Seattle Mariners

As the twilight of career as a Seattle Mariner approaches, do we remember Félix Hernández for the pitcher he was, or the player he's become?

The Mariners Friday officially recalled left-handed pitcher Justus Sheffield from Double-A Arkansas. A roster spot was made available after right-handed pitcher Cory Gearrin was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees.

The Mariners played well on their road trip, winning series in Detroit, Toronto and Tampa Bay. Will it energize them as they look to finish the first season of their rebuild on an upward swing?

The Mariners scored three runs in the ninth inning to take a one-run lead, but the Rays came back with two runs of their own to win 7-6 and avoid a sweep.

Tom Murphy hit a tiebreaking homer, his sixth in the last four games, in the sixth inning to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 7-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.

Jake Fraley joined the Mariners Tuesday following his promotion from Triple-A, and pitching prospect Justus Sheffield will be right behind him.

As expected, the Mariners have called up 24-year-old outfielder Jake Fraley, their eighth ranked prospect, from Triple-A Tacoma. Fraley will make his debut against his former club, the Tampa Rays.

The Mariners have been on a little bit of a roll, and so has Scott Servais with some of the things he has done recently to get accountability out of his players.

Tom Murphy homered twice and drove in four runs, Austin Nola also went deep and had three RBIs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the playoff-contending Tampa Bay Rays 9-3 on Monday night.

Yusei Kikuchi pitched his first shutout in the major leagues, throwing a two-hitter Sunday that led the Seattle Mariners over the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 and to a series win.