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Friday, April 4, 2014 Game #5 (3-1) O.co Coliseum SEATTLE MARINERS (3-1) at OAKLAND ATHLETICS (2-2) Road #5 (3-1) TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Chris Young (1-2, 6.81 in MiLB in ‘13) vs. RHP Dan Straily (10-8, 3.96 in ‘13) 7:05 p.m. • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TELEVISION Saturday April 5 @OAK 1:05 pm RH Felix Hernandez (1-0, 3.00) vs. LH Tommy Milone (12-9, 4.14 in ‘13) ROOT SPORTS Sunday April 6 @OAK 1:05 pm RH Erasmo Ramirez (1-0, 2.57) vs. RH Sonny Gray (0-0, 0.00) ROOT SPORTS All game broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network. TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue their 38th season with a road tilt at the Oakland Athletics… AL RBI LEADERS tonight is the second game of a four-game series against the Athletics (0-1)...began 7-game road trip 1. Justin Smoak, SEA .........................7 with three games against the Angels (3-0)…tonight’s game will be televised on ROOT SPORTS in 2. Chris Colabello, MIN ........................6 T3. Jose Abreu, CWS ...........................5 high defi nition & broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network. T3. Trevor Plouffe, MIN .........................5 ODDS AND ENDS… T5. Dustin Ackley, SEA .......................4 – Open the season with 16 consecutive games against an AL West foe: LAA - 5 G, T5. Bad Miller, SEA .............................4 • Division Rivals T5. Mike Zunino, SEA .........................4 OAK - 7 G, TEX - 4 G…28 of fi rst 34 games of the 2014 season are against division opponents. • Road Warriors – Mariners will play 23 of fi rst 34 games of the season on the road. THE AIR UP THERE • Young & Old – Fernando Rodney is oldest player on the Mariners Opening Day roster (37.015) and Who are the tallest players in Mariners Mike Zunino (23.008) is the youngest. history?...tonight’s starter is on the list. • Seattle pitchers have struck out 42 batters in 38.0 innings this year. Chris Young, 2014 ..........................6’10 GRADUATING TO MAJORS…the Mariners have two sets of players who played together in their Randy Johnson, 1991-97 ...............6’10 Doug Fister, 2009-10 .......................6’8 college days...left-fi elder Dustin Ackley and third baseman Kyle Seager played together at the Kameron Loe, 2013..........................6’8 University of North Carolina, and now, shorstop Brad Miller and reliever Dominic Leone are Aaron Taylor, 2002-04 ......................6’8 together again after playing together at Clemson University. Richie Sexson, 2005-07 ...................6’8 Jeff Nelson, 92-95, 01-03, 05 ..........6’8 WESTERN STREAK…Robinson Cano has a current 12-game hitting streak (since July 24, 2013) Lee Guetterman, 84, 86-87, 95-96 ..6’8 against the AL West, hitting .478 (22x46) with 8 runs, 4 doubles, 6 RBI and a .547 on-base percentage... he is a career .308 (362x1175) against the AL West...over his last 18 games at O.Co Coliseum is hitting INSIDE THE NUMBERS .329 (25x76) with 6 doubles, 2 triples, 5 home runs and 11 RBI. EASY AS 1-2-3…the Seattle pitching staff has set a club record by allowing three runs or less in the each of the fi rst four games to start the season...previous record was 3, done three times (1993, 1995, 9.95 2000)...the last three teams to start the season with at least 5 games were the 2013 Pirates (5), 2008 Seattle pitchers have struck out 9.95 batters per nine innings during the fi rst Blue Jays and the 2004 Marlins (9). four games this season...ranks 4th in the TIRED OF WALKING…the Mariners suffered their fi rst walk-off loss of the season last night after Majors behind the Nationals (12.54), An- enduring a club record tying 13 walk-off losses in 2013...have lost 9 straight extra-inning games (since gels (10.67) and Cardinals (10.25)...Seat- July 11, 2013) and have suffered a Major League leading 50 walk-off losses since 2010 (STL, 38)...set tle starters have struck out 10.44 batters per nine innings. a club record with 21 extra-inning games last season. FARQUHAR K RATE…Danny Farquhar has struck out 4 of the 10 batters he has faced this season, including 3 in 1.2 innings last night…in his career, Farquhar has recorded strikeout rate of 12.53 per 9.0 552 innings, the 5th-highest all-time by a pitcher with a minimum of 225 batters faced…Danny has faced Chris Young is making his fi rst start 249 batters, and recorded 84 strikeouts...ranks behind Craig Kimbrel (15.11), Aroldis Chapman since Sept. 29, 2012 while with the New (14.68), Kenley Jansen (14.06) and Al Alburquerque (12.96). York Mets...it has been 552 days since his last start in the Majors. STARTING THINGS RIGHT…Seattle starters have combined to go 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA (5 ER, 25.0 IP) with 29 strikeouts while allowing six walks…opponents are hitting just .161 (14x87) against Mariners VS. THE ATHLETICS starters, 1st in the American League and 4th in the Majors. Tonight is the 2nd of 19 games STAYING HOT…dating back to August 7, 2013, Dustin Ackley is hitting .321 (50x156) with 18 runs, 9 between the Mariners and Athletics this season…7 of the Mariners fi rst 12 doubles, 3 triples, 3 home runs, 18 RBI, a .398 OBP, .474 slugging and a .872 OPS in 45 games...his .321 games will be vs. the Athletics…Seattle batting average in that span is T8th best in A.L. (min. 100 AB) behind Robinson Cano (.371/76x205), went 11-8 vs. the Athletics last season, Victor Martinez (.354/69x195), Daniel Nava (.341/47x138), Salvador Perez (.339/57x168), Craig including a 6-4 record at O.co Coliseum. Gentry (.330/36x109), Omar Infante (.328/56x170) & Dustin Pedroia (.325/67x206). Year Home Road Totals 2014 -- 0-1 0-1 2013 5-4 6-4 11-8 IT IS EARLY, BUT...Seattle ranks near the top of several offensive categories in the A.L. including runs 2012 3-6 4-6 7-12 (1st/28), doubles (2nd/10), triples (T2nd/2), HR (T1st/6), RBI (3rd/28), average (4th/.263) & slugging All-Time 133-139 102-174 235-313 (2nd/.474)...on pitching side in the AL, rank in strikeouts (1st/42) & opponents average (1st/.174). TICKET INFORMATION SHORTSTOP POP…Brad Miller hit his fi rst & second home runs of the season Tuesday and the 9th Single-game tickets for the 2014 season and 10th of his career (fi rst against a left-hander)…since July 19, 2013, his 10 home runs as a shortstop are on sale now…tickets are available rank 3rd in the Majors behind Los Angeles’ Hanley Ramirez (12) and Texas’ Donnie Murphy (11)… without a service charge at the Safeco ahead of Atlanta’s Andrelton Simmons, Baltimore’s J.J. Hardy and Colorado’s Troy Tulowitzki at 9. Field Box Offi ce and Mariners Team Stores…good tickets are available for TWO OUTS, SO WHAT?...though only four games into season, the Mariners have driven in 18 of their the Mariners home opener April 8. 28 runs this season with two outs, leading the Majors (SF, 17; PHI, 13)...Seattle is hitting .308 (16x52) OPENING DAY IN SEATTLE with 5 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, 18 RBI and 11 walks with two outs...Justin Smoak (7 RBI) leads the Majors in the 2-out RBI category while Dustin Ackley & Brad Miller (4 RBI) are tied for 4th. The Mariners will play their home opener on Tuesday, April 8 hosting the Los COME ON IN…Seattle is hitting .351 (13x37) with 6 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 24 RBI w/ runners in scoring Angeles Angels at Safeco Field…Seattle position, 4th in MLB...rank 1st in MLB w/ .811 slugging % & 7th in Majors with .405 on-base %. is 22-15 all-time in fi rst home game of the season, including going 7-5 in home ROAD WARRIORS…the Mariners scored 26 runs in their just completed 3-game sweep of the Angels, openers after starting on the road. in the process, they became just the third live ball era road team to win each of their fi rst three games TODAY’S TRANSACTIONS by scoring at least eight runs in each game (scored, 10, 8 & 8). Right-hander Dominic Leone has been AS YOU KNOW…the Mariners have a diverse starting rotation…BUT DID YOU KNOW…that this selected from AAA Tacoma...to make room on the 25-man roster, right-hander will be just the 6th time in MLB history that fi ve starters, all from different countries, have made Hector Noesi has been designated for the fi rst fi ve starts to start a season for a team?...Felix Hernandez (Venezuela), Erasmo Ramirez assignment...the Mariners now have 10 (Nicaragua), James Paxton (Canada), Roenis Elias (Cuba) & Chris Young (USA) are lined up to days to trade, release or outright Noesi. accomplish the feat…others to do so are 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers, 2003 Montreal Expos, 2005 Baltimore Orioles, 2006 Baltimore Orioles & 2013 Colorado Rockies. 2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES • FRIDAY • APRIL 4, 2014 • AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS • PAGE 2 TONIGHT’S MARINERS STARTER RHP CHRIS YOUNG YOUNG’s 2013 MINOR LEAGUE STARTS scr 2014 MLB Breakdown: DT OPP SCR W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR left PC-K W-L ERA GS IP H R ER BB SO HR with AAA Syracuse (International League) Overall ---- --- - - - - - - - - 4/23 ROC 8-7 ND 4.1 9 6 6 3 2 3 3-6 97-53 Home ---- --- - - - - - - - - 4/29 DUR 0-5 L (0-1) 5.2 8 5 4 2 2 0 0-4 106-59 Road ---- --- - - - - - - - - APRIL: 2 GS, 0-1, 9.00 10.0 17 11 10 5 4 3 vs.