It wasn’t a pitching duel like Games 1 and 2, but things fell into place for the Mariners in Game 3 while Tigers manager A. J. Hinch’s best laid plans went awry.

The M’s dropped a very winnable ALDS Game 1 on Saturday night, giving the team an uphill climb as they face the best pitcher in the AL in a must-win Game 2. What were the five key moments that produced Seattle’s defeat?

The Mariners and Tigers opened their ALDS matchup with a battle of the bullpen, but Detroit was the last one standing, completing a dominant effort from its relievers to steal Game 1 of the series.

The surreal has become real with one week left in the season, as the Seattle Mariners have swept the Houston Astros in the biggest series of the season. What led to Seattle’s sweep-clinching Sunday victory?

The Mariners won their fifth straight game on Wednesday, and it was a brutal battle that saw one aspect of their game pushed to their absolute limit while the team dragged its feet on the other side of the ball. How did they pull it off in extras to topple the Cardinals?

It was the fourth victory in a row for the Seattle Mariners, and the AL West division chase is coming down to the wire. This win came despite some continued (albeit muted) struggles from George Kirby—what did the Mariners do to overcome the Cardinals in game two?

The Mariners’ woes on the road continued on Tuesday evening, as they dropped a game and a series to the Tampa Bay Rays. Problems both typical and atypical dogged the team, but two consistent issues were what sealed the deal.

Six of the seven runs scored in the Mariners’ 4-3 loss to the Guardians on Saturday were with two outs. What went wrong for Seattle as it dropped the second game in a critical series at Cleveland and a seventh straight road game overall?

The Mariners were able to overcome an initial five-run deficit, but couldn’t complete a second comeback against the Padres. What were the takeaways from Luis Castillo’s start and the Mariners’ offensive approach in the second game of their series against San Diego?

Victor Robles returned to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night and was at the center of the action for much of the game, but one moment in the bottom of the 10th stood out in the Mariners’ disappointing 2-1 extra-inning loss.

Luis Castillo pitched much better than his previous outing and got out of some jams, while Julio Rodriguez and Eugenio Suárez both homered, yet Seattle got clobbered anyway. What were the big takeaways from the Mariners’ fifth straight defeat?

One day after the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners combined for 20 runs, they combined for four the next. With a rookie pitcher on the mound for New York, the Mariners had a golden opportunity. What went wrong in game two?

The Seattle Mariners clobbered the New York Mets’ bullpen just enough to overcome a shaky start of their own on Friday, winning a high-scoring game with a barrage of doubles from guys all around lineup.

Defensive miscues once again set the Mariners back in Baltimore, and even after a late comeback effort following a long rain delay, the hole had been dug too deep to make it all the way back for a victory, leading to a series defeat against the last place Orioles.

The Seattle Mariners continued their hot streak on Saturday night with a 7-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, riding a home run from Cal Raleigh and two from Julio Rodriguez to some early scoring that proved to be the difference on the second day of Ichiro weekend.

The Seattle Mariners battled out a 4-3 extra-inning victory against the Chicago White Sox, completing the team’s first sweep of the second half with Dominic Canzone playing the role of hero.

The Seattle Mariners bested the Texas Rangers 5-4 in a home run shootout and won a key series to improve their playoff positioning going into the dog days of August as Julio Rodriguez joined an exclusive club of his own.

The Mariners dropped a key game against the Rangers on Saturday as Cal Raleigh accrued a quintet of strikeouts while extra-inning heroics for the visitors sealed a 6-4 defeat.

Jerry Dipoto sat down in the Mariners dugout to take questions from the media about the MLB trade deadline - and his answers provide some insight into quite a few questions that are flowing around the ball club with two months left in the regular season.

In need of bullpen reinforcements, the Mariners helped themselves out without having to get rid of one of their top prospects by adding southpaw Caleb Ferguson to the mix. What does the veteran lefty bring to Seattle’s relief corps?