The Mariners are going to need a staring pitcher for Tuesday’s game against the New York Yankees, and someone is going to have to go down to make room for the incoming hurler.
Seattle is without James Paxton and Hisashi Iwakuma, and it looks like it could be quite sometime before we see them donning a Mariners’ uniform. Mariners’ skipper Lloyd McClendon has been tightlipped on which pitcher will get the call from Tacoma, but there have been a few hints.
25-year-old southpaw Mike Montgomery was scratched from his start on Sunday for the Rainiers.