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Manager Eric Wedge moved some pieces around in his lineup Wednesday in an effort to get a new look against Angels southpaw C.J. Wilson and change things up in the face of a five-game losing streak that hit bottom with Tuesday's 12-0 loss to the Halos.

Safeco Field will be a welcome sight for the Mariners -- and left-hander Joe Saunders -- when they return home Friday to host the division-leading Rangers for a three-game set.

C.J. Wilson tossed eight terrific innings and the Angels again broke out the bats in an easy 7-1 victory over the Mariners.

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since August 2005.

When teams hit some kind of extreme, good or bad, people come out of the woodwork to drop I-told-you-so's like it's nobodies business.

Yan Gomes gets ready for a rousing reception at home plate after belting a game-winning home run for the Cleveland Indians on Monday.

After starting 15 straight games since returning from his sprained shoulder, Michael Saunders was given the day off Saturday by Mariners manager Eric Wedge.

It was a special night in the Bronx for two New York Yankees players on Wednesday night, but Phil Hughes was not one of them.

One American League Cy Young Award winner facing off against the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner.

The numbers suggest Michael Saunders is on the brink of something really good with the Mariners: An on-base percentage far higher than anything he has seen, the six steals in six attempts, the four homers despite having been sidelined for 19 days.

It's been a while since Matt Garza's thrown a pitch in the majors, but he'll be back soon-and is worth picking up.

Derek Norris hasn't done much at the plate recently to warrant much attention, but his defensive doings are drawing plenty praise.

What do we make of the A's so far this season? They got off to such a hot start, 12-4, but they earned six of those wins against Houston.

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.

Mariners reliever Stephen Pryor played short catch from 45 feet on Saturday for the third time this week as he begins returning from a torn right latissimus dorsi muscle behind his right shoulder.

Following winning their first two series of the year, the Seattle Mariners kept the good results rolling with their first successful road trip of the season.

There is little debate about the difference Michael Saunders makes in the Seattle Mariners lineup.

Seattle Mariners' Michael Saunders, right, scores on a passed ball as Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher A.J. Burnett, left, covers home during the fourth inning of an interleague baseball game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, May 8, 2013.

Michael Saunders steals second during the third inning as Pittsburgh shortstop Jordy Mercer bobbles the throw from catcher Michael McKenry.

Starting pitcher Joe Saunders continued to struggle away from Safeco Field. The Mariners failed to come up with clutch hits or many hits at all against former teammate Brandon Morrow.