Seattle Mariners pitcher Logan Evans throws during a game against the Washington Nationals on May 27 at T-Mobile Park. Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images

Logan Evans to Start Thursday in Major Rotation Shakeup For Seattle Mariners

Originally posted on Seattle Mariners on SI
By Teren Kowatsch | Last updated Jul 3, 2025 10:30 AM ET

SEATTLE — One of the Seattle Mariners most impressive rookies this season will be tasked with delivering his team a series win against the Kansas City Royals.

Mariners manager Dan Wilson confirmed after the team's 3-2 win against the Royals on Wednesday that Logan Evans will start the final game of the four-game series at 7:10 p.m. PT on Thursday. Bryan Woo was originally scheduled to start. Seattle will clinch a series win with a victory after winning 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Logan Evans will start for the Mariners in the series finale against Kansas City on Thursday.
Rest of the rotation pushed back a day.#Mariners #TridentsUp
— Teren Kowatsch (@Teren_Kowatsch) July 3, 2025

Evans will need to be recalled from the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, and a roster move will take place Thursday. The Mariners will move the rest of the rotation back a day and Woo will start the series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1:10 p.m. PT on Friday.

Seattle was down to four pitchers in the rotation after it optioned Emerson Hancock to Tacoma on Wednesday. His next turn to start would have been the series finale against the Pirates on Sunday.

Evans has posted a 3.38 ERA this season with 30 strikeouts in 40 innings pitched across seven starts. His last outing was against the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 10. He struck out five, walked two and allowed four earned runs on seven hits (one home run) in that outing.

Logan Evans, 2Ks in the 1st. pic.twitter.com/m04C2SEonk
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 28, 2025

Evans, who made his major league debut against the Miami Marlins on April 27, is responsible for the longest outing by a Seattle starter this season. He fanned four, walked one and allowed one earned run on four hits (one home run) in eight innings against the Washington Nationals on May 27.

The Mariners are 45-41 and in second place in the American League West.

This article first appeared on Seattle Mariners on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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