Franklin Gutierrez

MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH The Cleveland series wasn't a total loss in that a few Mariners bats are continuing to show signs of life. Shortstop Brendan Ryan, outfielder Raul Ibanez and first baseman Justin Smoak were on the verge...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH Having stood on the doorstep of respectability heading into the weekend, the Mariners experienced one of those Murphy's Law setbacks in Sunday's 6-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians. Not...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH A back injury forced a Seattle pitcher to skip a start this week, and the Mariners are relieved that his name was Aaron Harang. It was Harang, not ace Felix Hernandez, who succumbed...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH It took seven weeks, but Hisashi Iwakuma is finally exposing a flaw in his game, albeit a small one. Despite his remarkable start to the 2013 season -- made slightly less surprising...

2B Dustin Ackley batted second for the second time this season Wednesday, but he was moved to eighth Thursday and went 1-for-4 with an RBI double. He is batting .296 (24-for-81) over his last 22 games, raising his average from .114 to .231. RHP Brandon...

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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH Just when the career of 40-year-old Raul Ibanez was beginning to look weeks, if not days, from reaching a whisper of a conclusion, the Mariners' fan favorite has started hitting again....

The Sports Xchange Mariners 12, Yankees 2 NEW YORK -- Raul Ibanez hit two home runs and drove in six runs, and the Seattle Mariners used a seven-run first inning to coast to a 12-2 rout of the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. Ibanez, who hit a...

Ibanez powers Mariners to rout of Yankees NEW YORK - Raul Ibanez's swing seems to be coming around. The fact that the resurgence has is occurring at the same time as his return to Yankee Stadium seems to be purely coincidental. At least that's how...

(Updated: 3RD GRAPH - adds Hernandez tweaked back 5TH GRAPH - adds Cano passing Mickey Mantle for career doubles) Yankees 4, Mariners 3: Robinson Cano and Lyle Overbay drove in two runs apiece as host New York rallied to beat Seattle and ace Felix...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH Right hander Felix Hernandez and Yankees starter CC Sabathia have gone head-to-head on a few Cy Young ballots over the years, but not until this week had they ever started in the...

The Sports Xchange By Larry Fleisher, The Sports Xchange After Hernandez's exit, Yanks rally past M's NEW YORK -- Felix Hernandez did what he usually does against the New York Yankees. However, once he departed, the Yankees continued what they've...