Mariners look to extend win streak, take on the Rays
The Seattle Mariners are looking to keep a four-game win streak intact when they take on the Tampa Bay RaysAPRIL 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE MARINERS 85-77 · 2ND IN AL WEST
85-77 · 2ND IN AL WEST
Servais back on bench after COVID absence ST. PETERSBURG -- Roughly one hour before first pitch on Tuesday, Scott Servais emerged from the visiting dugout at Tropicana Field and step...
APRIL 27, 2022 • MLB.COM
Logan Gilbert - Stellar in win Gilbert (3-0) earned the victory and struck out seven in 5.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks in an 8-4 win Tuesday in Tampa Bay.
Impact Gilbert did not allow a hit through the first four innings and ended up scattering two singles amongst his three walks with only one baserunner making it to second base. Through four starts this year, he has allowed two runs (one earned) and has left each start in line for the win. With a 0.40 ERA and 0.85 WHIP, the 24-year-old is off to one of the best starts in baseball and has not allowed an earned run since the first inning of his first start.
APRIL 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Gilbert, Frazier lead Mariners past error-prone Rays, 8-4
Logan Gilbert pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings, Adam Frazier hit a three-run double and the Seattle Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-4APRIL 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Good, Meh & Bad from the Royals' Series Against the Mariners While in the Northwest squaring off against the Seattle Mariners, the Kansas City Royals received a true wake-up call in regards to what a c...
APRIL 26, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Jarred Kelenic - On bench Tuesday Kelenic is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.
Impact The Rays are deploying a lefty (Josh Fleming) as their primary pitcher, so the lefty-hitting Kelenic will take a seat amid his ongoing slide at the plate. Dylan Moore will pick up a start in right field in place of Kelenic, who has gone 2-for-19 with 11 strikeouts over his last five starts.
APRIL 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Cal Raleigh - Sitting Tuesday Raleigh is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.
Impact Raleigh and Tom Murphy will continue their pattern of alternating turns behind the plate, as both backstops have now drawn three starts at catcher apiece over the Mariners' last six games. The recent return of Luis Torrens from the COVID-19 injured list gives Seattle yet another option at catcher, so Raleigh could be more likely to see his playing time decrease than grow moving forward.
APRIL 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Paul Sewald - Back with team, but not activated Sewald (illness) arrived in Tampa Bay for the team's three-game set with the Rays, but he won't be activated from the COVID-19 injured list ahead of Tuesday's series opener, Daniel...
Impact Sewald's ability to rejoin the team suggests he's no longer experiencing symptoms of the virus, but acting manager Kristopher Negron said the reliever will just be "going through the motions" Tuesday while he works to regain conditioning after a six-day layoff. Negron left the door open for Sewald to play Wednesday, depending on how he feels physically one day after resuming baseball activity.
APRIL 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Mitch Haniger - With team, but not activated Haniger (illness) arrived in Tampa Bay for the team's three-game set with the Rays, but he won't be activated from the COVID-19 injured list ahead of Tuesday's series opener, Danie...
Impact Haniger's ability to rejoin the team suggests he's no longer experiencing symptoms of the virus, but acting manager Kristopher Negron said the outfielder will just be "going through the motions" Tuesday while he works to regain conditioning after a week-and-a-half-long layoff. Negron left the door open for Haniger to play Wednesday, depending on how he feels physically one day after resuming baseball activity.
APRIL 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Andrés Muñoz sliding into a comfortable spot in the Mariners' bullpen From the looks of it, you might see more of Muñoz in the ninth inning.
APRIL 26, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Rays host the Mariners in first of 3-game series
The Tampa Bay Rays host the Seattle Mariners to open a three-game seriesAPRIL 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
'It's brilliant': Mariners DHs break down the role SEATTLE -- When Jerry Dipoto said in November that the Mariners would enter 2022 without a primary designated hitter, it didn’t exactly rais...
APRIL 26, 2022 • MLB.COM
Ty France's scorching start shows why he might be GM Jerry Dipoto's best trade acquisition with M's Ty France is putting up MVP-caliber numbers to start 2022. And while the sample size is small, it's further proof that trading for the first...
APRIL 25, 2022 • SEATTLETIMES.COM
Mike Ford - Booted from 40-man roster The Mariners designated Ford for assignment Monday.
Impact The transaction frees up space on the 40-man roster and 28-man active roster for catcher/designated hitter Luis Torrens, who was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list in a corresponding move. Ford didn't see any action off the Seattle bench during his six-game stint with the big club.
APRIL 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Luis Torrens - Comes off COVID-19 list The Mariners reinstated Torrens from the COVID-19 injured list Monday.
Impact Seattle designated first baseman Mike Ford for assignment to clear room on the 40-man roster and 28-man active roster for Torrens, who was inactive for six days after landing on the IL. Torrens drew three starts at catcher and one at designated hitter over Seattle's first 10 games, going 3-for-13 at the plate with a walk and two runs.
APRIL 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
MLB Top 10: Dodgers cementing their place at No. 1
In this week's MLB Top 10, Ben Verlander sees the Dodgers strengthening their grip on the top spot and the Astros tumbling.APRIL 25, 2022
Yohan Ramirez - Records first win Ramirez (1-0) was credited with the win in an extra-innings victory over the Royals on Sunday, firing a scoreless 12th inning in which he issued two walks and recorded two strikeou...
Impact A day after blowing a two-run lead, Ramirez was thrust into a high-leverage scenario and delivered, albeit with some suspense attached. The right-hander issued back-to-back free passes to Michael Taylor and Ryan O'Hearn after recording a strikeout of Bobby Witt to open the inning, but he bounced back with strikeouts of Whit Merrifield and Nicky Lopez to escape the jam. Ramirez has produced scoreless efforts in four of his six appearances while giving up multiple earned runs in the other two, making him a bit of a feast-or-famine fantasy option early in the season.
APRIL 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Jesse Winker - Laces walk-off single Sunday Winker went 1-for-5 with an RBI sacrifice fly and a game-winning run-scoring single in an extra-innings win over the Royals on Sunday.
Impact Winker played a critical role in the red-hot Mariners' win, as his 10th-inning sacrifice fly tied the game at 4-4 and his 12th-inning single plated Adam Frazier with the winning run. Winker is showing signs of breaking out of a recent slump, as he was productive as a pinch hitter Saturday night before Sunday's two-RBI tally.
APRIL 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Adam Frazier - Scores thrice in win Frazier went 1-for-5 with a walk and three runs in an extra-innings win over the Royals on Sunday.
Impact Frazier's weekend funk at the plate persisted to an extent, but the talented leadoff man still made a solid impact, including scoring the winning run in the 12th inning on Jesse Winker's single. Frazier went just 1-for-14 during the three-game series versus the Royals, but given his previous body of work, he's likely to snap out of that malaise in short order.
APRIL 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Royals' Whit Merrifield on loss to Seattle and 'struggles' at plate Kansas City Royals’ infielder/outfielder Whit Merrifield discussed the extra-inning loss to the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on April 2...
APRIL 25, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM
Vive la France: Ty France's historic hit bonanza spurs surging Mariners Ty France went 3-for-5 with a home run and knocked in two runs in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Royals in 12 innings.
APRIL 25, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Drew Steckenrider - Blows save Steckenrider blew the save and allowed one run on two hits with one strikeout in an inning of work in a 5-4 win Sunday over Kansas City.
Impact Steckenrider entered the game to start the ninth inning with the Mariners leading 3-2. After retiring the first batter, he gave up a solo home run to Hunter Dozier to even the score. The righty did not allow a run in his first five appearances but has given up three runs over his last two contests. The Mariners' closer situation is by-committee at this point, as Steckenrider is one of three relievers with one save, and there is no clear frontrunner.
APRIL 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Julio Rodríguez - Steals sixth base Rodriguez went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in a 5-4 win Sunday over Kansas City.
Impact After failing to reach in his first three plate appearances, Rodriguez singled in the ninth and was intentionally walked in the 11th. His ninth-inning stolen base was his sixth of the season. The 21-year-old has hit safely in six of his last seven contests, going 8-for-28 with three walks and four stolen bases over that span.
APRIL 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
