When cleanup hitter Nelson Cruz went down with a freak injury in the second game of the season, things could have headed south in a hurry for the Mariners.

Mitch Haniger hit a three-run homer and Daniel Vogelbach added a two-run shot – both with two outs in the seventh inning – rallying the Seattle Mariners to a 7-4 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

The Mariners finally got some good news on the injury front.

Shutout Felix. No-command Felix. And then this Felix. Who is this 2018 Felix Hernandez?

Kyle Seager hit a go-ahead homer with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Seattle Mariners held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on a warm, sun-splashed Wednesday afternoon.

Felix Hernandez pitched into the sixth inning, Guillermo Heredia homered and the Seattle Mariners bounced back from a blowout loss to Kansas City with an 8-3 rout of the Royals on Tuesday night.

The Mariners lost and won last night against the Royals. How’s that? Well, they lost the game, 10-0, which is the first part of that statement. But no one was hurt. As far as we know. Not even Taylor Motter, just up from Tacoma and sporting the best hairstyle this side of the Mets’ pitching staff.

Jakob Junis carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, the Royals scored more runs than they had in their last six games combined, and Kansas City routed the Seattle Mariners 10-0 on Monday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mariners placed first baseman Ryon Healy on the disabled list with an ankle injury and recalled right-hander Chasen Bradford from Triple-A Tacoma before Monday night’s game in Kansas City. Seattle starters Nelson Cruz, Mike Zunino and Ben Gamel already had gone on the 10-day disabled list. Daniel Vogelbach was in the lineup at first base for the series opener against the Royals.

Why the heck when the Twins built a new stadium, didn’t they at least put a roof on it?

Mariners first baseman Ryon Healy injured his right ankle during a postgame workout Saturday and likely will miss at least a few games this week.