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Playoff Picture: Seattle Mariners hold serve with series win
After a rough 2-7 East Coast road trip, the Seattle Mariners returned home to the friendly confines of T-Mobile Park and took two of three from the Athletics.
Cal Raleigh ties, then breaks MLB home run record for catchers
The Mariners eked out a 3-2 win on Friday night, lost a 2-1 heartbreaker in 10 innings on Saturday night and then exploded for an 11-4 victory on Sunday afternoon – highlighted by Cal Raleigh’s historic 48th and 49th home runs of the season.
What does the playoff picture look like now? Here’s a quick breakdown.
AL West race
The Mariners (70-61) are two games back of the American League West-leading Astros (72-59), who took three of four from the Baltimore Orioles this weekend. The lone remaining series between the M’s and Astros – a three-game set in Houston on Sept. 19-21 – continues to loom ever more important.
AL wild card race
Seattle is in a virtual tie with the New York Yankees (69-60) for the second wild card spot. Both teams are 1.5 games back of the Boston Red Sox (71-59), who hold the top wild card spot. The Red Sox are going for a four-game sweep of the Yankees on Sunday night.
There continues to be a bit of breathing room between Boston, New York, Seattle and the other top wild-card contenders. The Mariners are three games ahead of the Kansas City Royals (67-64), 4.5 games ahead of the Texas Rangers (66-66) and five games ahead of the slumping Cleveland Guardians (64-65).
Playoff and World Series odds
According to Fangraphs, Seattle has an 89.4% chance of reaching the playoffs and a 41.7% chance of winning the AL West. The Astros remain the AL West favorite, with a 56.9% chance of winning the division.
FanGraphs continues to see the Mariners as an especially dangerous team should they get to October. Seattle has the fourth-best odds to win the AL pennant (16.2%) and the sixth-best odds to win the World Series (8.3%).
Up next
The second half of the Vedder Cup begins on Monday night, when the Mariners host the interleague rival San Diego Padres for a three-game series at T-Mobile Park. The M’s swept the Padres in San Diego on May 16-18, which means they need only one more win against the Friars to clinch the inaugural Vedder Cup trophy.
The Padres (74-57) are tied with the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the National League West.
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World Cup fans land in Seattle for first Belgium-Egypt game
Fans from around the globe arrived in Seattle for the FIFA World Cup matchup between Belgium and Egypt Monday, June 15 — the first of six games to be played at the downtown Seattle Stadium.
Soccer fans waiting for affordable World Cup tickets might be in luck this week.
Two games in Seattle — Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar (12 p.m. PT), Egypt vs. Iran (8 p.m. PT) — are dipping well below the $1,000 minimum price for Seattle’s first two games.
After an opening tie between Egypt and Belgium and a dominant 2-0 USA win over Australia, the city welcomes four more teams this week to finish out group play at the 2026 World Cup in Seattle.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the final group stage matches.
How much are tickets for the Bosnia vs. Qatar game in Seattle?
Tickets for the next World Cup match in Seattle start at $380, and $276 via FIFA.
How can I watch the Bosnia vs. Qatar game?
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Date: June 24, 2026
- Kickoff: 12 p.m. PT
- TV: FS1
- Streaming: FOX One, Peacock
When are the remaining World Cup games in Seattle?
- Wednesday, June 24, 12 p.m. PT (Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar) – Shop tickets
- Friday, June 26, 8 p.m. PT (Egypt vs. Iran) – Shop tickets
- Wednesday, July 1 (Round of 32 match) – Shop tickets
- Monday, July 6 (Round of 16 match) – Shop tickets
Seattle ticket prices by game
- Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar (June 24, 12 p.m. PT): starting at $380, $276 via FIFA
- Egypt vs. Iran (June 26, 8 p.m. PT): starting at $630, $529 via FIFA
- Round of 32 match (July 1): starting at $1,119, $977.04 via FIFA
- Round of 16 match (July 6): starting at $3,011, $3,393 via FIFA
Where can I buy FIFA World Cup tickets?
Zachary Fletcher is a trending news reporter with USA TODAY Network’s Washington state team. Keep up with him on X (@zdfletch), BlueSky (@zfletcher.bsky.social) or reach him at zfletcher@usatodayco.com.
SEATTLE — Paige Bueckers scored 27 points, Azzi Fudd added a career-high 26, including the go-ahead basket with 13.2 seconds left in overtime, and the Dallas Wings beat the Seattle Storm 112-110 on Monday night.
Bueckers, who scored 17 of the Wings’ final 24, netted her 1,000th career point in overtime to cap her night and put Dallas ahead 109-108. She tied Elena Delle Donne for the fourth-fastest in WNBA history to reach the milestone at 52 games.
Fudd followed with a go-ahead layup that put Dallas up 111-110 before Jessica Shepard stole the ball, and Aziaha James capped the scoring with a free throw to end it.
Dallas finished with a WNBA record 48 made field goals.
James scored 18 points off the bench for Dallas (11-6), and Shepard had 14 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Li Yueru scored 10.
Dominique Malonga scored a career-high 37 to go with 12 rebounds for Seattle (3-15). She became the youngest player in league history to reach 200 career field goals at 20 years and 219 days old. Natisha Hiedeman had 21 and 11 assists, and Awa Fam had 18 points.
Dallas trailed 94-88 with 1:24 remaining in regulation before Bueckers rattled off the Wings’ final eight points of regulation, including back-to-back 3-pointers, to help force overtime.
Seattle has lost 11 straight games.
Up next
Wings: Visit the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday.
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Two weeks ago, we reported on information prepared for a scheduled meeting of the City Council Public Safety Committee, suggesting that SPD might have to slow its hiring because fewer officers were leaving, which posed a budget dilemma. That briefing scheduled for the committee’s June 9 meeting ultimately was postponed because it was the last item on the agenda and the previous two ran long. It’s now scheduled for tomorrow’s committee meeting (9:30 am Tuesday, June 23), same slide deck, but this time it’s the second item on the agenda, so not likely to be bumped again. It’s a regularly scheduled quarterly update, no votes scheduled nor attached proposals, but it can be viewed in the prism of the city’s looming budget shortfall. The agenda explains how to comment and/or watch, in person or remotely.
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