Montero linked again to Biogenesis lab in ESPN report, plus lineups and notes
Some big news from ESPN on an otherwise quiet day at the park. Outside the Lines is reporting that Major League Baseball is about to suspend 20 or so players because of their involvement with the...
View ArticleIbanez, Felix carry Mariners, who may have to make another move
Raul Ibanez drove in four runs. Felix Hernandez dominated the middle portion of the game. Mariners win, 7-4. Joining those Mariners veterans Wednesday will likely be a young catcher. X-Rays of the top...
View ArticleLineups, notes and Ichiro
Ichiro is back. And chatty. He held court with the media for more than 10 minutes prior to the game, a time when he usually doesn’t talk. He joked. Took a couple shots at reporters. Reflected on being...
View ArticleHarang fizzles, Beavan sizzles, Mariners lose
Aaron Harang’s first two innings looked like extensions of his last two starts. He worked smoothly, striking out two and only hitting Robinson Cano with a wayward breaking ball on his way to six easy...
View ArticleMariners wrap day 2 of the draft with eight more picks
Day two of the MLB draft is over for the Mariners. Here’s a look at their eight picks: Via the club: Seattle Mariners Director of Amateur Scouting Tom McNamara announced today that the club selected 8...
View ArticleAlmost three years later, Bonderman digs out a win
Sept. 8, 2010. That was the last time Jeremy Bonderman won a Major League game before Friday night. His chances of getting there appeared slim in the first. A lead-off double was followed by a...
View ArticleSucre to the DL, Mariners draft another Seager, plus lineups and notes
The Mariners will finally give Kelly Shoppach a day off. After catching all 16 innings Wednesday and every inning since, Shoppach gives way to Brandon Bantz today. Bantz will be making his MLB debut....
View ArticleMariners final draft day highlighted by selection of Seager’s brother
The Mariners are now up to two Seagers in the organization after selecting Justin Seager in the 12th round Saturday. He’s expected to join Everett after he signs. Here’s a rundown of the final massive...
View ArticlePettitte mows down Mariners
Not much to say about this one. Andy Pettitte owned the Mariners throughout the day. He gave up just three hits and threw 85 pitches in 7 1/3 innings. It was thorough and rapid domination of the...
View ArticleMariners batter Lester, Red Sox in 11-4 win
Runners in scoring position has been a potential-based phrase for the Mariners. The season-long problem of pushing a man 180 more feet or less to cross the plate hit a nadir of late. The Mariners were...
View ArticleIbanez just trying to enjoy this run
Raul Ibanez hit his 22nd homer of the season Monday night. That’s three more than last year. Eight have been hit against left-handers after he hit zero last season. It was Ibanez’s third homer of the...
View ArticleHultzen shut down for 10 days
Left-handed starter Danny Hultzen has been shut down in Tacoma for 10 days to let his shoulder rest. The timeline for Hultzen to be on the shelf began Monday. Here’s what general manager Jack...
View ArticleErasmo Ramirez up and starting, Capps down, plus lineups, notes and stats
In a surprise to few or less, Erasmo Ramirez will be today’s starter for the Mariners. Carter Capps, who desperately needed to go to Triple-A, has been sent down. The Mariners will try to pull out a...
View ArticleRed Sox 8, Mariners 7 — Starting pitching again fails the Mariners against Sox
Plopped in his black leather chair, Mariners reliever Tom Wilhelmsen let loose a couple what-can-you-do sighs postgame. He smirked, then offered a mystic explanation for Thursday’s outcome that has...
View ArticleNoesi, LaFromboise recalled; Beavan sent to Tacoma, Ramirez to Everett
The Mariners did some pitching staff shuffling Friday when Hector Noesi and Bobby LaFromboise were recalled from Tacoma and Blake Beavan was sent to the Rainiers. Thursday’s starter, Erasmo Ramirez,...
View ArticleFriday’s official lineups, notes and updated stats vs. the Angels
Anaheim has arrived for a three-game series to wrap up the unofficial first half of the season. Joe Saunders faces Jerome Williams tonight. The Mariners made a couple pitching moves earlier. You can...
View ArticleMariners 8, Angels 3 — Ibanez, offense continue roll
The Mariners touched down in New York City on May 13 with Raul Ibanez in a funk. He was already playing more than he or the Mariners planned after he signed a one-year deal in the offseason. A night...
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