The dish 

The Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins have a lot in common right now and none of it is good. 

May 7, 2009 (The Seattle Times delivered byNewstex) -- 

May 7, 2009 (The Seattle Times delivered byNewstex) -- 

Brian Bannister felt fine warming up in the bullpen. 

Brian Bannister worked six scoreless innings to outpitch Jarrod Washburn and the Kansas City Royals extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. 

In an effort to shake up a somewhat moribund offense, manager Don Wakamatsu kept tinkering with the middle of the order Wednesday. 

--Dave Niehaus, the Mariners' Hall of Fame announcer, called his 5,000th Seattle game Wednesday night in Kansas City. 

--RHP Shawn Kelley was placed on the disabled list Wednesday morning with a strained left oblique. 

The most noticeable oddity in the box score is the zero strikeouts next to Randy Johnson's name. 

Shortly after Mark Teahen's line drive cleared the wall in right, fire alarms went off all around Kauffman Stadium. 

The Kansas City Royals have put their early struggles at the plate far behind them. 

Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. 

Left-hander Garrett Olson has been recalled from Triple-A Tacoma by the Seattle Mariners, who placed right-hander Shawn Kelley on the 15-day disabled list with a strained side muscle. 

Left-hander Garrett Olson has been recalled from Triple-A Tacoma by the Seattle Mariners, who placed right-hander Shawn Kelley on the 15-day disabled list with a strained side muscle.