Hisashi Iwakuma

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 to a strained back....

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...

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....

May 15 (Reuters) - Boston's Jon Lester improved to 6-0 this season after the Red Sox thumped Tampa Bay 9-2 on Wednesday, while Rays' Cy Young winner David Price left the game with a triceps issue in the third inning. Lester pitched seven innings and...

Mariners 12, Yankees 2: Raul Ibanez hit a grand slam and added a two-run homer as visiting Seattle battered New York to even the series at one game apiece. Kyle Seager also had a three-run blast to back seven strong innings from Hisashi Iwakuma (5-1),...

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...

2B Dustin Ackley has batted .299 (23-for-77) over his last 21 games, raising his average from .114 to .231, but after a 1-for-8 series against Oakland, he got the night off, although he was used as a pinch hitter for Robert Andino in the eighth. Manager...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Mariners at Yankees The New York Yankees may not be living up to the moniker of the Bronx Bombers, but the results in the standings have remained the same. New York has won seven of eight as it enters the middle game of a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Yankees - INSIDE PITCH Curtis Granderson returned from the disabled list to the Yankees lineup. It gives the Bombers a much-needed dynamic bat in the order. It also creates some new dynamics for manager...

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...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have viewed Anthony Rizzo as a part of their future since they acquired him. Now he's locked in. The slugging first baseman and the Cubs agreed Monday to a $41 million, seven-year contract that could be worth up...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH After adding veteran outfielders Raul Ibanez and Jason Bay, the Mariners appeared to have some pinch-hitting options heading into the season. It hasn't always worked out that way....