In Opening Day preview, Mariners thrash Guardians, 20-8

When mom promises you pizza rolls if you hit a grand salami | Getty Images So it turns out having a fully staffed team makes spring training games a little more fun to watch. The Mariners made Cleveland pitching miserable tonight, stacking a 10-run inning in the second that featured three home runs en route to a 20-8 victory, with most of those Cleveland runs coming in garbage time. If this is a preview of Opening Day, when Seattle will welcome Stephen Vogt and his Guardians to town, it’s safe to say most Mariners fans will take it.

As much as I love our Seattle announcers, I love being lazy more, and so I listened to the Cleveland broadcast team rather than dig out the radio and try to sync things up, and I am glad I did just this once because it was interesting to hear an outside perspective on the Mariners. The Cleveland crew was impressed, to say the least: “This seems like an offense with a ton of answers. ” “This is what this club can do to you.

You don’t bring your A-game against Seattle, you become a punching bag. ” “Canzone and Robles would be starters on other teams. That’s just how deep Seattle is.

” “This offensive machine for Seattle just keeps on clicking. ” “There’s just not a weakness on this club. Top to bottom, there might not be a better ballclub in the American League than Seattle.