Topic: Russell Branyan

Aaron Judge is someone whose size makes him a candidate for fans and teammates to anticipate his next swing and see how far he can drive a ball.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Hisashi Iwakuma did not need it, but the Seattle Mariners gifted him with a huge lead early Tuesday night.

Clay Buchholz settled down after giving up a first-inning homer Wednesday and Boston completed a three-game sweep with a 5-1 win over Seattle.

Felix Hernandez tossed eight shutout innings and Russell Branyan socked a solo homer Sunday, powering Seattle to a 3-0 victory over Cleveland.

Felix Hernandez and Garrett Olson combined to strike out 13 Friday and Seattle won its third in a row with a 6-0 victory over the New York Yankees.

Josh Bard hit his first MLB grand slam during a five-run fifth Saturday, lifting the Seattle Mariners to a 9-3 win over Cleveland.

Bruce Chen held Seattle to a Russell Branyan homer in seven innings Saturday and Kansas City went on to a 2-1 win.

Yuniesky Betancourt drove in the game winner and scored a run in the 10th inning Monday in the Kansas City Royals' 6-4 win over Seattle.

Cliff Lee pitched eight strong innings and Russell Branyan and Casey Kotchman each socked homers Sunday in the Seattle Mariners' 8-1 win over Detroit.

Felix Hernandez struck out 11 in a two-hit shutout Wednesday and the Seattle Mariners throttled the New York Yankees 7-0.