Gilbert opens up on frustrating 2026 campaign: ‘It’s not a lack of trying’

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert reflected on a disappointing 2026 season following a 7-0 loss to the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Gilbert pitched just four innings in the defeat, which left the Mariners with a 73-84 record. Despite the loss, Seattle remained mathematically alive in the American League West race due to a Texas Rangers defeat earlier in the evening.

The Mariners were already eliminated from American League Wild Card contention on Sunday and face elimination from the division with either one more loss or a win by Texas or Houston. Both the Rangers and Astros sit tied atop the division at 78-79 with five games remaining, leaving Seattle on the brink of missing the postseason entirely.