CLEVELAND – Mariners closer Tom Wilhelmsen summed up the feelings of his team when asked about this latest gut-wrenching defeat and series sweep. “We’re glad to leave,” Wilhelmsen said. “We’re glad to leave Cleveland.”

It isn’t simply that the Mariners took a third walk-off loss in four games Monday, this one 10-8 in the 10th inning to the Indians, that had Tom Wilhelmsen’s squad so shellshocked. Rather, it was the bizarre way in which this entire series seemed to unfold, including in the bottom of the ninth in this one with Wilhelmsen dropping a toss from Justin Smoak on what looked like a game-ending play at the first-base bag.

CLEVELAND – One inning into this disaster, it was apparent the Seattle Mariners didn’t have much of a chance. They’d already been owned by Cleveland Indians ace Justin Masterson in the top half of the frame, then spent the bottom part forgetting the basics in the field en route to two quick runs by the home side. By the time this 6-0 defeat was in the books, Felix Hernandez and the Mariners were eager to forget everything else about a Sunday afternoon in which they were never really in it.

CLEVELAND – One inning into this disaster, it was apparent the Seattle Mariners didn’t have much of a chance. They’d already been owned by Cleveland Indians ace Justin Masterson in the top half of the frame, then spent the bottom part forgetting the basics in the field en route to two quick runs by the home side. By the time this 6-0 defeat was in the books, Felix Hernandez and the Mariners were eager to forget everything else about a Sunday afternoon in which they were never really in it. “It was a weird game,” Hernandez said.

CLEVELAND – Two ninth-inning losses in two days have left the Seattle Mariners reeling and frustrated. Mark Reynolds’ bases-loaded fielder’s choice in the ninth inning Saturday scored Jason Kipnis and gave the Cleveland Indians a 5-4 victory over Seattle.

Two ninth-inning losses in two days have left the Seattle Mariners reeling and frustrated.

NEW YORK – With two outs in the ninth, the tying run on third and the opponent’s best hitter up, Mariners shortstop Brendan Ryan looked over at Dustin Ackley and offered some on-field game analysis. “I looked at Ack and I was like ‘This is awesome, this is truly awesome! This is good baseball here’,” Ryan said.

NEW YORK – With two outs in the ninth, the tying run on third and the opponent’s best hitter up, Mariners shortstop Brendan Ryan looked over at Dustin Ackley and offered some on-field game analysis. “I looked at Ack and I was like ‘This is awesome, this is truly awesome! This is good baseball here’,” Ryan said. Indeed, this 3-2 win over the New York Yankees in a Thursday night thriller might go down as one of the bigger victories notched by the Mariners in years.

NEW YORK – Raul Ibanez was more than happy to turn those welcome back calls of “Ra-uuul!” into a good old Bronx cheer. Ibanez again treated Yankee Stadium as his personal playground, hitting a grand slam and two-run homer Wednesday night to help the Seattle Mariners rout New York 12-2.

Raul Ibanez was more than happy to turn those welcome back calls of “Ra-uuul!” into a good old Bronx cheer.