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Chris Flexen - Secures 13th victory Flexen (13-6) earned the win over Oakland on Wednesday, pitching seven innings and allowing one run on three hits and two walks while striking out eight.

Impact The right-hander allowed only one extra-base hit in the contest -- a fifth inning Matt Chapman solo homer that also accounted for Oakland's only run. Flexen tied his season high with eight strikeouts and completed seven frames for the first time since Aug. 19. He lowered his ERA to 3.56, which ranks fourth among qualified pitchers in the American League. Flexen is scheduled to face the Athletics again early next week.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mariners pass A's, stay afloat in Wild Card OAKLAND -- No team in the American League wins at a more regular rate behind a single starting pitcher than the Mariners have behind Chris F...

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • MLB.COM

Mariners post another must-win over Oakland A's Knowing they could gain ground in the wild-card race, the Mariners use strong pitching from Chris Flexen and run support from Kyle Seager to...

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • SEATTLETIMES.COM

Seager, France HR, Mariners top A's, move up in playoff race

Kyle Seager hit his 35th home run for a career-best 100 RBIs, Ty France also connected, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics for the third straight night with a 4-1...

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ohtani to pitch on Sunday against Seattle ANAHEIM -- Two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani will get at least one more start on the mound. Ohtani, who is considered the favorite for the Ame...

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • MLB.COM

Jarred Kelenic's rocky road to September success will help him, and the Mariners, in the long run The Mariners did the right thing by letting Jarred Kelenic play his way out of his slump. Now he can go into 2022 with the knowledge that he...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • SEATTLETIMES.COM

Jake Fraley - Not in Wednesday's lineup Fraley is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Athletics.

Impact Fraley will take a seat for the third time in the past five games with lefty-hander Cole Irvin on the mound for Oakland. Dylan Moore will start in left field and bat ninth.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • FANDUEL.COM

J.P. Crawford - Blasts homer in three-hit night Crawford went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and two RBI in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Mariners.

Impact Crawford went deep off Sergio Romo in the ninth inning, extending Seattle's lead to three runs. In addition, he drove in Dylan Moore in the fourth frame. Over his last 20 games, he is slashing .321/.404/.494 with 12 RBI and 16 runs. On the season, the 26-year-old is slashing .269/.334/.374 with nine long balls, 50 RBI and 82 runs scored in 635 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Drew Steckenrider - Notches 10th save Steckenrider fired a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit to earn the save in the win over the Athletics on Tuesday.

Impact Steckenrider entered the ninth inning with a three-run lead. He allowed a double to Jed Lowrie, but still picked up his third save in his last five appearances. The 30-year-old appears to be the primary save option over Paul Sewald for now, who he has shared save opportunities with recently. Steckenrider has a 2.20 ERA and 1.03 WHIP with 54 punchouts in 61.1 innings this season.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Marco Gonzales - Earns another win Tuesday Gonzales (9-5) allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three across six innings in the win over the Athletics on Tuesday.

Impact Gonzales surrendered a pair of solo home runs to Matt Olson and Starling Marte. However, he prevented any further damage, and he hasn't lost a start since July 3. In that stretch, he is 8-0 with a 2.72 WHIP and 1.01 ERA in 79.1 innings. The 29-year-old has cashed in eight quality starts in his last 10 outings.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Flexen scheduled to start for Mariners at Athletics

The Athletics will roll out Cole Irvin to the mound Wednesday and the Mariners plan to give Chris Flexen the start

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mariners beat Athletics 5-2 to stay in AL wild-card chase

Marco Gonzales pitched six uneven innings and won his eighth straight decision, and the Seattle Mariners beat Oakland 5-2 to move into a tie with the Athletics in a matchup of wild...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mariners second baseman Abraham Toro sits after playing 47 consecutive days Toro had played in every game for the Mariners since being acquired in a trade with Houston on July 27.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • SEATTLETIMES.COM

Luis Torrens - Back on bench Tuesday Torrens is not starting Tuesday against Oakland.

Impact He'll sit for the second time in three games after going 0-for-4 in Monday's series opener. Mitch Haniger will serve as the DH as Jake Bauers mans right field Tuesday.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Abraham Toro - Not starting Tuesday Toro is not starting Tuesday against the Athletics.

Impact Toro is hitless in his last 23 at-bats dating back to Sept. 14 and he's hitting just .172/.250/.234 altogether in September. He'll look to reset Tuesday as Dylan Moore takes over at second base.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Andrés Muñoz - Shifts rehab to Triple-A Munoz (elbow) is scheduled to make the second appearance of his rehab assignment at Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday, Tacoma radio broadcaster Mike Curto reports.

Impact The Mariners aren't expected to bring Munoz back from the 60-day injured list during the final two weeks of the season, but the right-hander looks well on his way to entering spring training in 2022 without any restrictions. Following an 18-month recovery from Tommy John surgery, Munoz made his first appearance in affiliated ball since 2019 on Friday, when he struck out the side while pitching for the Mariners' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate. The dominant showing was enough for the Mariners to move him up to Triple-A, where he'll presumably make a handful of appearances before season's end.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

J.P. Crawford - Productive out of leadoff spot Crawford went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in a win over the Athletics on Monday.

Impact Crawford produced his first multi-hit effort since Sept. 13 in the narrow victory, snapping out of a 3-for-19 funk that had encompassed his previous five games in the process. The 26-year-old is now up to a career-high 40 extra-base hits with Monday's two-bagger, part of a solid season that also has seen Crawford produce a career-best .266 average entering Tuesday's action.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mitch Haniger - Continues squaring up Monday Haniger went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk and a run in a win over the Athletics on Monday.

Impact A day after launching his 34th home run, Haniger continued to put a recent three-game funk in the rear-view mirror by once again putting good wood on the ball Monday. The veteran outfielder is now up to 58 extra-base hits on the campaign, the second-highest tally in that category of his four-plus seasons in the majors.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • FANDUEL.COM

Paul Sewald - Records five-out save Sewald pitched 1.2 scoreless innings and recorded the save Monday against the Athletics, striking out three.

Impact Sewald recorded his third straight scoreless appearance, and it was also the third straight outing in which he recorded more than three outs. The right-hander has gone 9-for-13 in save chances this season and has also racked up 13 holds, so he should remain a reliable late-inning arm for the Mariners ahead of the final weeks of the regular season.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Seager - Three hits, three RBI Monday Seager went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Monday's win over the Athletics.

Impact Seager paced Seattle in both hits and RBI in this game, and the veteran third baseman showed no signs of the elbow soreness that has been affecting him over the last few days. That said, the 33-year-old has been struggling this month and is only slashing .180/.286/.377 through 70 plate appearances in September.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tyler Anderson - Ties season-high mark in strikeouts Anderson (7-9) earned the win Monday against the Athletics after tossing seven innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits and a walk while fanning seven.

Impact Anderson matched his season-best output in strikeouts while also allowing just one run for the second straight start, and he seems to be gearing up for a strong end of the regular season. He has allowed three or fewer runs in eight of his nine appearances since the beginning of August, posting a 3.20 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP in that span.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Blackburn scheduled to start as Oakland hosts Seattle

The Athletics will roll out Paul Blackburn to the mound Tuesday and the Mariners will give Marco Gonzales the start

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rally eludes A's in opener against Mariners OAKLAND -- Entrenched in a Wild Card race with three East Coast teams, the benefit of playing on the West Coast for the A’s is that they usu...

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • MLB.COM