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GAME INFORMATION Safeco Field • PO Box 4100 • Seattle, WA 98194 • TEL: 206.346.4000 • FAX: 206.346.4000 • www.mariners.com Wednesday, June 13, 2012 SAN DIEGO PADRES (21-41) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (27-36) Game #64 (27-36) Safeco Field RH Jason Marquis (0-1, 3.00) vs. RH Hector Noesi (2-6, 5.99) Home #27 (10-16) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Thursday June 14 SD 7:10 pm RH Erasmo Ramirez (0-0, 2.45) vs. RH Edinson Volquez (2-6, 3.91) ROOT Friday June 15 SF 7:10 pm LH Jason Vargas (7-5, 3.90) vs. RH Ryan Volgelsong (5-2, 2.26) ROOT Saturday June 16 SF 7:10 pm RH Kevin Millwood (3-5, 3.57) vs. RH Tim Lincecum (2-7, 6.00) ROOT Sunday June 17 SF 1:10 pm RH Felix Hernandez (4-5, 3.70) vs. LH Madison Bumgarner (8-4, 3.08) ROOT All games broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network Spanish Audio available for all home games, presented by ROOT SPORTS via SAP (where available) TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners and San Diego Padres play game #2 (0-1) of a three-game weekday HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS series at Safeco Field, continuing a 9-game Interleague homestand against the LA Dodgers (1-2), THURSDAY: No Hitter Celebration/$6 tickets, poster for all fans... Padres and San Francisco Giants (3 G)…Mariners went 5-4 on recently-concluded road trip against SATURDAY: Fight Hunger Night/ Texas (2-1), Chicago White Sox (1-2) and Los Angeles Angels (2-1)…the Mariners are in the midst Harold Reynolds fi rst pitch (35th of 15 consecutive games vs. the National League…tonight’s game will be televised on ROOT Anniv.)…SUNDAY: Youth Baseball Day - Ichiro poster/Father’s Day Sports in high defi nition and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network. fi shing cap/Bob Stinson fi rst pitch ODDS AND ENDS…lost 3 straight but are 6-7 in last 13…won 4 of last 7 series, with 2 coming vs. (35th Anniv.). AL West leading Rangers…are 11-12 over last 23 games…fi nished May with a 12-17 record (1-1 in ICHIRO 2,500 HITS March, 10-12 in April, 5-4 in June)…are 10-16 at Safeco Field and 17-20 on the road. Ichiro has collected 2,496 hits in his MLB • Homer Happy -- Homered in 8 consecutive games (5/29-6/6), longest stretch since 11G in 2009. career in 1,811 career games…among all players who have debuted since • Saunders Extrapolated -- Michael Saunders season projection is 154 G, 46 2B, 18 HR, .824 OPS. 1900, he has a chance to get to 2,500 • Fielding -- Rank 2nd in the Majors in FLD% (.989/26 E, 2312 TC)…played error-free in 43 of 63 G. hits in the 4th-fewest games (Elias). • Road Warriors -- Have played the most road games (37) in MLB this season (TEX 2nd w/35). Date of 2500 Player Games • Batting Around -- Sent 10+ batters to the plate 6 times: last twice 5/30 at TEX (2nd & 3rd innings). 9/14/36 Al Simmons ...................1,784 • Blown Leads -- Mariners have held a lead in 19 of 36 losses, leading the Majors. 8/16/18 Ty Cobb .........................1,790 • Home vs. Road -- Batting .257 (344x1339) on the road (37 G) and .198 (158x800) at home (26 G). 5/18/29 George Sisler ................1,808 6/03/38 Paul Waner ....................1,825 • 2-Out RBI -- Kyle Seager leads the AL with 24 2-out RBI (2nd in Majors behind Andre Ethier/30). 5/07/29 Rogers Hornsby ............1,846 • Bases Loaded -- Dustin Ackley is 4-for-5 with 6 RBI with the bases loaded this season (8x10 career). OH SO CLOSE • 5 Starters -- Mariners are only AL team to use only 5 starting pitchers (also: CIN, MIA in NL). 10 of Mariners last 13 losses have been • Brendan Ryan leads all ML shortstops with a .996 FLD% (1 E, 249 TC), 10.4 UZR & 18 runs saved. by 3 or fewer runs, including 5 of last • HBP? -- Mariners are last in the Majors with only with 5 offensive HBP (club low is 22 in ‘78 & ‘82). 10 losses by a 2-run margin…18 of 36 NATURAL RIVALS…the Mariners and Padres meet for the 2nd (0-1) of 6 games in Interleague losses this season have been by 2 or fewer runs, going 6-9 in one-run games play…Mariners were 5-1 against the Padres in 2011…as “natural rivals”, the Mariners and Padres and 7-9 in games decided by 2 runs (3-4 have played every season since Interleague play started in 1997…Mariners swept the Padres during in 3-run games). a 3-game series May 20-22, 2011 at PETCO Park and won 2 of 3 July 1-3 at Safeco Field…Seattle COOL HAND LUCAS is 22-19 at home, including a 20-17 record at Safeco Field…the Mariners lead the all-time series Lucas Luetge has not allowed an 44-37, including winning 16 of 24 (since 5/17/08) and 25 of the last 37 games…Mariners have gone ER in his fi rst 23 Major League appearances (15.0 IP), a club record 22-12 since start of 2006 vs. Padres: 5-1 (‘06), 4-2 (‘07), 5-1 (‘08), 4-2 (‘09), 2-4 (‘10) and 5-1 (‘11). (Rod Scurry opened his MLB career ROSTER MOVES...the Mariners made eight roster moves today, as outfi elders Franklin Gutierrez with 14 straight games without & Casper Wells and RHPs Erasmo Ramirez & Steve Delabar will be joining the team from Tacoma allowing an ER / 8.0 IP)…also has set club record w/23 appearances (AAA), while RHP Stephen Pryor & OF Mike Carp are being placed on the 15-day DL, and RHP to start season without allowing an Blake Beavan & INF Alex Liddi are being optioned to Tacoma...please see full release for details. ER (prev: Kazuhiro Sasaki, 2002, 20). HIGH FIVE...for at least one more day, Seattle will be one of only three teams that has used just JASO GWRBI fi ve starting pitchers this season...the Mariners join Cincinnati and Miami as co-leaders for fewest John Jaso has made the most of his starting pitchers used in 2012...in contrast, the Padres have used 11 starters, most in the Majors. 30 appearances (24 GS) this season, leading the team and T7th in the AL TOURNEY NOTES...Mariners players, fi eld and front offi ce staff helped the CF Foundation raise with 6 Game-Winning RBI…Jaso is over $215,000 at the annual CF Golf Tournament on Monday. batting .368 (7x19) with 2 doubles and 6 RBI in Close & Late Situations A DIFFERENT KIND OF COMBINED NO-HITTER...Charlie Furbush has not allowed a hit over his last (7th innning or later with team ahead 11.1 IP (0x32)...the only baserunners he’s allowed reached base via a HBP, PB, BB and an error...during by one run, tied, or with the tying run on base, at bat or on deck). the run he has struck out 14 batters...he has allowed lowest opponents OBP in MLB at .184 (min. 20.0 IP). LEADOFF HOME RUNS ROOKIE RELIEF…the three rookie relievers in the bullpen, RH Hisashi Iwakuma, LH Lucas Luetge Ichiro hit his 37th career leadoff home and RH Stephen Pryor have combined to post a 2.51 ERA (12 ER, 43.0 IP) with 37 strikeouts in 38 run June 2 at CWS (in his 2nd start games out of the bullpen...have combined to limited opponents to .215 (32x149) batting average. of the season in the leadoff spot)… ranks 6th all-time for leadoff HR: LEFT ON LEFT…Mariners LH relievers Charlie Furbush and Lucas Luetge have combined to hold 1. Rickey Henderson .................81 LH batters to a .090 batting average (6x67) with 32 strikeouts…Furbush has limited lefties to a .100 2. Alfonso Soriano .....................54 mark (4x40) with 19 K’s, while Luetge has a .074 opponent average (2x27) with 13 K’s…the duo have 3. Craig Biggio ..........................53 also combined to strand 29 of 35 inherited runners (Luetge - 17 of 18, Furbush - 12 of 17). 4. Brady Anderson ....................44 5. Jimmy Rollins ........................38 KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES...Kyle Seager was 0-for-4 with an RBI last night, but he has 6. Ichiro ....................................37 still reached safely via hit or walk 21 times (14 H, 7 BB) over his last 11 games…during that stretch 7. Bobby Bonds ........................35 he has raised his on-base-percentage from .299 to .325 and his slugging percentage from .430 to QUITE A CATCH .474...since May 1st is batting .263 (36x137) with 23 runs, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home runs, 32 RBI, At 22 years, 193 days old Jesus .342 on-base-percentage and slugging .504...since May 1 only Josh Hamilton (37), Jose Bautista Montero became the youngest catcher in a no-hitter since Ted (36) and Albert Pujols (33) have more American League RBI than Seager’s 32. Simmons (22 years, 5 days old) INTERLEAGUE PLAY…the Mariners are 4-3 in Interleague play this season…went 9-9 in Interleague caught Bob Gibson’s gem at Pittsburgh in 1971…according to the last year, marking the 12th consecutive season (since 2000) to post at least a .500 record vs.