Mariners option Lowe to Triple-A

Move allows injured reliever to avoid time on disabled list SEATTLE -- Mariners manager Jim Riggleman was asked before Monday's game against the Twins if he and Triple-A Tacoma manager Daren Brown were still on speaking terms. "I know, we're taking his guys," Riggleman said. The light-hearted question came after the Mariners made yet another move, optioning reliever Mark Lowe down to Tacoma and bringing up... [read full story]