TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 3-team, 8-game homestand tonight against New York - AL (0-2), T exas (3 G) and San Diego (2 G)…went 6-1 on the recently completed 3-team, 8-day , 7-game road trip to New York (1-0), Atlanta (2-0) and Tampa Bay (3-1)…leave following Tuesday’s day game vs. the Padres for a 2-city, 5-game road trip to San Diego (2 G) and Kansas City (3 G)… tonight’ s game will be televised onROOT SPORTSin HD & broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network. ODDS AND ENDS…dropped first two games of the series after winning three straight…won 8 of last 11 games…are in G#7 (3-3) of 20 games in 20 days…are 14-9 over last 23 games…27-18 following a season-high 8-game losing streak (April 15-22)…are 20-16 vs. teams currently with a .500 or better record (14-15 vs. non-.500). • The Standings– 3rd in AL West, 2.0 back of Los Angeles and 5.5 back of Oakland. • King Felix– Felix Hernandez is 2nd in AL in strikeouts (106), T3rd in wins (8), 2nd in quality starts (12). • Close Games – Mariners have played 36 games decided by 1 or 2 runs (18-18), most in the AL. • Safeco Seager– Kyle Seageris batting .296 (29x98) in 29 games at Safeco Field (.215 on the road)… has a hit in last 6 home games (.348/8x23). • The Closer – Fernando Rodneyis 2nd in the AL with 18 saves (18-for-20 in save opps). • Shutouts– Mariners have 4 shutouts this month (all in last 10 G)…T5th in AL with 5 shutouts. • HBP– The Mariners are 3rd in AL with 29 HBP (BOS - 36; HOU - 31)…had only 31 HBP last season. • T eam ERA– Mariners rank 2nd in the AL with a 3.40 ERA trailing only Oakland (2.83). • JJ– James Joneshas recorded at least one hit in 24 of his 30 starts to begin his career…Jones is batting .320 (16x50) over his last 14 games (.364/8x22 in last 5 G). • The Rookie– Reliever Dominic Leoneleads Seattle with 1.35 ERA (4 ER, 26.2 IP) in 23 appearances. • Left Is Right– Seattle is 17-10 against left-handed starters in 2014 with wins in 5 of the last 7 games. HIT MAN…Robinson Canoheads into today’s games as the American League batti ng average leader at .332 (80x241)…Cano also ranks , T2nd in multi-hit games and T5th in hits…leads the team in hits, runs scored (29) and doubles (14)…the Mariners have had three players win AL batting titles (Ichiro - 2, Edgar Martinez - 2, Alex Rodriguez - 1) and not had a player lead the AL in batting average since Ichiro in 2004 (.372). ONE YEAR FOR AGO…exactly one year ago catcher Mike Zunino made his Major League debut going 1-for-4 vs. the Houston Astros…Zunino was 22 years, 79 days old at the time of his debut and was the first position player from the 2012 June Draft to appear in the Majors. STREAKING…Robinson Canohas a current 9-game hitting streak (.361/13x36) to tie his season high (last: April 20-May 1, .371/13x35)…with a hit tonight will record the 25th double-digit hitting streak of his career (24th single-season streak). OLD TEAMMATES…Mariners center fielder James Jonesand Yankees relief pitcher Dellin Betances were teammates in the Youth Service League (YSL) in New Y ork City when t hey were 15-17 years old… Betances was a year ahead of Jones, but the two would play together on tournament teams…Atlanta Braves pitcher Pedro Beato (currently in the minors) also played with Jones and Betances. UPPER HAND TO ROAD TEAM…over the last two seasons, the Mariners the series between the Mariners and Yankees is tied 6-6…the road team has had the upper hand in the recent series, with the Mariners going 5-1 in New York and the Yankees going 5-1 at Safeco Field. IT HAS BEEN A WHILE…with a win tonight, the Mariners are looking to secure the first season series win over the Yankees since going 5-4 in 2002 (.500 records in 2006 & 2007)…the Mariners are looking to avoid the first Yankees sweep in Seattle since a four-game sweep Aug. 5-8, 1999…last 3-game sweep in Seattle was Aug. 7-9, 1990. STINGY PITCHING…Mariners pitchers have allowed a run in just 6 of the last 45 innings (dating back to 6/7) and 14 of the last 98 frames (dating back to 5/31)…Mariners lead the AL and rank 2nd in the Majors with a 2.22 ERA (22 ER, 89.0 IP) in the month of June (7-3 record). BULLPEN BULLIES…Seattle’s bullpen has a 1.10 ERA (8 ER, 65.1 IP) over the last 25 games (since May 14)…have allowed one earned run in last 31.1 innings (since May 30)…bullpen ranks 2nd in the AL with a 2.66 ERA (54 ER, 182.2 IP), which would be the best in club history (3.04 in 2001)…Tom Wilhelmsentossed 3.0 scoreless innings last night, the most IP for a Mariners reliever this season. RELIABLE RODNEY…closer Fernando Rodneyis 2nd in the American League (T4th in MLB) with 18 saves…one save behind Kansas City’s Greg Holland for the AL Lead …since June 15, 2013, he has a 2.00 ERA (14 ER, 63.0 IP) with 75 strikeouts in 65 appearances…his 2.00 ERA since June 15, 2013 is 4th-best in the American League amongst relievers with at least 50 relief appearances…is 10 saves short of 100 for his career. PARASKAVEDEKATRIAPHOBIA…tomorrow is Friday the 13th (and an expected full moon)…the Mariners are 10-25 all-time on Friday the 13th (including postseason, 9-24 regular season)…Seattle has dropped 7 of its last 8 games on Friday the 13th (last: 2-1 loss in 10 innings, 9/13/13 at STL). DID YOU KNOW…that Mike Zuninoranks 2nd among American League catchers with 18 extra- base hits?…Zunino is tied for the circuit lead among backstops with 7 home runs (with Cleveland’s Yan Gomes) and is tied for 3rd with 10 doubles…only Kansas City’s Salvador Perez has more extra- base hits (21) when strapping on the “tools of ignorance.” TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMA TION Starting Pitchers: RHP Chase Whitley (1-0, 2.42) vs. LHP Roenis Elias (5-4, 3.64) 7:10 pm •Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle / Mariners.com •TV:ROOT SPORTS Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TELEVISION Friday June 13 TEX 7:10 pm RH Felix Hernandez(8-1, 2.39) vs. RH Nick T epesch (2-2, 4.91) ROOT SPORTS Saturday June 14 TEX 7:10 pm RH Erasmo Ramirez (1-4, 5.97) vs. LH Joe Saunders (0-2, 3.60) ROOT SPORTS Sunday June 15 TEX 1:10 pm RH Hisashi Iwakuma(4-3, 2.79) vs. RH Nick Martinez (1-3, 4.63) ROOT SPORTS All games broa dcast on 710 ESPN Seattle & Marine rs Radio Net work…home ga mes feature SAP in Spanish on R OOT SPORT S AL BA TTING RACE Robinson Canois the current AL batting average leader at .332…here is a look at the current top 5 in the AL in batting average: RK PLAYER AVG. 1. R. Cano, SEA.....................332 (80x241) 2. V. Martinez, DET................. .330 (76x230) 3. A. Rios, TEX ................... .... .329 (84x255) 4. M. Cabrera, DET ................ .326 (77x236) 5. A. Beltre, TEX ..................... .323 (65x201) BEST RECORDS SINCE… The Mariners have the 2nd-best record in the Majors (by winning pct.) since April 23…are 27-18 following the season-high 8-game losing streak: RK TEAM RECORD 1. San Francisco .................... .31-14 (.689) 2. Seattle................................ 27-18 (.600) 3. T oronto .................... ........... 28-19 (.596) 4. Oakland ................... ........... 27-19 (.587) 5. LA Angels .................... .......26-19 (.578) AL RUN DI FFERENTIAL RK TEAM RUN DIFFERENTIAL 1. Oakland Athletics .................. ........... +130 2. To ronto Blue Jays .................... .......... +35 3. Los Angeles Angels ..................... ...... +31 4. Seattle Mariners............................... +29 5. Detroit Tigers ..................... .................. +2 INSIDE THE NUMBERS .332 Robinson Canoleads the AL with a .332 batting average. 2.05 ERA of Mariners bullpen since the start of May (39 G, 23 ER, 101.0 IP). 2.16 ERA of tonight’s starter Roenis Eliasin his last 2 starts, going 2-0 with 13 strikeouts and a .143 opponent avg. 3.40 Mariners team ERA ranks 2nd in the AL behind Oakland (2.83)…club-record for pre-All-Star break ERA is 3.23 in 2011. 25 Robinson Canoranks T2nd in the Majors with 25 multi-hit games. 59 Lloyd McClendonhas used 59different batting lineups in 65 games this season. VS. NEW YORK YANKEES Tonight is the finale of the 6-game season series between the Mariners and Yankees this season…the Mariners lead the season series 3-2, and with a win tonight, would secure the first season series win over the Yankees since 2002 (5-4) -- .500 in 2006 & 2007. Year Home Road Totals 2014 0-2 3-0 3-2 2013 1-3 2-1 3-4 2012 1-2 2-4 3-6 All-Time 89-110 85-110 174-220 Thursday , June 12, 2014 Game #66 (34-31) Safeco Field NEW YORK YANKEES (33-31) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (34-31) Home #32 (14-17)
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TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 3-team, 8-game homestand tonight against New York- AL (0-2), Texas (3 G) and San Diego (2 G)…went 6-1 on the recently completed 3-team, 8-day,
7-game road trip to New York (1-0), Atlanta (2-0) and Tampa Bay (3-1)…leave following Tuesday’sday game vs. the Padres for a 2-city, 5-game road trip to San Diego (2 G) and Kansas City (3 G)…tonight’s game will be televised on ROOT SPORTS in HD & broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle &Mariners Radio Network.
ODDS AND ENDS…dropped first two games of the series after winning three straight…won 8of last 11 games…are in G#7 (3-3) of 20 games in 20 days…are 14-9 over last 23 games…27-18following a season-high 8-game losing streak (April 15-22)…are 20-16 vs. teams currently with a.500 or better record (14-15 vs. non-.500).• The Standings – 3rd in AL West, 2.0 back of Los Angeles and 5.5 back of Oakland.
• King Felix – Felix Hernandez is 2nd in AL in strikeouts (106), T3rd in wins (8), 2nd in quality starts (12).
• Close Games – Mariners have played 36 games decided by 1 or 2 runs (18-18), most in the AL.
• Safeco Seager – Kyle Seager is batting .296 (29x98) in 29 games at Safeco Field (.215 on the road)…
has a hit in last 6 home games (.348/8x23).
• The Closer – Fernando Rodney is 2nd in the AL with 18 saves (18-for-20 in save opps).
• Shutouts – Mariners have 4 shutouts this month (all in last 10 G)…T5th in AL with 5 shutouts.
• HBP – The Mariners are 3rd in AL with 29 HBP (BOS - 36; HOU - 31)…had only 31 HBP last season.• Team ERA – Mariners rank 2nd in the AL with a 3.40 ERA trailing only Oakland (2.83).
• JJ – James Jones has recorded at least one hit in 24 of his 30 starts to begin his career…Jones is
batting .320 (16x50) over his last 14 games (.364/8x22 in last 5 G).
• The Rookie – Reliever Dominic Leone leads Seattle with 1.35 ERA (4 ER, 26.2 IP) in 23 appearances.
• Left Is Right – Seattle is 17-10 against left-handed starters in 2014 with wins in 5 of the last 7 games.
HIT MAN…Robinson Cano heads into today’s games as the American League batting average leaderat .332 (80x241)…Cano also ranks , T2nd in multi-hit games and T5th in hits…leads the team in hits,runs scored (29) and doubles (14)…the Mariners have had three players win AL batting titles (Ichiro -2, Edgar Martinez - 2, Alex Rodriguez - 1) and not had a player lead the AL in batting average sinceIchiro in 2004 (.372).
ONE YEAR FOR AGO…exactly one year ago catcher Mike Zunino made his Major League debutgoing 1-for-4 vs. the Houston Astros…Zunino was 22 years, 79 days old at the time of his debut andwas the first position player from the 2012 June Draft to appear in the Majors.
STREAKING…Robinson Cano has a current 9-game hitting streak (.361/13x36) to tie his season high(last: April 20-May 1, .371/13x35)…with a hit tonight will record the 25th double-digit hitting streak ofhis career (24th single-season streak).
OLD TEAMMATES…Mariners center fielder James Jones and Yankees relief pitcher Dellin Betanceswere teammates in the Youth Service League (YSL) in New York City when they were 15-17 years old…Betances was a year ahead of Jones, but the two would play together on tournament teams…AtlantaBraves pitcher Pedro Beato (currently in the minors) also played with Jones and Betances.
UPPER HAND TO ROAD TEAM…over the last two seasons, the Mariners the series between theMariners and Yankees is tied 6-6…the road team has had the upper hand in the recent series, with theMariners going 5-1 in New York and the Yankees going 5-1 at Safeco Field.
IT HAS BEEN A WHILE…with a win tonight, the Mariners are looking to secure the first season serieswin over the Yankees since going 5-4 in 2002 (.500 records in 2006 & 2007)…the Mariners are lookingto avoid the first Yankees sweep in Seattle since a four-game sweep Aug. 5-8, 1999…last 3-game
sweep in Seattle was Aug. 7-9, 1990.STINGY PITCHING…Mariners pitchers have allowed a run in just 6 of the last 45 innings (dating backto 6/7) and 14 of the last 98 frames (dating back to 5/31)…Mariners lead the AL and rank 2nd in theMajors with a 2.22 ERA (22 ER, 89.0 IP) in the month of June (7-3 record).
BULLPEN BULLIES…Seattle’s bullpen has a 1.10 ERA (8 ER, 65.1 IP) over the last 25 games (sinceMay 14)…have allowed one earned run in last 31.1 innings (since May 30)…bullpen ranks 2nd in the AL with a 2.66 ERA (54 ER, 182.2 IP), which would be the best in club history (3.04 in 2001)…TomWilhelmsen tossed 3.0 scoreless innings last night, the most IP for a Mariners reliever this season.
RELIABLE RODNEY …closer Fernando Rodney is 2nd in the American League (T4th in MLB) with18 saves…one save behind Kansas City’s Greg Holland for the AL Lead…since June 15, 2013, hehas a 2.00 ERA (14 ER, 63.0 IP) with 75 strikeouts in 65 appearances…his 2.00 ERA since June 15,2013 is 4th-best in the American League amongst relievers with at least 50 relief appearances…is 10saves short of 100 for his career.
PARASKAVEDEKATRIAPHOBIA …tomorrow is Friday the 13th (and an expected full moon)…the
Mariners are 10-25 all-time on Friday the 13th (including postseason, 9-24 regular season)…Seattlehas dropped 7 of its last 8 games on Friday the 13th (last: 2-1 loss in 10 innings, 9/13/13 at STL).
DID YOU KNOW…that Mike Zunino ranks 2nd among American League catchers with 18 extra-base hits?…Zunino is tied for the circuit lead among backstops with 7 home runs (with Cleveland’sYan Gomes) and is tied for 3rd with 10 doubles…only Kansas City’s Salvador Perez has more extra-base hits (21) when strapping on the “tools of ignorance.”
TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION
Starting Pitchers: RHP Chase Whitley (1-0, 2.42) vs. LHP Roenis Elias (5-4, 3.64)
Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TELEVISION
Friday June 13 TEX 7:10 pm RH Felix Hernandez (8-1, 2.39) vs. RH Nick Tepesch (2-2, 4.91) ROOT SPORTS
Saturday June 14 TEX 7:10 pm RH Erasmo Ramirez (1-4, 5.97) vs. LH Joe Saunders (0-2, 3.60) ROOT SPORTS
Sunday June 15 TEX 1:10 pm RH Hisashi Iwakuma (4-3, 2.79) vs. RH Nick Martinez (1-3, 4.63) ROOT SPORTS
All games broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network…home games feature SAP in Spanish on ROOT SPORTS
AL BATTING RACE
Robinson Cano is the current ALbatting average leader at .332…here isa look at the current top 5 in the AL inbatting average:
RK PLAYER AVG.
1. R. Cano, SEA .................... .332 (80x241)
2. V. Martinez, DET................. .330 (76x230)3. A. Rios, TEX ................... .... .329 (84x255)4. M. Cabrera, DET ................ .326 (77x236)5. A. Beltre, TEX ..................... .323 (65x201)
BEST RECORDS SINCE…
The Mariners have the 2nd-best recordin the Majors (by winning pct.) since April 23…are 27-18 following theseason-high 8-game losing streak:
RK TEAM RECORD
1. San Francisco .................... .31-14 (.689)2. Seattle ................................ 27-18 (.600)
3. Toronto .................... ........... 28-19 (.596)4. Oakland ................... ........... 27-19 (.587)5. LA Angels .................... .......26-19 (.578)
AL RUN DIFFERENTIALRK TEAM RUN DIFFERENTIAL
1. Oakland Athletics .................. ........... +1302. Toronto Blue Jays .................... .......... +353. Los Angeles Angels ..................... ......+314. Seattle Mariners ...............................+29
5. Detroit Tigers ..................... .................. +2
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
.332Robinson Cano leads the AL with a.332 batting average.
2.05ERA of Mariners bullpen since the startof May (39 G, 23 ER, 101.0 IP).
2.16ERA of tonight’s starter Roenis Elias in his last 2 starts, going 2-0 with 13strikeouts and a .143 opponent avg.
3.40Mariners team ERA ranks 2nd in the ALbehind Oakland (2.83)…club-record forpre-All-Star break ERA is 3.23 in 2011.
25Robinson Cano ranks T2nd in theMajors with 25 multi-hit games.
59Lloyd McClendon has used 59 different batting lineups in 65 gamesthis season.
VS. NEW YORK YANKEES
Tonight is the finale of the 6-gameseason series between the Marinersand Yankees this season…the Mariners
lead the season series 3-2, and witha win tonight, would secure the firstseason series win over the Yankeessince 2002 (5-4) -- .500 in 2006 & 2007.
Year Home Road Totals
2014 0-2 3-0 3-2
2013 1-3 2-1 3-4
2012 1-2 2-4 3-6 All-Time 89-110 85-110 174-220
Thursday, June 12, 2014 Game #66 (34-31)Safeco Field NEW YORK YANKEES (33-31) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (34-31) Home #32 (14-17)
ABOUT ELIAS…• Pronounced: Roenis (roh-EN-ees) Elias (ehl-LEE-us)
• 25-year-old left-hander his 14th career start tonight vs. the Yankees.• Has spent entire career in the Mariners organization after signing as aminor league free agent on May 3, 2011.
• Defected from Cuba to Mexico in late 2010 after playing with Guantana-mo in Serie Nacional.
• Owns a career MiL record of 22-19, 3.61 ERA (131 ER, 326.2 IP) in 59games/56 starts over 3 seasons.
• Made his professional debut in 2011 with the AZL Mariners…also ap-
peared in games with Pulaski and Clinton during his rookie campaign.
LAST TIME OUT…W#5 in Mariners 7-4 win at Tampa Bay on June 7…al-lowed 2 runs in the 2nd inning and didn’t allow anything until a 2-out, 8thinning home run by Evan Longoria in the 8th inning…his 7.2 innings madeit the 2nd longest outing of his career…gave up two home runs, first timeall season to give up multiple home runs.
ROOKIE SHUTOUT…Elias tossed the first complete game and shutout
of his career on June 1 against the Tigers…allowed just three hits, allsingles…after V. Martinez reached second base in the 2nd inning, no Ti-gers player got past first base…he is the first Mariners rookie to record ashutout since Freddy Garcia on Aug. 24, 1999 vs. Detroit…it is the onlycomplete game by a Mariners pitcher this season.
ROOKIE RANKINGS…among Major League rookie pitchers, ranks T2ndin wins (5), 3rd in strikeouts (70), 2nd innings pitched (81.2), T1st with 13starts and T1st in shutouts (1) with Masahiro Tanaka.
DOUBLE TROUBLE…Elias has induced 13 double plays over his first 13career starts…his 13 opponent GDIP currently rank T6th in the Majors…1of 21 Mariners pitchers to record at least 10 double plays during rookiecampaign (currently T9th) and most since Hisashi Iwakuma had 19 dou-bles during his 2012 rookie season.
ROOKIE STRIKEOUTS…with his 10 strikeout performance vs. the Yan-kees, Elias became the 12th Mariners rookie pitcher (21st time) to recorded a double-digit strikeout game (last: James Paxton, 9/24/13 vs.
KC)…he is the fifth different Mariners rookie to strike out 10 or more batters in one game over the last four seasons (Pineda - 2011, Ramirez- 2012, Iwakuma - 2012, Paxton - 2013).
NICE START ROOK …Elias recorded a 3.54 ERA in his 5 April starts…was the 3rd-best rookie ERA in month of April in club history behindMichael Pineda (2.01 ERA/7 ER, 31.1 IP) & Erik Hanson (2.23 ERA/8 ER, 32.1 IP). and ahead of Freddy Garcia (3.73 ERA/13 ER, 31.1 IP.
THERE IS ALWAYS A FIRST…recorded 1st Major League win in 7-1 game at Texas on April 14…began with 6.0 shutout innings before allowingone run in the 7th…allowed a runner in 6 of the 7 innings he pitched in but induced 3 double plays…recorded his first quality start and struckout a career-high 5 batters.
MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT…recorded no decision in Major League debut April 3 at OAK, despite leaving game with 2-1 lead…allowed 1 run on 2hits, while walking 3 & striking out 3 in 5.0 innings…is 1 of only 5 Mariners starting pitchers to toss at least 5.0 innings, allowing 1 run or less inML debut, joining Taijuan Walker (8/30/13 at HOU), Blake Beavan (7/31/11 vs. SD), Pat Rice (5/18/91 at NYY) & Rich DeLucia (9/8/90 at BOS).
WHAT A JUMP…Elias is the Mariners fourth starting pitcher since 1993 to jump from Double-A to a starting spot in the Major League rotation, joining Brandon Maurer in 2013, Mike Hampton and John Cummings, who both did it out of Class A back in 1993…Mark Langston also madethe jump from Double-A in 1984 after previously pitching in AA Chattanooga.
STARTING DEBUT…Elias is 8th Mariners pitcher to make ML debut in start since 2005: James Paxton (9/7/13), Taijuan Walker (8/30/13),
Brandon Maurer (4/4/13), Anthony Vasquez (8/23/11), Blake Beavan (7/3/11), Michael Pineda (4/5/11) & Felix Hernandez (8/4/05).
FOREIGN-BORN PLAYERS…born 8/1/88 in Guantanamo, Cuba, Elias is one of 19 MLB players born in Cuba to make an Opening Day roster,including 1 of 6 pitchers (Francisco Bueno-KC, Aroldis Chapman-CIN, Jose Fernandez-MIA, Onelki Garcia-LAD, Miguel Gonzalez-PHI)…Eliasis also the 5th Cuban-born player in Mariners franchise history, including the 3rd pitcher (also: Tony Fossas, 1998 and Diego Segui, 1977)…he is the first Cuban-born player to record a win in Mariners franchise history.
FIRST OPENING DAY ROSTER…Elias and James Paxton were the Mariners fourth and fifth rookie pitchers to crack the Opening Day startingrotation since 1999 (also: Brandon Maurer in 2013, Michael Pineda in 2011 and Freddy Garcia in 1999).
MINOR LEAGUE CAREER…went 22-19 with a 3.61 ERA (131 ER, 326.2 IP) in 59 games/56 career starts over 3 seasons in the minor leagues…went 11-6 with a 3.76 ERA (62 ER, 148.1 IP) in 26 starts with High Desert in 2012…Elias was only the 4th pitcher in franchise history to start atleast 25 games and have an ERA under 4.00 in a single season…joined John Patterson (2.83) and Brad Penny (2.96) in 1998 and Luis Galindez(3.87) in 1992…recorded his first career double digit strikeout game with a career-high 11 K’s in 7.2 innings on July 21 at Stockton…made pro-fessional debut w/ AZL Mariners on July 17, 2011 (1.0,1,0,0,0,0)…recorded first career win on July 24 at Danville w/Pulaski (4.0,3,0,0,0,1,HB).
Y. Solarte .333 3 1 0 0 0 1 A. Soriano .333 3 1 0 0 0 1
M. Teixeira .500 2 1 0 0 1 0
TOMORROW’S PROBABLE STARTER: RHP FELIX HERNANDEZ (8-1, 2.39)
28-year-old right-hander will be making his 15th start of the 2014 season tomorrow vs. the Rangers…got a ND while striking out a career-high 15 batterson June 8 at Tampa Bay (7.0,4,0,0,1,15)…W#8 June 2 at New York-AL (7.0,8,2,2,0,8)…W#7 on May 28 vs. LAA (8.2,4,1,1,2,9)…is 5-0 with a 1.99 ERA (10ER, 45.1 IP) in his last 6 starts…reached 1900.0 innings with 8.0 innings on May 23 vs. HOU…2013: Named to the AL All-Star team for the 4th time in hiscareer…went 13-9, 3.06 ERA and recorded his fourth consecutive season or 200.0+ innings and 200+ strikeouts…ranked 5th in the AL in strikeouts (216)and 6th in ERA (3.06)…Career: 118-87 with a 3.15 ERA and 1,809 strikeouts in 283 career starts…currently in his 10th Major League season (debuted8/4/05)…vs. TEX: Is 12-20 with a 4.11 ERA (119 ER, 260.2 IP) with 233 strikeouts in 41 starts against Texas…is 4-11 with a 4.60 ERA (59 ER, 115.1 IP)over his last 18 starts (since May 1, 2010)…at Safeco Field: is 7-11 with a 3.99 ERA (64 ER, 144.1 IP) with 133 strikeouts in 22 starts.
Career-High IP: 4.0 (9/13/05 vs. NYY w/TB) 2014-High IP: 2.0-2x (4/18 at MIA)
• Stranded all 10 inherited runners this season…allowed runs in only 2 of 22 G.
• 0 R in last 10.1 innings (12 G) 5/2-current…1.0 ShO IP, H in last app 6/11 vs. NY.
• W#1 on 6/9 at TB, retiring both BF; first win since 7/24/11 vs. STL w/PIT.• L#1 by allowing 2 runs 4/17 at TEX…tossed 6.0 ShO IP to start season.• 2.0 ShO innings (BB) 4/12 vs. OAK; 1st 2.0+ game since 7/26/11 at ATL.
• 1.1 ShO IP, allowed 1 hit in scoreless 11th inning on 4/3 at OAK.• 1-2-3 8th 4/2 at LAA…picked off runner at first in 8th inn. 4/1 at LAA (0 BF).• Appearance on 4/1 was first appearances in 951 days (last: 8/22/11).
• Signed by Seattle as a MiL free agent on Jan. 24, 2014.
Career-High IP: 3.0 (7/31/13 at BOS) 2014-High IP: 2.0, 4x (last: 6/9 at TB)• Tossed 2.0 ShO IP 6/9 at TB, tying his season-high in innings pitched.• Has allowed only 1 R in last 9.1 innings (0.96 ERA) over his last 10 games.• Retired the only batter he faced 6/7 at Tampa Bay, holding 7-4 lead.
• Tossed 1.0 ShO IP (1 H) 6/3 at Atlanta to hold a 7-5 lead in the 8th.• Did not allow a run (1 H) in 6 G 5/13-26…1.0 ShO IP 5/26 vs. LAA.• Closed out 6-1 win vs. HOU 5/23 with 0.2 IP…1-2-3 9th w/1 K, 5/14 vs. TB.
• K’d only BF 5/13 vs. TB, leaving bases loaded of inherited runners.• L#1 5/11 vs. KC, GS HR in 7th…1st HR allowed since 6/23/13 vs. OAK.• 2.0 inning save (#1 of ‘14) 5/4 at HOU.• 2.0 ShO IP 5/2 at HOU; K’d 4 of 7 BF (1 H, 1 BB); kept game tied in 9th & 10th.
• 1.0 ShO IP 4/29 at NYY (1 H, 2 K)…1st MLB win 4/27 vs. TEX (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K).
• Allowed run 4/22 vs. HOU (1.0,4,1,1,0,1), snapping a string of 5.0 scoreless IP.
Career-High IP: 5.0 IP (5/27/11 vs. BOS) 2014-High IP: 1.2 (6/10 vs. NYY)
• Allowed inherited runner to score game-winning run in 8th inning 6/10 vs. NYY.
• Leads the team with 27 relief appearances.• Allowed 1 R over last 13 appearances (9.2 IP) to lower ERA from 7.71 to 4.26.
• ShO 9th 5/24 vs. HOU…ret. only BF 5/23…ret. only BF 5/20…ShO 8th 5/14.• Recorded holds in 1st 2 G of OAK series, inducing GIDP 5/5 & 3 pitch K 5/6.• L #3 in 11th inning 5/2 at HOU; 1B, 2 bunts, infield 1B beat him.
• 1.1 ShO IP 4/29 at NYY (1 H, 1 K)…1-2-3 IP 4/27 vs. TEX, w/2 K.• L #2 4/26 vs. TEX; hit only BF (Fielder), who came around to score.• Charged with a run after walking leadoff batter in 8th 4/20 @MIA (0.1,0,1,1,1,0).• Tossed 1.1 ShO innings 4/18 at MIA; allowed hit but got double play.
• L #1 4/13 vs. OAK; allowed BB, 2-R HR (Cespedes) in scoreless G in 8th.
• 5th among AL relievers with a 1.35 ERA in 23 appearances.
• 2nd among MLB rookie relievers with 31 strikeouts (Betances, NYY, 63).
• Averaging 10.46 K/9.0 IP (31 SO, 26.2 IP).
• Allowed runs in 4 of 23 appearances this season (4 ER total).
• W#2 tossing 2.0 ShO innings while striking out 4 on June 3 at Atlanta.• Allowed 1 run in last 13 G (5/5-current): 14.0 IP, 9 H, 4 BB, 18 K.
• MLB W #1 5/22 vs. HOU w/1.2 ShO IP (1 H, 2 K), stranded 1 inherited runner.
• Tossed season-high 2.1 ShO IP, striking out 5 and 5/14 vs. TB…allowed 1 of 3
inherited runners to score after throwing a WP to first BF.
• Allowed 3 H in 6.1 scoreless innings (4 G) to begin career before allowing run.• Made ML debut on 4/6 at OAK, allowing 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K in scoreless 7th.• Selected from AAA Tacoma 4/4; had reported to AAA, but did not pitch.
Career-High IP: 2.1-3x (last: 7/23/13 vs. CLE) 2014-High IP: 1.1-2x (4/14 at TEX)
• W #3 6/8 at TB; tossed scoreless 8th, keeping game tied 0-0.• Allowed just 1 run in last 11 games (10.1 IP) since May 5 w/12 strikeouts.
• Leads team and T6th in AL with 10 holds…2nd on the team w/26 apps.• 0 R, 2 H in last 7.0 IP…1-2-3 8th inning 6/3 at ATL.• Earned W#2 in G#1 of DH 5/7 at OAK (1.0,0,0,0,1,1,HBP).
• BS #1 5/2 at HOU; allowed 1 ER in 1.0 IP w/ 4-3 lead in 8th.• 1-2-3 8th protecting 4-2 lead at NYY 5/1 (retired Jeter, Beltran, Soriano).• 1.0 ShO IP 4/26 vs. TEX…W #1 4/25 vs. TEX w/3 BF ShO 8th IP (1 H, GIDP).
• L#1, allowing walk-off grand slam (G. Stanton) 4/18 at Miami.• Stranded runner in 7th and went on to toss ShO 8th inning 4/15 at TEX.
Career-High IP: 3.0 (9/18/12 vs. BAL) 2014-High IP: 1.1 (5/3 at HOU)
• 2nd in the AL with 18 saves…allowed at least 1 base runner in 11 of 20 SV ops.
• Allowed run in 1 of last 16 games (5/1-current): 0-1-13, 1.17 (2 ER, 15.1 IP).
• S#18 on 6/9 at TB, tossing 1-2-3- 9th inning.• S #17 on 6/7 at TB; retired all three and struck out the last batter.• SV #16 with 1-2-3 9th 6/4 at ATL in 2-0 win.
• SV #15 6/3 at ATL…struck out first two batters before getting lineout to LF.• BS #2/L #2 5/13 vs. TB trying to protect 1-0 lead.• Held opponent scoreless in 6 straight games (6.1 IP, 3 H) w/6 saves 5/1-10.
• SV #11 5/10 vs. KC, protecting 3-1 lead…SV #10 in 1-0 win 5/8 vs. KC.• SV #9 5/7 at OAK in G#1 of DH…SV #8 5/5 at OAK (1.0 IP).• SV #7 5/3 at HOU (1.1 IP)…SV #6 5/1 at NYY (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K).• Stranded 3 inherited runners in bottom of 8th inning 5/3 at HOU.• Wild IP for SV #4 4/25 vs. TEX; allowed 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB but lineout DP ended it.
• W #1 w/ShO 9th IP 4/23 vs. HOU (1 H, 1 BB, 1 K).• Blown save & loss #1 4/15 at TEX; retired first 2 BF before allowing 2 UER 3-2
walk-off loss (L. Martin single).• Seattle debut 4/1 at LAA, allowed one hit, got double play to end game.
Career-High IP: 3.0-2x (6/11/14 vs. NYY) 2014-High IP: 3.0 (6/11 vs. NYY)
• Matched career-high (2nd time) w/3.0 IP 6/11 vs. NYY (2 H, 3 K).
• Has tossed 2+ innings in 4 of his last 5 outings...worked 2.0 IP 6/6 at TB.• Tossed 2.0 ShO innings 6/3 at ATL…Struck out 2 of 3 batters 5/30 vs. DET.• Streak of 13.2 consecutive scoreless innings 4/21-5/21 is the longest
scoreless streak by a Mariners relief pitcher this season.• Allowed 7 H and 0 R over 11 appearances (12.2 IP) 4/26-5/21.• Has 22 K’s in last 15 G (21.0 IP).
• Touched up for 3 ER in 1.2 IP 5/24 vs. HOU…1.0 ShO IP 5/21 at TEX.• 1.0 ShO IP 5/9 vs. KC (2 K)…tossed 1.1 ShO IP 5/12 vs. TB, striking out 2.• 2.0 perfect IP 5/4 at HOU for hold #4 (2 K).
• Season-high 2.0 IP (2 H, R, HR) 4/21 vs. HOU.• L#1 4/20 at MIA, after allowing 1 run on 0 H and 2 BB/1 IBB (1.0,0,1,1,2,0).
• K’d only BF (Trout) to end 8th 4/8 vs. LAA.• Stranded both inherited runners & retired all four he faced March 31 at LAA.• Ranks 8th in Mariners history with 53 career saves.
MARINERS STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN W/L Team
Pitcher Last Start (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K) Result Streak GS IP/GS P/GS SB/CS K/9 BB/9 QS GIDP After Loss Record
49-Beavan, rhp 4/15 at TEX (4.0,6,2,2,0,1,2HR) L L2 1 4.0 63.0 0/1 2.25 0.00 0 1 0-0 0-1
29-Elias, lhp 6/7 at TB (7.2,5,4,4,2,5,2HR) W W2 13 6.3 98.5 1/0 7.71 3.09 4 13 2-2 7-6
• 2x4 with bases clearing double on 6/7 at Tampa, extending lead to 6-2.• Started 51 of 65 team games…has appeared in 57 games.• Is a .225 (20x89) hitter at home and .243 (25x103) on the road.• Career .600 hitter (18x30) with the bases loaded (2x3 this season).• 2 HR 5/11 vs. KC…homered in 3 consec. PA 5/10-5/11.
#8 - WILLIE BLOOMQUIST, UTL vs. Whitley: never faced
Last Game: 0x4, K, as 1B, 6/10 vs. NYY Current Streak: 0 G (0x4)
• Hit in 8 of last 9 GS: 12-for-33, 2 2B, HR, 8 RBI (5/23-current)...0x1 as PH 6/3.• Hit a 2-run home run in the 6th 5/23 vs. HOU; 1st HR since 8/10/11 vs. HOU,
a span of 663 plate appearances (626 AB)….3rd career HR at Safeco Fieldand 1st since 6/27/07 vs. BOS.
• Has started 20 games this season: SS (6), 3B (4), 2B (3), LF (2), 1B (5).• Signed by Mariners as a free agent on Dec. 9, 2013.
#4 - JOHN BUCK, C vs. Whitley: never faced
Last Game: 0x1 as PH, 6/10 vs. NYY Current Streak: 0 G (0x1)
• Started 16 games this season; Seattle is 8-8 in his starts (6-8 as catcher).• Had 3 hits, incl. GW 2-run HR in 7th, & 3 R 6/3 at ATL...HR snapped string of
81 PA w/out a HR...was 7th career HR in 7th or later to give his team the lead.• Had 3 hits including 2 doubles May 4 at HOU; had only 2 3-hit games in ‘13.
• Signed by Seattle as a free agent on January 16, 2014.
#22 - ROBINSON CANO, 2B vs. Whitley: never faced
Last Game: 1x4, R, HR, 2 RBI, 6/11 vs. NYY Current Streak: 9 G (13x36)
Homestand: 3x8, 2 R 2B, HR, 2 RBI Last HR: 6/11 vs. NYY (#3)
• T5th in AL with 80 hits, 1st with .332 avg and T2nd with 25 multi-hit games.• Hit first HR at Safeco Field as a Mariners on 6/11 vs. NYY (1x4, R, HR, 2 RBI).• Missed 4 games (5/29-6/1) w/left hand contusion (first missed games of ‘14).• Batting .387 (41x106) with 8 2B, 2 HR, 16 RBI since 5/9.• Hits in 51 of 61 games with 25 multi-hit contests…reached safely in 56 G.• Batting .387 (48x124) w/21 R, 8 2B, 3B, 23 RBI, 16 BB (.919 OPS) in Mari-
ners 32 wins (out of line-up in two wins).• Reached safely (via H or BB) in 31 straight games, incl. 27 via hit, 4/20-5/24:
hit .368 (45x121), w/18 R, 9 2B, 3B, HR, 20 RBI, 10 BB & .414 OBP, .901 OPS.• Season-high 4 hits (4x5) w/2B, 2 R, RBI 5/18 at MIN...25th career game w/4+ H.• HR #1, a 3-run shot, vaulted Mariners back into game 4/17 at TEX.• 2x4 in Mariners debut & scored 800th career run Opening Night 3/31 at LAA.
#9 - ENDY CHAVEZ, OF vs. Whitley: never faced
Last Game: 0x4, 2 K, 6/11 vs. NYY Current Streak: 0 G (0x6)
• Game-winning 2-out RBI 1B in 9th 6/8 at TB to break 0-0 tie in 5-0 win.• Mariners are 8-3 when he appears in a game this season.• Was 2x4 w/2B (off Scherzer) 6/1 batting leadoff as DH.• Was 1x4 w/2B (off Verlander) 5/30 in 2014 MLB debut.• Selected from AAA Tacoma May 30; hit .272 (31x114) w/2 2B in 37 AAA games.• In his 13th MLB season (2001-09; 11-14); 3rd season w/SEA (2009, 2013, 2014).• Signed minor league contract with Mariners Jan. 22.
#16 - COLE GILLESPIE, OF vs. Whitley: never faced
Last Game: 0x3, 2 K, 6/11 vs. NYY. Current Streak: 1 G (0x3)
Homestand: 1x4, RBI, BB, 2 K Last HR: 6/7 at TB (#1)
• Hitting .379 (11x29) w/ 2 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI in his last 12 games.
• Mariners are 18-7 when he appears in a game.• Has made 17 starts 11-LF, 4-RF, 2-DH…hits in 11 of 17 GS & has 5 runs scored.• Selected from AAA Tacoma 4/24 (Franklin optioned).• Hit .362 (21x58) with 5 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 14 RBI in 16 G with AAA Tacoma.• Portland, OR native…attended Oregon St…2006 Pac-10 Player of the Year.
#27 - COREY HART, OF - DL vs. Whitley: never faced
Last Game: 0x1, BB, SB, 5/18 at MIN. Current Streak: 0 G (0x1)
• Placed on 15-day DL May 20 w/strained left hamstring.• 0-for-last-6 with RISP after opening season .370 (10x27) with RISP.• 15th career multi-HR game 4/8 (last: 9/29/12), including season-high 4 RBI.• 2013 Season: Did not appear in MLB game; had a pair of knee surgeries.
#99 - JAMES JONES, OF vs. Whitley: never faced
Last Game: 2x4, R, K, 6/10 vs. NYY. Current Streak: 1 G (2x4)
Homestand: 2x8, R, 2 K Last HR: ---
Season-Highs: streak: 14 (5/9-5/24)…hits: 3 (6/9)…RBI: 2 (6/8)• 0x4 May 25 snapped 14-G hitting streak (5/9-24); hit .288 (15x52) w/10 R.• Leads team with 11 infield hits (2 bunt) and 7 stolen bases.• In 29 starts is batting .283 (34x120), 19 R, 7 XBH, 5 RBI, 7 BB and 4 SB…set
club record with hits in first 15 MLB starts of career.• 1st MLB GS (in CF) 5/6 at OAK; singled in 1st AB and finished 2x5.• Made MLB debut 4/18 at MIA…INF 1B in first plate appearance…21st
Mariners player to record a hit in first MLB PA (last: Dustin Ackley in 2011).• Hit .313 (25x80) w/15 runs, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI in 20 G w/AAA Tacoma.
#5 - BRAD MILLER, SS vs. Whitley: never faced
Last Game: 1x3, K, 6/11 vs. NYY. Current Streak: 2 G (2x6)
• Is 10x37/.270 w/7 R, 3B, HR, 4 RBI in last 12 games (5/29-current).• Drawn 9 walks over last 19 games (7 BB in previous 36 G).• HR #4, his 1st since 4/11, on 6/1 vs. DET (Scherzer), a blast to CF.• Went 2x3 5/29 vs. LAA, first multi-hit game since 5/2 at HOU.• Recorded 7 errors in 20 G 5/3-29; 2 E in first 22 games of the season.• Had his 4th career multi-HR game 4/1 at LAA; has only 11 career HR’s.
#20 - LOGAN MORRISON, OF/1B vs. Whitley: never faced
Last Game: 0x4, 2 K, 6/11 vs. NYY Current Streak: 0 G (0x6)
• Returned from rehab assignment at AAA Tacoma & activated from DL 6/10.• On rehab assignment at AAA 5/23-6/10: .308/20x65, 2 2B, 3 HR in 18 G.• Hit .150 (3x20) in 8 games prior to injury on 4/14.• Left game on 4/14 at TEX before the start of the bottom of the 1st inning with
a tight right hamstring (credited with a start in right field).• Acquired from Miami in exchange for RHP Carter Capps on Dec. 13, 2013.
#7 - STEFEN ROMERO, OF vs. Whitley: never faced
Last Game: 0x4, RBI, 3 K 6/9 at TB. Current Streak: 0 G (0x6)
• Has made 32 starts, 24 in RF, 7 at DH, 1 in LF (4 G in LF).• Pinch-hit 3R HR tied game at 5-5 in 4th inning 6/3 at ATL.• Is 6-for-his-last-21 (.286) since 5/27 following 2-for-29 (.069) skid 5/13-26.
• Career-high 3 hits, 3 runs and hit first Safeco Field HR 5/12 vs. TB.• Hit first career HR 5/5 at OAK, a solo shot with 2 outs in the 5th (off Kazmir).• Recorded first MLB hit in 4th inning 4/2 against LAA’s Hector Santiago.• Made his MLB debut April 1 at LAA, going 0x4 while starting in right field.
#55 - MICHAEL SAUNDERS, OF - DL vs. Whitley: never faced
Last Game: 0x4, 3 K, 6/10 vs. NYY. Current Streak: 0 G (0x9)
• Placed on 15-day DL 6/11 (post-game) with right AC joint inflammation.• Left game 6/8 at TB in bottom of 3rd inning with sore right shoulder.• Batting .405 (17x42), 9 R, 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBI batting No. 2 in order.• Jumped season average from .226 to .272 during last 16 G w/ AB (21x63/.333).• Season-high matching 3 RBI and hit HR #4 6/2 at NYY.• Batted .318 (28x88) with 8 XBH (2B - 4, 3B - 2, HR - 2) and 18 RBI in May.• Left game in 4th inning w/ hyperextended left knee 5/10 vs. KC.• Hit 3rd career lead-off home run 4/26 vs. TEX (also: 5/4/2013 at TOR &
4/29/13 vs. BAL)…was first time batting lead off in 2014.
#15 - KYLE SEAGER, 3B vs. Whitley: never faced
Last Game: 1x3, BB, K, 6/11 vs. NYY. Current Streak: 2 G (2x7)
• Leads the team in HR (9) and RBI (39).• Batting .296 (29x9, 8 HR) at Safeco Field; .215 (28x130, 1 HR) on road.• Batting .269 (18x67) with 5 R, 4 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBI over last 17 games.• 4x5 w/2B, 2 3B, HR, 3 R, 3 RBI 6/2 at NYY; tied club-record w/4 XBH, 2 3B.• 8-game hitting streak April 23-May 3: .394 (13x33), 9 R, 2 2B, 5 HR, 14 RBI.• Named AL Co-Player of the Week (w/Jose Abreu) for April 21-27: hit .409
(9x22), 8 R, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 1.091 SLG, 1.549 OPS in 6 games.• Career-high 4 straight multi-hit G (4/23-27), .533 (8x15) w/6 R, 5 HR, 11 RBI.• Hit go-ahead 3-run HR on 4/27 vs. TEX, 2nd of the day (erasing 5-0 deficit).• Career-high 5 RBI as part of 2-HR game 4/23 vs. HOU…hit 2-run HR in 7th
inning and walk-off 3-run HR with 1 out in bottom of 9th inning.
#17 - JUSTIN SMOAK, 1B - DL vs. Whitley: never faced
Last Game: DNB as DR-1B in 9th 6/9 at TB. Current Streak: 0 G (0x9)Homestand: --- Last HR: 5/27 vs. LAA (#7)
• Placed on 15-day DL 6/11, retro to 6/10, w/strained left quad.• Appeared in first 63 games (58 starts at 1B) this season.• Recorded 22 hits batting right-handed this season (28 all last season).• Hit 7th HR 5/27 vs. LAA (off J. Weaver).• Batted .200 (22x110, 4 HR) in 30 May games; .250 (22x88) in March/April.• T4th in MLB with 19 2-out RBI (Morse, SF, 23).• On team T2nd w/7 HR, 3rd w/ 29 RBI…5 HR as LH Batter, 2 RH batter.• Scored career-high tying 3 runs (4x, last: 9/18/13 at DET)…hit 3-run HR in
9th to expand Seattle lead to 7-3 en route to a 10-4 win 3/31 at LAA.
#3 - MIKE ZUNINO, C vs. Whitley: never faced
Last Game: 1x3, 2B, 2 K, 6/11 vs. NYY. Current Streak: 2 G (2x6)
Homestand: 2x6, R, 2 2B, 3 K Last HR: 5/28 vs. LAA (#7)
• Leads American League catchers (T4th in MLB) with 7 home runs.
• T6th in AL with 9 CCS…2nd in AL with 3.17 Catcher’s ERA.• Recorded hits in 27 of 48 games this season (all starts but one at catcher).• 2x3, R, HR, 3 RBI on May 28 (in 3-0 game) on May 28 vs. LAA.• Has 7 HR in 199 PA this season, after 5 HR in 193 PA in 2013.• Batting .185 (12x65) w/ 7 R, 4 2B, HR, 4 RBI over last 19 games (since 5/18).• Hit 5 of 7 home runs in Felix Hernandez’ starts.• Season-high 6-game hitting streak (.316/6x19, 4 R, 2 2B, 2 HR) 5/7-13.• Doubled & scored only run in 1-0 game on May 8 vs. KC (Hart single).• Snapped a 0-for-13 streak with a career-high 4 H 4/29 at NYY (4x5, R, RBI).
& Ackley (5/11 vs. KC, 4th inning)Inside-the-Park (0): NonePinch-Hit (1): Stefen Romero, 6/3 at ATLLeadoff (1): Michael Saunders, 4/26 vs. TEXGame-Ending (1): Kyle Seager, 4/23 vs. HOUGame-Winning in Last AB on Road (0): NoneMulti (5): Miller - 2 (4/1 @LAA), Hart - 2 (4/8 vs. LAA), Seager - 2 (4/23 vs. HOU) & (4/27 vs. TEX),
Ackley - 2 (5/11 vs. KC)
DISABLED LISTName TYPE DL Dates Eligible Injury G Missed Team Record
Michael Saunders-of 15-Day June 11-current June 26 Right AC joint inflammation 0 0-0
Blake Beavan-rhp 60-Day April 16-current June 15 Right shoulder tendinitis 52 27-25
Corey Hart-dh 15-Day May 20 (retro 5/19)-current June 3 Strained left hamstring 22 13-9
Logan Morrison-of/dh 15-Day April 16 (retro 4/15)-current April 30 Strained right hamstring 53 27-26
James Paxton-lhp 60-Day April 9-current June 8 Strained left latissimus dorsi muscle 58 29-29
Taijuan Walker-rhp 15-Day March 29 (retro 3/21)-current April 5 Right shoulder impingement 65 34-31
Hisashi Iwakuma-rhp 15-Day March 29 (retro 3/21)-May 2 --- Torn extensor tendon in his right middle finger 27 12-15
Stephen Pryor-rhp 15-Day March 29 (retro 3/21)-April 17 --- Surgery to repair a torn tendon in right shoulder 14 7-8
LONGEST LOSING STREAK ................................................................................................................8, April 15-22
MOST RUNS, GAME:
Mariners ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .................. .. 12, May 12 vs. Tampa Bay
Opponent .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ...... 9, May 24 vs. Houston
MOST RUNS, INNING:
Mariners ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ........... 8, May 3 at Houston (7th inning)
Opponent .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .....5, May 24 vs. Houston (5th inning)
MOST HITS, 9-INNING GAME:
Mariners ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. 15, April 29 at New York (AL)
Opponent .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .16, May 9 vs. Kansas City
FEWEST HITS, 9-INNING GAME:
Mariners ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ....... 1, April 9 vs. LA Angels
Opponent .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .............. 3, 4x, last: June 1 vs. Detroit
MOST HITS, INNING:
Mariners ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ............. 6, April 14 at Texas (6th inning)
Opponent .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .............. 5, 4x, last: June 3 at Atlanta (1st inning)
MOST DOUBLES, GAME:
Mariners ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .........4, 3x, last: May 13 vs. Tampa Bay
Opponent .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .....6, May 16 at Minnesota
MOST TRIPLES, GAME:
Mariners ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ........... 2, 3x, last: June 8 at Tampa Bay
Opponent .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ....... 2, 2x, last: May 29 vs. LA Angels
MOST HOME RUNS, GAME:
Mariners ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .........3, 3x, last: May 12 vs. Tampa Bay
Opponent .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ............. 3, 3x, last: May 30 vs. Detroit
MOST STOLEN BASES, GAME:
Mariners ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .......... 3, 2x, last: May 26 vs. LA Angels
Opponent .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ........3, May 2 at Houston (11 innings)
MOST ERRORS, GAME:
Mariners ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ...5, May 11 vs. Kansas City
Opponent .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .. 4, May 12 vs. Tampa Bay
MOST DOUBLE PLAYS TURNED, GAME:
Mariners ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .................. .............. 4, April 14 at Texas
Opponent .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ..2, 7x, last: June 11 vs. New York-AL
MOST STRIKEOUTS, 9-INNING GAME:
Mariners hitters .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ............... 14, 3x, last: June 6 at Tampa Bay
Opponent hitters ................ ................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ...........17, June 8 at Tampa Bay
MOST WALKS, 9-INNING GAME:
Mariners hitters .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .................. .......... 8, March 31 at LA Angels
Opponent hitters ................ ................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ............. 8, June 6 at Tampa Bay
MOST LEFT ON BASE, 9-INNING GAME:
Mariners ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. 11, April 29 at New York (AL)
Opponent .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ...15, June 6 at Tampa Bay
LARGEST DEFICIT OVERCOME IN WIN ................. ................. .............. 5, April 27 vs. Texas (trailed 5-0, won 6-5)
LARGEST LEAD GIVEN UP IN LOSS ................. ................. .............3, 2x, last: April 26 vs. Texas (led 3-0, lost 6-3)
LARGEST WINNING MARGIN ...............................................................................8, June 2 at New York (AL) (10-2)
LARGEST LOSING MARGIN .................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ..... 7, April 19 at Miami (0-7)
LONGEST GAME, INNINGS, HOME................ .................. ................. .......... 9.0, 31, last: June 11 vs. New York-AL
LONGEST GAME, INNINGS, ROAD .....................................................................................12.0, April 3 at Oakland
SHORTEST GAME, 9-INNINGS, HOME ......................................................................2:18, May 10 vs. Kansas City
SHORTEST GAME, 9-INNINGS, ROAD ................ ................. .................. .................. ........... 2:20, April 19 at Miami
LONGEST GAME, 9-INNINGS, HOME .................. ................. .................. .................. .. 3:21, May 14 vs. Tampa Bay
LONGEST GAME, 9-INNINGS, ROAD .......................................................................3:33, April 29 at New York (AL)
LONGEST GAME, EXTRA-INNINGS, HOME ....................................................................................................None
LONGEST GAME, EXTRA-INNINGS, ROAD .................. ................. .................. ..... 4:02, 2x, last: May 2 at Houston
LARGEST CROWD, HOME ............... .................. ................. .................. .................. .... 45,662, April 8 vs. LA Angels
SMALLEST CROWD, HOME .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. 10,466, April 22 vs. Houston
LARGEST CROWD, ROAD ............... .................. ................. .................. .................. . 44,152, March 31 at LA Angels
SMALLEST CROWD, ROAD ........................................................................................10,400, June 9 at Tampa Bay
INDIVIDUAL BATTINGLONGEST HITTING STREAK ............... .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ........ 14, James Jones (May 9-24)
MOST HITS, GAME .......................................................................................................................................................................4, 3x, last: Kyle Seager, June 2 at New York (AL)
MOST RUNS, GAME ..................................................................................................................................................................................3, 5x, last: John Buck, June 3 at Atlanta
MOST DOUBLES, GAME ................ .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. ...........2, 3x, last: Kyle Seager, May 6 at Oakland
MOST TRIPLES, GAME ............... .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. ................. 2, Kyle Seager, June 2 at New York (AL)
MOST HOME RUNS, GAME ................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ..........2, 5x, last: Dustin Ackley, May 11 vs. Kansas City
MOST EXTRA BASE HITS, GAME ................ .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. ................. 4, Kyle Seager, June 2 at New York (AL)
MOST RBI, 9-INNING GAME ................ .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .............. 5, Kyle Seager, April 23 vs. Houston
MOST RBI, EXTRA-INNING GAME .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .2, 3x, last: Justin Smoak, May 7 (#1) at Oakland
MOST STOLEN BASES, GAME .................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .............. 2, Brad Miller, May 5 at Oakland
GRAND SLAMS (0) ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................None
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
FEWEST HITS ALLOWED (CG):Mariners .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ............... 3, Roenis Elias, June 1 vs. Detroit
Opponents ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .. 2, Henderson Alvarez, April 19 at Miami
MOST STRIKEOUTS, GAME (Starter):
Mariners .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .15, Felix Hernandez, June 8 at Tampa Bay
Opponents ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. . 12, Collin McHugh, April 22 vs. Houston
MOST STRIKEOUTS, GAME (Reliever):
Mariners .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .. 5, Dominic Leone, May 14 vs. Tampa Bay
Opponents ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ............. 4, 2x, last: Sean Doolittle, May 6 at Oakland
MOST WALKS, GAME:
Mariners .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ....... 5, 4x, last: Erasmo Ramirez, June 9 at Tampa Bay
Opponents ................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ....... 4, Dan Straily, May 7 (#1) at Oakland
MOST INNINGS, GAME, STARTER:
Mariners .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. ............ 9.0, Roenis Elias, June 1 vs. Detroit
Mariners .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. .................. .................. ................. .................. ................. ........... 3.0, Tom Wilhelmsen, June 11 vs. New York-AL
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES • THURSDAY • JUNE 12, 2014 • VS. NEW YORK YANKEES • PAGE 7
2014 MARINERS DAY-BY-DAYSG D D/N OPP W / L SCORE WINNER/LOSER/SAVE REC. POS GA/GB CLUBS TIME ATT
1 3/31 N @LAA W 10-3 Hernandez (1-0)/Weaver 1-0 1 +0.5 -- 3:17 44,152
2 4/1 N @LAA W 8-3 Ramirez (1-0)/Wilson 2-0 1 +0.5 -- 3:05 43,567
3 4/2 N @LAA W 8-2 Paxton (1-0)/Santiago 3-0 1 +0.5 -- 2:39 38,007
4 4/3 N @OAK L 2-3 (12) Pomeranz/Noesi (0-1) 3-1 1 +0.5 -- 4:02 11,236
4/4 N @OAK Rained Out -- DH 5/7 1 +1.0 --
5 4/5 D @OAK W 3-1 Hernandez (2-0)/Straily/Rodney (1) 4-1 1 +2.0 -- 2:22 30,290
6 4/6 D @OAK L 3-6 Gray/Ramirez (1-1)/Johnson 4-2 1 +1.0 -- 2:57 32,852 4/7 Off Day 1 +0.5
7 4/8 N LAA W 5-3 Paxton (2-0)/Santiago/Rodney (2) 5-2 1 +1.0 -- 2:59 45,662
8 4/9 N LAA L 0-2 Richards/Elias (0-1)/Frieri 5-3 T1 - - - OAK 2:53 16,468
4/10 Off Day 2 -0.5 OAK
9 4/11 N OAK W 6-4 Hernandez (3-0)/Milone/Rodney (3) 6-3 1 +0.5 -- 3:09 38,978
10 4/12 N OAK L 1-3 Gray/Ramirez (1-2)/Gregerson 6-4 2 -0.5 OAK 3:08 22,073
11 4/13 D OAK L 0-3 Otero/Furbush (0-1)/Doolittle 6-5 2 -1.5 OAK 2:44 22,702
12 4/14 N @TEX W 7-1 Elias (1-1)/Lewis 7-5 2 -1.5 OAK 3:01 23,081
13 4/15 N @TEX L 0-5 Ross Jr./Beavan (0-1) 7-6 2 -2.5 OAK 2:22 26,628
14 4/16 N @TEX L 2-3 Figueroa/Rodney (0-1) 7-7 3 -2.5 OAK 2:47 27,396
15 4/17 D @TEX L 6-8 Figueroa/Beimel (0-1)/Soria 7-8 T3 -3.0 OAK 3:28 29,02416 4/18 N @MIA L 4-8 Cishek/Medina (0-1) 7-9 4 -4.0 OAK 3:09 21,388
17 4/19 N @MIA L 0-7 ALVAREZ/Elias (1-2) 7-10 4 -5.0 OAK 2:20 24,003
18 4/20 D @MIA L 2-3 Dunn/Wilhelmsen (0-1)/Cishek 7-11 4 -6.0 OAK 2:58 20,228
19 4/21 N HOU L 2-7 Keuchel/Hernandez (3-1) 7-12 4 -6.0 OAK 2:49 14,628
20 4/22 N HOU L 2-5 McHugh/Ramirez (1-3)/Fields 7-13 4 -6.0 OAK 3:02 10,46721 4/23 D HOU W 5-3 Rodney (1-1)/Fields 8-13 4 -5.5 TEX 2:50 13,729
4/24 Off Day 4 -5.5 TEX/OAK
22 4/25 N TEX W 6-3 Medina (1-1)/Cotts/Rodney (4) 9-13 4 -5.5 OAK 2:55 31,146
23 4/26 N TEX L 3-6 Poreda/Furbush (0-2)/Soria 9-14 4 -5.5 TEX/OAK 3:13 30,042
24 4/27 D TEX W 6-5 Farquhar (1-0)/Ogando/Rodney (5) 10-14 4 -4.5 TEX/OAK 3:10 26,307
4/28 Off Day 4 -5.0 OAK
25 4/29 N @NYY W 6-3 Young (1-0)/Sabathia 11-14 4 -5.0 OAK 3:33 37,484
4/30 N @NYY Rained Out -- Re-scheduled 6/2 4 -5.5 OAK
March/April (11-14) Batting: .231 (197x854), 22 HR Pitching: 11-14, 5 SV, 3.67 ERA (90 ER, 220.2 IP)
26 5/1 N @NYY W 4-2 Elias (2-2)/Kuroda/Rodney (6) 12-14 4 -5.0 OAK 2:47 43,121
27 5/2 N @HOU L 4-5 (11) Bass/Furbush (0-3) 12-15 4 -5.0 OAK 4:02 15,771
28 5/3 D @HOU W 9-8 Iwakuma (1-0)/Keuchel/Rodney (7) 13-15 4 -4.0 OAK 3:24 15,798
29 5/4 D @HOU W 8-7 Maurer (1-0)/McHugh/Farquhar (1) 14-15 4 -4.0 OAK 3:30 24,996
30 5/5 N @OAK W 4-2 Young (2-0/Kazmir/Rodney (8) 15-15 4 -3.0 OAK 2:36 11,019
31 5/6 N @OAK W 8-3 Elias (3-2)/Chavez 16-15 T2 -2.0 OAK 3:19 12,106
32 5/7 D @OAK #1 W 6-4 (10) Medina (2-1)/Cook/Rodney (9) 17-15 2 -1.0 OAK 3:24 - - -
33 @OAK #2 L 0-2 Pomeranz/Ramirez (1-4)/Johnson 17-16 2 -2.0 OAK 2:21 17,337
34 5/8 N KC W 1-0 Iwakuma (2-0)/Duffy/Rodney (10) 18-16 2 -1.5 OAK 2:25 12,577
35 5/9 N KC L 1-6 Vargas/Maurer (1-1) 18-17 3 -2.5 OAK 2:45 20,858
36 5/10 N KC W 3-1 Young (3-0)/Ventura/Rodney (11) 19-17 2 -2.5 OAK 2:18 29,35937 5/11 D KC L 7-9 Coleman/Farquhar (1-1)/Holland 19-18 3 -3.5 OAK 3:01 30,447
38 5/12 N TB W 12-5 Hernandez (4-1)/Ramos 20-18 2 -3.5 OAK 3:10 12,392
39 5/13 N TB L 1-2 PRICE (4-3)/Rodney (1-2) 20-19 3 -4.5 OAK 2:48 13,446
40 5/14 D TB L 0-2 Odorizzi/Maurer (1-2)/Balfour 20-20 3 -4.5 OAK 3:21 20,951
5/15 Off Day 3 -4.5
41 5/16 N @MIN L 4-5 Gibson/Young (3-1)/Perkins 20-21 3 -5.5 OAK 2:42 27,275
42 5/17 N @MIN L 3-4 Deduno/Elias (3-3)/Perkins 20-22 3 -6.5 OAK 2:26 29,717
43 5/18 D @MIN W 6-2 Hernandez (5-1)/Nolasco 21-22 3 -6.5 OAK 3:02 32,511
5/19 Off Day 3 -6.5 OAK
44 5/20 N @TEX W 6-2 Iwakuma (3-0)/Lewis 22-22 3 -6.5 OAK 2:54 43,706
45 5/21 D @TEX L 3-4 Tepesch/Young (3-2)/Soria 22-23 3 -7.5 OAK 2:47 43,654
46 5/22 N HOU W 3-1 Leone (1-0)/Cosart/Rodney (12) 23-23 3 -6.5 OAK 3:09 13,836
47 5/23 N HOU W 6-1 Hernandez (6-1)/Owens 24-23 3 -5.5 OAK 2:40 21,19248 5/24 N HOU L 4-9 Oberholtzer/Maurer (1-3) 24-24 3 -5.5 OAK 3:18 21,585
49 5/25 D HOU L 1-4 KEUCHEL/Iwakuma (3-1) 24-25 4 -5.5 OAK 2:28 26,83950 5/26 D LAA W Young (4-2)/Skaggs 25-25 4 -5.5 OAK 2:40 22,710
51 5/27 N LAA L 4-6 Weaver/Elias (3-4)/Frieri 25-26 4 -5.5 OAK 3:03 13,064
52 5/28 N LAA W 3-1 Hernandez (7-1)/Wilson/Rodney (13) 26-26 4 -5.5 OAK 2:30 13,895
53 5/29 N LAA L 5-7 Shoemaker/Maurer (1-4)/Frieri 26-27 4 -5.5 OAK 3:08 11,657
54 5/30 N DET L 3-6 Verlander/Iwakuma (3-2)/Chamberlain 26-28 4 -6.5 OAK 3:05 29,000
55 5/31 N DET W 3-2 Young (5-2)/Smyly/Rodney (14) 27-28 4 -6.5 OAK 3:18 37,142
May (16-14) Batting: .233 (228x978), 21 HR Pitching: 16-14, 10 SV, 3.56 ERA (106 ER, 268.0 IP)
56 6/1 D DET W 4-0 ELIAS (4-4)/Scherzer 28-28 4 -6.5 OAK 2:46 31,407
57 6/2 N @NYY W 10-2 Hernandez (8-1)/Phelps 29-28 T3 -6.0 OAK 2:54 41,53958 6/3 N @ATL W 7-5 Leone (2-0)/Wood/Rodney (15) 30-28 3 -6.0 OAK 3:08 36,503
59 6/4 D @ATL W 2-0 Iwakuma (4-2)/Minor/Rodney (16) 31-28 3 -6.0 OAK 2:51 26,960
6/5 Off Day 31-28 T2 -5.5 OAK
60 6/6 N @TB L 0-4 Bedard/Young (5-3) 31-29 3 -6.5 OAK 3:17 14,577
61 6/7 D @TB W 7-4 Elias (5-4)/Cobb/Rodney (17) 32-29 3 -5.5 OAK 2:46 23,99662 6/8 D @TB W 5-0 Medina (3-1)/Balfour 33-29 3 -5.5 OAK 3:10 18,158
63 6/9 D @TB W 3-0 Beimel (1-1)/Price/Rodney (18) 34-29 3 -4.5 OAK 3:11 10,400
64 6/10 N NYY L 2-3 Betances/Iwakuma (4-3)/Robertson 34-30 3 -4.5 OAK 2:50 28,405
65 6/11 N NYY L 2-4 TANAKA/Young (5-4) 34-31 3 -5.5 OAK 2:44 28,434
66 6/12 N NYY LHP Roenis Elias (5-4, 3.64) vs. RHP Chase Whitley (1-0, 2.42)
67 6/13 N TEX RHP Felix Hernandez (8-1, 2.39) vs. RHP NIck Tepesch (2-2, 4.91)
68 6/14 N TEX RHP Erasmo Ramirez (1-4, 5.97) vs. LHP Joe Saunders (0-2, 3.60)
69 6/15 D TEX RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (4-3, 2.79) vs. RHP Nick Martinez (1-3, 4.63)70 6/16 N SD
71 6/17 D SD
72 6/18 N @SD
73 6/19 D @SD
74 6/20 N @KC
75 6/21 D @KC
76 6/22 D @KC
77 6/23 N BOS
78 6/24 N BOS
79 6/25 N BOS
6/26 Off Day
80 6/27 N CLE
81 6/28 N CLE
82 6/29 D CLE
83 6/30 N @HOU
June (7-3) Batting: .2763 (91x346), 7 HR Pitching: 7-3, 4 SV, 2.22 ERA (22 ER, 89.0 IP)