First as alluded to in the previous post, a trade:
Peraza was a freebie off waivers and did decent work but had tailed off lately and his numbers at SS weren't very good. Barrosa had a cup of coffee with Arizona last September and projects as a fourth OF type with decent defense, above-average speed and average hitting tools except for subpar (35) power. To fill Peraza's spot and improve the OF defense
Jake Mangum is up from Durham. He'll play a decent amount in CF with DeLuca moving to RF against lefties.
Game 1:
The injury to Baz was a tweak of his back, he'll have to skip his next start but we have an off-day so no need to call up anyone.
Game 2:
Game 3:
A big series sweep for the Rays, including a thrilling finale in which they got back-to-back doubles from B.Lowe and Yandy with two out in the 9th off top closer Mason Miller to tie before going on to win in the 10th. As a result they (for now) escape the gravitational pull of .500 and move a season-high 5 games over it while moving 3 games ahead of the pack in the third wild card slot and one game behind Detroit for the 2nd. Next up: A day-off then the 4th of July weekend in Minnesota.
Players of the Month (June):
AL Batter: Lawrence Butler (ATH), .375-13-22
NL Batter: James Wood (WAS), .372-4-20
AL Pitcher: George Kirby (SEA), 5-1, 1.79, 6/43 BB/K in 45 IP
NL Pitcher: Spencer Schwellenbach (ATL), 4-0, 1.40, 28 K in 25.2 IP
AL Rookie: Brady Basso (ATH), 3-1, 3.41, 32 K in 34 IP
NL Rookie: Michael McGreevy (STL), 2-0, 4.15, 19 K in 26 IP
Also this guy didn't pout when he was sent back to Durham about a month ago:
MLB News: Seattle lost closer Andres Munoz for a month with shoulder inflammation. The Mariners are one of three teams 3 games behind the Rays for the third wild card.