"Chone Figgins was back in the lineup Thursday, just two days after his manager said he'd sit him for "a few games."

Figgins wasted little time in upping his batting average from the .190 he entered the game at, bouncing a ball through the right side for an RBI single in the second inning. The single snapped a 0-for-22 slump by Figgins and marked his first run driven home since May 11 in Baltimore.

"We've already had the conversations," Mariners manager Eric Wedge said before the game. "Now, it's just about him getting back in there with a clear mind. ...

"You have to think and believe that good things are going to happen when you play this game, and I'm confident that he'll do that.""