The Mariners announced today that LHP Robbie Ray will head to the 15-day IL with what is being called a flexor strain. LHP Gabe Speier has been recalled from Tacoma in his place.
On the bright side, maybe this explains Ray’s uncharacteristically poor performance last night, where he walked five batters in his season debut—a mark he’s only matched one other time in his career. Ray seemed unable to make his pitches do what he wanted them to do yesterday, with the fastball sailing up out of the zone and the slider coming in flat and either hittable or not tempting Cleveland’s hitters.