Mariners place LHP Gabe Speier (rotator cuff) on 15-day IL

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The Seattle Mariners placed left-hander Gabe Speier on the 15-day injured list on Saturday because of a left rotator cuff strain.

The move is retroactive to Thursday. In a corresponding move, the Mariners recalled right-hander Collin Snider from Triple-A Tacoma.

Speier, 29, last pitched on Wednesday, recording one strikeout in two-thirds of a scoreless inning against the