Mariners Dominate Guardians, Kirby Shines

0:00It's March 28th. This is Seattle Mariners News today, powered by AI, your team, your update. Mariners snag a 5-1 win over the Guardians, bouncing back strong after dropping the opener. Starter, George Kirby delivered a promising first outing of the season, going six innings with just two hits, one run, two walks, and six strikeouts on, 90 pitches. Coming off a shaky 2025, this showed real growth in his command. Kirby vives lived rough when Guardians Rookie chased a lotter, crushed his third homeer of the year in the first. But Kirby locked in quick, mixing curveballs against lefties and fastballs to keep them off balance. Things heated up in the fifth, with back-to-back walks, and a hit batter. Yet he flushed it with a fly-out, and a wild-base running blunder that turned. Into an easy double play. Bottom of the order carried the offense, while the big bats stayed quiet. Leo Rodriguez, with just a walk, Cal Raleigh and Josh Naylor, hitless.

1:00Randy Arosarina sparked it twice with patient walks, setting up Cole Young's first homer of the year in the fourth for a 3-1 lead. Luke rarely followed in the sixth, smashing a cutter deep after trying a bun earlier. Bullpen stayed fresh, using only three arms with the final three frames. Edoar Bizzardo, Matt Brash, and Andrés Muñoz each gave up a single, but shut the door clean. Pull the old flash-goal glove defense with a slick grab behind the infield, turning potential trouble into nothing. Mariners Eye Game 3, to climb over 500 and build momentum for the long haul ahead.