Seattle Mariners
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Key Points:
- The Seattle Mariners placed reliever Gabe Speier on the 15-day injured list due to left shoulder inflammation, further depleting their bullpen ahead of a series against the Atlanta Braves.
- To compensate, the Mariners added left-handed pitchers José Suarez, claimed off waivers from the Braves, and Josh Simpson, called up from Triple-A Tacoma, while sending right-hander Cole Wilcox back to Triple-A.
- Speier, a key left-handed reliever last season with a 2.31 ERA and 0.87 WHIP, has struggled somewhat this year with a higher WHIP and reduced strikeout rate before his injury.
- Suarez, who struggled with a 6.61 ERA in eight games for the Braves this season, brings MLB experience over eight seasons but has a career 5.35 ERA.
- Simpson, recalled for the second time in four days, has excelled in Triple-A with a 0.96 ERA and is looking to improve on his 7.34 ERA from his rookie MLB season last year.
