Losers of four of their past five games, the Mariners launch a three-game series against the Houston Astros Monday. Houston has beaten Seattle four times in six games.
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Felix Hernandez will try for his third consecutive win Sunday and the ninth of his career against the vaunted New York Yankees. Sunday’s contest ends a four-game series.
The Mariners Saturday placed backup catcher Jesus Sucre on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 6 and recalled INF Carlos Triunfel from AAA Tacoma. Triunfel, shipped to the Rainiers earlier this week, was available for Saturday’s game against the New York Yankees, the third in a four-game series.
The Sounders, with the best mark in MLS (5-1-1) over their past seven matches, will “open the bowl” for their Cascadia Cup contest against Vancouver Saturday night.
The Mariners snapped a two-game losing streak Friday with a 4-1 win over New York. Joe Saunders will pitch for Seattle Saturday against lefty Andy Pettitte.
Seattle Sounders midfielder Brad Evans saved the U.S. Men’s National Team from a late-match collapse by scoring a last-minute goal Friday night in a 2-1 road win over Jamaica in a critical World Cup qualifier. Forward Jermaine Beckford shocked the Americans (2-1-1) with a goal in the 89th minute to knot the match at 1-1,
After selecting 3B D.J. Peterson and OF Austin Wilson Thursday, the Mariners selected eight more players during the second day of MLB’s first-year player draft Friday. The draft concludes Saturday with rounds 11 through 40. In the third round, the Mariners took OF Tyler O’Neill from Garibaldi Secondary School in Maple Ridge, British Columbia (85th
Defender DeAndre Yedlin of the Sounders has been named to the U.S. under-20 Men’s National Team for the 2013 FIFA World Cup in Turkey June 21-July 13. The Sounders’ first homegrown player, the 19-year-old Yedlin, of O’Dea High School, started 11 of 12 MLS matches this season and logged the second-most minutes (989) of any
D.J. PETERSON, 3B, NEW MEXICO (@godj33) Area Scout: Chris Pelekoudas from Baseball America PICK ANALYSIS: The Mariners picked D.J. Peterson in high school. They wanted a power bat with this spot and Peterson offers one of the best all-around bats in the draft. While there are defensive questions, his bat will play anywhere.
A 6-1 loser to New York Thursday, the Mariners continue their four-game series with the Yankees Friday. Jeremy Bonderman will pitch for Seattle.