On the heels of a 1-5 homestand, the Mariners swept the series from San Diego Padres at Petco Park, doing something they haven't done since 2006.

Evans used a steady diet of fastballs to keep the vaunted San Diego Padres ' lineup of heavy hitters off-stride. It worked as the Mariners posted a 5-1 win over the Padres at Petco Park. The young Mariners' prospect was able to not only pitch well, but he's been listening closely to the MLB pitching staff.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King cruised through his first three innings against the Seattle Mariners. He ran into trouble with two outs in the top of the fourth inning when Randy Arozarena broke up the no hitter and the shutout with a solo home run to left field.

Seattle Mariners insider Shannon Drayer details the pitching staff's strategy in a sweep over the Padres and the new pitch Matt Brash has unveiled.

Cal Raleigh hit a sky-scraping home run, and the Mariners' pitching staff shut down the Padres for the second game in a row Saturday night at Petco Park.

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Cal Raleigh led off the seventh inning with his 15th home run to break a tie, Dylan Moore had a two-run single in the ninth and the Seattle Mariners beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Saturday night.

Every team struggles for a time offensively, but few of the best teams have had four-game stretches in which they have scored just one run