Mariners fans know this story: Player flunks out of Mariners season, graduates to pennant race. That is the case for Fernando Rodney, who failed as closer and was fired Sunday. The Mariners traded him him for cash Thursday to the Chicago Cubs, who are in the second wild-card spot in the National League.
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Takeaway Nelson Cruz’s bat and Felix Hernandez’s arm proved a good combination again, as the Mariners beat Oakland 8-2 Wednesday afternoon at Safeco (box score) to earn their first series win in two weeks. Thanks to a pair of RBI singles and Cruz’s 39th home run of the season, and a quality start from Hernandez,
Takeaway The Mariners turned the table on Oakland on Tuesday night, rallying from a 5-0 deficit to beat the A’s 6-5 at Safeco Field. One day after squandering a 5-0 lead, Seattle used three-run frames in the fourth and fifth to win for the fourth time in 11 games.
Due to the raging wildfires in eastern Washington, air quality has been affected to such an extent that the Cougars are considering rescheduling — 0r moving — their Sept. 5 home opener against Portland State, according to reports by The Spokesman-Review. The air quality index Tuesday reached 85; anything above 100 is considered unhealthy.
Takeaway The Mariners blew a 5-0 lead, but the bullpen wasn’t to blame for an 11-5 loss to Oakland Monday night at Safeco Field. Hisashi “No-No” Iwakuma fell back to earth in the fifth inning as Seattle (57-68) lost for the seventh time in 10 games (box score). The Mariners have allowed six or more
Billy Andrade overcame trouble early in the final round, closed with a one-over-par 73 and won the Boeing Classic Sunday at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge by a stroke over Bernhard Langer. A four-time winner on the PGA Tour, Andrade opened with rounds of 69 and 65 and finished at nine-under 207. The 51-year-old Andrade never lost
Former Washington coach Steve Sarkisian, now at USC, was drunk and disorderly at a kickoff function for the Trojans Saturday night. He issued an apology.
Another major bullpen meltdown leads to 6-3 Mariners loss; even though Fernando Rodney wasn’t involved, he was fired after the the game anyway. Farquhar demoted, Roenis Elias, Logan Kensing, 33, called up.
Takeaway Another comparatively rough start from Felix Hernandez, on a night when he was facing Chicago ace Chris Sale for the first time, resulted in an 11-4 loss to the White Sox Friday night at Safeco (box score) ,thanks in large part to another bullpen fiasco.
After playing in Kansas City Friday, the Seahawks will take a visit Saturday from veteran free agent guard Evan Mathis, according to a source with NFL.com. Mathis has been on market since his June release by Philadelphia, but may be a solution to the Seahawks offensive-line problems.