CINCINNATI – This one was satisfying for the Seattle Mariners, especially so for manager Dan Wilson.

CINCINNATI – For this team at this stretch of the season, it would seem Cal Raleigh’s barrage of home runs has come at just the right time for the Mariners.

CINCINNATI – On another day here, or any other day anywhere else, it’s possible, and maybe even likely, that Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez would have tracked down the high fly ball that changed the course of Tuesday’s ballgame.

SEATTLE – Reinforcements are on the way for a Mariners bullpen that has been stretched thin early in the season.

SEATTLE – Reeling just a week ago, the Mariners are headed back out on the road after a successful homestand and rediscovering the .500 mark.

From underwhelming to undermanned, the Mariners’ already limited infield has gone from thin to grim in two short weeks to begin the season.

SEATTLE – It took 15 games, but the Mariners finally enjoyed a comfortable night at the ballpark.

SEATTLE – It seemed appropriate that the swing that made Cal Raleigh the Mariners’ all-time leader in homers by a catcher also was a late-inning, winning blast.

SEATTLE – After golfing a grand slam into the bullpen beyond left field, Randy Arozarena received high-fives and helmet taps in the Mariners’ dugout. The 30-year-old outfielder had just sliced Seattle’s deficit to 5-4 in the eighth inning Wednesday, rousing 20,556 fans from a malaise at T-Mobile Park.

SEATTLE – At 0-2, it looked like déjà vu.

SEATTLE – Whenever he steps to the plate, Randy Arozarena usually makes his intentions quite apparent: He going to swing as hard as he can and he’s going to try to hit the baseball as far as he can.