Seattle Mariners outfielder Mallex Smith (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Houston Astros. This appears to be a routine day off here for Smith. Kyle Lewis will cover center field and bat cleanup versus righty Zack Greinke. Lewis has been fairly reliable with the bat since his call up, but won't be valuable against an elite pitcher like Greinke.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mallex Smith (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Smith will get a routine day off here, but he should be back in the lineup next game. He won't be able to add to his league leading 44 steals, assuming he doesn't come off the bench. Dylan Moore will play center field and bat eighth versus righty Dario Agrazal. Moore has three hits in his last 19 at-bats. He's not a reliable option with the bat right now.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mallex Smith upped his league-leading steal total to 36 with a pair of thefts Friday versus the Blue Jays. The speedster went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the contest as he now holds a .235 batting average with five homers, 57 runs, and 33 RBI through 107 games this season. He continues to bat out of the leadoff spot, but his lowly .302 OBP hasn't given him as many opportunities on the basepaths like we hoped before the season started. Smith is keeping ...

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mallex Smith is back in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Smith was benched for a few games after making multiple mistakes on the while running the bases. He's starting in right field and batting seventh versus lefty Brendan McKay. Smith has been able to get a base frequently lately, but could have a tough matchup here.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mallex Smith went 3-for-4 in Thursday's game versus the Tigers, now giving him multi-hit games in four of his last seven games. The 26-year-old is batting .333 in this span, and with two more thefts in this contest, he now has a league-leading 34 stolen bases on the season. Despite hitting a measly .219 in the second half, Smith has kept his fantasy value afloat with his legs. If he could produce even a league-average OBP number, it would mouth-watering to think of ...

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mallex Smiths clutch hit in the ninth propelled the club to victory over the Tigers 3-2 on Friday. He delivered a walk-off single to end the game finishing the night going 2-for-4 with a strikeout and a caught stealing. It was the seventh time he was thrown out trying to steal this season, but he still sits second in the league with 27 thefts. Smith holds a slowly improving .236/.307/.360 slash line since starting the season batting under the Mendoza line through the[...]

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mallex Smith went 2-for-4 in [...]

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[...]

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Seattle Mariners outfielder Mallex Smith did a little bit of everything Friday night going 3-for-3 with a pair of walks in the teams 10-9 win. Smith recorded a double, four runs, two steals, and an RBI boosting his batting average to .230 on the year with 21 thefts. The speedster has hit much better of late clubbing a crisp .292 in 20 June games, recording a hit in 18 of these contests. Smith remains fixed at the top of the Ms high-scoring offense, making him a reliable run source to go along w[...]