Following an 8-6 victory that saw the Mariners dig into the depths of their bullpen in an effort to rest the heavily worked Álex Colome and Edwin Díaz, the Mariners leaned on long reliever Roenis Elías and former Angel Mike Morin. With Félix Hernández on the hill today and those depth options tapped out, Seattle dug again into Tacoma for reinforcements, and they’re bringing extra hair out of the back of their hats.
This will be the second coming of RHP Rob Whalen as a Mariner, and his first as a reliever.