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Benoit’s return adds welcome depth to bullpen
- Updated: May 20, 2016
CINCINNATI — Right-handed reliever Joaquin Benoit made his first appearance since April 21 in Thursday’s 7-2 win at Baltimore, giving Mariners manager Scott Servais an added positive to go along with taking two of three games from the Orioles.
Benoit, who was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday, allowed one run on one hit and walked two in the eighth inning. He needed 29 pitches to get through the inning, but more important from Servais’ perspective is that the day after, Benoit didn’t report any issue with the right shoulder inflammation that sent him to the DL.
“I think he felt the normal soreness today, and hopefully we wouldn’t have to go with him today,” Servais said. “I would like to kind of slow play him into it, but it was good to see him out there. I thought the situation was perfect. We had a nice little cushion, so if he wasn’t exactly sharp that he could find a way to …
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