Lookout Landing Jun 15, 2019
Marco Gonzales and Chris Bassitt have pitch count contest; Marco wins, as do Mariners
Control freak Marco promises to let the bullpen help make brownies, then does 80% of it himself If you have ever cooked with small children, you know the tension between wanting to let them help so they can learn and develop important Life Skills, while at the same time trying to keep them from crumbling eggshells into the batter or committing some other disastrous error that screws up the entire project. It’s a tension I imagine the Mariners starters must feel as they carefully, gingerly remove their three-run lead from the oven, only to have the bullpen immediately knock the entire...
The Mercury News Jun 2, 2019
Astros, Verlander, continue mastery over Athletics
The Athletics conclude a three-game series against Houston Sunday hoping to avoid a sweep with Chris Bassitt (3-1, 3.27) opposing Gerrit Cole (5-5, 4.12).
