There are rare occasions when reality tops anything imagined fiction can conjure up.

Robinson Cano and Danny Valencia both homered among their four hits apiece, while Carlos Ruiz had a three-run double and sac fly RBI and the Seattle Mariners pounded the Philadelphia Phillies 11-6 in the second of a two-game series at Citizen’s Bank Park on Wednesday.

Boog Powell hit a two-run single in the third inning, leading the Tacoma Rainiers (20-11) to an 11-8 win over the New Orleans Baby Cakes (11-21) on Tuesday.

One was a utility player with no real track record of big-league success. The other was ticketed for Triple-A Tacoma to start the season, having been outplayed by Guillermo Heredia. The fact that he was on the Mariners’ roster was a product of the Yankees not seeing him as part of their future.

Jean Segura scored on Taylor Motter’s double in the ninth inning and the visiting Seattle Mariners (16-17) beat the Philadelphia Phillies (13-18) 10-9 in a slugfest at Citizen’s Bank Park.

Nelson Cruz’s sore left hamstring is feeling better, but it’s not good enough, manager Scott Servais believes, to risk possible renewed problems by playing in the outfield for the first time this season.

Catcher James Benjamin Gosewisch knows that Mariners fans wouldn’t have been chanting his name at Safeco Field if it weren’t for his catchy nickname: Tuffy. Maybe they should, though.

We have to acknowledge this face: Edwin Diaz is struggling as the Mariners’ closer.

Over the course of their 40 years, the Seattle Mariners have struggled to fill certain positions.

Kyle Seager hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners rallied to beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Sunday afternoon in Seattle.

The Seattle Mariners sent 11 batters to the plate in a seven-run seventh inning to beat the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.