Mariners and Twins meet in series rubber match
Both the Seattle Mariners and the Minnesota Twins are looking for a series win with a victory on SundayJUNE 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
LUKE RALEY #20 - LEFT FIELDER - SEATTLE MARINERS
22 HR •
58 RBI •
.243 AVG
22 HR
58 RBI
.243 AVG
Back in lineup Raley (shoulder) will bat fifth and play left field Saturday against Minnesota.
Impact Raley was held out of the starting nine for back-to-back games with shoulder soreness, but he's feeling good enough to start Saturday. He entered Friday's 3-2 win as a pinch runner in the eighth inning and put down a sacrifice bunt in his lone plate appearance.
JUNE 29 • ROTOWIRE
Misses game with sore shoulder Mariners manager Scott Servais said Raley was scratched from the lineup ahead of Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Rays due to a sore shoulder, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Impact Raley had been slated to start in left field, but the Mariners dropped him from the lineup after his shoulder wouldn't fully loosen up on him in the batting cage prior to the game. The Mariners don't seem to be too concerned about the issue, as Servais said he's hopeful that Raley will be ready to go for this weekend's series versus Minnesota following Thursday's team off day, per Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com.
JUNE 26 • ROTOWIRE
Idle against southpaw Raley is out of the lineup Friday against the Marlins
Impact Raley will take a seat with the Marlins starting lefty Trevor Rogers. Victor Robles will bat eighth and man left field.
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Knocks eighth homer Tuesday Raley went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in a win over the Guardians on Tuesday.
Impact Raley's 371-foot shot to left in the fifth inning extended the Mariners' lead to 6-1 at the time and served as his second homer in the last six games and fourth of June overall. The offseason arrival has followed up his career year with the Rays last season in reasonably good form, as he's now sporting a solid .258 average and .749 OPS across 62 games.
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Sitting again versus lefty Raley isn't in the Mariners' lineup for Friday's game against the Rangers.
Impact With lefty starter Andrew Heaney set to toe the slab for Texas, the lefty-hitting Raley will take a seat on Seattle's bench. Victor Robles will fill the opening in left field while batting eighth.
JUNE 14 • ROTOWIRE
Not starting against southpaw Raley isn't in the Mariners' lineup Thursday against the White Sox.
Impact The left-handed bat of Raley will stay put in the dugout Thursday as left-handed starter Garrett Crochet toes the slab for Chicago. Victor Robles will fill the opening in left field while batting seventh.
JUNE 13 • ROTOWIRE
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Homers again in win Raley went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and two total runs scored in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Angels.
Impact Raley opened the scoring with a solo shot in the fourth inning and added his second RBI in the eighth when he was plunked with the bases loaded. Prior to a one-game absence with a lat issue, he went 1-for-19, but he's gone 3-for-9 with two homers, a double and three RBI over his last three contests. The outfielder is up to a steady .265/.315/.441 slash line with six long balls, 15 RBI, 20 runs scored and five stolen bases over 146 plate appearances this season.
JUNE 2 • ROTOWIRE
Nursing sore lat Raley is absent from the Mariners' lineup Thursday due to a sore lat, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Impact It offers an explanation as to why Raley was not starting against the Astros even with a right-hander on the mound. The hope seems to be that it will be only a brief absence, so consider Raley day-to-day for the time being. Seattle has Dominic Canzone in left field and Mitch Haniger in right Thursday versus Houston.
MAY 30 • ROTOWIRE
Not among starting nine Raley is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Astros.
Impact It's the first time since May 7 that Raley wasn't in the lineup when the Mariners were facing a right-hander. Seattle is going with Dominic Canzone and Mitch Haniger as its corner outfield duo against Spencer Arrighetti.
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Hits bench against lefty Raley is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
Impact The Mariners have been able to make room for both Raley and Dominic Canzone in the corner outfield lately by giving Mitch Haniger more time at designated hitter at the expense of Mitch Garver, but both Raley and Canzone will hit the bench Wednesday with southpaw Nestor Cortes on the bump for the Yankees. Raley owns an 1.118 OPS since the beginning of May and should continue to see regular playing time versus right-handed pitching while he's wielding a hot bat.
MAY 22 • ROTOWIRE
Pops fourth homer Tuesday Raley went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a win over the Yankees on Tuesday.
Impact The Mariners had their power stroke in solid form Tuesday, and Raley delivered one of four homers for Seattle on the night. The surging outfielder extended his hitting streak to eight games in the process, a stretch where he's left the yard on three occasions overall and has struck out at an atypically low 18.2 percent clip.
MAY 22 • ROTOWIRE
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