Dee Gordon and Mitch Haniger homered, Mike Leake pitched seven strong innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Indians 5-4 on Sunday.

Scott Servais was in the dugout Saturday, engrossed in the Mariners’ comeback attempt against Cleveland, when the unfathomable news was relayed to him: En route to the batting cage midgame,

The Mariners couldn’t make it through the first week of the season unscathed.

A bad outing from James Paxton, an injury to Nelson Cruz and a disappointing 6-5 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Saturday afternoon served as a reminder that baseball fortunes can and will change quite quickly and usually daily.

The Seattle Mariners recalled catcher David Freitas from AAA Tacoma to take the roster spot of Mike Zunino.

Saturday afternoon at Safeco Field will see Cleveland right-hander Carlos Carrasco go up against Mariners left-hander James Paxton.

Opening day comes accompanied by its own built-in charms, of course, even when it happens at night.

The Mariners had an unlikely hero on opening day: backup catcher Mike Marjama.

Unless you haven’t been paying attention, you know Felix Hernandez was pitching his 10th consecutive opening day start last night at Safeco Field. You also probably know it was the 11th time he had started a season on the bump for the Mariners. But what you might not have known is Hernandez has won, counting last night’s 2-1 victory over Cleveland, all but two of those starts.

Felix Hernandez pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning, Nelson Cruz hit a two-run home run in the first inning and the Seattle Mariners opened the season with a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.

The Seattle Mariners embark on the 2018 season in an effort to bring to a halt the longest postseason drought in the four major sports.