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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 Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 SEATTLE MARINERS (58-79) at OAKLAND ATHLETICS (62-76) Game #138 (58-79) O.co Coliseum RH Michael Pineda (9-8, 3.71) vs. RH Brandon McCarthy (7-7, 3.64) Road #67 (24-42) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Sunday Sept. 4 @OAK 1:07 pm RH Blake Beavan (3-4, 4.11) vs. RH Trevor Cahill (9-13, 4.26) ROOT Monday Sept. 5 @LAA 6:05 pm LH Anthony Vasquez (1-1, 11.57) vs. TBA ROOT Tuesday Sept. 6 @LAA 7:05 pm RH Felix Hernandez (13-11, 3.27) vs. TBA ROOT Wednesday Sept. 7 @LAA 7:05 pm LH Charlie Furbush (3-7, 4.97) vs. TBA ROOT/ESPN All games broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 2-team, 6-game road trip with the second of three games ROOKIE HITS SINCE BREAK against the Athletics (0-1)...will also travel to Los Angeles (3 G)...were (2-5) on the recently concluded 1. Jemile Weeks, OAK ................58 2. Freddie Freeman, ATL.............56 2-team, 7-game homestand against the Chicago White Sox (0-3) and Los Angeles Angels (2-2)...today’s 3. Eric Hosmer, KC .....................55 game will not be televised but will be broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network. 4. Mike Carp, SEA .....................51 Dustin Ackley ........................51 ODDS AND ENDS…lost yesterday and are 2-3 in last fi ve games…have won 8 of 20, 13 of 30 and 15 of last 34 games…recorded club-record 17-game losing streak July 6-26…season-high 6G SILVER BULLET Kyle Seager is batting .385 (20x52) with winning streak (May 18-23)…are 34-37 in games played at Safeco Field, 24-42 on the road…went 10 runs, 7 doubles, 2 home runs and 43-48 (.473) prior to the All-Star break, but 15-31 (.326) in 46 games since the ASG. 5 RBI over his last 14 games…in 24 • Close Games -- 72 of 137 G have been decided by 2 or fewer runs (22-24 in 1-run, 10-16 in 2-run). games in his second stint with the • The Mariners have used 128 different batting lineups in 137 games (105 different defensive lineups). Mariners (since 8/2) is batting .318 • Stingy on the Mound - held opponents to 2 or less runs 48 times (38-10 in those G). (27x85) to raise his season batting average from .136 to .280…hit .136 • Jason Vargas 3 shutouts are 3rd in AL - Derek Holland & James Shields - 4…T3rd most in single- (3x22) in 7 games w/ Seattle July 7-21 season club history behind Randy Johnson (4, 1994) and Dave Fleming (4, 1992). CLIMBING THE LADDER • Franklin Gutierrez is batting .292 (28x96) over his last 25 G to raise season avg from .194 to .224. Brandon League recorded his 32nd • Ichiro has made 10 starts at DH this season (.341/14x41)…36 career starts at DH: .361/56x155. save of season Monday night vs. the • Dustin Ackley has recorded at least one hit in 50 of 66 G, and reached base safely in 55 of 66 G. Angels…currently ranks 10th in single • Franklin Gutierrez has not made error in CF in 277 G, 269 GS (779 errorless chances), AL record. season saves in franchise history: MARINERS VS. ATHLETICS…today is the 15th (9-5) of 19 games between the Mariners and A’s 1. Kazuhiro Sasaki (2001) ...........45 2. J.J. Putz (2007) .......................40 in 2011…Mariners are 4-3 in three trips to Oakland and 5-2 at Safeco…the Mariners went 6-13 3. David Aardsma (2007) ............38 against the A’s last season, including 4-6 at home…Seattle is 52-38 vs. Oakland since 2007… T4. Kazuhiro Sasaki (2002) ...........37 Mariners trail the all-time series 216-288, including a 92-161 mark in Oakland. Kazuhiro Sasaki (2000) ...........37 6. Eddie Guardado (2005) ...........36 TOO GOOD NOT TO SWING…Mike Carp is leading the Majors (min. 25 AB) in batting average on 7. J.J. Putz (2006) .......................36 the fi rst pitch, batting .593 (16x27) with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run and 11 RBI, slugging .852... T8. Jose Mesa (1999) ...................33 Mike Schooler (1989) ..............33 Dustin Ackley is batting .474 (9x19), Miguel Olivo .333 (22x66), Ichiro .329 (24x73), Brendan Ryan 10. Brandon League (2011) ........32 .328 (19x58) when putting the ball in play on the fi rst pitch. YOUTH MOVEMENT DUSTING OFF THE COBWEBS…right-hander Shawn Kelley & left-hander Cesar Jimenez both The Mariners current 28-man roster appeared in yesterday’s game...for Kelley, it was his fi rst MLB appearance since June 15, 2010 includes 12 rookies: Dustin Ackley, following Tommy John surgery...Jimenez had not appeared in a game since Sept. 28, 2008. Mike Carp, Trayvon Robinson, Kyle Seager, Casper Wells, Blake ROOKIE OF THE MONTH?…Mike Carp put together an award worthy month of August ranking Beavan, Charlie Furbush, Josh near the top of various offensive categories amongst rookies...25 RBI (1st), 8 2B (T1st), 6 HR (2nd), Lueke, Michael Pineda, Chance Ruffi n, Anthony Vasquez and Tom 14 extra-base hits (T2nd), 61 total bases (2nd) .898 OPS (4th), .545 slugging (4th), .313 batting Wilhelmsen…have played 16 rookies average (5th), .353 on-base % (T6th)...check your local ballots. this season, with 10 players making ROAD WARRIOR…Kyle Seager hit .600 (15x25) on the last road trip...Seager is leading the American their MLB debut…16 rookies played is tops in the Majors (Kansas City, 15). League (min. 45 AB) in road hitting since the All-Star break...is batting .396 (19x48) with 9 runs, 5 DOUBLE DIGIT STREAKS doubles, 2 home runs...ranks 6th during that time in on-base percentage (.420) & 5th in slugging (.667). Ichiro had his 13-game hit streak NEW NAME, SAME RESULT…Ichiro is a career .364 (149x409) hitter at O.co Coliseum, the highest snapped Wed.…has 3 10+ game streaks this season, and 40 double- lifetime batting average at the Oakland stadium by any hitter...followed by Derek Jeter (.348/94x270), digit streaks in career…here are the Brian Harper (.345/39x113), Chili Davis (.342/63x184) & U.L. Washington (.339/38x112). most 10+G streaks since 1918: FAMILIAR FACES…with the rosters expanding, the Mariners made the following roster moves 1. Ty Cobb ..................................65 2. Hank Aaron .............................44 Thursday...RHP Shawn Kelley was recalled from AAA Tacoma, C Chris Gimenez was recalled from 3. Al Simmons.............................42 his rehab assignment with AAA Tacoma and activated & LHP Cesar Jimenez was selected from 4. Stan Musial .............................41 AAA...1B Justin Smoak was recalled from his rehab assignment and activated yesterday. 5. Ichiro ......................................40 Pete Rose ...............................40 ROOKIE RBI RECORD…Mike Carp fi nished August with 25 RBI, tying the rookie club record for 50 MULTI-HIT GAMES RBI in a month with Danny Tartabull (July 1986)…set the August rookie RBI record (previous: 20, Ichiro has recorded 50 multi-hit games Carlos Guillen, 2000) and was just the 8th time in club history a rookie has recorded at least 20 RBI for the 11th consecutive season (52 in a month…Carp recorded at least one hit in 24 of 27 games in August (.313/35x112, 15 R, 8 2B, 6 in 2011)…dating back to the 1940’s, is one of only 5 players with at least 11 HR, 25 RBI), including a majority of his 20-game hitting streak (July 30-Aug. 21). seasons with 50+ multi-hit games (P. LEFTY SLUGGER…Mike Carp is batting .349 (15x43) with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs and 15 Rose - 15, S. Musial - 14, T. Gwynn RBI against LHP this season…with records going back to 1974, Carp’s .721 slugging percentage - 13, D. Jeter - 13), and one of just 3 to do so in consecutive seasons (S. is 8th-highest by a left-handed batter against left-handed pitching (min. 40 PA)…his 1.125 OPS Musial - 14, T. Gwynn - 12). (.721 SLG/.404 OBP) ranks 9th…Ken Griffey Jr. recorded a .741 SLG vs. LHP in 1996 (186 PA). ON THE AIR .300 ROOKIES…Dustin Ackley (.295) and Mike Carp (.296) both have a chance to hit .300 this Mariners are using rotation of announcers season…if the rookie duo both hit .300, they would become just the 8th pair of rookie teammates this season, all former partners of HOF announcer Dave Niehaus…Rick Rizzs, since 1950 to hit at least .300 (min. 200 AB), and the fi rst pair in MLB since Atlanta’s Wilson Betemit Dave Sims and Mike Blowers will & Jeff Francoeur in 2005…fi rst in AL since Boston’s Fred Lynn & Jim Rice in 1975…just 7 total work nearly all the games, while Ron American League rookies have hit at least .300 since 2000…Ichiro (2001) & Phil Bradley (1984) are Fairly, Ken Levine, Ken Wilson, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson, Jay Buhner the only Mariners rookies in club history to hit .300 in a season. and Dan Wilson will mix in…Rizzs and YOUNG, BUT SWINGING IT…the Mariners currently have 5 rookie position players on the roster Ron Fairly will be in the radio booth -- Ackley, Carp, Robinson, Seager and Wells -- and the 5 have combined for the following line: today, with Sims and Blowers calling the action on TV.
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