Miguel Olivo News

Los Angeles Angels' Kendrys Morales hits a home run against the Seattle Mariners in the fourth inning of a baseball game on Sunday, May 27, 2012, in Seattle.

"All right," Eric Wedge said, settling back into his office chair for the daily pregame media chat.

The Mariners' 2010 Cy Young winner, who entered Saturday's game with the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field with a career 10-19 record and a 4.61 earned-run average in May, didn't do anything to reverse that anomaly.

"Oh, geez, is it really? I didn't get that memo," he said. "Well, Dustin can revel in his own bobblehead without worrying about playing." The Mariners are in a stretch of playing 36 games in 37 days, with the last 20 of them consecutively.

Casper Wells was sent to Triple-A Tucson on Thursday when the Mariners activated catcher Miguel Olivo from the 15-day disabled list.

When Justin Sellers ran into the stands last week, all he could think of was making the catch.

After beginning the season 0-6, Angels starter Ervin Santana has begun to hit his stride, winning two of his last three starts.

It can be incredibly easy to make a baseball fan believe something. A year ago, based on small-sample numbers, I wanted to believe that Carlos Peguero was improving his plate discipline.

Mariners catcher Miguel Olivo winds up to throw to first base after a sacrifice bunt from the Angels' Bobby Wilson in the fifth inning.

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

Casper Wells is off to Class AAA in an announcement the Mariners will likely make within the next couple of hours.

DES MOINES, Iowa After making seven errors in a 10-run loss on Tuesday, the Tacoma Rainiers needed a better performance Wednesday at Principal Park in Iowa.

Baseball is a very complicated game built from many individual components. Sometimes studying individual components can get you in trouble, because then it emphasizes the individual component, and you think about trying to improve that individual component.

Oft-injured center fielder Franklin Gutierrez, who has yet to play this season, dressed out and took pregame batting practice with the team.

DES MOINES, Iowa On Monday, the Rainiers won a game while issuing 10 walks for the first time in four years.

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.

Felix Hernandez got lit up bad in Cleveland the last time out with Jesus Montero behind the plate.

And then, there was Ryan's explanation - which involved toe-tapping and the analogy of good hitters having cinder blocks for feet As a shortstop, he's been magnificent in the field for Seattle, but after raising his average 40 points in the last week, he began the game Sunday hitting .165. Recently, Ryan has tried something of a toe-tap at the ... (more)

Looks like this one is going to start on time, against all odds. But Eric Wedge heard we're due for some "significant weather" so there might be some interruptions.

Jesus Montero is just 3-for-23 on this road trip, with nine strikeouts, and his average has dropped to .244. Manager Eric Wedge doesn't like what he's seeing at the plate, so Montero was the odd man out of the lineup in this National League game without a designated hitter.