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- Updated: August 23, 2016
SEATTLE — After seeing a fly ball to left field drop in for a base hit to drive in the go-ahead ninth-inning run in Sunday’s 7-6 loss to the Brewers, the Mariners moved to shore up their outfield defense by recalling Guillermo Heredia from Triple-A Tacoma on Monday while placing reliever Drew Storen on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation.
Heredia hit .280 with a home run and three RBIs in 12 games in a previous stint with Seattle before being optioned back to Tacoma on Aug. 10. He proved to be a capable defender who added some athleticism to the Mariners bench during that time, and he’ll resume a similar role now that he’s back with the club.
“He’ll start against the lefties,” manager Scott Servais said prior to Monday’s series opener with the Yankees. “And late-in-the-game defense got us a little bit yesterday. That’s something he can do and he really …
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