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Sat Jul 8 201704:011B Danny Valencia 3-4 Friday against former Oakland team
1B Danny Valencia went 3-for-4 Friday against his former Oakland team. Valencia has eight games with three or more hits this season, tied with LF Ben Gamel for the second-most on the team.
Fri Jul 7 201703:481B Danny Valencia hit three-run homer in ninth inning of 7-4 los...
1B Danny Valencia hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning of a 7-4 loss Thursday against Oakland. Valencia has 43 RBIs this season, the second most in his career before the All-Star break. He had 46 for Minnesota in 2011.
Thu Jun 29 201703:511B Danny Valencia hit 431-foot homer into second deck in left fi...
1B Danny Valencia hit a 431-foot homer into the second deck in left field on Wednesday. Valencia is 9-for-15 in his past four games, having missed the final two games of the series against HOuston last weekend with a lingering wrist injury.
Wed Jun 28 201705:201B Danny Valencia also returned to lineup after missing Saturday...
1B Danny Valencia also returned to the lineup after missing Saturday's and Sunday's games against Houston with a lingering wrist injury. With the Mariners idle Monday, Valencia got an extended rest. "Danny feels better after a couple of days off," Mariners manager Scott Servais said. Valencia went 2-for-3 with a double and is batting .342 with three home runs and 19 RBIs over his past 22 games
Mon Jun 26 201702:171B Danny Valencia didn't play for second consecutive day because...
1B Danny Valencia didn't play for the second consecutive day because of a sore wrist. Valencia has been dealing with the injury for several weeks. "Keep him out (Sunday), then off day (Monday) and then hopefully, fingers crossed, he'll be back Tuesday," Mariners manager Scott Servais told reporters before Sunday's game.
Sat Jun 24 201704:381B Danny Valencia 4-5 Friday against Houston, matching career hi...
1B Danny Valencia went 4-for-5 Friday against Houston, matching his career high for hits in game. It's the fourth time this season he's accomplished the feat, also doing it May 4 vs. the Los Angeles Angels, May 10 vs. Philadelphia and June 3 vs. Tampa Bay.
Mon Jun 19 201701:551B Danny Valencia hit two-run homer off Yu Darvish in first inni...
1B Danny Valencia hit a two-run homer off Yu Darvish in the first inning. The homer, Valencia's seventh on the season, helped him improve his career numbers against Darvish to 6-for-18. He ended seven game road trip with seven RBIs.
Sun Jun 11 201703:331B Danny Valencia wasn't in Mariners' starting lineup Saturday a...
1B Danny Valencia wasn't in the Mariners' starting lineup Saturday against Toronto. "Danny just needs a day, he's been battling a wrist issue," Mariners manager Scott Servais said. Since the start of May, Valencia is batting .325 with four home runs and 25 RBIs, tied for the third most in the American League in that span.Valencia did come on as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning and flew out to center field.
Mon Jun 5 201700:181B Danny Valencia singled in first two at-bats Sunday to tie fra...
1B Danny Valencia singled in his first two at-bats Sunday to tie the franchise record with nine consecutive hits. Raul Ibanez set the mark in 2004. Valencia also became just the fifth player in club history to reach base in 10 straight plate appearances. The team record is 11, set by Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. as a rookie in 1989 and matched by Ibanez.
Sun Jun 4 201703:451B Danny Valencia 4-4 on Saturday, second straight game with thr...
1B Danny Valencia went 4-for-4 on Saturday, his second straight game with three or more hits and his fifth this season. He has hits in seven consecutive at-bats. "It's about having a good approach and staying with it," said Valencia, wh is hitting .339 with four home runs and 21 RBIs in his past 28 games after hitting .181 in his first 22 games of the season.
Sat Jun 3 201704:471B Danny Valencia matched career high with five RBIs Friday
1B Danny Valencia matched a career high with five RBIs Friday. He drew a bases-loaded walk in the first inning, hit a three-run homer in the third and added a run-scoring single in the seventh. Valencia has driven in at least one run in four of his past five games. "I got off to a slow start (this season) and struggled to drive runs in," Valencia said. "May was good and hopefully June will be better." Valencia has hit safely in 21 of his past 27 games, batting .314 (33-for-105) in that span with four homers and 20 RBIs.
Tue May 30 201703:021B Danny Valencia 3-5 Monday, extending hitting streak to seven ...
1B Danny Valencia went 3-for-5 Monday, extending his hitting streak to seven games. He is 9-for-27 (.333) in that span. Valencia also has hit safely in 11 consecutive road games, going 16-for-45 (.356) in that stretch.
Sun May 28 201703:031B Danny Valencia had one of five hits off Red Sox LHP Brian Joh...
1B Danny Valencia had one of the five hits off Red Sox LHP Brian Johnson Saturday, extending his road hitting streak to nine games. He is batting .344 in those nine games and has hit .308 in his last 25 games overall, moving his batting average from .141 to.242. He is a .293 career hitter against the Red Sox.
Sat May 27 201703:591B Danny Valencia had second-inning single and cut down trying t...
1B Danny Valencia had a second-inning single and was cut down trying to stretch it into a double. But he has an eight-game hitting streak, going 10-for-28 (.357) during the streak. He has hit .310 over his last 24 games.
Fri May 26 201705:20OF Danny Valencia in starting lineup at first base Thursday
OF Danny Valencia was in the starting lineup at first base Thursday. A ball got past him with two outs in the third as Trea Turner hit a hard grounder that was ruled a two-base error. At the plate, Valencia was 1-for-4 and is hitting .239.
Mon May 22 201702:421B Danny Valencia underwent MRI on ailing right wrist but not pu...
1B Danny Valencia underwent an MRI on his ailing right wrist but was not put on the disabled list at least, not yet. Mariners manager Scott Servais said Valencia suffered the injury sliding into a base Friday night.
Sat May 20 201704:351B Danny Valencia's triple in second inning on Friday night seco...
1B Danny Valencia's triple in the second inning on Friday night was his second of the season, giving him the team lead. That was the only hit for the Mariners.
Fri Apr 21 201705:301B Danny Valencia faced Oakland A's on Thursday night for first ...
1B Danny Valencia faced the Oakland A's on Thursday night for the first time since they traded him to Seattle on Nov. 12 for RHP Paul Blackburn. Valencia went 1-for-3 with a double and scored a run. He's batting .164 with no home runs and four RBIs.
Sun Apr 16 201704:151B Danny Valencia picked up first extra-base hit of year
1B Danny Valencia picked up his first extra-base hit of the year. He ripped a triple down the right-field line that was much needed for a guy who had previously produced only five total hits all year. Valencia, though, still struck out and left two runners on base. His OPS is up to .410 on the season.
Mon Mar 27 201711:491B Danny Valencia has spent most of career as third baseman, and...
1B Danny Valencia has spent most of his career as a third baseman, and he's worn out his welcome in six MLB cities already, but the Mariners are banking on him being their Opening Day first baseman. Valencia struggled with his bat in the spring but has plenty of experience. His history has been to initially provide a jolt of offense whenever he changes clubhouses, but Valencia has had trouble getting along with teammates -- Billy Butler in Oakland was the latest to challenge him. If he can fall in line, Valencia might end up being a nice addition.
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