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Mariners' Maurer to pitch in front of friends and family
CLEVELAND -- Brandon Maurer hasn't gotten the flood of phone calls. But he expects that to happen sometime today when people realize he will be pitching for the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels. "I'm sure all that will happen tomorrow...
Date: 05/21/2013 | Sports
M's Gutierrez to play right field during rehab assignment
CLEVELAND -- It wasn't a typo. On Friday night, Franklin Gutierrez was originally penciled in to be starting in right field for the Tacoma Rainiers in the second game of his rehab stint.Wet conditions at Cheney Stadium forced Tacoma manager John Stearns to scratch that...
Date: 05/20/2013 | Sports
Farquhar shines in Mariners' debut
CLEVELAND -- Danny Farquhar's debut with the Seattle Mariners went slightly better than his major league debut in 2011 with the Toronto Blue Jays.Back then, Farquhar lasted just 2/3 of an inning, giving up three runs on four hits with two walks. He would pitch just two more...
Date: 05/19/2013 | Sports
Reeling and frustrated
M's lose 2nd straight; Indians score in 9th, beat Seattle 5-4
Date: 05/18/2013 | Sports
Mariners notes: Farquhar hungry for opportunity
CLEVELAND -- Danny Farquhar was thinking about food, not his future. Farquhar was standing in line in the clubhouse of Cheney Stadium ready to crush the postgame food spread after a disappointing 6-5 loss in extra innings on Thursday night.
Date: 05/17/2013 | Sports
Walk-off HR beats M's
Cleveland's Jason Kipnis hits three-run blast in the 10th
Date: 05/17/2013 | Sports
Bay enjoying his part-time role
NEW YORK -- Jason Bay sat in the visitors' dugout in Yankee Stadium with his Mariners uniform on, talking about the Mets.Bay's struggles with the other New York team were a topic of discussion when he arrived in New York City this week with the Mariners.
Date: 05/16/2013 | Sports
Mariners' Hernandez says back is fine
NEW YORK -- Tuesday's sixth inning brought on one of the Seattle Mariners' worst nightmares: a grimace on Felix Hernandez's face.Hernandez said he felt a "pinch" in his lower back -- which has bothered him on occasion this season -- when he turned and threw to second.
Date: 05/16/2013 | Sports
Mariners rout Yankees
Ibanez has 2 HR, 6 RBI as Seattle beats New York 12-2
Date: 05/15/2013 | Sports
Mariners' Ibanez ignores media
NEW YORK -- The Seattle Mariners Raul Ibanez won't be bothered with the pressure of playing in a big market.Ibanez spent last season in the New York Yankees' clubhouse and said, since he thinks all pressure is self-induced, there was little to worry about.On the...
Date: 05/15/2013 | Sports
Wedge tinkers with Mariners' lineup
SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners made a lineup shift Sunday that may become permanent.Kyle Seager was moved to third in the order. Kendrys Morales and Michael Morse were each bumped down a spot to fourth and fifth, respectively.Mariners manager Eric Wedge is...
Date: 05/13/2013 | Sports
Mariners win another series
Saunders, Morales lead M's to 6-1 win over A's
Date: 05/12/2013 | Sports
M's Hernandez focuses on Yankees' Sabathia
SEATTLE -- This time when he travels to New York, Felix Hernandez hopefully won't have to answer the same old questions.In the past few years, every time the Seattle Mariners would travel to play the Yankees or the Boston Red Sox, the local baseball media would often ask the...
Date: 05/12/2013 | Sports
Iwakuma shuts down A's in 6-3 win
SEATTLE -- Hisashi Iwakuma retired 16 straight over one stretch of a solid seven-inning outing, Raul Ibanez homered for the first time in nearly a month and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Friday night.Iwakuma (4-1) took a one-hitter into the sixth...
Date: 05/10/2013 | Sports
M's Notebook: Shoppach keeps faith in umpires
SEATTLE -- It has been a long two days for Major League umpires.Back-to-back botched calls on Wednesday and Thursday led to the rare step of Major League Baseball publicly disclosing a fine and suspension of umpires."Missed replay call is a tough one," Mariners...
Date: 05/10/2013 | Sports
Mariners' Bay still learning his role
PITTSBURGH -- The Seattle Mariners' Jason Bay stood on the infield grass of PNC Park looking at the breathtaking backdrop behind the outfield wall, the reinvented skyline of Pittsburgh's downtown rising out from behind the Allegheny River."In a lot of aspects, nothing has...
Date: 05/09/2013 | Sports
Saunders has become catalyst for Mariners
PITTSBURGH -- There is little debate about the difference Michael Saunders makes in the Seattle Mariners lineup. Since he's returned from the disabled list on April 29, Saunders has returned to the leadoff spot and taken over in center field, making the Mariners simply a...
Date: 05/09/2013 | Sports
Ex-Pirates Perez and Bay return to Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH -- A quick little piece of trivia: Prior to Tuesday's game, the Seattle Mariners last played at PNC Park on June 20, 2004. Seattle prevailed in that game 5-4.Who was the losing pitcher for Pittsburgh?Well, that would be the Mariners' hard-throwing setup man Oliver Perez.
Date: 05/08/2013 | Sports
Pirates beat Mariners
M's Harang pitches well in Seattle's 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh
Date: 05/07/2013 | Sports
Learning curve
M's rookie pitcher Brandon Maurer will have his ups and downs
Date: 05/06/2013 | Sports
Confident Mariners feeling good about themselves
TORONTO -- They were both losses in which the Seattle Mariners watched their opponent score 10 runs.The starting pitcher in each game -- left-hander Joe Saunders -- looked dismal and the game was over, for all intents and purposes, by the fourth inning.But the...
Date: 05/06/2013 | Sports
M's Ackley batting .362 in his past 16 games
TORONTO -- It's been a slow but somewhat steady climb out of slumpsville for Dustin Ackley. The Seattle Mariners talented second baseman and projected cornerstone of the franchise struggled badly to start the season.The numbers weren't pretty. In his first 14...
Date: 05/05/2013 | Sports
Mariners win third straight
Ackley hits grand slam, Saunders hit 2 HR in 8-1 victory
Date: 05/04/2013 | Sports
M's new third-base coach Brown in familiar place
TORONTO -- Daren Brown hadn't even officially spent a game as the Seattle Mariners third base coach before he was talking about rigors of the job.He wanted everyone to know being a base coach is much tougher than people think. It's more than just relaying a few signals and...
Date: 05/03/2013 | Sports
M's add Tacoma manager Brown to coaching staff
SEATTLE -- Minor-league manager Daren Brown has been added to the Seattle Mariners coaching staff. The Mariners announced the move on Thursday. Earlier this week, third-base coach Jeff Datz announced he had been diagnosed with cancer and could be missing time while he seeks...
Date: 05/02/2013 | Sports
Jays' Romero to make 2013 debut vs. Mariners
TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays have put pitcher Josh Johnson on the 15-day disabled list because of inflammation in his right triceps and say left-hander Ricky Romero will make his season debut this weekend.
Date: 05/02/2013 | Sports
Mariners option Beavan to Tacoma, recall Luetge
SEATTLE -- The Mariners sent right-handed starter Blake Beavan down to Class AAA Tacoma and recalled left-handed reliever Lucas Luetge on Wednesday.Beavan was originally part of the back-end of the Mariners' rotation to open the season, but pitched himself out of that role.
Date: 05/02/2013 | Sports
Mariners option Beavan, recall Luetge from Tacoma
SEATTLE — Right-hander Blake Beavan has been optioned to Class AAA Tacoma by the Seattle Mariners, and the team recalled left-hander Lucas Luetge to add depth in the bullpen.The Mariners made the roster moves Wednesday before playing...
Date: 05/01/2013 | Sports
Mariners' Saunders returns from disabled list
SEATTLE -- There was no reason to wait. If Michael Saunders was healthy enough to be activated off the 15-day disabled list, then he was going to be back in the starting line-up immediately. As expected, the Mariners activated Saunders off the disabled list and sent optioned...
Date: 04/30/2013 | Sports
Mariners beat Orioles
Michael Saunders leads Seattle to 6-2 win over Baltimore
Date: 04/29/2013 | Sports
Mariners activate Saunders off disabled list
SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners activated outfielder Michael Saunders from the 15-day disabled list and optioned outfielder Carlos Peguero to Triple-A Tacoma on Monday.Saunders sprained his right shoulder on April 10 when he crashed into the...
Date: 04/29/2013 | Sports
Mariners' Morse snaps homerless streak
SEATTLE -- The emotion in Michael Morse came rushing out. He felt he hit the ball well. He was pretty certain it was going to be a home run. He knew his team needed it.Morse watched the ball rocket to left field as he trotted to first base with right arm raised, index finger...
Date: 04/29/2013 | Sports
Mariners dig the long ball
Bay, Morse hit solo home runs, M's beat Angels 2-1
Date: 04/28/2013 | Sports
Mariners' third-base coach Datz diagnosed with cancer
SEATTLE -- The Mariners held a team meeting prior to Saturday's game so third-base coach Jeff Datz could inform the team he has been diagnosed with cancer.Datz will remain with the team as he assesses treatment options. In a statement released to the media, Datz said the...
Date: 04/28/2013 | Sports
M's rally to beat Angels
Hernandez, Montero, Morales lead Seattle to 3-2 win
Date: 04/27/2013 | Sports
Angels leave M's stranded
SEATTLE -- Hank Conger and Mark Trumbo each hit two-run homers and C.J. Wilson worked out of a pair of bases-loaded jams to help give the Los Angeles Angels a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners Friday night.Wilson (2-0) went 5 1/3 innings, allowing seven hits and three...
Date: 04/26/2013 | Sports
M's Notes: Bay leads off for first time in career
SEATTLE -- In his 10-year career, Jason Bay has been penciled into the starting lineup 1,178 times.But never once in all those games with the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox and New York Mets was his name ever atop the batting order at the leadoff spot.
Date: 04/26/2013 | Sports
Peguero-powered M's beat Angels 6-0
SEATTLE — A couple of Seattle Mariners who already have had their ups and downs in relatively short major league careers were up on Thursday.Carlos Peguero hit the third-longest home run in Safeco Field history, and Brandon Maurer picked up his second career win as the...
Date: 04/25/2013 | Sports
M's Notes: Ackley moving on up the batting order
SEATTLE -- One flicker of hope from the Mariners' 1-5 road trip came from second baseman Dustin Ackley, who went 9-for-22 (.409) with two doubles.When the Mariners opened their homestand Thursday at Safeco Field, Ackley was batting fifth, his highest spot in the order this...
Date: 04/25/2013 | Sports
Mariners give Andino chance to start at shortstop
HOUSTON -- Robert Andino getting a start at shortstop on Wednesday wasn't much of a surprise. Brendan Ryan had started the last two games and continued to struggle at the plate.But it got more surprising after Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge casually mentioned that...
Date: 04/25/2013 | Sports
Who's the worst?
Lightly regarded Astros beat M's for the fourth time this season
Date: 04/24/2013 | Sports
Mariners place Gutierrez on disabled list
HOUSTON -- There isn't much drama when something is expected. On Tuesday afternoon, the Seattle Mariners made the roster move everyone knew would happen. The team placed center fielder Franklin Gutierrez on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring and...
Date: 04/24/2013 | Sports
Astros edge Mariners
Houston snaps 3-game losing streak, beats Seattle 3-2
Date: 04/23/2013 | Sports
Mariners place Franklin Gutierrez on 15-day DL
Mariners manager Eric Wedge has spent the early part of this season limiting Franklin Gutierrez's playing time in hopes of keeping the oft-injured centerfielder healthy. Despite those efforts, however,...
Date: 04/23/2013 | Seattle Sidelines
Mariners' Gutierrez strains right hamstring
HOUSTON -- The thought of Franklin Gutierrez playing back-to-back games to start the series with the Houston Astros was cut short when he didn't finish the first game of the series on Monday.Gutierrez injured himself while trying to make a diving catch on Chris Carter's soft...
Date: 04/23/2013 | Sports
No. 100 for Felix
Mariners hit three home runs as Seattle beats Astros 7-1
Date: 04/22/2013 | Sports
A's acquire ex-Mariner Casper Wells
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics have purchased outfielder Casper Wells from the Toronto Blue Jays.
Date: 04/22/2013 | Sports
Seager has been Mariners' lone bright spot
ARLINGTON, Texas -- While the rest of his teammates struggle and flail, Kyle Seager has been the lone bright spot to a dreary stretch of offensive ineptness.In Sunday's 11-3 loss to the Rangers, Seager went 3-for-4 with a RBI double, a solo homer and a walk, raising his...
Date: 04/22/2013 | Sports
Did Mariners' Noesi get the message?
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The information made Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge chuckle a little. And he hasn't much to make him smile in the last few days with the way his team has been playing.It was mentioned to Wedge that Hector Noesi was a little stunned at being sent to...
Date: 04/21/2013 | Sports
Mariners blanked again
Rangers shut out Seattle for second straight game, win 5-0
Date: 04/20/2013 | Sports
Mariners notes: Saunders takes batting practice
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Batting practice never felt so good. Michael Saunders, who has spent the last week on the disabled list with a right shoulder strain, took batting practice on the field early Friday afternoon. It was a small step in his recovery, but an important one. "It...
Date: 04/19/2013 | Sports
Mariners notes: Reconfigured Safeco yet to pay off for M's
SEATTLE -- The Mariners' first homestand at reconfigured Safeco Field ended Thursday without the shorter dimensions making a major impression on the club's offensive numbers, nor on manager Eric Wedge.
Date: 04/19/2013 | Sports
First hot, now cold
Mariners prospect Mike Zunino is struggling a bit in Tacoma
Date: 04/19/2013 | Sports
Tigers win 2-1 in 14 innings
Mariners have tying run thrown out at plate to end game
Date: 04/18/2013 | Sports
On the big stage
Cascade's Sellevold to throw out first pitch at M's game today
Date: 04/18/2013 | High Schools
Mariners have no defined roles in bullpen
SEATTLE -- Stephen Pryor was in the Mariners clubhouse on Wednesday sporting a sling that was supporting his injured right arm. It was a bit surprising considering he didn't have a sling on the day before.Did the tear in his right latissmus dorsi get worse?"Oh...
Date: 04/18/2013 | Sports
Gutierrez , Morse return to Mariners' lineup
SEATTLE -- It was a little easier for Seattle manager Eric Wedge when he sat down to write out the Mariners' starting lineup before Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Tigers. This time he actually had the luxury choices. Wedge was able to pencil in both...
Date: 04/17/2013 | Sports
Mariners purchase majority stake in TV network
SEATTLE — Instead of starting their own regional sports network outright, the Seattle Mariners went for an option they hope will produce favorable financial results while not facing the headache of getting their product on the air.The Mariners...
Date: 04/16/2013 | Sports
Morse and Gutierrez back in Mariners lineup; RHP Medina called up from Tacoma
Some good news for the beat-up Mariners, Tuesday's lineup includes outfielders Michael Morse, who suffered a fracture in his pinky finger on Thursday, and Franklin Gutierrez, who missed the past two games with groin tightness.
Date: 04/16/2013 | Seattle Sidelines
Mariners purchase majority stake of ROOT sports, and why that matters
The Mariners announced Tuesday a new partnership with TV rights holder DIRECTV Sports Networks (which owns ROOT Sports) that will give the Mariners the majority stake in a regional sports network partnership.You can read the entire release below, but...
Date: 04/16/2013 | Seattle Sidelines
Mariners put Stephen Pryor on 15-day DL
The Mariners have had a run of injuries in the last week, the latest being the one suffered by reliever Stephen Pryor in Sunday's win over Texas.On Monday, the team announced that Pryor has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a tear in his...
Date: 04/15/2013 | Seattle Sidelines
Mariners are last team to get a day off
SEATTLE -- After 14 games in 14 days, the Seattle Mariners get a well-deserved day off today. They are the last team in all of major league baseball to have an off day.The probably better enjoy it, because once they return they will have 16 games in 16 days.So...
Date: 04/15/2013 | Sports
Let's play two!
Sounders/M's doubleheader is a must for Seattle sports fan
Date: 04/15/2013 | Sports
Groin issue benches Mariners' Gutierrez
SEATTLE -- Mariners manager Eric Wedge's 13th lineup card of the young season contained a familiar twist Saturday night: The name of center fielder Franklin Gutierrez, dealing with tightness in his right groin, was not on it.
Date: 04/14/2013 | Sports
Mariners fall to Rangers
Texas scores two runs in 8th to break tie , beats Seattle 3-1
Date: 04/13/2013 | Sports
Stay healthy, Guti
Mariners are a better team when their center fielder can play
Date: 04/14/2013 | Sports
M's Notebook: Harang replaces Beavan in rotation
SEATTLE -- It took a 40-pitch bullpen session from Aaron Harang on Friday for manager Eric Wedge and pitching coach Carl Willis to determine the newest addition to the Mariners was ready to join the starting rotation.Before Friday's game, Wedge announced that Harang, who the...
Date: 04/13/2013 | Sports
Mariners lose game; Morse fractures hand
What had all the makings of a big celebration at Safeco Field turned into something of a disaster Thursday night.With Felix Hernandez making his first home start since signing a big contract extension in the offseason, the Mariners hosted a "Supreme...
Date: 04/11/2013 | Seattle Sidelines
Mariners Notebook: Saunders on 15-day DL
SEATTLE -- Michael Saunders will spend the next two weeks on the disabled list, but all things considered, the Mariners' outfielder knows it could have been much worse.After crashing into the wall catching a deep fly ball off the bat of Jose Altuve Wednesday night, Saunders...
Date: 04/11/2013 | Sports
Mariners pregame notes and quotes (Saunders to DL)
As expected, outfielder Michael Saunders has been placed on the 15-day disabled list a day after spraining the AC joint in his right shoulder. Outfielder Endy Chavez has been recalled from AAA Tacoma to give the Mariners another outfielder capable...
Date: 04/11/2013 | Seattle Sidelines
Mariners acquire Harang from Rockies
SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners have acquired right-handed pitcher Aaron Harang from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for former Everett AquaSox right-hander Steven Hensley and cash.
Date: 04/11/2013 | Sports
M's Saunders sprains right shoulder crashing into wall
SEATTLE — Mariners right fielder Michael Saunders has sprained his right shoulder crashing into the outfield wall to make a catch.He will be re-examined Thursday and the team says Saunders is expected to miss "some time."
Date: 04/10/2013 | Sports
LaFromboise replaces Luetge on Mariners' roster
SEATTLE -- Reliever Bobby LaFromboise took a call from Tacoma manager Daren Brown around 12:15 a.m. Wednesday before making one of his own.Brown summoned LaFromboise from his crowded hotel room -- he was hanging out with teammates on the road in Sacramento -- to tell him the...
Date: 04/11/2013 | Sports
Blue Jays claim Casper Wells off waivers
TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed outfielder Casper Wells off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.The Mariners designated Wells for assignment on March 31 and the Blue Jays added him on Wednesday.
Date: 04/10/2013 | Sports
Casper Wells claimed by Blue Jays
Outfielder Casper Wells has been claimed off of waivers by Toronto, the Mariners announced Wednesday. Wells, 28, was in a battle for a roster spot with Jason Bay, and when the Mariners settled on Bay and designated Wells for assignment, they did so knowing they could lose Wells, which...
Date: 04/10/2013 | Seattle Sidelines
Mariners' Morales is heating up
SEATTLE -- Maybe it's the self-produced heat that has convinced Kendrys Morales he doesn't need batting gloves.
Date: 04/10/2013 | Sports
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