Mariners News

The Mariners are looking to bounce back today after a disappointing weekend series in New York. The M’s dropped two of their three games against the Mets, including a 7-3 loss yesterday in the MLB’s Little League Classic.

Mark Vientos broke the game open in the fifth inning with a 3-run homer and the Mets hammered George Kirby for a season-high seven runs  

On the bright side, Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 47th home run of the season. He’s just one away from tying Salvador Perez for the most homers in a season by a catcher.

Seattle is hitting the final leg of its East Coast road trip today against Philadelphia. The Phillies were just dealt a major blow when they placed ace Zack Wheeler on the 15-day injured list due to a blood clot in his right arm with no timetable for his return.

First pitch for today’s series opener is at 3:45 on KPUG with Logan Gilbert taking the mound.

 

Meanwhile, Victor Robles could face a suspension for a viral incident yesterday.  Robles was ejected from a game with Triple-A Tacoma after he was nearly hit by a pitch and threw his bat at the pitcher. He was immediately ejected from the game.

Robles, who was hit by a pitch three times in his previous four games with the Rainiers, continued to take some steps toward the mound while yelling at the pitcher but was held back by the umpire and opposing teammates. After going into the dugout, he threw a box of snacks toward the field before heading to the clubhouse.

Robles apologized for the incident afterwards on social media. He’s still rehabbing from a dislocated left shoulder he suffered in April.

Seahawks News

The Seahawks’ offense impressed in their 33-16 preseason win over the Chiefs on Friday.

Sam Darnold completed all four of his passes for 34 yards on the opening drive and backup Drew Lock threw a pair of touchdown passes to Jake Bobo in the second quarter.

Running backs Zach Charbonnet and Damien Martinez each added touchdowns in the win over KC.

Outside of a punt return touchdown late in the 4th quarter, the Seahawks’ defense held the Chiefs to just three points in the second half.

Seattle has one win and one tie heading into its final preseason game against the Packers this Saturday at Lambeau Field.

Sounders/Reign News

The Sounders fell to Minnesota United 1-0 on Saturday.

The loss snapped Seattle’s 10-match unbeaten streak it went on since bowing out of the Club World Cup. It helped Minnesota complete its season sweep of the Sounders, both sitting as two of the top four teams in the Western Conference.

Next up for Seattle, it will host Puebla on Wednesday in the Leagues Cup quarterfinals.

Meanwhile, the Reign are hosting the Chicago Stars at 7:00 tonight.

Storm News

The Storms’ woes continued over the weekend.

Seattle edged the Atlanta Dream 80-78 on Friday to snap its season-long six-game skid. But they followed it up with an 85-82 loss to the Phoenix Mercury last night. Nneka Ogwumike led both teams with 24 points, but the Storm couldn’t survive a rough shooting night to fall back under .500 on the season.

They’re in the midst of a major rough patch, where all their games have been tight Seven of their last eight games have decided by less than five points.

The Storm will look to bounce back tomorrow night when they travel to Chicago to face the Sky.

It comes as the team unveiled a statue of Storm legend Sue Bird outside of Climate Pledge Arena before yesterday’s game. She’s the first WNBA player to be honored with a statue.