Mariners right fielder Mitch Haniger could be ready to start a rehab assignment next week in his recovery from getting hit in the face by a pitch. Right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma is lined up for a key test on his shoulder in a bullpen workout.

Seattle Mariners (59-56) against Los Angeles Angels (57-58) at 7:05 p.m. at Safeco Field.

Nelson Cruz hit two home runs and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Wednesday to at least momentarily put the Mariners into the lead in the race for the second wildcard spot.

Recaps for the Seattle Mariners top affiliates for Wednesday provided by team releases and wire reports.

Nelson Cruz wasn’t nearly as impressed with his latest power display as Seattle teammate Kyle Seager was.

Nelson Cruz homered twice and the Seattle Mariners cruised to a 6-3 win over the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum on Wednesday, sweeping the abbreviated two-game series.

Leonys Martin knew it was gone the moment it left his bat and so did the handful of fans that made their way to the Oakland Coliseum on a cool Tuesday evening.

Recaps for the Seattle Mariners top affiliates for Tuesday provided by team releases and wire reports.

Leonys Martin crushed his second home run since being recalled from the minors in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 in the first of an abbreviated two-game series at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California.

The cynic could see it coming. And even the most optimistic of analysts or fans still knew this was a possibility. In the sun-soaked days of spring training, when everything was possibility and positivity, even a cursory look at the Mariners’ projected starting rotation provided some level of skepticism.

Seattle Mariners (57-56) at Oakland Athletics (50-62) at 7:05 p.m. at Oakland Coliseum.