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Mariners open series in Toronto with loss to Blue Jays

UPDATED: Fri., April 28, 2023

TORONTO – When a team loses in baseball, the clubhouse is usually a quiet place with players dressing quickly, having a few conversations and devoid of music, which is considered a reward for winning.

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Mariners waste brilliant outing by George Kirby as bats go cold in loss to Phillies

UPDATED: Thu., April 27, 2023

PHILADELPHIA – Somewhere in Miami, an otherwise normal afternoon in Felix Hernandez’s unofficial retirement was probably interrupted by an unexpected cold chill running across his skin and the deja vu of feeling disappointment despite dominance.

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Mariners can’t build on early lead, fall to Phillies 6-5

UPDATED: Wed., April 26, 2023

PHILADELPHIA – Brought in to protect a one-run lead, Seattle Mariners reliever Justin Topa surrendered four consecutive singles to start the eighth inning, with the last two scoring the tying run and the go-ahead runs in a 6-5 loss to the Phillies on Wednesday.

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Mariners pitcher Robbie Ray to miss rest of season

UPDATED: Wed., April 26, 2023

PHILADELPHIA – Robbie Ray won’t pitch again for the Mariners this season.

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Teoscar Hernandez, Jarred Kelenic provide power as Mariners start trip with victory over Phillies

UPDATED: Tue., April 25, 2023

PHILADELPHIA – While the Mariners’ rules and guidelines surrounding their celebratory home run trident are organic, ever-changing and apparently not open to the public, it’s unclear if they decided that the player with the most homers on the season gets to keep it.

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‘He just looks more natural’: Jarred Kelenic continues breakout season for Mariners

UPDATED: Mon., April 24, 2023

In the aftermath of Saturday’s come-from-behind victory over St. Louis , Jarred Kelenic was asked about his solo homer off Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas.

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Chris Flexen struggles again as Cardinals deny Mariners a sweep

UPDATED: Sun., April 23, 2023

The thing about starting pitching depth, it’s only beneficial if it’s performing to adequate levels.

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Mariners offense picks up Luis Castillo in win over Cardinals

UPDATED: Sat., April 22, 2023

SEATTLE – It doesn’t happen often, and it had yet to happen this season, but Saturday night Luis Castillo wasn’t the dominant, unhittable pitcher who he’d been in his four previous starts this season. It won’t be the last time it happens this season.

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New additions show up for Mariners who beat Cardinals in opener

UPDATED: Fri., April 21, 2023

SEATTLE – The player who has exceeded expectations and provided so much of the offense in recent weeks was finally joined by the two players acquired to provide offense who haven’t lived up to those expectations in the early part of the season.

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The Mariners have MLB’s worst DH situation so far. Can it be salvaged?

UPDATED: Thu., April 20, 2023

SEATTLE – Through the first three weeks of the season, the Mariners have received nearly nothing from the designated hitter position.

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Mariners waste strong start by Marco Gonzales, get swept by Brewers

UPDATED: Wed., April 19, 2023

SEATTLE – The reasons for the losses, or perhaps the blame for their struggles, which there are many, can be listed off quickly based off memory or verified in the statistics – traditional and sabermetic – or pulled from the social-media diatribes of disappointed fans, who expected more from this team.

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Poor offense dooms Mariners, who fall to Milwaukee in extra innings

UPDATED: Tue., April 18, 2023

The outcome came in the bottom of the 11th when Julio Rodriguez stepped to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th and his team down a run. His hard ground ball to shortstop Willy Adames was flipped to second base for the final out of the game in what would be a 6-5 win for the Brewers.