The Mariners limp back home after a rough road trip but have to face the same team again as the Orioles come to town. Jake covered this well in his cleverly-titled series preview, which you can check out here.
The good news is J.P. and Cal are back. The bad news is the Mariners are dealing with other bumps and bruises, so this lineup still looks…pretty patched-together.
Injury updates/Roster moves:
There’s a whole separate article on the site about this because there are so many and I encourage you to read that, but in short: Naylor and Raley both day-to-day; Randy to 10-day IL; J.P. and Cal back; Wisdom and Pereda down.
The Orioes had a roster move of their own, reinstating pitcher Ryan Helsley from the IL; in a corresponding move, RHP Anthony Nunez has been optioned to Triple-A.
In case you missed it, Dan Wilson said the Mariners will be returning to the piggyback pitching strategy, at least until the All-Star Break. Read more here.
Tonight’s game information:
TV: Mariners.TV, with Rich Waltz and Angie Mentink, with Ryan Rowland-Smith as sideline reporter
Radio: 710 AM Seattle Sports, with Rick Rizzs and Shannon Drayer on the call