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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 57m

The Mariners pitching did get lucky on a lot of hard-hit balls tonight. Miller's FIP was 5.80. And just watching the game there were a lot of "Oh no.....WHEW" moments so it meets the eye test for me.

Nevertheless the win is in the books. The M's are three wins from the World Series holy craaaap.

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 1h

Incredible win. I honestly thought they would need at least six runs with Miller on short rest. They needed two.

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 2h

Does this team really look like they're "on fumes?"

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 2h

Six...

Way better than we had any right to expect

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 2h

Cal's Dinger and Julio's walk chasing Gausman is huge. Honestly thought he might go eight.

Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 3h

Five...

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 3h

Miller spotted the Jay's a run and still threw four innings of one run ball.

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 8h

"but the rule is you can't have TWELVE men on the field, right??"

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 14h

there is a possible universe where mariners playoffs overlap the start of kraken season, then kraken playoffs overlap the start of mariners' season. forever.

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 23h

That Kraken game would've stressed me out a lot more, but after all these high-stakes Mariners games I rode it out like a champ. Amazing finish.

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 1d

The availability of Mariners pitchers will be a huge part of the story for the ALCS, obviously. If they can get Woo to start game 1 or 2 that's huge. He could pitch two starts before game 7. If Miller pitches the other, that gives whomever starts game 3 five days' rest from last night.

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 2d

The next guy up in the bullpen will probably not be that good. Now is the time.

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 2d

Looking up "edging"

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 2d

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 2d

so maybe you walk the guy with an open base just isn't an option?

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 2d

Skubal is dealing. M's need to pitch their butts off.

Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 2d

Just two bros pooh-bearing it at the park

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 4d

Looks like they've already set Friday's ALDS finale to 5pm PDT since there won't be a Yanks/Jays game in the primetime slot.

Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 4d

Completely unexpected collapse of the bullpen. Especially Speier. But it's also not good that the Detroit 'pen shut down the Mariners 100% at the same time.

On to Friday. I've been at every Mariners home playoff series clincher, and I'll be there!

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 4d

Looked great in the third. In this kind of game, going three scoreless is very nice. Anything else is icing on the cake.

Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 4d

Some scary contact in that inning, but Miller escapes. Miller is catching a lot of the plate.

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 4d

That inning by Miller was really encouraging. Velo is up, no hard contact, no full counts.

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 4d

By comparison Casey Mize was 2-1 with a 3.49 ERA and 3.14 FIP.

On the other hand the Mariners bats were the best in the league by wRC+. Detroit's offence was below average. We might need those bats to stay hot!

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Steve Alliston @allistonsteve.bsky.social · 4d

Today's ALDS game is where the M's will most feel Woo's absence. Bryce Miller in September (minus the meaningless Dodgers start): 0-0 w/ a 4.98 ERA and 4.20 FIP.

Woo was 3-0 w/a 2.86 ERA & 2.68 FIP.

Miller's September competition wasn't particularly good: COL, @KCR, LAA, @ATL. Fingers crossed.

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