Franklin Gutierrez

MLB: Seattle 3, Texas 2

Seattle -- Franklin Gutierrez had two RBI Tuesday, including a go-ahead solo home run in the fifth inning of the Seattle Mariners' 3-2 victory over Texas.

The Mariners ended their seven-game losing streak at the expense of the Rangers, who lead the American League West, and put their first runs on the scoreboard since Friday.

Chone Figgins had three hits for the Mariners, who outhit Texas 11-4. Ichiro Suzuki and Casey Kotchman had two hits apiece.

The overdue production carried Jose Vargas (7-5) to his first win since June 22. Vargas held Texas to two runs on three hits over six innings.

David Aardsma picked up his 19th save.

MLB: Toronto 5, Seattle 4

Toronto, Sept. 27: Rod Barajas hit an eighth-inning RBI double Sunday, rallying Toronto to a 5-4 victory against Seattle.
Toronto overcame a 3-0 fifth-inning deficit.

Barajas also hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh, giving him two RBI.
Jose Bautista had two hits and one RBI, while Kevin Millar and Adam Lind had one RBI each for the Blue Jays, who won the final three contests in the four-game series.

The winner was Brian Wolfe (2-2).

Shawn Camp earned his first save.

Seattle scored its runs on solo homers from Kenji Johjima, Matt Tuiasosopo, Franklin Gutierrez and Mike Sweeney.

Johjima had two of the seven hits for the Mariners, who have lost four of five.

The losing pitcher was starter Ryan Rowland-Smith (4-4).

MLB: Seattle 5, Toronto 4

Toronto, Sept. 24: Josh Wilson put Seattle in front with a two-run triple in the eighth Thursday and Felix Hernandez struck out 11, helping the Mariners edge Toronto 5-4.

Hernandez (17-5) added to his standing in the battle for the American League Cy Young Award by winning for the fifth time in six starts.

He gave up all four Toronto runs, three of them on a sixth-inning homer by Vernon Wells, but picked up the victory when Wilson came through with his clutch hit in the eighth.

David Aardsma walked the lead-off man in the ninth, then retired the next three batters for his 36th save.

MLB: LA Angels 3, Seattle 2

Anaheim, Calif. Sept. 9: Erick Aybar drove in the winning run in the 10th inning for the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday in their 3-2 victory over Seattle.

Aybar singled off of Miguel Batista (6-4) to drive in Bobby Abreu, who opened the inning with a single and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and a ground out.

The first-place Angels lead Texas in the American League West by 4 ½ games.
Abreu had two hits and an RBI for Los Angeles.

Matt Palmer (10-1) picked up the win by pitching a scoreless 10th. LA starter Scott Kazmir allowed one run in seven innings.

Franklin Gutierrez had a solo home run in the first for the visiting Mariners and Mike Sweeney's solo homer in the ninth tied the game 3-3.

MLB: Seattle 7, Oakland 4

Oakland, Calif. Sept. 4: Franklin Gutierrez and Bill Hall hit two-run homers in the first inning Thursday, starting the Seattle Mariners on their way to a 7-4 win over Oakland.

Ichiro Suzuki opened the game with a single off Brett Tomko (3-3) and Gutierrez followed with his 15th home run of the year.

After Tomko retired the next two batters, he gave up a double to Adrian Beltre and a homer to Hall.

Ian Snell (6-10) survived five innings to get the win, his fourth in as many starts. He gave up two runs on seven hits while walking four.

David Aardsma worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 34th save.

Kenji Johjima hit a two-run homer in the fourth for Seattle, which has won 10 of 13 meetings with Oakland this season.

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MLB: Seattle 2, Los Angeles Angels 1

Seattle, Sept. 2: Doug Fister went a strong 7 1/3 innings Tuesday and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 after being shut out in their previous two games.

Fister (2-1) held the Halos to one run on five hits. Doug Aardsma pitched the ninth for his 32nd save.

Ichiro Suzuki went 2-for-4 after missing eight games with a strained calf muscle.

Mike Sweeney drove in Seattle's first run with a single in the opening inning.

The Angels tied the scored in the second on an RBI double by Maicer Izturis but Jose Lopez broke the tie in the seventh with an RBI double to right that scored Franklin Gutierrez from first base.

Darren Oliver (4-1) took the loss in relief of Ervin Santana, who gave up a run on five hits over six innings.

MLB: Seattle 11, Tampa Bay 2

Seattle, Aug. 9: Russell Branyan hit a grand slam Sunday, capping the Seattle Mariners' 11-2 rout of Tampa Bay.

Seattle led 7-2 when Branyan's only hit of the game -- his 26th homer of the season -- produced the game's final runs with one out in the bottom of the sixth.

Franklin Gutierrez had three hits, including a two-run homer. Jose Lopez had three hits and one RBI, Mike Sweeney and Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and one RBI each, Michael Saunders had one RBI and Adrian Beltre added two hits for the Mariners, who won twice in the three-game series.

Winner Ryan Rowland-Smith (2-1) yielded two runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings with four walks and six strikeouts.

MLB: Seattle 7, Tampa Bay 6

Seattle, Aug. 8: Ryan Langerhans hit a two-run homer with two out in the 11th inning Friday, rallying Seattle to a 7-6 victory over Tampa Bay.

The Mariners tied the game with a four-run seventh, but that comeback appeared to have been wasted when Tampa Bay scored in the top of the 11th on a one-out homer by Jason Bartlett.

J.P. Howell (6-3) came out for his second inning of work in the bottom of the 11th and walked Franklin Gutierrez. Jack Wilson sacrificed Gutierrez to second, and Rob Johnson flied out to center.

Langerhans, needing a hit to keep the game alive, did more than that by blasting a 2-2 pitch over the wall in right.

MLB: Seattle 11, Kansas City 6

Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 6: Russell Branyan highlighted a six-run fourth inning with a two-run double Wednesday and the Seattle Mariners went on to out-slug Kansas City 11-6.

The teams combined for 28 hits, 16 of them by the Mariners.

Ken Griffey Jr. began and ended the sixth inning by flying out but in between, the Mariners managed six runs on six hits to take an 8-2 lead.

Luke French (2-2) made his first appearance for Seattle after being obtained from Detroit in the trade that sent Jarrod Washburn to the Tigers. French lasted five innings and got the win despite giving up four runs on nine hits.

MLB: Texas 7, Seattle 1

Arlington, Texas July 30: Rookie Derek Holland retired the first 14 Seattle batters Thursday and took a one-hitter into the ninth inning, carrying Texas to a 7-1 win over the Mariners.

Holland (4-6), making his 10th career start, came within one out of recording his first shutout and first complete game.

He allowed a lead-off walk in the ninth and gave up a two-out single to Franklin Gutierrez before being replaced by Warner Madrigal.

Jose Lopez singled in a run before Madrigal could get Chris Shelton on a fly ball to right to end the game.

MLB: Toronto 11, Seattle 4

Seattle, July 28: Rod Barajas had three hits, including a solo homer, drove in two and scored three runs Monday in the Toronto Blue Jays 11-4 win over Seattle.

Scott Rolen had three RBI, Marco Scutaro had four hits, one RBI and a run scored, and Lyle Overbay hit a solo homer for Toronto, which won its second straight game after losing three straight.

Ricky Romero (9-4) gave up four runs on 10 hits with three strikeouts over six innings to get the victory.

Chris Shelton had two hits and two RBI, Ichiro Suzuki had three hits and scored twice, and Franklin Gutierrez and Rob Johnson had an RBI apiece for the Mariners, who lost their fourth straight game.

MLB: Cleveland 12, Seattle 3

Seattle, July 26: Jhonny Peralta hit a grand slam Sunday in a 16-hit Cleveland Indians attack that blitzed the Seattle Mariners 12-3.

Travis Hafner, Ben Francisco and Grady Sizemore also homered for the Indians, who swept a three-game series and have won four straight overall.

Cleveland whacked 11 homers in the series, outscoring the Mariners 31-6.

Cliff Lee (7-9) pitched seven innings for the win, yielding two runs and six hits.

Franklin Gutierrez hit a two-run single and Michael Saunders drove in a run for Seattle.

Jason Vargas (3-4) was the loser, giving up six runs and seven hits before leaving in the fifth inning.

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