SEATTLE -- With the Mariners struggling against left-handed pitching in their first four games, manager Scott Servais said he'll definitely keep relying on right-handed hitting first baseman Dae-Ho Lee in a platoon situation against southpaws as he attempts to balance his lineup.
The Mariners put up a .160/.281/.360 line in their first four games against lefties compared to .356/.415/.678 against righties. That figures to balance out over time, but clearly Seattle leans left in its lineup and platoon players Lee and right fielder Franklin Gutierrez remain keys to solving that issue.
Left-handed hitting first baseman Adam Lind was acquired to be a middle-of-the-order threat, but he's been limited by the string of lefties Seattle has faced in the first week from the Rangers and A's.