Justin Smoak News

Kendrys Morales hit a line-drive single off of shortstop Erick Aybar's glove in the 10th inning to bring home the go-ahead run and the Seattle Mariners topped the Angels 3-2 in Anaheim on Tuesday.

Tom Wilhelmsen cost Jeremy Bonderman the win, but not the Mariners. Wilhelmsen held it together long enough in the eighth and the ninth before leaving with two on and two out.

The Mariners activated first baseman Justin Smoak off the disabled list and optioned Alex Liddi to Triple-A Tacoma.

Of course, it really should be, "If you don't succeed, don't succeed, don't succeed, try, try again."

They have a pair of reclamation projects, Aaron Harang and Jeremy Bonderman, in the rotation, injured first baseman Michael Morse is hobbling around the bases like Kirk Gibson, circa October 1988, and their most productive hitter is 40-year-old outfielder Raul Ibanez.

An already thin Mariners roster took another hit Monday when outfielder Jason Bay was held out of the series opener against the Angels with a sore hamstring muscle.

Fourth-round Draft choice Ryan Horstman and 11th-rounder Zack Littell both signed contracts with the Mariners on Monday as the club now has inked 10 of its top 12 picks.

The Los Angeles Angels seek to continue their home dominance of the Seattle Mariners when the teams begin a four-game series on Monday.

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Blake Beavan walks back to the dugout after being removed by manager Eric Wedge, right, in the seventh inning of their baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Sunday, June 16, 2013 in Oakland, Calif.

Before Saturday's game, Mariners manager Eric Wedge alluded to the possibility of Justin Smoak returning to the team from a Triple-A rehab stint for the second half of Seattle's road trip against the Angels starting Monday.

Henry Blanco hit a sixth-inning grand slam in his Seattle debut to break a scoreless tie, Felix Hernandez pitched seven strong innings to win his third straight decision, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Saturday.

Kyle Seager takes the field prior to this afternoon's game against the Oakland Athletics.

Safeco Joe no more: Joe Saunders earned his first road victory last night by tossing seven innings of one-run ball against Oakland.

Former Stratford High School standout Justin Greene continues his good work for Class AA Mobile, going 2 for 4 on Thursday night in the BayBears' 5-2 win over Pensacola.

Every single season, I talk myself into it. When I write those If It Goes Right pieces, they're daydreams, they're fantasies, but I mean them sincerely.

Talk to a Mariners fan, and you'll hear a lot of this: I'm fed up, I don't care anymore, they won't be good until we get some new people in charge.

Having finally scored one run in the bottom of the eighth, the Mariners brought in closer Tom Wilhelmsen to finish off the Astros in the top of the ninth.

Michael Morse would have been put on the 15-day disabled list two weeks ago if not for an injury to Justin Smoak.

He singled in the second inning and added a fourth-inning double to account for the Mariners' first two hits.

In a potentially significant move, Dustin Ackley started in left field for Tacoma on Wednesday and will continue to work in the outfield.