Luis vs Lucas LL Cool vs Jays GT 4/20

[seth8734]

Rowdy picking up steam or just able to hit in another country? We shall see. Glad we are winning but the 16 ks through 7 is really really concerning. No way in hell we aren't near the top by the time this game ends.

[DavidGee24]

16 Ks in 7 innings. MLB record in a 9-inning game as we all know is 20. And we're up 8-3. Don't ask me how baseball works.

[seth8734]

ROWDY RODDY PIPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What the heck is going on here?!?!?!?!

Hopefully he can continue to hit in America as well!!! He said his swing last night was feeling good. He is not lying. 2abs 2 homers. Great to see!!!

[Seattle or Bust]

16 Ks in 7 innings. MLB record in a 9-inning game as we all know is 20. And we're up 8-3. Don't ask me how baseball works.

It's not how baseball works.

It's just how the Mariners work.

[seth8734]

16 Ks in 7 innings. MLB record in a 9-inning game as we all know is 20. And we're up 8-3. Don't ask me how baseball works.

Yea I think we are gonna beat that. Embarrassing so bullpen better do thier job and not blow this. Winning while striking out that much is just crazy!!!

Hahaha Skanks pitcher had a no hitter through 7. Scorer changed an error earlier in the game to a single and blew his shot at a no no. Then he gave up a single right after that!!!

[D-train]

Tellez is a "riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma"
Winston Churchill 1939

By Tim Booth
Seattle Times staff reporter
TORONTO — The night before making the two-hour drive from London, Ontario, up to the Rogers Centre for Saturday’s game between the Mariners and Blue Jays, Xander Brown and his family hit the local mall.

If Xander, age 7, was going to see his favorite player on the field the next day, he needed at least one Mariners-related piece of clothing.

So there was Xander during pregame work on Saturday standing on the turf behind home plate holding his handmade “Let’s Go Rowdy” sign wearing a brand-new Mariners hat with a freshly imprinted autograph of his favorite player Rowdy Tellez on the teal brim.

“He’s never been able to answer the question why,” said Xander’s mom, Christina, of how Tellez became her son’s favorite player. “It just always has been. It doesn’t matter what team.”

Nearly six hours later, Tellez rounded the bases after hitting a grand slam in the 12th inning that helped give the Mariners an 8-4 win over the Blue Jays.

It was the fifth slam of Tellez’s career and made up for the 10th inning when the struggling first baseman hit into a double play with the go-ahead run standing at third.

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Mariners first baseman Rowdy Tellez had a chance to reconnect with his friend Xander before the game today in Toronto.

Fun story: Xander became a fan when Tellez played for the Jays and for his birthday has traveled to see Tellez play when he was with Milwaukee and Pittsburgh. pic.twitter.com/mkEtRyFqIH

— Tim Booth (@ByTimBooth) April 19, 2025
“Grateful I was able to come through the second time with the bases loaded,” Tellez said.

It seemed destined that Tellez would eventually homer in this game because Xander was in the stands. Two of the three previous times Xander came to see his favorite player play in person, Tellez came through with a homer.

While chatting with Tellez before Saturday’s game, Xander didn’t ask for a homer. He just wanted to see Tellez get on base. He thought it was unreasonable to ask for Tellez to homer in back-to-back games after going deep for Seattle’s only run on Friday night.

Rowdy Tellez on his grand slam, Mariners' win



It took a while, but Tellez provided a shot Xander was sure to love.

“He knows every time he shows up I hit a homer,” Tellez said afterward.

How this young kid and a big burly professional baseball player created such a connection that’s now spanned several seasons is a testament to the power of how sometimes good things just happen.


In this case it goes both ways — for Xander, who is autistic and will turn 8 in June, and for Tellez.

“He’s a good kid. He cracks me up. His parents are good people. He wanted to meet me for his birthday one year. I don’t know why it was me, but I just always look at the bigger picture,” Tellez said before Saturday’s game. “We’re normal, I think, on the inside. We’re normal people and you don’t realize who you impact or how far your impact goes. So, I think in reality I’m just a normal person with a cool job and a bad haircut. I like to keep it honest. People are going to want to look up to you and you got to be a role model whether you want to or not. He keeps it funny, makes me laugh, keeps me young.”

The connection between Xander and his favorite player started when Tellez was still playing for the Blue Jays. Xander’s dad, Kevin, said his son would watch Blue Jays games and chant Rowdy’s name.

[Southpaw773]

Who is this team. Yahoo! Get the series W don’t let up.

[seattlefan-daBronx]

Dan Wilson bullpen strategy "Just keep pitching your way to success!"

[seattlefan-daBronx]

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[Seattle or Bust]

How about this for baseball...

Tyler Heineman is hitting over .500 with an OPS near .2000 over 8 games. He is 13 for 27.

He's a career .616 OPS hitter.