Between April 17 and June 15, Hancock made 11 starts and posted a 3.65 ERA. That stretch included a start where he gave up seven earned runs to the Yankees, but in the other 10 starts he allowed ...

SEATTLE — J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam, Emerson Hancock tossed seven scoreless innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 on Sunday to complete a sweep.

When the Mariners took Emerson Hancock sixth overall in 2020, it looked like a steal. He was once in the mix to go No. 1 overall and brought a polished SEC résumé with frontline potential.

SEATTLE — J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam, Emerson Hancock tossed seven scoreless innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 on Sunday to complete a sweep.

After the trade deadline, the Mariners made some big moves to make a potential postseason push, but will it be enough?

Hancock has shown flashes of his potential but has struggled with consistency, rarely stringing together consecutive strong starts. On the season, the 26-year-old holds a 5.43 ERA and 1.43 WHIP ...

Hancock has lost three straight starts, allowing 16 runs over 15 innings with an 8:9 K:BB in that span. He's now at a 5.47 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 53:30 K:BB across 77.1 innings over 15 starts this season.

Hancock and Woo both rank in the top 15 among AL pitchers in that metric; the league average is 62%. And for the Mariners’ pitching development program, that’s the entry-level requirement.

Home plate umpire Tripp Gibson gives Emerson Hancock a new ball in the second inning. Hancock gave up two in the inning, and one in the previous, giving the Royals a quick 3-0 lead over Seattle.

SEATTLE (AP) — J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam, Emerson Hancock tossed seven scoreless innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 on Sunday to complete a sweep.

SEATTLE — J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam, Emerson Hancock tossed seven scoreless innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 on Sunday to complete a sweep.