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Seattle Mariners Offense Rewards Starter With Rare Win on Sunday

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2 years ago

August 18, 2024

Seattle Mariners Offense Rewards Starter With Rare Win on Sunday

The Seattle Mariners earned a much-needed win on Sunday when they beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-3. It was the first win for the Mariners on their current nine-game road trip. They lost their five road games before Sunday.

Seattle starter George Kirby earned the win for his efforts on Sunday against the Pirates. But arguably the worst outings of his career came on this exact road trip.

Kirby’s last start came against the Detroit Tigers on Aug. 13 in the first of the nine-game road trip. He pitched 3.2 innings and allowed 11 runs (six earned) off 12 hits. All 11 runs were originally ruled as earned before a play was retroactively changed to a throwing error to shortstop Leo Rivas.

Kirby followed one of his worst starts of his career up with a six-inning, five-strikeout quality start on Sunday.

“I just tried to put last week behind me. Take a couple things, learn from it,” Kirby said in a postgame interview Sunday. “Today I just tried to pitch angry, pissed off. It really worked the first four (innings). And it kind of was hard for me to reel it back in the fifth and sixth. Got a little wild. … But I’m just happy — quality start, gave the team a chance to win.”

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— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 18, 2024

It was a good bounce back for Kirby. He’s been one of the best pitchers in the game for two years but this season he hasn’t had the greatest win-loss record. Due to very little fault of his own.

According to the ROOT Sports pregame broadcast — Sunday was just Seattle’s second win in Kirby’s last nine starts. He has a 3.40 ERA this season in 26 starts with 148 strikeouts in 150.2 innings pitched with a 9-9 record.

That is indicative of the kind of season the Mariners offense has had. But there’s 37 games left in the season and the team’s four games out of the top spot in the American League West. There’s not a time better than now to give Kirby, and the rest of the pitching staff, some much-needed support.

SNIDER PUTTING UP CAREER NUMBERS: Seattle Mariners reliever Collin Snider added another solid outing to what’s shaping out to be a career-best season on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. CLICK HERE

MARINERS BATS COME ALIVE AGAINST PIRATES: The Seattle Mariners put up the best offensive performance of its current road trip with a 10-3 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. CLICK HERE

MARINERS OFFENSE GOES QUIET AGAINST PIRATES: The Seattle Mariners went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position, left 10 runners on base, lost their fifth-straight game and lost the series to the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 7-2 on Saturday. CLICK HERE

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Seattle Torrent put Olympic captain Hilary Knight on long-term IR – Seattle Sports

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7 hours ago

February 28, 2026

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Seattle Torrent put Olympic captain Hilary Knight on long-term IR – Seattle Sports

Olympians Hilary Knight, Kendall Coyne Schofield and Erin Ambrose have all been placed on long-term injured reserve by their PWHL clubs after sustaining injuries during the Milan Cortina Games.

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Knight, a five-time Olympian and captain of the United States team that won gold, will be out of the lineup for the Seattle Torrent indefinitely after sustaining a lower-body injury in Italy, the team announced Friday.

Knight had three goals and three assists for the U.S. at Milan Cortina including a goal in the 2-1 overtime win over Canada in the final. She has three goals and seven assists during the current PWHL season.

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“While we’re eager to be at full strength and recognize the anticipation of Hilary’s return, we’re focused on putting her and our team in the best position for a playoff push,” Torrent general manager Meghan Turner said in a statement.

Minnesota Frost captain Coyne Schofield was placed on long-term injured reserve on Friday retroactive to Feb. 19 with an upper-body injury. Coyne Schofield scored three goals for the United States during the Olympics.

“I am incredibly proud of all our Frost Olympians who demonstrated true excellence on the world stage,” general manager Melissa Caruso said in a statement. “We are fully committed to supporting Kendall throughout her recovery, and our medical team will be working diligently to help her prepare for her return to the ice.”

The moves by the Torrent and Frost came a day after the Montreal Victoire announced that Ambrose has been placed on long-term injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 19 for a lower‑body injury suffered while representing Canada in the gold medal game. Ambrose had a pair of assists at the Olympics.

The Victoire’s Marie-Philip Poulin, Canada’s captain in Italy, was listed as day-to-day with an Olympics-related injury.

Victoire general manager Daniele Sauvageau said of the team’s Olympians “we are confident that they will be back in the lineup in the near future.”

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Three trapped after car goes into ditch near Seattle’s Washington Park Arboretum

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February 27, 2026

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Three trapped after car goes into ditch near Seattle’s Washington Park Arboretum

SEATTLE — Firefighters are responding to a car that drove into a ditch near Lake Washington Boulevard East and East Foster Island Road on Friday, according to the Seattle Fire Department.

Crews arriving at the scene reported that three people are trapped inside the car.

Firefighters were working to stabilize the car and get everyone out safely. Crews worked to remove the roof of the car to get everyone out, according to fire officials.

Authorities are urging the public to avoid the area while emergency crews respond.

The crash occurred in the area between the Montlake and Broadmoor neighborhoods, and traffic can be expected as emergency crews respond.

No additional information was immediately available.

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Seattle Kraken fall to Blues 5-1 in 2nd straight loss

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February 27, 2026

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Seattle Kraken fall to Blues 5-1 in 2nd straight loss

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dylan Holloway had a hat trick and added an assist in his return from a sprained ankle, Joel Hofer made 23 saves and the St. Louis Blues came off the Olympic break to beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Thursday night.

St. Louis Blues 5, Seattle Kraken 1: Box score

Jordan Kyrou and Holloway — activated from injured reserve before the game — scored in a 23-second span early in the second period to give St. Louis a 3-1 lead.

Pius Suter added a goal and two assists to help the Blues end a three-game losing streak.

Holloway completed St. Louis’ first hat trick of the season with 3:01 left, scoring into an empty net for his 11th of the season.

Kaapo Kakko tied it at 1 for Seattle in the first period, and Philipp Grubauer stopped 26 shots. The Kraken were coming off a 4-1 loss in Dallas on Wednesday night.

Kyrou made it 2-1 at 1:12 of the second off a feed from Pavel Buchnevich on a break. Holloway poked the puck past Grubauer off a scramble at 1:35. Suter scored at 1:56 of the third.

St. Louis’ Cam Fowler appeared in his 1,100th game, becoming the 10th active defenseman in the NHL to reach the mark.