Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais and third base coach Manny Acta have both tested positive for COVID-19 and will be away from the team beginning with Wednesday’s game against the Texas Rangers.

The last time the Twitter mailbag was answering questions from readers, it was busy criticizing commissioner Rob Manfred and MLB owners over the lockout and the contentious negotiations for a new collective-bargaining agreement.

If pitcher Matt Brash’s tightrope act was the undeniable star attraction of Sunday’s 7-2 win over defending AL West champion Houston, Mariners manager Scott Servais liked the supporting roles played by fellow young players Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodriguez just as well.

SEATTLE – Ty France hit a three-run homer, rookie starter Matt Brash took an odd no-hitter into the sixth inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros 7-2 on Sunday for a rare series victory against their AL West rivals.

Justin Verlander pitched three-hit ball over eight innings for his first win since July 2020 and the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 on Saturday night.

SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners placed outfielder Mitch Haniger on the COVID-19 injured list after he reported symptoms and tested positive on Saturday.

That’s what a Major League Baseball game in Seattle should feel like. That’s the kind of energy that should flow through T-Mobile Park whenever the Mariners are in town.

Much to the delight of the 45,023 fans bundled up for a Friday evening at T-Mobile Park, they got both as the Mariners did the drubbing in an 11-1 victory over Houston.

CHICAGO — In the late hours of Wednesday evening, following the Mariners’ loss in miserable weather where he didn’t play, Jarred Kelenic stood in the lobby of Guaranteed Rate Field quietly talking to his uncle and cousin and a family friend.

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The true initiation into the Mariners’ fraternity of starting pitchers isn’t making your Major League Baseball debut or even notching your first win. No, it’s delivering a solid outing that gives your team a chance for victory and sets you up for a win only to see neither materialize due to a lack of run support.