The Mariners Wednesday reinstated reliever David Phelps from the disabled list and, to make room on the 25-man major league roster, designated OF Leonys Martin for assignment. Phelps will be available to the club when it takes on the Braves in Atlanta in the finale of a three-game series Wednesday night.

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The Mariners Tuesday recalled RHP Dan Altavilla from AAA Tacoma and, to make room on the 25-man MLB roster, placed RHP Tony Zych on the 10-day disabled list with a right elbow flexor bundle strain. This will mark Altavilla's fourth stint with Seattle this season following appearances from April 3-21, May 6-10 and May 14-July 3.

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Desperate to replenish their offensive line in the wake of the season-ending knee injury to LT George Fant Friday, the Seahawks Monday sent a 2018 fifth-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles to acquire 27-year-old Matt Tobin, who has mainly played guard during his five-year NFL career. Seattle will also receive a 2018 seventh-round pick.

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Four Pacific-12 Conference schools, including Washington State, cracked the Associated Press college football Top 25 preseason poll released Monday. A surprise at No. 24 given their routine dismissals in AP preseason polls, plus the fact they failed to make the first coaches-poll rankings two weeks ago, the Cougars are joined in AP's Top 25 by No. 4 USC, No. 8 Washington and No. 14 Stanford.

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The Mariners Sunday recalled INF Taylor Motter from AAA Tacoma and, to make room on the 25-man roster, placed INF Danny Espinosa on waivers for the purpose of granting him his release. Motter was in the lineup at third base Sunday for the third of three games against the Tampa Bay Rays as Kyle Seager recovers from a stomach virus.

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The Mariners made four roster moves ahead of Saturday's 3:10 p.m. PT game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, most notably activating OF Mitch Haniger from the  disabled list and recalling RHP Casey Lawrence from AAA Tacoma. Both will be available for the second game of the three-game series.

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The Mariners Tuesday called up LHP Andrew Albers and RHP Sam Gaviglio from AAA Tacoma, optioned RHPs Casey Lawrence and Thyago Vieira to the Rainiers, and designated RHP Christian Bergman for assignment. Albers was to start Tuesday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles at Safeco Field, becoming the 16th pitcher to start for Seattle in 2017.

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The Mariners Monday selected RHP Thyago Vieira from AAA Tacoma and, to make room on the 25-man major league roster, optioned RHP Christian Bergman back to the Rainiers. Vieira was available to the club when it began a three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles at Safeco Field.

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The Mariners Saturday recalled RHP Christian Bergman from AAA Tacoma and, to make room on the 25-man MLB roster, optioned RHP Andrew Moore to the Rainiers. Bergman was available to the club when it played the third of four games against the L.A. Angels Saturday night at Safeco Field.

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According to multiple sources, including MLB.com, the Mariners Friday acquired LHP  Andrew Albers from the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations. The 31-year-old Albers has limited major league experience, but has a 12-3 record and  2.61 ERA record this season at AAA Gwinnett. The Mariners have yet to confirm the trade.

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The Mariners Friday recalled RHP Andrew Moore from AAA Tacoma to take the roster spot of LHP James Paxton, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left pectoral muscle. The loss of their best pitcher (12-3, 2.78 ERA) was a huge blow to a team that had reached wild-card level for the first time this season.

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LHP James Paxton will undergo an MRI Friday after apparently straining a pectoral muscle Thursday night on his 107th pitch of a game the Mariners trailed 3-0, tied 3-3, then lost 6-3 when Mike Trout hit a bases-loaded double off Edwin Diaz in a 6-3 Angels (box) win.

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The Sounders Thursday acquired midfielder Calum Mallace from the Montreal Impact in exchange for a 2019 MLS SuperDraft fourth-round pick. Mallace is a five-year MLS veteran who has made 80 career appearances since Montreal selected him in the second round of the 2012 SuperDraft.

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RHP Felix Hernandez (shoulder bursitis) and RHP David Phelps (elbow impingement) were placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday by the Mariners, who also added IB Yonder Alonso to the 25-man roster. Hernandez is expected to miss three to four weeks, Phelps two to three weeks.

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The Sounders Monday re-acquired 30-year-old Lamar Neagle, a midfielder and forward, from D.C. United in exchange for a 2018 fourth-round MLS SuperDraft selection. This will be the Federal Way native's fourth stint with the franchise. He played with Seattle in 2009, 2011 and 2013-2015.

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The Mariners Sunday acquired 1B Yonder Alonso from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for minor league OF Boog Powell.  Alonso, 30, is batting .266 with 22 home runs and 49 RBIs. The 2017 All-Star already set career highs in home runs, on-base percentage, slugging and OPS. Among AL  first basemen, his .527 slugging mark ranks second, while his 22 homers and .369 on-base mark rank third.

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Scheduled to start Saturday against Kansas City, Felix Hernandez instead landed on the 10-day disabled list for the second time this season, this time with right biceps tendinitis. The Mariners recalled LHP Marco Gonzales from AAA Tacoma. He would have started Saturday but the Mariners game in Kansas City was postponed by thunderstorms, making for a doubleheader Sunday,

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Chris Petersen's Washington Huskies, Pac-12 champions and a national semifinalist last year, came in at No. 7 in the 2017 preseason coaches poll released Thursday. The Huskies were not the highest-ranked conference team as USC came in at No. 4. The Trojans were also picked to win the league title last week by Pac-12 Conference media members.

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The American League Wednesday named LHP James Paxton its Pitcher of the Month for July and also named closer Edwin Diaz Reliever of the Month. Paxton, who went 6-0, 1.37 with 46 strikeouts and six walks in six starts, is the first Mariners pitcher to win a monthly award since Felix Hernandez in June 2014, and also the first to earn six wins in a calendar month.

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The Seahawks and SS Kam Chancellor Tuesday agreed on a three-year contract extension worth $36 million, of which $25 million is guaranteed, according to a report by ESPN. The deal will keep the 29-year-old Chancellor with the Seahawks through the 2020 season.

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