Daniel Kramer

Kirby spins 9-K gem to power Mariners to crucial series win

SEATTLE -- Bryan Woo day was done by the time Andrés Muñoz began meandering from the first-base dugout to the home bullpen on Wednesday afternoon. The Mariners’ closer never figured to pitch in this one -- a 6-0 loss to the Phillies that saw Woo surrender all of the day’s

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Mariners to monitor Hancock after awkward tumble in Toronto

TORONTO -- By the time Eduard Bazardo realized what was happening, it was already too late. The Mariners’ pivot reliever stood on home plate fielding a relay throw from Cal Raleigh after a wild pitch on a bases-loaded walk during a tense fifth inning on Saturday. One run was already

TORONTO -- The Mariners were hopeful that Emerson Hancock would be able to make his next scheduled start on Wednesday in Boston, but were ultimately forced to place the right-hander on the 15-day injured list. The move came ahead of Sunday’s series finale in Toronto, two days after Hancock took

TORONTO -- It was a new rock bottom, but now with less than a month to climb out of it. After a 7-0 loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon that capped a weekend sweep, the Mariners are reaching a point of reckoning, if they weren’t there already.

TORONTO -- The Mariners are adding a big bat and an even bigger personality to their roster for the stretch run, as outfielder Lazaro Montes is expected to join the club this week in Boston, sources told MLB on Sunday night. Montes, the Mariners’ No. 5\-ranked prospect and MLB Pipeline’s

BOSTON -- September roster expansion wasn’t for another day when the Mariners arrived at Fenway Park on Monday, but they were already preparing for slugging prospect Lazaro Montes to join them within the next 24 hours. Separately, they also added a much-needed -- and welcomed -- return to their bullpen

BOSTON -- Julio Rodríguez had just 2.9 seconds to make a decision on Monday night. And it was one that would swing the fates of how a tense back-and-forth game between the Mariners and Red Sox would play out at Fenway Park.