Justin Smoak News

Brantley hit a three-run homer in the second inning off Hernandez , who failed to go at least six innings for the first time this season.

Danny Farquhar's debut with the Seattle Mariners went slightly better than his major league debut in 2011 with the Toronto Blue Jays.

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

Mark Reynolds ' fielder's choice with the bases loaded in the ninth inning lifting the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.

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.

Jason Kipnis' three-run homer in the 10th inning gave the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.

Raul Ibanez was more than happy to turn those welcome back calls of "Ra-uuul!" into a good old Bronx cheer.

Raul Ibanez belted a pair of homers, including a grand slam that highlighted a seven-run first inning, as the Seattle Mariners pounded the New York Yankees, 12-2, Wednesday night.

Robinson Cano and Lyle Overbay each drove in two runs and spurred a seventh-inning rally that lifted the New York Yankees to a 4-3 triumph over the Seattle Mariners in the opener of a three-game series.

On Tuesday, second baseman Dustin Ackley wasn't in the starting lineup for the second time in as many games as the Mariners opened a nine-day road trip, but manager Eric Wedge said that was strictly about playing matchups against Yankees standout CC Sabathia.

Seattle Mariners catcher Jesus Montero, left, heads to the mound to celebrate as Oakland Athletics' Michael Taylor stands at the plate after striking out to end a baseball game on Sunday, May 12, 2013, in Seattle.

The Mariners put constant pressure on the A's over the final three innings tonight with eight base-runners. But just one of those scored as the M's stranded two in the seventh, three in the eighth, and two more in the ninth.

After losing five games in a row, the Oakland Athletics were ready for something to go right.

When they moved the fences in at Safeco Field this season, the assumption was home runs would come easier.

With the blister on a finger of his pitching hand fully healed, Hisashi Iwakuma felt he could throw basically any pitch he wanted in an impressive seven innings.

Raul Ibanez smashed a three-run home run and the Seattle Mariners defeated the Oakland Athletics, 6-3, in the opener of a three-game series.

Well that was a bad two weeks of Mariners' baseball for me to miss as the M's went 8-4 and climbed back to the edge of contention.

Instead of just saying "these guys again?!?!", AN and LL did a question-and-answer exchange with each other.

A team that flailed at the plate last year has lots of hitting options this year.

Smoak is hitting .317 in his last 12 games. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma will start Friday night against Oakland in the opener of a three-game series at Seattle.