Seattle Mariners right fielder Luke Raley warms up before a game against the Los Angeles Angels on July 24 at Angel Stadium. / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
The Seattle Mariners made several roster moves ahead of Game 1 of a three-game series against the New York Mets on Friday at Citi Field.
The Mariners activated outfielder/first baseman Luke Raley off the 10-day injured list and recalled left-handed reliever Tayler Saucedo from the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. The team optioned utility player Miles Mastrobuoni to Tacoma and placed right-handed starting pitcher Logan Evans on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation in corresponding moves.
Raley has been on the injured list since July 30 (retroactive to July 27) due to back spasms. He played four games on a rehab assignment for the Rainiers.
On his rehab assignment, Raley scored four runs and hit two home runs with six RBIs. He slashed .250/.333/.625 with a .958 OPS.
Raley has been limited to 49 games in the majors this season due to his back spasms and a right oblique strain that kept him on the shelf from April 30-June 20.
In those 49 games, Raley has scored 19 times and has hit six doubles and four home runs with 18 RBIs. He's slashed .220/.343/.348 with a .691 OPS.
Saucedo has been with Tacoma for most of the season and had his own IL stint from May 3-July 1 with a left lat strain. Saucedo has posted a 3.18 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched across 20 appearances with the Rainiers.
Saucedo has had five outings with Seattle this season. He has a 7.18 ERA with four strikeouts in 4.2 innings pitched.
The addition of Saucedo to the bullpen gives the Mariners three southpaw relievers in the majors for the first time this season. Raley's reintroduction also gives Seattle three options at right field (with Dominic Canzone, Dylan Moore) and first base (with Donovan Solano and Josh Naylor).
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