Clayton: Why Seahawks' pick of Malik McDowell could have positive legacy

There's an argument to be made that after five years, some players -- not all -- may not be suited to be in head coach Pete Carroll's system with the Seahawks.

For the seventh time in WHL history, the Western Conference will be fought for between two U.S. clubs as Everett takes on Tri-City.

Charlie Morton pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and the Astros clinched the series win by beating the Mariners 9-2 on Thursday at Safeco Field.

Houston's Evan Gattis thought the inning was over when he hit into a double play. The inning didn't end, however, until the Mariners tagged him out for a triple play.

Shoulder surgery for Rick Rizzs will keep him out of the Mariners radio announce booth for their upcoming 10-game road trip.

Each day, Brock Huard is profiling a different draft prospect that he considers an early-round possibility for the Seahawks. His draft previews continue with Washington DT Vita Vea.

Mariners closer Edwin Diaz has made a big jump to start the season, and manager Scott Servais told Brock and Salk who and what is deserving of the credit.

The Mariners will wrap up their four-game series with Houston and seven-game homestand with Marco Gonzales pitching to David Freitas.

The Astros sent 11 batters to the plate in their biggest-scoring inning of the season off Mariners starter Mike Leake and relievers Nick Vincent and James Pazos.

Ben Gamel is expected to make his 2018 Mariners debut on Wednesday night after being activated from the 10-day disabled list following his recovery from an oblique strain.

Lance McCullers retired 12 straight following Robinson Cano's homer before walking Daniel Vogelbach with two outs in the fifth inning.

As expected, the Mariners have called up left-handed pitcher Ariel Miranda from Triple-A Tacoma to start Tuesday's Game 2 against the Houston Astros.

Edwin Diaz already has a nickame: "Sugar." But the Mariners closer may be called "The Bad Guy" before long. "I want to be the bad guy," he told Bob, Groz and Tom about his mentality on the mound.

Kyle Seager has arguably been the Mariners' best offensive player during their current 5-1 stretch, while "Edwin Diaz is one of the elite closers in the game," MLB.com and MLB Network analyst Jon Morosi said.

For the 139th time in three-plus seasons with the Mariners, Nelson Cruz hit a home run on Monday night. That helped the M's beat the Astros 2-1 and further proved to Bob Stelton that Cruz is the best signing the Mariners have ever made.