Until recently, the rabid M's fan blog Lookout Landing sported this tagline: "If You Think Adrian Beltre Is Bad And/Or Overrated, I Hate You And Find You Stupid." Fair enough. Beltre isn't bad or overrated. A Gold Glover and above-average offensive player, he's the best third baseman in Mariner history. He just stinks at the craft of hitting a baseball. more ›

Garrett Olson gives the M's six strong innings, and the bullpen throws scoreless relief -- in all, the Padres had just five hits. Half the offense came on Jose Lopez' 10th homer of the year. Griffey had a RBI double. The go-ahead run scored on a Padres' error, a wild pickoff throw to third by catcher Nick Hundley. Mike Carp walked in his first MLB at bat. M's 32-33, 5.5 GB. Box score. Next game Thursday @ SD., 12:35 p.m.; Morrow vs. Geer. more ›