In anticipation of a new roster addition, the Sounders waived forward Sammy Ochoa Wednesday. “He just hasn’t been as productive,” coach Sigi Schmid told the Tacoma News Tribune. “Obviously we haven’t had the opportunities because of the extra games. In preparation of maybe doing something else, we have to do this as well.”
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A 4-3 winner over Cleveland Tuesday, the Mariners have a chance to win their third consecutive series Wednesday, a feat they haven’t accomplished since the 2003 season.
The Mariners have an opportunity Wednesday to do something they haven’t done in a decade — sweep three consecutive series. They put themselves in that rare position Tuesday night at Safeco Field with a grinding, 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians that featured a wild, 5-4-2-6 ninth-inning double play that sealed the win, Seattle’s season-high
Baseball executive tells CBS that MLB investigation has more evidence on Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez, and may come down harder on him than Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun.
After a dizzy spell caused him to be helped off the field Monday afternoon to a hospital for overnight observation, Mariners manager Eric Wedge will stay there Tuesday night as testing continues. Bench coach Robby Thompson will again make the dugout calls for Tuesday’s game, as he did Monday.
During the seven-game winning streak, the Mariners have outscored opponents 46-21 with their starting pitchers recording a 1.71 ERA..
Other than solo home runs by Kendrys Morales and Mike Zunino, the Mariners didn’t do much offensively Monday night, but an effective outing from Aaron Harang was enough to give Seattle a 2-1 squeaker over the Cleveland Indians at Safeco Field. The Mariners have won a season-high seven in a row and are one win
Nate Robinson, one of the most popular players in University of Washington basketball history, is reportedly headed to the Denver Nuggets after he agreed to a two-year, $4 million contract, according to Yahoo Sports and USA Today.com. The Nuggets reportedly will use their biannual exception and the deal will include a player option for 2014.
The American League named Brad Miller its Player of the Week Monday after the Seattle rookie, in three weekend games against the Houston Astros, hit .385 (5×13) with four runs scored, two home runs, seven RBIs, three walks and a 1.346 OPS. Miller, the first Mariner to claim the honor since Felix Hernandez Aug. 20, 2012
After scoring 26 runs in the just-completed Houston series, the Mariners will host the Indians, who beat the Mariners four in a row at Cleveland last May.