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King Felix shuts down the Twins with his Magical Changeup
The Mariners beat the Twins 7-0 behind a dominant Felix Hernandez performance and rare run support. King Felix went 8 innings, giving up just 1 hit with 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. He threw
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Iwakuma finally pitches and some Minor League Notes
Hisashi Iwakuma finally made his first appearance of the season (he was the last player to appear on an opening day roster to appear in a game in the Majors). Courtesy of Brooks Baseball,
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Indians v. Mariners Series Recap
In the first game of the 3 game series against the Indians, the Mariners blew up a pretty good pitcher (a FIP of 3.28 last year) in Justin Masterson. Masterson gave up 7 hits,
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Mariners win 2nd in a row, while AA Jackson plays a 16 inning marathon
The Mariners won their 2nd game in a row (clinching the series win) on Sunday, beating the A’s 5-3. The Mariners had their first multi home run game, but walked just once and struck
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Mariners Finish Series With Rangers and Shawn Kelley impresses in AAA
The Mariners wrapped up a 4 games series against the Rangers with a day game, losing 5-3. The Rangers won 3 of the 4 games in the series. It was a day game type
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The Mariners comeback against the Rangers, Plus Paxton Starts
The Mariners beat the Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday, off a big comeback where they scored 3 runs off Rangers “closer” Joe Nathan in the 9th inning. Kevin Millwood started for the Mariners, throwing 89-91
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The Mariners Lose Pitching Duel to Rangers, and Some AAA and AA notes
The Mariners played a more Mariners type game against the Rangers, losing 1-0. Blake Beavan put together a good line, giving up just 1 run. He was throwing 89-90 on his fastball sometimes hitting
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The Mariners face Yu Darvish, Give up Tons of Homers
The Mariners played their first game against the Rangers on Monday, losing 11-5. Jesus Montero was not in the lineup with a stomach bug, but Brendan Ryan was back in the lineup. Dustin Ackley
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Mariners improve to 2-1, 3 of 4 Minor League Affiliates Win
The Mariners played their 3rd game of the season, the first in the United States, winning 7-3 over Oakland. Jason Vargas started for the Mariners, averaging 88 MPH on his fastball (a tick above
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Mariners Win U.S. Opening Day, Figgins, Ackley
The Mariners silenced the doubters of their offense for at least one day on Friday evening. Chone Figgins, Dustin Ackley and others provided enough offense to defeat the Athletics 7-3 in Oakland. Jason Vargas (1-0 2.31 Era) was
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