Today
Opponent: Texas Rangers
When: 5:05 p.m.
Where: Rangers Ballpark
TV: FSN (cable)
Radio: ESPN (710 AM)
Probable starters: Seattle right-hander Felix Hernandez (3-4, 3.26) vs. right-hander Colby Lewis (4-4, 3.62)
Slumping Figgins drops to ninth in the batting order
Seattle Mariners slumping second baseman Chone Figgins has been dropped to the bottom of the batting order.
Figgins, who was hitting .220 after making 56 starts in the No. 2 spot, was one of the Mariners’ big offseason acquisitions.
Manager Don Wakamatsu dropped Figgins into the No. 9 spot for the opener of a four-game series at Texas on Monday night. Designated hitter Milton Bradley, who was hitting .211, moved into the No. 2 spot after batting Nos. 4-6 his previous 36 starts.
The last time Figgins was in the starting lineup batting ninth was June 5, 2007, for the Los Angeles Angels.
Figgins came to Seattle from the Angels as a free agent when he signed a $36 million, four-year contract.
Sweeney on DL
The Mariners have placed designated hitter Mike Sweeney on the 15-day disabled list and recalled infielder Mike Carp from Class AAA Tacoma.
The move before Monday night’s game at Texas is retroactive to Thursday, and comes after the 36-year-old, five-time All-Star had a streak of power hitting that Seattle’s offense desperately needs. Sweeney is again battling low-back pain.
He is hitting .258 with six home runs and 16 RBI in 27 games.
The 23-year-old Carp was hitting .250 with 10 homers and 31 RBI in 50 games for Tacoma. The left-handed hitter played in 21 games for Seattle last season.
Associated Press
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