Fueled by rookie Nick Franklin’s first career grand slam, the Mariners erupted for seven runs in the second inning and continued to play pile-on for Felix Hernandez (11-4) in a 12-5 discombobulation of the hapless Houston Astros Sunday at Minute Maid Park. Improving to 46-52, the Mariners swept their second consecutive series and extended their
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The Mariners, having won the first two games of the Houston series, can record their second consecutive sweep Sunday when they meet the Astros at Minute Maid.
The Mariners did not get their first hit until the seventh inning Saturday, but it proved to be a big one, a two-out double by Michael Saunders that drove in two runs and lifted the Mariners to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. In one of the freakiest games in
Ryan Moore of Puyallup put himself in contention for the British Open Championship Saturday with a one-over-par 72 on the treacherous links of Scotland’s Muirfield that left him tied for fifth through three rounds, four strokes back of leader Lee Westwood.
Down to a fourth-string goalie, Sounders hobble out Saturday against a Colorado club Seattle defeated in seven consecutive matches.
Ex-Mariner Erik Bedard will try to hold the Mariners homer-less — the last 23 opponent mound staffs have felt to do so — Saturday in Houston.
Brad Miller cracked his first two major league home runs and drove in five, Kyle Seager extended his hitting streak to 15 games, and Joe Saunders won his fourth consecutive start as the Mariners launched the second half with a 10-7 win over the Houston Astros Friday night at Minute Maid Park. The Mariners (44-52)
Joe Saunders, who beat Houston 3-0 April 8, goes for his fourth consecutive win Friday night when the Mariners begin a three-game set with the Astros.
Already reeling with a spate of injuries, particularly at goalkeeper, the Sounders received another blow Thursday when forward Eddie Johnson was called to the U.S. National Team for the knockout rounds of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Johnson will miss Saturday’s match with the Colorado Rapids so that he will be available Sunday for the USA
Any Mariners fans who are believers in baseball omens might take heart from this All-Star break news: Victor Sanchez, one of the club’s top prospects, threw a no-hitter for Midwest League Class A Clinton, IA., Wednesday night, missing a perfect game by a first-inning hit batsman as the LumberKings beat the Lansing LugNuts 1-0.