Robinson Cano is back.

Are the Mariners’ playoff hopes back, too?

It doesn’t hurt to add your No. 3 hitter back to the lineup. But the issue of playing time for Cano, and where, is a potentially sticky issue for Seattle manager Scott Servais now that Cano has served his 80-game suspension for violating baseball’s joint drug agreement.

The lineup conundrum comes at a time when another of the franchise’s pillars, Felix Hernandez, has been uprooted from the rotation and thrown into the bullpen after posting a 7.27 ERA in his last seven starts.

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