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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 Game #25 (10-14) Yankee Stadium SEATTLE MARINERS (10-14) at NEW YORK YANKEES (15-10) Road #14 (5-8) TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Chris Young (0-0, 3.50) vs. LHP CC Sabathia (3-2, 4.78) 7:05 pm ET/4:05 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS/MLB Network Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TELEVISION Wednesday April 30 @NYY 4:05 pm LH Roenis Elias (1-2, 3.54) vs. RH David Phelps (0-0, 3.86) ROOT SPORTS Thursday May 1 @NYY 4:05 pm RH Felix Hernandez (3-1, 2.40) vs. RH Hiroki Kuroda (2-2, 5.28) ROOT SPORTS All game broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners open a 10-game, 3-city road trip tonight with the first of three INSIDE THE NUMBERS games vs. the New York Yankees…also travel to Houston (3 games) and Oakland (4 games, including doubleheader May 7) during this trip…went 3-3 in recent homestand vs. the Astros (1-2) and Rangers (2-1)…tonight’s game will be televised on ROOT SPORTS in high definition & broadcast live on 710 .312 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network. Robinson Cano is a career .312 (475x1524) hitter with 99 doubles, 4 MLB NETWORK…tonight’s game will also be broadcast on the MLB Network as their Showcase triples, 79 home runs and 286 RBI in game…Bob Costas, John Smoltz and Sam Ryan (sideline reporter) will call the action. 401 games at new Yankee Stadium. ODDS AND ENDS…won 3 of last 4 games (all in final at-bat) after a season-high 8-game losing streak (April 15-22)…dropped 12 of last 17 games…are 5-8 on the road and 5-6 at Safeco Field… 5 opened the season with 3-game sweep of the Angels, the first 3-0 start since 1995. Kyle Seager hit 5 home runs in his last • Loaded for Smoak – Justin Smoak is 2-for-2 (2 2B) with 5 RBI with the bases loaded this season. 4 games (5 HR in last 14 PA). • Corey Hart - Has reached base in 11 straight games, hitting .282 (11x39), 6 BB, 2 HBP, .404 OBP. • Farquhar K’s – Danny Farquhar is averaging 11.76 K/9.0 IP (91 K, 69.2 IP) for his career. • Division Rivals – Opened the season with 15 consecutive games against an AL West foe: LAA - 5 G 6-10 (4-1), OAK - 6 G (2-4), TEX - 4 G (1-3)…27 of first 33 games are against division opponents. Chris Young is the tallest active player • Road Warriors – Mariners will play 23 of first 34 games of the season on the road. in baseball at 6-feet, 10-inches. • 2 Out RBI – Scored 38 of 91 runs (41.8%) with 2 outs…Justin Smoak is T3rd in AL w/10 2-out RBI. • Closing Time – Fernando Rodney has recorded 90 saves since 2012, 3rd-most in baseball. • Ouch – Mariners batters have 6 HBP in last 3 games…T3rd in AL with 11 HBP. .423 • Keep it in the Yard – Mariners have not allowed a HR in 3 straight games (1 HR in last 4 G). Robinson Cano is batting .423 (11x26) during his current 7game hitting streak. PLAYER OF THE WEEK…Kyle Seager was named the American League Co-Player of the Week for April 21-27 along with Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu…Seager hit .409 (9x22) with 8 runs, 5 home runs, 11 RBI with a 1.549 OPS in 6 games…during the week, he was tied for the AL 3.74 lead with 5 home runs, ranked 3rd with 11 RBI and led the Majors with a 1.091 slugging percentage The Mariners rank 3rd in the AL with a and 1.549 OPS…was the Mariners first Player of the Week honor for the Mariners since Brad Miller 3.74 ERA (88 ER, 211.2 IP). earned the honor on July 22, 2013. HEATING UP…Kyle Seager has recorded 4 consecutive multi-hit games (tying career high, last: Aug. 21-24, 2011) and is batting .367 (11x30) with 8 runs, 1 double, 5 home runs, 11 RBI and a 1.306 14 OPS over his last 9 games…in his first 14 games, hit .143 (7x49) with 3 runs, 3 doubles, 2 RBI and a Justin Smoak leads the team with 14 .492 OPS…he has hit 5 home runs over his last four games including multi-home run games April 23 RBI (T23rd in AL)…Smoak did not record vs. Houston and April 27 vs. Texas…has 5 HR in last 14 plate appearances. his 14th RBI in 2013 until July 7. Seager Breakdown AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI OBP SLG OPS Last 6 G (since 4/21) .409 22 8 9 0 5 11 .458 1.091 1.549 Last 13 G (since 4/14) .304 46 9 14 1 5 12 .360 .652 1.012 47 First 10 G (3/31-4/13) .121 33 2 4 3 0 1 .293 .212 .505 Felix Hernandez is tied for the AL lead Season (23 G) .228 79 11 18 4 5 13 .330 .468 .798 with 47 strikeouts and ranks 4th in K/9.0 IP (10.23). YANKEE STADIUM LEADER…Robinson Cano is the Yankee Stadium (opened in 2009) leader in games played (401), at-bats (1,524), runs scored (242), hits (475), doubles (99) and RBI (286), and VS. THE YANKEES ranks 2nd behind Mark Teixeira (80) with 79 home runs…Cano is a career .305 hitter (791x2590) in Tonight is the first of 6 games between Yankee Stadium (old and new), including a .312 average in the new Yankee Stadium. the Mariners and Yankees this season… New York visits Safeco Field June HITTING MACHINE…Robinson Cano is batting .423 (11x26) with 4 runs scored, 3 doubles and 3 10-12…Seattle went 2-1 at Yankee RBI during his current 7-game hitting streak…overall has recorded at least one hit in 20 of 24 games Stadium last season, winning the road this season, including a team-high 8 multi-hit games. season series for the first time since 2002 (3-0)…Mariners are 14-21 vs. the BEAR DOWN…the Mariners pitching staff is 3rd in the Majors limiting opponents to a .194 (37x191) Yankees since the 2010 season. batting average with runners in scoring position…staff has allowed just 13 extra-base hits with Year Home Road Totals RISP…overall have a .236 opponent batting average (4th in AL). 2014 0-0 0-0 0-0 2013 1-3 2-1 3-4 HOME RUN GIVES A CHANCE…the Mariners are 9-3 when hitting at least one home run in a game 2012 1-2 2-4 3-6 this season (7-2 when hitting multiple HR)…are 1-11 when not hitting a ball over the fence. All-Time 89-108 82-110 171-218 8TH INNING REJOICE…the Mariners have scored in the 8th inning in 2 of last 3 games for 7 total STRIKEOUT KINGS runs (4 Friday vs. Texas in 6-5 win, 3 Sunday in 6-5 win)…prior to the Friday comeback win, were Felix Hernandez has 47 strikeouts in his outscored 18-0 in the 8th inning. first 6 starts this season to tie for the AL lead with David Price (10.23 K/9.0 IP)… BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK LAST AT-BAT WINS…the last three Mariners wins have come in their his 47 K’s are T6th-most through the first final at-bat, with a walk-off win Wednesday vs. the Astros, 4 runs in the 8th inning Friday night vs. 6 starts of a season…here is a look at Texas and 3 runs Sunday vs. the Rangers. the best strikeout totals in Seattle history in the first 6 starts of a season: COMEBACK WINS…the Mariners have overcome a deficit in 5 of the 10 wins this season…each of the Mariners last three wins have been come-from-behind victories. K’s in first 6 GS GS SO Mark Langston, 1988 6 53 BEAVERS REPRESENT…this series features a trio of former Oregon State University baseball Randy Johnson, 1997 6 50 Randy Johnson, 1995 6 49 players…Mariners outfieldersCole Gillespie and Stefen Romero, and Yankees outfielder Jacoby Randy Johnson, 1996 6 48 Ellsbury…Gillespie (Portland, OR) and Ellsbury (Madras, OR) were teammates at OSU in 2004-05. Randy Johnson, 1998 6 48 Felix Hernandez, 2014 5 47 AS YOU KNOW…Kyle Seager has hit 5 home runs over his last 4 games…BUT DID YOU KNOW?… Mark Langston, 1987 6 47 Randy Johnson, 1993 6 47 the 5 home runs over a 4-game stretch matches the Mariners club record?…Alex Rodriguez (July Felix Hernandez, 2009 6 45 1999) and Edgar Martinez (May 1999) were the last Mariners to record 5 homers during a 4-game Felix Hernandez, 2013 6 44 stretch prior to Seager…four Mariners (Ken Griffey Jr. - 2x, Jay Buhner - 2x, Gorman Thomas, Rodriguez) have hit 6 homers in a 5-game stretch. 2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES • TUESDAY • APRIL 29, 2014 • AT NEW YORK YANKEES • PAGE 2 TODAY’S MARINERS STARTER RHP CHRIS YOUNG YOUNG’s 2014 MLB APPEARANCES scr 2014 MLB Breakdown: DT OPP SCR W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR left PC-K W-L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO HR 4/6 @OAK 3-6 ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 rel.