The Mariners are entering the All Star break coming off a rough weekend against a division rival.

The M’s lost three straight games by a single run against the Angels after dominating the series opener 11-0.

Friday’s 6-5 loss came on a 10th inning walk off homer by Willie Calhoun.

It took place just hours after the league announced that closer Andres Munoz would replace Logan Gilbert as Seattle’s lone representative in the All Star Game.

The change was made because Logan Gilbert was scheduled to start on Sunday, just two days before the game.

The Mariners went on to lose 2-1 on Saturday and 3-2 on Sunday, despite seven scoreless innings from Gilbert, to end their four-game series against the Angels.

Their lead in the AL West has shrunk to just a single game against the Houston Astros.

It sets up arguably their biggest series of the season this next weekend, when they’ll host the Astros for a three-game series with major implications on the division race.

 

Mariners fans did get some good news over the weekend.

Seattle selected Mississippi State switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje with the 15th overall pick in yesterday’s MLB Draft.

The 21-year-old Dutch native is reported to touch 98 mph with his right arm and 93 with his left.

He’ll look to become the latest success story from a Mariners farm system that has excelled in developing its young pitchers.

 

The surging Sounders edged Austin FC 1-0 on Saturday thanks to a late goal by Jordan Morris.

It was Seattle’s fifth-straight win and extended their unbeaten streak to seven.

They’ve moved their way up to seventh place in the Western Conference standings after sitting at the bottom of the conference for the beginning of the season.

 

Argentina overcame Lionel Messi’s second-half leg injury to beat Columbia 1-0 in the Copa America final yesterday.

Lautaro Martinez scored the game-winning goal in the 112th minute to help secure Argentina’s second straight Copa title.

The match started nearly an hour and a half late because of crowd trouble at Hard Rock Stadium in Florida.

Meanwhile, Spain beat England 2-1 in the European Championship final, with teen-phenom Lamine Yamal becoming the youngest player to take part in the game’s history just a day after turning 17.

 

The Seattle Storm picked up a pair of big wins over the weekend.

The Storm dominated the Minnesota Lynx 91-63 on Friday behind a season-high 26 points from Nneka Ogwumike.

They followed it up with an 81-70 win over the Atlanta Dream yesterday to pull themselves within half a game of first place in the Western Conference.

It capped off a successful nine-game homestand for Seattle that saw them go 7-2.

They now begin a four-game road trip starting tomorrow afternoon against the Los Angeles Sparks.

 

The Bellingham Bells won a thriller last night at Joe Martin Field.

The Bells entered the ninth inning trailing 5-2 to Nanaimo before they reeled off four runs, with the last coming off a walk off single by All Star third baseman Nate Kirkpatrick.

It gave the Bells a series win after splitting Friday and Saturday’s games to the NightOwls.

The organization was proud to announce that former catcher Malcolm Moore was drafted by the Texas Rangers with their 30th overall pick.

The 2022 alum out of Stanford is considered one of the best left-handed college hitters in the country.

It was also a big weekend for the West Coast League, who saw former Corvallis Knight Travis Bazzana go first overall in yesterday’s MLB Draft, making him the second WCL alum to be picked first in the last five years.