There might be some help for the Mariners on the horizon.
Right fielder Mitch Haniger is expected to take regular batting practice at some point this weekend, and veteran Hisashi Iwakuma is ticketed Friday for an extended bullpen workout.
Haniger is recovering from a facial laceration after getting hit in the lip by a pitch from Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets on July 22. Iwakuma hasn’t pitched since May 3 because of inflammation in his shoulder.
Neither player seems likely to return prior to September.
"Mitch is doing really well," manager Scott Servais said.