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In one of their toughest losses of the season, the Mariners have dropped below .500 and out of first place in the AL West with their 6-5 loss to the Cleveland Guardians yesterday. A solid start by Emerson Hancock was quickly undone after a five-run eighth inning by the Guardians erased the Mariners’ three-run lead.
The Mariners will need to put another difficult road trip behind them as they began a new homestand tonight against the Los Angeles Angels, with George Kirby on the mound for the 6:40 PM
start.
In Mariners news…
- The Mariners have acquired infielder Buddy Kennedy from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations.
- Dan Wilson is facing many questions surrounding his bullpen usage in yesterday’s late-game loss.
- Mariners infielder Patrick Wisdom had an eventful weekend at Triple-A Tacoma, including a multi-homer game and a benches-clearing brawl.
- Luis Castillo’s resurgence leaves the Mariners with a tricky dilemma surrounding their starting rotation.
Around the league…
- The Texas Rangers have placed outfielder Wyatt Langford on the 10-day IL with a left hamstring strain.
- The 19-game hitting streak set by Kansas City Royals catcher Carter Jensen is currently the longest in the majors and a new Royals franchise record.
- Cleveland Guardians right fielder Chase DeLauter has been activated from the 10-day IL after recovering from a right rib cage fracture and immediately resumed his destruction of Mariners pitching.
- The Baltimore Orioles have activated catcher Adley Rutschman from the 7-day concussion IL and DFA’d catcher Sam Huff in a corresponding move.
- Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper and DH Kyle Schwarber are both on a similar timeline to reach the 400 home run milestone.
