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 Mariners had sights on a ninth straight win, but even after a quality start by Logan Gilbert, costly mistakes from the bullpen and defense cost them dearly down the stretch in a 4-3 loss to the Orioles.

The Mariners won their eighth straight on Tuesday, beginning a nine-game road trip with a pitcher’s duel that ended in the visitor’s favor due to some heads-up baserunning and situational hitting coupled with magic on the mound from George Kirby.

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.

George Kirby steered around some trouble in early innings and Josh Naylor showed off his big man speed once again as the Mariners outlasted a White Sox rally for an 8-6 win at T-Mobile Park.

The Mariners took care of business on Tuesday’s series opener against the White Sox, scoring eight runs and allowing just three on their way to a solid victory with each of their trade deadline acquisitions going yard.

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.

The Seattle Mariners had something of a comeback attempt on Wednesday night in Sacramento, but it fell short as the team dropped two of three to the cellar-dwelling Athletics and fell into a tie with the Texas Rangers for the third wild card.

It was all about the Benjamin on Monday night, as Ben Williamson scored a run and prevented four on the other side of the ball during the Seattle Mariners’ 3-1 victory over the Athletics.

The Mariners bounced back from a tough loss on Friday to break out for a 7-2 win on Saturday in Anaheim as Cal Raleigh whacked his MLB-leading 40th home run of the season and George Kirby gutted out a hard-fought quality start.

Making a much needed move to upgrade at first base, the Mariners added left-handed slugger Josh Naylor in a pre-deadline deal with the Diamondbacks. What does the sweet swinging vet add to Seattle’s lineup?