SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor left Thursday’s game against the Chicago White Sox in the third inning due to shoulder soreness, manager Dan Wilson said.
In his first at-bat against White Sox starter Shane Smith, Naylor grimaced after swinging at a high, inside fastball. He walked down the first base line and back before finishing his at-bat, which ended with a strikeout. He left the game after grounding out to second base to end the third.
Seattle beat Chicago 4-3 in 11 innings for a three-game series sweep.
Naylor, one of Seattle’s notable trade deadline acquisitions from the Arizona Diamondbacks, is hitting .289, with 14 home runs, 65 RBIs and 21 stolen bases this season. Since joining the Mariners, the left-hander is batting .261 with three home runs and 10 stolen bases.
While with the Diamondbacks, the left-handed hitter was pulled from a June 23 game – also against the White Sox – in the fourth inning due to right shoulder discomfort. Naylor avoided a stint on the injured list and returned to the lineup two days later.
Donovan Solano, who hadn’t played in two weeks, took over at first base for Seattle when Naylor exited.
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Seattle Mariners' Josh Naylor reacts after stealing second base against the Chicago White Sox during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor hits a two RBI home run off Chicago White Sox pitcher Bryan Hudson during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
TORONTO (AP) — Kendall Coyne Schofield scored her league-leading sixth and seventh goals, Nicole Hensley shined with a 31-save outing, and the Minnesota Frost topped the Toronto Sceptres 5-1 on Tuesday night.
Katy Knoll, Britta Curl-Salemme and Grace Zumwinkle also scored for Minnesota. Taylor Heise had three assists.
Daryl Watts had the lone goal for Toronto. Elaine Chuli made 14 saves, with Raygan Kirk turning away two shots in relief in the third period.
Watts opened the scoring 4:55 into the contest when she backhanded a puck over Hensley’s right shoulder on a pass into the slot from Renata Fast.
Curl-Salemme put Minnesota ahead at 12:59. With one skate behind the goal line, some feet away from the end boards, Curl-Salemme fired it in off Chuli’s shoulder, who seemed to have to duck her head to not get hit by the shot.
Coyne Schofield made it a three-goal game with 4.4 seconds left in the second when her low backhand shot trickled in five-hole on Chuli, who was replaced by Kirk after the period.
Coyne Schofield added an empty-netter with 3:17 left after Toronto pulled Kirk for an extra attacker with 5:45 remaining.
With her first-period goal, Watts became the second PWHL player to have 50 career points, joining Montreal’s Marie-Philip Poulin (55).
Frost: Visit Ottawa on Saturday.
Sceptres: Host Seattle at TD Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, as part of the PWHL Takeover Tour on Saturday.
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Minnesota Frost's Katy Knoll (6), left, celebrates her goal with teammate Britta Curl-Salemme (77) after scoring against the Toronto Sceptres during first period PWHL hockey action in Toronto, on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Sceptres' Blayre Turnbull (40) crashes into the net as she collides with Minnesota Frost goaltender Nicole Hensley (29) during the second period of an PWHL hockey game in Toronto, on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Minnesota Frost celebrate their win against the Toronto Sceptres in PWHL hockey action in Toronto, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Sceptres' Jesse Compher (18) shoots on Minnesota Frost goaltender Nicole Hensley (29) during second period PWHL hockey action in Toronto, on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Frost's Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) sprints past Toronto Sceptres' Savannah Harmon (15) to score a breakaway empty net goal during third period PWHL hockey action in Toronto, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
