Baseball

CHICAGO (AP) — Wrigley Field is ready for the bleacher bums. The Chicago Cubs say expanded bleachers in left and center field will open today when the New York Mets visit. The right-field bleachers are to open next month. The bleachers will feature new group spaces, improved concessions and more room for fans to socialize and watch the game...

SEATTLE (AP) — Felix Hernandez became the fourth-youngest player to reach 2,000 career strikeouts while giving up two runs over seven innings to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 4-3 win against the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Hernandez, at 29 years, 32 days old, is behind only Bert Blyleven, Sam McDowell and Walter Johnson, who were all 28 when they reached 2,000 strikeouts...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brewers broadcaster and funnyman Bob Uecker was locked in the radio booth at Miller Park when the door handle broke during the sixth inning against the Dodgers Wednesday night. The 80-year-old known for his wit was trapped and, of course, made a joke out of it...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Johnny Giavotella hit an RBI double in the ninth inning and Mike Trout homered, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over Seattle on Wednesday night and their second walk-off win in a row over the Mariners...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Perez capped his major league debut with a game-ending homer in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped their four-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Erick Aybar and Johnny Giavotella delivered RBI singles off Danny Farquhar to tie it in the eighth for the Angels, who had blown a one-run lead earlier in the eighth... Read Mo

Evan Gattis homered twice and the Houston Astros won their 10th straight game, boosting the best record in the American League by beating the Seattle Mariners 7-6 Sunday. The Astros extended their top run since a 12-game winning streak in 2004...

SEATTLE (AP) — J.A. Happ earned his first win with the Mariners as the Seattle bullpen held off the Houston Astros 3-2 Wednesday night. Acquired from Toronto in an offseason trade, Happ (1-1) won in his third start. He gave up two runs and eight hits in 7 1-3 innings, walking none and striking out five...

I just love this time of year. Spring is in the air and it's the start of baseball season. I'm watching Seattle Mariners games on TV again, and my laptop is streaming the San Diego Padres -- my two favorite teams. I've met some great people through sports...

Today is Opening Day for Major League Baseball and the Seattle Mariners are hoping for an even better season than last under manager Lloyd McClendeon. After a heartbreaking loss in the make-or-break regular season game, the M's came up short...

The home field hospitality of the Oregon State Beavers was not warm to the Washington State Cougars Saturday afternoon. Over 2,700 fans witnessed the first perfect game in Beavers history at Coleman Field in Corvallis. OSU's freshman Drew Rasmussen, a Spokane native, put down all 27 Cougars batters, needing only 103 pitches and recording 10 strikeouts for his perfecto...