Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford was pulled from the lineup before Wednesday's game. He was also taking work at third base pregame.

The Seattle Mariners announced a roster shuffle on Monday. The team optioned infielder Leo Rivas and reliever Domingo González to AAA Tacoma. Subsequently, the team activated Patrick Wisdom off the 10-day injured list and recalled Robinson Ortiz from AAA Tacoma.

The Mariners made an injury roster move, bringing back a player for the first time since April as they start a set with the Royals.

"There's probably a trade to be had here," MLB Network insider Jon Morosi said of the Seattle Mariners' right field situation to Wyman and Bob.

Good thing the Mariners waited until they were on the road to drop that lineup card. At least that way, the groan had to travel all the way from Seattle to Kansas City before the first pitch.

The first run allowed by Mets pitching was a solo home run to Colt Emerson to put the Mariners up by one run. Emerson Hancock took it further, throwing four hitless frames for the Mariners. But the Mets finally got their first hit at the same time they got their first run,

Josh Naylor pulled in the 8th inning with an apparent injury. highlight; Josh Naylor; More From This Game; injury; Seattle Mariners

The Mariners needed a real answer against left-handed pitching. Seattle could talk about matchups and platoon balance, but the actual product kept coming back to the same place.