Ak, who are off to a historically terrible start, hope to bounce back compared to M

Jose Caballero just wanted one chance.

Now he has pretty much taken over the starting job at second base Seattle Marinersousted the $10 million man Kolten Wong

Caballero et al Sailors continues its four-game streak against the guest Oakland Athletics Wednesday evening

“I prepared myself in the offseason. I wanted the opportunity,” said Caballero, a 26-year-old rookie. “And I’m very thankful that I had the opportunity to show myself in spring training. … Now I’m just trying to be out there and try to play every day and help the team win.”

Called up from Triple-A Tacoma in mid-April, Caballero is hitting .276 with two homers and 10 RBIs in 24 games for the offense. Sailors. He is also 6 for 6 in stolen base attempts. In contrast, Wong is batting .172 with no homers, eight RBIs and no walks.

Caballero hit his first major league homer and stole three bases in Seattle’s 3-2 loss in Atlanta on Sunday before hitting a three-run homer. Sailors On Monday, they opened their series against Ak with an 11-2 victory

“From the day he showed up here, he wasn’t afraid of anything.” Sailors said manager Scott Servai. “He even noted, ‘All the little things I notice here at the big league level — stealing bases, turning double plays, getting on base and doing little things.’

Caballero was given the day off on Tuesday Sailors 3-2 win, improving to 5-0 against Ak this season. JP Crawford hit a two-run home run and Ty France hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning to account for all of Seattle’s scoring.

Left-hander Marco Gonzales put together a quality start after allowing two Oakland runs in the first inning. He lasted six innings.

“I think Marco has settled in. His cutter is effective, his changeup down is off balance. He’s been riding the four-seam route,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said. “He made a correction after the first inning and we couldn’t get him back. He’s a veteran pitcher and he’s out there for a reason.”

Oakland suffered its sixth straight loss and fell to 10-40, the worst 50-game record in the majors since the Boston Red Sox went 10-40 in 1932.

The Aks are scheduled to send left-hander Ken Waldichuk (1-3, 6.85 ERA) to the mound Wednesday to counter. Sailors right-hander Bryce Miller (2-1, 1.42)

Waldichuk has made one start against Seattle, allowing one run in five innings in a no-decision on September 30, 2022.

Waldichuk suffered a 5-1 loss at Houston on Friday, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits in five innings. He has struggled with his control, allowing at least five hits in his past three starts and walking 28 in 46 innings this season against 39 strikeouts. This contributed to a 1.848 WHIP.

Miller made his major league debut at Oakland on May 2, pitching five perfect innings. He allowed two hits in six innings and became just the third pitcher in modern baseball history to go without a hit and record 10 strikeouts in his first start.

THE Sailors He will be without France on Wednesday after he was hit on the left wrist by a pitch from reliever Trevor May in the eighth inning on Tuesday. According to Servais, France is bruised and will likely sit for a day or two

— Field Level Media