07.02.14 Game Notes
07.02.14 Game Notes
07.02.14 Game Notes
Date
Opp.
Time
July 3
July 4
@CWS
4:10 pm
July 5
@CWS 11:10 am
July 6
@CWS 11:10 am
Mariners Pitcher
Off Day in Chicago
LH Roenis Elias (7-6, 3.96)
at
RH Felix Hernandez (10-2, 2.10) at
RH Taijuan Walker (1-0, 4.50)
at
Opposing Pitcher
LH Chris Sale (7-1, 2.30)
LH Jose Quintana (5-7, 3.44)
RH Hector Noesi (2-6, 5.33)
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AL ERA LEADERS
RK TEAM (overall)
ERA
1. Oakland........................................... 3.19
2. Seattle............................................. 3.22
3. Kansas City..................................... 3.71
RK TEAM (bullpen)
ERA
1. Seattle............................................. 2.56
2. Boston............................................. 2.93
3. Oakland........................................... 2.95
RK TEAM (starters)
ERA
1. Oakland........................................... 3.31
2. Seattle............................................. 3.52
3. Detroit.............................................. 3.70
BACKSTOP HOMERS
AL Catcher
1. M. Zunino
2. S. Perez
3. Y. Gomes
B. McCann
Team
SEA
KC
CLE
NYY
HR
12
10
9
9
TODAYS TILTthe Mariners continue a 6-game, 7-day, 2-city road trip today with the final game
of a three-game series vs. the Houston Astros (2-0)are off tomorrow before opening a Fourth
of July weekend series vs. the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Fieldwent 4-2 in recently-completed
6-game homestand vs. the Red Sox (2-1) and Indians (2-1)todays game will be televised on
ROOT SPORTS in HD & broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network.
ODDS AND ENDSwon first 2 games of road trip by combined score of 23-6current 5-game
road winning streakwon 3 straight and are 9-2 over last 11 Galso 12-4 over last 16 games
tied for the 7th-best winning pct in baseball (.542), 4th-best in the AL39-25 (.609) following a
season-high 8-G losing streak (April 15-22), the best W-L% in MLB during this span.
Batting Race Robinson Cano is 4th in the AL with a .323 batting avg (100x310).
Bullpen Bullies Mariners bullpen has allowed 3 ER over last 11 G for a 0.79 ERA.
RISP Mariners are 3rd in AL batting .266 with runners in scoring position (.228 in 2013).
RBI Leaders Kyle Seager (8th, 58) and Robinson Cano (13th, 51) are among AL RBI leaders.
The Jet James Jones is T6th in AL with 17 stolen bases3rd in MLB with 12 SB in June.
Dominating Felix Hernandez ranks T1st in the AL in ERA (2.10), 2nd in strikeouts (137), T3rd in wins
(10), T1st in quality starts (16), 2nd in innings pitched (128.1) and 1st in WHIP (0.919).
Starting Things Right Mariners are 19-10 in the first game of a series this season (won 5 of last 6).
The Closer Fernando Rodney is T1st in the AL with 23 saves (23-for-25 in save opps).
Multi-Hit Special Robinson Cano is T3rd in the AL with 32 multi-hit games6th with 100 hits.
Flashing the Leather Mariners lead the AL with a .987 fielding percentage (40 E, 3,102 TC).
Maurer Power Brandon Maurer has not allowed a run in 3 games in relief (5.0 IP, 3 H, 7 K, 1 BB).
THE HOT CORNERKyle Seager is putting together an All-Star worthy season, batting .279
(84x301) with 21 doubles, 13 home runs, 58 RBI and a .849 OPStrails only Oaklands Josh
Donaldson in home runs (18), RBI (61) and WAR among AL third basemanhere is a statistical look
at the top AL players at the hot corner:
AL 3B Leaders
J. Donaldson
K. Seager
A. Beltre
E. Longoria
G AVG AB
R
H 2B 3B HR RBI XBH OBP SLG OPS WAR
82
.245
327 57 80 12 2 18 61 32
.325
.459
.784 3.5
81
.279
301 35 84 21 3 13 58 37
.350
.498
.849 3.3
69
.332
262 41 87 19 0 9 41 28
.380
.508
.887 2.2
86
.265
336 45 89 12 1 10 37 23
.332
.396
.728 2.0
ABOUT LAST NIGHTSeattle tallied season offensive highs in runs scored (13), hits (18), doubles
(6), extra-base hits (8) and margin of victory (11) in the 13-2 victory last night at Houstonwas the
first time with 8 extra-base hits in a game since recording 11 in a 21-8 blowout win May 30, 2012 at
Texasevery starter recorded at least one hit and all but one starter scored a run.
2-OUT MAGICthe Mariners recorded a bit of history last night in the 7-run 6th inning, stringing
together 6 consecutive run-scoring hits with 2 outsRobinson Cano (2-R 2B), Kyle Seager (2B),
Logan Morrison (2B), Mike Zunino (2B), Michael Saunders (1B) and Dustin Ackley (2B) had the
successive run-scoring hitswas the first time in Mariners history with 6 straight RBI hits with 2
outs, and the first in the Majors since the Indians last season (5/30/13 vs. CIN - 4th inning).
SOME KIND OF SERIESJames Jones is 7-for-11 (.636) with 5 runs scored, 1 triple and 2 RBI in
the first two games of this serieshas raised his season batting average from .275 to .295.
SWINGING ITover the last four series (beginning road sweep at Kansas City), the Mariners are
batting .293 (112x382) with 64 runs scored (5.82 RPG) and 40 extra-base hits (2B - 19, 3B - 3, HR 18) over the last 11 games (.316/30x95 with RISP)the club is 9-2 during this stretch.
DAYLIGHTSeattle is 18-10 (.643) in day games, the best winning percentage among American
League teamswon 11 of the last 12 day gamesRobinson Cano ranks 6th in the AL batting .355
(38x107) with 4 of his 6 home runs (21 RBI) in day games, and todays starting pitcher Chris Young
is 1-1, 2.34 ERA in 6 day games (5 starts) this season.
HIGH WATER MARKthe Mariners are a season-high 8 games over the .500 mark at 46-38 (.548)
first time to be at least 8 games over .500 since ending the 2009 season 8 games over .500 at 8577the last time the Mariners were 9 games over was at the end of the 2007 season (+14, 88-74).
ROAD WARRIORSthe Mariners have the 3rd-best road winning percentage in the American
League with a 25-16 mark (.610)trail only the Tigers (25-15/.625) and As (27-17/.614) for the best
AL road recordare 13-4 over the last 17 road games and won 5 of last 6 road series.
BROOMS?the Mariners are going for their 7th series sweep of the season (have swept a pair of
3-game series)have not recorded back-to-back sweeps of consecutive road series of 3+ games
since May 29-June 5, 2003 (4-G sweep at MIN, 3-game sweep at PHI).
GETTING SERIES-OUSthe Mariners have won four consecutive series, and in the last 22 series,
Seattle has won 13, lost 5 & tied 4overall 14-10-5 in seriesbegan season 1-5-1 in series.
LEADING OFFMariners leadoff hitters are batting .316 (24x76) with 8 walks (3 reached on errors)
in the first plate appearance of a gameEndy Chavez has recorded a hit in 10 of 17 games in his
first plate appearance as a leadoff batter this season, including hits in 8 of his last 13 games. (2 BB).
DID YOU KNOW?that the Mariners have scored 10+ runs in consecutive games for the first time
since June 19-20, 2012?the 23 combined runs in the first two games of this series are also the
most since a 31-run outburst May 29-30, 2012 at Texas (10-3 win, 21-8 win)Seattle has score
10+ runs in three straight games twice in club history, last coming during a four-game streak April
14-18, 2000 (11-9 win at TOR, 17-6 win at TOR, 19-7 win at TOR, 11-8 loss at CWS).
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES WEDNESDAY JULY 2, 2014 AT HOUSTON ASTROS PAGE 2
TODAYS MARINERS STARTER
RHP CHRIS YOUNG
2014 MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 7-4 3.15 16/15 91.1 71 33 32 35 47 12
Home 5-1 2.19 8/8 49.1 31 12 12 17 34 4
Road
2-3 4.29 8/7 42.0 40 21 20 18 13 8
Starter 7-4 3.22 15/15 89.1 71 33 32 35 45 12
Reliever 0-0 0.00 1/0 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0
vs. HOU 0-0 3.86 1/1 7.0 4 3 3 5 6 1
W-L ERA G
IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 60-47 3.73 175 982.0 816 434 407 377 802 121
Home 30-23 3.32 82 479.1 379 192 177 163 418 55
Road
30-24 4.12 93 502.2 437 242 230 214 384 66
Safeco 8-1 2.84 12 73.0 53 23 23 25 53 9
Starter 60-47 3.74 174 980.0 816 434 407 377 800 121
Reliever 0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0
vs. HOU 3-0 3.28 4 24.2 17 9 9 11 19 4
ABOUT YOUNG
35-year-old right-hander is making his 17th appearance, 16th start, of the season today vs. the Astros.
Was an All-Star in 2007 with the San Diego Padres.
Has one career postseason start, picking up the win in G#3 of the 2006
NLDS for the Padres at St. Louis.
At 6-foot-10 is tied for the tallest player in Mariners history with LHP
Randy Johnson.
Originally selected by Pittsburg in the 3rd round of the 2000 June Draft
out of Princeton University.
Played basketball and baseball at Princeton, and was All-Ivy in both.
Has played in the Pirates, Expos, Rangers, Padres, Mets, Nationals
and now Mariners organizations.
#53 is the fourth jersey number he has worn in a MLB game#49 with
Texas, #32 with San Diego, #55 with New York Mets.
Signed with the Mariners as a free agent on March 27 after being released by Washingtonwas a non-roster invitee in the Nationals.
LAST TIME OUTW #7 in Mariners 3-2 win vs. CLE 6/27allowed 4 hits
and 1 run in 5.0 IP but was undone by pitch count (91 in 5.0) and left
w/2-1 leaddid not allow a HR, and finished June allowing just 2 HR in
5 GS, after allowing 10 in previous 9 GS.
LOOKING FOR SOME SUPPORTthe Mariners have scored only 15
runs in Youngs last 6 starts, and just 11 runs while he is in the game
enters todays start with a 3.83 run support average (runs scored while
he is in the game), 10th-lowest among AL starting pitchers.
NO HITS FOR YOUlimited opponents to a .218 batting average
(71x326) this season, which is the 9th-lowest opponents average
among American League starting pitchers this seasonYoung has recorded 5 starts this season allowing 3 hits of less, while tossing at least
6.0 innings, which is tied for T2nd-most in the Majors (J. Cueto, 7)in
his career he has 28 such starts, going 20-3 in those game.
EVEN STINGIER AT SAFECOholding opponents to a .178 batting average (31x174) in 8 starts at Safeco Fieldranks 2nd in the AL (5th in
MLB) in home opp avg among starterslowest single-season opponent batting average in home games is currently held by Randy Johnson (.176 in
1997) and the lowest Safeco Field mark was recorded by Michael Pineda in 2011
(.182/50x275, 12 GS).
STRONG OUT OF THE GATEShas held opponents to a .183 batting average
(22x120) the first time through the batting order and .218 (26x119) the second time
throughduring the third time through the order has been touched for a .277 avg
(23x83) with 5 home runs.
7.0 & 1 ERrecorded a no-decision June 21 at Kansas City in Mariners 2-1 win
allowed 3 hits and 1 run in 7.0 inningsonly run allowed came on a solo HR by
Alex Gordon to lead off the 5th inningup to that point started retired the first 12
batters he faced to start the game29th career start (2nd this season) where he
tossed at least 7.0 innings allowing 1 run or less (17-1 record with 11 no-decisions).
Ht
6-10
6-10
6-8
6-8
6-8
6-8
6-8
6-8
BIT BY THE HOME RUNtied for team lead having allowed 12 home runs this season (T13th in the AL)16 of 33 runs allowed this season
have come via the home run (Solo HR: 9, 2-Run HR: 2, 3-Run HR: 1)has allowed just 2 homers in last 5 GS (28.0 IP).
LOOKING FOR #7is looking for his 8th win of the seasonwould be the first time to win at least 8 games in a season since winning 9
games with San Diego in 2007won 4 in 2009 (14 GS), 2 in 2010 (4 GS), 1 in 2011 (4 GS), 4 in 2012 (20 GS) & 0 in 2013.
HOME SWEET HOMEranks 7th in the American League with a 2.19 home ERA (Felix Herandez is 6th at 2.16)is 5-1 with a 2.19 ERA
(12 ER, 49.1 IP) with 34 strikeouts while limiting opponents to a .178 (31x174) opponents batting average in 8 starts at Safeco Field this
seasonhome opponent batting average is 2nd-lowest among AL starters (Chris Sale - .162)in his career, is 8-1 with a 2.84 ERA
(23 ER, 73.0 IP) with 53 strikeouts in 12 career starts at Safeco Fieldprior to his loss vs. the Yankees on June 11, Young was the only
pitcher in the history of Safeco Field to make at least 7 starts without recording a loss.
IT HAD BEEN A WHILEworked way back from shoulder surgery (thoracic outlet syndrome) that caused him to miss large portion of 2013
seasonappearance on April 6 at OAK was first in Majors since Sept. 29, 2012 at Atlanta (w/ NYM).
25-year-old left-hander is scheduled to make his 18th start of the season (and career) Friday at the White SoxL #6 5-0 to Indians 6/28, allowing all 5
runs in 6.0 IPW#7 at KC 6/22 (6.2,5,1,1,2,5)2nd on the team in starts (17, Felix has 18) and innings pitched (104.2, Felix has 128.1)among MLB
rookie starters ranks 1st in starts, 2nd in innings pitched (Tanaka - 115.2 IP) and 4th in strikeouts2014 Season: is the third native Cuban to pitch in
a Mariners uniform joining Diego Segui (40 G in 1977) and Tony Fossas (23 games in 1998)ND in his MLB debut, 4/3 at OAK; tossed 4.2 IP of nohit ball, and finished 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 Ktossed a 9.0-inning 3-hit shutout 6/1 vs. DET (9.0,3,0,0,1,8,HB); was the 14th complete game
shutout by a Mariners rookie and the first since Freddy Garcia blanked Detroit on Aug. 24, 1999W#2 5/1 at NYY (7.0,6,2,1,2,10,HR); became the 5th
different Seattle rookie to record a 10K game over the past 4 seasons, joining Michael Pineda (2011), Erasmo Ramirez (2012), Hisashi Iwakuma (2012)
and James Paxton (2013)MiLB Career: Combined to go 22-19 with a 3.61 ERA in 59 career minor league appearances (56 starts)was an All-Star
in 2012 (California League) and 2013 (Southern League)signed by Seattle as a minor league free agent on May 3, 2011 while playing in Monterray,
Mexicovs. CWS: Making his first career start vs. the White Sox.
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES WEDNESDAY JULY 2, 2014 AT HOUSTON ASTROS PAGE 3
Season Totals
Starters
Relievers
Safeco
Road
March/April
May
June
July
TEAM PITCHING
Pitcher
Last Start (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K)
Result Streak GS
IP/GS P/GS SB/CS K/9
BB/9 QS
GIDP
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
29-Elias, lhp
6/28 vs. CLE (6.0,6,5,5,2,1,HR)
L
L1
17
6.2
95.8
2/0
7.48
3.10
6
15
34-Hernandez, rhp 6/29 vs. CLE (8.0,1,0,0,3,9)
W
W2
18
7.1
102.4 13/2
9.61
1.54
16
6
18-Iwakuma, rhp
7/1 at HOU (6.0,7,1,1,0,7)
W
W1
12
6.8
92.6
0/6
6.89
0.89
7
9
37-Maurer, rhp
5/29 vs. LAA (4.0,6,5,5,4,2,HR)
L4
L4
7
4.7
85.4
3/0
4.73
3.90
0
5
65-Paxton, lhp
4/8 vs. LAA (5.+,4,3,3,0,4)
W
W5
2
6.0
79.5
0/0
9.75
1.50
1
1
50-Ramirez, rhp
6/24 vs. BOS (4.1,5,2,2,5,2,HR)
ND
L4
11
4.8
85.0
5/2
7.13
4.92
4
2
32-Walker
6/30 at HOU (6.0,5,3,3,2,5,2HR)
W
W1
1
6.0
94.0
1/0
9.00
3.00
1
2
53-Young, rhp
6/27 vs. CLE (5.0,4,1,1,1,4)
W
W2
15
6.0
97.7
3/3
4.63
3.45
8
3
INNINGS
0.0-4.2
5.0-5.2
6.0-6.2
7.0-7.2
8.0-9.0
Total Starts
Runs scored/start:
Team Record:
W/L
After Loss
0-0
2-2
6-2
3-2
0-2
1-0
0-1
0-0
4-2
Team
Record
0-1
9-8
12-6
7-5
2-5
2-0
4-7
1-0
9-6
Team No.
Hernandez
Iwakuma
Ramirez
Paxton
Elias
Young
Walker
Beavan
Maurer
(Team Rec.) (Starters Rec.)
14 (4-10)
0 (0-0)
1 (0-1)
5 (0-1)
0 (0-0)
1 (0-1)
1 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
1 (0-1)
5 (0-3)
16 (7-9)
1 (0-0)
1 (0-0)
2 (0-1)
1 (1-0)
6 (0-2)
4 (2-2)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
1 (1-0)
22 (13-9)
4 (2-0)
3 (2-1)
3 (0-2)
0 (0-0)
5 (3-2)
6 (4-1)
1 (1-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
20 (12-8)
7 (3-1)
3 (1-2)
1 (1-0)
1 (1-0)
4 (3-1)
3 (0-1)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
1 (0-1)
12 (10-2)
6 (5-1)
4 (4-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
1 (1-0)
1 (1-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
84 (46-38)
18 (10-2)
12 (6-4)
11 (1-4)
2 (2-0)
17 (7-6)
15 (7-4)
1 (1-0)
1 (0-1)
7 (1-4)
4.21 (354 R)
5.35 (94 R)
4.50 (54 R)
3.82 (42 R) 6.50 (13 R) 3.82 (65 R) 3.27(49 R)
10 (10 R)
0.00 (0 R) 3.71 (26 R)
46-38
12-6 7-5 4-7 2-0 9-8 9-6 1-0 0-1 2-5
LAST SAVE
6/11/09 vs. CIN w/WAS
5/4 at HOU
None
None
None
6/18/13 at LAA
6/29 vs. CLE
6/30 at HOU
None
#41 - CHARLIE FURBUSH, LHP 2014: 34 G, 1-4, 3.70 ERA, 0-0 SV, 11 HLD
Career-High IP: 5.0 IP (5/27/11 vs. BOS)
2nd among MLB rookie relievers w/38 Ks (Betances, NYY, 76/Familia, NYM 36).
Averaging 10.06 K/9.0 IP (38 SO, 34.0 IP).
Allowed runs in 6 of 30 appearances this season (8 ER total).
BS #2 6/20 at KC; allowed 2 inherited runners to score in 6th to tie game at 5.
BS #1/L#1 on 6/19 at SD, charged with season-high 4 ER on 3 H in 0.1 IP.
W#2 tossing 2.0 ShO innings while striking out 4 on June 3 at Atlanta.
Allowed 1 run in 14 G (5/5-6/17): 17.2 IP, 12 H, 5 BB, 20 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 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.
LAST LOSS
4/17 at TEX
4/11 vs. KC
6/18 at SD
6/19 at SD
None
4/18 at MIA
6/14 vs. TEX
4/20 at MIA
None
Team Bullpen Totals
SV/OPP
0/0 (---)
1/3 (.500)
0/0 (---)
0/2 (.000)
0/0 (---)
0/1 (.000)
23/25 (.920)
1/2 (.333)
0/0 (---)
25/34 (.735)
1st BF/RETIRED
27/24 (.889)
33/23 (.697)
34/22 (.647)
30/20 (.667)
3/3 (1.000)
33/27 (.818)
34/23 (.676)
32/21 (.656)
1/1 (1.000)
232/166 (.716)
RI/STRANDED
15/13 (.867)
13/10 (.769)
25/20 (.800)
18/8 (.444)
0/0 (---)
9/8 (.889)
7/6 (.857)
12/8 (.667)
2/1 (.500)
104/77 (.740)
#37 - BRANDON MAURER, RHP 2014: 10 G, 7GS, 1-4, 6.88 ERA, 0-0 SV,0 HLD
Career-High IP: 4.0 (8/28/13 vs. TEX) 2014-High IP: 2.0-2x (last: 7/1 at HOU)
Is 0-0, 0.00 (0 ER, 5.0 IP) in 3 G in relief this season; 1-4, 7.52 in 7 GS.
Worked 2.0 IP (2 H, 1 BB, 1 K) 7/1 at HOU.
Struck out 4 Red Sox in 2.0 ShO innings on June 25 vs. BOS in 1st relief app.
Recalled from AAA Tacoma on June 25 (E. Ramirez optioned).
AAA Tacoma: 1-0 with 2.79 ERA (6 ER, 19.1 IP) with 24 K in 12 G (1 start).
Made 7 starts with Seattle (April 20-May 29), going 1-4 with a 7.52 ERA (27
ER, 32.1 IP) with 17 strikeouts (failed to go 5.0 IP in 5 of 7 starts).
Career as reliever: 2-0 with 6.04 ERA (15 ER, 22.1 IP) with 22 strikeouts.
#31 - YOERVIS MEDINA, RHP
2014: 33 G, 4-1, 2.48 ERA, 0-1 SV, 12 HLD
Career-High IP: 2.1-3x (last: 7/23/13 vs. CLE) 2014-High IP: 1.1-2x (4/14 at TEX)
Allowed just 1 run in last 18 games (16.0 IP) since May 5 w/18 strikeouts.
0 R, 4 H in last 12.0 IP, May 17-current (12 G).
Leads team 12 holdsT3rd on the team w/33 apps.
W #4 6/21 at KC; tossed 1-2-3 8th in 1-1 tie; Mariners scored 1 in 9th for win.
W #3 6/8 at TB; tossed scoreless 8th, keeping game tied 0-0.
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. TEXW #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.
#56 - FERNANDO RODNEY, RHP 2014: 34 G, 1-3, 2.23 ERA, 23-25 SV, 0 HLD
Career-High IP: 3.0 (9/18/12 vs. BAL) 2014-High IP: 1.1 (5/3 at HOU)
#54 - TOM WILHELMSEN, RHP 2014: 32 G, 0-1, 2.60 ERA, 1-3 SV, 4 HLD
Career-High IP: 3.0-3x (6/25/14 vs. BOS) 2014-High IP: 3.0,3x (6/30 at HOU)
SV#1 6/30 at HOU, allowing 1 R over 3.0 IP; 1st SV since 7/28/13 vs. MIN
Career-high 3.0 ShO IP on 6/11 vs. NYY, 6/25 vs. BOS & 6/30 at HOU.
Has 31 Ks in last 20 G (30.2 IP).
Has tossed 3+ innings in 7 of his last 11 outings.
Tossed 2.0 ShO innings 6/3 at ATLStruck 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.
Touched up for 3 ER in 1.2 IP 5/24 vs. HOU1.0 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.
Ranks 8th in Mariners history with 54 career saves.
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES WEDNESDAY JULY 2, 2014 AT HOUSTON ASTROS PAGE 4
SEATTLE HITTERS vs. HOUSTON ASTROS
2014
CAREER
HR@
AVG
AB H HR RBI
AVG AB H HR RBI HOU
D. Ackley
.139
36 5 0 2
.250 88 22 0 11
0
W. Bloomquist .214
14 3 1 6
.302 63 19 3 14
1
J. Buck
.500
8 4 0 2
.323 62
20
4 8
3
R. Cano
.333
48 16 1 11
.341 88 30 3 18
1
E. Chavez
.286
7 2 0 0
.267 101
27
0 7
0
C. Gillespie
.091
11
1 0 0
.083 12
1 0 0
0
C. Hart - DL
.231
26
6
0
1
.320
391
125
22
65
8
J. Jones
.385
26 10 0 2
.385 26 10 0 2
0
B. Miller
.179
28 5 1 1
.279 68 19 4 9
3
L. Morrison
.333
9 3 0 2
.422 64
27
0 13 0
M. Saunders
.314
35 11 1 9
.275 69 19 1 15
1
K. Seager
.311
45 14 3 15
.223 112
25 5 21
3
M. Zunino
.216
37 8 2 7
.182 55 10 2 7
2
#5 - BRAD MILLER, SS
Last Game: 1x4, BB, K yest.
Roadtrip: 2x8, R, HR, RBI, BB, K
Has started 26 games this season: SS (8), 3B (5), 2B (5), LF (2), 1B (5), DH (1).
Hit in 13 of last 15 GS: 20x55/.351, 6 R, 4 2B, HR, 9 RBI (5/23-c).
Batting .429 (12x28) with 4 2B, HR, 12 RBI with runners in scoring position.
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).
#4 - JOHN BUCK, C
Last Game: 1x3 6/29 vs. CLE
Roadtrip: - - -
Started 22 games this season; Seattle is 12-10 in his starts (8-10 as catcher).
Batting .237 (9x38) w/6 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI in last 12 games (since 5/31).
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
Last Game: 2x4, R, 2B, 3 RBI yest.
Roadtrip: 4x9, 3 R, 2B, HR, 6 RBI
Has made 22 starts 15-LF, 5-RF, 2-DHhits in 13 of 22 GS & has 6 runs scored.
Hit .435 (10x23) w/ 2 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SB in 9 games, 5/31-6/10.
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 nativeattended Oregon St2006 Pac-10 Player of the Year.
Hitting .273 (11x36), 3 2B, 3B, HR, 4 RBI in 9 G on rehab assignment at AAA.
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.
Batting .312 (39x125) w/19R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 7RBI, 13SB in last 33 G (since 5/28).
Set club record with hits in first 15 MLB starts of career.
Career-high 4 H & 3 SB 6/30 at HOU; 2nd x in club hist. w/4+ H, 3+ SB in game...
tied a Mariners single-game rookie club record with 3 steals in a game (2nd time).
0x4 May 25 snapped 14-G hitting streak (5/9-24); hit .288 (15x52) w/10 R.
1st Mariners player with 3 SB in a game since Ichiro on 8/4/10 vs. TEX (4 SB).
Made MLB debut 4/18 at MIAINF 1B in first plate appearance21st
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.
Batting .268 (19x71) w/3 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 7 BB since coming off DL 6/10.
Hitting .315 (17x54) w/7 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI in last 15 G (6/16-current).
Career-high tying 4 hits on 6/23 vs. BOS, incl. 2 HR; 1st multi-HR G of career.
HR #2, 3 RBI 6/20 at KC...left game w/facial laceration in T6th 6/15 vs. TEX.
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.
Since May 16: .317 (26x82) w/ 15 R, 4 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 19 RBI, .913 OPS.
HR #5, an upper deck shot, 6/30 at HOU.
Activated from 15-day DL 6/27doubled in first PA coming off DL.
On rehab with AAA Tacoma: .450 (9x20), 5 R, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 7 RBI in 5 G.
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.
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.
Batting .409 (27x66) w/10R, 8 2B, 4 HR, 19 RBI in last 17 G (since 6/14).
Since April 23: .312 (74x237) w/30 R, 17 2B, 3 3B, 13 HR, 56 RBI in 62 G.
Named AL Player of the Week for 2nd time June 30 (hit .583/14x24, 5 R, 3
2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI 1.542 OPS in 6 games).
Recorded the Mariners only hit off Tomlin 6/28 vs. CLE.
Had 4 straight multi-hit G (.647/11x17) to tie season/career high, 6/23-27.
Team leader in home runs (1st, 13), extra-base hits (37) and RBI (58).
Batting .357 (51x143, 11 HR) at Safeco Field; .209 (33x158, 2 HR) on road.
Tied career-high with 4 hits and drove in go-ahead run on June 15 vs. Texas.
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.
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. HOUhit 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. Peacock: .300 (3x10), 2B, RBI, 3 BB, 2 K
Last Game: DNB as DR-1B in 9th 6/9 at TB
Current Streak: 0 G (0x9)
Roadtrip: ---
Last HR: 5/27 vs. LAA (#7)
Season-Highs: streak: 6-2x (last: 5/3-7)hits: 2-10x (last: 5/23)RBI: 3-3x (last: 5/6)
#3 - MIKE ZUNINO, C
vs. Peacock: .250 (1x4), HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
Last Game: 1x6, R, 2B, RBI, 3 K yest.
Current Streak: 3 G (3x14)
Roadtrip: 2x11, 3 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 5 K
Last HR: 6/30 at HOU (#12)
Season-Highs: streak: 6-2x (last: 6/18-25)hits: 4 (4/29)RBI: 3-2x (last: 5/28)
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES WEDNESDAY JULY 2, 2014 AT HOUSTON ASTROS PAGE 5
SCORE BY INNINGS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X
Total
Mariners 33 42 36 44 47 38 46 27 39 2 354
Opponent 40 26 35 34 38 25 30 30 27 2 287
Player
Solo 2R 3R GS Total
Ackley
3 1 -- -- 4
Almonte
1 -- -- -- 1
Bloomquist -- 1 -- -- 1
Buck
-- 1 -- -- 1
Cano
-- 4 2
-- 6
Chavez
1 -- -- -- 1
Gillespie
1 -- -- -- 1
Hart
4 -- 1
-- 5
Miller
7 1 -- -- 8
Montero
-- 1 -- -- 1
Morrison
2 2 -- -- 4
Romero 2 -- 1
-- 3
Saunders
3 2 -- -- 5
Seager
4 4 5 -- 13
Smoak
2 4 1
-- 7
Zunino
7 4 1 -- 12
Team
37 25 11 0 73
Runs via HR:
120
DISABLED LIST
Name
Blake Beavan-rhp
Corey Hart-dh
James Paxton-lhp
Justin Smoak-1b
Stephen Pryor-rhp
Hisashi Iwakuma-rhp
Taijuan Walker-rhp
Logan Morrison-of/dh
Michael Saunders-of
TYPE
60-Day
15-Day
60-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
DL Dates
April 16-current
May 20 (retro 5/19)-current
April 9-current
June 11 (retro to 6/10)-current
March 29 (retro 3/21)-April 17
March 29 (retro 3/21)-May 2
March 29 (retro 3/21)-June 10
April 16 (retro 4/15)-June 11
June 11-June 26
Eligible
June 15
June 3
June 8
June 25
---
---
---
---
---
Injury
Right shoulder tendinitis
Strained left hamstring
Strained left latissimus dorsi muscle
Strained left quad
Surgery to repair a torn tendon in right shoulder
Torn extensor tendon in his right middle finger
Right shoulder impingement
Strained right hamstring
Right AC joint inflammation
G Missed
71
41
77
21
14
27
63
52
14
Team Record
39-32
25-16
41-36
12-9
7-8
12-15
34-29
27-25
8-6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-- 0-2 --
-- 0-1 5-4 15-18 14-7 -10-13
0-1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-1
4-1 2-1 -- -- -- 0-1 0-1 0-1 12-3
-- -- -- 1-1 1-0 2-3 2-0 3-4 3-2
-- -- 44-36 -- -- -- -- -- -12-7
2-0 -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 --- 0-1 -- -- -- 1-3 1-2 1-1 3-0
-- 1-1 -- 0-1 0-1 4-0 7-0 2-2 1-2
-- -- --
15-15
5-2
-- -- -- -12-13
15-8
-- -- -- -- -- -- --- 9-12 -- -- -- -- -- 13-5
13-18
-- -- -- 3-1
8-7
2-1 1-3 -- --- -- -- 0-1
1-0 -- -- 2-0 --- 10-6 -- 2-0 1-3 2-3 8-1 0-2 0-1
8-4 7-5 1-2 -- 0-3 -- 4-5 1-2 --- 0-1 -- 12-8
14-13
15-11
3-3 -- --- -- --
13-11
11-8
4-6
2-3 -- --- -- 1-0 -- 5-0
11-6 2-2
9-14
12-6
PITCHER - Hernandez (12-6), Ramirez (4-7), Iwakuma (7-5), Paxton (2-0), Elias (9-8), Young (9-6), Beavan (0-1), Maurer (2-5), Walker (1-0)
Player
2 3 4 5 Total
Ackley
10 3 -- -- 13
Almonte
4 -- -- -- 4
Bloomquist 9 -- -- -- 9
Buck
1 2 -- -- 3
Cano
28 3 1 -- 32
Chavez
7 1 -- -- 8
Franklin
2 -- -- -- 2
Gillespie
4 -- -- -- 4
Hart
8 -- -- -- 8
Jones
8 4 1 -- 13
Miller
12 -- -- -- 12
Montero
-- -- -- -- 1
Morrison
4 -- 1 -- 5
Romero
8 1 -- -- 9
Saunders
12 2 -- -- 14
Seager
19 5 2 -- 26
Smoak
10 -- -- -- 10
Zunino
12 -- 1 -- 13
Team
158 21 6 0 185
INSTANT REPLAY:
Record
Total Confirmed/Stands Overturned Keeping
Mariners 17
9
8
Opponents 16
7
9
Umpires 11
8
2 1
OUTFIELD ASSISTS:
Player A
Ackley ..........................................................3
Almonte........................................................2
Chavez / Jones............................................ 1
Morrison / Romero / Saunders.....................1
HITTING STREAKS:
GAME-WINNING/2-OUT RBI:
Player
2 3 4 5+ Total Player GWRBI
Cano.........................................................................8
Ackley
4 2 -- -- 6
Seager......................................................................7
Almonte
1 -- --
-- 1
Saunders..................................................................4
Bloomquist 3 1 -- -- 4
Ackley/Hart/Miller/Smoak/Zunino............................3
Buck
1 -- --
-- 1
Romero/Almonte......................................................2
Cano
12 3 -- -- 15
Gillespie/Chavez.......................................................2
Bloomquist/Buck/Montero.......................................1
Chavez
-- 1 -- -- 1
Franklin
-- -- -- -- 0
Player
2-Out RBI
Gillespie
-- -- -- -- 0
Seager....................................................................20
Hart
2 -- 1 -- 3
Smoak....................................................................20
Jones
2 -- --
-- 2
Cano/Ackley...........................................................11
Miller
2 1 -- -- 3
Hart/Zunino............................................................10
Miller.........................................................................8
Montero
1 -- --
-- 1
Saunders..................................................................7
Morrison
1 1 --
1 3
Jones........................................................................6
Romero
-- 2 --
-- 2
Chavez/Morrison......................................................5
Saunders
5 2 -- -- 7
Bloomquist...............................................................4
Seager
8 5 2 1 16
Almonte / Buck.........................................................3
Smoak
6 3 -- -- 9
Gillespie....................................................................2
Zunino
4 3 -- -- 7
Franklin / Romero.....................................................1
Team
52 24 4 1 81
Player
Dates
James Jones
Robinson Cano
Robinson Cano
Michael Saunders
Kyle Seager
14
10
9
8
8
5/9-24
6/2-12
4/20-5/1
5/25-6/3
4/23-5/3
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
June 9 Ji-Man Choi, INF, activated from the restricted list.
James Paxton, LHP, transferred from the 15-day DL to 60-day DL.
June 10 Taijuan Walker, RHP, returned from rehab assignment at AAA Tacoma,
activated from 15-day DL, optioned to AAA Tacoma.
June 11 Logan Morrison, 1B/OF, returned from rehab assignment at AAA
Tacoma and activated from 15-day disabled list.
Justin Smoak, 1B, placed on 15-day DL (retro to June 10) with
strained left quad.
Michael Saunders, OF, placed on 15-day DL with rt AC joint inflammation.
June 12 Jesus Montero, DH/1B, recalled from AAA Tacoma.
June 18 Justin Smoak, 1B, sent on rehab assignment to AAA Tacoma.
June 20 Michael Saunders, OF, sent on rehab assignment to AAA Tacoma.
June 21 Corey Hart, DH, sent on rehab assignment to AAA Tacoma.
June 25 Jesus Montero, DH/1B, optioned to AAA Tacoma (post-game).
June 27 Michael Saunders, OF, returned from rehab assignment at AAA
Tacoma and activated from 15-day disabled list.
June 29 Stefen Romero, OF, optioned to AAA Tacoma (post-game).
June 30 Taijuan Walker, RHP, recalled from AAA Tacoma.
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES WEDNESDAY JULY 2, 2014 AT HOUSTON ASTROS PAGE 6
MARINERS UPDATE
Overall Record.........................................46-38
Series Records.................................... 14-10-5
First Game of Series................................19-10
Second Game of Series..........................13-15
Third Game of Series................................13-8
Fourth Game of Series................................1-5
Leading After 6..........................................34-7
Trailing After 6............................................5-27
Tied After 6...................................................7-4
Leading After 7..........................................39-5
Trailing After 7............................................4-26
Tied After 7...................................................3-7
Leading After 8..........................................41-2
Trailing After 8............................................1-31
Tied After 8...................................................4-5
Score First................................................29-10
Opponent Score First..............................18-28
Comeback Wins / Blown Losses.........19 / 15
Last at-bat W/L (walk-off).................. 7-9 (1-4)
Hit a home run.........................................30-13
No home runs..........................................16-25
Scoring 4 or more runs.............................34-9
Scoring less than 4 runs.........................12-29
Score in 3 or more innings........................25-7
Out-hit opponent.......................................40-6
Out-hit by opponent..................................5-30
Hits even.......................................................1-2
Lineups Used................................................ 75
Players Used (Pitchers)......................... 33 (16)
Safeco Field Roof Open..........................17-15
Safeco Field Roof Closed...........................3-1
Safeco Field Roof Moved............................1-6
Northwest Green Jersey.............................8-4
Astro Navy Jersey........................................7-4
Safeco Field Sellouts...................................1-0
2013 after 84 games................................37-47
2013 after 85 games................................37-48
2013 after 86 games................................38-48
Best ever after 84 games................61-23 (01)
Best ever after 85 games................62-23 (01)
Best ever after 86 games................62-24 (01)
March/April..............................................11-14
May...........................................................16-14
June..........................................................18-10
July................................................................1-0
August..........................................................0-0
September....................................................0-0
Monday.......................................................10-1
Tuesday........................................................9-5
Wednesday...................................................5-8
Thursday.......................................................3-5
Friday............................................................5-7
Saturday.......................................................6-7
Sunday..........................................................8-5
1-Run Games/2-Run Games........... 9-13/13-9
Extra Innings................................................1-2
Average Time of Game (9-inn.)................. 2:55
Postponements...... 2 (4/4 @OAK, 4/30 @NYY)
INDIVIDUAL BATTING
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES WEDNESDAY JULY 2, 2014 AT HOUSTON ASTROS PAGE 7
ATT
44,152
43,567
38,007
11,236
30,290
32,852
45,662
16,468
38,978
22,073
22,702
23,081
26,628
27,396
29,024
21,388
24,003
20,228
14,628
10,467
13,729
31,146
30,042
26,307
37,484
43,121
15,771
15,798
24,996
11,019
12,106
--17,337
12,577
20,876
29,373
30,449
12,397
13,446
20,986
27,275
29,717
32,511
43,706
43,654
13,861
21,197
21,585
26,857
22,721
13,064
13,904
11,659
28,998
37,142
31,405
41,539
36,503
26,960
14,577
23,996
18,158
10,400
28,405
28,439
40,595
22,073
27,702
39,215
17,516
19,896
27,523
18,755
38,475
21,640
23,278
26,860
20,015
27,333
28,084
23,102
26,171
17,340
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES WEDNESDAY JULY 2, 2014 AT HOUSTON ASTROS PAGE 8
G
D
D/N OPP W / L
SCORE WINNER/LOSER/SAVE
REC.
POS GA/GB CLUBS
TIME
84 7/1 N @HOU
W
13-2
Iwakuma (6-4)/Cosart
46-38
3
-5.5
OAK
3:36
85 7/2 D @HOU
RHP Chris Young (7-4, 3.15) vs. RHP Brad Peacock (2-4, 4.21)
7/3
Off Day
86 7/4 N @CWS
LHP Roenis Elias (7-6, 3.96) vs. LHP Chris Sale (7-1, 2.30)
87 7/5 D @CWS
RHP Felix Hernandez (10-2, 2.10) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (5-7, 3.44)
88 7/6 D @CWS
RHP Taijuan Walker (1-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Hector Noesi (2-6, 5.33)
89 7/7 N MIN
90 7/8 N MIN
91 7/9 N MIN
92 7/10 N MIN
93 7/11 N OAK
94 7/12 N OAK
95 7/13 D OAK
7/14
7/15
All-Star Game at Target Field (Minneapolis, MN)
7/16
7/17
96 7/18 N @LAA
97 7/19 N @LAA
98 7/20 D @LAA
99 7/21 N NYM
100 7/22 N NYM
101 7/23 D NYM
102 7/24 N BAL
103 7/25 N BAL
104 7/26 D BAL
105 7/27 D BAL
7/28
Off Day
106 7/29 N @CLE
107 7/30 N @CLE
108 7/31 N @CLE
July (1-0)
Batting: .400 (18x34), 1 HR
Pitching: 1-0, 0 SV, 1.00 ERA (1 ER, 9.0 IP)
109 8/1 N @BAL
110 8/2 N @BAL
111 8/3 D @BAL
8/4
Off Day
112 8/5 N ATL
113 8/6 D ATL
114 8/7 N CWS
115 8/8 N CWS
116 8/9 N CWS
117 8/10 D CWS
118 8/11 N TOR
119 8/12 N TOR
120 8/13 N TOR
8/14
Off Day
121 8/15 N @DET
122 8/16 N @DET
123 8/17 D @DET
124 8/18 N @PHI
125 8/19 N @PHI
126 8/20 D @PHI
8/21
Off Day
127 8/22 N @BOS
128 8/23 D @BOS
129 8/24 D @BOS
130 8/25 N TEX
131 8/26 N TEX
132 8/27 D TEX
8/28
Off Day
133 8/29 N WAS
134 8/30 N WAS
135 8/31 D WAS
August (0-0)
Batting: .--- (---), 0 HR
Pitching: 0-0, 0 SV, -.-- ERA (-- ER, -- IP)
136 9/1 D @OAK
137 9/2 N @OAK
138 9/3 D @OAK
139 9/4 N @TEX
140 9/5 N @TEX
141 9/6 N @TEX
142 9/7 D @TEX
143 9/8 N HOU
144 9/9 N HOU
145 9/10 N HOU
9/11
Off Day
146 9/12 N OAK
147 9/13 N OAK
148 9/14 D OAK
149 9/15 N @LAA
150 9/16 N @LAA
151 9/17 N @LAA
152 9/18 N @LAA
153 9/19 N @HOU
154 9/20 N @HOU
155 9/21 D @HOU
156 9/22 N @TOR
157 9/23 N @TOR
158 9/24 N @TOR
159 9/25 D @TOR
160 9/26 N LAA
161 9/27 N LAA
162 9/28 D LAA
September (0-0)
Batting: .--- (---), 0 HR
Pitching: 0-0, 0 SV, -.-- ERA (-- ER, -- IP)
ATT
17,504