Tom Wilhelmsen

For Tom Wilhelmsen, the road less traveled led back to the mound

2013-06-02 00:00:00

Midnight was fast approaching when Tom Wilhelmsen and his girlfriend stumbled into Venice. The backpackers were tired and hungry and, truth be told, a little smelly. This was another new city on a trip full of them. They found a cheap room in a seedy...

Home runs lift Mariners over Angels, 2-1

2013-04-28 16:10:00

SEATTLE — Home runs by Jason Bay in the seventh inning and Michael Morse in the eighth gave the Seattle Mariners a 2- 1 victory over the Angels on Sunday and spoiled a strong start by left-hander Jason Vargas. Vargas, who had an 0-2 record and 5....

Latest loss puts Angels in a mood to match their record: Bad

2013-04-28 19:45:00

SEATTLE — The hardest ball Angels pitcher Jason Vargas threw Sunday may have been the bullet he fired in disgust to first base on Jesus Montero's comebacker to end the eighth inning. The left-hander was venting his frustration after giving up a...

Mariners have no answers for Colon

2013-06-16 20:50:04

OAKLAND, Calif. Mike Zunino hovered around the third-base bag, waiting to take off for home if the line drive to right field fell in. But a shoestring catch by Josh Reddick of the Kyle Seager scorcher spelled the beginning of the end for the Mariners...

Athletics slammed by Mariners at home

2013-06-15 21:05:04

OAKLAND, Calif. Veteran catcher Henry Blanco, signed by Seattle on Friday, hit a sixth-inning grand slam Saturday to break scoreless tie as the Mariners beat the Athletics, 4-0, behind ace Felix Hernandez. Blanco, 41, was released by Toronto on June 10...

Whispers: Gregg could be Tigers' missing piece

2013-06-15 13:44:00

Kevin Gregg couldn't make the Dodgers' bullpen in spring training, but he has pitched so well for the Cubs that he's on the short list of players the Tigers are considering as they continue to try to solve their closer dilemma. His experience and strike-...

Mariners blow lead, fall to Astros

2013-06-13 00:00:00

SEATTLE The battery of Jeremy Bonderman and Mike Zunino had bonded frequently this season in the minor leagues, but on Wednesday, they were clicking on the biggest stage. Or at least as big a stage as a game between two second-division teams witnessed by...

Mariners fall to lowly Astros

2013-06-13 00:20:04

SEATTLE The battery of Jeremy Bonderman and Mike Zunino had bonded frequently this season in the minor leagues, but on Wednesday night, they were clicking on the biggest stage. Or at least as big a stage as a game between two second-division teams...

Harang tosses gem as M's blank Astros

2013-06-11 21:48:03

Aaron Harang struck out 10 and spun a two-hit shutout Tuesday, as the Seattle Mariners blanked the Houston Astros, 4-0, in the second test of a three-game set at Safeco Field. Harang (3-6) didn't walk a batter to record his second shutout of the...

Mariners fall to Yankees

2013-06-08 19:20:03

SEATTLE By the time the final strikeout was done, the lack of depth on this Seattle Mariners squad had been painfully exposed. The Mariners led off the ninth inning against perennial all-star closer Mariano Rivera with a Kyle Seager single, but as was...

Twins pound Seattle 10-0

2013-06-02 19:20:03

MINNEAPOLIS It was only 10 days ago that Joe Mauer was being praised for a clutch ninth-inning single that led the Twins to not getting no-hit at Detroit. "The rock bottom," Twins second baseman Brian Dozier called it. "About to lose 10 straight and...

MLB: Twins sink Mariners 5-4

2013-06-01 22:23:00

MINNEAPOLIS -- The triple was the easy part. After Ryan Doumit laced a pitch to the warning track in right-center, driving home two runs and delivering the Twins a thrilling 5-4 victory over Seattle in the bottom of the ninth, he had some baseball rituals...

Seattle Mariners closer Tom Wilhelmsen reacts to an out during the ninth inning against the Angels in April.

2013-04-28 00:00:00