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SEATTLE (AP) — Welington Castillo homered twice off Seattle ace Felix Hernandez, including a two-run shot in the first inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks won their fifth straight beating the Mariners 8-2 on Wednesday. Arizona completed its first sweep of Seattle and fifth this season thanks Castillo's two long balls...

YAKIMA, Wash. – Andrew Bernstein says he lives by a “what happened” mentality instead of “what if?” ideology. Take away the hypotheticals and what happened Wednesday was another dominant start from the righty, working eight scoreless innings to lead the Pippins to a 2-0 win over the Medford Rogues...

Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Recently, Lauren Paul of Buzzfeed.com compiled a ranking of all 30 Major League Ballparks and Stadiums from worst to first. Where did Safeco Field in Seattle -- home of the Mariners -- rate?

Fresh off their sixth errorless game of the summer Sunday in Wenatchee, the Pippins were hurt by numerous mistakes Monday, falling 5-3 to the Medford Rogues. Yakima Valley (22-21) only allowed five hits, but committed six errors and walked eight hitters en route to a series-opening loss...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Mr. October has an apology in July. New York Yankees great Reggie Jackson says he's sorry for using profanity in public after a confrontation with an autograph-seeking fan in Cooperstown. Jackson took to Twitter yesterday to express his regret, saying "mad or not" there was no excuse for his language...

Over two seasons in the West Coast League, opponents have had a tough time sweeping the Pippins. The Bend Elks became the latest team to fall short in its quest to break out the brooms, as the Pippins held on for a 5-4 win in the series finale at County Stadium...

YAKIMA -- It’s been a week of pitching duels for the Yakima Valley Pippins. Thursday night, Andrew Bernstein shined for the Pippins, but Yakima Valley came up short in a 2-1 loss to Corvallis at County Stadium. The Knights (19-15) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning, but the Pippins (18-16) answered back in the bottom of the frame on a two-out, RBI single from Mitch Skaggs to tie the g

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball's All-Star Game has struck out with TV viewers. The AL's 6-3 win over the NL in Cincinnati Tuesday drew a record-low television rating. Fox says the broadcast averaged just under 11 million viewers or a 6.6 rating...

BREMERTON – Rubber matches have been a challenge for the Pippins so far in 2015, and the struggles continued Wednesday night, as the Pippins dropped the series finale to the Kitsap BlueJackets, 6-4. Yakima Valley (18-15) took an early 3-0 lead with a three-run 3rd inning...