Michael Saunders was terrific in Saturday's loss to the A's, as he homered, drove in two and stole a base. Saunders' homer was a two-run shot off Daniel Straily in the fourth inning that gave the Mariners a 4-0 advantage at the time. The 25-year-old outfilder is having a breakout season offensively, now hitting .251/.311/.439 with 19 homers, 54 RBI and 21 stolen bases.

Michael Saunders returned to action on Thursday September 27.

Michael Saunders will rejoin the Mariners Wednesday night before returning to the linep Thursday. Saunders has been away to be with his wife, who just gave birth to a baby girl. The outfielder is batting .251/.309/.430 with 17 homers and 20 steals this season.

Michael Saunders was a late scratch from the Mariners' lineup Tuesday so that he could be with his wife, who just gave birth to a baby girl. It's not clear when he'll rejoin the team, but the out-of-contention Mariners will likely give Saunders as much time as he needs. Eric Thames took his spot in right field.

Michael Saunders launched a solo home run as the Mariners fell to the Rangers in Texas on Friday night. He finished the night 1-for-3 plus a walk and scored two runs. Even though he's struggled through injuries over the past few weeks, the 25-year-old outfielder is enjoying a breakout season, hitting .249/.305/.423 with 15 homers, 46 RBI and 19 stolen bases.

Michael Saunders (groin) is back in Friday's lineup. Saunders hasn't played since aggravating a groin injury last Friday. He'll start in left field and bat fifth in his return.

Michael Saunders (groin) is not in the Mariners' starting lineup Monday night against the Red Sox. Saunders hasn't played since leaving Friday's game in the fourth inning with a tweaked groin. But he did some pregame work on Monday and should return to action later this week. The outfielder is hitting .245/.299/.413 with 14 home runs, 27 doubles and 43 RBI.

Updating a previous item, Michael Saunders was removed from Friday's game against the Angels with a groin injury.

Michael Saunders left Friday's game against the Angels in the fourth inning for an undisclosed reason. The speculation is that the aggravated his recent groin injury. He went 0-for-1 with a strikeout before being replaced by Eric Thames in right field.

Michael Saunders (groin) is back in the Mariners' starting lineup Friday against the Angels. Saunders hasn't played since last Friday due to a mild right groin strain. He'll make the start in right field Friday while Franklin Gutierrez plays center.