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Light malfunction an omen for dysfunctional Kraken play in loss to Rangers  

The Seattle Kraken fell to the New York Rangers, closing out a three-game homestand for Seattle. It was a bizarre night at Climate Pledge Arena as a light issue delayed the start of this contest, before the Kraken scored the opening goal of the game with a Justin Schultz blast. It was all Rangers from there, as New York scored the next four goals and Seattle failed to answer back.

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September struggles continue: Mariners open homestand frustrating to defeat, fall out of playoffs with loss to Angels 

The struggles in the month of September continue for the Seattle Mariners, who dropped their series opener to the Los Angeles Angels. Julio made history, things started out strong, but the Mariners offense didn't score from innings 2-9 and ultimately fell in extras to Los Angeles.

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Mariners bludgeon Orioles in series opener, giving Luis Castillo plenty of run support in 9-2 victory 

To begin a weekend honoring The King and to open a series against the Baltimore Orioles, the Seattle Mariners extended their winning streak to eight games with a blowout victory and result of 9-2. With their victory over the Orioles, the best team in the American League, Seattle is now just half a game out of the third Wild Card spot.

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Mariners find a sprinkle of Chaos Ball, comeback to beat Red Sox and take important series 

Fresh off the MLB Trade Deadline, the Seattle Mariners continue a hot summer as they took a series win over the Boston Red Sox with a victory in this ballgame that saw the offense come alive late after starter Logan Gilbert did a job well enough to keep his team in the ballgame.

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Boston blasts Bryce Miller, Mariners continue to struggle with runners in scoring position, snapping 4-game win streak 

After the MLB Trade Deadline had passed, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Boston Red Sox as starting pitcher Bryce Miller struggled in his outing, surrendering all six of the runs Boston scored, while the Mariners offense struggled once again with runners in scoring position.

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Seattle’s Sewald return: Looking at who the Mariners got back in their trade with the Diamondbacks 

After the dust had settled from the trade that sent closer Paul Sewald to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Seattle Mariners have three young and athletic bats that should be able to help the organization in the now and for years to come. We take a look at those three names in this piece.

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Mariners offense leaves a Blank Space on the scoreboard in ninth inning, run out of heroics as Blue Jays take series finale 

In their series and homestand finale, the Seattle Mariners couldn't pull another magical ending out from under the Toronto Blue Jays. In another back and forth affair, it was Toronto who got the last laugh, although Seattle had already won the series.

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Mariners offense tries to survive on homers, proves unsustainable in 6-3 loss to Twins 

For a second straight night, the Seattle Mariners offensive attack was nonexistent for the majority of the game as they fell to the Minnesota Twins and continue to disappoint out of the All-Star break. Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo had an interesting night, striking out a season high while giving up two homers in the process.

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Storm rally against Lynx falls just short despite Jewell Loyd’s career high 41-point game 

The Seattle Storm dropped their second game this week to the Minnesota Lynx, this time in overtime at home as Jewell Loyd dropped a career-high 41-points on the annual “cousin” game when Loyd’s family came out to support her. It’s another frustrating effort, as Seattle continues to make the same mistakes that we’ve seen all season.

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