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With 2,227 career hits, Ichiro Suzuki is on the fast track to the Hall

TORONTO — With 2,227 career hits, Ichiro Suzuki is on the fast track to the Hall of Fame — there is no denying that. In light of nearly a decade of consistent production, while shattering countless records, the look of awe he garners from players and coaches around the league has yet to run its [...]

For the first time since being traded in the offseason

TORONTO — For the first time since being traded in the offseason, Mariners relief pitcher Brandon League made his return to Toronto. League spent six years playing for the Jays, and he has fond memories of his time evolving with the club. “It’s always nice to come back and see familiar faces, and guys that [...]

Both designated hitter Russell Branyan and center fielder Franklin Gutierrez were absent from the Mariners

TORONTO — Both designated hitter Russell Branyan and center fielder Franklin Gutierrez were absent from the Mariners’ lineup on Tuesday. Branyan, as has been the case throughout much of his career, has been dealing with a sore lower back and missed his fourth consecutive game. Even with the off-day on Monday, interim manager Daren Brown [...]

Five players drive in runs to support Fister's effective start

OAKLAND — The Fu Manchu interim manager Daren Brown sported on Tuesday might be around longer than he expected — and a little more gray than he would like. "It is an offensive goatee," Brown said. "It seems to work for [pitching coach] Carl Willis, so I told him I would give it a day [...]

Gutierrez on an RBI binge

Club to give Felix extra day between starts Moore ranks high in catcher's ERA OAKLAND — Center fielder Franklin Gutierrez has established a personal career high with at least one RBI in four consecutive games and has taken over the Mariners' lead in the RBI department. That's the good news. The not-so-good news is that [...]

Struggling Vargas unable to notch 10th win

OAKLAND — The breakout season left-hander Jason Vargas was enjoying when he reached the middle of August has run smack into a brick wall. After beating the Indians on Aug. 14, Vargas was on the verge of becoming a double-digit winner for the first time in his seven-year professional career. But he has lost all [...]

Brown sends kudos to the Rainiers

Felix: Performance is my campaign Gutierrez returns to lineup SEATTLE — Interim manager Daren Brown went on a text-messaging binge on Sunday and early Monday, sending and receiving messages from his former team, the Pacific Coast League North Division champion Tacoma Rainiers — the team he managed through Aug. 8. The Rainiers clinched their second [...]

Pauley wobbles early in Mariners' loss

Pauley wobbles early in Mariners' loss

Lopez making grade at third for Mariners

Feeling ill, Gutierrez out of Mariners' lineup Mariners pleased with progress of Moore Worth noting SEATTLE — From what he has seen during his 23 games as the Mariners' interim manager, Daren Brown is pleased with the way Jose Lopez has played third base. "For me, he has done a good job," Brown said. "This [...]

Aardsma handles tense ninth to give southpaw well-earned win

SEATTLE — This flirtation with no-hitters is getting to be a monthly thing for left-hander Luke French. It was the Orioles in August. Now, it's the Indians in September. The lefty was unable to take his no-hit bid the distance each time, but he has notched a victory in both outings — and that certainly [...]