Field Level Media
09 Jun 2026, 17:25 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images)
Making adjustments is bound to be a key for the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles as they face off in a four-game series this week.
The teams will meet in Baltimore for the second time Tuesday night, a day after some roster adjustments.
The Mariners will be without shortstop J.P. Crawford for the series after he was placed on the 10-day injured list with a contusion on his right hand. He was hit by a pitch in Friday's game at Detroit.
'We think it's probably the smart thing to do at this point,' Seattle manager Dan Wilson said of the IL move.
The Orioles already altered their rotation to begin the series with Seattle. The teams will meet seven times in an 11-day period.
The Mariners, largely courtesy of Josh Naylor's grand slam, won 6-3 in Monday night's series opener. They're 2-3 since winning eight games in a row.
Seattle played its most recent game without rookie infielder Colt Emerson, who had been plugged in at shortstop during the weekend. He had back tightness and was scratched from Monday's lineup.
Crawford's roster replacement is infielder Ryan Bliss, who supplied a sacrifice fly in the series opener. Bliss played as the second baseman, and Cole Young, who has had a heavy workload all spring, shifted to shortstop.
'He seems to be maintaining his strength and stamina,' Wilson said of Young. 'It has been outstanding.'
The Orioles will try to snap a three-game skid Tuesday after blown chances in the series opener.
'We knew we had to grind and really force them to work, and we did that,' Baltimore manager Craig Albernaz said. 'We just couldn't come through with the big blow. But it's one of those games where you're proud of how they fought.'
The Orioles have had some recent baserunning snafus, a glaring one when Blaze Alexander tagged up from first base and was thrown out at second on a play that cost them a run on what would have been a sacrifice fly.
'It's one of those things; I love the aggressiveness,' Albernaz said. 'It's just smart aggressiveness (we need).'
Right-hander Logan Gilbert (4-4, 3.79 ERA) will start on Tuesday for the Mariners, aiming for his third consecutive win.
Gilbert hasn't given up a run in his last three road outings, blanking the Athletics, Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox in a total of 17 2/3 innings. In those three games, he has struck out 21 and walked four.
Gilbert has made three career starts vs. the Orioles, going 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA in 18 2/3 innings. The victory came in 2023 in Baltimore.
The Orioles had a disruption before the series when starter Chris Bassitt went on the 15-day injury list Monday due to low back discomfort, but that move shouldn't directly impact the rotation for the rest of the series.
Left-hander Trevor Rogers (3-6, 6.29 ERA) is Baltimore's projected starter on Tuesday. He won for the first time since April 1 after allowing one run on five hits in 5 2/3 innings on Thursday in an 8-2 victory at Boston.
Rogers has made two career starts against Seattle without a decision. His ERA in those games is 2.03 over 13 1/3 innings.
--Field Level Media
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