Tom Wilhelmsen

MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH A back injury forced a Seattle pitcher to skip a start this week, and the Mariners are relieved that his name was Aaron Harang. It was Harang, not ace Felix Hernandez, who succumbed to a strained back....

The Sports Xchange Indians 6, Mariners 3 (10 innings) CLEVELAND -- For four innings the Cleveland Indians' hitters were quiet. Then they got noisy. Jason Kipnis' walkoff three-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the Indians...

The Sports Xchange Kipnis' home run in the 10th lifts Indians past Mariners CLEVELAND - Jason Kipnis ended a battle of the bullpens in dramatic fashion Friday night. The Cleveland Indians second baseman belted a three-run home run off Seattle...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH It took seven weeks, but Hisashi Iwakuma is finally exposing a flaw in his game, albeit a small one. Despite his remarkable start to the 2013 season -- made slightly less surprising...

The Cleveland Indians just completed a grueling 14-game, 13-day stretch, serving as a warm-up for another unforgiving run. After their first day off in two weeks, the Indians will play 20 games over the next 20 days, starting when they host the first of...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Mariners 3, Yankees 2 Mariners 3, Yankees 2: Michael Morse homered, and Dustin Ackley and Brendan Ryan each drove in a run as visiting Seattle took the rubber match of the three-game series. Morse, who went 7-for-11 in the...

The Sports Xchange By Larry Fleisher, The Sports Xchange Mariners 3, Yankees 2 NEW YORK -- Veteran left-hander Andy Pettitte left Thursday night's game against the Seattle Mariners with a back injury with two outs in the top of the fifth inning and the...

NEW YORK -- Veteran left-hander Andy Pettitte left Thursday night's game against the Seattle Mariners with a back injury with two outs in the top of the fifth inning and the Yankees were handed a 3-2 loss. Pettitte was trying to become the 47th...

The Sports Xchange By Larry Fleisher, The Sports Xchange Mariners prevail after Pettitte leaves with injury NEW YORK -- While the New York Yankees could exhale after learning that Andy Pettitte's back injury did not appear serious, the Seattle Mariners...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH Just when the career of 40-year-old Raul Ibanez was beginning to look weeks, if not days, from reaching a whisper of a conclusion, the Mariners' fan favorite has started hitting again....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH Right hander Felix Hernandez and Yankees starter CC Sabathia have gone head-to-head on a few Cy Young ballots over the years, but not until this week had they ever started in the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH After adding veteran outfielders Raul Ibanez and Jason Bay, the Mariners appeared to have some pinch-hitting options heading into the season. It hasn't always worked out that way....