The Mariners have lost three of their past four following an eight-game winning streak and will close out their four-game series with Minnesota Sunday afternoon.
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Minnesota’s Sam Deduno, no stranger to mesmerizing the Mariners, turned their offense into a study in still life Saturday, holding Seattle to three hits through seven innings en route to a 4-0 victory at Safeco Field. After winning a season-high eight in a row, the Mariners have dropped three of four with their seven-game home stand coming to a close Sunday.
Felix Hernandez threw one of his best games of the season Friday, but came away with a no-decision in Seattle’s 3-2 loss. Mariners and Twins play again Saturday.
Chris Colabello smashed the first pitch he saw from Yoervis Medina in the 13th inning for a long home run over the right field fence, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Mariners Friday night at Safeco Field. Colabello’s blast, the first homer of his career and a shot coming after an
Onetime starter Tarvaris Jackson has made peace with potentially being the backup to the Seahawk who beat him out, Russell Wilson. And don’t talk poorly of Percy Harvin to him.
No surprise: Coach Steve Sarkisian thinks the 2013 Huskies are a better football team. But the voting members in the Pac-12 Conference media poll in the annual Los Angeles hypefest Friday were less impressed, sticking University of Washington fourth in the six-team North Division.
The Mariners Friday placed catcher Mike Zunino on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured hamate bone in his left hand. GM Jack Zduriencik said that a corresponding roster move to fill Zunino’s roster spot will be made before Friday night’s game with the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field.
With their 8-2 romp over Minnesota Thursday night, the Mariners have won nine of 10 and are 14-6 in July. They play Minnesota in the second of four at Safeco Field Friday.
Had it not been for a patch of five sub-par outings between June 16-July 9, during which he lost three times with two no decisions, Hisashi Iwakuma would still be in the American League Cy Young Award conversation. Based on Iwakuma’s latest — four hits, no earned runs, nine strikeouts, no walks in an 8-2
With two wins in a row, Hisashi Iwakuma appears to be past a stretch of sub-par outings. He’ll go for win No. 10 Thursday when the Mariners play Minnesota.