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Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Game #6 (2-3) T-Mobile Park SEATTLE MARINERS (2-3) vs. CHICAGO WHITE SOX (3-3) Home #6 (2-3) TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Justin Dunn (4-1, 4.34 in ‘20) vs. LHP Dallas Keuchel (0-0, 6.75) 1:10 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO Thursday April 8 at MIN 11:10 am LHP Marco Gonzales (0-0, 7.50) vs. RHP José Berríos (1-0, 0.00) 710 ESPN Friday April 9 OFF DAY Saturday April 10 at MIN 1:10 pm LHP Yusei Kikuchi (0-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Michael Pineda (1-0, 0.00) 710 ESPN Sunday April 11 at MIN 1:10 pm RHP Chris Flexen (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Matt Shoemaker (1-0, 1.50) 710 ESPN All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games featuring Spanish Audio via TV SAP TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners finish off their season-opening 6-game, 7-day homestand today in INSIDE THE NUMBERS a series finale against the Chicago White Sox...Seattle embarks on a 7-game, 8-day road trip to Minnesota and Baltimore starting tomorrow...the Mariners will try to salvage a .500 record on the 3 homestand and also avoid the sweep at the hands of Chicago’s South Siders, with right-hander Ty France notched the Mariners first Justin Dunn set to make his 2021 debut for Seattle...today’s game will be televised on ROOT Sports 3-hit game of the season, going 3-for-5 NW, as well as broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle. with a double and RBI last night. It’s the ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners lost by a 10-4 score to the White Sox in Tuesday night’s middle 4th 3-hit game for France in the Majors, and his first since Sept. 12, 2020 at game, the first consecutive losses by Seattle in the early going...Seattle set a season-high with 9 hits Arizona. in the loss. • Last Night - Starting pitcher James Paxton left the game in the 2nd inning with left elbow discomfort...left fielderJake Fraley exited the game in the 6th inning with a left hamstring strain... 11-6 Dylan Moore replaced Fraley in the outfield in the top of the 6th...Fraley made a diving catch to end Despite last night’s loss, the Mariners have won 11 of their last 17 games vs. the 5th inning, robbing Chicago’s Yoán Moncada of a base hit. the White Sox, dating back to July 14, • Off The Bench - Pinch hitter Tom Murphy came into the game for designated hitter José 2017. Marmolejos in the bottom of the 6th...Murphy lined a single into left field, registering his 1st hit of the season and supplied Seattle’s first hit off the bench as a team this season...Murphy singled again in 9 his next at-bat in the 8th...he’s the first Seattle player to register 2+ hits off the bench in a game since The Mariners set a season-high with 9 Dylan Moore got 2 hits off the bench on July 22, 2019 vs. Texas. hits last night. France recorded Seattle’s • The Century Marg - Left-hander Nick Margevicius reached the 100.0-innings-pitched career first 3-hit game of the season, while milestone when he forced Chicago’s Nick Madrigal to ground out to shortstop to end the 2nd inning. Tom Murphy got 2 hits off the bench. Mitch Haniger, Luis Torrens, Dylan FOUR LEFTIES…the Mariners have used 4 different left-handed starting pitchers in their first 5 games Moore and J.P. Crawford all chipped to start the season…they are just the 5th team since 2005 to have 4 different LHP’s start in their first in base hits in the 10-4 loss. Seattle’s 5 games. previous game-high was 8 hits in the Team Left-handed starting pitchers 4-0 win over San Francisco on April 3. 2009 Athletics Dallas Braden, Dana Eveland, Brett Anderson, Josh Outman 2016 White Sox Chris Sale, José Quintana, Carlos Rodón, John Danks 25 2018 Dodgers Clayton Kershaw, Alex Wood, Rich Hill, Hyun Jin Ryu Through the first 5 games of the season, the Mariners have used 25 2019 Padres Eric Lauer, Joey Lucchesi, Nick Margevicius, Matt Strahm players, including 13 pitchers…only 2021 Mariners Marco Gonzales, Yusei Kikuchi, Justus Sheffield, James Paxton today’s scheduled starting pitcher Justin Dunn has yet to appear in a THE MITCH IS BACK...outfielder Mitch Haniger has hit safely in all 5 games this season...he went game among Seattle’s 26-man Opening 1-for-5 with 2 RBI on Tuesday night...Haniger is batting .318 (7x22) with 4 runs scored, 3 doubles, Night roster…in 2020 the Mariners used 1 home run and 3 RBI this season after missing all of 2020 due to injury...the Mariners leadoff hitter 49 players this season, tied for 2nd- most in the Major Leagues…equaled tallied 4 extra-base hits in a 2-game span from April 3-5...he also led off the game with doubles in Pittsburgh, Texas and Toronto for those back-to-back contests. players used while trailing only Miami PAXTON’S RETURN...left-hander James Paxton started for the Mariners last night...he exited the (61). game with 1 out in the top of the 2nd with left elbow discomfort...Paxton made his 1st start in a Mariners uniform in 920 days (Sept. 29, 2018)...his final line was 1.1 innings, 0 hits, 1 earned run, 1 walk and 2 strikeouts on 24 pitches (15 strikes). 15 HOME SWEET HOME...dating back to Aug. 9, 2020 and despite last night’s 10-4 loss, the Mariners The Mariners offense has struck out have won 14 of their last 20 home games at T-Mobile Park...their .700 (14-6) winning percentage 15 times in each of the last 2 games, during this stretch is the 4th-highest in the Major Leagues, trailing Houston (.773/17-5), Los Angeles- just the 5th time that’s happened in NL (.750/18-6) and Minnesota (.739/17-6). franchise history. SOX SEATTLE SLAM…White Sox first baseman José Abreu hit a grand slam in the 8th inning on KYLE SEAGER’S LONGEST Tuesday, his 4th career grand slam, 2nd this year, and 200th home run of his career...it was the first CONSECUTIVE CAREER time Seattle pitching surrendered a grand slam since Sept. 15, 2019, also against the White Sox at GAME STREAKS T-Mobile Park...in that game, Welington Castillo homered off Seattle’s Brandon Brennan...each of the Rk. GAMES DATE last 10 grand slams hit against the Mariners, dating back to Aug. 14, 2017, have come in Seattle. 1. 192 .................... 5/11/14-6/17/15 PROSPECTING…the Mariners are ranked by Baseball America as having the 2nd-best farm system 2. 141 (active) .......6/29/19-current in the Major Leagues, trailing only Tampa Bay…Seattle’s No. 2 ranking is its best in club history...5 3. 117 ...................... 5/24/13-4/1/14 Mariners are ranked in Baseball America’s Top-100 Prospects: OF Julio Rodriguez (#3), OF Jarred 4. 114 .................... 4/17/16-8/23/16 Kelenic (#4), RHP Logan Gilbert (#35), RHP Emerson Hancock (#57) and INF Noelvi Marte (#73)… 5. 114 ........................ 6/4/12-4/8/13 6. 105 .................... 6/19/15-4/15/16 the Mariners are the only club with two of the top-5 prospects in 2021…since 2018, the Mariners farm system has risen in Baseball America’s from #30 (2018) to #14 (2019) to #5 (2020) and finally #2 (2021). VS. CHICAGO-AL AS YOU KNOW...the Mariners will try to avoid the 3-game sweep against the Chicago White The Mariners and White Sox meet for the 3rd of 6 total matchups in 2021...the Sox today...right-hander Justin Dunn makes his 2021 debut as Seattle’s 6th starter to open the White Sox go for their first sweep of season...BUT, DID YOU KNOW?...that the last time the White Sox swept the Mariners in Seattle, Seattle since August 24-26, 2012. there was a perfect game involved? White Sox righty Phillip Humber tossed the 21st perfect game Chicago-AL last swept a series in (9.0 IP, 9 K) in MLB history on April 21, 2012 at Safeco Field in a 4-0 White Sox win...that contest Seattle earlier that season from April 20- was the middle game of a 3-game series...BUT, SURELY, YOU MUST KNOW?...that less than 4 22, 2012. months later, Mariners pitcher Félix Hernández threw the 23rd perfect game (9.0 IP, 12 K) in Major Year Home Road Totals League history on Aug. 15 in a 1-0 win vs. Tampa Bay?...it was the 2nd perfect game to occur at 2018 2-1 2-1 4-2 2019 2-1 2-1 4-2 Safeco Field that season and as of 2021 it is still the most recent perfect game thrown in Major 2020 -- -- -- League Baseball...I DO KNOW, AND DON’T CALL ME SHIRLEY...Matt Cain of the San Francisco 2021 0-2 0-0 0-2 Giants also threw a perfect game (9.0 IP, 14 K) that season, between Humber and King Félix, on All-Time 117-107 92-136 209-243 June 13, 2012 in a 10-0 win vs.