The Los Angeles Angels clinched the AL West title Wednesday night, getting seven dominant innings of one-hit ball from C.J. Wilson in a 5-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Well, hello Mariners. Welcome back to the postseason chase. Tuesday’s 13-2 romp over the Los Angeles Angels snapped a three-game skid and, combined with Kansas City’s loss, left the Mariners just one game back in the wild-card chase with 12 games to go.

Seattle’s moribund offense finally broke through against the Los Angeles Angels’ vaunted bullpen, which gave up 10 runs in two innings midway through the game.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – It’s not dark yet for the Mariners, but it’s getting there. Their September swoon continued Monday night in an 8-1 blowout loss to the Los Angeles Angels in the start to a season-defining 11-game trip. That makes five losses in six games, which means the Mariners’ postseason push is suddenly careening at high speed.

Seattle's September swoon continued Monday night in an 8-1 blowout loss to the Los Angeles Angels in the start to a season-defining 11-game trip.

SEATTLE – If the Mariners are going to find their way into the postseason for the first time in more than a decade, they’ll need to be the best road team in the American League for one final trip. The Mariners failed to make up ground on Oakland in their next-to-last homestand of the season.

Sam Fuld and Brandon Moss hit solo home runs, Jon Lester combined with three relievers on a seven-hitter and the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 on Sunday afternoon.

It’s been a while – 13 years, to be exact. But Saturday night, the Mariners and their fans got to relive the excitement of playoff baseball again. You remember, that nerve-wracking, pulse-pounding, low-scoring, run-savoring, teeth-gnashing grind of a game.

Jed Lowrie drew a bases-loaded walk from Fernando Rodney with two outs in the 10th inning to force in the tiebreaking run and lift the Oakland Athletics to a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.

SEATTLE – Robinson Cano, Kendrys Morales and Logan Morrison homered, and the Mariners beat Oakland 4-2 on Friday night to pull within a half-game of the Athletics for the top spot in the A.L. wild card chase. Oakland has seen nearly all of its wild card lead disappear, going 3-12 over its last 15 games. Kansas City and Seattle are tied.

Robinson Cano, Kendrys Morales and Logan Morrison homered, and the Seattle Mariners beat Oakland 4-2 on Friday night to pull within a half-game of the Athletics for the top spot in the A.L. wild card chase.