Darrin Beene is entering his seventh year at The News Tribune, having covered the Tacoma Rainiers in 2005 and Major League Baseball for two years before that. Beene, a former assistant sports editor at The News Tribune, also worked for the Los Angeles Daily News and Los Angeles Times. He lives in the South Sound with his wife and two children.
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The Mariners are done with May, which is a good thing as far as the team an some key players are concerned. After an 11-14 April, the Mariners went 12-18 in May.
June brings warmer weather (hopefully) and a chance of a hot start. The first four games are against the staggering Royals in Seattle, a good as any opportunity for three or four wins. The next three series, in fact, are against teams with losing records (Minnesota, the Angels, Oakland).
For Richie Sexson the calendar's switch to June could not have come soon enough. Sexson hit .198 with four homers in May.
Another player looking to get back on the beam after a downturn is Joel Pineiro. After winning the AL pitcher of the week honors, Piniero lost three of four starts and has had his ERA balloon to 5.13.
