For the second time in a week, the Seattle Mariners have lost a starter to the DL:
Martin suffered a strained hamstring while stealing second during the Mariners' 13-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday. He initially attempted to play through it, but was removed from the game soon after.
This is a particularly tough break for Martin. After getting out to a bit of a slow start at the plate in 2016, Martin suddenly transformed into a hitting machine, slashing .320/.368/.533 with a 159 wRC+ in the month of May. With his defense as stellar as ever, Martin found himself at 1.