
For all the attention paid to what the Seattle Mariners did to improve their offense in the offseason, their foundation remains the pitching. ''It's a great challenge,'' Hernandez said. ''You've got a lot of eyes on you and you've got to do good.'' Hernandez struck out 10 and allowed only two hits over seven innings, Seth Smith had three extra-base hits and two RBIs in his Seattle debut and the Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 on Monday.
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