Mariners Game #20 Preview and Discussion: SEA at SDP

The Mariners are back under the lights tonight after a game where for some reason, who can say really, the ninth inning absolutely did not happen. Seriously. Eat some chicharron, drink a Russian imperial stout, and smile through it all. That’s how we get through 162 games together.

Lineups:

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Luis Castillo takes the mound tonight for the final match of this weird 3-game road trip. Luis actually leads MLB in swings-and-misses (3,426) since 2017, the year he made his debut. Here’s hoping he adds to that lead tonight. Offense-wise, it’s a fairly conventional lineup for Dan Wilson’s Mariners. J.P. Crawford is back in the lineup after getting the day off yesterday, and there’s been some slight jiggling in the 7-9 holes, but otherwise it’s the same lineup that put 6 runs on the Dads last night.

Starting lineup graphic. The background of the graphic is brown and has a thin white stripe going down the left side. Small white text under the white stripe reads “Motorola Starting Lineup”. Additional text on the left side of the graphic reads “Motorola Razr | Starting Lineup | April 16 | 5:40 PM | Mariners vs. Padres”. Underneath this text is today’s starting lineup: LF Laureano, RF Tatis Jr., CF Merrill, 3B Machado, SS Bogaerts, 1B Sheets, C Campusano, 2B Cronenworth, SP Buehler. Below the starting lineup is the tune-in information: Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health, 97.3 FM The Fan, La Poderosa 860 AM, MLB.TV, MLB Network, DIRECTV, Spectrum, Cox, AT&T U-Verse, Fubo. On the right side of the graphic, there are additional white and gold stripes. In front of the stripes, there is a photo of Jackson Merrill in the Padres home white pinstripe uniform.

Walker Buehler takes the mound tonight for San Diego. Buehler had a to-ugh time in Boston last year, and his 2026 hasn’t been any better. Sporting an ERA of 4.97, the two-time All-Star has been scuffling out of the gate. With luck, the Mariners can put the hurt on him and get his ERA north of 5.