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Ty France Gets Two More Hits Sunday
Seattle Mariners second baseman and utility man Ty France went 2-for-3 with an RBI in Sunday's loss to the Athletics. France has been playing consistently and playing well since his trade to Seattle with hits in eight of his last 10 games with four multi-hit games in that span. It is unclear what France's role... Read More
Kyle Seager Goes Hitless In Season Finale
Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager went 0-for-4 in Sunday's season finale against the Athletics. Seager was a top option at third base through the first half of the season but fell off and ended with mediocre numbers. That being said, Seager had hits six of his last seven games with two home runs in... Read More
Kyle Lewis Steals Fifth Base Sunday
Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis went 0-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and three strikeouts in Sunday's season finale against the Athletics. Lewis started the season as one of the hottest hitters in baseball but reality caught up to him in the second half. Lewis has seen his batting average drop from .291 to... Read More
J.P. Crawford Collects Two Hits In Season Finale
Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run in Sunday's loss to the Athletics. Crawford had been on a hot streak to end the season with hits in eight of his last 10 games with six runs and six RBI in that span. He will end 2020 with a slash... Read More
Marco Gonzales Has Mediocre Finish To 2020
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales gave up two runs on six hits and a walk through five innings during Sunday's game against the Athletics. Gonzales had a great season that mostly flew under the radar. He will end 2020 with a 3.10 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP and though he does pitch for a... Read More
Yoshihisa Hirano Gets Crushed Sunday
Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Yoshihisa Hirano gave up three runs on three hits and two walks while just recording one out in Sunday's game against the Athletics. That's back-to-back bad outings for Hirano to end the season, giving him a 5.84 ERA and 2.11 WHIP heading into the offseason. Hirano was supposed to be the... Read More
Justin Dunn Earns Fourth Win Saturday
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Justin Dunn allowed three runs on six hits and two walks through five innings in Saturday's win over the Athletics. Despite a 4.34 ERA and 1.36 WHIP, Dunn quietly put together a solid season for fantasy. Most of the high ERA comes from one start where Dunn gave up six runs... Read More
Yusei Kikuchi Solid In Final Start
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi pitched six shutout innings while allowing four hits and three walks in a no decision against the Athletics on Friday. This was a great start for Kikuchi, but it was only his third quality start of the season. He will take a 5.17 ERA and 1.30 WHIP into the... Read More
Yoshihisa Hirano Notches Ugly Fourth Save
Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Yoshihisa Hirano gave up two runs on three hits and a walk in securing his fourth save on Wednesday against the Astros. This outing raised Hirano's ERA to 3.75 and his WHIP to 1.75 on the year. The Mariners will head to Oakland to take on the 33-21 Athletics on Friday... Read More
Kyle Lewis Steals Fourth Base
Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis went 2-for-4 with a run and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the Astros. The regression for Lewis seems to have come at the worst possible time for fantasy owners as his batting average has dropped from .295 to .277 over the last 10 days with 14 strikeouts in... Read More
Nick Margevicius Notches Second Win
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Nick Margevicius pitched six shutout innings, allowing three hits and three walks while striking out four Astros in Wednesday's 3-2 win. Margevicius has been alternating between good and bad starts since becoming a starter, and this was one of the good ones. Margevicius will carry a 4.57 ERA and 1.26 WHIP... Read More
Marco Gonzales Stellar On Monday
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales threw eight shutout innings, allowing seven hits and one walk while striking out six hitters in Monday's win over the Astros. Gonzales has been a steal this season and has quietly been one of the most consistent pitchers in baseball. He will end this season with a 7-2 record,... Read More
Yusei Kikuchi Only Lasts Four Innings Friday
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gave up five runs on four hits and six walks through five innings in Friday's start against the Padres. This is the third time in the last five starts that Kikuchi has given up four or more earned runs and it isn't surprising considering he faced the red-hot Padres.... Read More
Kyle Seager Breaks Hitless Streak Monday
Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager went 1-for-4 in Monday's win over the Athletics. Seager had been struggling recently going hitless in his last five games. The batting average has dropped to .253 in that span as well. This season has been tough for fantasy owners because while Seager had been a top-level third baseman... Read More
Kyle Lewis Hits 10th Homer Monday
Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and a walk in Monday's win over the Athletics. Lewis had been hitless in his last four games and has seen his batting average drop to .293. Lewis has also seen his strikeout rate start to creep back up with 12 strikeouts... Read More
Marco Gonzales Gives Up Five Runs In Win
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales gave up five runs on six hits and a walk through six innings in Monday's win over the Athletics. This was the most runs that Gonzales has given up this season, so the fact that he was still able to record seven strikeouts and get the win means it... Read More
Dylan Moore Steals Yet Another Base
Seattle Mariners shortstop and utility man Dylan Moore went 1-for-4 with a run, a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Diamondbacks. Moore has been a very productive fantasy player since returning from the injured list nine days ago with five RBI, seven runs, two home runs and five steals in that... Read More
Justin Dunn Only Lasts Two Innings
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Justin Dunn have up one run on one hit and five walks through two innings in Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks. Dunn has been a bizarre pitcher lately as he hasn't been allowing many hits, but has been walking everyone. Through his last four starts, Dunn has allowed seven hits and... Read More
Marco Gonzales Has Yet Another Great Outing
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales gave up two runs on four hits and struck out seven hitters through seven innings in Monday's win over the Rangers. Gonzales has quietly been one of the most solid and consistent pitchers in baseball this season. Other than one start in mid-August where he gave up four, Gonzales... Read More
Dylan Moore Crushes Sixth Homer Monday
Seattle Mariners shortstop and utility man Dylan Moore went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, four RBI and two runs in Monday's win over the Rangers. Moore seems to have picked up right where he left off after going on the injured list. He has been active for four days and has started three... Read More
Yoshihisa Hirano Notches First Save Sunday
Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Yoshihisa Hirano gave up a solo home run to Ronald Guzman, but struck out the side against the Rangers on Sunday for his first save of 2020. This is now back-to-back starts where Hirano has given up at least a run, but that shouldn't jeopardize his job security. With all of... Read More
Justin Dunn Earns Third Win Sunday
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Justin Dunn gave up two runs on four hits and four walks through six innings against the Rangers on Sunday for his third win of the season. Dunn now has three straight quality starts and has only allowed six hits through those 18 innings. However, this was the second start in... Read More
Kyle Seager Crushes Sixth Homer In Win
Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Rangers. Seager has been a surprisingly great option at third base this season and most of his production looks sustainable. The only thing that looks suspicious is Seager's career low 12.6% strikeout rate. While fantasy... Read More
Kyle Lewis Hits Ninth Homer Sunday
Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis went 1-for-4 with a home run in Seattle's win over the Rangers on Sunday. It's been a mixed bag for Lewis through the past ten games. Through those games, Lewis has only has six hits which has dropped his batting average from .360 to .315, however two of the hits... Read More
José Marmolejos Homers Again Monday
Seattle Mariners first baseman José Marmolejos went 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk in Monday's win over the Angels on Monday. Marmolejos has started the last six games for the Mariners and has at least one hit in all of them. In addition, Marmolejos has three home runs, seven RBI and four runs... Read More
Marco Gonzales Pitches Complete Game Monday
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales pitched a complete game giving up one run on four hits and a walk and struck out eight batters in Monday's win over the Angels. Gonzales has been a solid and consistent mid-level starting pitcher in 2020 and now has a 4-2 record with a 3.09 ERA. Perhaps the... Read More
Justin Dunn Has Second Straight One Hit Performance
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Justin Dunn allowed one hit and four walks through six shutout innings against the Angels on Sunday. Dunn now has back-to-back starts going six innings and only allowing one hit. Dunn has suffered the same problem that most Mariners pitchers have this season in that he has been inconsistent. Three of... Read More
Justus Sheffield Gets Roughed Up In Loss
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Justus Sheffield gave up six runs on four hits and four walks through 4 2/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Angels. After three straight quality starts, this was a big blow to fantasy owners who just started to trust Sheffield. Through six starts this season, Sheffield has three great ones... Read More
Yoshihisa Hirano Throws Another Scoreless Inning
Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Yoshihisa Hirano came in to finish the second game of the doubleheader against the Padres and allowed one hit and one walk, but didn't allow a run. While this isn't really news in itself it's worth noting that the current Mariners closer, Taylor Williams, had a meltdown and allowed five runs... Read More
Yusei Kikuchi Earns First Win Of 2020
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gave up three runs on seven hits through five innings and struck out six batters in Thursday's win over the Padres. While the stat line doesn't look amazing, this was the first game that Kikuchi didn't walk anyone and it was against the red-hot Padres lineup. Kikuchi has been... Read More
