MARINERS: Seattle wins 5-4, takes the series against Giants
nextseasonsports.com 5/24/2009 — When Felix Hernandez pitches eight innings, it usually means a victory for the Mariners, and such was the case today as Seattle beat the Giants 5-4 at Safeco Field.Facing former Athletics ace Barry Zito, the Mariners scored more than two runs for the first time in five games, despite managing ...

MARINERS: Orioles blank the Mariners 1-0
nextseasonsports.com 6/2/2009 — As if the season he was having wasn't painful enough for Mariners fans, former Mariners star prospect Adam Jones scored the winning run, the only run, as the Mariners fell to the Orioles 1-0 tonight at Safeco Field.Seattle's hitting struggles continued, despite a promising eight-run outing ...

MARINERS: Game Preview: Seattle Mariners (17-19) vs. Boston Red Sox (21-15)
nextseasonsports.com 5/17/2009 — -For the second game in a row, the Seattle Mariners send a relative unknown to the mound to face off with one of the best pitchers in the game. Garret Olson will make his season debut for the Mariners against Red Sox starter Josh Beckett.After a thrilling come-from-behind victory Friday night, ...

MARINERS: Column: Is the M's mojo beginning to wear off?
nextseasonsports.com 5/8/2009 — _Following the Seattle Mariners thrilling weekend series with the Oakland Athletics, ESPN.com had the Mariners, at 15-10, ranked number 5 in their MLB Power Rankings. However, the momentum from a series victory over the rival Athletics couldn’t carry over to the work-week and the Mariners find ...

MARINERS: Four-run seventh loses the ga
nextseasonsports.com 5/27/2009 — It's been hard enough for the Mariners to gain a lead in games lately. Holding those leads have been even harder.After leaving the game after six innings having given up no runs and holding a 3-0 lead, starter Jarrod Washburn watched the lead evaporate from the sidelines in one innings' ...

MARINERS: Column: Smaller ball
nextseasonsports.com 5/9/2009 — Even though they have began to falter in the last couple games, the Mariners early season success has been hallmarked by outstanding starting pitching and a defense that rivals any other in the major leagues.But one other thing has been a major contributor to the M’s surprising everybody so far, ...

Torture, one hit at a time
outsidethepressbox.com 6/2/2009 — It always hurts when the Mariners play Baltimore, but tonight Seattle fans will feel a special kind of pain. That’s because Erik Bedard, the “game-changing” lefty the Mariners acquired two years ago for a king’s ransom, will be facing off against the prize of that ...

Praying for change in Seattle
majorleagueblogging.com 6/1/2009 — It is difficult to blog about the Seattle Mariners , because the team is like a bug stuck in amber. Sometimes, when you turn it in the light it is beautiful and fun to watch. At others, it is a bug, stuck in time. The 8-run comeback yesterday by the Angels , just when the Mariners were poised ...

Seattle Mariners: Interleague Intrigue
homeruntrot.blogspot.com 5/22/2009 — Do you remember seeing the above picture throughout the years Mariners fans? Randy Johnson makes his return to Seattle tonight as a member of the San Francisco Giants and will take the mound against his former team, the team he was most famously a member of (sorry, World Series winner ...

I'm back! (2009-MAY-06)
myteamrivals.typepad.com 5/25/2009 — Hey all, sorry I haven't stayed up to date on the blog this last month. Hopefully you all understand, I have had AP tests, SAT, and finals to study for. However that's not to say I haven't stayed up to date on the Mariners, because I have. It sure has been a rough month for the M's, as they ...

Branyan's two-run blast helps Mariners stop A's — ESPN.com - MLB 5/27/2009
Russell Branyan hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, Erik Bedard won for the first time in five starts and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 on Wednesday to avoid a sweep.

Mariners get enough runners home to post a 6-1 win over the Oakland Athletics — The Seattle Times: Sports 5/27/2009

Branyan's 2-run homer fuels Mariners over A's — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 5/27/2009
Russell Branyan hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning, Erik Bedard won for the first time in five starts and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 on Wednesday to avoid a sweep. Bedard (3-2) and A's rookie Trevor Cahill (2-5) ...

Russell Branyan's 2-run homer fuels Mariners over A's — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 5/27/2009
OAKLAND, Calif. - Manager Don Wakamatsu is finally seeing his Seattle Mariners do the little things at the plate: working the count, making adjustments, taking consistent...

Trevor Cahill Left in Too Long and Bob Geren Gets Burned Again — Bleacher Report - MLB 5/27/2009
The Oakland A's are coming off a game which should have gave them some momentum to at least get the A's in a tie for third place with the Seattle Mariners, but again their effort was again not where it should be especially for a professional baseball ...