The “Don’t Mess With Texas” slogan originates from an anti-littering campaign, so it was very courteous of the Mariners to bring out the brooms and sweep up Texas today, in the process placing their boot more firmly on the necks of the AL West than at any point since the end of the 2001 season.
The star of today’s game was undoubtedly Logan Gilbert, who was so hot I thought Rohan was going to ride to Gondor’s aid. Honoring the anniversary of the only immaculate inning in Mariners history, Logan collected four three-pitch strikeouts. When he started the fourth inning with two in a row, you could hear the excitement in Aaron Goldsmith’s voice, and then hear all the air leave the booth when Logan went ball one to the next batter as the feed went silent for at least thirty seconds.