Zack Greinke came within two outs of pitching the third no-hitter by the Houston Astros this year, losing his bid on a single by Seattle rookie Austin Nola in the ninth inning of a 3-0 win over the Mariners on Wednesday night.
He arrived as a scraggly teenager with an ill-fitting uniform and curly hair billowing out from underneath his often crooked cap. He’ll leave as one of the finest players to ever put on a Seattle Mariners uniform after a career worthy of the “King Felix” nickname that was bestowed upon him. Felix Hernandez will make his final start of the season Thursday night when the Mariners host the Oakland Athletics.
Goodbye was inevitable. This mutual parting of ways, at least in the beginning, seemed unimaginable to those who can remember what it was like when it was good. Yet the sobering reality of the end to this relationship became apparent three years ago.
Chris Davis hit the tiebreaking homer in the 7th inning, carrying Baltimore past the Seattle Mariners 2-1 in the Orioles’ final home game of the season.
Mallex Smith scored from second base in the 13th inning after Tim Lopes beat out an infield grounder, and the Seattle Mariners outlasted the Baltimore Orioles 7-6.
Shed Long had three hits and scored the go-ahead run in the 11th on an unusual inning-ending double play as the Seattle Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5.
After hitting four home runs in his first six games, Kyle Lewis finally hit a rough patch when he struck out four times in his last one. One day later, the Seattle Mariners’ 24-year-old rookie right fielder went deep again.
Kyle Lewis homered for the fifth time in eight major-league games as the Mariners defeated the host Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 Wednesday night in interleague play.
Gonzales pitched one of his best games of the season and he had his first hit as a Mariner – a double off Pittsburgh starter Mitch Keller – to carry the Mariners to a 6-0 victory to open their three-game series against the Pirates on Tuesday night at PNC Park.
Marco Gonzales pitched seven shutout innings and the Mariners hit three solo home runs in a 6-0 victory against the host Pittsburgh Pirates in interleague play Tuesday night.
