07.28.13 SEA Notes(1)

TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners conclude a 7-game homestand today with the fnal game (1-2) o a 4-game series vs. the Minnesota Twins…took 2-o-3 games rom the Cleveland Indians to begin the homestand, and are 6-3 ollowing the All-Star break…travel tomorrow cross country to Boston to open a 6-game road trip Tuesday vs. the Red Sox (3 games) and Baltimore Orioles (3 games)… today’ s game will be broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seat tle & the Mariners Radio Network. ODDS AND ENDS…lost yesterday and have dropped 2 o 3 games this series…won 9 o last 12 games, including a season-high 8-game win streak July 12-23…are 14-8 over last 22 games…27-24 vs. the AL West, 8-9 vs. AL East, 8-14 vs. AL Central and 6-8 in Interleague play…46 o 104 games have been decided by 2-or-ewer runs (23-23)…are 28-28 at Saeco Field and 21-27 on the road (won 7 o last 9 road games). • Extra, Extra – Seattle is 2nd in the MLB playing 15 extra-inning games (6-9 record). • Early & Late Homers – Mariners have hit 40 HR in 7th inning or later, most in the AL…also hit a MLB- best 23 home runs in the frst inning this season and 6 home runs in extra innings. • Wins vs. Division – the Mariners are 27-24 vs. the AL West, the 2nd-most wins by any AL team vs. their own division this season (Oakland has 28 vs. AL West, Boston has 27 vs. AL East). • 23 Saves – Tom Wilhelmsen is the 6th pitcher in Mariners history with multiple 20-save seasons. WHERE HAVE THE RUNS GONE?…since scoring 6 runs in the 2nd inning in the series opener vs. the Twins on Thursday, the Mariners have managed to score a run in 3 o the last 28 innings (4 runs total)…enter ed this series averaging 5.7 runs per game in the month, but are averaging 3.3 RPG this series…despite the rece nt lull, still rank 2nd in the AL this month averaging 5.41 runs per game. 9 OF 12…the Mariners have dropped two straight or the frst time since July 9-10, but have still won 9 o their last 12 games to improve rom 40-52 (12 games under .500) to 49-55 (6 games under .500) during this stretch. PROGRAMMING REMINDER…ROOT Sports will air the 1979 All Star Game (played at the Kingdome) TONIGHT at 9:00 PM, part o the series o ROOT Sports Sunday Night Classics. TRAVEL EAST…the Mariners hit the road tomorrow traveling to the East Coast or a 6-game road trip at Boston and Baltimore…Seattle has won 7 o its last 9 road games and won three straight road series (TEX, CIN, HOU). THE KING & KUMA …Felix Hernandez (11-4, 2.34) and Hisashi Iwakuma (10-4, 2.87) have combined to go 21-8 with a 2.60 ERA in 44 starts this season…Felix and Kuma join Detroit’s Max Scherzer (15-1) & Justin Verlander (10-8), and Tampa Bay’s Matt Moore (14-3) & Jeremy Hellickson (10-3) as the only AL teams with multiple 10-game winners. ONE IS ALL YOU GET…Felix Hernandez recorded his 96th career start where he allowed one or ewer runs Friday night (9.0,5,1,1,0,11)…since his debut season in 2005, the 96 starts allowing 1 or zero runs are the most in the Majors, ahead o second-place Jered Weaver and CC Sabathia…Felix is 64-4 with 28 no-decisions when he allows 1 or ewer runs…it was also his 53rd career start allowing 1 or ewer runs in at least 8.0 innings, most in the Majors since his debut season ahead o Cli Lee and Roy Halladay (each with 50). EXCLUSIVE COMPANY …Felix Hernandez ranks 3rd in the AL with 158 strikeouts, and has recorded at least 150 strikeouts in each o his last 8 seasons, all in his age 27 season or younger…Felix joins Hall o Famers Bert Blyleven (1971-78) and Walter Johnson (1908-1915) as the only pitchers to accomplish this…i he reaches 200 strikeouts again this season it will be his 5th straight 200+ strikeout perormance. HOT WEATHER / HOT BATS / WINS …the Mariners are 14-8 in July, trailing only Tampa Bay (19-3) and Detroit (15-8) or most wins by an AL team this month…the Mariners are 2nd in the AL in runs scored (119), 2nd in runs per game (5.41), 2nd in home runs (31) and 2nd in slugging percentage (.450) this month, trailing the Tigers in each category…the Mariners last recorded 15 wins in a month last July (15-11) and August (15-12). THE RECORD SAYS IT ALL…the Mariners are 14-5 in starts by Brad Miller at shortstop and 12-6 when he bats leado, 3-4 when Dustin Ackley starts in center feld and 25-21 with Nick Franklin at second base…were also 17-10 with Mike Zunino behind the plate beore he went on the DL. BACKSTOPS GALORE…the Mariners have tied a club record with 7 dierent catchers starting a game behind the plate this season…Kelly Shoppach (32 GS), Mike Zunino (27 GS), Jesus Montero (25 GS), Henry Blanco (10 GS), Jesus Sucre (8 GS), Brandon Bantz (1 GS) and Humberto Quintero TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Kyle Gibson (2-2, 5.72) vs. RHP Erasmo Ramirez (1-0, 8.71) 1:10 pm • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle / Mariners.com Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TELEVISION Monday July 29 O Day -- Fly to Boston Tue sday July 30 @BOS 4:10 pm LH Joe Saunders (9-9, 4.48) vs. RH Brandon Workman (0-1, 4.40) ROOT Wednesday July 31 @BOS 4:10 pm RH Hisashi Iwakuma (10-4, 2.87) vs. RH John Lackey (7-8, 3.19) ROOT Thursday Aug. 1 @BOS 4:10 pm RH Felix Hernandez (11-4, 2.34) vs. RH Ryan Dempster (6-8, 4.24) ROOT All games broadca st on 710 ESPN Seattle & the Mariners Radio N etwork & home games in Spanish o n ESPN Deportes Local Radio Group Spanish Audio available for 79 of 81 home games, presented by ROOT Sports via SAP (where available) INSIDE THE NUMBERS .398 Kyle Seager leads Majors batting .398 (33x83) in the month o July. 2.34 Felix Hernandez leads the American League with a 2.34 ERA. 5.41 The Mariners are averaging 5.41 runs per game in July ranking 2nd in AL. 24 Home runs hit by Raul Ibañez to rank T4th in the American League. 41 Extra base hits by Kendrys Morales (16 HR, 25 2B), 7 short o his season total rom 2012. VS. THE TWIN S Today is the 7th (2-4) o 7 games between the Mariners and Twins this season…Seattle lost 2-o-3 games at Target Field, May 31-June 2 and dropped 2 o 3 to open this 4-game series…Mariners have won 15 o last 24 games vs. Twins, including an 8-2 mark last season…lead all-time series 213- 200-1, including going 116-89 in Seattle (41-28 at Saeco Field)…Mariners have won 11 o last 17 games at Saeco, including 6 o last 8. Year Home Road T otals 2012 5-1 3-1 8-2 2013 1-1 1-2 2-3 All-Time 116-88 97-111-1 213-199-1 SCORELESS STREAKS Felix Hernandez recorded a career- high streak o 24.0 consecutive scoreless innings July 8-26…it is tied or the 5th-longest streak in club history… Hisashi Iwakuma also recorded a scoreless streak o 23.2 innings earlier this season (May 26-June 10), tied or 9th-longest in Mariners history. MOST HR, AGE 41 SEASON Rk Player HR Year Age Tm 1 Ted Williams 29 1960 41 BOS 2 Barry Bonds 28 2007 42 S FG 3 Barry Bonds 26 2006 41 SFG 4 Raul Ibañez 24 2013 41 S EA 5 Darrell Evans 22 1988 41 DET Sunday, July 28, 2013 Game #105 (49-55) Saeco Field MINNESOTA TWINS (45-56) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (49-55 ) Home #57 (28-28)

07.28.13 SEA Notes(1)

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