"He's doing great," Servais said. "He'll run the bases today. We'll probably stay with Saturday as the target date for him to get in and DH and get some at-bats there. But there are no issues with him."
Once the Mariners get their regular lineup together, Servais will likely bat Cruz in the cleanup spot. Cruz split time nearly evenly last season between the Nos. 3 and 4 positions, and his numbers were nearly identical: .303/.367/.573 with 24 homers in 75 games hitting third and .300/.372/.559 with 20 homers in 77 games batting fourth.
The difference for Seattle last season was that Robinson Cano took off after moving into the fourth spot behind Cruz in midseason.