Papy Edwin spoils the sailors with all the dingers and the defense of their parents never let them have

The two parts of the A could as well have been a decade ago. There is a lot to be done with a mediocre baseball team, but losing three non-competitive match-ups with the Twins in Rome is synonymous with humor at best. It was a very miserable baseball, highlighted only by a bit of late attack and by Tom Murphy. 90 mph heat and devastating slide. The eruption last night led Minnesota to take control of MLB's lead in the points scored (probably for good), while its lead in the opposite direction allowed a dramatic increase. They needed a cork. They found a couple at Edwin Encarnación and Yusei Kikuchi.

It's not easy to be the veterans of a particularly young team of young people. The Mariners are not the youngest team in the league, but EE is between 5 and 10 years older than every other player in the Seattle men's 40, unnamed Jay Bruce. Age becomes more and more relative over the years, but if he wanted to talk about playing during the first season of the Nationals' existence or what Rich Hill looked like in 2006, he would have then need head coach Tim Laker for no one else. But since the beginning of the season, he has done nothing more than hogwash. Encarnación, who would have assumed a leadership role in partnership with Bruce, a more vocal man, has accepted a heavier defensive workload, daily games and a lower team, and has recorded a slight increase in performance in recent seasons .

Today, he played big and small, starting with the first run with a scraping effort to take off Kikuchi and record the third goal of the first period. He would follow this with a ruthless dive game that, well, I would not say it was TOTALLY necessary, but that it was really beautiful.

One could understand that he was worried about attacking his wrist with tape, but Edwin again showed his athleticism on a Willie Mays-approved shoulder-basket grab in stride territory the next inning . It was not Gold Glove material, but between its advanced age in baseball and the Mariners' butcher's field this year, we are progressing on a curve. He would later add insurance contracts that proved vital, but for reasons of chronology, we will keep this treatment for the conclusion.

For his part, Yusei Kikuchi has always sought the coach that the Mariners needed in the middle of rotation, especially since his impeccable opening of the match on April 26. After seeing the rest of their rotation be heard three nights in a row, Kikuchi's definition of Quality Start could just as easily have been Blake Snell. Kikuchi had gusts on 12 of his 93 pitches, better than his own and the league average this year, and smothered the Twins at 6.0 IP and not a single deserved point. This ranking is also a bit generous, as the points scored all came in the same heat as a result of two goals, his own pitching error with a caress and a slow spiral, JP Crawford, could not glove with two withdrawals. Once again though, standing on the weekend curve and his teammates, Kikuchi was standing on his head.

This prevention allowed the Mariners offense to do enough. Seattle came to Kyle Gibson, who had been a bit like Kikuchi this season, getting the ball high and proceeding as he should to celebrate. It was first Domingo Santana, who doubled his double to drive in Encarnación and has just doubled (it's a very good day for him, I can not emphasize it too).

Putting enough weight in the ball to beat and overtake Byron Buxton is a win every day. The M's would lose the lead in Kikuchi's bad run, but they grabbed their heads against the back-to-back dingers Mitch Haniger and Daniel Vogelbach. In four stages, Mitch has also captured the soul of Willians Astudillo.

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Reducing "The Tortuga" to a pose reserved for a Dark Souls conductor or a member of the "Remember the Time" band is not part of Mitch's typical job description, but as a typical millennium, he gives always a few concerts. The Vogey, which is no longer in free fall, escapes Buxton and the Mariners will no longer give up their heads.

Brandon Brennan, well rested, did a 1-2-3 run, and even Roenis Elías was a little neglected in the 9th to make a 4th run for the Twins. This was of course thanks to the old man Edwin.

111 mph on the stick, bringing her wRC + to 144 on the season. The canoe signaled their excitement with enthusiasm and the series of defeats was stopped.

At the conclusion of the toughest segment of their year calendar (combination of opponent quality and travel distances), the Mariners are … about what we expected. 23-26, with shine and vertigo. At least, today, it's easier to smile at all.