Seager heating up: Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager had two RBI on Friday and then followed it up with a three-hit, three-RBI game on Saturday to lead the Mariners to a 10-3 win over the Rockies. Seager hit his fifth home run of the season and first in 11 games, a two-run shot off Rockies starter Christian Friedrich in the second inning, and went 3 for 4 overall with a walk and a strikeout as well. (Updated 05/19/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Seager now has seven hits in the last four games, as he has been heating up. He now has four home runs in the month of May, with 19 RBI. He leads the team in home runs, RBI and OPS in his first major-league season, and the 24-year-old should only improve, so keep him active in deeper mixed Fantasy leagues. (Updated 05/19/2012).
05/23/2012 20:19 M's nip Rangers on historic Liddi slam
Alex Liddi hit the first major-league grand slam by an Italian-born player in half-century, Kevin Millwood threw six shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners took two of three from division-leading Texas with a 5-3 win over the Rangers on Wednesday.
05/23/2012 00:50 Andrus' two-run 3B puts Rangers on top
Elvis Andrus lined a two-strike pitch into the left-center field gap for a two-run triple, Josh Hamilton made two tremendous catches in center field and added an RBI double, and the Texas Rangers snapped Seattle's win streak at four with a 3-1 win over the Mariners on Tuesday night.
05/22/2012 01:13 M's knock out Darvish, defeat Rangers
Ichiro Suzuki and the Seattle Mariners chased Texas' Yu Darvish after just four innings in his shortest start of the season, and the Mariners rolled to their fourth straight win in a 6-1 victory over the Rangers on Monday night.
05/20/2012 19:47 Hit Parade for Week 8
Some catchers have been bitten by the injury bug in recent days, leaving some owners scrambling. Our Scott White shares some recommendations and helps set your lineups for Week 8 in his Hit Parade.
05/19/2012 20:33 Twins 5, Brewers 4 (11)
Trevor Plouffe hit a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.
Kyle Seager received his first taste of the majors in 2011 and held his own against major-league pitching. After batting .333 with a .495 slugging percentage in the minors, he received the call in early July and hit just .163 over his first 15 games. But the Mariners stuck with him at third base and he ended his season with a .258 average, along with three homers and 13 RBI. He does not have a ton of power or speed but he puts the ball in play and should only continue to develop at age 24. He will challenge Chone Figgins and Alex Liddi for the starting job at third base in spring training so keep an eye on his progress going forward. But since he has a long way before becoming a viable option in Fantasy, leave Seager for AL-only formats on Draft Day. (Updated 1/3/12)