The Sounders have thrived when they face a cluster of games in a short time frame, but a long injury list is compromising depth.
Author: SPNW Staff
SPNW Staff
Were covering Northwest sports with local writers, videographers and photographers who enjoy journalisms standards, technologys opportunities and users passion. We enjoy good writing and clear thinking.
Winners of six of their past eight, Mariners go against 2012 NL Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey, who isn’t having the year Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma is.
Felix Hernandez continued his string of dominating starts and Kyle Seager had three more hits and started three double plays as the Mariners launched a five-game road trip through Toronto and Pittsburgh with a 4-0 win over the Blue Jays at Rogers Center. Hernandez threw eight shutout innings and allowed only five hits, mezmerizing the
An unnamed source told the Sacramento Bee Friday that the bidders to keep the Kings in Sacramento have deposited 50 percent of the purchase price into an escrow account. At the same time, an activist group opposed to the arena deal filed suit, saying the city is withholding evidence of “sweeteners” to arena developers from
The Mariners have had just two days off this season, but now will have two more in the next week. They launch a three-game series against Toronto Friday at Rogers Center.
The Mariners brought up Tacoma Rainiers manager Daren Brown as third-base coach to fill in for Jeff Datz, who is undergoing treatment for cancer. John Stearns, the franchise’s minor league catching coordinator who had handled duties for three games, will take over as Rainiers manager immediately.
After failing to win a series for most of April, the Mariners have now won two in a row. With five wins in their past seven games, the Mariners open a three-game set in Toronto Friday.
Several cities had to wait a long time before the NBA gave them franchises to replace ones lost. Several, notably St. Louis, never received another team after losing one.
The Mariners Wednesday afternoon recalled LHP Lucas Luetge from AAA Tacoma and optioned former starter Blake Beavan to the Rainiers. Luetge is available Wednesday when Seattle closes out a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Safeco Field. Game time is 7:10 p.m.
Follow @SportspressNW and @Art_Thiel on Twitter to get some laughs and some links in 140 characters or less. You can also subscribe to SportspressNW’s Weekly Roundup mailing list to have the the big stories of the week delivered straight to your inbox. Please join the fun and become a fan of SportspressNW.com on Facebook to receive the latest updates,