Takeaway The Mariners fell behind 5-0 after three innings, rallied to tie at 7 in the seventh, but lost in the eighth Wednesday night when Luis Valbuena crushed a two-run homer off rookie reliever Edwin Diaz, giving the Houston Astros a 9-8 victory at Minute Maid Park (box). The Astros (46-39) moved three games ahead
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The Mariners Wednesday placed sore-footed RHP Taijuan Walker on the 15-day disabled list hours after Walker said that he could no longer pitch effectively. Seattle also made four other roster moves, including optioning C Mike Zunino back to the AAA Tacoma Rainiers.
Takeaway The Houston Astros ripped into an impaired Taijuan Walker for three home runs, including a pair of two-run bombs in the fourth inning, to hand the Mariners a 5-2 defeat Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park (box). A second consecutive loss, following a four-game sweep of Baltimore, dropped Seattle (43-41) two games behind the
Robinson Cano’s rebound from an off-season was rewarded with his seventh appearance in the All-Star Game, next week in San Diego.
The Mariners Tuesday called up OF Daniel Robertson from AAA Tacoma, optioned LHP David Rollins to the Rainiers and transferred RHP Adrian Sampson to the 60-day disabled list. Robertson was expected to play left field Tuesday night when Seattle plays the second of three against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
Takeaway Lance McCullers allowed one run and fanned 10 over seven innings, George Springer cracked a 454-foot home run off Wade Miley in the fifth and the Houston Astros ended Seattle’s four-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory Monday at Minute Maid Park (box). The Astros (44-39) moved back into sole possession of second place
Takeaway After a six-game losing streak, the Mariners have won six of eight, finishing the first half of the season in impressive fashion by handing the AL East-leading Orioles their third consecutive loss, 12-6 (box). Seattle (42-39) walloped five home runs – including two by C Mike Zunino in his first game back from the
Takeaway The Mariners used three home runs and another impressive start from journeyman pitcher Wade LeBlanc to beat the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles again, 5-2, Friday night at Safeco Field (box). LF Seth Smith, 3B Kyle Seager and 1B Dae-Ho Lee homered as Seattle (41-39) moved two games over .500 for the first time in
Takeaway Each coming back from injuries, Taijuan Walker’s return Thursday went a lot better than Wade Miley’s return Wednesday. Walker allowed one run over 6.1 innings to lead the Mariners to a 5-3 win over Baltimore at Safeco Field, snapping the Orioles’ seven-game winning streak (box).
After hitting a cop following an altercation outside a San Antonio hotel Dec. 31, Seahawks QB Trevone Boykin pleaded no contest Thursday to a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest and avoided any jail time that would have kept him out of Seahawks training camp.