Author: SPNW Staff

The Sounders, who have played only one match in the past two weeks, now play two games in a four-day span. After facing D.C., they travel to Vancouver.

A surprise 9-2 winner over the Texas Rangers Tuesday, the Mariners have a chance to win the series Wednesday with Felix Hernandez on the mound.

The Phoenix Coyotes are staying put. The Glendale City Council late Tuesday voted 4-3 to accept an arena-lease agreement with Renaissance Sports and Entertainment, the investment group that crafted a 15-year deal that mandates the city allocate $15 million per year to manage Jobing.com Arena.

Kendrys Morales homered twice and tied a career high with six RBIs and Raul Ibanez socked his 20th homer to lead the Mariners to a 9-2 rout of the Texas Rangers Tuesday night in the first game of a three-game series in Arlington, TX. The Mariners snapped a two-game losing streak.

The Mariners catch one major break this week: They won’t have to face Yu Darvish when they play a three-game series against the Texas Rangers in Arlington.

By bringing in the fences at Safeco, the Mariners have improved home run production. But the club’s lack of clutch hitting has kept the Mariners from improving.

Alfonso Soriano hit a two-run homer off Oliver Perez in the 11th inning Saturday at Safeco Field, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the Mariners and spoiling a “Turn Back The Clock” show for 34,630. After Nate Schierholtz dragged a bunt past Perez to open the 11th, Soriano boomed a 1-and-2 fastball

The Seattle Mariners will wear 1909 Seattle Turks throwback uniforms Saturday when the play the second of three games against the Cubs at Safeco Field.

Glendale City Council wants the same five-year “out” clause that proposed Coyotes owners have; could be deal-breaker in keeping team in town.

A 5-4 walk-off winner Friday, the Mariners trot out Aaron Harang against the Cubs Saturday. Harang allowed four earned runs in his past three starts.