The Seattle Mariners have placed pitcher Erik Bedard on the disabled list again. The slight good news from this is that his latest injury has nothing to do with his pitching arm. Bedard was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained knee, meaning he will miss at least two…
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As the bad news continued to roll in for the Seattle Mariners, manager Eric Wedge was comforted by sending ace Felix Hernandez to the mound. Only Hernandez couldn’t stop the wave this time. Hernandez was knocked around for 10 hits, three by Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman, and the Braves completed a three-game sweep with a 5-3 win over the Mariners on Wednesday.
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The Seattle Mariners’ stellar starting rotation took a hit Wednesday when left-hander Erik Bedard was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left knee. The Mariners selected catcher Jose Yepez from Triple-A Tacoma to take Bedard’s spot. The move is retroactive to June 28 and Bedard may just miss one start before he is eligible to come off the DL, depending on how Seattle uses…
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The Seattle Mariners wound up going through two catchers Tuesday, and with a day game scheduled for Wednesday, they are hoping they can get one of their minor league catchers into Seattle in time. Starter Miguel Olivo came up with cramps in the third inning and tried to start the…
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Nick Franklin is making Seattle Mariners scouts quite happy right now. Franklin is with the Jackson Generals (Double-A) after receiving a recent promotion from the team. The Mariners' prospect had been playing at Class-A Advanced High Desert when he received the promotion last…
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The Seattle Mariners have struggled at the plate so frequently it's been hard to distinguish one night from the next. The lackluster effort Monday against Atlanta seemed to particularly bother manager Eric Wedge. "We've had some tough nights this year offensively, but tonight was particularly disappointing," Wedge said.
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David Pauley could easily be called the MVP for the Seattle Mariners this season. In a year that has been marred by an inconsistent offense, the Mariners' bullpen has been one of the rocks that the team could depend upon.
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Florida Marlins manager Jack McKeon jokingly refers to left fielder Logan Morrison by the nickname "Twitter" because of Morrison's use of the social-network site. McKeon mentioned the nickname Saturday when explaining why he was keeping Morrison out of the lineup.
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The already odd interleague series between the Florida Marlins and Seattle Mariners added another twist in the finale with the latest Sunday night start in Safeco Field history. The first pitch was set for 7:10 p.m. local time. No Sunday game in Seattle had started later than 5:05 p.m. since Safeco opened in 1999.
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Jason Vargas took to the mound looking to throw strikes and get ahead of hitters early against the struggling Florida Marlins. His first 13 pitches of the game all found the plate, and the barrels of the Marlins' bats. Vargas (5-5) allowed three runs on four hits in the first inning as the Florida Marlins cruised to a 4-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.
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