The Mariners open a three-game series against a reeling Los Angels Angels team that has lost six in a row. The Angels recently traded for right-hander Jhoulys Chacin and he’ll start on Saturday night. They also just picked up Brendan Ryan to help offset the loss of Andrelton Simmons.
*** Looking at the preliminary pitching matchups down the road – which manager Scott Servais has mapped out on the white board in his office – the Mariners will face like possibly only three left-handed starting pitchers in the next three weeks.
How will that effect Dae-Ho Lee and Franklin Gutierrez?