Takeaway Robinson Cano ripped a three-run double off Houston closer Luke Gregerson in the ninth inning that broke a 3-3 tie and lifted the Mariners to a 6-3 victory over the Astros Thursday night at Minute Maid Park (box). Seattle won its fourth consecutive game and extended its lead in the AL West to 2.5
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Three months after Marshawn Lynch creatively announced his retirement on Twitter, the Seahawks placed the running back on the NFL’s reserve/retired list.
Takeaway Dae-Ho Lee ripped a pair of home runs, including a two-out, two-run shot in the seventh off John Axford, which lifted the Mariners to a 9-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics Wednesday. The AL West-leading Mariners (16-11) ran their winning streak to three and also swept their first series of the season despite an
Making room on their 90-man roster ahead of rookie mini-camp Friday, the Seahawks Wednesday released five players, including C Drew Nowak, who started the 2015 regular seasonal but lost the job to Patrick Lewis, then was re-signed to the practice squad.
Takeaway Hisashi Iwakuma earned his first victory of the season and the Mariners (15-11) clinched their sixth consecutive series win with an 8-2 rout of the Athletics in Oakland Tuesday night. Their 13th win in the past 18 games bumped them to first in the AL West (box).
The Mariners Tuesday placed RHP Tony Zych on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 2, with rotator cuff tendinitis in his right shoulder and selected RHP Steve Johnson from AAA Tacoma to replace him on the 25-man active roster. Johnson was in uniform Tuesday night when the Mariners played the second of three games
Takeaway A throwing error by C Stephen Vogt allowed in what proved to be the winning run in the seventh inning as the Mariners (14-11) prevailed over the Athletics 4-3 in Oakland Monday night, Seattle’s 12th win in its past 17 games (box). Nathan Karns gave up two home runs to Khris Davis, but otherwise
By a 5-4 vote — five women against, four men for — the Seattle City Council Monday afternoon voted to reject ceding a portion of Occidental Avenue South to hedge-fund manager Chris Hansen so that he can construct his proposed half-billion-dollar basketball/hockey arena in Sodo. Without the street vacation, there is no way Hansen can
The Mariners Monday outrighted the contract of 26-year-old RHP Joe Wieland, who came to the organization last January in a swap with the Los Angeles Dodgers, to AAA Tacoma. Seattle did make a corresponding move, meaning that its 40-man roster is at 39 players.
After drafting 10 players, the Seahawks added more than a dozen undrafted free agents to their roster Sunday. Also trying out: Oregon/Eastern Washington QB Vernon Adams.