Hernandez returns to form against Tampa, but gets his first career ejection. His teammates were in charge from the start with 3 HRs among 14 hits in 12-5 win.
Author: Anthony Dion
Anthony Dion
Anthony Dion, a 2007 graduate of the University of Washington's school of journalism, has six years of reporting and editing experience. He also works for CBS Radio's 1090 AM The Fan, Seattle's newest sports talk show, where he reports on UW football and basketball as well as Seattle Thunderbirds hockey.
The pickup by Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik of Chris Young in the final days of spring training as Plan B continues to look wiser and wiser. Young’s eight-inning performance held the Kansas City Royals at bay and allowed two timely homers to decide a 3-1 Seattle win Saturday. It was Young’s longest outing since
Jason Vargas continues to pitch well at Safeco Field, only now it’s against the Seattle Mariners rather than for them. Vargas held Seattle (18-17) scoreless over seven innings, allowing just three hits and a hit batter as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Mariners 6-1 in front of 20,858 Friday night.
When Hisashi Iwakuma returned to the rotation Saturday after missing nearly three months of baseball, including spring training, the Mariners understood they were getting a major boost. Yet no one knew just how long it would take him to return to his dominant form of 2013.
The chance to create one of the greatest road trips in club history faded in the East Bay twilight of a long day, the Mariners unable to muster a second comeback win over Oakland in the same afternoon, losing 2-0 after a reserves-filled lineup managed just three hits. But the road trip was a huge
Over the course of the Mariners’ recent winning streak, timely hitting has been instrumental. So it was again as Seattle (17-15) defeated the A’s 6-4 in 10 innings in the first game doubleheader Wednesday in Oakland, the fifth win in a row and 10th in the past 12 games.
Felix Hernandez, once more, wasn’t “kingly” versus the Texas Rangers, a foe that has gotten the best of him over the past 13 months. Texas (15-9) capitalized off an uncharacteristically wild Hernandez in the fifth inning to plate three runs. The Rangers eventually chased “The King” before going on to win 6-3 in the second
When Justin Smoak delivered with his bat to give the Mariners a 4-3 lead over Texas in the eighth inning Friday night, he had no idea he would win the game with his glove as well. After the Mariners scored four runs in the eighth inning to give closer Fernando Rodney a three-run cushion in
A somber Justin Smoak stood in front of his locker, trying to find encouragement in his team’s performance after their latest loss Tuesday night. There wasn’t much to point to after the 5-2 defeat in the second of three against the last-place Houston Astros (7-14).
Returning home from a six-game losing skid, the Seattle Mariners thought they had the perfect antidote. They had their ace, Felix Hernandez, going against the worst offense in the American League. The Houston Astros entered with a team batting average of .197. No other team in the AL had an average under .230, including the