Clint Dempsey’s pending arrival is the big excitement, but with a win or draw against Dallas Saturday, the Sounders will have a club record (6-0-3) for longest home unbeaten streak.
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Erasmo Ramirez spent most of the 2013 season with the AAA Tacoma Rainiers. Saturday, he’ll go for his third consecutive win when the Mariners face the Orioles.
The Mariners and Orioles entered their three-game series at Camden Yards Friday night ranked 1-2 in the major leagues in percent of runs scored via the home run. Right on form, Seattle bashed four and Baltimore three, but two swings by Adam Jones and Nate McLouth proved the difference in its 11-8 victory, Seattle’s fourth
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The Mariners, who suffered two walk-off losses in Boston Wednesday and Thursday (actually on the same calendar day), open a three-game series at Baltimore Friday.
Of the 3,101 games the Mariners have lost since they entered the American League in 1977, Thursday’s goes down as among the most galling and improbable. Leading 7-2 in the ninth inning, seemingly cruising behind another Felix Hernandez gem and a Henry Blanco grand slam, the Mariners, specifically their bullpen, utterly caved in what became
Seahawks WR Percy Harvin Thursday had successful surgery in New York for the torn labrum in his hip. Coach Pete Carroll said after practice at the VMAC in Renton there is no timetable for his return but remains hopeful that Harvin could return sometime late in the regular season.
Felix Hernandez, who is 6-0, 2.18 ERA in his last 11 outings, has had considerable success pitching at Fenway Park. In six career starts, he’s 3-1 with a 2.53 ERA.
Stephen Drew, batting a meager .226, sent a barely fair line drive down the right-field line in the 15th inning off Lucas Luetge that scored Dustin Pedroia, giving the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 walk-off victory over the Mariners Wednesday night at Fenway Park. The game lasted five hours and three minutes, falling an inning
Midfielder Osvaldo Alonso, the Sounders’ three-time club MVP, was one of 10 players named inactive MLS All-Stars, as voted by players, the league office announced Wednesday. The original 22 were named earlier and game rules mandate a minimum 32 spots. The game against AS Roma is at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Kansas City on ESPN2,