HOUSTON – No one took Friday’s loss to the Astros harder than Cal Raleigh. It was the probably the Mariners’ most demoralizing setback of the season, and it ate at their catcher that night.

HOUSTON – As he walked off the mound after the eighth inning and approached the visitors’ dugout, Mariners starter Logan Gilbert knew the answer before he even made the request.

HOUSTON – Few pitchers, if any, have been as dominant as the Mariners’ George Kirby over the past few weeks.

SEATTLE – The run of dominance was going to end at some point. One of the Mariners’ starting pitchers was going to wobble or struggle in an outing, because that’s how baseball works.

SEATTLE — Who’s next?

Feels like this needs to be spelled out: This isn’t normal, what the Seattle Mariners pitching staff is doing these days.

At one end of the T-Mobile Park visitors' dugout, Jarred Kelenic turned a corner, flashed a jovial smile and exaggerated a playful strut as he walked toward a dozen or so local media types waiting for him at the other end of the bench. "You guys miss me around here?" he asked. Almost three years ago — on May 13, 2021 — Kelenic arrived in the other dugout at T-Mobile Park to play in his ...

SEATTLE – With the Mariners seemingly three outs away from wasting a brilliant starting pitching performance from Bryce Miller and being held scoreless due to another night of swings-and-misses and squandered scoring opportunities, Mitch Garver turned a night of frustration into a walk-off celebration with one swing of the bat.

SEATTLE – At one end of the T-Mobile Park visitors’ dugout, Jarred Kelenic turned a corner, flashed a jovial smile and exaggerated a playful strut as he walked toward a dozen or so local media types waiting for him at the other end of the bench.

RENTON, Wash. – There is lots of new meat, but can they meet the team standard?

SEATTLE – With the bases loaded, no outs, and the heart of the Seattle Mariners’ lineup coming up, Scott Servais had a good feeling in the third inning Sunday afternoon.