ARLINGTON -- Mitch Moreland and Shin-Soo Choo were both held out of Tuesday's lineup with the Mariners starting left-hander J.A. Happ, albeit for very different reasons.
Moreland was scratched from Tuesday's lineup because of tightness in his left elbow, the result of "loose bodies" in the elbow joint. Moreland was scheduled to see team physician Dr. Keith Meister on Tuesday evening to see if surgery might be needed.
Choo wasn't in the lineup Tuesday, and possibly won't be in Wednesday's either, because he's slumping, and manager Jeff Banister wants to give him a workday or two.