Robert Andino

MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH The Cleveland series wasn't a total loss in that a few Mariners bats are continuing to show signs of life. Shortstop Brendan Ryan, outfielder Raul Ibanez and first baseman Justin Smoak were on the verge...

CLEVELAND No team can win that kind of game. It doesn't happen, shouldn't happen, maybe never has happened, not against big-league players. The starter is yanked after three innings, the three best relievers give up home runs to blow the lead in three...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH Having stood on the doorstep of respectability heading into the weekend, the Mariners experienced one of those Murphy's Law setbacks in Sunday's 6-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians. Not...

The Sports Xchange 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...

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...

INF David Adams became the fourth starting third baseman for the Yankees after his contract was purchased from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Adams batted .316 in 27 games with the RailRiders after getting re-signed by the Yankees on March 29. Adams...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Yankees - INSIDE PITCH Lyle Overbay was the last player added to the Yankees' 25-man roster before the season started. He got a three-day tryout to play first base after he was released by the Red Sox. The...

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....

Sitting in the dugout about two hours before Wednesday's game started, Mariners manager Eric Wedge was talking about his team's loss the night before. The Mariners pushed on CC Sabathia but could never topple the humongous left-hander, which made...

The Sports Xchange Mariners 12, Yankees 2 NEW YORK -- Raul Ibanez hit two home runs and drove in six runs, and the Seattle Mariners used a seven-run first inning to coast to a 12-2 rout of the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. Ibanez, who hit a...

Ibanez powers Mariners to rout of Yankees NEW YORK - Raul Ibanez's swing seems to be coming around. The fact that the resurgence has is occurring at the same time as his return to Yankee Stadium seems to be purely coincidental. At least that's how...

2B Dustin Ackley has batted .299 (23-for-77) over his last 21 games, raising his average from .114 to .231, but after a 1-for-8 series against Oakland, he got the night off, although he was used as a pinch hitter for Robert Andino in the eighth. Manager...