Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais on Saturday said reliever Ryne Stanek was good to go; The Mariners activated reliever Gabe Speier off the injured list on Friday.
SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners got some good news on Friday, hours before their game against the Houston Astros, as left-handed reliever Gabe Speier was reinstated off the 15-day injured list.
There was some more positive updates about the bullpen provided by Mariners manager Scott Servais during pregame interviews on Friday and Saturday. Right-handed reliever Ryne Stanek exited a game against the Los Angeles Angels on July 14 with back spasms after giving up a four-pitch walk against the only batter he faced.
Servais said on Friday that the four days off during the All-Star break helped Stanek and that he looked good. On Saturday, he all but confirmed the eighth-year hurler is healthy.Servais also talked Saturday about the return of Speier and what it means for" has had a really good year," Servais said on Saturday. "He's been very durable, he's been available most days but it's always nice to have a second lefty down there so you can go back and forth.
Servais mentioned not wanting to overuse Santos to keep him healthy after he was activated off the IL. Santos has looked good in his two appearances and, with the option of another lefty to fall back on, it looks like the bullpen is in a good situation."We'd like to pitch Santos every day if I could," Servais said. "He's really good. But we need to keep him healthy. He'll be available obviously coming off the break — want to get him back in there.
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