A crowd of 35,616 witnessed an historic Felix Hernandez outing at Safeco Field Friday night, only it wasn’t the sort of history Mariners fans were interested in. During an 8-3 loss to the National League East-leading Washington Nationals, Hernandez surrendered four long balls for the first time in his 10-year career.
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.
Hours removed from extending their general manager with a multi-year contract, the Mariners had a big contribution from one of the long-term players who made the deal possible. James Paxton pitched well in a 5-0 victory over Texas, in front of 20,469, that helped Seattle (72-59) maintain a half-game lead over the Tigers in the race
The excuse wasn’t being used by the Mariners after the game, but they certainly could not be faulted for showing some weariness Monday in their return home from an 11-day road trip after a six-hour flight from Boston. Flat or not, Seattle (71-59) was held to three hits over eight shutout innings by Rangers rookie
Nearly 13 hours removed from one of the more impressive come-from-behind wins in club history, the Mariners might have had a carryover Saturday at Fenway Park — or a hangover. Turned out well for them, as another explosive inning led to a 7-3 win over the reeling Boston Red Sox.
The duck snort that fell. It doesn’t have quite the ring of 1995’s “Refuse to Lose,” but Friday’s stunning 5-3 come-from-behind victory over the Red Sox in which the Mariners came through with five consecutive two-out hits, could spawn a new “Two outs, so what?” theme for the 2014 squad. Down to their final strike on three
Just a few hours from Williamsport, PA., the Mariners fell victim to a play rarely seen on the Little League diamond in a 4-3 loss to the Phillies Wednesday in Philadelphia that cost them a series win.
After a disappointing, series-opening loss to the Phillies Monday, the Mariners rebounded behind a dominant effort by Hisashi Iwakuma with a 5-2 victory at Citizens Bank Park Tuesday in Philadelphia. The win was the 11th in the past 14 games.
A potent post-All-Star break Mariners offense was stifled by a journeyman pitcher in a 4-1 loss to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park Monday. The second loss in its past eight games Seattle dropped into a tie with the Tigers for the American League’s second wild card.
An important three-game series between the second- and third-best non-division leaders in the American League began with a 7-2 Mariners win over the Tigers Friday at Comerica Park. The win helped Seattle leap-frog the Tigers for sole possession of the second wild card, and was its fifth consecutive game and ninth in 10 games.
For the first time in nearly seven years, the Mariners are 10 games over .500. Behind a dominant start from Hisashi Iwakuma and a first-inning home run by Kendrys Morales, Seattle beat the Blue Jays 2-0 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep and 8-1 homestand.