O'Neil: The Mariners are just good enough to break your heart

Cristian Roldan scored twice in less than two minutes in the second half and newly acquired Kelvin Leerdam got his first MLS goal, leading the Sounders past the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 on Sunday night.

The Yankees won a series for the first time in six weeks when Aroldis Chapman struck out Ben Gamel with a runner on to preserve a 6-4 victory over Seattle on Sunday, their third win in four games against the Mariners this weekend.

Jarrod Dyson is out of the Mariners' lineup Sunday after crashing into the wall Saturday night, though the Yankees will start southpaw Caleb Smith and Dyson regularly sits against left-handed starters.

Nelson Cruz hit a winning single off Adam Warren in the 10th inning, and the Mariners beat the Yankees 6-5 Saturday night after Edwin Diaz allowed a tying hit to Ronald Torreyes in the ninth.

The Mariners will look for southpaw Ariel Miranda to give them a good outing Saturday night against a Yankees team that struggles against lefty pitching.

Another day, another pitcher. Just maybe not the one some Mariners fans wanted, though Bob Stelton and Dave Grosby can see why Seattle made the deal.

"Brock and Salk" continued its countdown of the 20 Most Intriguing Seahawks with Michael Bennett. Brady Henderson shares his thoughts on Seattle's Pro Bowl defensive lineman.

Aaron Judge hit a colossal three-run homer that nearly soared out of Safeco Field, and CC Sabathia allowed one run while pitching into the sixth inning of the Yankees' 5-1 win over the Mariners on Friday night.

In Mariners manager Scott Servais' days working in player development, he had a close eye on left-handed pitcher Marco Gonzales, who is the newest member of the Seattle organization.

Triple-A relievers Jean Machi and Mark Lowe, both former members of the Mariners' bullpen, have reportedly been sent to the Chicago White Sox for cash.

One of the newest starting pitchers in the major leagues will battle one of baseball's longest-tenured players in Game 2 of the Mariners' series against the Yankees.

The Mariners have made another trade to beef up their pitching staff, acquiring left-handed starter Marco Gonzales from the Cardinals in exchange for minor-league outfielder Tyler O'Neill, one of the organization's top prospects.

With David Phelps the Mariners have their pitcher to serve as the bridge from a starter to closer Edwin Diaz in close games, and GM Jerry Dipoto had good reason to acquire him when he did.

Yovani Gallardo will get another shot at the Mariners' starting rotation, as he will start the finale of their series against the Yankees on Sunday after a successful run as a reliever.

Luis Severino pitched around trouble to throw seven shutout innings, out-dueling a strong outing by Felix Hernandez as the Yankees beat the Mariners 4-1 on Thursday.