Author: SPNW Staff

Takeaway The Mariners (34-41, eight games out of first in the AL West) botched prime scoring opportunities in the second, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth innings Saturday and lost to the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 (box score) in Anaheim. Seattle second baseman Robinson Cano was knocked out of action when an errant throw between the

Takeaway Not even Fernando Rodney could muck this up. The Mariners rode seven innings of one-run ball from RHP Taijuan Walker, eked out just enough offense against RHP Matt Shoemaker and received a scoreless ninth from Rodney to earn a 3-1 win (box score) over the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game

A disciplinary committee came down hard on Clint Dempsey, suspending him for six matches, or two years, whichever is greater, for his tantrum in a June 16 Open Cup game.

Takeaway Another disappointing homestand came to a frustrating end as the Kansas City Royals hammered the Mariners 8-2 Wednesday night (box score) . A seven-run fourth inning took any drama out of this one, leaving Seattle with a 4-4 mark. The good news is that the Mariners have been better on the road (16-17) than

Coming off a 5-1 thrashing by the LA Galaxy, the lowly Philadelphia Union (5-10-3, 18 points) dominated a depleted Sounders’ lineup Wednesday night at PPL Park. The 1-0 decision was Seattle’s second consecutive blanking with its star players missing in action. Seattle fell to 9-6-2 (29 points) after failing to generate any kind of offense,

Out of the majors since 2013, former Gold Glover Franklin Gutierrez will rejoin the Mariners Wednesday night for the third of three against Kansas City.

Takeaway Mike Montgomery isn’t just another left-hander to fill out the rotation anymore. The rookie starter turned in his finest outing Tuesday night at Safeco Field, a complete-game shutout helped by three hits from Dustin Ackley, as the Mariners pounded Kansas City 7-0 (box score) for their most convincing shutout victory of the season.

Current Sounders Clint Dempsey and Brad Evans, and former Sounder DeAndre Yedlin, will represent the U.S. in the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition, starting in July.

Takeaway Joe Blanton – yes, that Joe Blanton – was the latest starter the Mariners made look like Cy Young. The veteran journeyman out-dueled Felix Hernandez by silencing the Seattle bats on the way to a 4-1 Kansas City win Monday night (box score)  at Safeco Field.

Fourth-year junior Cyler Miles, who quarterbacked Washington in 12 games last fall, retired from football Monday, citing hip injuries.