Adrian Beltre News

The Mariners begin the second half of the regular season on Monday night feeling good about who they are, where they are and what the next 81 games could be like.

After going 5-4 on the most difficult road trip of the year, the Seattle Mariners suddenly look a team that can legitimately contend for a wide open American League West title.

When Jay Buhner learned in 1988 he was being traded to the Seattle Mariners, his first thought was, "Oh, crap!" It was a reasonable reaction.

Seattle went an impressive 5-4 on its just-completed road trip, on which it played three of baseball's best teams, the Los Angeles Dodgers , New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox .

Erik Bedard felt good during a bullpen session on Sunday, but isn't certain when that will translate to pitching again for the Mariners.

The latest bat to step out of the wilderness for the Mariners tends to sound about as invisible as he'd looked the first two months at the plate.

Hernandez vs. Milton Sunday @ Los Angeles Dodgers, 1:10 p.m., FSN Olson vs. Kuroda Tuesday @ New York Yankees, 4:05 p.m., FSN Morrow vs.

According to multiple reports, the Seattle Mariners want to acquire San Diego Padres third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff.

The pitching staff has been pulling it together, and surprisingly, the Mariners are hitting.

NEW YORK When they put themselves in position to win, the best they could do was tie, so in the end the Seattle Mariners lost.

Seattle has won nine of its last 12 games after this weekend's series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, owners of the best record in the majors.

The Seattle Mariners put star third baseman Adrian Beltre on the 15-day disabled list after shoulder surgery Tuesday and added newly acquired outfielder Ryan Langerhans to the roster.

The Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning.

Onto the list of Mariners who now have to step up during the lengthy absence of Adrian Beltre, Miguel Batista added one intriguing name: Don Wakamatsu.

Or perhaps both? Seattle 3B Adrian Beltre is having surgery to remove bone chips in his left shoulder, a procedure that should keep him out of the M's lineup for a lengthy stretch and possibly the rest of the season.

Associated Press Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Orlando Hudson is late with the tag as the Mariners' Jose Lopez steals second during the second inning.

The banged-up Mariners acquired an outfielder on Sunday that could provide the kind of defensive skills lost in the season-ending knee injury to Endy Chavez nearly two weeks ago.

On a night in which Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 620th career home run, Russ Branyan legged out his first triple of the season and added a towering homer, Ichiro raised his average to .375 and Felix Hernandez pitched another gem, it was a pending departure that dominated - and dampened - the Mariners' emotions.

Seattle Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre will undergo surgery to have bone spurs removed from his troublesome left shoulder.

Russell Branyan connects for his 18th home run of the season, a three-run shot in the second inning.