The Mariners have dropped a season-high eight consecutive games and will close out their three-game series with the Texas Rangers Sunday at Safeco field.
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Derek Holland scattered four hits over 6.2 innings, Nelson Cruz homered, and the Texas Rangers defeated Felix Hernandez and the Mariners 5-2 Saturday night at Safeco Field, a season-high eighth consecutive defeat. The Mariners (20-29), who were within one game of .500 a week ago, close out the three-game series with Texas Sunday afternoon.
The Mariners lost to Texas 9-5 Friday night at Safeco Field, extending their losing streak to seven games. Felix Hernandez will try to stop the slide Saturday.
Seahawks backup tight end Anthony McCoy is out at least six months after surgery to repair an Achilles tendon torn during organized team activities this week, according to USA Today.
The Mariners made it official Friday, summoning catcher Jesus Sucre, 25, from AAA Tacoma one day after optioning catcher Jesus Montero to the Rainiers. Seattle also recalled INF Carlos Triunfel and designated INF Robert Andino for assignment. Sucre and Triunfel will available for the series opener against Texas Friday night at Safeco Field.
The Mariners have lost a season-high six in a row, but manager Eric Wedge is confident his club is on the right track. Seattle plays Texas this weekend at Safeco Field.
The Mariners have yet to make it official, but according to a report in the News Tribune that was also published by mlb.com, the club will option struggling catcher Jesus Montero to the AAA Tacoma Rainiers Thursday and call up Jesus Sucre to take his place. The Mariners will have to clear a 40-man roster
The only good thing that happened to the Mariners Wednesday in Anaheim was that Mike Trout didn’t hit for the cycle for the second day in a row, although he started off as he would with a single and a triple in his first two at-bats. The Mariners contained Trout’s damage from there, but fell
After enduring a 12-0 shellacking Tuesday in Anaheim, the Mariners will close out a two-game series with the Angels Wednesday and then return to Safeco Field.
As Phil Jackson continues a tour to promote his new book, “11 Rings,” he keeps making it sound as if Chris Hansen would have let him run the Sonics franchise, were Hansen to have sprung the Kings from Sacramaento. On the “Dan Patrick Show” Tuesday, Jackson reiterated his interest, this time saying had a deal,