Lineups: Taylor Motter moves over to 1B for Mariners vs White Sox
May 20, 2017, 3:15 PM | Updated: 3:42 pm
Taylor Motter will play first base on Saturday, with Mike Freeman taking over at second. (AP)
(AP)
Taylor Motter will step in at first base as Danny Valencia will get a day off due to a sore wrist in the third game of the Mariners’ series with the Chicago White Sox at 7:10 on 710 ESPN Seattle.
Motter has been playing second base on a regular basis with Robinson Cano on the disabled list, but with Motter at first fellow utility man Mike Freeman will take over the keystone.
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Pitching for the Mariners will be right-hander Yovani Gallardo, the lone member of Seattle’s intended starting rotation out of spring training to not currently be on the DL. Gallardo has pitched six innings or more in five of his last six starts. The White Sox will counter with Mike Pelfrey on the mound.
Coverage begins on 710 ESPN Seattle at 6 with the pregame show.
Mariners (20-23)
Jean Segura, SS
Ben Gamel, RF
Nelson Cruz, DH
Kyle Seager, 3B
Taylor Motter, 1B
Guillermo Heredia, LF
Mike Freeman, 2B
Carlos Ruiz, C
Jarrod Dyson, CF
Yovani Gallardo, RHP
White Sox (18-22)
Yolmer Sanchez, SS
Melky Cabrera, LF
Jose Abreu, 1B
Avisail Garcia, RF
Todd Frazier, 3B
Tim Anderson, SS
Matt Davidson, DH
Omar Narvaez, C
Willy Garcia, CF
Mike Pelfrey, RHP
