Dylan Moore

No surprise here as Crawford was expected to miss a bit of time after suffering a hairline fracture of his pinky finger during Monday's game against the Angels. It'll likely be Dylan Moore taking over as Seattle's primary shortstop for now, but it's possible they'll make a move at the upcoming trade deadline to fill the void.

Adding injury to insult. The Mariners will likely go back to Dylan Moore at shortstop with Crawford out. They could recall Ryan Bliss, even though he was just sent down prior to Monday's game. Moore should offer some value in deeper mixed leagues while Crawford is out.

Crawford was hit on the hand by a pitch in the top of the first. He remained in to run and played defense in the bottom of the inning, but he didn't come back out for the second. Luke Raley entered in his place, pushing Dylan Moore from first base to shortstop.

While France has been sitting against some right-handers of late, he'd certainly be in there tonight under normal circumstances, since the Mariners are facing a lefty. However, France is on outright waivers right now, and though he's eligible to play, the Mariners have elected to hold him out, at least for the beginning of the game. Jason Vosler, who figures to play first base against righties for now, is also on the bench against the lefty.

The 30-year-old right-hander punched out five batters in the contest while issuing one base on balls. Dylan Moore smacked a two-run triple off of him in the second inning, then Jorge Polanco slugged a solo homer in the fourth. Blanco then put two men on before exiting in the sixth inning, and both runners ultimately came around to score. Blanco piled up 19 swings and misses on 100 pitches in the ballgame -- 10 of those on his slider -- while posting a CSW of 27 percent. Blanco will look to bounce back as he carries a 2.75 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and a 105/43 K/BB ratio (114 2/3 innings) into a tough matchup against the Dodgers on Saturday.