Seattle Mariners Rumors & News

Reliever Danny Farquhar hungry to join Mariners

Tacoma News-Tribune — Danny Farquhar was thinking about food, not his future. Farquhar was standing in line in the Cheney Stadium clubhouse ready to enjoy the postgame food spread after a disappointing 6-5 loss to Memphis in 10 innings on Thursday night.

Indians' speed sets up walk-off, 6-3 win over Mariners in 10 innings

Tacoma News-Tribune — The highlight shows will feature Jason Kipnis’ walk-off, laser of a line-drive, three-run homer as the reason the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners, 6-3 in 10 innings, on Friday night at Progressive Field.

Danny Farquhar called up to help Mariners' bullpen

Seattle Times — At 5 feet 9 and 180 pounds, Farquhar, called up from Class AAA on Friday, doesn't look like a guy capable of a 95 mph fastball and 91 mph cutter. But Farquhar can indeed bring the heat on a regular basis and also mixes in a curveball just so hitters can't get a bead on him.

Latest loss shows Mariners indeed improving, still not there

Mariners Blog | Seattle Times — This game looked on paper beforehand like the Cleveland Indians might swing and bash the Mariners and Brandon Maurer into submission. You had the team with the best OPS in the league stacking its lineup with lefties to face Maurer, a pitcher who struggles against opposite-handed bats. Instead, it was the Mariners who did most of the hitting in this game. They wound up outhitting the Indians 10-7 and really, it was 10-5 with two out and none on in the 10th inning. The Mariners had run up the pitch count of Indians starter Ubaldo Jimenez just five innings in and forced him from the contest by wo...

Recap: Cleveland vs. Seattle

Tacoma News-Tribune — Jason Kipnis hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Cleveland Indians over the Seattle Mariners, 6-3, in the opener of a four-game series.

Mariners take a 6-3 loss in 10 innings on walkoff homer

Mariners Blog | Seattle Times — The Mariners had plenty of chances to win this game, but just could not get a big hit when they needed it the final few innings. Come to think of it, the Cleveland Indians couldn't get one either until the very end, with the Mariners retiring 16 in a row at one point. But Lucas Luetge walked Drew Stubbs with two out in the 10th, then saw him steal seconf. Michael Bourn then hit a slow roller past Luetge for an infield single that put runners at the corners. Jason Kipnis came up next and hit a walkoff three-run homer to hand Seattle a 6-3 loss. Luetge had Kipnis 0-1 in the count, but the next o...

Game thread: Mariners try to contain high-octane Indians

Mariners Blog | Seattle Times — The Cleveland Indians went out and signed two free agents -- Michael Bourn and Nick Swisher -- that many thought the Mariners might take a run at this past winter. Cleveland now has the best offense in the AL in terms of OPS and Bourn and Swisher are a huge part of it. Bourne is batting .281 with a .343 OBP and .469 slugging percentage out of the leadoff spot -- no, he isn't Chone figgins reincarnated -- while Swisher has hit .273 with a .374 OBP and a .492 slugging percentage. Mariners starter Brandon Maurer struggles against left-handers and the Indians have stacked their lineup with lefties...

Danny Farquhar up from Class AAA to join Mariners bullpen

Mariners Blog | Seattle Times — After Hector Noesi threw those 4 1/3 innings last night, it was clear the Mariners would need some extra bullpen help. So, they're getting that tonight as Noesi has been optioned to Class AAA and Danny Farquhar has been called up. To clear a roster spot for Farquhar, the Mariners placed Stephen Pryor on the 60-day DL. That move likely won't delay Pryor's return to the big leagues, since it can be backdated to when his injury occured just over a month ago. Farquhar, 26, got himself noticed with a strong showing for the Mariners this spring and had been used in a closing role by AAA Tacoma. His ...

Mariners have been here before, but this feels different

Seattle Times — The Mariners could be a .500 team again as early as tonight. Not that this is all that unusual, or late in the season. Remember, it was only two years ago that the Mariners were a .500 team on July 5 after a win in Oakland. What happened after that was a 17-game losing streak

Wilhelmsen, Mariners slam door on Yankees, claim series with 3-2 win

Tacoma News-Tribune — Just about everything the Mariners could want happened Thursday night, as Seattle piecemealed together a grinding 3-2 win over the New York Yankees that came to a taut conclusion with the tying run on third base and an All-Star at the plate in the Bronx.

Indians 6, Mariners 3 — a walk-off win built on speed for Cleveland

Mariners Insider | Tacoma News-Tribune — CLEVELAND – The highlights show will feature Jason Kipnis’ walk-off, laser of a line-drive, three-run homer as the reason the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners, 6-3 in 10 innings, on Friday night at Progressive Field, and deservedly so. But while Kipnis’ power display off of hanging slider from Lucas Luetge was impressive, what really cost the Mariners a victory was speed. If not for the blazing speed of Drew Stubbs and Michael Bourn, Kipnis doesn’t come to the plate in the 10th inning and get to be a hero. “Their speed got us there at … Read more »

Are Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma the best one-two starting combo in the majors? (with minor league report)

Seattle Times — (Here is today’s Mariners minor league report) (It appears that Danny Farquhar is coming up from Tacoma to fortify the Mariners’ bullpen after it was emptied last night in their 3-2 victory at Yankee Stadium. Hat tip to Ryan Divish for first reporting the pending transaction. Hector Noes

Mariners reliever Stephen Pryor appears to have setback in recovery

Seattle Times — Some breaking news here, as Michael Morse has been scratched from tonight’s lineup with an eye irritation. We’ll post new lineups shortly, but Endy Chavez will be in right field. Mariners relief pitcher Stephen Pryor suffered a torn lat muscle just over a month ago and we hadn’t he

Zduriencik: ‘We just want to continue to get better. Who knows what will happen?’

Mariners Insider | Tacoma News-Tribune — Had a chance to chat with Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik on a sun-splashed field at Yankee Stadium on Thursday afternoon. Here’s our Q&A;: We’re about at the quarter pole of the season. What are you thoughts up to this point?) “So much of what happens depends on health. You start out a year where some guys are hurt, some guys struggle early on, you have other parts of the year suddenly guys get hot, the weather starts warming up … to me, (health is) the biggest thing. With our young guys, still fairly young, … Read more »

Wilhelmsen talks about Rivera, the king of closers

Mariners Insider | Tacoma News-Tribune — Tom Wilhelmsen continues to make the case for himself as one of the best closers in the American League. He’s probably among six closers — Mariano Rivera (a lock because of sentiment and skill), Baltimore’s Jim Johnson, Chicago’s Addison Reed, Texas’ Joe Nathan and Toronto’s Casey Janssen — who have a shot at the All-Star game. Had a quick chat with him in Yankee Stadium about Mariano Rivera: You are around 600 saves behind Mariano Rivera. Your thoughts?) (Laughs) “Cool.” When you look at Mariano as a fellow closer, what do you think?) “I’ve … Read more »

• Lookout Landing:5/17: Chart
• Lookout Landing:MLB Scores: Maurer Solid, But Indians Walk Off On Mariners
• Lookout Landing:Seattle Mariners at Cleveland Indians Series Preview: Q&A with Ryan Richards of Let's Go Tribe
• U.S.S. Mariner:Second Place Seattle Mariners Travel to First Place Cleveland Indians
• U.S.S. Mariner:Game 41, Mariners at Indians