Game thread, Mariners vs. Tigers, July 23

I'm happy for my colleague, Ryan Divish, who has a 7:30 p.m. flight to Seattle and has been sweating out the weather. I'm not flying until tomorrow morning, so I'm cool, calm and collected. Lots of scouts at the game today to watch both the Mariners and Tigers. A Phillies' scout is here, presumably to evaluate Jarrod Washburn. The Mariners are 9-3 in rubber games to decide who wins a three-game series. One thing to watch: Ichiro didn't get a hit yesterday. He hasn't gone hitless in two consecutive games yet this season. In fact, he hasn't done so since Aug. 13-15 last year (there was an off day on Aug. 14); it's been 127 games since he had two hitless in a row. Impressive. Bonus Felix note from Jeff Evans of the Mariners: Felix Hernandez recorded his 50th win last night. According to research by Stats, Inc, he is the 15th-fastest in terms of age to reach 50 career wins: Youngest to 50 Wins, since 1919 Born ...