Jorge Montanez breaks down the last week in saves and middle relievers on the rise in the latest closer report.

Leody Taveras hit a game-tying two-out single in the eighth inning of his debut with Seattle before scoring the go-ahead run ...

For the Seattle Mariners, 2025 presents an advantageous opportunity to snap a streak that dates back to 1977. The Mariners ...

Newly acquired Leody Taveras pays off immediate dividends, Rowdy Tellez homers as Mariners capture ninth straight series ...

The last time the Mariners had a streak like this was in 2001, when they won 15 series in a row. They went 116-46 that record ...

The Mariners took down the Athletics twice in the past two days on the road with a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning ...

Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and Jeremy Peña homered and drove in four runs as the Houston Astros defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 9-1 on Wednesday.

Andrés Muñoz allowed a leadoff single to Luis Urias in the ninth and went 3-2 on Seth Brown before getting a strikeout. Pinch ...

The role of the closer has evolved in the past decade or so. Managers are less likely these days to have a dedicated arm for ...

For the first time since the club won an MLB-record 116 games and made the American League Championship Series in 2001, the ...