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The Mariners' Jesus Montero is tagged out on a third strike by Angels catcher Bobby Wilson in the ninth inning of Sunday's game.

It's not exactly the sort of momentum a team wants to take to Texas, starting a nine-game trip.

Kendrys Morales had three hits, including a home run, scored twice and drove in two runs to help the Los Angeles Angels complete their first four-game road sweep of the Seattle Mariners in 27 years with a 4-2 victory Sunday.

Kendrys Morales had three hits, including a home run, scored twice and drove in two runs to help the Los Angeles Angels complete their first four-game road sweep of the Seattle Mariners in 27 years with a 4-2 victory Sunday.

ASSOCIATED PRESS Closer Brandon League makes a costly throwing error in a game on Friday.

It wasn't a good night for pitchers in general and specifically for ace pitchers as Jon Lester, Clayton Kershaw, Johnny Cueto, and Cliff Lee all failed to get the win for their teams, although Lee's Philies rallied late to pull it out.

Felix Hernandez didn't have much of an excuse for his struggles in back-to-back starts against the Indians and Yankees.

Stuck in rebuilding mode for a few years now, the M's are off to another sub-par start with a 21-26 record that puts them at seven games back of first place.

Believe it or not, there may come a day when the Mariners roster doesn't feature Brendan Ryan , Chone Figgins , or Miguel Olivo .

SWX Right Now-Sports for Spokane, CdA, Tri-Cities, WATri-Cities Fever happy to be home for rematch with Sioux Falls KENNEWICK, Wash.

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Blake Beavan, left, walks back toward the mound as Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols circles the bases behind on his three-run home run in the sixth inning in a baseball game Friday, May 25, 2012, in Seattle.

SEATTLE, Wash. Justin Smoak produced four RBIs for the Mariners, but Brandon League was unable to close out the game, blowing the save in a 6-4 loss to the Angels Friday night.

Eric Wedge talks about the days off for Dustin Ackley & Brendan Ryan by Curtis Crabtree KJR reporter Twitter: @Curtis_Crabtree Safeco Field - It really wasn't a conscious decision for manager Eric Wedge to sit Dustin Ackley on his bobblehead night.

Supposedly, the highly paid member of the Los Angeles had lost it. While the folks at Safeco Field who saw his mammoth homer might not believe it, his season so far raises Chone Figgins-style questions about paying big money for older players.

The upcoming Mariners and Angels four-game series pins the two bottom teams in the AL West against each other.

Veteran right-hander Kevin Millwood continued his run of recent excellence with six shutout innings Wednesday and Alex Liddi supplied the offensive support with a grand slam as the Mariners topped Texas, 5-3, at Safeco Field.

Doha and Baku were eliminated from the race for the 2020 Olympics on Wednesday as the IOC trimmed the field of candidates from five cities to three.

By now it's no secret that the Texas Rangers will likely be the team to win the American League West this season, but the Seattle Mariners sit just 4.5 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays for the second wild-card spot, and with plenty of games left to be played and moves to be made, the M's can still be contenders.

Oft-injured center fielder Franklin Gutierrez, who has yet to play this season, dressed out and took pregame batting practice with the team.

Matt Harrison recovered from a 36-pitch first inning Tuesday night to allow only run in seven-plus innings, and Elvis Andrus and Josh Hamilton had critical two-out hits in the third inning as the Rangers squeaked past Seattle 3-1. Harrison allowed the only Mariners run in the first, an inning that included two walks, two singles and a spectacular ... (more)