APRIL 17, 2022 • MLB.COM
SEATTLE MARINERS 85-77 · 2ND IN AL WEST
85-77 · 2ND IN AL WEST
Haniger out after testing positive for COVID SEATTLE -- The Mariners will indefinitely be without their top run producer, as Mitch Haniger tested positive for COVID on Saturday and wa...
Mariners place OF Mitch Haniger on COVID-19 IL
The Seattle Mariners placed outfielder Mitch Haniger on the COVID-19 injured list after he reported symptoms and tested positiveAPRIL 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Donovan Walton - Joins active roster Walton was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday.
Impact Walton will take the roster spot that had belonged to Mitch Haniger, who was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Saturday. Walton is unlikely to take much of Haniger's playing time and will presumably instead fill a utility role, as he's a career .196/.260/.315 hitter in 36 major-league games.
APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Mitch Haniger - Tests positive for COVID-19 Haniger was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Saturday after he tested positive for the virus, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.
Impact Manager Scott Servais indicated Saturday that Haniger will likely be forced to spend a minimum of five days away from the team before he's cleared to return. Jesse Winker and Dylan Moore should see additional playing time in the outfield while Haniger is sidelined, while Donovan Walton was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma to provide additional depth.
APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Mitch Haniger - Not starting Saturday Haniger isn't starting Saturday's game against the Astros.
Impact Haniger will sit for the first time after starting in each of the first eight games of the season. He's hitting .176 with three homers, a double, three runs and seven RBI to begin the year. Jarred Kelenic will shift to right field while Jesse Winker starts in left.
APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Yohan Ramirez - Scoreless effort Friday Ramirez fired a clean eighth inning in a win over the Astros on Friday, recording a strikeout.
Impact The hard-throwing right-hander turned in a blink-and-you-missed-it outing, getting through his one frame on six pitches, five which found the strike zone. Ramirez stumbled in his first appearance of the season against the Twins on Sunday while allowing two earned runs on two hits over an inning, but he's now bounced back to toss back-to-back scoreless frames.
APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Ty France - Doubles home two runs France went 1-for-4 with a two-run double in a win over the Astros on Friday.
Impact France generated his second two-RBI effort in the last three games with one swing, a sixth-inning double that plated Adam Frazier and Tom Murphy. The 27-year-old has cooled off since posting a three-hit effort in his second game of the season, but his recent timely hitting is helping tide fantasy managers over for the moment.
APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Tom Murphy - Scores thrice in Friday's win Murphy went 1-for-2 with two walks and three runs in a win over the Astros on Friday.
Impact The hot-hitting catcher pushed his average and on-base percentage to .500 and .636, respectively, with his highly active day at the plate and on the basepaths. The sample size of 11 plate appearances on the season for Murphy is miniscule, but it's nevertheless encouraging to see the veteran backstop hit safely in each of his first three games after producing a disappointing .202/.304/.350 slash line across 97 games a season ago.
APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Jesse Winker - On base four times in rout Winker went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, two walks and a run in a win over the Astros on Friday.
Impact The offseason acquisition had the type of output fantasy managers have been clamoring for throughout his sluggish start to the season, serving as a thorn in the side of Astros pitching throughout the night. The night marked Winker's first multi-hit tally since Opening Day, and in a testament to the extent of his struggles to date, it only served to push his average back up to .200.
APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Eugenio Suárez - Smacks second home run Suarez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI and run and a walk in Friday's 11-1 victory over the Astros.
Impact Suarez contributed an RBI groundout in the fifth inning, walked and scored in the seventh and launched a three-run home run off Houston reliever Ronel Blanco in the eighth. Though the 30-year-old is batting just .192 through 26 at-bats, four of his five hits have gone for extra-bases leading to an .800 OPS.
APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Adam Frazier - Four hits in win Frazier went 4-for-5 with a double, triple, two runs and four RBI in an 11-1 win over the Astros on Friday.
Impact Frazier set the table for Seattle's offense out of the leadoff spot with a single and run in the first and sixth innings, a run-scoring triple in the fourth, and a two-RBI double in the seventh. The four hits match the first-year Mariner's total through his first seven games and snaps an 0-for-9 stretch, and the 30-year-old is now slashing .229/.250/.343.
APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Marco Gonzales - Goes seven innings in win Gonzales (1-1) picked up the win in Friday's 11-1 victory over Houston, allowing one run on four hits with six strikeouts in seven innings.
Impact Gonzales held a formidable Houston lineup scoreless through six innings until surrendering a lone run in the seventh on two hits. It was an excellent rebound from permitting six runs in two innings on Sunday as the 30-year-old surrendered half as many baserunners in five more innings pitched. He'll toe the rubber next against Texas on Thursday.
APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Justus Sheffield - Sparse usage early Sheffield has logged just one appearance thus far in 2022, firing a perfect inning during which recorded a strikeout Sunday against the Twins.
Impact The big left-hander was expected to open the season in a likely long-relief role, but manager Scott Servais interestingly has called his number just once, and for a one-inning appearance at that. Sheffield will naturally start to see some work as the season unfolds, but he may have a difficult time working back into the starting rotation if No. 5 starter Matt Brash continues to pitch well.
APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Sergio Romo - Short IL stay expected Romo's (shoulder) stay on the injured list should be right about the minimum 10 days according to manager Scott Servais, Joey Pollizze of MLB.com reports.
Impact Servais noted Romo was taking anti-inflammatories for the next several days, which should help kickstart the healing process. The right-hander expressed to Servais he expected to be "good to go" by the end of his IL stint, and the Mariners' skipper placed some faith in that assessment by noting players of Romo's experience know their bodies very well by this point in their career.
APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Welcome back! In home opener, Mariners make statement SEATTLE -- It had been 194 long days, made even longer by the disappointment of coming so close to the postseason, the promise of adding of...
APRIL 16, 2022 • MLB.COM
Mariners play the Astros after Frazier's 4-hit game
The Seattle Mariners take on the Houston Astros after Adam Frazier had four hits on Friday in an 11-1 win over the AstrosAPRIL 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Adam Frazier and Jesse Winker show glimpses of what could be for Mariners After a slow start, two of the club's newest position players posted their best performances of the season in an 11-1 win over the Astros.
APRIL 16, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Mariners, and their fans, show what T-Mobile Park could be like this season — if they can just keep winning It was the home opener for the M's, who took down the Astros 11-1. It was also a reminder — that those triple-decibel roars can be a staple...
APRIL 16, 2022 • SEATTLETIMES.COM
Mariners rout Astros 11-1 behind timely hitting and Marco Gonzales' strong outing in 2022 home opener Much to the delight of the 45,023 fans bundled up for a Friday evening at T-Mobile Park, the Mariners drubbed the Astros 11-1.
APRIL 16, 2022 • SEATTLETIMES.COM
Frazier, Gonzales lead M's past Astros 11-1 in home opener
Marco Gonzales rebounded from a rocky first start to throw seven solid innings, Adam Frazier had four hits including a two-run triple and two-run double, and the Seattle Mariners o...APRIL 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
He throws 102 and could be a power arm to watch in '22 SEATTLE -- It was only a matter of time before Andrés Muñoz catapulted to the top of the Mariners’ all-time velocity leaderboard. Long toute...
APRIL 16, 2022 • MLB.COM
Cal Raleigh - Not starting Friday Raleigh isn't starting Friday's game against the Astros.
Impact The Mariners have had a timeshare behind the dish early in the season, and Raleigh will be on the bench for the third time in the last four games. Tom Murphy will start at catcher and bat ninth.
APRIL 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
PTBNL to future ace? How the Mariners acquired Matt Brash for next to nothing In a deal made minutes before the 2020 trade deadline, the Padres sent a valuable future asset to the Mariners for a one-inning reliever.
APRIL 15, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Mariners host the Astros in first of 3-game series
The Seattle Mariners start a three-game series at home against the Houston Astros on FridayAPRIL 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Led by youngsters, Mariners victorious in the Windy City CHICAGO -- They don’t call it the Windy City for nothing. One night after playing in heavy rain, the Mariners had to tackle a different beas...
APRIL 15, 2022 • MLB.COM
