Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson commented before Wednesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays on the ongoing struggles of the team's franchise cornerstone Julio Rodriguez.
SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners are set to play the rubber match of their series on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Five games into Dan Wilson's managerial tenure for the Mariners — a lot of players have had decent performances. Victor Robles, Leo Rivas, Josh Rojas and Justin Turner have all had multi-hit games; Randy Arozarena had a three-run home run against his former team — his first long ball at T-Mobile Park since Seattle acquired him; and Dylan Moore set a new career-high with three steals in a single game.
But there's one player that hasn't quite found his touch since Wilson took over. And, unfortunately forCenter fielder Julio Rodriguez has mustered just one hit in the five games Wilson has managed. He's gone a combined 1-for-18 going into Wednesday and has struck out six times. Rodriguez made his return to center field for the Mariners' six-game homestead after over a month away from the field with a high-ankle sprain. He's made amazing defensive plays. But he's looked noticeably uncomfortable at the plate at times, sometimes stumbling and getting off-balanced on his swings."I know are working on things in the cages," Wilson said. "And if there's a guy that can do it it's .
Rodriguez is hitting .251 this season with 11 home runs and 40 RBIs. If Seattle hopes to continue its season past September into the postseason — Rodriguez's bat will likely play a factor.The Seattle Mariners activated shortstop JP Crawford off the 10-day injured list and optioned outfielder Dominic Canzone to Triple-A Tacoma in a corresponding move on Wednesday.The Seattle Mariners lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Tuesday despite 10-strikeout performance from Logan Gilbert.
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