Felix Hernandez News

For suffering fans who contend the Mariners need a transaction of biblical proportions to salvage a decaying season, general manager Jack Zduriencik responded Thursday by sending catcher Jesus Montero to Triple-A Tacoma while the Rainiers' Jesus Sucre took his place.

Seattle, stocked with young pitchers coming through the system to buoy Felix Hernandez atop the rotation, badly needed offensive punch in their lineup, most notably at the catching position.

One minute they seemed keen on pushing their way toward the top of the division.

With the Cleveland Indians' 6-0 drubbing of the Seattle Mariners and 2010 Cy Young winner Felix Hernandez this past Sunday, the Tribe is 7-1 against Cy Young winners this season.

The Cleveland Indians have been the talk of the American League Central this time of year for three consecutive seasons.

Brandon Maurer's Southern California homecoming took a bad turn Wednesday as the Angels jumped on the 22-year-old rookie for seven runs in the first three innings en route to a 7-1 victory.

At 7-2 Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Justin Masterson is emerging as the staff ace for a team that seems to be on the rise.

PASCO, Wash. A bases loaded to walk to Adam Nelubowich in the eighth inning lifted Washington State over Portland 1-0 in nonconference baseball at Gesa Stadium, Monday.

Raburn, 32, signed with the Indians in January after spending his entire career in the Tigers organization.

Things you would expect to see in Cleveland: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the house where they filmed "A Christmas Story," LeBron James haters.

Top prospect Jurickson Profar will get most of the playing time at second base for the Texas Rangers while Ian Kinsler is on the 15-day disabled list with bruised ribs.

Tampa Bay's Matt Moore matched a 1917 start by Babe Ruth as he improved to a Major League-leading 8-0 in the Rays' 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.

The idea is to swing only at the most hittable pitches and watch the others smack into the catcher's glove.

Cleveland's Mike Aviles scores in the fourth inning of the Indians' 6-0 win against Seattle on Sunday.

The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering.

The main transit organization in Snohomish County is declining to run advertisements from a statewide gun control group on public buses.

The Seattle Mariners hope their ace Felix Hernandez can help them cool off the red-hot Cleveland Indians on Sunday in the third chapter of a four game series at Progressive Field.

Raul Ibanez was among the veteran Mariners hitters who really stepped up during a recent 18-game team hot streak.

The Mariners took a major step forward this week, winning a series in New York for the first time since 2004.

I did an email interview with Brian Heise of Wahoo's on First, the Fansided Indians blog, as a preview for the Mariners' series in Cleveland this weekend.