He was pulled with one out in the ninth. Arthur Rhodes is the No. 1 lefty in Seattle's bullpen. Out of baseball last season after being released by Cincinnati in April 2000, Charlton made the Mariners' roster against long odds in spring training and has been a key performer for Seattle this season. Charlton came into Wednesday night's game in the eighth inning and hurt himself warming up for the ninth after the Mariners scored seven runs in their half of the eighth. When he felt it, I wish he'd have said something.
Norm tries to tough things out.
Charlton, who is in his third stint with the Mariners under Piniella, admitted he made a mistake. Charlton was the first Mariners' player to go on the disabled list since the season began. Inc. All Rights Reserved.