Seattle Mariners get Cal Raleigh back in lineup as DH

SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was back in the beginning lineup Tuesday after sitting out three video games because of a sore right side.

He was in his regular No. 2 spot for Seattle, serving as the designated hitter in Seattle’s second of a three-game collection towards the Atlanta Braves.

“As we talked about with side injuries, you have to be really, really careful,” supervisor Dan Wilson mentioned.

Raleigh started experiencing soreness on his proper aspect after Friday night time’s recreation towards the Kansas City Royals and it was a late scratch Saturday.

Raleigh mentioned there wasn’t a particular second Friday when he felt the harm occur and that he was “playing it safe” on the advice of the group’s coaching employees. He had an MRI on Saturday to verify for structural harm.

After Monday’s 5-4 victory over the most important league-leading Braves, Wilson mentioned a choice can be made in Raleigh on Tuesday. Raleigh went by way of pregame exercises Monday however didn’t play.

“Obviously we’re going to be cautious as we get him back into it,” Wilson mentioned. “But a chance for him to swing the bat today.”

Raleigh, in his sixth season with the Mariners, has by no means been on the injured listing.

As for returning behind the plate, Raleigh and the Mariners might be conscious of how he is feeling. Mitch Garver will begin at catcher for the second consecutive recreation.

“We’re looking at it pretty much at-bat to at-bat at this point,” Wilson mentioned.

Raleigh, who was the runner-up for AL MVP final season after hitting 60 homers and driving in 125 runs, is hitting .186 with seven homers and 18 RBIs by way of 33 video games.

After getting off to an especially sluggish begin on the plate, Raleigh has began to warmth up, with 5 of his homers in the previous 15 video games.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.