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Pujols, Callaspo homer and Angels top Mariners 5-3
May 26, 2012 in Sports Albert Pujols hit a home run in his third straight game and pinch hitter Alberto Callaspo came through with a grand slam in the sixth inning to give the Los … 1
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Vargas, Seager lead Mariners over Rockies
May 19, 2012 in Sports Jason Vargas threw seven strong innings, Kyle Seager homered and drove in three runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the free-falling Colorado Rockies 10-3 on Saturday.
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M’s can’t hold multiple leads, fall to Indians
May 18, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 CLEVELAND – Seattle Mariners closer Brandon League has been a reliable reliever throughout his nine-year career. When he faces the Cleveland Indians, however, things typically do not end on a …
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Hughes leads Yankees past Mariners for 6-2 victory
May 12, 2012 in Sports NEW YORK — Phil Hughes won consecutive starts for the first time this season, Raul Ibanez homered against his former team for the second day in a row and the … 2
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Morrow, Blue Jays blank Mariners
April 28, 2012 in Sports Kevin Millwood and the rest of the Seattle Mariners don’t tend to do too well against Toronto. Saturday was no exception.
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Blanchette: Jack Z nimble in making this M’s quick fix
April 14, 2012 in Sports, Columns Jack Zduriencik rode the elevator down to field level with reporters Saturday night, deflecting even perfunctory congratulations after the Seattle Mariners actually managed to score, you know, a run.
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Mariners notch win despite Hernandez’s off night
April 7, 2012 in Sports Felix Hernandez sweated out most of the last three innings from the dugout, watching the seven-run lead he once held on the mound dissolve.
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Mariners add two relievers to bullpen
February 7, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 The Seattle Mariners have agreed to a $750,000, one-year contract with Shawn Camp and a $500,000, one-year deal with Hong-Chih Kuo in an attempt to add bullpen depth. Kuo was …
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Mariners sign RHP Millwood
January 23, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 SEATTLE – In 2005, right-hander Kevin Millwood recorded a 2.86 earned-run average – lowest in the American League – in his lone season pitching for the Cleveland Indians. Now Millwood …
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M’s take big gamble on catcher Montero
January 14, 2012 in Sports This past December at the winter meetings in Dallas, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman marveled over the just-breaking news that Albert Pujols was signing with the Angels for $254 million. …
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Texas Rangers win chance to sign Japan’s ace pitcher Darvish
December 20, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 NEW YORK – The Texas Rangers won the Yu Darvish sweepstakes and the chance to negotiate a contract with Japan’s top pitcher. Major League Baseball announced Monday night that the … 1
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Penguins star Crosby back on sideline
December 13, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Hockey: The tests indicate Sidney Crosby doesn’t have a concussion. Crosby’s body isn’t quite so sure. The Pittsburgh Penguins superstar said Monday he’s dealing with a recurrence of concussion-like symptoms …
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Brewers slugger Braun doesn’t fit PED profile
December 12, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 MILWAUKEE – Ryan Braun certainly doesn’t fit the image fans conjure up when they hear that a baseball slugger has been accused of using performance-enhancing drugs. Since he joined the …
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Cards, Rangers hope to go batty in World Series
October 22, 2011 in Sports on Page C1 ARLINGTON, Texas – Strolling behind the batting cage, Matt Holliday watched his St. Louis teammates hit away Friday and offered a simple tip. “Get a good swing!” he hollered.
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Rangers rough up Shields to knot series at one all
October 2, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 Mike Napoli had a tying two-run single before Tampa Bay starter James Shields threw two wild pitches to the same batter, and the Texas Rangers went on to an 8-6 …
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Mariners end feeble season with shutout loss
September 29, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – A fitting end to this Seattle Mariners season came when the loudest cheer of the night was for a game 2,500 miles away. While the Mariners were suffering …
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Texas completes sweep of Mariners
September 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 ARLINGTON, Texas – The Seattle Mariners are done on the road after matching the slugging A.L. West champion Texas Rangers. Even though the Mariners hit four home runs Sunday, the …
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Rangers hit M’s ace Hernandez in two ways
September 25, 2011 in Sports on Page C9 ARLINGTON, Texas – Felix Hernandez said it was “scary,” and the rest of the Seattle Mariners agreed. Turns out it was a false alarm.
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Twins edge Mariners, snap long losing skid
September 22, 2011 in Sports Rene Tosoni hit an RBI double with two outs in the ninth inning and the Minnesota Twins snapped their 11-game losing streak, beating the Seattle Mariners 3-2 Thursday.
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Mariners hand Twins 11th straight loss, 5-4
September 22, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 MINNEAPOLIS – Michael Pineda flashed a wide smile as he spoke about the end of his rookie season for the Seattle Mariners. His future appears just as bright as the …
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Mariners suffer 14th shutout loss
September 19, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – Felix Hernandez has seen this game before, but never with Adrian Beltre yapping at him in his home-run trot. “He always talks,” Hernandez said Sunday. 1
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Homer-happy Rangers overcome early deficit to defeat Mariners
September 18, 2011 in Sports on Page C11 SEATTLE – Alex Liddi didn’t go down passively when sent in to face the high-90s heat of the opposing closer in the ninth inning. Liddi wound up strikeout victim No. …
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M’s win on Rodriguez’s 12th-inning homer
September 15, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 SEATTLE – Luis Rodriguez led off the bottom of the 12th inning with a solo homer off New York reliever Cory Wade, and the Seattle Mariners delayed Mariano Rivera’s chase …
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Royals shut down Mariners
September 12, 2011 in Sports on Page B6 SEATTLE– In their past three games the Seattle Mariners showed why, according to manager Eric Wedge, it’s important to let them play through the inconsistency of their successes and failures. …
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Seattle manages two hits in loss to Kansas City
September 11, 2011 in Sports on Page C11 SEATTLE – An old problem returned to the younger-by-the-week Seattle Mariners on Saturday night. With their offense limited to just two productive swings by Kansas City Royals starter Felipe Paulino …
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Mariners lose game, outfielder Gutierrez
September 5, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 OAKLAND, Calif. – A trying season for Franklin Gutierrez that was initially delayed by a mysterious stomach ailment has now ended with a freak injury. Gutierrez had been coming on …
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MLB Notes: Domestic disturbance
September 5, 2011 in Sports on Page B4 Tim Fleming and Jennifer Miller took the plastic cups of Old Style from the Wrigley Field vendor, then tapped the beers together as if making a champagne toast. This workingman’s …
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Pineda tinkers in Seattle Mariners loss
September 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C9 OAKLAND, Calif. – One of the bigger stories of this Mariners season was unfolding just beneath the surface of yet another all-too-routine offensive fold. It involved Michael Pineda unleashing up …
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Hernandez goes distance in M’s win; Wilson traded
September 1, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 SEATTLE – Another link to the Mariners team that began the 2011 season was severed on Wednesday when Jack Wilson was traded. Wilson began the year as Seattle’s starting second …
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Young Mets fan hit in face by ball
August 30, 2011 in Sports on Page B4 NEW YORK – A young fan was hurt when he was hit in the face with a line drive during the first game of a doubleheader between the Florida Marlins …

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