Tom Murphy Hits Fourth Homer Monday

Seattle Mariners catcher Tom Murphy accounted for all of the Mariners' offense in Monday's contest, hitting a solo shot in the bottom of the eighth inning. It was his fourth of the year. Murphy went 1-for-3 in the contest, leaving him with a .137/.192/.329 slash line for the year. He's been a major disappointment after […]

Yusei Kikuchi Recovers After Shaky Start

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi looked to be on the ropes in the first two innings of Monday night's game against the Tigers, but he recovered to throw six innings of three-run ball, allowing three runs on three hits and four walks, while striking out eight. Kikuchi managed to work out of a bases […]

Julio Rodriguez Homers In Four Straight At High-A

Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez has been absolutely tearing it up at High-A Everett, homering in his fourth straight game Sunday. Rodriguez is now in the midst of a ten-game hit streak, slashing .353/.441/.784 over his first 12 games. Rodriguez is expected to spend most of the year at Double-A, but manager Scott Servais and […]

Yusei Kikuchi Draws Favorable Matchup Monday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi will start against the Detroit Tigers Monday. It's bound to be an easier task for the left-hander than he's faced of late, especially in his last start when he matched up against the defending-champion Los Angeles Dodgers. In that outing, Kikuchi set down a career-high 11 batters on strikes. […]

Dylan Moore Sits Monday

Seattle Mariners second baseman Dylan Moore is not in the lineup Monday against the Detroit Tigers. This is just a routine day off for Moore, as Seattle is facing right-handed rookie Casey Mize. Moore has been very hot of late, with an .891 OPS, two homers, and two steals over his last seven games. Look […]

Kike Hernandez Expected To Be Activated Tuesday

Boston Red Sox second baseman Kike Hernandez (hamstring) is expected to be activated off the 10-day injured list in advance of Tuesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Infielder Jonathan Arauz has already been optioned to Triple-A Worcester in advance of the move. At the time of his placement on the injured list, Hernandez was […]

Robert Dugger Throws Three Hitless Innings In Start

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Robert Dugger started his first game of the year against Cleveland Sunday and was excellent, completing three hitless innings. He walked one and struck out four. Dugger has been very strong in a bullpen role thus far, with a 1.64 ERA and .82 WHIP across 11 innings and six appearances, but […]

Rafael Montero Enters To Start The Sixth Inning

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Rafael Montero entered Sunday's game in the sixth inning Sunday and was unable to complete the frame, throwing 2/3 of an inning and allowing two runs (one of which was earned) on two hits and a walk while striking out one. Montero has been Seattle's closer for most of the season, […]

Dylan Moore Steals His Eighth Bag

Seattle Mariners second baseman Dylan Moore has been on fire of late, batting .255/.321/.549 over the last seven games, but he went hitless Sunday, going 0-for-3 with a walk against Cleveland. He did manage to steal yet another base, his eighth on the season. Amid all his struggles, those eight steals have kept him fantasy […]

Kendall Graveman Picks Up Fifth Save Sunday

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Kendall Graveman successfully protected a one-run lead Sunday, entering in the ninth inning and only allowing one single against Cleveland. Graveman struck out one batter en route to his fifth save. Through 16 2/3 innings over 14 appearances, Graveman has still not allowed a run. He's been outstanding, and the only […]

Kyle Lewis Reaches Base In All Four Plate Appearances Sunday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis came to the plate four times Sunday, and reached base in each of those appearances, going 2-for-2 with two singles, two walks, and one RBI. The power numbers have not been there just yet for Lewis, with only three homers over 79 at-bats, but he's maintained value by getting on […]

Mitch Haniger Reaches Base Four Times Sunday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger stayed hot Sunday against Cleveland, reaching base in all four of his plate appearances. Haniger went 2-for-2 with two doubles and two walks and came around to score two runs. Haniger has been hot all year, but especially so over the last seven games, when he has slashed .346/.414/.885. He's […]

Kevin Plawecki Hits His First Homer

Boston Red Sox catcher Kevin Plawecki drew the start against the Angels Sunday afternoon, and he had a good day at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run. Plawecki's first big fly of the year, a solo shot off starter Jose Quintana, came as part of a four-run bottom of the fifth inning for […]

Rafael Devers Blasts Three-Run Shot Sunday

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers batted out of the two-hole Sunday afternoon against the Angels, and he went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run. He also struck out twice. The home run was Devers' eleventh of the season and his second in as many games. He now has an excellent .937 OPS for […]

Nathan Eovaldi Allows Four Runs In Five Innings

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi was uneven against the Angels Sunday afternoon, allowing four runs in five innings on six hits and a walk while striking out six. All four runs came in the top of the second inning, and Eovaldi was able to settle down after that. He now has a 4.50 […]

Matt Barnes Blows His First Save

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes blew his first save of the year Sunday afternoon against the Angels. Barnes entered with two outs in the eighth inning to protect a one-run lead, and allowed a two-run home run to Shohei Ohtani in the top of the ninth. He also took the loss. Barnes has […]

Donovan Walton Triples Home Two

Seattle Mariners second baseman Donovan Walton made his first start of the year Saturday night, and came through with a big triple to drive in two runs. Walton was acting as the designated hitter in the contest against Cleveland, and batting out of the ninth spot. Walton could be in line for some additional playing […]

Jarred Kelenic Strikes Out Three Times Saturday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic had a tough day at the plate Saturday night, going 0-for-5 from the leadoff spot with three strikeouts. Kelenic was clearly frustrated, throwing his helmet to the ground after the third strikeout. There will be some ups and downs for the rookie, but Kelenic has already proven that he can […]

Dylan Moore Homers For The Second Time In Three Days

Seattle Mariners second baseman Dylan Moore went deep again Saturday night, hitting a three-run home run over the left-field fence off Cleveland starter Triston McKenzie. It was his fifth long ball of the year, and his second in the last three days. Moore now has a modest four-game hit streak, and is slashing .320/.346/.680 over […]

Mitch Haniger Hits Twelfth Home Run

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger homered yet again Saturday, giving him 12 for the year and tying him for the major league lead. It's his second straight day with a long ball, and he now has four in his last five games. Haniger seems to be picking up right where he left off in his […]

Justus Sheffield Throws Six Strong Innings Saturday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Justus Sheffield had a good game Sunday, throwing six innings and allowing two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out two. Sheffield had kept Cleveland off the scoreboard through five, but faltered a bit in the sixth. This is just the third time this year Sheffield has completed […]

Christian Vazquez Leaves Five On Base

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez has struggled to start the year, and that was true again on Saturday against the Angels as the veteran backstop went hitless, leaving five men on base. Vazquez has a .258/.299/.352 slash line for the year, and he's been even worse over the last seven games, with only three […]

Garrett Whitlock Goes On Covid-IL With Vaccine Side Effects

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Garrett Whitlock (illness) was placed on the Covid-IL in advance of Saturday's match up against the Angels due to side effects from receiving his second dose of the Covid vaccine. It is not currently expected that he will miss more than a day or two. Colton Brewer was called up […]

Martin Perez Throws Six Shutout Innings

Boston Red Sox starter Martin Perez managed to throw six shutout innings against the Angels Saturday, allowing only three hits and four walks. He struck out five. Perez found himself in trouble in the first inning, but lucked into a free out with a Shohei Ohtani baserunning gaffe and never looked back. Despite a solid […]

Bobby Dalbec Stays Hot Saturday

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec had another solid game Saturday, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. After hitting homers in back-to-back games on Thursday and Friday, Dalbec contributed two doubles on Saturday. Over the last week, Dalbec is slashing .360/.407/.840 with 11 of his 17 RBI on the season. Dalbec […]

Rafael Devers Hits Tenth Homer

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers hit his tenth home run of the year Saturday, a solo shot off Noe Ramirez of the Angels in the bottom of the seventh inning. Devers went 2-for-3 in the contest with a walk and two runs scored. Devers has been tearing up the ball to start the […]

Franchy Cordero Snaps 0-for-17 Skid

Boston Red Sox outfielder Franchy Cordero was back in the lineup Saturday, after sitting against right-hander Griffin Canning on Friday. He had been mired in an 0-for-17 stretch, but Cordero broke out Saturday, going 2-for-4 with two RBI doubles out of the ninth spot in the lineup. Cordero's big day is cause for some optimism, […]

Xander Bogaerts Blasts Monster Homer

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts had another excellent day at the plate Saturday, going 2-for-2 with a walk, a home run, a double, three RBI, and two runs scored. The home run, Bogaerts' ninth of the year, was a three-run shot that traveled 446 feet over the Green Monster to give the Sox a […]

Alex Verdugo Hits A Birthday Homer

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo broke out of an 0-for-14 slump Saturday, going 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored. It was Verdugo's fifth homer of the year, and came on his 25th birthday. Despite Verdugo's recent struggles, he still sports a .780 OPS for the year, and is regularly batting […]

Kyle Seager Hits Eighth Homer Friday

Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against Cleveland Friday night. The big fly came in the first inning against starter Aaron Civale. Seager now has eight homers on the year, three of which have come in his last seven games. He's slashing .233/.296/.473 on the season, with 27 […]