The Seattle Mariners are calling pitcher Logan Evans up to make the start in Thursday’s series finale against the Kansas City Royals, manager Dan Wilson told reporters after Wednesday’s game.

Evans was one out away from finishing a sixth inning of work before he got stung by Salvador Perez, who got his barrel on a sweeper off the plate and knocked it for a double. Casey Legumina came in and struggled to find the zone, walking his first hitter, but was able to get John Rave first-pitch swinging to end the threat.

Coming into today's game, the Royals are seven games below .500 and have fallen to 40-47 on the year. The Royals' offense is still dead last in the MLB for runs scored and sits 27th in baseball in OPS. They are 5.5 games out of a wild-card spot and are still searching for an offensive answer that can help them make a late-season playoff push.