Mariners' Mitch Garver: Swats pair of doubles Saturday
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Garver went 2-for-5 with an RBI double and another two-bagger in a win over the Astros on Saturday.
Garver plated Jorge Polanco with his fourth-inning double, giving him his fourth RBI over the last seven games. The veteran offseason acquisition's solid performance Saturday notwithstanding, the early portion of his Mariners tenure qualifies as a considerable disappointment that's illustrated by his anemic .152/.262/.315 slash line and 32.7 percent strikeout rate across 107 plate appearances.
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Mariners' Mitch Garver: Day off Wednesday
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Garver is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
Garver looks to be getting a routine day off for the series finale. With Garver on the bench, Cal Raleigh will serve as Seattle's designated hitter, while Seby Zavala steps in as the Mariners' starting catcher.
Mariners' Mitch Garver: Wins game with walk-off homer
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Garver went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Monday in a 2-1 win over Atlanta.
It's been a rough season for Garver, as he's slashing just .150/.266/.313 through 94 plate appearances. However, Seattle has stuck with him as the team's primary DH, and that decision paid off Monday when he launched a two-run, ninth-inning shot to give the Mariners a come-from-behind win. Garver could be building a bit of momentum, as he's gone deep in two of his past four games.
Garver is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader in Colorado.
Garver will take a seat after he went 0-for-4 with two punchouts in the team's 2-1 extra-inning Game 1 loss Sunday. Cal Raleigh will slot in at designated hitter while Seby Zavala enters the lineup at catcher and bats ninth in the nightcap.
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Mariners' Mitch Garver: On base thrice in win
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Garver went 1-for-3 with two walks and a run in a win over the Rockies on Saturday.
Garver's three trips on the basepaths helped pushed his on-base percentage over the .300 mark (.308), a number that particularly stands out when considering it sits between a .170 average and .283 slugging percentage on his slash line. The veteran has managed to reach safely in seven straight games, however, and when his .222 BABIP eventually normalizes some, the other two figures should see some appreciable boosts.
