Mariners skipper, Eric Wedge, was impressed with the performance.
"They looked good. Might have set the bar a little high, but we have time to lower it."
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| Something like that. (Credit: Guillaume Paumier) |
Oakland scored first on a Yoenis Cespedes homerun in the second, Iwakuma's only earned run of the game.
"Wish I could have that one back," Iwakuma said. "Not because I gave up the homer, but because I really liked that ball."
The Mariners answered with an opposite-field three-run shot from Morse that barely cleared the right-field wall. He added a monstrous solo shot in the ninth and is on pace for 162 homeruns, now.
"We were pretty impressed," Mariners second basemen Dustin Ackley said. "It's been a while since we've seen one, let alone two."
"Yeah, they all wanted to use my bat after that," Morse said. "Smokey (Justin Smoke) kept touching my biceps."
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| Even regular Joes are copying Morse. (Credit: Kathy T) |
Iwakuma kept the Athletics off-balance through six innings, mixing pitches and alcoholic drinks en route to seven strikeouts on two hits and no walks.
After the game, players talked about the possibility of winning 162 games. Wedge handled the excitement with calmness and brutal honesty.
"Look, I'm not saying we can't go 162-0, but let's not kid ourselves, we have to play the Astros at some point."
Tidbits of the Day
No team has ever recorded a perfect 162-0 season, not even with performance enhancing drugs.
The Mariners are two games above .500, the first time since 1913 when the Mariners played in the Greater Seattle Tee-Ball League (GSTBL).
Seattle Mariners outfielder, Michael Saunders, stole his second base of the season and was disappointed that no one mentioned the possibility of him stealing 162 this year.
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