Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Plates pair with timely knock
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Arozarena went 1-for-4 with a two-run single in a loss to the Rangers on Thursday.
Arozarena snapped a 1-1 tie with his timely fifth-inning single, which plated Victor Robles and Julio Rodriguez. The knock locked in Arozarena's third two-RBI tally of the last seven games, a stretch in which he's generated a .276 batting average and .773 OPS, along with a .375 average with men on base. The slugger has also hit safely in six of those contests, but he's still carrying a career-low .219 batting average on the season.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Knocks 19th home run
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Arozarena went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Cardinals.
Arozarena singled and scored a run in the first inning before ripping a two-run shot in the second. After going deep just once in his first 25 games as a Mariner, he's belted three home runs over his last 12 contests. During that stretch, he's gone 14-for-47 (.298) with nine RBI. For the year, Arozarena is slashing .221/.332/.396 with 47 extra-base hits and 71 runs scored through 137 games.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Getting breather Thursday
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Arozarena is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Oakland.
It's the second day off for Arozarena since he was acquired by the Mariners via trade in late July. Victor Robles will shift over to left field and Mitch Haniger will get the start in right field in Thursday's series finale.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Productive night in blowout win
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Arozarena went 2-for-4 with a two-run double and two runs in a win over the Athletics on Wednesday.
Arozarena authored one of five multi-hit efforts for the Mariners in the lopsided victory, and he chipped in two of the team's 16 runs with a timely check-swing double in the seventh inning that plated J.P. Crawford and Julio Rodriguez. Arozarena snapped a 1-for-14, four-game skid in the process, a slump that began after he'd recorded five hits over two games on Aug. 28 and Aug. 30. Despite the recent brief downturn, Arozarena has been more productive overall since arriving in Seattle than he was up to that point with the Rays, posting a .238 average, .753 OPS, 11 extra-base hits, 12 RBI, 18 walks and 24 runs while getting on base nine additional times on hit-by-pitches over 34 games in a Mariners uniform.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Belts 18th homer
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Arozerena went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Rays.
The Mariners broke the game open with a three-homer barrage in the fifth inning off Tyler Alexander, with Arozarena's blast following long balls from Victor Robles and Julio Rodriguez. Arozarena has a modest five-game hitting streak going, but through 23 games in August he's batting just .225 (18-for-80) with two of his 18 homers and four of his 20 steals on the season.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Clubs three-run homer Monday
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Arozarena went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in a 5-1 victory against the Rays on Monday.
Arozarena provided the biggest hit of the contest for Seattle, belting a three-run homer in the third inning to break a 1-1 tie. The long ball snapped a 22-game homerless stretch during which the outfielder batted just .182 with a meager five RBI. Since joining Seattle in a deadline deal, Arozarena has posted a .220 batting average along with two homers, nine RBI, 18 runs and four stolen bases across 26 games.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Records 19th steal in loss
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Arozarena went 1-for-5 with an RBI fielder's choice, a double and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Giants.
The trade-deadline acquisition got the Mariners to within a run in the seventh inning with his groundout to shortstop, but Seattle was unable to get a second consecutive win under new manager Dan Wilson. Arozarena also subsequently swiped second base for his 19th steal of the campaign, putting him on the precipice of reaching the 20-steal threshold for the fourth straight season. The majority of that production came during his time with the Rays, but Arozarena has now gotten the green light on the basepaths and capitalized three times in the last five games.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Two runs, stolen base in loss
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Arozarena went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two runs scored in Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers while also drawing a walk and being hit by a pitch.
Arozarena swiped his 18th bag of the season and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly from Dominic Canzone after being hit by a pitch to lead off the second. The recently acquired outfielder would then go on to reach two more times in the contest, scoring two runs for the fifth time as a member of the Mariners. Arozarena had gone six games without recording a hit prior to Wednesday's performance, and he's batting just .193 (11-for-57) in August with three homers, 13 RBI, 11 runs and two stolen bases.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Sitting Sunday
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Arozarena is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Pirates.
Arozarena struck out in all five at-bats in Saturday's 7-2 loss against the Pirates, and he has a 55.6 percent strikeout rate over his last four games. Arozarena will retreat to the dugout for Sunday's contest, with Luke Raley shifting to left field and Justin Turner starting at first base.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Another multi-hit effort Saturday
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Arozarena went 2-for-3 with an RBI double, a walk and two runs in a win over the Mets on Saturday.
The recent trade acquisition opened the scoring in the first inning with his two-bagger, which plated Victor Robles. Arozarena would subsequently cross the plate himself twice courtesy of timely hits by fellow newcomer Justin Turner, giving the former Rays outfielder his fifth multi-run tally in 13 games with the Mariners. Arozarena has the same number of multi-hit efforts since his July 27 team debut, and he's now boasting a .304 average and .917 OPS across 57 plate appearances in Seattle.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: On base three times in loss
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Arozarena went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run in a loss to the Tigers on Wednesday.
Arozarena authored the only multi-hit effort of the game for the Mariners, and he crossed the plate on Cal Raleigh's two-run home run that would account for all of Seattle's scoring. Arozarena had been mired in a brief 0-for-7, two-game funk coming into Wednesday, but he snapped it with what is already his fourth multi-hit tally in the 10 games he's played with the Mariners since being acquired from the Rays.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Swats pair of doubles in win
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Arozarena went 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs in an extra-inning win over the Phillies on Saturday.
Arozarena's blistering bat continued making an impact Saturday, with the veteran trade acquisition helping ignite the Mariners' comeback from a 5-1 deficit with his inning-opening double in the sixth after also having laced a two-bagger in the first frame. Arozarena, who'd been in the midst of a highly underwhelming season in several aspects during his time with the Rays, has brought his slash line up to a season-best .220/.328/.406, and he boasts a 1.010 OPS across 33 plate appearances in a Seattle uniform.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: On base three times Friday
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Arozarena went 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs in a win over the Phillies on Friday.
The slugging outfielder didn't get in on the fun of the Mariners' four-homer night, but Arozarena still made an impact while extending his on-base streak to eight games. The 29-year-old has been operating out of the No. 2 spot in the order since arriving in Seattle and has been the beneficiary of hitting ahead of the heart of the lineup, as he's now scored seven times across six games in his new uniform.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Delivers RBI in return
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Arozarena (undisclosed) started in left field and went 1-for-5 with an RBI fielder's choice and a run in a win over the Red Sox on Tuesday.
Arozarena had exited Monday's game after a collision with the wall in foul territory at Fenway Park, but the exit had been labeled as precautionary and no subsequent absences were expected. That proved to be true Tuesday, with the recent arrival managing to extend his hitting streak to five games and drive in a run for the second straight contest. Arozarena was already heating up during his final weeks with the Rays and carried the momentum over across the country, and he'll enter the final game of July with a .305 average and .972 OPS across 93 plate appearances this month.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Starting Tuesday
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Arozarena (undisclosed) is batting second and playing left field Tuesday against Boston.
Arozarena exited Monday's game for precautionary reasons after colliding with the wall in foul territory during the seventh inning. The outfielder has collected a hit in each of his first three games as a Mariner, going 5-for-11 with a homer and four runs scored.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Exits after collision with wall
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Arozarena exited Monday's 14-7 loss to the Red Sox in the bottom of the seventh inning, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.
Arozarena collided with the wall in foul territory and was removed from the game out of precaution according to manager Scott Servais, who expects the outfielder to be ready to go Tuesday versus Boston. The outfielder went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and two runs scored in the contest prior to exiting.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Another productive effort Sunday
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Arozarena went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run in a win over the White Sox on Sunday.
Arozarena slotted into the No. 2 hole for the second time in as many games in a Mariners uniform and followed up an encouraging debut Saturday with an even better performance. Arozarena hasn't missed a beat after slashing .302/.388/.674 across his last 12 games with the Rays before the trade, going 3-for-8 with two walks and two runs since arriving in Seattle.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Reaches twice in team debut
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Arozarena started in left field during his Mariners debut Saturday against the White Sox, going 1-for-4 with a walk and a run in Seattle's 6-3 win.
The big-name trade acquisition slotted into the No. 2 spot in the order and crossed the plate with his first run in a Mariners uniform on Jorge Polanco's eighth-inning single. Seattle is looking to Arozarena for an infusion of badly needed offense, and he arrived in the Emerald City in the midst of one of his better stretches at the plate in what has been a disappointing season. The 29-year-old forged a .375 average and 1.358 OPS with six extra-base hits over his last seven games with the Rays, and Saturday's team debut encouragingly maintained some of that momentum.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Making Seattle debut Saturday
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Arozarena is starting in left field and batting second in Saturday's game against the White Sox.
Arozarena will make his first appearance for the Mariners after being traded from the Rays early Friday morning. For the season, he's slashing .211/.318/.394 with 15 home runs, 37 RBI and 16 stolen bases across 409 plate appearances, though for July he holds a .949 OPS across 73 plate appearances. He'll face off against White Sox right-hander Erick Fedde.
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Mariners' Randy Arozarena: Expected to report Saturday
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Arozarena is expected to report to the Mariners on Saturday ahead of their game against the White Sox, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
The trade sending Arozarena to Seattle was made official earlier Friday, but the logistics of joining his new team won't allow him to suit up immediately. Arozarena will likely see most of his action with the Mariners in left field, although he is capable of handling all three outfield spots.
