Seattle's lineup is banged up. Julio Rodriguez is out on the concussion IL after taking a throw to the head, and both Brendan Donovan and Rob Refsnyder are shelved too, so the Mariners were already playing shorthanded against one of the league's toughest arms. Still, this team had won 4 of its last 5 coming in, including a run of shutouts against Toronto, so there was real feel-good momentum even without the injured names in the lineup.
- 7-Day ILJulio Rodriguez (CF) — The Mariners placed Rodriguez (concussion) on the 7-day injured list Friday.07/03
- 10-Day-ILBrendan Donovan (3B) — Donovan (groin) will embark on a rehab assignment Tuesday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.07/04
- 10-Day-ILRob Refsnyder (DH) — The Mariners placed Refsnyder (knees) on the 10-day injured list Monday, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.06/29
- 15-Day-ILMatt Brash (RP) — General manager Justin Hollander said Tuesday that Brash was diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain in his right lat, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.06/16
- 60-Day-ILCooper Criswell (RP) — Seattle transferred Criswell (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Friday.07/04
- 60-Day-ILCarlos Vargas (RP) — Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said Tuesday that Vargas (lat) recently began a throwing program and could be ready to return from the 60-day injured list around the Aug. 3 trade deadline, Zac Hereth of 710 AM Seattle Sports reports.06/17
- 60-Day-ILWill Wilson (3B) — Wilson (thumb) has gone 3-for-9 with two RBI and a 1:2 BB:K in his first three rehab games between High-A Everett and Triple-A Tacoma.06/17
- 60-Day-ILLogan Evans (SP) — The Mariners placed Evans (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08
- 15-Day-ILAnthony Bender (RP) — The Marlins placed Bender on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a right shin stress reaction.06/30
- 15-Day-ILJanson Junk (SP) — Junk (shin) allowed one run over 2.2 innings in his first rehab start with Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday before exiting after being struck on the left wrist by a comebacker, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.06/29
- 60-Day-ILJosh Ekness (RP) — Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said Monday that Ekness is expected to miss approximately six weeks due to a right calf strain, Kyle Sielaff of Marlins.tv reports.06/21
- 60-Day-ILAndrew Nardi (RP) — The Marlins transferred Nardi (ribcage) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.06/01
- 60-Day-ILRobby Snelling (SP) — Snelling underwent internal brace surgery Friday to repair a torn UCL in his left elbow.05/22
- 60-Day-ILRonny Henriquez (RP) — The Marlins placed Henriquez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILAdam Mazur (SP) — The Marlins placed Mazur (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08
Miami's bullpen has taken hits of its own, with Anthony Bender, Josh Ekness and Andrew Nardi all out, which made a clean final few innings anything but guaranteed. And it showed — the Marlins led with 2 runs in the second, but Seattle clawed back with a 3-run 8th to make it a game before Miami found an answer in the bottom of the 8th and again in the 9th to seal it 6-5.
Meyer stays unbeaten in his last 15 decisions and Miami improves to 49-42, keeping pace in a tight NL wild card picture. For Seattle, it's a tough one to swallow — the offense showed fight late, but leaving Miami with a series loss against an ace on this kind of run stings a little more given the record.