Mariners Game #104 Preview: SEA at LAA, 7/25/25
Welcome, Josh Naylor
The hottest lineup in MLB gets a bit deeper tonight.
The Mariners take on the Angels on Friday in the second game of the series. Batting fourth and playing first base will be Josh Naylor, who the Mariners picked up from the Diamondbacks on Thursday to kick off the trade deadline. It’s good timing. After surviving four consecutive series against MLB’s best teams, the Mariners are back on the road to face the bottom of the AL West. The Mariners enter Friday not only as the best offense in MLB since the beginning of June but the best road offense all season.
Friday’s game is the first chance to see how Dan Wilson uses Naylor, either as the team’s everyday first baseman or another platoon bat. The Mariners optioned Miles Mastrobuoni to make room for Naylor, potentially preserving Donovan Solano’s role on the short side of the platoon at first base. With three lefties in the Angels bullpen, we could know more about whether that platoon still exists.
Game Information
First Pitch: 6:38 pm PT
TV: ROOT Sports with Aaron Goldsmith, Angie Mentink and Brad Adam
Radio: Seattle Sports 710 AM with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr.
Lineups
On this date
- 2023: Julio Rodríguez hits two homers as the Mariners storm back with seven runs in the eighth and ninth innings to beat the Twins 9-7.
- 2021: Two months after his “a team like that” comment, Cole Irvin gives up four runs in four innings as the Mariners beat the A’s 4-3. It’s the second of five losses the Mariners would pin on Irvin in 2021, who posted an 8.69 ERA in those matchups.
- 2015: Jesus Sucre hits his first career home run.
- 2014: Félix Hernández picks up 10 strikeouts in seven innings to tie the MLB record with 13 consecutive ultra-quality starts. The Mariners lose 2-1 to the Orioles in 10 innings.
- 2005: Offseason additions Adrian Beltré and Richie Sexson each homer as the Mariners beat the Tigers 5-3.
- 2004: Ichiro Suzuki picks up his 140th hit as the Mariners beat the Anaheim Angels 6-2.