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Mariners Pregame: M’s call up the cavalry, lineups and starters

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chase De Jong delivers against the Cleveland Indians during the first inning in a baseball game, Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Cleveland. (Ron Schwane / Associated Press)
By Dave Nichols daven@spokesman.com(509) 459-5441

The Seattle Mariners host the Texas Rangers in the second of a three-game series on Saturday at 6;10 p.m. at Safeco Field.

On Friday, Rougned Odor homered in the 13th inning and the Rangers dropped the Mariners 3-1.

The M’s saw relievers Jean Machi (thumb/hand) and Evan Marshall (hamstring) leave the game due to injury. Reports from the park say Machi is fine, but Marshall was placed on the 10-day disabled list and could miss significant time.

Fellow reliever Emilio Pagan, who went 2 1/3 innings and gave up the homer to Odor on Friday, was optioned to AAA-Tacoma. The team recalled RHPs Dan Altavilla and Rob Whalen and both will be active for Saturday’s game.

All of this was in addition to Friday’s pregame transactions, which saw LHP James Paxton put on the D.L. and catcher Mike Zunino optioned to AAA, among other moves.

Lineups and starter matchup

Courtesy @MarinersPR
Courtesy @MarinersPR

Starters: RHP Chase De Jong (0-2, 11.05) vs. LHP Martin Perez (1-4, 4.26)

Mariners Notes

  • Robinson Canó hit a game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the 4th inning last night. All six of his home runs this season have either tied (1) or given Seattle the lead (5). Last season, 19 of his 39 home runs either gave Seattle the lead (16) or tied (3) the game. Of his 32 hits this season, nine of them have given Seattle the lead and two have tied the game. He is tied for the Major League lead with 9 go-ahead RBI this season with Nolan Arenado and Albert Pujols.
  • The Mariners are the only American League team that has at least four players with 12-plus extra base hits this season: Nelson Cruz (14), Robinson Canó (13), Mitch Haniger (12) & Taylor Motter (12). The only other MLB teams with at least four players that match criteria are Cincinnati (5) & Arizona (4).
  • In four games during May, Seattle starters have posted a 2.70 ERA (7 ER, 23 1/3 innings) with 18 strikeouts. In the last nine starts (since April 26), the starters have allowed two runs or less in six of the nine games and allowed three or less in seven.

This Day in Mariners History

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