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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.

Angels shortstop Erick Aybar leaps over the Mariners' Michael Saunders after Aybar threw to first base retire ichiro Suzuki and complete a double play in the firs tinning.

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

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.

You tried to excuse early-season slumps. You cited nagging injuries, protection issues in lineups and that mutant-looking solar eclipse.

When it comes to shortstop, most Mariners fans would agree that Nick Franklin is the future, provided he continues his natural progression to Seattle after being a 2009 first-round draft pick .

Seattle Mariners left fielder Alex Liddi falls well short as he dives for a foul fly ball from Los Angeles Angels' Erick Aybar in the ninth inning in a baseball game Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Seattle.

The strong indications are that Casper Wells , and not Chone Figgins, will be the victim of Miguel Olivo's return to the Mariner roster.

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

Liddi hit the first major league grand slam by an Italian-born player in half-century, Kevin Millwood threw six shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners took two of three from AL West-leading Texas with a 5-3 win over the Rangers on Wednesday.

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.

While Hamilton continues to scuffle at the plate, his defense in the outfield remains suburb.

Down at Tacoma, catcher Miguel Olivo's rehabilitation continues on schedule. He's expected to catch a full nine innings Wednesday and should be back with the Mariners by the weekend.

It's been nearly three years since Kyle Seager was chosen in the third round of the 2009 draft -- which has proven to be an astute choice by Mariners' scouting director Tom McNamara .

Ichiro Suzuki and the Seattle Mariners chased Texas' Yu Darvish after just four innings in his shortest start of the season, and the Mariners rolled to their fourth straight win in a 6-1 victory over the Rangers on Monday night.

And yet, there they were just three-plus innings into Monday night's clash with Yu Darvish having already piled up a half-dozen freebies.

Denver, CO - Kevin Millwood threw his sixth career shutout, giving up just two hits to lead the Mariners to a 4-0 win over the Rockies, in the first of a three-game interleague set at Coors Field.

The Mariners return home today having surpassed the quarter-season mark in 2012.

It would be easy, not to mention wildly premature, to characterize Monday's pitching matchup between Felix Hernandez of the Mariners and the Rangers' Yu Darvish as a duel between the American League's once and future king.

Jesus Montero and Justin Smoak hit back-to-back home runs, Blake Beavan tied a season-high with seven strikeouts and the Seattle Mariners held on to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.