Valencia went 3-for-4 in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran infielder was responsible for 75 percent of the Mariners' hit output on a night in which the Royals' Ian Kennedy and three relievers stymied their offense. Valencia has four multi-hit efforts in his last eight games, although all but one of the 11 hits he's amassed in those contests have been singles. After a dreadful start at the plate this season, Valencia is now slashing .277/.337/.421 and ranks fourth on team with 40 RBI. Long known for being particularly effective against left-handed pitching, Valencia has actually been slightly better against righties this season, slashing .278/.429/.757 in 212 at-bats versus that handedness.

Valencia went 1-for-4 with a home run in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to Philadelphia.

EDGE Analysis

Valencia went deep for the eighth time this season in the fourth inning off Mark Leiter, Jr, pulling the Mariners even in the process. Valencia is on a mini hot streak right now, collecting nine hits in his last four games. He looks well on his way to challenging his career-high of 18 home runs this season, assuming he continues to get regular at-bats.

Valencia (wrist) went 2-for-4 with a double and a single in Tuesday's loss to the Phillies.

EDGE Analysis

Valencia missed a couple of games over the weekend with a sore wrist, but he was back in action for Tuesday's series opener against the Phillies following Monday's scheduled day off. The 32-year-old now has nine hits over his last three starts, and is batting .325 (27-for-83) with a .937 OPS in 23 games this month.

Valencia (wrist) is out of the lineup for the second straight game Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

After getting scratched from Saturday's lineup, Valencia will spend another day on the bench with a scheduled day off coming Monday. In his place, Taylor Motter will once again man first base.

Valencia was scratched from Saturday's lineup with a sore wrist, Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Taylor Motter will take over at first base and bat eighth in his stead. Valencia dealt with a wrist injury earlier this season, causing him to miss three games, and it seems to still be giving him some problems, though the team may simply be exercising precautionary measures. The veteran infielder has had a hot month at the plate, hitting .316 with 20 RBI over 79 at-bats.

Valencia went 4-for-5 with a two-run single and two runs in Friday's 13-3 win over the Astros.

EDGE Analysis

The 32-year-old has reached safely in eight of his last nine plate appearances across the last two games, although all six of his hits over that span have been singles. However, the surge has helped push Valencia to his best monthly line of the season, as he's now slashing .316/.364/.456 with three home runs and an impressive 20 RBI in June. Since opening May with a .181 average, Valencia has produced a .311/.364/.458 line and a .352 wOBA across the subsequent 47 games.

Valencia went 2-for-2 with two walks and a run in Thursday's 9-6 win over the Tigers.

EDGE Analysis

Although he was overshadowed by teammate Robinson Cano's spectacular night, Valencia was a thorn in the side of Tigers pitching in his own right. The veteran infielder came through with his first multi-hit effort since June 14 and also crossed the plate for the 14th time during the month. Despite being a tad behind the impressive pace he set in May, Valencia's June line remains a solid .284/.337/.432, and he's also racked up an impressive 18 RBI.

Valencia went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

After breaking out in May with a .306 average and 14 RBI, Valencia has followed up with a strong June thus far. He's now driven in 18 runs over 65 plate appearances and has a respectable .295/.328/.475 line for the month. The veteran's RBI outburst has him ranked fourth on the team in that category behind the potent trio of Nelson Cruz, Kyle Seager and Robinson Cano, while also putting him on pace to comfortably exceed the career-high 72 he compiled with the Twins back in 2011.

Valencia went 2-for-5 with three RBI from a sacrifice fly, run-scoring single and a solo home run in Monday's 14-3 win over the Twins.

EDGE Analysis

Valencia has now racked up 14 RBI over his first 11 games of June. matching his total for all of May. The veteran's month-plus surge after an abysmal start at the plate began with a four-hit effort against the Phillies on May 10, as Valencia has raised his average 51 points to .269 while compiling a .361 wOBA in his 119 plate appearances over that stretch.

Valencia will get a day off Saturday as the Mariners face the Blue Jays.

EDGE Analysis

Valencia has been in the starting lineup every game since coming back from a three-day wrist injury on May 24, batting .350/.394/.467 in that time frame. For Saturday's contest, he will be replaced in the lineup by Taylor Motter at first base while Tyler Smith fills in at shortstop.