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- Updated: May 5, 2016
HOUSTON — Even after Dae-Ho Lee’s two home runs off right-handed relievers in Wednesday’s 9-8 victory in Oakland, Mariners manager Scott Servais says he’ll stick with the platoon plans at first base, with Adam Lind getting the majority of work against righties.
“We’ll get back to playing the numbers a little,” Servais said prior to Thursday’s series opener against Astros rookie right-hander Chris Devenski. “Yesterday was a great day for [Lee]. We had a hunch, we rode the hunch and it worked out great, but we’ll get back to our regular lineup.”
Servais said he doesn’t know what Lee’s splits were in Korea and Japan against right-handed hitters, but there is a good reason for sticking with the long-term plan.
“Adam Lind has quite a track record in our league of hitting right-handed pitching, so that’s what we’ll stay with,” the manager said. “Adam is swinging the bat a little better the last week or 10 days. His numbers still aren’t where he wants them to be yet, but I’m not that concerned with where he’s going to be. You’ve got to keep him playing.”
Servais said he’s more inclined to go by pre-set plans than “gut feel” decisions like Wednesday’s choice to stay with Lee against both right-handers Ryan Dull and John Axford in the sixth and seventh innings when he …
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