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    A’s series postponed; 2 doubleheaders booked

    Art ThielBy Art ThielSeptember 1, 202011 Comments2 Mins Read
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    Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto and staff watch a game behind cut-out fans at T-Mobile Park. / Alan Chitlik, Sportpress Northwest

    The first intrusion of COVID-19 into the Mariners’ 60-game schedule is up to three games. MLB announced Tuesday morning that the final game Thursday in a three-game series at T-Mobile Park with the Oakland A’s was postponed, as were the first two Tuesday and Wednesday, because of a positive test among the A’s while the team was in Houston.

    In a press statement, MLB said the postponements were “out of an abundance of caution and to allow additional testing within the Oakland Athletics organization . . . There have been no other positive tests among A’s personnel following the initial positive test. A’s personnel who have not been identified as close contacts have been approved to travel back to Oakland today.”

    The games will be made up with a doubleheader in Seattle Sept. 14, which was an off-day for both teams, and a doubleheader in Oakland, the next-to-last day of the regular season. Each of the games in the doubleheaders will be seven innings.

    While an inconvenience for the Mariners (15-22), third in the American League West, the A’s (22-12) lead the division with the AL’s second-best record. The likely strain of the doubleheaders on the pitching staff will be no help in pursuit of the top seed in the eight-team playoffs.

    But the Mariners do welcome the break after a week of emotional tests beyond the games. The team postponed a game at San Diego in protest over the police shooting of an unarmed Black man, Jacob Blake in Kenosha, WI., and then said goodbye to two of the club’s more popular players, Taijuan Walker and Austin Nola, in deals ahead of Monday’s trade deadline.

    “With this road trip, guys are tired with the back-to-back day games, and all the emotional stuff that has gone on,” Manager Scott Servais said on a Zoom conference following a 2-1 win Monday over the Angels in Anaheim. “We will not show up (Tuesday) and we will have a workout later in the day on Wednesday and see what Thursday brings.”

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    <span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="2247070 https://sportspressnw.wpengine.com/?p=2247070">11 Comments

    1. Husky73 on September 1, 2020 12:01 pm

      I predicted 12-48. The Mariners have exceeded my expectations.

      • art thiel on September 2, 2020 11:28 am

        Bandwagon guy, eh?

    2. Husky73 on September 1, 2020 3:42 pm

      I don’t think Rod Serling could have written this season.

    3. Husky73 on September 1, 2020 4:00 pm

      Dipoto says things “are going extraordinarily well.” In last place. Again.

      • art thiel on September 2, 2020 11:26 am

        Actually, they’re in third place. The Angels and Rangers appear incompetent too.

        • Husky73 on September 2, 2020 8:13 pm

          Yes, M’s with 15 wins, Rangers with 13 and Angels with 12….and the Angels and Rangers aren’t stepping back.

    4. coug73 on September 1, 2020 5:38 pm

      H73, seems you’re still a fan. Good for you.

      • art thiel on September 2, 2020 11:27 am

        I worry that he will be lost if they become a winning team.

        • Husky73 on September 2, 2020 8:14 pm

          Hush…I am mourning Tom Seaver’s passing….231 complete games.

    5. jafabian on September 1, 2020 8:12 pm

      Maybe they could play the Double on Root Sports to sub for it???? 😝

      • art thiel on September 2, 2020 11:27 am

        I thought that was on every day.

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