Tampa Bay Rays at Seattle Mariners

At this point, it really doesn’t matter where Chandler Simpson bats in the lineup. The production will remain for the Rays speedster. In a rare move in the Rays' 4-1 win over the Mariners to complete the series sweep and win their sixth straight game, Simpson was moved up to the No. 3 spot. Facing Seattle’s Emerson Hancock, who’s been successful with right-on-right matchups, manager Kevin Cash wanted to sandwich two lefties (Simpson and Jonathan Aranda) between righties Yandy Díaz and Junior Caminero. Simpson, who’s already batted in seven spots in the order this season, was nearly perfect. He went 4-for-5 with three singles, a double and a run scored. Three of his hits didn’t escape the infield, but arguably the fastest player in MLB had no problem hustling out those soft grounders. Oddly enough, Simpson actually considers himself someone who moves slowly. “I just walk, do everything really slow,” Simpson said Friday. “And then when it's on the field, I just turn \[my slowness\