The Seattle Mariners had been in bother on July 26.
The Astros had caught up within the standings, the Mariners’ 10-game lead within the division having disappeared in historic vogue. Seattle had scored 390 runs to that time, final within the American League and twenty eighth within the majors. Its .216/.298/.362 batting line was among the many worst in baseball. Common supervisor Justin Hollander and president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto wanted to discover a option to inject life right into a moribund lineup.
Enter outfielder Randy Arozarena. The Mariners acquired Arozarena from the Rays on July 26, hoping that he would offer that desperately wanted increase. He had struggled previous to the commerce, posting a disappointing .211/.318/.394 batting line in his 409 plate appearances for the Rays, hitting 15 homers and 19 doubles whereas stealing 16 bases.
The Mariners had purpose to consider that Arozarena might be the lacking piece. He started to warmth up as soon as the calendar flipped to June, posting a .284/.397/.507 batting line in his 179 plate appearances earlier than the commerce, hitting seven homers and 12 doubles. That was the Arozarena the Mariners had been trying to commerce for.
Arozarena has continued his sizzling hitting. He has produced a .306/.452/.469 batting line in his 62 plate appearances with the Mariners getting into Monday, hitting a house run and 5 doubles. His presence has boosted Seattle’s offense; the Mariners have posted a .234/.334/.432 batting line since July 26, their 87 runs the seventh most within the majors.
The Mariners have additionally shaken off their midseason malaise. Seattle has a 10-5 document with Arozarena, protecting tempo with the Astros for the AL West.
