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Club swept, drops nine of 10 this season against South Siders

CHICAGO — Chalk one up for the ex-Mariners. Three former Seattle stars were involved in the Mariners' 9-5 loss to the White Sox on Thursday night before 28,483 at U.S. Cellular Field. The Mariners absorbed their first four-game series sweep on Chicago's South Side since the final month of the 1983 season and lost all [...]

Vargas' innings being monitored

Figgins salutes Griffey after blast Don't hit it there Worth noting CHICAGO — The innings-pitched total for left-hander Jason Vargas increased by just four innings Wednesday night against the White Sox but the Mariners want to make sure fatigue is not the reason for one of his shortest outings of the season. "We talked about [...]

Offense silenced after tallying five runs over first two frames

CHICAGO — Chone Figgins hit his first home run as a Mariner on Wednesday night, but left-hander Jason Vargas also had a first of his own. He surrendered three home runs in one game with Seattle and a four-run lead he had in the second inning against the White Sox went down the drain as [...]

Umpire exits Mariners-White Sox after foul tip

CHICAGO — Home-plate umpire Brian Runge left Wednesday's 6-5 victory for the White Sox over the Mariners prior to the start of the third inning, after taking a foul tip off his mask during a Paul Konerko at-bat against Jason Vargas in the first. Runge was taken from U.S. Cellular Field to Rush University Medical [...]

Rowland-Smith to DL; French recalled

With Ryan Rowland-Smith ailing, the Seattle Mariners reached down to Triple-A Tacoma for a familiar face. Rowland-Smith was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain on Wednesday. His spot on the roster was taken by left-hander Luke French, who was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma. It will be French's third go-round with [...]

Mariners unable to rally after lefty allows 11 runs in five frames

CHICAGO — In most cases, tying a club record that Jamie Moyer and Randy Johnson share would be a good thing. They are, after all, ranked first and second on the Mariners' all-time win list. But the record left-hander Ryan Rowland-Smith matched on Tuesday night had nothing to do with wins. It was all about [...]

Mariners ace allows four runs on nine hits in seven innings

CHICAGO — To win three straight games for the first time in more than a month, the Mariners needed a repeat performance from Felix Hernandez and at least one run on Monday night. They got the run, but the White Sox did something in one inning against Hernandez they couldn't do in eight innings against [...]

Leaping grab takes two-run shot away from Kotsay

CHICAGO — The reason right fielder Ichiro Suzuki has won a Gold Glove in each of his nine seasons with the Mariners was put on display again Monday night in the Mariners' 6-1 loss to the White Sox. With Felix Hernandez wobbling a bit in the sixth inning, surrendering a leadoff home run to Paul [...]

Mariner's already made big deal in Lee swap

CHICAGO — The list of players the Mariners would not consider trading to another club is much shorter than the one that lists available players, but don't expect any blockbuster deals during the week leading up to Saturday's non-waiver Trade Deadline. General manager Jack Zduriencik already participated in the big deal of this trade season, [...]

Outfielder's second consecutive go-ahead hit burns Red Sox

SEATTLE — Saturday's winning formula worked so well that the Mariners used it again Sunday. Michael Saunders provided the go-ahead runs, Seattle did most of its damage in an eighth-inning offensive outburst and the bullpen threw four innings of hitless relief in a 4-2 win against the Red Sox, taking the series finale in front [...]