Author: SPNW Staff

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The Jeremy Bonderman experiment came to an end Monday when the Mariners designated the Kennewick, WA., native for assignment two days after watching the Cincinnati Reds rock him for six earned runs in a 13-4 Seattle loss at Great American Ballpark. The Mariners recalled LHP Lucas Luetge from AAA Tacoma to take Bonderman’s place on

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After losing his first six road starts, Joe Saunders has won three of his last four, his most impressive performance coming Sunday at the Great American Ballpark as the Mariners not only beat Cincinnati 3-1, but took the series 2-1, easing their embarrassment of blowing a 3-1 lead Saturday and losing 13-4.

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More than any other sport, the final score of a soccer match can camouflage who controls most of the action. The Sounders (7-6-3, 24 points) lost 2-0 to the Vancouver Whitecaps (8-5-5, 29 points) Saturday in the third leg of the Cascadia Cup. Falling by two goals usually indicates a thorough beatdown, but coach Sigi

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Hisashi Iwakuma (2.60) and Felix Hernandez (2.69), ranked 1-2 in the American League in ERA, were selected to the All-Star team Saturday, the only Mariners chosen for the July 16 contest at Citi Field in New York. For Iwakuma, also the MLB leader in WHIP (0.88), it’s his first All-Star selection, while Hernandez will join

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Numbers don’t always tell the story, but these stood out Saturday afternoon at the Great American Ballpark: Cincinnati scored nine of its 13 runs with two outs and the Mariners fanned 14 times and went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Predictably, the Reds crushed Seattle 13-4 in a game Seattle led 2-0 and 3-1.

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