The Latest Breaking News from Cal Raleigh

SEATTLE — On a day where he spent talking about the defensive improvement and run prevention being key to the Mariners' success in the 2022 season, manager Scott Servais then had to endure his team slogging through one of its sloppiest games of the season.

AJ Pollock, Elvis Andrus homer as Sox win for fifth time in last six games

WASHINGTON — When the post-Angels brawl suspensions were first announced, and with the knowledge that appeals would probably shave off one game for each player and the Mariners could stagger them with only one player serving them at a time, there were still legitimates causes for concern.

SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners starter Marco Gonzales had pitched one solid game after another in recent weeks with not a lot to show for it because the Mariners weren’t scoring many runs.

SEATTLE — As Cal Raleigh sat on home plate, breathing heavily and grinning sheepishly at his unexpected accomplishment, the Seattle Mariners dugout was celebrating and laughing like little kids.

It was the calm after the storm for the Mariners in their return home Monday night against Baltimore, following the tempest that was Sunday’s brawl-filled contest against the Angels in Anaheim, California.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais couldn’t believe that his team won Friday night at Angel Stadium despite leaving 16 runners on base.

OAKLAND, Calif. — When rest, rehab, a platelet-rich plasma injection and everything else he tried didn’t get his damaged left shoulder strong enough to return to the field, Tom Murphy was left with no other choice but the last option he wanted — surgery.

OAKLAND, Calif. — When it happens for one game, you hope it is something more than a one-off surprise. If it happens for two consecutive games, you want to believe it’s the start of a trend, but baseball superstition won’t allow you to say it. And, well, if it happens…