Takeaway For the second night in a row, a late Mariners rally was rendered moot. The Los Angeles Angels responded in walk-off fashion, with the clincher coming on Johnny Giavotella’s ninth-inning RBI double to send the Mariners to a 4-3 loss at Angel Stadium of Anaheim (box score). The dramatic finishes dropped the Mariners to 4-6
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Takeaway After scoring three times in the eighth to take a 4-2 lead, the Mariners’ bullpen — Danny Farquhar and Dominic Leone — unraveled and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to defeat Seattle 5-4 Tuesday night. Carlos Perez, in his major league debut, swatted a walk-off home run in the ninth inning. Instead of slicing
Obafemi Martins had a hand in all three Seattle goals Sunday, a performance that earned him the MLS Player of the Week award.
Takeaway Felix Hernandez improved to 5-0 to begin a season, a career first, striking out eight Angels in a 3-2 victory Monday in Anaheim, averting a season-high five-game losing streak for the Mariners (box score). All runs came on solo homers — Nelson Cruz, Logan Morrison and Seth Smith for the Mariners, Matt Joyce and
CF Austin Jackson was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained ankle and LHP Joe Beimel, RHP Mark Lowe and SS Chris Taylor were called up from AAA Tacoma before the Mariners began a three-game series in Anaheim Monday against the Angels. Taylor was inserted into the starting lineup, batting ninth. Justin Ruggiano
Designated hitter Nelson Cruz is the first Mariner since Ichiro in August, 2004, to be selected American League Player of the Month. Cruz hit 10 of his 13 homers in April.
It didn’t appear so in the first half, getting out-shot 6-1, but the Sounders treated New York City FC as the expansion team it is, getting brilliant second-half movement to triumph 3-1 in Sunday in the club’s first visit to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
The Mariners are reworking their bullpen: Yoervis Medina and Tyler Olson were shipped out to AAA Tacoma Sunday following a four-game sweep in Houston by the Astros. The Mariners made no announcement about roster replacements, but likely candidates are veteran relievers Joe Beimel and Mark Lowe.
Takeaway After sweeping a three-game set in Texas to start a 10-game road trip, the Mariners (10-15) are rapidly burying themselves in the AL West. They were swept in a four-game series by once-moribund Houston, Sunday losing at Minute Maid Park 7-6 (box score). They are eight games behind the division leaders after 25 games.
Takeaway What started as a promising road trip is now teetering near a fiasco. Overstatement? Perhaps. But it was fair to wonder if this once-hyped Mariners team is built for success Saturday while they were routed 11-4 by the upstart Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park (box score). Seattle’s third loss in a row dropped