Iwakuma

Good news for the Seattle Mariners. Pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma could be back as soon as May after surgery on his right shoulder that took place back in September.

HOUSTON (AP) — Brian McCann and Marwin Gonzalez homered to back a solid start by Lance McCullers and help the Houston Astros to a 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. McCann's homer off Hisashi Iwakuma (0-1) put Houston up 1-0 in the third inning, and Gonzalez broke a 1-all tie with his solo shot to left-center in the sixth inning...

NEW YORK (AP) —Alex Rodriguez, dropped three spots to sixth in the batting order, hit a two-run homer that snapped his hitless skid and sent the New York Yankees past the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Sunday, ending their four-game losing streak...

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners are giving starters Hisashi Iwakuma and Felix Hernandez an extra day of rest and will start Erasmo Ramirez on Tuesday against the New York Mets. Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said Monday that he will give the main arms in his pitching staff extra rest when he can...

SEATTLE (AP) — Hisashi Iwakuma pitched a career-high 8 2/3 innings, and Kyle Seager and Robinson Cano homered to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night. Iwakuma fanned five of the first six batters he retired en route to eight strikeouts overall...