SEATTLE – Ty France came out of the Mariners series opener with a right forearm contusion Monday against the Dodgers after being hit by a two-seam fast ball of 98.4 mph from Dustin May during the fifth inning. X-rays were negative, the sailors announced.
May was fighting his command at the time, and his two seamstresses, who have been promoted by the right-wing elite, continued to bleed for France against France.
“You have a bad feeling,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said after the 4-3 victory. “Being so close to the plate at home, sometimes you have the feeling that it is a broken bone or whatever. But you never know until they get that x-ray. So obviously very happy that it’s not a broken bone. Tomorrow he will be sore. We’ll have to wait and see how it feels when it comes in the morning. Hopefully, it’s good to go. But we have to wait and see. “
The Seattle-designated hitter was playing third base for the first time this season and, on returning to the field and throwing to the ground between innings, his pain was too pronounced to continue. He could be seen on the ROOT Sports broadcast talking about “I can’t throw” towards the sailors’ shelter, at which point he was replaced by utility man Sam Haggerty.
France, who have been beaten four times this season, have been the most productive baton of sailors outside of Mitch Haniger, and the two have formed one of the most formidable 1-2 punches in the American league at the top of the lineup. . France entered Monday playing .305 / .400 / .525 with three homers, 10 RBI and 172 OPS +. He delved into Sunday’s 7-2 win over the Astros with three RBI over the season.
The Mariners have been without their main producer since 2020 – center fielder Kyle Lewis – all season, but the current AL Rookie of the Year is expected to kick off by the end of Tuesday’s series.
Second baseman Dylan Moore took France’s place in third, and Haggerty took Moore’s place on Monday. Third baseman of the day Kyle Seager was making a scheduled outing to DH on Monday after starting on the hot corner of each of the Mariners ’first 16 games.