GAME INFORMATION Safeco Field • PO Box 4100 • Seattle, WA 98194 • TEL: 206.346.4000 • FAX: 206.346.4000 •
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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 Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 TEXAS RANGERS (89-60) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (70-80) Game #151 (70-80) Safeco Field LHP Martin Perez (1-1, 3.38) vs. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (6-5, 3.39) Home #76 (36-39) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Saturday Sept. 22 TEX 6:10 pm RH Blake Beavan (9-10, 4.88) vs. LH Matt Harrison (17-9, 3.26) ROOT Sunday Sept. 23 TEX 1:10 pm LH Jason Vargas (14-10, 3.92) vs. RH Ryan Dempster (6-2, 4.70) 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 continue the homestand with the first of three against the Texas GAME TIME REMINDER A reminder that Saturday’s game vs. Rangers following a rare home off-day…opened the homestand vs. the Baltimore Orioles (0-3, including the Rangers will start at 6:10 pm… back-to-back extra inning losses)…will leave Monday for the final roadtrip of the season, a two-city, schedules have the game listed as six-game jaunt to LAA (Tue-Thu) and OAK (Fri-Sun)…tonight’s game will be televised on ROOT Sports 1:10 or 6:10 pm. in HD and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & the Mariners Radio Network. HOMESTAND EVENTS ODDS AND ENDS…current 4-game losing streak, and dropped 6 of last 7 games…1-7 in last 8 Mariners continue 6-game homestand tonight vs. Rangers…TONIGHT: Fan games at Safeco Field, after winning 17 of 20 from July 26-Sept. 3…season-high 8-game win streak Appreciation / Team Posters…SUN: Aug. 14-22; longest win streak since 2007…won 11 of last 19 series…are 6-11 in Sept. after posting Kid’s Appreciation / Moose Posters. back-to-back winning months in August (15-12) and July (15-11)…34-29 (.540) post All-Star break. LOOKING WEST • Head West -- Finished 10-19 (.345) when playing in the Eastern Time Zone this season. The Mariners are 19-26 (.422) vs. the AL • Thefts -- Successful in 24 of last 28 SB attempts (85.7%), 2nd-highest pct. in MLB since Aug. 14. West this season, the best division • Close Games -- 101 of 150 games decided by 3 or less runs, combining to go 50-51; 1-Run: 24-26, in baseball, but oddly are better on 2-Run: 13-15; 3-Run: 13-10…most 1-run games (50) among all AL teams…won 6 of last 9 1-run G. the road (12-11/.522) than at home (7-15/.318)...are 7-9 vs. Texas, 3-3 at • 2012 WINS -- With 70 wins, Mariners have passed their win total from 2011 (67) -- 12 G remaining. Safeco, 4-6 in Arlington. • Gold Gloves -- Mariners lead the Majors with .989 FLD%…played error-free in 96 of 150 games. • Tom Wilhelmsen has recorded a save in each of the Mariners 6 wins this month (27-for-31 in ‘12). BRING ON THE LEFTIES Starting with Wednesday’s game the • Pinch Hitting -- John Jaso (.353/6x17, 4 RBI) is tied for AL lead with 6 pinch hits (w/Ibañez). Mariners are in a stretch of facing four • Left on Left -- LH Charlie Furbush has held LH batters to a .149 batting average (11x74). consecutive left-handed starters… • Olivo Walks -- Miguel Olivo drew a career-high 3 walks Tuesday (in 8 PA)…entered the game with are 23-29 (.442) vs. LH starters this only 4 walks in his first 79 games this season…3 BB extravaganza came in his 1,076th career game. season, compared to 47-51 (.480) vs. right-handed starting pitchers…won EXTRA, EXTRA…the Mariners have played, and lost, back-to- 13 of last 24 games vs. LH starters. LONGEST MARINERS GAMES back extra inning games, including playing 11 innings Wednesday Inn Date Opp. W/L Time 2- OUTS, SO WHAT (1-3 loss) and dropping a 2-4 decision to the Orioles in 18 innings 20* 4/13-14/82 @CAL L, 3-4 6:06 Kyle Seager is T3rd in MLB w/ 43 Tuesday…18 innings was the 2nd-longest game in Safeco Field 20* 9/3-4/81 @BOS W, 8-7 6:01 2-out RBI (Cabrera, 47; Ethier, 44; history (19 innings, 8/1/00 vs. BOS) and tied for the 4th-longest 19 8/1/00 BOS W, 5-4 5:34 Willingham, 43)…most 2-out RBI by 18 6/24/04 @TEX L, 7-9 5:47 Mariner since Ibañez 47 in ‘07. overall in club history…the game duration of 5:44 was also the 18 9/18/12 BAL L, 2-4 5:44 CAST YOUR BALLOTS 4th-longest in club history…the Mariners combined to use 25 17 7/30/98 CLE L, 8-9 5:23 players, including 8 pitchers. 17 5/11/84 @NYY W, 4-3 5:02 Shortstop Brendan Ryan is a top *suspended game played over 2 days candidate for the AL Gold Glove and SEATTLE VS. RANGERS…the Mariners face the Rangers for the the Fielding Bible Award…Ryan is 3rd among AL shortstops in fielding 17th (7-9) of 19 games between the two teams this season…are percentage (.986/8 E, 564 TC), but 3-3 at Safeco Field and were 4-6 in Texas…Seattle has won 6 of last 12 games, and two of last four leads the position in UZR (13.7) and series, vs. the Rangers…Mariners trail the all-time series 265-273, but are 138-126 in Seattle (64-53 defensive runs saved (25) at Safeco Field, 74-73 at the Kingdome). SAVE MACHINE Since All-Star break, Tom Wilhelmsen F.A.N…tonight is Fan Appreciation Night…pre-game presentations include the annual Seattle has 20 saves in 22 chances…during Chapter of the BBWAA Awards: Unsung Hero-John Jaso; Most Valuable Player-Kyle Seager; Most stretch ranks T2nd in MLB in saves: Valuable Pitcher-Felix Hernandez…also tonight, the MLBPAA Heart and Hustle Award-Munenori 1. Aroldis Chapman, CIN .................. 24 Kawasaki; Moment of the Year-Hernandez, and Eric Wedge will present the Fan of the Year Award. 2. Rafael Soriano, NYY ......................22 3. Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA ................. 20 A LITTLE OFF…the Mariners enjoyed a home off day yesterday, just the sixth home off day of the 4. Jim Johnson, BAL..........................19 season…Seattle is 2-3 following home off days this year. 5. Tyler Clippard, WAS ...................... 18 Jason Motte, StL ...........................18 GOOD-BYE TO SUMMER…today is the (official) last day of summer…since summer began (June Jonathan Papelbon, PHI ................18 20), Seattle has played 44 home games, posting a 24-20 record…average game-time starting tem- Fernando Rodney, TB ....................18 perature this summer was 68-degrees, and the roof was open for 41 games, and moved for 3 games. SINCE THE BREAK MISPING IN ACTION…the Mariners are 0-for-their-last-22 with Men In Scoring Position, going The Mariners own 6th-best record in American League since All-Star 0-for-4 Wednesday, 0-for-17 Tuesday, and failing in their last chance on Monday…the 0-for-17 with break going 34-29 (.540), including a runners in scoring position Tuesday marked the most hitless at-bats with runners in scoring position 20-14 (.588) record at Safeco Field: since Boston went 0-for-19 in a 12-inning, 3-2 win over the Yankees on April 24, 2004 according to Team Record Pct. Baseball-Reference.com. Oakland 42-21 .667 Baltimore 40-24 .625 HOMER HAPPY…Mariners have homered in 10 straight games (13 total HR during streak), the 2nd- Texas 37-26 .587 longest streak this season…homered in 11 straight Aug. 17-28 and 8 straight May 29-June 6…also Detroit 35-28 .556 hit 21 home runs over their last 18 home games, including at least 2 HR in 6 of last 18 G at Safeco. Tampa Bay 35-29 .547 Seattle 34-29 .540 MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME…Seattle has hit .252 (236x937) with 38 doubles, 4 triples and 26 JASO ON BASE home runs over their last 28 home games (since July 26)…hit .193 in the first 47 games at home this John Jaso has reached base safely (via season…the average Major League club is hitting .259 at home this season. hit or walk) in 69 of his 76 starts this season (91%)…reached safely in 34 15-HR, 15-SB CLUB…Michael Saunders hit his 15th home run Friday night (& 16th Monday), and of 36 starts at catcher, and 35 of 40 with 20 steals, is the first Mariners player with 15+ homers and 15+ steals in a season sinceFranklin at DH…since the All-Star break has Gutierrez in 2009 (18 HR, 16 SB)…Kyle Seager needs 2 more SB to join the 15-15 club (18 HR, 13 the 2nd-highest OBP in the AL: SB)…the last time Seattle had a pair of players in 15 HR-15 SB club was 2003 (Boone - 35 HR, 16 1. Prince Fielder, DET .................... .441 2. John Jaso, SEA ........................ .426 SB & Cameron - 18 HR, 17 SB). 3. Miguel Cabrera, DET ................. .421 DOUBLE-DIGIT DINGERS…Seattle has 6 players with at least 10 HR this season…Kyle Seager 4.