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Naylor

He missed the last two games with the injury, but Naylor is ready to roll against Orioles RHP Shane Baz on Thursday. The 28-year-old is hitting .253/.315/.372 in 296 plate appearances so far this season, with eight homers and 13 stolen bases.

Naylor receives some extra time off to rest and recover as he battles a lingering wrist issue. The 28-year-old slugger also fouled a ball off his shin over the weekend, which didn’t help matters. It’ll be Miles Mastrobuoni taking over at first base in his absence. All indications have been that Naylor will be ready to return to Seattle’s lineup at some point this week.

Mariners general manager Justin Hollander told reporters Naylor is dealing with both shin and wrist issues that will keep him sidelined for at least Tuesday’s contest. It sounds like he’ll avoid a trip to the injured list, especially since initial X-rays didn’t reveal any fractures after he fouled a ball off his shin over the weekend.

Naylor fouled a baseball directly off his shin and looked to be in quite a bit of pain. He was able to finish the at-bat, but exited when Seattle went on defense. For now, Naylor should be considered day-to-day.

Naylor was down on all fours and in considerable pain for a minute but talked his way into staying in the game to finish the at-bat. He was ultimately removed with the M’s took the field for the sixth inning. He’ll head for X-rays to see if there’s any structural damage. Stay tuned.

Naylor catapulted Seattle ahead for good with a no-doubter to right field off Orioles reliever Anthony Nunez with two outs in the fifth inning. It was his seventh round-tripper of the season and second time he’s gone deep in six contests since the start of June. He’s hitting a robust .333 (8-for-24) with six RBI during that span.

Naylor smacked a go-ahead RBI double off of Jack Flaherty in the sixth inning. He then came around to score as Colt Emerson was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. The 28-year-old slugger also singled and was caught stealing in the eighth inning. With his two-hit attack, he’s now slashing .257/.321/.361 with six homers, 26 RBI and 12 stolen bases on the season.

Naylor returns to first base and hitting third following a one-game absence due to back spasms earlier this week. The 28-year-old power/speed combo threat is hitting .254/.317/.357 with six homers, 25 RBI and 12 steals in 57 games this season.

Mariners manager Dan Wilson said Naylor is available off the bench, if needed. Patrick Wisdom draws the start at the cold corner in his place. The 28-year-old slugging first baseman’s back tightened up on him while crushing a game-tying home run during the seventh inning of Monday’s series opener at T-Mobile Park. It doesn’t sound like a significant concern, but back issues can be complicated matters, so Seattle doesn’t want to take any chances. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day heading into Wednesday’s series finale.

Naylor departed just after hitting a solo homer in the seventh, with Patrick Wisdom replacing him at first base. The Mariners could use Luke Raley at first and Victor Robles in right if Naylor can’t go Tuesday.