SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners fired Manager Scott Servais on Thursday with the team in the midst a two-month collapse that included squandering a 10-game lead in the division as they slipped to the fringes of playoff contention in the American League.

The team tabbed former Seattle catcher Dan Wilson to take over for Servais.

“We believe that we need a new voice in the clubhouse,” Mariners executive vice president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto said. “Dan knows our team and has been a key member of our organization working with players at every level over the past 11 years.”

The decision to move on from Servais during his ninth season in charge came on the heels of a disastrous 1-8 road trip that dropped the Mariners to 64-64 after being 13 games over .500 in mid-June.

The Mariners trail Houston by five games in the AL West and are 7 1/2 back in the wild-card standings. But nothing in the way Seattle has played since leading the division by 10 games on June 18 has provided optimism there will be a turnaround over the final five weeks of the regular season.

Servais arrived in Seattle before the 2016 season, brought on in lockstep with Dipoto. Servais was 680-642 during his time with Seattle, going through a significant rebuild midway through his tenure that ultimately made the Mariners competitive but not good enough.

REDS: Cincinnati signed veteran first baseman Dominic Smith and put him in the starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Smith was released by the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday after hitting .237 with six home runs in 83 games.

The Reds placed outfielder Jake Fraley on the 10-day injured list because of a right knee sprain and designated right-hander Brooks Kriske for assignment.

ORIOLES: Baltimore sent left-hander Trevor Rogers to the minors, less than a month after acquiring him in a trade from Miami.

Rogers was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk along with right-hander Colin Selby and infielder Livan Soto. The Orioles selected the contract of right-hander Matt Bowman and recalled left-hander Nick Vespi from Norfolk.

Rogers is 0-2 with a 7.11 ERA since joining Baltimore. Overall, he’s 2-11 with a 4.92 ERA.

The Orioles also designated left-hander Bruce Zimmermann for assignment.

DODGERS: Los Angeles designated veteran outfielder Jason Heyward for assignment and activated Chris Taylor from the injured list.

ANGELS: General Manager Perry Minasian has agreed to a two-year contract extension through 2026.

The Angels are keeping Minasian with an eye on continuity for a franchise with eight consecutive losing seasons and nine straight non-playoff seasons, both the longest active droughts in the majors. The current Angels (54-73) are on pace for the team’s lowest winning percentage since 1994.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

YANKEES 6, GUARDIANS 0: Aaron Judge hit his major-league leading 48th homer and Gerrit Cole allowed one hit in six innings to become the fourth active pitcher to reach 150 career wins as New York won at home.

Judge homered for the third straight game and is on pace to finish with 61, two years after hitting 62 to break Roger Maris’ AL record. Judge homered for the sixth time in seven games, seventh time in 10 games and 13th time in 23 games.

Cole (5-2) allowed a single to Steven Kwan on his second pitch. He tied a career worst by issuing five walks, struck out two and got eight outs on the ground, including a double play in the sixth to end his outing.

NATIONALS 8, ROCKIES 3: Patrick Corbin pitched six innings to earn career win No. 100, Juan Yepez hit a three-run homer, and Washington beat visiting Colorado.

In his sixth try for the milestone win, Corbin (3-12) allowed one run on four hits. He walked one batter and struck out a season-high eight.

CARDINALS 3, BREWERS 0: Rookie Victor Scott II had three hits and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, leading St. Louis over visiting Milwaukee.

CUBS 10, TIGERS 2: Miguel Amaya hit his first career grand slam and drove in a personal-best five runs, and Chicago pounded visiting Detroit.

Justin Steele (4-5) struck out a season-high 10 in seven innings. He gave up two runs and four hits.