Takeaway Nelson Cruz hit his 41st home run, a new career high, and teammates added three solo homers as the Mariners hammered the Rockies 7-2 Saturday night at Safeco Field (box score). Cruz matched Baltimore’s Chris Davis for the most home runs in MLB while breaking his personal mark of 40 last year.
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Takeaway Washington State (1-1) blew a 20-6 lead, overcame a series of inane penalties, weathered a 100-yard kickoff and a 55-yard punt return TDs by Janarion Grant to lift the Cougars past the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 37-34 Saturday in a wild one in Piscataway, N.J. (box). The Cougars, who lost absurdly to 31-point underdog Portland
The home opener was a yawner, but the Huskies established a running game and a downfield passing game against over-matched Sacramento State of the Big Sky Conference.
Takeaway Colorado’s Dustin Garneau ended the 24-inning scoreless streak by Mariners pitchers with a three-run home run in the seventh inning, leading the Rockies to a 4-2 win Friday night (box score) in front of 19,876 Safeco Field fans. Seattle (68-74) lost for only the third time in 10 games and is one defeat away
After months of rehab following surgery to repair a torn shoulder labrum in January’s NFC Championship, safety Earl Thomas is ready to go in the Seahawks opener.
Felix Hernandez pitched eight shutout innings and Nelson Cruz, despite a gimpy leg, hit his 40th home run as the Mariners shut out the Rangers back to back.
Takeaway Vidal Nuno turned in an unexpected performance on the mound, a seven-inning one-hitter, while Kyle Seager and Mark Trumbo provided eight of the Mariners’ nine hits in a 6-0 win (box score) over the Rangers Wednesday night at Safeco, the sixth win in the past eight games.
The Seahawks Wednesday reached an injury settlement with Robert Turbin, making the fourth-year running back out of Utah State a free agent. After he cleared waivers the past weekend following a sprained ankle in the third preseason game, the Seahawks placed Turbin on injured reserve, where he would have been lost for the season. The
Takeaway The Mariners’ home woes continued when rookie Taijuan Walker was tagged for three home runs in a 9-6 loss to Texas Tuesday night. After winning five in a row on the road, Seattle (66-73) has lost two straight at Safeco Field to fall to 29-38 in home games this season. At least there were
The Mariners made five moves Tuesday in order to reach the 40-man roster limit and also announced that Dan Wilson, the club’s minor league catching coordinator, will join the team for the remainder of the 10-game home stand, which continues Tuesday night with the second of four games against the Texas Rangers.