The Storm unveiled a statue of Sue Bird outside Climate Pledge Arena, making her the first WNBA player to receive that honor by her team.

Longtime Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird, who already had her jersey retired and a street in Seattle named after her, had a statue erected in her honor outside Climage Pledge Arena on Sunday mornin

Seattle is continuing an East Coast road swing that has thus far seen the Mariners log 2 wins against 4 losses. A club that has been mostly solid away from home is just 2-6 over its last 8 road contests.

PHILADELPHIA − Ranger Suarez hopes to give the Phillies ' pitching situation a positive jolt when he steps onto the mound to face Seattle at Citizens Bank Park on Aug. 18. First pitch is a 6:45 p.m. The game airs on NBC Sports Philadelphia.

Here's the pitching matchups for the series between the Mariners and Phillies: Monday, Aug. 18 — Logan Gilbert (Seattle; 3-4, 3.31 ERA) vs. Ranger Suarez (Philadelphia; 8-6, 3.2