Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox
8:10 PM ET, June 6, 2011
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
The Seattle Mariners have gone through a few periods this season when they couldn't win a game. They much prefer their latest stretch, where one loss never leads to another.
The Mariners have won six straight series for the first time in a decade, and they should feel good about their chances for a strong start against the host Chicago White Sox on Monday night as rookie phenom Michael Pineda opposes the winless John Danks.
Seattle (31-28) lost seven consecutive games in early April, four straight in the middle of that month and six in a row again in May, so manager Eric Wedge's team knows a thing or two about slumps.
Right now, though, the Mariners are playing as well as any team in the majors. They've followed all six of their losses since May 13 with a victory, and pulled out their sixth consecutive series Sunday, bouncing back from another defeat. Seattle blew a 5-3 lead in the eighth, but Miguel Olivo's tiebreaking three-run shot in the bottom of the inning provided a 9-6 victory.
"The guys dug deep today," Wedge told the Mariners' official website. "And that's what you need to do. That's just part of the process. You play it all the way through. ... Our guys are doing a (heck) of a job of that right now."
The Mariners have won six straight series for the first time in a decade, and they should feel good about their chances for a strong start against the host Chicago White Sox on Monday night as rookie phenom Michael Pineda opposes the winless John Danks.
Seattle (31-28) lost seven consecutive games in early April, four straight in the middle of that month and six in a row again in May, so manager Eric Wedge's team knows a thing or two about slumps.
Right now, though, the Mariners are playing as well as any team in the majors. They've followed all six of their losses since May 13 with a victory, and pulled out their sixth consecutive series Sunday, bouncing back from another defeat. Seattle blew a 5-3 lead in the eighth, but Miguel Olivo's tiebreaking three-run shot in the bottom of the inning provided a 9-6 victory.
"The guys dug deep today," Wedge told the Mariners' official website. "And that's what you need to do. That's just part of the process. You play it all the way through. ... Our guys are doing a (heck) of a job of that right now."
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