Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
The Mariners are facing a third left-handed pitcher (Cole Ragans) Sunday in the past four games, and Rojas hasn't started any of those three contests. Dylan Moore will receive another start at the hot corner while Ryan Bliss mans second base.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: On bench Friday
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Rojas is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals.
Rojas will sit for a second straight game against a left-handed pitcher, with Daniel Lynch taking the mound for Kansas City in the series opener. Dylan Moore will slide to third base while Ryan Bliss plays second.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Not starting versus lefty
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Rojas is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.
The lefty-hitting Rojas will exit the starting nine while the Athletics bring southpaw JP Sears to the hill. Dylan Moore started at second base in Seattle's last two games but will shift over to third base Thursday while Rojas takes a seat.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Three-hit night in win
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Rojas went 3-for-5 with an RBI infield single, a double and a run in a win over the Athletics on Tuesday.
Rojas brought home Dylan Moore with his fourth-inning knock to extend the Mariners' lead to 4-1 at the time, marking only his second RBI in the last 15 games. In contrast, the two-bagger was Rojas' fifth during that same stretch, although those are his only extra-base hits dating back to May 5. Despite the overall lack of pop recently, Rojas is still one of the Mariners' more consistent bats with a .288 average and .781 OPS across 177 plate appearances.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Sitting versus southpaw
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Rojas is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Angels.
Rojas will take a seat as the Mariners face left-hander Reid Detmers. Dylan Moore will draw the start at third base while Luke Raley enters the lineup in left field, batting eighth against Los Angeles.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Picks up steal in win
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Rojas went 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 5-4 win over the Angels.
Rojas has logged two steals over his last four games, giving him six thefts on the year. He was one of the Mariners' top hitters early in May, but he's gone a poor 6-for-47 (.128) over his last 15 contests, though three of the hits in that span have been doubles. Rojas' slump has him down to a .276/.345/.408 slash line with three home runs, 10 RBI and 17 runs scored across 168 plate appearances. He's on the strong side of a platoon at third base, with Dylan Moore often checking in at the hot corner versus southpaws.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Nabs stolen base Tuesday
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Rojas went 2-for-4 with an RBI double, a steal and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Astros.
Rojas singled, stole second and scored off the bat of Julio Rodriguez in the first inning to give Seattle an early lead. The Mariners would then rally in the eighth, beginning with an RBI double from Rojas, who then came around to score once more thanks to Rodriguez. Tuesday was Rojas' first multi-hit game and first stolen base since May 10, while his late RBI knock was just his third since May 7. He's cooled off considerably this month, hitting .152 since May 11. For the year, Rojas is slashing .287/.350/.427 with 12 extra-base hits, 10 RBI, 16 runs, five steals and a 31:14 K:BB in 157 plate appearances.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Taking seat versus lefty
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Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
The Mariners will go with a right-handed-heavy lineup to counter Nationals southpaw Patrick Corbin, with Rojas hitting the bench for Seattle along with fellow left-handed hitters Luke Raley and Dominic Canzone. Dylan Moore will spell Rojas at third base.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Idle against southpaw
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Rojas is not in the lineup for Friday's game against Washington.
With Seattle facing southpaw MacKenzie Gore, Rojas will take a seat. Dylan Moore will start at third base and bat second.
Rojas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
With lefty Nestor Cortes on the mound for the Yankees, the lefty-hitting Rojas will retreat to the bench after he had started in each of the Mariners' last eight games. Luis Urias will pick up a start at third base in Rojas' stead.
Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
The lefty-hitting Rojas will duck out of the starting nine for the series finale while southpaw Alex Wood takes the hill for Oakland. Luis Urias will fill in for Rojas at third base.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Notches fourth steal
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Rojas went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in Friday's 8-1 win over the Athletics.
Rojas has five multi-hit efforts over eight games in May, going 13-for-31 (.419) with two steals and two extra-base hits in that span. The 29-year-old is playing well atop the Mariners' lineup versus right-handed pitchers while splitting time between third base and left field. Friday's effort has him at a .351/.417/.526 slash line with three home runs, four steals, eight RBI and 12 runs scored over 108 plate appearances.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Another three-hit day
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Rojas went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base during Sunday's 5-4 win over the Astros.
Rojas delivered his second consecutive three-hit game, falling a home run short of hitting for the cycle. On the year, Rojas is slashing .360/.442/.587 with three home runs and three steals while striking out at a 13.9 percent clip.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Idle versus LHP
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Rojas isn't in the Mariners' lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros.
Left-hander Framber Valdez will take the mound Saturday for Houston, sending the left-handed bat of Rojas to the bench for the beginning of the game. Luis Urias will cover the hot corner instead and bat eighth.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Sits against lefty
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Rojas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
With southpaw Chris Sale on the bump for Atlanta, the lefty-hitting Rojas will retreat to the bench. Luis Urias will draw the start at third base in the series finale.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Notches stolen base Tuesday
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Rojas went 1-for-1 with three walks, a steal and a run scored in Tuesday's win over Atlanta.
Rojas reached base each time he stepped up to the plate and came around to score on a two-run homer by Jorge Polanco in the third. It was just the second time this season he's drawn multiple walks in a game. He's now led off in all four of his starts since J.P. Crawford (oblique) was placed on the IL last week and has managed two homers, four runs, a steal and a 4:1 BB:K in 16 plate appearances thus far. Crawford is expected to be sidelined for a little while longer and Rojas figures to remain atop of the order for the time being, at least against right-handed pitching.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Sitting vs. lefty
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Rojas isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta.
Rojas will be available off the bench as the Mariners face off against lefty Max Fried in the series opener. Luis Urias draws the start at the hot corner and will bat eighth as a result.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Smacks leadoff home run
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Rojas went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Rojas slid into the leadoff spot after J.P. Crawford (oblique) was placed on the IL before the weekend. He responded with home runs Friday and Sunday with Sunday's being his very first at-bat of the game off Brandon Pfaadt. Since April 15, Rojas has at least a hit in 10 of 11 games and is off to a productive first month of the season. He's slashing .297/.366/.516 with three homers, six RBI, 10 runs and a 7:12 BB:K in 71 plate appearances.
