<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/i-screwed-up-george-kirby-walks-back-polarizing-comments-after-mariners-latest-loss');   ga('set', 'title', '‘I screwed up:’ George Kirby walks back polarizing comments after Mariners latest loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/I-screwed-up-George-Kirby-walks-back-polarizing-comments-after-Mariners-latest-loss.jpg"></figure><h1>‘I screwed up:’ George Kirby walks back polarizing comments after Mariners latest loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-09T14:13:01-07:00">September 9th, 2:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-09T14:13:01-07:00">September 9th, 2:13pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Seattle Mariners starting pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-news-george-kirby-drops-shocking-admission-after-seattle-loss" rel="noopener">George Kirby got into some</a> hot water for his comments after Friday night’s loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, saying he felt that he should have been pulled from the game in the seventh inning before he gave up two runs. Kirby <a href="https://twitter.com/DKramer_/status/1700560418060607872" rel="noopener">walked back on</a> those comments today.</p><p>“Obviously I screwed up,” George Kirby said, via Daniel Kramer of MLB.com. “That’s not me. Skip has always got to pry that ball out of my hands. Just super uncharacteristic of me as a player and who I am out on that mound. I love competing. Like I said, I just screwed up.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-news-julio-rodriguez-reacts-to-making-mlb-history-with-25-hrs-stolen-bases" rel="noopener">Mariners</a> had a 4-2 lead entering the seventh inning. Kirby got Taylor Walls to ground out for the first out of the inning, but then gave up a double to Jose Siri and a game-tying two-run home run to Rene Pinto before getting pulled from the game.</p><p>The Rays went on to score two more on a Harold Ramirez home run in the inning, and went on to win the game 7-4.</p><p>The Mariners are still in a dead heat with the Houston Astros for the American League West title. The Astros are 0.5 games up on the Mariners for first place.</p><p>After struggling to start the season, the Mariners got red hot and played themselves back into contention for the division. They will look to rebound from the loss on Friday and win on Saturday and Sunday against the Rays before playing the Los Angeles Angels this week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘I screwed up:’ George Kirby walks back polarizing comments after Mariners latest loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-news-mariners-george-kirby-admission-roasted-mlb-players');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ex-MLB players are going off on George Kirby after Mariners pitcher’s ‘wish I wasn’t out there’ admission');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ex-players-are-going-off-on-George-Kirby-after-Mariners-pitcher_s-_wish-I-wasn_t-out-there_-admission.jpg"></figure><h1>Ex-MLB players are going off on George Kirby after Mariners pitcher’s ‘wish I wasn’t out there’ admission</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-09T09:29:39-07:00">September 9th, 9:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-09T09:29:39-07:00">September 9th, 9:29am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football, with an emphasis on MLB as a Lead Editor. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Seattle Mariners pitcher George Kirby made a shocking admission Friday night following the team’s 7-4 loss against the Tampa Bay Rays. After pitching into the seventh inning and allowing a big game-changing home run, Kirby admitted that he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-news-george-kirby-drops-shocking-admission-after-seattle-loss" rel="noopener">wished he “wasn’t out there”</a> after entering the inning with 90 pitches for the game. The All-Star pitcher’s admission drew plenty of backlash from former MLB players on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>Jered Weaver, who pitched from 2006-2016 with the Los Angeles Angels (made three All-Star teams during that span) before finishing his career in 2017 with the San Diego Padres, <a href="https://twitter.com/Weave1036/status/1700368057359802489" rel="noopener">did not hold back</a> on George Kirby’s comments in the slightest.</p><p>“This is why I’ll never be any kind of coach in the big leagues to be honest.. I shouldn’t have been out there? I threw 90 pitches? What the f**k?? Embarrassing truly embarrassing… grab you nuts and let’s go to work!!”</p><p>Weaver’s fiery take drew responses from a number of former players who echoed his sentiment.</p><h2><b>Former MLB players get real on George Kirby</b></h2><p>Derek Holland, who is remembered for pitching for the Texas Rangers, <a href="https://twitter.com/Dutch_Oven45/status/1700376130035896467" rel="noopener">replied</a> to Weaver’s statement.</p><p>“Absolutely correct. I may not have been the best pitcher but i wanted to be out there and have them take the ball from me. I wanted to start and close the same game. All the veterans instilled that into me. Lol the vets would of absolutely abused me if i said i shouldn’t have been out there hhaha this is wild to me.”</p><p>Torii Hunter, Dontrelle Willis, and Kyle Farnsworth were among the other ex-players to chime in on the George Kirby situation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ex-MLB players are going off on George Kirby after Mariners pitcher’s ‘wish I wasn’t out there’ admission

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mariners-news-george-kirby-drops-shocking-admission-after-seattle-loss');   ga('set', 'title', '‘Wish I wasn’t out there’: George Kirby drops shocking admission after Mariners loss vs. Rays');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wish-i-wasnt-out-there-george-kirby-drops-shocking-admission-after-mariners-loss-vs-rays.jpeg"></figure><h1>‘Wish I wasn’t out there’: George Kirby drops shocking admission after Mariners loss vs. Rays</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-09T08:51:53-07:00">September 9th, 8:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-09T08:51:53-07:00">September 9th, 8:51am</time><address><a>Colin Gallant</a>Colin Gallant has been writing about sports since covering the local high school teams as a freshman in Ontario, Canada over a decade ago. He has a Masters degree in journalism, a passion for all sports, especially hockey, and a laser focus on winning more fantasy championships. He joined ClutchPoints in 2022.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners blew a 4-2 lead against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night, losing 7-4 at Tropicana Field — and starting pitcher George Kirby <a href="https://twitter.com/Jake_M_Garcia/status/1700328461267796153" rel="noopener">was visibly frustrated</a> with how the game played out.</p><p>The ace admitted that he was not happy to still be pitching in the seventh inning; he gave up the game-tying two-run home run to Rene Pinto on his 102nd pitch.</p><p>“I didn’t execute, he hit a good pitch,” Kirby told reporters post-game, per KING 5 News’ Jake Garcia. “I wish I wasn’t out there for the seventh, to be honest. I was at 90 pitches, I didn’t think I needed to go anymore, but it is what it is.”</p><p>When asked if there was a conversation in the dugout between innings, the 25-year-old confirmed that there would be one “soon.” It’s likely that that conversation will take place <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-news-scott-servais-drops-truth-bomb-on-julio-rodriguezs-historical-run-after-another-monster-game" rel="noopener">with manager Scott Servais</a> and pitching coach Pete Woodworth at some point this weekend.</p><p>Before the seventh inning, Kirby was looking excellent. He had given up just two runs over six frames to one of the American League’s best teams.</p><p>But things fell apart in the bottom of the seventh; Pinto’s two-run bomb was followed up by another two-run blast by Harold Ramirez, giving the Rays a 6-4 lead.</p><p>Isaac Paredes hit a solo shot in the bottom of the eighth to round out the scoring. It was a disappointing loss for the Mariners, who continue to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-news-julio-rodriguezs-ridiculous-young-gun-feat-has-never-been-seen-before" rel="noopener">battle for a wild-card spot</a> in the AL.</p><p>Kirby finished the contest with six strikeouts, two walks, five hits and four earned runs. Isaiah Campbell took the loss after serving up the second home run of the inning to Ramirez.</p><p>Kirby has <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mariners-all-star-starter-george-kirby-frustrated-to-be-left-in-game-to-allow-game-tying-home-run-to-rays/" rel="noopener">only thrown 100 pitches</a> in a game five times in his 27 starts, per CBS Sports. His season high is 103, which he was just one off on Friday night. The sophomore is up to 165 2/3 innings this year.</p><p>Seattle is currently just a single game ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays, and 2.5 up on the Texas Rangers as the chase for a postseason berth continues into September.</p><p>But Friday night is a game that both George Kirby and the Mariners will want to quickly forget.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘Wish I wasn’t out there’: George Kirby drops shocking admission after Mariners loss vs. Rays

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mariners-news-george-kirby-aaron-judge-yankees-shutout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners’ George Kirby gets real on facing Aaron Judge after shutting out Yankees');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screen-Shot-2023-06-01-at-9.37.16-AM.png"></figure><h1>Mariners’ George Kirby gets real on facing Aaron Judge after shutting out Yankees</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-01T07:10:54-07:00">June 1st, 7:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-01T07:10:54-07:00">June 1st, 7:10am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>George Kirby was coming off his worst start of the season when he took the mound to face the New York Yankees Wednesday night. The Seattle Mariners stud went out and did the polar opposite, tossing his best performance in 2023 so far, stifling Aaron Judge and the entirety of the Yankees lineup through eight scoreless innings.</p><p>Kirby allowed three hits and struck out seven in his second shutout of the season. Only one Yankee hitter reached second base.</p><p>Perhaps the biggest takeaway from the gem was that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-new-york-manager-aaron-boone-george-kirby-aaron-judge-mariners" rel="noopener">Kirby held Judge,</a> who was 4-for-7 with three home runs across the previous two nights, hitless in four plate appearances.</p><p>Kirby talked about <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/cal-raleigh-hits-walk-off-single-in-finale-vs-yankees?t=walk-offs-coverage" rel="noopener">his approach</a> when pitching to Judge.</p><p>“Try not to have him hit a home run. Just keep him off-balance. You’ve got to go in on him, you’ve just got to attack him,” Kirby said. “You’ve got to be super precise, live on the edges and spin down; something like that. But I’m glad I got him today a little bit.”</p><p>It was Kirby’s ninth quality start this season for the Mariners and a fantastic turnaround from a seven-run outing in which he didn’t get out of the fifth inning in his last start. His ERA sits at 3.04 for a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-news-bryce-miller-rare-feat-1901" rel="noopener">Mariners pitching staff</a> that sports the third-best ERA in baseball.</p><p>More often than not, George Kirby pitches as he did on Wednesday. Anytime a pitcher tosses a shutout it has to feel good. When that includes shutting out the reigning AL MVP, it makes it that much sweeter. The Mariners walked off the Yankees for a 1-0 win.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners’ George Kirby gets real on facing Aaron Judge after shutting out Yankees

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-new-york-manager-aaron-boone-george-kirby-aaron-judge-mariners');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aaron Boone gets real about George Kirby’s dominance of Aaron Judge, Yankees in loss to Mariners');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Yankees_news_Aaron_Boone_gets_100__real_about_George_Kirby_s_dominance_of_Aaron_Judge_NY_in_loss_to_Mariners.jpg"></figure><h1>Aaron Boone gets real about George Kirby’s dominance of Aaron Judge, Yankees in loss to Mariners</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-01T06:48:45-07:00">June 1st, 6:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-01T06:49:36-07:00">June 1st, 6:49am</time><address><a>Jay Postrado</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Wins are more fun when they are walk-offs and George Kirby’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-players-fans-fed-up-mlb-2023" rel="noopener">Seattle Mariners</a> did just that against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-boone-reveals-worst-case-scenario-amid-decision-anthony-rizzo-mariners" rel="noopener">New York Yankees</a>. Kirby faced Aaron Judge after lagging behind 2-0. Eventually, the domination started for the Scott Servais-managed Mariners as they got three nasty fastballs and a strike. The game ended with Seattle winning 1-0. Manager Aaron Boone’s mouth soured after the game.</p><p>Boone <a href="https://twitter.com/DKramer_/status/1664135881278783488" rel="noopener">had a few choice words</a> on the Mariners’ pitcher after his Yankees lost.</p><p>“We scored a bunch obviously in the first two games, but that doesn’t take away that this team as a whole can really pitch. Kirby is one of those guys. We just couldn’t mount much against him. Good fastball; two-seam and four-seam,” the Yankees manager said praising Kirby’s pitching performance for the night, per Daniel Kramer of the MLB.</p><p>Even Scott Servais noticed Kirby’s changed demeanor in the dugout.</p><p>“Oh, he was about ready to rip somebody’s head off,” the Mariners manager declared as he saw his pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-carlos-rodon-gets-positive-injury-update-ahead-of-mariners-game" rel="noopener">dominate against the Yankees.</a></p><p>George Kirby did rip heads as he totaled a 3.04 ERA. The Mariners pitcher also recorded seven strikeouts of his team’s nine to end the game. To round out his performance he had a 95-pitch count to 67 strikes.  Kirby was hungry the whole game as he pitched in eight innings. He only allowed Paul Sewald and Justin Topa one inning to pitch each for the whole game.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-boone-reveals-worst-case-scenario-amid-decision-anthony-rizzo-mariners" rel="noopener">Yankees hope to bounce back</a> from this loss in their next game against Clayton Kershaw and Mookie Betts’ Los Angeles Dodgers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
573	3.53	179	1.07	14

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
573	3.53	179	1.07	14

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