Seattle Mariners' Luis Rodriguez, right, gets to the plate just under the tag from Los Angeles Angels catcher Hank Conger in the fifth inning of a baseball game this afternoon in Seattle. The Mariners beat Los Angeles 2-1 to win a pitcher's duel for the second straight day when newcomber Carlos Peguero singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. Game story/boxscore here. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Question: Izzit just me, or are the Mariners showing flashes of good starting pitching and starting to put some decent players on the diamond? I'll take youngster Carlos Peguero over Milton Bradley any day.

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