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morning friends and happy Thursday!
The M’s polished off a clean 3-1 win over the Braves yesterday to capture the series victory. Bryan Woo had himself a solid bounce-back outing against a good offense, which was great to see.
If you could pick one currently-struggling Mariner to return to form over the next week, who would you choose? I think a hot stretch from Cal Raleigh would be incredible for the vibes.
In Mariners news…
- Baseball America completed its monthly update of the Top 100 prospects, with the Mariners now placing two guys in the top-10 nationally.
- Jeff Passan thinks Mariners left-handed pitching prospect Kade Anderson could benefit from seeing time in Triple-A before he makes it to the big leagues.
- He’s only been with the big league team for a few days, but catcher Jhonny Pereda already feels like he belongs in Seattle.
Around the league…
- Just remember, it can always get worse (for the Astros): shortstop Carlos Correa will miss the rest of the 2026 season with an ankle injury.
- To add injury to…well, injury, Lance McCullers broke a fingernail during his start for Houston yesterday and may miss his next outing.
- Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres has been placed on the injured list with an oblique issue.
- Detroit lefty Framber Valdez will serve a five-game suspension after he intentionally threw at Red Sox infielder Trevor Story during his start on Tuesday.
- Cubs left-hander (and former Mariner) Matthew Boyd will undergo meniscus surgery, taking him out of action for the foreseeable future.
- Gabe Alvarez, the manager of the Tigers’ Triple-A squad, was fired for sending an inappropriate text message to a female colleague.
- Michael Baumann at Fangraphs dove into the evolution of White Sox right-hander Davis Martin, who has quietly been one of the best pitchers in baseball this season.
- The American sports bar was dying, but legalized gambling and — checks notes — the lesbians may save them from the brink, writes Amy McCarthy at Defector.
Anders’ pick…
- This one is technically Isabelle’s pick, but ultramarathoner Rachel Entrekin set the all-time course record (for men and women) at the Cocodona 250 at 56 hours, 9 minutes, and 28 seconds.
