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Sports Peguero, Seager power Mariners over Angels, 6-0 Peguero, Seager power Mariners over Angels, 6-0
Carlos Peguero hit a mammoth homer in his first at-bat of the season and Kyle Seager had a two-run homer to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-0 on Thursday night.
Sports Gonzalez helps Astros to 3-2 win over Mariners Gonzalez helps Astros to 3-2 win over Mariners
Marwin Gonzalez homered, Bud Norris rebounded from a tough start last time out and the Houston Astros snapped a three-game losing skid with a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
Sports King Felix hits 100 wins with victory over Astros King Felix hits 100 wins with victory over Astros
Felix Hernandez pitched six scoreless innings for his 100th career win and Seattle homered three times to back him up in a 7-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night.
Sports Cabrera powers Detroit past Mariners 6-2 Cabrera powers Detroit past Mariners 6-2
Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer and drove in Detroit's first four runs, and the Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Tuesday night.
Sports Hansen may lose out on extra 7 percent of NBA’s Kings Hansen may lose out on extra 7 percent of NBA’s Kings
A minority owner of the NBA’s Kings is expected to complete a deal Thursday to buy a 7 percent chunk of the franchise that’s tied up in a California bankruptcy court, according to a report, superseding Chris Hansen’s offer to get it for $15.1 million.
Sports Astros rout Mariners 16-9 Astros rout Mariners 16-9
Jose Altuve drove in four runs and hit one of Houston's five homers, and the Astros broke out of their offensive slump with a 16-9 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
Sports How Mariners hitters will find Safeco Field feels 16° warmer How Mariners hitters will find Safeco Field feels 16° warmer
It's a chilly April evening and fans bundle up as the temperature hovers around 55 degrees, but as Jesus Montero steps to the plate, that 55 will feel more like 71 degrees this year -- or maybe even warmer.

No, the Mariners didn't install a super heater in the stadium, but what they did do is move the fences in for the 2013 season.

Last year, I posted a blog asking the question if our chilly spring was an added factor in the team's offensive struggles. The conclusion was basically: not really, but I did find some interesting data on how cold weather affects home runs.

That got me to wondering this year: With the fences moved in, would that really lessen the impact of Seattle's typically cooler spring and summer climate in relation to the rest of the league?
Sports Lowrie powers A's past Mariners 6-2 Lowrie powers A's past Mariners 6-2
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jed Lowrie and Chris Young hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning, helping Tommy Milone and the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Wednesday night.
Sports Morse, Iwakuma lead Mariners past A's again, 7-1 Morse, Iwakuma lead Mariners past A's again, 7-1
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Michael Morse hit a three-run homer and a solo shot, Hisashi Iwakuma followed up Felix Hernandez's gem with an impressive outing of his own, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 on Tuesday night.