Sportswatch: For the week of Aug. 5-11
Mon, 08/03/2015
By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
Pros
Mariners
After playing a 12:10 game in Colorado on Wednesday the Mariners come home to Safeco Field to play Chief Sealth graduate Keone Kela and the Texas Rangers for three games this weekend.
The Rangers are in Seattle for a 7:10 p.m. game Friday, a 1:10 p.m. game Saturday and a 1:10 p.m. game Sunday.
Saturday's game is Jamie Moyer's induction into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame in a ceremony at 12:30 p.m.
The Baltimore Orioles then come to town for 7:10 p.m. action Monday and Tuesday.
Mariners games are carried on the ROOT cable television network and on 710 AM.
Sounders
Seattle plays a 7 p.m. Cascadia Cup game in Vancouver against the Whitecaps on Wednesday before visiting the Los Angeles Galaxy at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Sunday's game can be seen on the ESPN cable television network.
Rainiers
Tacoma, the Seattle Mariners' Class AAA affiliate, is at home at Cheney Stadium playing the Reno Aces at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Aces stay for a 1:35 p.m. Pacific Coast League game Sunday.
The Sacramento Rivercats come to town for a 7:05 p.m. game on Tuesday.
Rainiers games are carried on MiLB cable television and 850 AM radio.
Storm
Seattle drops in on San Antonio for 5 p.m. Womens National Basketball Association action on Saturday before visiting Los Angeles at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Reign
Seattle's pro womens soccer team is off until 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12 when it hosts Houston at Seattle Memorial.
Emerald Downs
The Auburn horse racing track is open for 6:30 p.m. action Friday and for 2 p.m. competition Saturday and Sunday.
Seahawks
Training camp is underway for Seattle in Renton as it takes aim at making the Super Bowl for a third straight year -- hoping to win it.