With the news of George Kirby hitting the IL to start the season sending a chill down the spine of Mariners fans, it would have been reassuring to see de facto staff ace Logan Gilbert have another strong spring start. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case today, as Gilbert, who couldn’t clear the second inning before hitting his pitch count, fought his command all day, going to full counts on seemingly every hitter (7 of 9!), issuing two walks, and giving up two back-to-back solo home runs to young Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong and Jacob Amaya. Despite being one of the newest Cactus League parks, Sloan Park doesn’t have Statcast equipped, so there’s no information about what Logan Gilbert threw today other than what’s in the box score.
Jorge Polanco hits his first homer of the spring as Mariners fall to the Cubs in dinger-derby, 9-8
