Mike Carp News

Pujols homered for the third straight game, and Callaspo had a sixth-inning pinch grand slam to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Seattle Mariners 5-3 Saturday.

Alberto Callaspo hit a pinch-hit grand slam to lead the LA Angels of Anaheim to a 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in the third game of a four-game set.

It certainly hasn't been a banner year for our pitchers so far, with injuries and ineffectiveness shaking up the starting rotation more than once.

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Dan Haren follows through on a pitch against the Seattle Mariners in the eighth inning in a baseball game Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Seattle.

Earlier Thursday, Mike Curto tweeted that Miguel Olivo was not present with the rest of the Tacoma Rainiers.

Miguel Olivo is returning to the Seattle Mariners as soon as the next few days, which means someone on the 25-man roster will have to come off.

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 yesterday to complete a three-game sweep.

We've had plenty of discussions about this "attack mode" approach Eric Wedge has spent the past 16 months trying to get his hitters to employ.

On their last road trip, the Mariners won their first four games and lost their last six, coming home disappointed with their 4-6 record.

The Seattle Mariners ' Ichiro Suzuki has easily been the most successful position player to move from Japan to the major leagues.

Justin Smoak went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an RBI single as the Seattle Mariners completed a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field with a 6-4 victory on Sunday.

Alex White delivers during his solid outing against the Mariners at Coors Field on Friday night.

Indians manager Manny Acta had a simple explanation for why his team's four-game winning streak came to a halt Friday night.

Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third no-hitter, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates as interleague play began for 2012.

Adrian Beltre homered and drove in two runs and Michael Young broke out of a slump with two hits and an RBI to lift the Texas Rangers to a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

ROCKIES FOURTH: Another 1-2-3 inning for Millwood, albeit with a rocket at third baseman Kyle Seager by leadoff man Jordan Pacheco.

We're getting towards the end of May, the team has lost four straight games, and after six weeks of watching the old guys mostly struggle, the club isn't that far away from the annual roster overhaul.

It took Kevin Millwood seven starts, but he's finally in the win column with the Mariners.

Analysis: Hughes allowed six hits and a run in 7 2-3 innings with four strikeouts and a walk.

UPDATE: Mike Carp was scratched for precautionary reasons with stiffness in his right shoulder.