Seattle, WA
Seattle Mariners Clear The Yard in Blowout Win Against The Philadelphia Phillies
SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners brought their offense home with them in the first of a nine-game homestead on Friday. They dominated the Philadelphia Phillies 10-2 to improve their record to 58-53 and stayed even with the Houston Astros in the American League West standings.
It was the most runs the Mariners have scored at home this season and the second time in seven games they’ve put up double-digits.
And Seattle dominated from the first pitch.
Mariners center fielder Victor Robles chose to have JP Crawford’s walk-off music as a way to shout out the injured shortstop. The music must have been a good motivator.
Robles hit a first-pitch solo home run to left field in the bottom of the first to put Seattle up 1-0.
“Victor Robles — what he’s done for our club — I think it seems like I’m talking about him every time postgame,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said in a postgame interview Friday. “But the quality at-bats, the energy he brings — and it starts from the first pitch he sees tonight. Gets us going on the right foot.”
Fun fact: Victor wanted to show @jp_crawford some love today so he used his walk-up music and then he did this… pic.twitter.com/QVvjkgqsJf
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) August 3, 2024
Robles’ homer was just a warning shot. The real fireworks came one inning later.
Luke Raley hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the second that went 459 feet to the upper deck in right field and put the Mariners up 4-0. It was tied for the second longest home run in franchise history.
“(It felt like) nothing,” Raley said in a postgame interview Friday. “You know you got it going when you don’t really feel it. That was probably the best one I ever hit statistically. … I think what I’ve been fighting is my timing more than anything. And to get one like that to right field, you know you’re back on time.”
NUKE. RALEY. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/VYGF5D5r2j
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) August 3, 2024
In the same inning, Justin Turner hit his first home run with Seattle — a two-out, 397-foot grand slam to left field that put the Mariners up 8-0.
“It was electric,” Turner said in a postgame interview Friday. “(The fans) were loud, they were in the game. Obviously offense kind of helps create atmosphere. But that was really fun to be a part of. … (This is) an easy group to mesh with.”
Welcome to Seattle, @redturn2! #TridentsUp pic.twitter.com/dFomZkZUXL
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) August 3, 2024
Josh Rojas grounded into a force out that brought another run in the bottom of the fourth.
Mitch Haniger hit the team’s fourth and final home run of the night with a solo shot to left center in the bottom of the seventh. That gave the Mariners their 10th and final run. It was the second time in seven games Seattle has hit four home runs and the third time in its last seven that it’s hit at least three.
Both of Philadelphia’s runs came in the top of the ninth when the game was all but decided.
Seattle starter Bryan Woo awarded his offense with a seven-inning shutout. He had six strikeouts and walked zero batters. It was his first quality start since June 6 and was the longest outing of his career.
Bryan Woo, Elevated 95mph ⛽️
4th K pic.twitter.com/jtwLQtWNFY — Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 3, 2024
The Mariners are now 5-2 since getting swept against the Los Angeles Angels and look to be re-energized despite injuries to key players like Crawford and Julio Rodriguez.
Seattle has eight more games in this homestead and look to be as ready for the stretch ahead as it has been all year.
Bryce Miller will get the start for the Mariners on Sunday at 6:40 p.m. PST.
MARINERS COMMENTS ON REUNION WITH RELIEVER: Seattle Manager Scott Servais commented before Friday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies about recent trade acquisition JT Chargois joining the team. CLICK HERE
MARINERS RELEASE PITCHING MATCHUPS: The Seattle Mariners released pitching plans ahead of nine-game homestead that begins on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies. CLICK HERE
MARINERS GM PROVIDES INJURY UPDATE: Seattle Mariners General Manager Justin Hollander gave some injury updates on JP Crawford, Julio Rodriguez, Dominic Canzone and others ahead of Friday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. CLICK HERE
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Seattle, WA
‘Months of Hell’ return to I-5 around Seattle
We survived it last year, barely, but now we’re in for several “months of Hell” as closures of northbound I-5 across the Ship Canal Bridge return.
You deserve a pat on the back if you survived the “month of Hell” between July and August last summer.
You might need therapy to survive what’s about to happen.
Four ‘months of hell’ inbound
Four “months of Hell” will start this weekend with a full closure of northbound I-5 from downtown Seattle to University District. The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) needs the weekend to set up a work zone across the Ship Canal Bridge.
Come next Monday, the two left lanes of the northbound Ship Canal Bridge will be closed 24/7, and this is going to last for four months.
I spoke with Tom Pearce, a communications specialist for WSDOT, about the upcoming work last year.
“We will work for about four months, and then we will pause and pick everything up when the World Cup comes to town,” Pearce said. “When the World Cup ends, we will have another weekend-long closure, reset the work zone, and then we’ll start to work on the right lanes of the northbound Ship Canal Bridge.”
And that will come with a second four-month chunk of lane closures.
I’m not sure if you remember just how bad these similar closures were for that one month last summer, but it was absolutely brutal.
To help with the traffic flow, WSDOT kept the I-5 express lanes open in the northbound direction the entire time. The rationale is that it is the direction of travel of the closures.
What that created was a daily one-hour delay, or more, for southbound I-5 drivers. Tens of thousands of southbound drivers use those express lanes every morning, and with that option gone, they had to stay in the main line, creating a daily five-mile backup to the Edmonds exit down to Northgate.
“We know that it was difficult for travelers, particularly for southbound in the morning on I-5,” Pearce said. “People did well at adapting and using other transportation methods and adjusting their schedules. It went relatively well.”
WSDOT is using all the data it collected during that month of closures and is using to help with congestion this time around.
Here’s the setup going forward
Northbound I-5 will be closed through the downtown corridor all weekend. When it reopens on Monday, only the right two lanes will be open until June 5. That weekend, the entire northbound freeway will be closed to remove the work zone.
The work will take a break during the World Cup until July 10. Then, northbound I-5 will be reduced to just two left lanes until the end of the year. The end date hasn’t been released. It was originally scheduled to wrap up in November.
This is going to cause significant delays around Seattle. My best advice is to alter your schedule and get on the road at least an hour earlier than normal.
And if you think you’ll just jump on the light rail out of Lynnwood to avoid the backup, you’re going to need a plan. That parking lot is full by 7 a.m. most mornings. It will likely be filled earlier than that going forward.
Chris Sullivan is a traffic reporter for KIRO Newsradio. Read more of his stories here. Follow KIRO Newsradio traffic on X.
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WEEK AHEAD: 2026’s first West Seattle Art Walk on Thursday
As the holiday season ends, a new week begins, and one of the biggest events this week will be 2026’s first West Seattle Art Walk. The second Thursday is as early as it can get this month – on the 8th – so set your calendar for this Thursday as a special night to get out and enjoy the work of local artists. A preview with this quarter’s map/list and Thursday highlights should appear early in the week on the West Seattle Art Walk website. As usual, neighborhood organizations are supporting clusters of venues in Alki, Admiral, The Junction, and Morgan Junction; places with artist receptions usually start them at 5 pm. No Art of Music performances this month; that feature is on hiatus until later in the year.
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