The Mariners had 12 hits and two more home runs Saturday, by Franklin Gutierrez and Mike Zunino, to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-5 at Peoria Stadium for their eighth consecutive Cactus League victory. Gutierrez, plagued by illness and injury for most of the past two seasons, added a two-run double in support of Hisashi
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As expected, the Sounders Saturday bought out the contract of Christian Tiffert, who played 12 games for Seattle in 2012. The 31-year-old midfielder from Halle, Germany, was one of three designated players, the MLS maximum, so a spot has been created for the potential arrival of Obafemi Martins, a 28-year-old striker from Nigeria whose acquisition
Remaking their roster on the fly, the Sounders launch their fifth MLS season Saturday, hosting Montreal, while awaiting news on a flashy striker from Nigeria.
The Mariners (7-1) blasted four home runs in the first four innings, including Mike Morse’s first since his return to Seattle, and defeated the Texas Rangers 8-6 at the Peoria Sports Complex in Cactus League play Friday. The win was the Mariners’ seventh in a row, their longest spring training winning streak since 1998.
The Sounders, who begin their fifth MLS season Saturday night (7:30 p.m.) at Century Link Field against the Montreal Impact, Friday traded midfielder/forward Cordell Cato to the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2014 supplemental draft.
The Mariners (6-1) won their sixth consecutive Cactus League game Thursday, defeating the San Francisco Giants 4-3 in front of 7,213 fans at Scottsdale Stadium. The streak is the club’s longest since the 2004 Mariners also ran off six in a row.
In his annual state of the city address Thursday night, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is expected to disclose the names of investors who hope to buy the NBA Kings and build a new arena. The first confirmation of the rumor came Wednesday night from CBSlocal.com in the California capital.
Outfielder Carlos Peguero had a pair of home runs in support of pitching prospects Danny Hultzen and Taijuan Walker and the Mariners cruised to a 5-1 Cactus League victory over the Cleveland Indians Wednesday afternoon in Goodyear. The win was the fifth in a row for the Mariners (5-1).
Trailing 4-3 with two outs and none on in the eighth inning, the Mariners scored three quick runs to claim their second consecutive come-from-behind win, 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers at Maryvale Baseball Park in Cactus League play Tuesday afternoon. Seattle (4-1) has won four in a row.
Hank Conger went 3-for-3 with a double and a home run as the Los Angeles Angels jumped out to a 7-2 lead, but the Mariners rallied for a 9-8 walk-off, Cactus League victory Monday at the Peoria Sports Complex when outfielder Julio Morban singled in infielder Francisco Martinez.