Kyle Seager News

Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam with none out in the ninth inning, and Miami took advantage of an overturned call on a replay review to beat Seattle 8-4 Friday night.

Reed Johnson was called out on a force play following a bunt, but the umpires reviewed the ruling and determined third baseman Kyle Seager had juggled the ball.

The Seattle Mariners got off to a sizzling start, owning first place in the A.L. West after a win over Oakland last Friday.

Some of the best players in baseball are off to pretty slow starts, and we're inclined to think it's just an aberration, a momentary dry spell in what should be an excellent season for them.

Texas' Shin-Soo Choo waves home teammate Donnie Murphy from third for the Rangers' eighth run, as Seattle catcher John Buck chases after wild pitch in the fifth inning in the Rangers' 8-6 win during the Seattle Mariners vs. the Texas Rangers major league baseball game at Globe Life Park in Arlington on Thursday, April 17, 2014.

Owners playing in the early games may be discouraged to see so many aces take the hill.

You probably answered Seager. A wise choice, because our third baseman has proved for two years straight that he's a very talented consistent ballplayer.

Manager Ron Washington on Wednesday afternoon was considering a day off for Leonys Martin with the idea of getting Michael Choice some needed at-bats.

It really does feel fresh at the beginning. No matter what happened the season before, no matter what the expectations might've been in spring training, every season feels like a new season until it feels like a familiar season.

Too many losses cost him his job after five seasons as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates .

The sounds of Mariner baseball are in the air-a swing and a miss, the groan of the crowd, GM Jack Zduriencik promising another building year-as the M's set off towards their likely ninth fourth-place finish in ten seasons.

Probably the best part about a computer is the ability to reboot. Ya know, the machine's been running so long it exhausts itself.

Seattle scored nearly as many runs in their first three-game series as they have in the 10 games since.

After scoring one or fewer runs in three of their last four games, the Rangers will try to rediscover their offense Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m. when they face Seattle's Blake Beavan, an Irving native, who is making his 2014 major league debut.

The Seattle Mariners didn't pay $240 million to Robinson Cano for the veteran second baseman to be a senior adviser to his teammates.

Seattle Top 1st - UMPIRES: Home,Paul Schrieber; First, Mark Carlson; Second, Ted Barrett; Third, Will Little; - Abraham Almonte struck out swinging.

The night was supposed to be about Colby Lewis making his return to the big leagues after a 21-month journey back from elbow and hip surgery.

Seattle Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon, left, challenges a call by home plate umpire Paul Schrieber during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Monday, April 14, 2014, in Arlington, Texas.

The consensus, at least among the Mariners, seems to be that Kyle Seager is going to shake this slump at some point.

His deep, scratchy voice made him sound like he was grumbling, but Seattle Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon wasn't at all in a sour mood Sunday after his team lost to the Oakland A's.