Adrian Beltre

The Los Angeles Angels (22-25) and Seattle Mariners (21-27) will continue an American League West series on Saturday night at Safeco Field, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:15 ET on FOX Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners Los Angeles is in the midst of its longest win streak of the year, winning four consecutive [...]  

Bleacher ReportSeattle Mariners - TeamReportChicago TribuneMLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH There was some speculation that Chone Figgins' time in Seattle had run out. The Mariners had to make a roster move to get catcher Miguel Olivo onto the roster for Thursday's game.Seattle Mariners: 7 M's Who Need to Step Up SoonBleacher ReportChone Figgins Will Not Be Released Anytime Soon, According To Eric WedgeSB Nation SeattleLeague...  

SEATTLE (AP) - Brandon League has lost his job as the Seattle Mariners closer after blowing three of his last five save opportunities. Manager Eric Wedge said Saturday that he will give league opportunities outside of the closer job. League allowed three ...  

Texas Rangers defeated Seattle Mariners 3-1 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington on Tuesday, May 22 in the second game of their three match series of the 2012 Major League Baseball regular season. In some ways, the win will be of great importance for the ...  

Seattle Mariners' third baseman Alex Liddi will strike out on occasion. He posted a strikeout rate near 40 percent in limited action last season, and his strikeout rate is up over 30 percent this season. Liddi's strikeout rate did not go down during ...  

Beltre also started to run a little faster on the bases, perhaps indicating that his hamstring is feeling better. Robbie Ross: He pitched 5 2/3 innings over the past eight days and didn't allow a run with two strikeouts and no walks. Opponents hit just  

SEATTLE -- Adrian Beltre received a text message Tuesday morning from Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez. And yes, you guessed it, they were still talking trash to each other the day after Hernandez pitched a one-run gem against the ...  

When the Seattle Mariners activated Miguel Olivo from the disabled list, it was the perfect opportunity to finally designate Chone Figgins for assignment. It gave management the excuse to finally pull the trigger, it gave the organization the chance to win ...  

Facing the Seattle Mariners could help him revitalize him. Harrison looks to continue his dominance of the Mariners and help the Rangers even up this three-game series at Safeco Field on Tuesday night. AL West-leading Texas (26-17) dropped Monday's opener ...  

Way to go, bald Matt Harrison! Way to defeat the enviably coiffed Seattle Mariners! Brendan Ryan was on second with two outs in the bottom of the fifth when Alex Liddi bounced a grounder to Adrian Beltre's left. Beltre reached out but the ball ...  

Bleacher ReportSeattle Mariners: What They Could and Should Do at ShortstopBleacher ReportWhen it comes to shortstop, most Mariners fans would agree that Nick Franklin is the future, provided he continues his natural progression to Seattle after being a 2009 first-round draft pick. With the way things are going this season, the path there ...  

Seattle, WA – Howie Kendrick smacked a go-ahead two-run single to cap a three-run top of the ninth inning as the LA Angels of Anaheim rallied for a 6-4 win over the Seattle Mariners in second installment of a four-game set. Albert Pujols ...  

That .990 fielding percentage is in a class of its own, led by the best fielding shortstop in baseball (Brendan Ryan). Sure, there are some deficiencies on the Mariners, especially when it comes to power hitting. The Mariners have a lot of good line drive ...  

I was thoroughly shocked when I made the above chart for Jerome Williams. How? I'd come to grips with him not being terrible any longer, but his overall grades here are arguably better than Felix Hernandez's. That's preposterous, right?  

Even while Mariners ace Felix Hernandez delivered a drubbing to the Texas Rangers on Monday, he and former teammate Adrian Beltre found time to exchange some good-natured trash talk during the game. Always fun to see professional players joking ...  

SEATTLE – Struggling Albert Pujols had three hits, including the 450th home run of his career, Dan Haren struck out a career-high 14 in tossing his sixth career complete-game shutout, and the Los Angeles Angels won their third in a row with a 3-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night at Safeco Field.  

I wanted to find a way to get this on the front of the page in something more than a simple one-line FanShot. So here I'm getting this on the front of the page in something more than a simple one-line FanShot, but I don't actually know what I'm ...  

Hot dogs still reign as the top-selling food at Seattle’s Safeco Field, but this Seattle Mariners baseball season, they have a viable vegetarian counterpart. It’s a “vegetable meat” frankfurter developed by Field Roast Grain Meat, a Seattle company located on South Jackson Street, not far from the stadium. The Field Roast frank looks and pretty much tastes like a regular hot dog. Unlike vegetarian versions such as the tofu dog, it even comes...  

Ryan Divish has been with The News Tribune since 2006 covering a variety of sports, including baseball, the Mariners and Rainiers. Ryan played baseball at Dickinson State University.  

Franklin Gutierrez may finally have reached a stage where he can return to the baseball field. Gutierrez still hasn't played a game for the Seattle Mariners this season after suffering an injury during spring training and then exacerbating the situation by ...  

#felixhernandez Hernandez and Beltre were teammates in Seattle for five years, and became fast friends. So from the moment Beltre ran to first after a seeing-eye single in the second, to when he was retired on a flyout in the sixth, the two did nothing but jaw at each other good-naturedly. See? It's just a game! Mariners won, 6-1. Don't make Felix mad, not even pretend-mad. [MLB.com] More...  

May 24, 2012 - After dropping two out of three games to the San Diego Padres over the weekend, the Los Angeles Angels rebounded admirably to win their series against the Oakland Athletics. They will head to Safeco Field for a big four-game ...  

"We're targeting to try to fit in, to be more normal, or more on average with everybody," said Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon. That's what should be done at Safeco Field, too. Partly because of our thick marine air and partly because ...  

A pair of teams looking to climb up from the bottom of the American League West standings square off for a four-game series starting Thursday when the Angels travel to Safeco Field to face the Mariners. Seattle has won five of six after taking ...  

HOUSTON - Need evidence that Adrian Beltre's hamstring is feeling better? How about this: On Friday, Beltre and Ian Kinsler hit balls to nearly identical spots in the left-center gap. Beltre wound up at second with a double; Kinsler was thrown out. Never ...  

SEATTLE - Alex Liddi hit the first major league grand slam by an Italian-born player since Detroit's Reno Bertoia on May 7, 1958, and the Seattle Mariners took two of three from division-leading Texas with a 5-3 win over the Rangers on Wednesday.  

It is well-known that in the world of animated baseball GIFs, Adrian Beltre is the gift that keeps on giving. The talented third baseman drops to his knee when hitting home runs, occasionally makes notable plays in the field and hates, hates ...  

Dustin Ackley hit a grounder that Adrian Beltre made a diving ... The Seahawks traded a 7th round draft pick to Tampa Bay for tight end Kellen Winslow, Jr.>> Klay Thompson Chosen for USA Select Team Klay Thompson Chosen for USA Select Team Former ...  

When it comes to the offense of the Seattle Mariners, the team has made vast improvements over its 2011 display. In fact, the 2012 Mariners' offense is much better than it was just a year ago, even if sometimes it seems like they can't scratch out a hit.  

Okay, first off I need to apologize for being so absentee, I have been dealing with a pretty weird computer virus this weekend and it has really slowed down my research, but here is the predicament I am in with this draft. My top player at this point for the Mariners is Byron Buxton, a high schooler. MY 2nd is Zunino, a college bat. The rest of my top board looks like this: 1. Buxton 2. Zunino 3. Correa 4. Gausman 5...  

SEATTLE -- There was a point during Monday's game when Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez screamed at Adrian Beltre when he was at the plate. Hernandez screamed that he was going to strike out Beltre with his changeup. Beltre yelled back, "I'll ...  

In Monday night's 6-1 loss to the Mariners, the Rangers had few answers for Seattle act Felix Hernandez. But Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre at least tried to debate him...  

We’re a quarter of the way through the 2012 MLB season — more than enough time to finally take a real look at trends. The Mariners were 16-24 heading into Friday’s game at Colorado, losing six of their last seven games on this road trip. Sometimes the M’s look great, competitive, confident — and often are in a game, even if they end up losing. But sometimes the M’s look horrible, complacent, tired — like they just give up at the first sign of...  

SEATTLE -- Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry, who won his 300th game with Seattle in 1982, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Friday night's Mariners game against the Angels at Safeco Field. Perry, 73, pitched for the Mariners in ...  

Nathan doesn't mind pitching several days in a row ... He also doubled in the fifth and scored on Young's double to make it 3-1. Young entered the game in a 0-for-11 slide and was 5 for 41 with one RBI in his previous nine games. Facing a left-handed ...  

Seattle Mariners OF Franklin Gutierrez (pectoral, heel) did some light running Wednesday, May 23, after taking batting practice for the first time Tuesday, May 22. He'll work with the team this week and start playing in extended spring training games ...  

rangers 3, mariners 1: Josh Hamilton hits run-scoring double to go along with two run-robbing defensive plays for Texas | Maybe if the fences were just a few feet closer in, or if Josh Hamilton wasn’t quite so good, the Seattle Mariners might have extended their winning streak to five games.  

The Seattle Mariners are a long way from first place; indeed, they are a long way from even being in contention in the American League West. However, if Seattle continues to get the kind of starting pitching it's seen in the last week, the Mariners are ...  

On April 18th, Safeco Field hit a new attendance low, only drawing 11,343 fans to a game against the Cleveland Indians . Once a team known for having some of the best fans in baseball, the Mariners have seen Safeco Field nearly empty on more than one occasion this season. And it doesn't seem like it's going to get much better any time soon, especially with a struggling team on the field. Since ...  

ARLINGTON, Texas – When Ron Washington discusses Adrian Beltre's performance at third base, it’s usually with awe. Not Monday night. [+] Enlarge AP Photo/Tony GutierrezAdrian Beltre reacts after his throwing error kept the Royals' fifth ...  

Two injury notes from T.R. Sullivan, one relatively good news, one bad. First of all, on Adrian Beltre: Adrian Beltre’s MRI showed only a mild strain of the left hamstring and no tear. He is officially listed as day-to-day but was not in the lineup on Monday night. That's the good news. Now for the bad... One of the success stories from the Rangers' farm system last year was the rise of righthanded pitcher Justin Miller. A...  

Plain DealerTough Week for Seattle Mariners Gets Even Worse: One Fan's ReactionYahoo! SportsBy Ryan Christopher DeVault By Ryan Christopher DeVault | Yahoo! Contributor Network – 3 hours ago Coming into this week, the tough task of playing four different teams in six days already presented a logistical nightmare.Seattle Mariners - TeamReportChicago TribuneCleveland Indians beat Seattle MarinersChillicothe GazetteCleveland Indians vs. Seattle...  

ARLINGTON, Texas -- With nice weather in Arlington on Sunday, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington is starting Adrian Beltre at third base. Beltre has been nursing a strained left hamstring, but has felt ready to play the field more. Washington ...  

The Mariners are upon the time in the baseball calendar when discerning, veteran Seattle fans bid adieu to the rest of baseball -- the Memorial Day weekend, when the flickering hopes of spring training are extinguished by the customary downpours ...  

Phil Hughes won consecutive starts for the first time this season, Raul Ibanez homered against his former team for the second day in a row and the Yankees beat former New York prospect Hector Noesi in a 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.  

The Mariners face a former teammate Monday evening when they take on Detroit’s Doug Fister, who is making his return after spending the first part of 2012 on the DL with a side strain. Seattle (13-17) swept the Tigers (14-13) when they traveled to Detroit just a week ago. But they didn’t face Fister, one of the best pitchers in the league. And they didn’t face starter Justin Verlander, who was last year’s American League MVP and Cy Young Award...  

Here are a few highlights from Monday's episode featuring Rick Gosselin and Gerry Fraley: On Adrian Beltre’s hamstring injury:  Fraley: “I think they should sit him down for two weeks because he’s hobbling on one leg. They need to sit him ...  

Adrian Beltre started at third base for only the second time in the last 12 games. Manager Ron Washington plans on shuttling Beltre between third base and designated hitter to accommodate a sore left hamstring. The hamstring condition limits mobility, but ...  

The struggling Seattle Mariners are back in the Emerald City and will open a six-game homestand tonight with the first of three straight games versus the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field.  

They'll get word there from general manager Jack Zduriencik and the Mariners' scouting department, which will be making the selections from Safeco Field headquarters in Seattle. Each team is represented in New Jersey by a former player or team official.  

Seattle's Safeco Field. When asked about the possibility of moving the fences in, Mariners manager Eric Wedge said the following (via seattletimes.com): "Like I've always said, [general manager] Jack [Zduriencik] and I talk every day. Jack talks to the ...  

Fort Worth Star TelegramBuzz: Adrian Beltre still not in the fieldESPN (blog)By Richard Durrett | ESPNDallas.com ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers slugger Adrian Beltre is not in the field for Saturday's game because of the wet field conditions. He's the DH for the second straight game after playing third base in the first game ...Andrus Continuing Tear At PlateNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (blog)Hamilton, Rangers top O's to earn twinbill splitKGET...  

Kevin Millwood tossed a two-hitter for his first shutout ... The official scorer took a good, long look at the play before ruling it a hit. Jordan Pacheco followed with a single up the middle, but Scutaro was thrown out by Michael Saunders ...  

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League then walked Jason Kipnis to put runners on first and second with one out, setting up No. 3 hitter Asdrubal Cabrera for a game-tying RBI single. Aaron Cunningham, another hitter batting in the low .200s for the tribe this year, was brought in to ...  

Earlier today, I discussed baseball’s legacy of segregation. Baseball is doing a fine job of remembering that with the annual Jackie Robinson Day, even if evoking Robinson’s great accomplishment and sacrifice somehow tends to avoid really coming to grips with the very policies that made his works necessary—he’s the hero of a battle that is never named. Having pointed this out, it is also fair to celebrate all the things baseball does well...  

HOUSTON — Rangers starter Neftali Feliz couldn’t locate his pitches Friday night. The relievers who came out of Texas’ bullpen had no problem in that area, though. Adrian Beltre homered and drove in two runs and Michael Young broke out of a slump with two hits and an RBI to lift the Rangers to a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros.  

TIGERS 6, MARINERS 4: Detroit races to 5-run lead after 2 innings against Kevin Millwood; Seattle never takes lead in defeat | Detroit jumped ahead of the Seattle Mariners, 1-0, two batters into the game Tuesday night at Safeco Field.  

Raul Ibanez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off former Seattle teammate Felix Hernandez with two outs in the sixth inning, Robinson Cano had four hits and the New York Yankees overcame a home run by Jesus Montero to beat the Mariners 6-2 Friday night.  

Fraley: “I think they should sit him down for two weeks because he’s hobbling on one leg. They need to sit him down for two weeks. Get that thing right, and then they have 120 plus games left. I understand his presence, but the guy is ...  

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Rangers starter Neftali Feliz couldn't locate his pitches Friday night. The relievers who came out of Texas' bullpen had no problem in that area, though. Adrian Beltre homered and drove in two runs and Michael Young broke out...  

With the Seattle Mariners having lost more than half of their games, it's no wonder the club wants its fans to look at something other than batting averages and slugging percentages when scanning the scoreboard. As a player steps up to the plate at Safeco ...  

Adrian Beltre hit a home run and Michael Young broke out of a slump with two hits and an RBI to lift the Texas Rangers to a 4-1 victory against the Houston Astros on Friday night.  

Later, in the bottom of the eighth, Felix was yelling at Beltre from the dugout, and Beltre was yelling back from the field. I can't read lips speaking English so I sure as hell can't read lips speaking Spanish, but Beltre was making fun of ...  

Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre, left, dives to save the ball as Jordan Schafer (1) steals third during the first inning. (Nick de la Torre / Houston Chronicle) Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27) jumps to wrangle a high throw as Rangers ...  

Last time the Red Sox had a two-game series, it was a merciful gesture from the scheduling gods, as Boston had to take on the Texas Rangers. (Who, in their short time in Boston, destroyed the confidence of fans and pitchers alike.) This time around, though, it's sadly just two games of Mariners on the slate. Seattle is 16-20, with one more win and loss than Boston, so don't take that as being forgetful of this team's current place...  

HOUSTON — Adrian Beltre homered and drove in two runs and Michael Young broke out of a slump with two hits and an RBI to lift the Texas Rangers to a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night. The Rangers were up 3-1 when Beltre belted ...  

BALTIMORE -- For the first time since April 29, Adrian Beltre will start at third base for the Texas Rangers in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Beltre, who has been bothered by a strained left hamstring ...  

Though the Seattle Mariners continue to struggle as a team this year, several players are doing well enough to get consideration for the 2012 American League All-Star team. I am one of the many fans frustrated that the Mariners now have the third worst ...  

On the advice of team medical staff, catcher Yorvit Torrealba was unavailable a day after being hit on the left side of his protective helmet by Albert Pujols' bat on the backswing. Torrealba said he expects to be able to play Sunday. Mike Napoli could use ...  

The June 2012 Seattle Mariners' schedule has some tough games for the team, including 15 against teams from the National League. The month also includes six more games against teams in the American League West, giving the Mariners time to make up some ground before the 2012 MLB All-Star break.  

The Rangers screwed around for several innings doing everything they could to not score runs because they knew they had Adrian Beltre waiting to save them. Shut up, baseball. Adrian Beltre is talking.  

Texas 3B Adrian Beltre went 0-for-5 to snap a 10-game hitting streak. Beltre was the only batter in the Rangers' lineup without a hit. GAME NOTEBOOK: Astros OF Jordan Schafer missed the series finale with a right ankle sprain. … Lewis had ...  

BALTIMORE -- Thanks to wet weather in Baltimore, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington still has Adrian Beltre at designated hitter. But the skipper says Beltre's careful run (OK, it wasn't quite a run) around the bases on Monday was the third baseman's way ...  

New York Yankees beat Seattle Mariners 6-2 at Yankee Stadium in New York, NY on Friday, May 11 in the opening game of their three match series of the 2012 Major League Baseball regular season. The Yankees have shown some definite signs of improvement in ...  

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The process of John Jaso becoming a viable everyday catcher with the Seattle Mariners continued Monday. The third-year player has slowly earned the trust of Mariners manager Eric Wedge since joining the team in the offseason, and the injury to ...  

With the Seattle Mariners having no immediate answer for what will take place when Brendan Ryan hits free agency next offseason, it's good to see that Triunfel is having some success. In the last 10 games, Triunfel is hitting .385 with 6 extra-base hits ...  

Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre, left, dives to save the ball as Jordan Schafer (1) steals third during the first inning. (Nick de la Torre / Houston Chronicle) Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27) jumps to wrangle a high throw as Rangers ...  

Translation: Fans are idiots to be patronized and ignored, but we just won’t come out and admit it.“Fans are fans,” he said. “They’re going to rationalize whatever they’re going to rationalize. You respect them, because they’re your fans. You need them. In this case, there’s nothing and Brian knows this, and I know it, and anybody involved in the deal knows it. It’s just one of those unfortunate circumstances that just happened.”  

BALTIMORE - Adrian Beltre is still not moving particularly well, but it is well enough. Manager Ron Washington's biggest words of praise after Beltre returned to the lineup Monday and tentatively limped around the bases: "He didn't experience any pain.  

BALTIMORE -- Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington isn't taking any chances. Neither is Adrian Beltre, for that matter. Beltre said his strained left hamstring felt good enough in early work to make him a player in tonight's game. But he's not in the field.  

The Rangers begin a three-game series at Seattle, it's the first opponent they've seen a second time in 2012. The Rangers visit the Seattle Mariners after taking two-of-three games from the Houston Astros. Yu Darvish gets another shot: Yu ...  

HOUSTON — Adrian Beltre homered and drove in two runs, and Michael Young broke out of a slump with two hits and an RBI to lift the Texas Rangers to a 4-1 win against the Houston Astros on Friday night. The Rangers were up 3-1 when Beltre ...  

NEW YORK -- Raul Ibanez tried jumping at the first pitch against Felix Hernandez, and that didn't work. Then he tried patience, and that failed, too. So he went back to being aggressive, and that paid off. Ibanez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer ...  

Read more about the change here. HOUSTON — Adrian Beltre homered and drove in two runs and Michael Young broke out of a slump with two hits and an RBI to lift the Texas Rangers to a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night. The Rangers were up 3-1 ...  

Bryce Harper, right, hit his first big-league home run to help lead Washington over San Diego on Monday night. Harper (19 years, 211 days) became the youngest major-leaguer to homer since 1998 (Adrian Beltre, 19 years,...  

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Except for one inning — actually one pitch — rookie Tommy Milone stood toe-to-toe with baseball's best hitting team on the road and their high-profile first-year pitcher, Yu Darvish. Milone gave up a two-run home run to Adrian Beltre in a decisive four-run fourth inning in the Rangers' 4-1 victory Wednesday. Beltre homer was his ninth against Oakland pitching the past two years. "It's kind of hard, especially when you...  

BALTIMORE - The Rangers didn't change their planned batting order from Wednesday's postponed game to the first game of Thursday's doubleheader, but they did change around where some players would...  

Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre, left, dives to save the ball as Jordan Schafer (1) steals third during the first inning. (Nick de la Torre / Houston Chronicle) Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27) jumps to wrangle a high throw as Rangers ...  

Adrian Beltre homered and drove in two runs and Michael Young broke out of a slump with two hits and an RBI to lift the Texas Rangers to a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.  

SEATTLE — John Jaso lined a single over Detroit’s drawn-in infield in the eighth inning to drive in Michael Saunders with the tiebreaking run, Jason Vargas pitched eight strong innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Tigers 2-1 on Wednesday night.  

Hey all, I figured I would throw this up real quick to start some discussion going about what the Mariners should do at the 3rd overall pick as well as their picks in the next couple of rounds. In the first round my top 2 prospects are Buxton and Zunino with Correa not far off of them. I would expect one of Buxton or Zunino to be available at 3 but I want to have some back-up options. Some may notice that my top 3 players are hitters but it...  

The Texas Rangers have a conundrum on their hands in the form of Adrian Beltre. The All-Star third baseman has been dealing with a balky hamstring for the better part of two weeks, first injuring it April 21. In the Rangers' last 11 games entering Saturday ...  

Bleacher ReportSeattle Mariners: 5 Creative Ways to Bring Fans to SafecoBleacher ReportSo far in the first month-plus of the 2012 season, it has been well-documented that the Seattle Mariners have struggled to bring fans out to the ballpark. The team has struggled most of the year and fans haven't really had much reason to show up.and more »  

Welcome to the Indians’ Saturday night. Adrian Beltre belted a three-run, pinch-hit home run off reliever Joe Smith in the top of the 11th inning to lift the Texas Rangers to a 5-2 victory over the Tribe at Progressive Field. The Indians were ...  

Thanks to Rich Rice and the Rangers media relations crew, here's some more information about Adrian Beltre's pinch-hit three-run homer in the 11th inning of last night's 5-2 win in Cleveland: * It was the first go-ahead home run in extra innings by a ...  

The Seattle Mariners and the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence have been partners in the M's "Refuse to Abuse" campaign for more than a decade. This year, they're teaming up to host a 5k that takes place entirely inside Safeco ...  

Nix's homer followed RBI doubles by Russell Martin and Ibanez ... Hughes solidified his spot in the rotation a day before Andy Pettitte was set to make his season debut, returning to the Yankees for his first start since the 2010 ALCS.  

With their seven-game slide now behind them, the Seattle Mariners shoot for their second straight win this afternoon when they tangle with the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field. Seattle, already seven games out of contention in the American League ...  

Adrian Beltre homered and drove in two runs and Michael Young broke out of a slump with two hits and an RBI to lift the Texas Rangers to a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night. The Rangers were up 3-1 when Beltre belted his eighth homer ...  

It's funny that Vargas might end up being the most valuable player from the Franklin Gutierrez/J.J. Putz trade. You never know with baseball. You never know with anything, because the future is unknowable. Little has changed with Blake Beavan ...  

NEW YORK - By the time Andy Pettitte gets to the Bronx it may be too late. The New York Yankees' rotation seems to have righted itself. Phil Hughes won consecutive starts for the first time this season, Raul Ibanez homered against his former team for the second day in a row and the Yankees beat former New York prospect Hector Noesi in a 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. read more  

NEW YORK — The rule of thumb when facing a premier pitcher is simple enough, though the complications lie in the execution. So with Mariners ace Felix Hernandez on the mound, Yankees left fielder Raul Ibanez said there was little chatter about ...  

Late morning links... Jeff Wilson's game story talks about the importance of Adrian Beltre to the Rangers. T.R. Sullivan's game story has quotes from the Rangers saying that last night's game was a game where they needed a win badly. Behind the paywall, Evan Grant writes about Adrian Beltre and his game-winning home run. The S-T's notes talk about Derek Holland being happy with his start (even though he ended up with a no decision...  

DENVER - Kevin Millwood tossed a two-hitter for his first shutout in nearly nine years and Mike Carp hit a solo homer, helping the Seattle Mariners snap a four-game skid with a 4-0 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. It was also the 22nd ...  

CLEVELAND — Pinch-hitter Adrian Beltre hit a three-run homer in the 11th inning to help lift the Texas Rangers to a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night. Beltre didn’t start for the fourth straight game due to a tender hamstring, but ...  

BALTIMORE - A few points to watch for Monday night at 6:05 p.m. (TV: Fox Sports Southwest; Radio: KESN-103.3 RM) when the Rangers take on the current owners of the majors' best record. ... the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles have won five straight and are ...  

BALTIMORE - Adrian Beltre has been witness - and participant - to the two single greatest total base efforts in MLB history. On Tuesday, he was hitting behind Josh Hamilton...  

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre and outfielder Josh Hamilton are not in Wednesday's lineup as Texas prepares to take on the Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday afternoon. It's the third straight game that Hamilton has missed as he nurses a ...  

After 30 years as a school teacher, Judie Houtz retired and decided to begin a second career at one of her favorite locations: Safeco Field.

When the Seattle Mariners opened their 2012 home season last Friday, so did Houtz, a concierge on the suite level at Safeco Field. She's worked at the ballpark since 2003 and, at age 63, doesn't plan a second retirement any time soon.  

DENVER – If any team in baseball needed a three-day weekend in Colorado, it was the Seattle Mariners, who now must determine if hitting, pitching – and winning – flew home with them. The Mariners limped into this series having lost six of seven games ...  

CLEVELAND — Some four hours before Saturday’s game, with Rangers manager Ron Washington watching from the dugout steps, Adrian Beltre shuffled along the warning track around Progressive Field testing out his sore left hamstring. Being ...  

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Texas once again beat an Indians team that has kept it fat and sassy since 2009. It took a while, to be sure, but that just made it a little sweeter. Pinch-hitter Adrian Beltre hit a three-run homer with two-out in the 11th ...  

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Adrian Beltre is out of the Texas Rangers' lineup for the … Full Story »Rangers 3B Adrian Beltre out of lineup again Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre is scheduled to have an MRI exam on … Full Story »Rangers' Beltre ...  

John Jaso lined a single in the eighth inning to drive in Michael Saunders with the tiebreaking run, Jason Vargas pitched eight strong innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Tigers 2-1 on Wednesday night.  

He is batting .318/.352/.565 with five home runs and 16 RBI in 91 plate appearances this season. Brandon Snyder will play third base and Michael Young is at first for Monday's series-opener with first-place Baltimore.  

The windows have been cleaned, the seats dusted, and the festive red, white, and blue bunting hung from the upper deck. It's time to usher in the Seattle Mariners 2012 home opener at Safeco Field. After two long months of spring training in Arizona ...  

The Seattle Mariners have a lot of prospect depth stashed away at Double-A Jackson and that talent is really showing off. It's amazing that the Mariners have so much talent at that level, and it is clear that the team has a reservoir of pitching to dip ...  

Richard Durrett joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He writes about colleges, the Dallas Stars and the Texas Rangers. Richard spent nine years at The Dallas Morning News covering the Rangers, Stars, colleges, motorsports and high schools.  

TORONTO - Manager Ron Washington said third baseman Adrian Beltre is questionable for Tuesday's game against Toronto due to leg soreness from running on the artificial surface at Rogers Centre. The Rangers also have a 12:37 p.m. EDT start on Wednesday and ...  

Update: Beltre (leg) is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Blue Jays, the Dallas Morning News reports. Recommendation: As a result, Michael Young will make his second straight start at third base Wednesday. Beltre is presumably day-to-day. Rangers 3B ...  

Namely, the guys who failed to take advantage were Michael Young and Nelson Cruz ... but he couldn’t hurt. Catch Evan Grant’s Ranger Reports all season on The Ticket (KTCK-AM 1310) at 2:35 p.m. Mondays with BaD Radio; 9:35 a.m. Tuesdays ...  

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TORONTO - Rather than risk further injury to two of their biggest run producers, the Rangers are going without 3B Adrian Beltre and CF Josh Hamilton Tuesday against Toronto at 6:07 p.m. CDT (TV: Channel 21; Radio: KESN-103.3 FM). Manager Ron Washington is ...  

Beltre's three-run, pinch-hit homer off Joe Smith gave the Texas Rangers a 5-2 victory over Cleveland, breaking the Indians' three-game winning streak. With a runner on second and two outs, Acta visited the mound and told Smith to intentionally walk Mitch ...  

Adrian Beltre hit a three-run pinch-hit home run Saturday at Progressive Field to lift the Rangers to a 5-2 win over the Indians in 11 innings. Joe Smith surrendered the homer. The loss came in front of Cleveland's first 20,000 crowd since Opening Day.  

Manager Ron Washington wasn't going to use it as an excuse, but the Texas Rangers' consecutive losses to the Blue Jays came with Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre out of the starting lineup. YouTube Video:  No YouTube read more  

Lame pun? Yes. Still a huge game for Phil Hughes? Still yes. The Yankees reaped the benefits of 7.2 innings of great pitching by Hughes today as they took down the Seattle Mariners 6-2. Hughes had four 1-2-3 innings in his best start since last August, and he took advantage of an early 4-0 lead to shut the Mariners down for the majority of the game. He struck out four and gave up just one run on six hits (the one run came courtesy...  

CLEVELAND -- The Indians teetered on the brink of disaster all night Saturday before Adrian Beltre and the Rangers finally pushed them over. Beltre’s mammoth three-run home run off reliever Joe Smith in the 11th inning lifted Texas to a 5-2 victory over Cleveland, which was fortunate to hang around that long. With Indians starter Derek Lowe working in and out of jams for the duration of his six-inning outing, the game threatened to turn...  

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre admits that if he were managing against the Rangers and there was a base open with two outs in a close game, he'd walk Josh Hamilton and take his chances. "Of course I would," Beltre ...  

Texas Rangers' Elvis Andrus is greeted at the dugout by Nelson Cruz, center, and Yorvit Torrealba ... Rangers' Adrian Beltre, right, watches. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) — AP Seattle Mariners' Dustin Ackley (13) watches as right fielder Ichiro ...  

Raul Ibanez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off former Seattle teammate Felix Hernandez with two outs in the sixth inning, Robinson Cano had four hits and the New York Yankees overcame a home run by Jesus Montero to beat the Mariners 6-2 Friday night.  

Phil Hughes won consecutive starts for the first time this season, Raul Ibanez homered against his former team for the second day in a row and the Yankees beat former New York prospect Hector Noesi in a 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.  

SEATTLE — Joe Mauer's two-out RBI single in the seventh inning helped the Minnesota Twins rally for a 3-2 win on Friday night, handing the Seattle Mariners their seventh straight loss. The Twins snapped a 25-inning scoreless streak when they ...  

CLEVELAND (AP) — Hobbling on a sore hamstring, Adrian Beltre hit the ball so far all he had to do was jog. Beltre belted a three-run pinch-hit homer in the 11th inning to help lift the Texas Rangers to a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on...  

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DETROIT — The Rangers expect to be without injured All-Star third baseman Adrian Beltre for the coming series against the New York Yankees. Beltre came out of the day game of Saturday’s split doubleheader at Comerica Park after straining his left ...  

ARLINGTON - The Rangers returned 3B Adrian Beltre to the lineup for Tuesday's game against New York. Beltre will play third base. Manager Ron Washington said the combination of a clean MRI exam and three days of rest assured the Rangers that Beltre was ...  

Dude's a beast. A little beast ... He's clearly the best player on the team through the first month or so. I'd like to see him tackle some more people and maybe show up to more games in helicopters, but this guy is a Boz after my own heart.  

Jesus Montero was quite familiar with Yankee Stadium and the tantalizing possibilities it presents for a right-handed power hitter who can hit the ball the opposite way. “I can’t wait to play tonight,” he said about three hours before ...  

Stephen Pryor got a much-deserved promotion to Triple-A Tacoma after impressing the Seattle Mariners with his work this year. Pryor had been pitching at Double-A Jackson, where he went 1-0 with 7 saves and a paltry ERA of just 1.13 over 16 innings of work.  

So even after Adrian Beltre blasted a solo home run so far up Greene's Hill that it likely scared the folks ... he did with Hamilton to get to Beltre. "We got Beltre, Michael, [Nelson] Cruz, [Mike] Napoli, [David] Murphy, [Mitch] Moreland ...  

(AP) -- After giving the Minnesota Twins the chance to earn a rare win, the Seattle Mariners turned the tables in the middle game of the series. Fresh off the end to a lengthy skid, the Mariners will try to record back-to-back home wins for the second time ...  

He said that he has been getting his back adjusted multiple times a day ... Therefore, he says, he believes he still has more good outings to come after stringing together back-to-back dominant starts against New York and Toronto.  

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adrian Beltre hit a long home run and had a pair of RBI singles as the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 7-3 Wednesday night, winning their sixth consecutive series to start a season for the first time in franchise history.  

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adrian Beltre is back in the Texas Rangers lineup. Beltre was at third base and fourth in the batting order for Tuesday night's game against the New York Yankees. Beltre missed three games because of inflammation in his upper left leg.Read more on NewsOK.com  

Also on the Guest Panel was MLB Network host Chris Rose, who has several close friends who have been affected by the disease; international soccer star Mia Hamm, supporter of the Honorary Girl Initiative with former MLB player and current ESPN ...  

Third baseman Adrian Beltre’s MRI showed only a mild strain of the left hamstring and no tear. He is officially listed as day-to-day but was not in the lineup on Monday night. Michael Young started at third base with Brandon Snyder at designated hitter. Rangers pitcher Justin Miller has a torn ligament in his right [...]  

Hernandez and Steve Delabar combined for the 13th one-hitter ... Coming into Saturday, Seattle catcher Jesus Montero was hitting .469 in the nine games he has caught. ... Friday's win by Minnesota was the first time the Twins won this season ...  

Adrian Beltre left Saturday’s game when he injured his left hamstring on a second-inning double. He was replaced by Alberto Gonzalez. No word get on the extent of the injury but Beltre missed five weeks last summer with a pulled left hamstring. Right now he is listed as day to day.  

ARLINGTON — Adrian Beltre hit a long home run and had a pair of RBI singles as the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 7-3 on Wednesday night, winning their sixth consecutive series to start a season for the first time in franchise history. Mike Napoli and Mitch Moreland also homered for the Rangers (15-4), who have the best record in the majors.  

Adrian Beltre's sore hamstring, which caused him to miss the last two games, is not seriously injured, according to results of an MRI. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News tweets that, contrary to earlier speculation that Beltre would be able to DH ...  

Raul Ibanez homered against his former team for the second day in a row as the Yankees beat former New York prospect Hector Noesi in a 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.  

mariners 5, twins 2: Everything clicks for Seattle, especially rookie reliever who has yet to give up an earned run | The starting pitcher went seven strong innings, the offense again surged early and the Seattle Mariners won their second game in a row Sunday, beating the Minnesota Twins, 5-2.  

Sportsnet.caFriedrich has poor debut at Coors in loss to M'sThe Associated PressDENVER (AP) — Colorado manager Jim Tracy said it would be "an education day" for Christian Friedrich in his Coors Field debut. It turned out to be a tough lesson. Friedrich struggled with his control on a damp afternoon and the Seattle Mariners beat ...Rockies managed 2 hits in 4-0 loss to Mariners.MiamiHerald.comall 507 news articles »  

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre and outfielder Josh Hamilton are not in Wednesday's lineup as Texas prepares to take on the Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday afternoon. Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre and outfielder Josh Hamilton are not in ...  

SEATTLE — After handing out some punishment on a few prior occasions, Seattle Mariners designated hitter John Jaso was happy to take a beating Monday night. Jaso hit a sacrifice fly to score pinch-runner Munenori Kawasaki and cap a three-run ...  

The Seattle Mariners have had an up-and down season thus far, as they have now won three straight games after losing their previous seven. Overall, they stand at 14-17 on the year, six games behind the Texas Rangers for first place in the AL West. Seattle's offense has looked much better this season compared to last year, and the starting pitching has kept the M's in a lot of ballgames.  In ...  

ARLINGTON, Texas Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre has mild inflammation in the left hamstring area and is listed as day-to-day. He underwent an MRI on Monday that showed no tear. Richard Durrett and the ESPNDallas.com team have the ...  

The Chinatown Youth Center Initiative | "The Spot" (www.thespotoakland.org) is a newly-opened collaborative youth center dedicated to helping youth and young adults get ready for their futures. The Spot is located at 299 13th Street. We brought a group to this year's Rollie Fingers Bobblehead Game and 42 adult and youth supporters attended. Our next game is Sunday, July 8th 1:05pm v. Seattle Mariners The seats are $25 for the Lower Box seats...  

Outfielder Andy Dirks will likely start Thursday in the series finale against the Mariners after being out of action for more than a week due to an injured left hamstring. AP PhotoThe Detroit Tigers sent left-hander Adam Wilk to Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday night following the team's 9-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners. DETROIT -- Left-hander Adam Wilk will not make the next start in place of injured Detroit...  

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre is back in the lineup after missing three games with mild inflammation in his left hamstring area. He'll be hitting cleanup tonight against the New York Yankees. The rest of the ...  

Mariners' offense taking baby stepsMariners.orgBy Anthony Castrovince | MLB.com Columnist | Archive 05/18/12 11:15 AM ET Well, we can say this much about the Seattle Mariners: They're not last in baseball in runs scored. That is, of course, where they finished each of the past two years.Olivo joins team today – but for evaluation onlyTheNewsTribune.comMariners notes: Team wants up-close look at OlivoHeraldNetMariners | Miguel Olivo rejoins...  

In a roundabout and weird way, maybe the A's would have had Phil Humber - who threw the 21st perfect game in history Saturday - if they had signed Adrian Beltre. Back in the winter of 2010-11, the A's missed on Beltre, who opted for the Rangers. To make room...  

RAYS 3, MARINERS 2: Montero gives Seattle lead with homer in 11th, but closer League allows runs in 11th, 12th; starting catcher will go on DL | The Seattle Mariners scored a tie-breaking run in the 11th inning en route to what appeared to be a .500 April on Monday – only to have closer Brandon League give up one in the 11th and another in the 12th.  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The sputtering Seattle Mariners are hitting, just not scoring. Michael Saunders had a solo homer and Jesus Montero went 4-for-4, however a lack of production with runners in scoring position continued to haunt the team Tuesday night in a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. "To be a consistent offensive club we have to finish innings off," manager Eric Wedge said. Read more on NewsOK.com  

Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre was forced to leave Saturday's game against the Tigers with a left hamstring injury (Foul Territory). Beltre led off the second inning with a double and pulled up lame as he got to second base. He was replaced by Alberto ...  

DETROIT -- Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre was taken out of Saturday afternoon's game after grabbing his left hamstring just after reaching second on a double in the second inning. There has been no official word from the club yet as to why ...  

Just the other day, on April 14, Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre scored his 1,000 th career run. Oh, you didn’t hear about it? Well, that’s to be expected—the feat wasn’t particularly well publicized and run milestones don’t seem to ...  

Chone Figgins is officially done as the leadoff hitter of the Seattle Mariners. After getting the promotion from manager Eric Wedge out of spring training, Figgins has continued to struggle at the plate. He has been given every opportunity to ...  

Pinch-hitter Adrian Beltre hit a three-run homer in the 11th inning to lift Texas to a win over Cleveland on Saturday night. Beltre didn't start for the fourth straight game because of a tender hamstring, but hit a 1-0...  

MARINERS NOTES: Ex-Rays C Jaso takes a few of his new mates on high-level tour | ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The three catwalks that ring Tropicana Field at various heights occasionally come into play during games. A handful of Seattle Mariners could not resist investigating them Tuesday.  

On May 9 one year ago, the Seattle Mariners determined the Milton Bradley Project to be hopeless. As we approach the one-year anniversary of Bradley’s exit, it’s fair to wonder how long it’ll be before the Mariners decide the Chone Figgins Project also is fruitless.  

Third baseman Adrian Beltre will have an MRI on Monday after the Rangers return from their nine-game road to determine the severity of his strained left hamstring. Beltre continues to believe that the injury is not serious and should keep him ...  

I think Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge made the right move by benching Chone Figgins. The decision came Friday (May 4), likely after Wedge finally realized that Figgins is in a slump that he won't emerge from as a member of the Mariners.  

Here's the lineup vs. Indians RHP Jeanmar Gomez: Ian Kinsler, 2b; Elvis Andrus, ss; Josh Hamilton, cf; Michael Young, dh; David Murphy, lf; Nelson Cruz, rf; Mike Napoli, c; Mitch Moreland, 1b; Alberto Gonzalez, 3b.  

Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington took advantage of favorable conditions and put Adrian Beltre at third base for Sunday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels. Rain produced a slick infield at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington for the previous two games.  

Apr 22, 2012 - Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre will undergo an MRI on his strained left hamstring Monday, the team announced Sunday. He suffered the injury while running the bases in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader in Detroit.  

The Rangers head back to Texas to celebrate Pudge Rodriguez’ retirement, and the Seattle Mariners drop into the D for a 3-game set against the 10-6 Tigers. The Rangers series may not have been as bad as it sometimes seemed: The Rangers bombed the Tigers in the first game of the series, but after a [...]  

CLEVELAND: Maybe the Indians’ intuition told them that if they could only coax Brandon League into the game, they would be home free. League is the closer for the Seattle Mariners, a guy who throws hard but too often finds that home plate can be a moving target.  

ARLINGTON, Texas — Josh Hamilton is among the most dangerous players at the plate right now. He leads the American League in home runs, RBIs, total bases and slugging percentage. So it makes sense that Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon opted to ...  

hitting woes: Seattle’s early .223 batting average, 7-10 record similar to 2010, when batting coach lost job | On May 7, 2010, the Seattle Mariners were batting .225 as a team and a pair of writers approached general manager Jack Zduriencik outside the team’s clubhouse.  

Alex Liddi had a career-high three hits, including a solo homer, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4 on Tuesday night. Miguel Cabrera and Alex Avila homered for the Tigers, but it wasn't enough to overcome an early 4-0 deficit.  

If you’re a high school or collegiate baseball player with the skills and determination to go pro, John Gonsalves might want to talk with you. Gonsalves is a part-time amateur scout with the Seattle Mariners and you might like what he has to say.  

They traveled the globe the past month, and the Seattle Mariners have won games in Japan and Arizona, Oakland and Texas. It’s at home in Safeco Field they’ve struggled most, and the Chicago White Sox posted a 7-4 victory Sunday and series ...  

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The box of T-shirts landed in front of Adrian Beltre's locker, and the Rangers all gathered. Each one that Beltre fetched, with an appropriate nickname on the back, drew bigger laughs from Michael Young, Nelson Cruz and the others.  

Feldman gave up three hits, the last a two-run single by No. 9 hitter Alicides Escobar right after third baseman Adrian Beltre's two-out throwing error in the fifth. Jeff Francoeur led off the fifth with a single before Chris Getz, robbed of a ...  

There hasn't been much in the way of bad news for the Texas Rangers this young season, but here's one bit of concern -- third baseman Adrian Beltre will undergo an MRI on his strained left hamstring on Monday and will likely miss the team's three-game ...  

For the Seattle Mariners, it was a homestand heavy on missteps and frustration, hardly the introduction they wanted to give their already-skeptical fans. They started by getting shut down completely in front of a sellout crowd in the home opener. They wasted a gem by their ace in the most agonizing finish possible. They blew an 8-1 lead in one game and they watched one of their touted rookie arms get knocked out in the second inning of another...  

The baseball season is flying by as we are already through Week 3 of the schedule. This past week we saw Philip Humber of the Chicago White Sox toss a perfect game and the New York Yankees battle back from nine runs down against the Boston Red Sox.  

SEATTLE (AP) — Jason Donald hit the ball in the perfect place to help the Cleveland Indians get a big win. Donald's tiebreaking single off Seattle reliever Tom Wilhelmsen in the top of the seventh capped the Indians' rally from a seven-run deficit to beat the Mariners 9-8 Tuesday night. "I didn't hit it all that hard, but hit it in the right spot," Donald said. Mariners reliever Charlie Furbush (0-1) allowed a hit by Travis Hafner and a walk...  

The Texas Rangers have a conundrum on their hands in the form of Adrian Beltre.  

DETROIT — Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre has left the Rangers’ game against the Detroit Tigers with a strained left hamstring. Beltre hit a second-inning double and was holding his left hamstring after pulling up at second. He was taken ...  

MARINERS: Center fielder can’t catch a break, injury-wise | TORONTO – The update on ailing center fielder Franklin Gutierrez was a good-news, bad-news report, and the bottom line was there is no way to know when he’ll return to the Seattle Mariners.  

Vinnie Catricala says he "kind of flew under the radar a little bit" early in his minor league career. Paul Kitagaki Jr. pkitagaki@sacbee.com Vinnie Catricala was the Seattle Mariners' Minor League Player of the Year in 2011, hitting .349 with 25 home runs and 106 RBIs. Paul Kitagaki Jr. pkitagaki@sacbee.com Catricala, a third baseman for Tacoma, got his first taste of the major leagues this spring. Playing alongside well-known big...  

Seattle Mariners left-handed pitching prospect James Paxton is now on the hill for the Jackson Generals. The southpaw has had some struggles this season but is coming off of his best start of the season last week: 6 innings, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB ...  

twins 3, mariners 2: Vargas hands 2-0 lead over to bullpen, only to watch Minnesota score 3 in the 7th inning to win | If the Seattle Mariners find any more ways to unravel, that team-record 17-game losing streak from July could be in jeopardy.  

Brad Miller has done very well for the Seattle Mariners' affiliate in the California League. With a 2-for-4 night on Thursday (May 3), Miller raised his batting average on the season to .308. It also helped improve his on-base-percentage to .415 and his ...  

According to Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Adrian Beltre is day-to-day after leaving this afternoon’s game against the Tigers with a left hamstring strain. Beltre suffered the injury while legging out a double in the top of the ...