{"id":631875,"date":"2026-05-09T00:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/631875\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T00:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:24:21","slug":"mariners-game-39-preview-and-discussion-5-8-26-sea-at-chw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/631875\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners Game #39, Preview and Discussion: 5\/8\/26, SEA at CHW"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mariners take their talents to the South Side of Chicago<\/a> tonight, where temperatures will be in the high 50s, with winds under 10 mph and no rain in the forecast. Could the Mariners possibly play a normal game at Guaranteed Rate Field?<\/p>\n

Emerson Hancock<\/a> will take the ball for the sailors, fresh off one of the great games of recent Mariners<\/a> history in which he struck out 14 and walked none over seven innings against the Royals. It brought his K%-BB% up to 25.2%, good for fourth among qualified starters, ahead of names such as Paul Skenes<\/a> and Tarik Skubal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sean Burke<\/a> will pitch for Chicago, hoping to continue the improvements he\u2019s shown this season, thanks in no small part to the devlopment of his sinker into a real weapon.<\/p>\n

Lineups\"\"<\/p>\n

That sound you hear is the collective sigh of relief across the Northwest upon seeing the most normal starting lineup since the season\u2019s early days. Brendan Donovan<\/a> has been activated off the IL, and Cal Raleigh<\/a> will get the start at catcher.<\/p>\n

This is their best collection of nine hitters, and they\u2019ve only used it five prior times, and not since April 17th.<\/p>\n

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The White Sox\u2019 main attraction right now is power hitter Munetaka Murakami<\/a>, who will play first base and bat second. But I\u2019m curious to get a look at this Jarred Kelenic<\/a> kid in right field. His stats pages don\u2019t indicate a strong record of production, but he\u2019s apparently a former #6 overall pick.<\/p>\n

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Game Info<\/p>\n

First pitch: 4:40 PDT
TV: Mariners TV
Radio: Old reliable<\/p>\n

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