<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4NdvgC_0v0Dyrov00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4NdvgC_0v0Dyrov00" width="1080" height="608" ><figcaption>Toronto Blue Jays v Seattle Mariners / Stephen Brashear/GettyImages</figcaption></figure><p>There are around 40 games left to play in the 2024 season, 40 more opportunities for Seattle to punch their ticket to October baseball. Things <a href="https://sodomojo.com/posts/mariners-have-their-most-embarrassing-series-of-the-year-as-tigers-sweep-seattle-01j5c1advypk">aren't looking great right now with a rough stretch coming at the same time</a> as an eight-game win streak by the Astros, giving Houston a 2.5 game lead in the AL West. The Mariners are also three games back of a Wild Card spot, right behind the Red Sox. With just a 38.2% chance to make the playoffs as per FanGraphs, what bats need to warm up as soon as possible?</p><h2>#3. Dylan Moore</h2><p><i>80 PA, .179/.313/.328, 12 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 7 R, 10 RBI, 11 BB, 22 K, 2 HBP, 4 SB, 2 CS</i></p><p>Dylan Moore is having a <i>very</i> weird season. He's actually one of the better hitters on the team this year, sitting at a .697 OPS and 104 OPS+ on the season. What makes things extra kooky is his home/away splits. In 191 plate appearances away, he's posting a .881 OPS. In 162 plate appearances at home, he's at a .488 OPS. His performance after the All-Star break reflects an almost identical disparity, hitting to a .445 OPS at home and .886 OPS away.</p><p>At first, I thought the drawback was something to do with field dimensions and park factors. After all, in the second half, he has an ISO of just .054 while hitting at T-Mobile Park while having an ISO of .267 in the 29 other parks. However, he's also striking out at a whopping 39.1% clip while walking 17.4% of the time. His BABIP is down to .211 and he has just one extra base hit since the break, a triple on July 21st against the Astros.</p><p>On the bright side, this means that Dylan Moore is actually pretty good and it isn't out of the question for him to be a true offensive force for the team. An .886 OPS is better than any mark that Julio Rodriguez has ever posted over a full season. If only he could find a way to bring that kind of hitting home.</p></div></body>

Mountain View, CA

NewsBreak

3 Mariners' hitters going through terrible second-half slumps at the plate

There are around 40 games left to play in the 2024 season, 40 more opportunities for Seattle to punch their ticket to October baseball. Things aren't looking great right now with a rough stretch coming at the same time as an eight-game win streak by the Astros, giving Houston a 2.5 game lead in the AL West. The Mariners are also three games back of a Wild Card spot, right behind the Red Sox. With just a 38.2% chance to make the playoffs as per FanGraphs, what bats need to warm up as soon as possible?