ARLINGTON, Texas – Pretending the first week on the road never happened might be the best thing the Mariners can do. And now, heading into today’s home opener at Safeco Field, they’ll have to hope their fans can do the same. The Mariners limped out of Texas on Sunday after a 9-2 loss to the Rangers, having dropped their first two series of the season while seeing a number of vulnerabilities laid bare.

ARLINGTON, Texas – Franklin Gutierrez knew there was more than a place on highlight film lore riding on the difficult ninth-inning leap he timed at the wall. His Mariners had finally risen from the dead, stoked by a three-run ninth inning off Texas Rangers closer Frank Francisco to take a late lead Saturday. But it might have gone for naught had Gutierrez failed to snag an Elvis Andrus blast heading over the fence in right-center with two outs to go.

Franklin Gutierrez drove in the go-ahead run to cap a three-run ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners ended a four-game skid with a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.

Nelson Cruz homered for the third time in four games, Colby Lewis won his season debut and the Texas Rangers beat the Mariners 6-2 Friday night at Arlington, Texas, to send skidding Seattle to its fourth straight loss.

OAKLAND, Calif. – Kurt Suzuki hit an RBI double with one out in the ninth inning to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night. Suzuki’s seventh career walkoff hit provided a happy ending to a night that began with the return of Justin Duchscherer to the mound. Duchscherer missed all of last season while recovering from elbow surgery and dealing with a bout of clinical depression. He pitched into the sixth in his first appearance in nearly 20 months and ended up with a no-decision.

Kurt Suzuki hit an RBI double with one out in the ninth inning to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.

Mark Ellis hit a game-ending RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.

OAKLAND, Calif. – One thing about these Mariners after a nail-biting season opener: They sure know how to talk.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jorge De La Rosa capped off a record-setting spring with five scoreless innings Saturday at Isotopes Park, the last stop before the Colorado Rockies head to Milwaukee for Monday’s opening day. “It was pretty good, wasn’t it?” Rockies manager Jim Tracy asked following a 10-4 win over the Seattle Mariners.