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Michael Pineda shines as Arizona Diamondbacks defeat Seattle Mariners 5-3 – MLB Update

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Michael Pineda shines as Arizona Diamondbacks defeat Seattle Mariners 5-3 – MLB Update
Michael Pineda put in a brilliant pitching performance as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Seattle Mariners 5-3 at Salt River Fields in Arizona on March 2.
Pineda, a pitcher for the Mariners curved into a much-accepted game as the young right-hander relieved through two ideal innings against the Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields.
The recollection of Pineda's hard work pleased Manager Eric Wedge after a couple of hours, because they had a 5-3 loss that was the Mariners' first in four expositions.
Wedge appreciated Pineda in such words, "He threw comfortably, and controlled his fastball and his secondary pitches. And he was throwing downhill. I like what I saw today." It reinforced the wordings of Wedge throughout the early days of camp about the
22-year-old Pineda’s abilities of cracking the season-opening alternations.
Any promising jitters by Pineda were spotted by the consoling words of catcher Josh Bard, who advised him to just throw like he throws for many times.
The outcomes were surely the same that Pineda has typically acquired wherever he has pitched in his worth-seeing ascension. On the current level, he was named Mariner's Pitcher of the Year after a shared effort of 11-4 Win-Loss record in the last year between
Double-A and Triple-A.
Pineda is the Mariners' swaying Minor League Pitcher of the Year. He also has a practice session with the American League's top 2010 pitcher, Cy Young Award champion Felix Hernandez.
Michael would seem to have the same noble genes as King Felix and any probabilities for building a spot into the Mariners' regular change will not hurt his first trip. After sending off the Diamondbacks on 22 throws, Pineda patched up to the bull-pen to
pitch a dozen more.
Speaking at the press conference, Pineda said, "Yeah, I asked about going back to the mound," for a third inning. But they said, 'No. It's only Spring Training.' So I just went to the bullpen to throw a little more."
Only one of the six Diamondbacks’ hitters featured by Pineda could get the ball out of the infield, Justin Upton moved out to right position. Xavier Nady, an outfielder for the Diamondbacks took a third hit to end the second inning.
In a couple of relief forms during past Spring Training, he listed just over two lock out innings, permitting a pair of strikes but no walks while hitting out three runs.
Pineda's lack of wide practice at the uppermost level of the Minor League may not be seized against him. He is currently in his sixth specialised season and has actually developed into a 6ft 5in, 255-pound power-house.
Hernandez was 19-years-old when he made his Major League debut on 2005 but Pineda turned 22 before six weeks. Other than that age distinction, their walks to the edge of the boundaries have been extremely similar.
Pineda has a Minor League Win-Loss record of 31-14 with an ERA of 2.49 and ended 2010 with his first dozen Triple-A starts for Tacoma.

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