The Mariners beat the Rangers this afternoon to get their third straight series win.

Ty France hit his first home run of the season to give the M’s an early lead in the first and Luis Urias hit a 2-run shot in the fifth to break a tie for the 4-3 win.

Julio Rodriguez kept up his hot hitting with a 2-4 day at the plate in the leadoff spot.

Luis Castillo allowed two runs and struck out six through six innings to earn his second straight win after going 0-4 to start the season.

It follows last night’s 5-1 loss to the Rangers, as the M’s take the series two games to one.

They sit a half-game above Texas for the top spot in the AL West division with a 13-12 record.

The Mariners will return home tomorrow to host the reigning NL-champion Diamondbacks.

Coverage begins at 5:30 and first pitch is at 6:40 on KPUG.

 

Meanwhile, the M’s were without two of their top hitters today.

Cal Raleigh was out of the lineup due to an oral surgery appointment.

Seattle Sports’ Shannon Drayer reports he needed emergency care on a broken tooth.

J.P. Crawford was also out with a right oblique strain.

The Mariners placed him on the 10-day Injured List and manager Scott Servais says there is currently no timeline for his return to the lineup.

Offseason bullpen addition Gregory Santos was moved to the 60-day IL to make room for Crawford’s replacement.

 

The NFL Draft is finally here.

The draft takes place in Detroit tonight with no shortage of stakes for fans here in Washington.

The Seahawks will look to build on their young core with the 16th overall pick in the first draft following the Pete Carroll-era in Seattle.

Meanwhile, the Washington Huskies have several stars that will look to go in the first round.

Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and offensive lineman Troy Fautanu are both projected to go in the first round.

Wide receiver Rome Odunze has been projected to go as high as fifth overall.

The Chicago Bears are kicking things off from Detroit with the first overall pick.

Coverage begins at 4:00 and the draft starts at 5 on KPUG.

You can also catch rounds two and three tomorrow on KPUG starting at 3 p.m.

 

There’s a new home to watch Kraken hockey games next season.

The team announced today that they’re moving their non-national TV games to Amazon Prime Video, making them the first NHL team to do so.

Those televised games will be available to Amazon Prime members in Washington, Oregon and Alaska.

Seattle had spent its first three seasons with games broadcast on Root Sports, but financial and production issues over the last year have left the channel’s future in question.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has a minority stake in the ownership group of the Kraken.

 

And a Storm legend is coming back to Seattle.

The Storm announced today that Sue Bird has joined the team’s ownership group ahead of the 2024 season.

Bird was the first overall pick in the 2002 draft by the Storm and played all 19 seasons of her career with Seattle before retiring in 2022.

She was the point guard on all four of the team’s championships.

Bird is also the WNBA’s all-time leader in games played and assists.