story, but one that already had its grand finale. — and it wasn't that they got a great performance from bonafide ace Luis Castillo in Game 1 against the Toronto Blue Jays. That happens. Storming back from seven runs down to earn the sweep, though? Like that? OK it piqued some interest. And by the time they had dumped six runs on Houston Astros ace Justin 'gonna win the Cy Young at 39' Verlander? Yeah, it felt real. You were watching a date with destiny. But then, in a stomach-churning twist for the charming and heretofore charmed Mariners, the truth made itself plain: Destiny had come to meet Yordan Alvarez.
" Verlander? Yeah, it felt real. You were watching a date with destiny. But then, in a stomach-churning twist for the charming and heretofore charmed Mariners, the truth made itself plain: Destiny had come to meet Yordan Alvarez.
. Since he returned from a lost 2020 season, he has eliminated his weaknesses at the plate like the Terminator. He chases fewer balls, makes more contact and strikes out way, way less than other sluggers capable of whacking 37 homers and slugging .613 on the season. Which makes it really something that he was the man on deck with two on and two out and the Astros down two in Game 1 on Tuesday.Down late in a postseason game is a tough time to hit. Down just a little bit late in a postseason game? Even tougher. Since 1995, postseason batters playing for teams down three runs or less after the seventh inning are hitting .224/.291/.350. In the ninth, it drops to .214/.281/.322.
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