April struggles bring Seager’s May hot streak

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CINCINNATI — On the last day of April, Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager was hitting .159/.266/.378. He had five home runs in the first month of the season but little else when it came to consistent productivity at the plate.

How things change in baseball over the course of a few weeks for a player and his team.

Since the calendar flipped to May, Seager has hit .359/.414/.628 with three home runs, eight doubles, two triples and 13 RBIs, as he’s helped the Mariners surge to the top of the American League West standings. The third baseman had a RBI single in the Mariners’ 5-4 come-from-behind win against the Reds Sunday. It came in the decisive three-run fifth inning, tying the game at 4 after the …

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