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Mariners 8, Guardians 0: Hancock’s Six No-Hit Frames & a Combined Shutout (Mar 29, 2026)

Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians March 29 2026 recap and AthX fantasy points at getathx.com

Seattle Mariners 8, Cleveland Guardians 0 at T-Mobile Park on Sunday, March 29, 2026 belonged to Emerson Hancock: six no-hit innings, nine strikeouts, and the highest AthX fantasy point line on the entire slate (30 FP). Cooper Criswell added three scoreless relief innings with five punchouts to finish the combined two-hitter. Offensively, Brendan Donovan’s three-run homer in the fourth broke the game open—stacking Mariners fantasy totals on a day Seattle also led the daily pitcher board.

Game narrative / key moments

Seattle waited until the fourth to strike. Leo Rivas singled home a run, then Donovan launched a 340-foot shot to right off Slade Cecconi to make it 4–0 (ESPN play log). Randy Arozarena doubled home a run in the fifth, Luke Raley added an RBI single, and Cal Raleigh’s ground-rule double plated another in the sixth. Arozarena drove in Julio Rodríguez again in the eighth for the 8–0 final.

Hancock faced the minimum through five despite a hit-by-pitch—the Guardians did not collect a safety until the seventh off the bullpen. Criswell slammed the door with 5 Ks in 3 IP, earning the save in a staff line that never trailed.

AthX standout performances

Emerson Hancock (Mariners) — player page

  • Traditional line: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 1 HBP, 0 HR (ESPN).
  • AthX FP: 30 — slate-high among pitchers in AthX Engine tracking.
  • Trading takeaway: Thirty fantasy points from a near-no-hit start is the kind of ceiling AthX Engine rewards; expect volatility in the next start’s price, not a new steady-state projection.

    • Cooper Criswell (Mariners) — player page

  • Traditional line: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K.
  • AthX FP: 17 — long relief stacked with Hancock’s zeroes.
  • Trading takeaway: Same-game bullpen spikes matter for traders who roster multiple Seattle arms—context beats chasing one-inning samples alone.

    • Brendan Donovan (Mariners) — player page

  • Traditional line: 2-for-3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 HBP taken.
  • AthX FP: 11 — tied for a top-hitter tier on the card.
  • Trading takeaway: Middle-infield pop that clears the wall moves share narratives when AthX Engine credits the full run-production line.

    • Team & trading implications

    Seattle banked a statement win: 14 strikeouts from the staff, nine hits and eight runs from the lineup, and zero on the board defensively. AthX Engine season curves still care about April sample size—treat this as a daily spike, then revisit dynamic pricing before sizing new trades.

    Cleveland managed only two hits and one walk; the rotation paid for traffic in the fourth. Traders on Guardians shares should separate one rough afternoon from how AthX MLB season projections work before reacting.

    Bold takeaways

  • Hancock: 6 no-hit innings, 9 K, game score 80 per ESPN.
  • Criswell: 17 AthX FP in 3 shutout frames—relief ceiling in the same box as a historic starter line.
  • Donovan: Three-run homer keyed the middle-inning separation.
  • Slate context: March 29 Top 10 · Weekly Mar 25–29.

    • Conclusion

    When a starter clears 30 AthX FP and the bullpen still posts 17, you are looking at a team fantasy night—not just one hero. Read AthX Engine first, then trade the story.

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    *Sources: ESPN box score. AthX fantasy points from AthX Engine daily_player_stats for March 29, 2026 where cited. This write-up is for information only and is not financial advice.*

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