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Run-less in Seattle: Texas Rangers’ road woes at Mariners continue in consecutive losses

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September 15, 2024

Run-less in Seattle: Texas Rangers’ road woes at Mariners continue in consecutive losses

SEATTLE ― The day was lost before it even started.

First, it began in Seattle, where things have been futile for the Rangers for five seasons now. Futility is one thing, but hopelessness is something else. And when George Kirby takes the mound in Seattle against them, it’s as hopeless as it gets.

And Sunday was just another chapter in that saga. In a 7-0 loss to Seattle, the Rangers managed just one hit in seven innings against Kirby. In other words, more of the same. In six career starts against the Rangers in Seattle, Kirby is 5-0 and has allowed one run in 37 innings. The math comes out to a 0.24 ERA.

“We just can’t figure him out,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said.

They’ll get another chance next week when Kirby faces them in Arlington. There he’s much more vulnerable, having allowed four runs in 11 ⅔ innings over two more Seattle wins.

But, hey, at least in Arlington, the Rangers occasionally find a way to beat the Mariners. Seattle has become the latest portal to purgatory for the Rangers, joining Houston. The Rangers finished the season in Seattle 1-6. The lone win came on Thursday when they scored three runs late. They are 8-32 at T-Mobile Park since 2020, which is only slightly worse than their 11-35 mark in Houston. If the Rangers are going to contend for AL West titles again, these figure to be the two places they’d better learn how to win.

“It starts with their pitching,” Bochy said of the Mariners’ dominance in Seattle. “They’ve done a good job on us.”

In all the Rangers managed one baserunner Sunday on Ezequiel Duran’s second-inning single. He was erased by Carson Kelly’s double play. Relievers Trent Thornton and Eduard Bazardo pitched two perfect innings to finish if off. The Rangers sent the minimum number of hitters (27) to the plate. The last time they batted at least nine times and sent the minimum to the plate was Sept. 20, 2019. They’ve been no-hit twice since then and still managed more of a threat than they did against Seattle on Sunday.

In fact, the only thing that broke up the monotony of the beating was a stare-down between Seattle’s Randy Arozarena and Rangers catcher Jonah Heim after Arozarena hit a seventh-inning homer off Gerson Garabito that made it 5-0.

Arozarena gave a joyful batflip and followed with a leisurely stroll around the bases. When he crossed the plate, Heim followed him back towards the Mariners’ dugout for a couple of steps, presumably reminding him of the rules of proper celebratory etiquette. Arozarena was more intent on greeting Aquaman, er, teammate Julio Rodriguez, who was standing on the top step of the dugout holding Seattle’s home run trident. Arozarena proudly jammed the trident to the ground. The next time up, he got plunked in the arm with a 2-2 pitch by Garabito. The Mariners bench was ready to grab their pitchforks and rush the field. Arozarena suggested everybody chill. It seemed like a good idea.

“You know what: I don’t get caught up into that stuff anymore,” Bochy said. “It’s part of the game, it seems like today. And he had a good time with it.

“He got hit, but I don’t think [Garabito] would wait until the fifth or sixth pitch to do it. He was trying to go in there. It happens in baseball. You occasionally get hit. We got hit a time or two in this series, too. Anyway, he went down the line and it was over.”

Oh, it was over long before that.

It was over when George Kirby took the mound.

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Gunfire at Westcrest Park

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7 hours ago

December 16, 2025

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Gunfire at Westcrest Park

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December 15, 2025 (10:43 pm)

Would be interesting to know how many casings the police department finds weekly, monthly, and yearly…. gunfire is either being reported more often and checked upon by the police, or increasing in frequency.

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Evacuations ordered in 3 south Seattle suburbs after levee fails after week of heavy rain

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20 hours ago

December 15, 2025

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Evacuations ordered in 3 south Seattle suburbs after levee fails after week of heavy rain

SEATTLE (AP) – Officials ordered immediate evacuations in three south Seattle suburbs Monday after a levee failed following a week of heavy rains.

The evacuation order from King County in Washington state covered homes and businesses east of the Green River in parts of Kent, Auburn and Tukwila.

Emergency shelters have been set up at the following locations:

Auburn Community and Event Center, 910 9th St. SE, Auburn, WA, 98002
Ray of Hope Shelter, 2806 Auburn Way N. Auburn, WA, 98002
Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE., Monroe, WA 98272 (Open 24 hours) – Pets welcomed

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning covering nearly 47,000 people.

“Conditions are dangerous and access routes may be lost at any time,” the weather service said in a post on X.

This is for residents and businesses east of the green river in the Orillia area in Tukwila, Renton and Kent.
Due to breach in the Desimone Levee, this area is under a GO NOW evacuation notice. Leave immediately if you are in this area.
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) December 15, 2025

The levee breach followed a week of heavy rain and flooding that inundated communities, forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of people, and prompted scores of rescues throughout western Washington state

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Report: Seattle Mariners a front-runner for Cards’ Donovan

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December 14, 2025

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Report: Seattle Mariners a front-runner for Cards’ Donovan

The Seattle Mariners have emerged as one of two front-runners in trade talks with the St. Louis Cardinals for utilityman Brendan Donovan, The Athletic’s Katie Woo reported on Saturday.

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Woo reported a league source said trade discussions between the Mariners and Cardinals have been heating up since the Winter Meetings, and that switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje and outfielder Lazaro Montes – two of Seattle’s top-seven prospects, per MLB pipeline – are two names St. Louis has inquired about, among others.

The Cardinals will not trade Donovan unless they are “blown away” by the return, and it’s believed they are looking for at least two prospects, per Woo’s reporting.

The San Francisco Giants were the other of the two front-runners Woo named. She also said that both the Mariners and Giants remain engaged in talks with the Arizona Diamondbacks about second baseman Ketel Marte.

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Donovan, who will turn 29 next month, has two years of club control remaining. He’s played every position except catcher during his four-year career, with the majority of his time coming at second base and left field. He would figure to mainly factor in at second base and third base for the Mariners, who have young players like Cole Young, Ben Williamson and Colt Emerson vying for time at those positions.

Donovan was a first-time All-Star in 2025, batting .287 with a .353 on-base percentage, .422 slugging percentage, .775 OPS, 32 doubles, 10 home runs and 50 RBIs in 118 games. His 13% strikeout rate ranked in the 92nd percentile of big league hitters and his 13.4% whiff rate in the 95th percentile, per Baseball Savant.

Over four MLB seasons, Donovan has a career .282 average with a .361 on-base percentage, .411 slugging percentage, .772 OPS, 97 doubles, 40 homers and 202 RBIs in 492 games. He won the NL Gold Glove for utility players during his rookie season in 2022.

As for the prospects Woo reported the Cardinals inquiring about, the 22-year-old Cijntje is Seattle’s No. 7 prospect, per MLB Pipeline. The unique pitcher had a 3.99 ERA and 1.22 WHIP while holding opponents to a .207 average, striking out 120 batters and walking 51 in 108 1/3 innings pitched over 26 appearances (23 starts) across High-A and Double-A in 2025.

The 21-year-old Montes is considered to be the best power-hitting prospect in the Mariners’ farm system and is their No. 3 overall farmhand, per MLB Pipeline. The slugging outfielder hit .241 with a .354 on-base percentage, .504 slugging percentage, .858 OPS, 19 doubles, seven triples, 32 home runs, 89 RBIs, 83 walks and 169 strikeouts over 131 games across High-A and Double-A this year. Montes finished tied for third in home runs among minor leaguers across all levels.

The report that the M’s are one of the top contenders for Donovan came on the same day as they lost out on re-signing their top remaining free-agent target, second baseman/designated hitter Jorge Polanco, who reportedly agreed to a two-year, $40 million deal with the New York Mets.

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