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Brandon League is out as the Seattle Mariners closer for now. Seattle manager Eric Wedge said before Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Angels that the team would 'pull back' on League as the closer and attempt to finish games with other pitchers.

The Los Angeles Angels come in for a four-game series that will determine which of these teams is in fourth place come Sunday night.

On Saturday, Kevin Millwood spun a gem against the Colorado Rockies, with a 2-hit complete game shutout in hitter-friendly Coors Field.

Mariners second baseman Dustin Ackley leaps over the Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez after forcing Gonzalez out at second and throwing to first in an attempt to turn a double play in the ninth inning of Sunday's game.

We're a quarter of the way through the 2012 MLB season - more than enough time to finally take a real look at trends.

Steve Delabar has an xFIP of 3.33. He's K'd 23 batters and walked only 5. Why does Dave have him yielding his spot in the bullpen to Stephen Pryor ? Today's game-tying HR was Delabar's sixth of the year so far - his sixth in 18 1/3 innings.

Carlos Santana hit a game-ending single with one out and the bases loaded in the 11th inning, capping a two-run rally and lifting the Cleveland Indians to a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.

Could Hernandez now drive a train? "No. All I wanted to do was blow the whistle," he said.

Zack Greinke overcame his road woes and ran his scoreless streak to 15 innings, Travis Ishikawa homered twice and drove in a career-high five runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 8-0 Tuesday night for a... Wei-Yin Chen pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Adam Jones homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat CC Sabathia and the New ... (more)

Two innings into this latest Mariners defeat, Blake Beavan had thrown 55 pitches while his mound opponent was at 19.

By Larry LaRue Tacoma News Tribune BOSTON - Felix Hernandez has a hobby some of his Seattle Mariners teammates enjoy more than others - on every bus he rides, he likes to honk the horn.

Andy Pettitte repeatedly shook his head, smiled and glanced down at the table in the interview room while he tried - in his "aw shucks" manner - to find one thing that made his return to the big leagues feel strange.

Raul Ibanez belted a go-ahead three-run homer off Felix Hernandez and the New York Yankees opened a three-game series with a 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night Ibanez's homer made it 4-2 in the sixth and Andruw Jones added a two-run shot in the eighth for the Yankees, who have won four of five.

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Another day of pitchers taking batting practice, which got pitchers and beat writers talking about ... well, pitchers hitting.

John Jaso's sacrifice fly capped a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.

Seattle Mariners trainer Rick Griffin, third from left, points to the elbow of Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Blake Beavan, right, after Beavan was hit by a ball in the third inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Monday, May 7, 2012, in Seattle.

Seattle Mariners trainer Rick Griffin, third from left, points to the elbow of Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Blake Beavan, right, after Beavan was hit by a ball in the third inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Monday, May 7, 2012, in Seattle.

One doesn't have to reach too far back into the history of the Detroit Tigers to find a time when an apparently loaded roster was having trouble getting their act together and playing like the playoff team they were supposed to be.

"Oh, my - I don't," he said, laughing. "But what he did last night? We'd lost seven in a row, and he went out and controlled his side of the game.