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- Updated: July 20, 2016
SEATTLE — The Mariners’ lineup is looking thin with shortstop Ketel Marte still feeling ill.
“It’s better than we originally thought,” manager Scott Servais said Tuesday. “He had a high fever last night. That’s come down a bit today. We’ve got to get him right. We’ve got to get him 100 percent, just physically, health-wise.”
Shawn O’Malley, the Mariners’ backup in almost every position, started at shortstop against the White Sox for the second time in as many nights.
Servais was hopeful Marte would be available late in the game.
“Last night brought up an interesting situation,” Servais said. “If Dae-Ho Lee would have gotten on base and been the tying run, who was going to pinch run for him?”
Servais probably would have gone to Seth Smith. Still, it’s hard, especially for a team that platoons a fair amount, to be down a position player.
“Any longer than today would not be comfortable,” Servais said.
The Mariners don’t have a backup specifically at shortstop either. That’s not to …
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