Felix pitches, Branyan hits, Mariners win

The Mariners were hopefully watching the Royals-Angels game in the clubhouse after the game -- the Royals were leading at the time -- but that lead has disintegrated. It doesn't look like the Mariners are going to get any help from Yuniesky Betancourt and company. But the good news for the Mariners' tonight, in addition to their 2-1 victory, was that like Franklin Gutierrez a night earlier, they avoided a costly injury. Felix Hernandez twisted his ankle in the third inning, but he appeared to be fine. In fact, after the play in which he slipped on the wet turf going after Marcus Thames' blooper behind him, Hernandez worked 4 1/3 innings, gave up one hit, and struck out four. Sounds like he's OK -- but the proof came on Branyan's home run. Unlike the Gutierrez homer earlier this year, he watched. And like on the Gutierrez homer, he leapt in celebration. "It was the same as what happened with Gutierrez last night -- you hold your breath and hope it's not...