Impact It's the first start since Saturday for Wong, who has been ceding most of the playing time at second base to Jose Caballero of late. He'll be going up against Clarke Schmidt.
MAY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
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Kolten Wong - Getting start Wong is starting at second base and batting ninth Wednesday versus the Yankees.
Darren McCaughan - Optioned to Triple-A The Mariners optioned McCaughan to Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Impact McCaughan spent just one day on the 26-man roster, and he threw three innings of relief while allowing three runs in Seattle's loss to the Yankees on Tuesday. Matt Festa was recalled from Tacoma to give the Mariners a fresh bullpen arm.
MAY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Matt Festa - Recalled from Tacoma Seattle recalled Festa from Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Impact Festa excelled with Tacoma after being demoted early in April by the Mariners with a 0.43 ERA and a 16:10 K:BB over 21 innings. The right-hander was a big part of the Seattle bullpen in 2022, but struggled in the early going of the season with a 10.80 ERA (four runs in 3.1 innings). He should be a middle-inning option for Seattle while he's with the club. Darren McCaughan was optioned to Triple-A to open room on the roster for Festa.
MAY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Andrés Muñoz - Solid in first rehab appearance Munoz (shoulder) fired a perfect fourth inning in Triple-A Tacoma's loss to Sacramento on Tuesday, recording two strikeouts.
Impact The hard-throwing right-hander was finally able to jump back into game action after hitting the injured list back on April 9. Munoz fired 12 of 19 pitches for strikes and seemed to have his trademark swing-and-miss stuff in strong form judging by his pair of punchouts. Given the length of his absence, Munoz is slated for multiple rehab appearances with the Rainiers before being deemed ready for activation.
MAY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Tom Murphy - Productive before getting hook Murphy went 1-for-1 with a double and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Yankees before being ejected for arguing a strike call in the sixth inning.
Impact The veteran backstop was upset about a check-swing that was called a strike and was tossed for yelling at the first base umpire. Murphy has logged 66 plate appearances across 21 games while ceding the bulk of playing time behind the dish to Cal Raleigh, and Tuesday marked the third time in his last four starts that he'd reached safely.
MAY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
AJ Pollock - Draws walk in return Pollock (leg) started in left field during the Mariners' loss to the Yankees on Tuesday and went 0-for-2 with a walk.
Impact Pollock had missed the previous five games after injuring his leg on a steal attempt last Wednesday against Oakland. The veteran's quiet night at the plate lowered his season slash line to an anemic .163/.237/.337 across 97 plate appearances, but Pollock does have three doubles and four home runs among his 14 hits thus far.
MAY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Logan Gilbert - Roughed up in loss Gilbert (3-3) surrendered seven runs (five earned) on seven hits and a walk while striking out four in a loss to the Yankees on Tuesday.
Impact Gilbert's night got started with a 38-pitch first inning during which the Yankees put three runs on the board off a couple of singles, a walk and an error by Eugenio Suarez. He was unable to really get going from there. He wound up allowing a three-run homer to Anthony Volpe in the third and then a solo blast to Greg Allen in the fourth before his day was all said and done. Tuesday was just the second time this season Gilbert has given up multiple homers and failed to reach five innings in a game. His four strikeouts also tied his season low. Still, the 26-year-old currently owns a 6.6 K/BB, which would be the best average of his career and he seems to be getting a bit unlucky as a has a 3.14 FIP in comparison to a 4.08 ERA. His 0.98 WHIP is currently tied for third-best in baseball and he'll look to get back on track next week in a road matchup with the Padres.
MAY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Ty France - Registers three hits France went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's loss to the Mariners.
Impact France was the only Mariner to have more than one hit Tuesday evening. He doubled home a run in the fifth and then later scored in the inning. The 28-year-old now has four multi-hit efforts across his last eight games and is hitting .344/.432/.719 with three homers, five RBI and eight runs scored over that span. He's currently swinging the hottest bat on the team as the calendar gets set to turn over to June and will look to keep the hot stretch going.
MAY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Kiner-Falefa leads Yankees against the Mariners after 4-hit outing
The New York Yankees take on the Seattle Mariners after Isiah Kiner-Falefa had four hits on Tuesday in a 10-2 win over the MarinersMAY 31, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yankees continue to throw a wet blanket on Mariners' promising homestand After taking four games from the A's and two of three from the slumping Pirates, the Mariners have met their match with the Yankees.
MAY 31, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Aaron Judge belts 18th HR as Yankees blast Mariners Aaron Judge homered for the third consecutive game as the New York Yankees defeated the host Seattle Mariners 10-2 Tuesday night.
MAY 31, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Yankees rain offense again in another 10-run explosion that KO's Mariners The New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners continued their three-game series on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park.
MAY 31, 2023 • NJ.COM
Seattle catcher Tom Murphy, manager Scott Servais ejected after arguing with umpires
Seattle catcher Tom Murphy and manager Scott Servais were both ejected by plate umpire Brian Walsh in the sixth inning against the New York YankeesMAY 31, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Adam Engel - Inks minors deal with Seattle Engel signed a minor-league contract Tuesday with the Mariners, Mike Curto of the Tacoma Rainiers reports.
Impact Engel has already reported to Triple-A Tacoma and is in the starting lineup Tuesday night against the Triple-A affiliate of the Giants. The 31-year-old outfielder was released by the Padres last week, having spent most of his time with that organization stuck in recovery mode from a March hamstring strain.
MAY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Taylor Trammell - Out against lefty Trammell isn't starting Tuesday against the Yankees.
Impact The Yankees will begin the game with southpaw Nestor Cortes on the mound, so the Mariners will keep the left-handed bat of Trammell in the dugout Tuesday. Sam Haggerty will fill in as Seattle's DH and bat ninth.
MAY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
AJ Pollock - Returns to lineup Pollock (leg) is starting in left field and batting fifth Tuesday against the Yankees.
Impact Pollock missed five games after tweaking his leg during a steal attempt Wednesday against the A's. Now healthy, he'll look to build on his 2-for-3 performance from his last game.
MAY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Jarred Kelenic - Out versus lefty Kelenic isn't starting Tuesday against the Yankees.
Impact Kelenic holds just a .586 OPS against lefties since 2021, so it's not much of a surprise to see him retreat to the bench against Nestor Cortes. AJ Pollock will take Kelenic's place in left field and bat fifth Tuesday.
MAY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Cal Raleigh - Off day Tuesday Raleigh isn't in Seattle's lineup Tuesday against the Yankees.
Impact After snapping a three-game hitting streak Monday, Raleigh will get a day to rest Tuesday. Tom Murphy will instead serve as the Mariners' backstop and bat seventh.
MAY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Darren McCaughan - Recalled from Triple-A Seattle recalled McCaughan from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.
Impact McCaughan struggled in a brief prior stint with the Mariners and is showing a rough 8.33 ERA in 40 innings of work this season at the Triple-A level. The 27-year-old will likely fill a mop-up role in his return to the bigs.
MAY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Juan Then - Optioned back to Triple-A Seattle optioned Then to Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.
Impact Then had surrendered five earned runs on eight hits and one walk over his last five innings of work with the Mariners. Darren McCaughan will take his place in the bullpen Tuesday.
MAY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Aaron Judge has fun Twitter exchange with Teoscar Hernández after robbing HR
Aaron Judge and Teoscar Hernández bantered back and forth on Twitter after Judge robbed a would-be Hernández home run on Monday.MAY 30, 2023
Evan White - Out at least three months Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said he expects White to miss a minimum of three months after undergoing surgery on his left hip May 22, MLB.com reports. "The surgery rel...
Impact White appears to be headed for another lost season after he required another procedure on the same hip he had surgically repaired in 2021. The 27-year-old is expected to head to the Mariners' spring training complex in Arizona later this week to begin what will likely be an arduous rehab process. The Mariners won't have a more specific timeline for White's return until he gets further along in his rehab, but Hollander's comments suggest the first baseman won't be ready to return from the 60-day injured list until September at the earliest. White had previously been shelved after suffering a Grade 2 left groin strain while playing for Triple-A Tacoma on April 1, with the Mariners later determining after follow-up tests that he needed another hip surgery.
MAY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Casey Sadler - Could be pitching by All-Star break Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said last week that he expects Sadler (shoulder) to be ready to resume pitching in games around the All-Star break, MLB.com reports. "He's...
Impact Since turning in a 0.67 ERA and 0.72 WHIP over 40.1 innings with the Mariners during the 2021 season, Sadler hasn't pitched in affiliated ball while recovering from March 2022 surgery on his right shoulder. The right-hander was cleared to face hitters in spring training but appeared to suffer a setback at some shortly thereafter, as he didn't resume a throwing program until last week. Because he'll essentially have to go through spring training all over again, Sadler is likely a few weeks away from throwing live batting practice, and more than a month away from heading out on a minor-league rehab assignment. Sadler is on a minor-league deal and is currently residing on Triple-A Tacoma's 60-day injured list.
MAY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Taylor Trammell - Productive near bottom of order Trammell went 0-for-2 with two walks and a run in a loss to the Yankees on Monday.
Impact Trammell got the call at designated hitter for only his second start since May 20. The struggling outfielder reached safely multiple times via walk or hit for the first time since May 7 in the process. However, his overall struggles at the plate, which are encapsulated in his .143/.294/.357 slash line, are likely to keep his playing time fairly irregular.
MAY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Jarred Kelenic - Steals seventh base in loss Kelenic went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run in a loss to the Yankees on Monday.
Impact Kelenic reached a new career high with his seventh stolen base of the season following his second-inning single, helping Seattle manufacture its first run of the game by eventually working his way home on a pair of groundouts. The 23-year-old is picking up some momentum at the plate as May concludes, as he's now reached safely in six of 13 plate appearances across the last three games.
MAY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
