Seattle Mariners outfielder Mallex Smith went 1-for-4 in Friday's loss to the Athletics, recording a single, stolen base, and a run scored in the contest. The theft was Smith's 23rd of the season as he's comfortably in second place in the majors in this category, five behind Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi. Since his early-season demotion to the minors, the speedster has improved every month in batting average swatting .250 in May, .274 in June, and now .313 in July so far. For the year, he[...]