Mariners skipper Scott Servais met with the media Thursday afternoon before the first game of a four-game series with the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park.
Right-handed reliever Austin Adams has been dominant as of late for the Mariners. Adams has retired 19 of the last 23 batters he has faced and struck out 11 of them. In 7.2 innings with the Mariners, his strikeouts-per-nine ratio is 16.43. Servais praised Adams’ intelligence and intensity on the mound and added that his slider has become a difference maker.
The Mariners u21162 prospect according to MLB Pipeline — outfielder Jarred Kelenic — was promoted to High-A Modesto in the California League on Tuesday night.