Cincinnati Reds Fall to Mariners...

What a contrast to the game we went to last week! Instead of dark clouds, rain, thunder and lightning (resulting in a cancelled game), we had 91 degree weather and sunshine! Today the Mariners were playing the Cincinnati Reds at the Peoria Sports Complex. We had the same seats we had last week, up in the 302 section of Club Seats.

It was an interesting game. The Reds were pretty tough on Joe Saunders, the Mariners starting pitcher, getting 7 runs on him in the first  3 2/3 innings. Then Michael Morse got hot. He had back to back home runs in the 4th and 5th innings. Here he is coming home in the 5th inning after driving in Morales and Wells --

During the break after the 5th inning, many of the veteran players of the 2013 squad were pulled from the game and several of the youngsters came in. One we have been watching for is Mike Zunino. He was this year's Number One Draft Pick. He's a catcher and was the MVP in the College World Series games.Though all the scuttlebutt says he'll be playing in the Minors this year, he was invited to attend Spring Training. This picture was taken just as he had hit the home-run that won the game for the Mariners. Final score 8-7!

By the time we walked back to our car and got out of the ball park, we were just in time for the 5 PM "going home" traffic. It's a good thing we had eaten brats at the game, as it took us almost two hours to get back to Auntie Violet. The driver had made a stop for soft ice cream cones, so I didn't even have to worry about dessert when we got home.