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Mashing their way to victory: Mariners use great starting pitching and the long ball to take series opener against Diamondbacks 

Returning home from a successful road trip with stops in Colorado and Texas, the Seattle Mariners returned home to T-Mobile Park to begin a six-game homestand with a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, taking that series opener by a 6-1 result behind three homers and a strong start by Emerson Hancock.

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Are Old Habits Creeping Back Up For Ty France? 

Seattle Mariners first baseman Ty France had a big offseason that saw him work on his swing at driveline and lose some weight, and the results early on have shown good things this 2024 season. But, with the good spots he's shown, is moving him up in the lineup already a bad idea? CSS' Brittany Wisner dives in to take a look.

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There will be sunshine after the rain: Sounders tally first victory of 2024 with 5-0 result over CF Montreal 

In their sixth match of the season, the Seattle Sounders FC finally tallied their first victory of the year as they used a 5-0 smashing of CF Montreal to get those two points. A brace from forward Raul Ruidiaz and individual goals from Jordan Morris, Alex Roldan, and Dylan Teves pushed the club to a big lead and Stefan Frei was steady in goal to help Seattle secure the clean sheet.

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Cold bats against Cleveland: Mariners offense shrivels up as Guardians even series 

The Seattle Mariners were unable to take an early series win over the Cleveland Guardians, as starting pitcher Shane Bieber held the Mariners scoreless through six innings and the two runs that Seattle generated after he had left the ballgame weren't enough to overcome the deficit created by the Guardians.

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Guarding homefield: Mariners take series opener over Cleveland behind strong start from Emerson Hancock and early offense 

The Seattle Mariners got a jumpstart to their game with a four-run second inning, pushed by Dom Canzone's three-run homer, and starting pitcher Emerson Hancock was solid enough to earn his first career MLB win, as Seattle defeated the Cleveland Guardians by a score of 5-4.

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The good, the bad, and the ugly: notes from the Seattle Kraken home loss to the Montreal Canadiens March 24th, 2024 

Accountability and change will need to come for the Seattle Kraken following their 5-1 home loss to the Montreal Canadiens, as their losing streak pushed to eight-games and many are questioning the teams effort and ability as their third season in franchise history is coming to a close.

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Monstrosity of an effort against Montreal: Kraken losing streak pushes to eight with ugly loss to Canadiens 

The Seattle Kraken, nearing the end of their third season in franchise history, have hit another low point as they won't make the playoffs this year and they're currently on an eight-game losing streak. The most recent defeat comes at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens, a 5-1 result that Seattle was never truly in.

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Padres’ Prospects Outslug Mariners’ Prospects, 13-10 in Inaugural Spring Breakout Game

In the first ever Spring Breakout game for both our Seattle Mariners and the San Diego Padres, it was the Padres' prospects who were able to outslug the Mariners in an offensive display between the two teams. With the young futures of each team showing out after this game was postponed from last week, both offenses put on a hitting clinic.

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Further frustration for Seattle: 10-man Sounders give up late equalizer to Rapids, remain winless 

The Seattle Sounders FC were looking to get their winning and Sunday scoring mojo moving early into this years MLS campaign, and it appeared that was going to take place with Raul Ruidiaz's 11th minute penalty. Despite that, the second half saw things take a turn for the worse and Seattle ended up splitting points again.

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Shakin’ hands: Jordan Eberle signs two-year extension with Seattle Kraken hours ahead of NHL trade deadline 

Just hours ahead of the NHL’s trade deadline, amid conflicting reports about his future, Seattle Kraken forward and alternate captain Jordan Eberle signed a two-year extension that will likely see his playing career finish in the Pacific Northwest. The Kraken keep a producing winger and valuable veteran leader in their locker room for what should be Eberle’s final years.

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New era, similar showings: Fishlock and Balcer score to lead Reign to preseason victory over Huskies 

In a fun meeting of future and past, the Seattle Reign FC and University of Washington women's soccer team played a preseason friendly that saw the Reign come out victorious with a 2-1 scoreline. 4 former Huskies featured against Washington for the Reign, including Shae Holmes, who played against her sister Jace.

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