~~Saving A Sinking Ship~~ The Seattle Mariners...(The Show 18)

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MARINERS take Series, beat BLUE JAYS 7-4...




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TORONTO- James Paxton was all smiles tonight when the Seattle Mariners(17-20) defeated the Toronto Blue Jays(12-26) 7-4.

"I felt great out there tonight." Paxton stated. "Felt good with my pitches."

Last performance Paxton was rattled for 7 runs in just the first inning of a 11-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels in Seattle.

"Big Maple" went 7 strong innings allowing 7 hits, 3 runs, and 10 strikeouts.

The Mariners took a 7-2 lead in the top of the 5th.

The Jays would battle back.

"Gave up a lot of runs tonight. We need to be better at that." Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons stated.

The Jays cut the lead to 7-4 off a Josh Donaldson blast late in the 8th.

"Stupid pitch. My fault. He's a good hitter." Mariners Setup Man Nick Vincent stated.

He still got the job done and set up Closer Edwin Diaz to come in and get his 13th save of the year.

"We had a tough loss last night, we needed to get this one tonight to give us some momentum on the road trip." Mariners Manager Scott Servais stated.

Seattle jumped all over J.A Happ and he lasted just 4 innings allowing 7 hits, 5 runs, and 3 K's.

The Mariners(17-20) leave Canada and head to the Motor City to begin a 3 game series vs the rebuilding Detroit Tigers(10-28).

The clubs will meet again in Seattle at the end of the week.

The Toronto Blue Jays(12-26) stay home and open up a 3 game series with the red hot Boston Red Sox(26-12) who are coming in winning 4 straight.

Red Sox Pitcher Nathan Eovaldi just threw a no-hitter to the Yankees(22-18) in New York.

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SEATTLE MARINERS(17-20) VS DETROIT TIGERS(10-28)



MARINERS look to turn things around vs rebuilding TIGERS in Detroit...

The Detroit Tigers(10-28) is in the middle of a rebuild. Gone are the days of the Central Division Champions. Gone are the days of Playoffs. The Tigers last playoff appearence was in 2014 where they we're swept in the ALDS by the Baltimore Orioles.

The Tigers spent 2015 and on in the middle of the pack winning no more than 86 games. Detroit officially entered Rebuild Mode last year where the club finished with a 64-98 record.

The Tigers come in dropping 3 of their last 5 as the club struggles to find an identity in 2018. Detroit has an interim Manager after Brad Ausmus was shown the door.

The Mariners(17-20) are coming off a series win in Toronto over the struggling Blue Jays. Seattle hasn't seen playoffs since 2001 and the rebuild continues in 2018 with Lou Piniella in the front office calling all the shots.

Seattle's Scott Servais is on a Contract year and should Seattle fail to make the playoffs for the 17th year in a row could find himself out of a job by winter.

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Robinson Cano's HR leads MARINERS over TIGERS 1-0 in the Motor City..




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Detroit, MI- In a game where the Seattle Mariners(18-20) should of dominated the struggling Detroit Tigers(10-29) was anything but that.

The Tigers Jordan Zimmerman(2-4) kept the M's at bay in a scoreless game until the top of the 4th.

Second Baseman Robinson Cano stepped in and blasted a HR over the right field wall that put Seattle up 1-0.

It would be the only score for the rest of the game.

"It wasn't pretty but we got the win. We need to build off this now." Mariners Manager Scott Servais said.

Zimmerman was solid tonight despite getting the loss. He went 7 Innings allowing 4 hits, 1 run, and 5 K's.

The Cano blast was all the M's needed to pick up the win.

Mariners right hander Mike Leake(1-3) picked up his first win as he dominated the Tigers lineup going 7 innings allowing 2 hits, no runs and 11 strikeouts.

Leake has been struggling all year as his ERA is now 6.44.

The Mariners held Detroit to 0 runs as Edwin Diaz came on in the 9th and struck out the side with his heaters. His 14th of the year.

He's now tied for the lead with A's Liam Hendriks.

Game 2 tomorrow at 4:10 P.M.

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MARINERS drop 4 Home Runs as they beat TIGERS 5-2....




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DETROIT- The Seattle Mariners(19-20) had a better day today dropping the Detroit Tigers(10-30) 5-2 inside Comerica Park.

The M's beat the Tigers 1-0 last night.

"Much better day from us today. Really impressed with how we hit the ball and scored some runs." Mariners Manager Scott Servais stated.

Seattle knocked out 12 hits today as Nelson Cruz, Mike Zunino, and Mitch Haniger all homered as the M's picked up their 3rd straight win to close in on .500. (19-20)

Japanese Hisashi Iwakuma(4-2) pitched 5 innings allowing 2 hits, 1 run, and 6 strikeouts.

Servais turned the ball over to his Bullpen.

Edwin Diaz got his 15th Save of the year.

The Tigers(10-30) rallied for 2 in the 6th but couldn't put up anymore.

Detroit's Matt Boyd(1-5) was hammered today lasting 5 innings giving up 4 runs, 7 hits, and 3 Strikeouts.

The Mariners will look to sweep the Series tomorrow afternoon.

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SERIES PREVIEW

SEATTLE MARINERS(20-20) VS TEXAS RANGERS(15-27)




MARINERS return home to welcome RANGERS in 2 game set...


SEATTLE- The Seattle Mariners(20-20) return home to Safeco Field after a solid road trip where they took the series in Toronto, and swept the Detroit Tigers to reach .500 on the year again.

"Baseball is a long season. We'll be in slumps at times and others not so much. Right now we need to keep winning." Mariners Manager Scott Servais stated.

Seattle has won 5 of their last 6.

The Mariners will open up a quick 2 game Series against last place Texas Rangers(15-27) who continue their rebuild stage.

"We're in a rough spot right now but we still have a lot of Baseball left." Rangers Manager Jeff Banister stated.

He led Texas to back to back West Titles but the Rangers have found themselves in rebuild mode for the last year.

The Rangers we're just swept by the defending Champions Astros in Houston.

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MARINERS win 5th straight with 7-5 victory over RANGERS...



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Seattle, WA- The Seattle Mariners(21-20) appear to be hitting a nice stride, winning their 5th straight over the rebuilding struggling Texas Rangers(15-28).

The Rangers took a 5-2 lead in the bottom of the 5th off a 3 run blast by Mitch Haniger.

Texas would battle back cutting the lead to 7-5 in the later innings but then Mariners flamethrower Edwin Diaz shut the door in the 9th for his 17th Save of the year.

"We're playing great Baseball right now." Mariners Manager Scott Servais stated.

The King Felix Hernandez(2-5) began to show signs of getting out of his slump and even picked up his 2nd Win of the year.

Hernandez went 6 innings allowing 6 hits, and 2 runs while striking out a Season high 7.

"Slowly getting back to myself. Tonight was a nice step in that direction." Hernandez said.

The Rangers(15-28) continue to struggle.

"We're a long way from where we want to be." Rangers Manager Jeff Banister stated.

Rangers left hander Mike Minor lasted 5 innings giving up 8 hits, 5 runs, and just a Strikeout.

The Rangers had plenty of chances to put up more runs however as they kept hitting into Double plays.

"Those are what killed our momentum." Banister said.

The Rangers we're left high and dry thanks to those double bags.

The Mariners will look to sweep the 2 game Series tomorrow afternoon.

James Paxton(5-2) will battle Doug Fister(3-1)