CHICAGO — Oppressive heat coupled with wind blowing out to center field figured to initially serve as the backdrop of Saturday’s Cubs-Mariners game from a strictly baseball standpoint.

Ian Happ likes to think of himself as a table setter for the Chicago Cubs, but he's performed more like their cleanup hitter lately.

Seattle Mariners (38-37, second in the AL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (46-30, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Sunday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (1-2, 2.55 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, ...

Clarke Schmidt walked off the mound after getting through his seventh hitless inning and exchanged a glance with New York ...

Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo and Juan Soto hit back-to-back-to-back homers in the third inning Saturday night for the New ...

Another day, another record or Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh. In the top of the ninth of a 10-7 loss against the ...

The Seattle Mariners (38-37) and Chicago Cubs (46-30) wrap up their 3-game series Sunday. First pitch from Wrigley Field in ...

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz and Seattle Mariners reliever Trent Thornton got sick Saturday while playing in the ...

On a scorching day at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Saturday, the Seattle Mariners were unable to overcome the early hot bats ...

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz and Seattle Mariners reliever Trent Thornton got sick while playing in the extreme ...

Seattle Mariners star catcher Cal Raleigh became one of the fastest players in MLB history to reach 30 home runs in a season.

Extreme heat and howling winds made for a home-run heaven for hitters, but it wreaked havoc on defenders and even got ...