Mitch Haniger, Mariners aim to build on win over Guardians
Some were surprised when Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto didn't make a deal for a slugger at the trade deadline this month.
But Dipoto knew the Mariners would be adding a big bat when Mitch Haniger returned from the injured list.
Haniger hit a three-run homer in the first inningThursday, and the Mariners held on to defeat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 3-1 in the first meeting of the season between the A