Chris Flexen, Julio Rodríguez, Jarred Kelenic. These are the heroes of the night, who scraped together a relatively easy win that could, in another year, easily have been hard-earned. Instead, with a decent roster, Seattle cruised to a 4-1 victory. It’s been something they’ve made more commonplace, last night’s debacle notwithstanding. And yet, tonight the Seattle Mariners won a game on the backs of two under 23 year olds and a cast off pitcher.
Chris Flexen deserves the first focus. In a sense, he deserves all the focus. With every fiber of my being, as a millennial, avocado toast munching 28 year old, I respect and adore starting pitchers who can work deep into games.