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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.

Hancock struck out two and didn’t walk anyone, increasing his ERA to 3.28. He gave up a solo homer to James Wood in the first and later unraveled, allowing five earned in the fourth. The right-hander has been fantastic in 2026, but he was due for some regression. That it came against the highest-scoring offense in MLB isn’t a surprise. Hancock has allowed more than three earned runs in a start just twice this year, including Sunday, a season-high in runs allowed. Seattle continues to have some of the best starting pitching depth in the majors, and Hancock will look to bounce back at home against the Red Sox next time out.

Muñoz was brought in to get some work despite the Mariners trailing by seven runs, and he faced just two batters before exiting with a trainer. The Mariners are calling the 27-year-old day-to-day, but it’s obviously plausible that the team will need to make a roster move if Muñoz is unavailable for the coming few days. Jose Ferrer, Gabe Speier and Eduard Bazardo would likely see the save chances for Seattle.

The 27-year-old right-hander was brought in to start the eighth inning just to get some work in. He wound up facing just two batters, walking Jorbit Vivas and giving up an RBI double to Cole Young before being visited by the training staff and ultimately removed. It’s unclear exactly what occurred here, but the Mariners should have an update on Muñoz’s status after the game concludes. With Matt Brash also shelved, either Jose Ferrer or Eduard Bazardo would be the next man up to see save chances if Muñoz is forced to miss any time.

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.

Crawford has been taking ground balls at third base exclusively during his recovery from a right-hand contusion, and that’s where he’s likely to see the bulk of his action upon his return. The 31-year-old infielder has hit .228/.356/.409 with 10 homers and 23 RBI over 233 plate appearances on the season.

Arozarena missed his first game of the season on Saturday after exiting Friday night’s contest due to a hamstring issue. The encouraging news is that he hasn’t been placed on the injured list and the Mariners remain hopeful that he’ll return to action within the next few days. Victor Robles will start in right field and bat sixth for the Mariners on Sunday afternoon against Miles Mikolas and the Nationals.

The 29-year-old southpaw was granted his release from the Blue Jays last week after registering a stellar 1.82 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and a 23/13 K/BB ratio over 24 2/3 innings at Triple-A Buffalo. Plassmeyer hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since the 2023 season, but he should get an opportunity with the Mariners in relatively short order.

Emerson’s only hit of the game left the yard as he took Cade Cavalli deep for a two-run blast in the fifth inning. The 20-year-old infielder is already up to six homers and 14 RBI while hitting .233/.309/.575 across 81 plate appearances, proving to have very real power despite a high strikeout rate early in his rookie season.

After a runner reached on an error in the first inning, Castillo gave up three straight two-out hits to bring three runs in for the Nationals, all unearned. He settled in to toss three more scoreless innings before Luis García Jr. got to him with a two-run homer in the fifth. Castillo recorded two outs in the sixth and departed with two runners on at 84 pitches with four strikeouts. The 33-year-old right-hander will take a 5.00 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, and a 65/25 K/BB ratio across 66 2/3 innings into a start against the Red Sox in Seattle next Saturday.