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Mariners, Cal Raleigh ready to face Tigers to open rare playoff trip
A little more than six months ago, catcher Cal Raleigh sat in an interview room at T-Mobile Park to discuss the six-year, $105 million contract extension he signed with the Seattle Mariners.,He was back in the same spot Friday, talking about his record-setting season and the best-of-five American Le...

Mariners optimistic P Bryan Woo (pec) will be on ALDS roster
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo is set to throw off a mound Thursday for the first time since leaving the team's Sept. 19 game at Houston with mild inflammation in his right pectoral muscle.,Mariners manager Dan Wilson told reporters during a Wednesday media session that he's optimistic ...

Clayton Kershaw earns road curtain call as Dodgers dispatch Mariners
Clayton Kershaw pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings in the final regular-season start of his illustrious 18-year career to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-1 victory against the host Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon.,Shohei Ohtani hit his 55th homer of the season -- breaking his own franchise rec...

Dodgers, Mariners use finale to prepare for playoffs
Harry Ford grew up as a Braves fan in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, Ga.,He idolized first baseman Freddie Freeman.,When Ford got his first major league hit Saturday night for the Seattle Mariners, it was Freeman, now with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who signaled to his teammates to throw him the ball...

Enrique Hernandez's 9th-inning double gives Dodgers win over Mariners
Enrique Hernandez's two-run double with one out in the ninth inning broke a tie as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-3 Saturday night in a matchup of playoff teams.,Dalton Rushing homered for the National League West champion Dodgers (92-69), who won their fourth consecuti...

As Mariners close season against Dodgers, concern crops up about Josh Naylor
Josh Naylor knows only one speed.,Which could turn out to be a problem for the Seattle Mariners' postseason prospects.,Naylor had to leave after suffering a groin injury in the third inning of the Mariners' streak-busting 3-2 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.,The interleague ...

Enrique Hernandez's 2-run homer carries Dodgers past Mariners
Enrique Hernandez hit a two-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the host Seattle Mariners 3-2 Friday night in a matchup of West Division champions.,Left-hander Justin Wrobleski (5-5) pitched two scoreless innings of relief, striking out three, to earn the victory as the Dodgers (91-69), wh...

Eugenio Suarez steers M's past Rockies for 11th straight home win
Eugenio Suarez had three hits, including a homer, and drove in three runs as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-2 on Thursday to tie a franchise record with an 11th consecutive home victory.,Randy Arozarena added two hits and two RBIs for the Mariners (90-69), who won their seventh...

Cal Raleigh, Mariners seek to continue playoff surge in finale vs. Rockies
Another night, another raucous celebration for the Seattle Mariners.,After clinching a postseason berth Tuesday, the Mariners captured their first American League West title since 2001 with a 9-2 victory against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Wednesday as Cal Raleigh led a power surge with two hom...

Cal Raleigh reaches 60 HRs as Mariners clinch AL West title
Cal Raleigh hit two home runs, giving him a major-league-leading 60 this season, as the Seattle Mariners clinched their first American League West title since 2001 with a 9-2 victory against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.,Julio Rodriguez, Jorge Polanco and Eugenio Suarez also went...

Cal Raleigh homers twice, 7th to reach 60 in season
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh became the seventh player in major league history to hit 60 homers in a season, going deep twice against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Wednesday to reach the milestone.,Raleigh blasted No. 60 in the eighth inning, a solo shot off Angel Chivilli that went 389 f...

Playoff-bound Mariners eager to continue party vs. Rockies
Cal Raleigh was handed a microphone to address the crowd as he stood on the warning track Tuesday night after the Seattle Mariners clinched just their second playoff berth since 2001.,"Might as well go win the whole (expletive) thing," the Mariners' catcher and MLB home-run leader said as fans chant...

Josh Naylor's clutch hit helps Mariners edge Rockies, clinch playoff berth
Josh Naylor's three-run double with two outs in the eighth inning helped the Seattle Mariners beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 4-3 Tuesday night, clinching a playoff berth in the process.,Dominic Canzone hit a solo homer for the Mariners (88-69), who won their fifth in a row and for the 15th time ...

Mariners juggle magic numbers; Rockies joyous they can't lose 122
The Seattle Mariners are thinking magic numbers. The Colorado Rockies are just glad they avoided a tragic number.,The teams open a three-game interleague series Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.,The Mariners (87-69) have won four straight games and 14 of their past 15 to surge into first pl...

Sizzling Mariners overpower Astros with 7-run inning
J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam, and Cal Raleigh smashed his major league-leading 58th homer to help the Seattle Mariners inch closer to a postseason berth with 7-3 win on the road Sunday night against the Houston Astros.,Logan Gilbert (6-6) threw six innings of one-run ball for the Mariners (87-79),...

Red-hot Mariners 'take care of business' ahead of finale vs. Astros
On the strength of 13 wins in their last 14 games and back-to-back victories over the Astros, the Seattle Mariners clinched the season series with Houston and opened a two-game lead in the American League West with seven games remaining.,The Mariners' 6-4 win on Saturday inched them closer to their ...

Cal Raleigh breaks Mariners home run record, cements division lead over Astros
Cal Raleigh set the franchise single-season record with his 57th home run, and right-hander George Kirby twirled six scoreless innings as the visiting Seattle Mariners clinched this crucial three-game series with a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday., ,The Mariners (86-69) secured both ...

Cal Raleigh passes Ken Griffey Jr. with 57th home run
Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh hit a solo home run in the third inning of the Mariners' game against the Astros in Houston Saturday evening, passing Ken Griffey Jr. for the Mariners' record for home runs in a season with his 57th.,Griffey hit 56 homers for Seattle in both 1997 and 1998.,With one out in...

Mariners, Astros go head-to-head again with AL West title at stake
With first place in the American League West up for grabs this weekend, Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson displayed his resolve to do whatever was necessary to secure the opener of a crucial three-game series against the host Houston Astros.,Wilson summoned All-Star closer Andres Munoz in a non-sa...

Mariners ace Bryan Woo injures pectoral muscle in win
Seattle ace Bryan Woo left his start in the Mariners' 4-0 road win over the Houston Astros on Friday night due to tightness in a pectoral muscle.,After holding the Astros to one hit over five innings, the right-hander was on the mound warming up for the sixth when, after a throw, he looked down at h...