Takeaway The Mariners came out of the All-Star break much the same way they went into it, losing to the Houston Astros, this time 7-3 Friday night at Safeco Field (box). To beat the Mariners for the fifth consecutive time, including a sweep in Houston before the break, the Astros used a five-run fifth inning when Seattle starter James Paxton ran into trouble. The Mariners (45-45) fell short for the sixth time in eight games.
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Thirty-three Pac-12 media members Thursday picked the Washington Huskies to finish second in the North Division. Four tapped UW as the overall champion.
Among 12 non-conference games, the Washington Huskies face two teams, Yale and Gonzaga, that advanced past the first round of the NCAA tourney.
Second baseman Robinson Cano (0-for-0, walk) and three ex-Mariners participated in Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game in San Diego, a 4-2 American League victory.
Seattle Reign teammates Hope Solo and Megan Rapinoe Tuesday were selected to the United States Olympic soccer team that will play in Rio de Janeiro next month.
A spectacular demonstration of batting power by Giancarlo Stanton of Miami overwhelmed Robinson Cano and the rest of the field at Petco Park in San Diego.
Mike Montgomery pitched 6.1 shutout innings in a spot start to help the Mariners to a win in Kansas City. Meanwhile, in Everett, Felix Hernandez pitched his first game since May 27.
Takeaway Cheslor Cuthbert had a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth and Salvador Perez, last season’s World Series MVP, homered off Vidal Nuno in the seventh, lifting Kansas City to a 5-3 win over the Mariners Saturday at Kauffman Stadium (box). Seattle (44-44) did not lose any AL West ground to the Houston Astros (47-41),
Takeaway A two-run wild pitch in the top of the sixth helped the Mariners snap a four-game losing streak with 3-2 win over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City Friday (box). Hisashi Iwakuma pitched 6.1 innings, striking out six in the win.
Takeaway Cruising with a four-hit shutout through seven innings, James Paxton gave up two runs in the eighth and closer Steve Cishek gave up two in the ninth to extend the Mariners’ losing streak to four with a 4-3 loss to the Royals Thursday in Kansas City (box). The Mariners are 43-43 after 10 road