Starter Chris Young had a no-hitter into the sixth inning as he dominated the Angels Monday. The Mariners hit the 50-game mark at .500: “I like my team,” said McClendon.
Author: Anthony Dion
Anthony Dion
Anthony Dion, a 2007 graduate of the University of Washington's school of journalism, has six years of reporting and editing experience. He also works for CBS Radio's 1090 AM The Fan, Seattle's newest sports talk show, where he reports on UW football and basketball as well as Seattle Thunderbirds hockey.
While it was “Turn Back the Clock Night” at Safeco Field Saturday, the product witnessed by 21,585 resembled 2013 more than 1979. That was especially the case for Brandon Maurer and the Mariners’ offense after a 9-4 loss to Houston in the third of a four-game series.
That four-start stretch in late April/early May in which Felix Hernandez did not have command of his off-speed pitches? Never mind. All gone. The King was at his regal best Friday night to lead the Mariners to a 6-1 win over Houston in front of 21,192 at Safeco Field — the fourth win in five games.
The speed of Michael Saunders ran the Mariners’ record up to .500 as he delivered the deciding runs in a 3-1 win over Houston Thursday at Safeco Field. With the bases loaded and two outs in a 1-1 tie in the seventh, Saunders sent a slow two-hopper to the right side that looked to be
Another weak game with runners in scoring position for the Mariners Wednesday resulted in a 4-3 defeat at Texas rather than a two-game series sweep and a winning road trip. Shin-Soo Choo’s solo home run in the fifth inning held up as the difference after the Mariners failed to come through with opportunities to tie
For the third consecutive outing, Hisashi Iwakuma pitched eight dominant innings, leading the Mariners to a 6-2 victory over the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park Tuesday. Iwakuma (3-0, 1.76 ERA) allowed six hits, one walk and two runs while striking out three.
Felix Hernandez did Sunday what he could not do in the Mariners’ previous long losing streak — halt it. Pitching eight strong innings in which he yielded seven hits, two runs and one walk, Hernandez led a 6-2 victory at Minnesota that stopped a four-game losing streak.
For the second consecutive game, Brian Dozier and the Minnesota Twins got the better of the Seattle Mariners. Dozier’s three-run home run in the fifth inning put the Twins ahead to stay and Seattle (20-22) lost its fourth consecutive game 4-3 Saturday at Target Field. Dozier went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored one game
Stuffed by a rookie in his 17th major league game, the Mariners fell feebly Wednesday to Tampa — except for McClendon, who was thrown out despite being in the right.
Nearly 14,000 spectators at Safeco Field Tuesday had their first in-person glimpse of Tampa Bay’s Cy Young Award-winning pitcher David Price in the duel many expected. Unfortunately for them, it was not the outcome they wanted. The Rays scored two ninth-inning runs off closer Fernando Rodney to beat Hisashi Iwakuma and the Mariners 2-1.