Seattle Mariners Pitchers Dominating In Multiple Areas in 2024
When the Seattle Mariners wrapped up their nine game homestead on Sunday (July 7), they had a 49-43 record and a two-game lead in the American League West. Their pitching staff also continued to show out and were at the top or near the top of the league in several categories.
As of Monday (July 8), the Mariners have surrendered the fewest amount of hits in the league (664) and were allowing the lowest opponent batting average (.220).
Doing a bigger deep-dive into the stats, it becomes truly apparent how much of a strength the Mariners' pitching really is.
Seattle is tied for third for the least amount of earned runs allowed (321), have walked the least amount of batters (217), are tied for 13th in strikeouts (771), are first in WHIP (1.08), third in ERA (3.55), tied for eighth in saves (25) and tied for eighth in wins (49). Quality starts is something else the team excels at with a league-leading 53. This is all according to ESPN's team stat page.
Despite the success of the overall group, Logan Gilbert is the only Mariners pitcher that was named an All-Star.
These stats are made all the more impressive considering Seattle hasn't been at full strength for most of the year. Bryan Woo has been out since suffering a hamstring injury against the Tampa Bay Rays on June 24. He could make a return before the All-Star break during the Mariners' four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels (July 11-14). He also started the year on the injured list with arm inflammation.
Gregory Santos, a reliever, hasn't made an appearance for Seattle since he was acquired in a trade in February. He will debut this week after being re-instated on Monday.
The Mariners also lost relievers Matt Brash, Jackson Kowar and potential starting call-up Taylor Dollard for the year.
With Santos, Woo and reliever Gabe Speier all slated to return soon, Seattle's pitching staff can reaffirm itself as the best in the league in the second half of the season.
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