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Embed from Getty Images For years, the Mariners have relied on an ability to churn out relievers for pennies on the dollar, filling out a bullpen with just enough arms that are viable in a given year for the team to manage the innings required of a strong starting staff.
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With both teams sending their top starters to the mound, a low-scoring game was expected between the Seattle Mariners and Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. A pitching duel it was not, however, as the Mariners bludgeoned Zach Wheeler and the playoff-bound Phillies by a score of 9-2.
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="6233"] Seattle Mariners Leo Rivas (76) celebrates after hitting a walk off single against the Chicago Cubs during the tenth inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] It’s the
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="5374"] Seattle Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert (36) delivers a pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Michael McLoone-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The Seattle Mariners came limping into
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Embed from Getty Images When Andrés Muñoz got Taylor Trammell to chase a changeup for strike three on Sunday, he yelled with a ferocity rarely seen even from a man called “Señor Smoke”. It was an angry, happy catharsis. Had he made slightly better pitches to Jose Altuve or Daulton
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With the trade deadline just two days away, the Seattle Mariners’ season seemingly hinged on Saturday's game against the Minnesota Twins. With the contest tied 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth, Cal Raleigh delivered on an unconventional fielder’s choice, driving home the winning run in
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Embed from Getty Images The Mariners’ disastrous series against the Rangers finally put to rest the notion of the team as the AL West favorite, with a 52-55 record and a two and a half game deficit in the division with a month-long gauntlet fast approaching. What had
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Embed from Getty Images When Julio Rodríguez popped a two-on, one-out, right-down-Broadway cutter haplessly into center field, it looked like the moment when the downfall was obvious. This downfall, like many, was perhaps better conceptualized as a calque of the word’s German equivalent: going under
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Putting an ugly loss in their first game coming out of the All-Star break behind them, the Seattle Mariners won their second straight game against the lowly San Francisco Giants on Sunday with a 6-3 series-clinching victory. Backed by six strong innings from starter Logan Gilbert, a
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="5261"] Seattle Mariners pitcher José A. Ferrer (45) throws a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays in the third inning at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] Finally putting an end
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The Seattle Mariners flew into south Florida as victors of five of their last six games, riding a wave of momentum back to the top of the AL West standings. Ready to build on their back-to-back series wins, Seattle was primed to go on a winning streak heading
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4315"] Seattle Mariners pitcher Emerson Hancock (26) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] Mariners manager Dan Wilson didn’t appear