After seeing his team lose three out of four to the Indians over the weekend -- including an extra-inning loss on Sunday -- Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon has decided to shake things up for Monday’s game against the Yankees.
6/1 @Mariners lineup vs NYY
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Morrison 1B
Cano 2B
Cruz RF
Seager 3B
Smith DH
Jackson CF
Miller SS
Zunino C
Ackley LF
Hernandez P
The big change, aside from Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz each moving up a spot in the order, is Logan Morrison at the top. This will be his first start out of the leadoff spot in his career. Morrison doesn’t offer the speed most usually associate with a leadoff man, but he’s been doing a nice job getting on base recently. While he has a .240/.321/.389 batting line on the year, he posted a .379 on-base percentage in May to go along with just as many walks (16) as strikeouts (16). It’s worth a shot, especially since Austin Jackson has a lowly .303 on-base percentage dating back to the start of 2014.
