Kyle Seager News

With optimism higher for many Mariners fans after a series win against the AL East leading New York Yankees , fans are starting to think about bigger things for the 2013 Seattle Mariners .

For the first time since Opening Day, the Indians played in front of a crowd at Progressive Field that qualifies as large.

The list of Yankees injuries mounted further on Thursday night in a 3-2 loss to the Mariners at the Stadium.

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

Andy Pettitte left the New York Yankees' game against Seattle on Thursday night in the fifth inning after injuring a back muscle near his left shoulder.

Mariners trainer Rick Griffin, second from left, checks on pitcher Felix Hernandez during the sixth inning Tuesday in New York.

Oh, look. The WPA Chart has an insane amount of headroom over the top and the GIF is playing at double speed.

Boston's Jon Lester improved to 6-0 this season after the Red Sox thumped Tampa Bay 9-2 on Wednesday, while Rays' Cy Young winner David Price left the game with a triceps issue in the third inning.

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 hit a two-run double, Lyle Overbay delivered a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and the New York Yankees rallied after Felix Hernandez left following a couple of odd twists, beating the Seattle Mariners 4-3 Tuesday night.

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I have defended leaving Brendan Ryan at shortstop for a while, even when he was hitting below .200 for the majority of last year and partially into this year.

Seattle actually doesn't suck right now... but one obvious square peg could fit into one obvious square hole.

With the 6-1 loss this afternoon at the hands of the Seattle Mariners, the A's ended a 3-7 road trip.

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Joe Saunders throws against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of a baseball game on Sunday, May 12, 2013, in Seattle.

M's 3, A's 1 after 2 - Joe Saunders wavered in the A's second, allowing back-to-back doubles by Josh Donaldson and Luke Montz, followed by a hit by Derek Norris that moved Montz to third.

After slotting Kendrys Morales and Michael Morse in the 3-4 spots the first two games of the series, Mariners manager Eric Wedge has put Kyle Seager back in the three hole for the first time since Wednesday in Pittsburgh.

Jarrod Parker had been waiting for a game like this, and when he got it, it came at the perfect moment for an A's team that had lost five consecutive times.

As the 2013 Major League Baseball season race reaches the quarter pole, it becomes time to take stock of where teams and players are in terms of production.

As well as Hisashi Iwakuma has pitched this season, all he's needed is a little offensive help.