Mariners Game Notes • Sunday • September 9, 2012 • Vs
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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 Sunday, September 9, 2012 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (78-60) at SEATTLE MARINERS (67-73) Game #141 (67-73) Safeco Field LH Tommy Milone (11-10, 3.94) vs. LH Jason Vargas (14-9, 3.80) Home #72 (36-35) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Monday Sept. 10 -- Travel Day to Toronto -- Tuesday Sept. 11 @TOR 4:07 pm RH Erasmo Ramirez (0-2, 3.69) vs. RH Brandon Morrow (8-5, 3.42) ROOT Wednesday Sept. 12 @TOR 4:07 pm RH Kevin Millwood (5-12, 4.27) vs. LH Ricky Romero (8-13, 5.85) ROOT Thursday Sept. 13 @TOR 4:07 pm RH Felix Hernandez (13-7, 2.67) vs. RH Henderson Alvarez (8-12, 4.95) ROOT All games broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners conclude a 3-team, 10-day homestand with the finale of a three-game SCHEDULE REMINDER A reminder that today’s game will series vs. the A’s…opened the homestand losing 2 of 3 vs. the Angels, but took 2 of 3 against Boston… be broadcast on 770 AM and the will travel Monday to begin a 6-game trip at Toronto (3 G) and Texas (3 G)…today’s game will be Mariners radio network…(ESPN 710 televised on ROOT Sports in HD and broadcast live on 770 AM KTTH & the Mariners Radio Network. will carry Seahawks football)…also the Mariners game on Sat., Sept. ODDS AND ENDS…lost last night to drop first two games of this series…won 3 of last 6 and 3-5 22 vs. TEX starts at 6:10 pm…was during current homestand…won 11 of last 16 games at Safeco Field, including 8-game win streak previously listed as TBA. Aug. 14-22…recorded pair of 7+ game winning streaks since All-Star break…overall won 24 of 40 ON THE ROAD AGAIN & 30 of last 50 G…won 10 of last 16 series…are 3-4 in Sept. after back-to-back winning months in The Mariners hit the road tomorrow August (15-12) and July (15-11). traveling to Toronto and Texas for their 11th road trip of the season… • 2012 WINS -- with the win on Wednesday, Mariners have tied their win total from 2011 at 67. Seattle has already traveled over • Day Games -- 21-25 (.457) in 46 day games this season, but have won 12 of the last 16 afternoon tilts. 49,000 miles through the air this • Home ERA -- 2nd in AL in home ERA (2.93); currently lowest home ERA in club history (‘01: 3.04). season, and will log close to 55,000 • Gold Gloves -- Mariners lead the Majors with .989 FLD%…played error-free in 92 of 140 games. miles before the season is over. • Felix Hernandez retired 32 consecutive batters from Aug. 10-15, one off John Montague’s club record. SAVE MACHINE • John Jaso is batting .281 (32x114) with 15 R, 3 2B, 5 HR and 22 RBI since All-Star break. Since July 21, Tom Wilhelmsen • Kyle Seager is 3rd in MLB w/55 RBI on the road behind Chase Headley & Josh Hamilton (58). has recorded 16 saves in 17 opportunities…during this stretch he HITTING CATCHERS…John Jaso (35 GS) and Jesus Montero (47 GS) have combined to start 82 ranks 2nd in the Majors in saves: of the Mariners 140 games…each are batting over .300 when playing catcher, with Montero ranking 1. Aroldis Chapman, CIN .................. 19 T3rd among AL catchers (.306/56x183) and Jaso 5th (.302/54x179) -- min. 35 G as catcher…Montero 2. Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA ................. 16 3. Tyler Clippard, WAS ...................... 15 (10 HR), Olivo (8 HR) and Jaso (5 HR) have combined for a club-record 23 home runs by catchers (old Fernando Rodney, TB ....................15 record was 22 in 2000)…overall, Mariners backstops rank 3rd in AL batting .273 (143x524). ROOF MOVEMENT FRIENDLY CONFINES…Jason Vargas goes for his 15th victory today in his 30th start of the The roof has been open the entire season…in 12 starts at Safeco Field this season is 5-3 with a 2.52 ERA (24 ER, 85.2 IP), and has game at Safeco Field in 62 of 71 allowed only 6 of his 31 home runs…compares to 9-6, 4.92 in 17 road starts. games this season, including 31 consecutive games (7/3-9/7)…the 31 SEATTLE VS. ATHLETICS…today is the 16th of 19 games between the Mariners and A’s in 2012… straight games as the longest since a the Mariners trail the season series 7-8, going 3-5 in SEA, 4-3 in OAK and 1-1 in Tokyo…the Mariners record 35 game open stretch, June 5-Aug. 28, 2006…here is a record went 10-9 against the A’s last season, including 6-4 at Safeco Field…Seattle is 60-50 vs. Oakland breakdown by roof position: since 2007, which is the Mariners highest winning percentage vs. any AL team over that stretch… 2012 All-Time Seattle trails the all-time series 224-300, including a 128-134 mark at home (64-58 at Safeco). Open 34-28 456-394 (.536) Closed 2-3 80-73 (.523) BASES LOADED, SO WHAT…Dustin Ackley and Kyle Seager are currently tied for the Major League Moved 0-4 52-35 (.598) lead with a .636 (7x11) average with the bases loaded this season…Ackley is 6-for-6 with the bases SINCE THE BREAK loaded and less than 2 outs, while Seager’s 18 RBI with the base loaded ranks T3rd in the Majors, The Mariners own 3rd-best (tied) record behind only Nelson Cruz (TEX) and Andre Either (LAD), each with 19. in American League since All-Star BULLPEN BULLIES…the Mariners bullpen had a string of 17.0 consecutive scoreless innings snapped break going 31-22 (.585), including a 20-10 (.667) record at Safeco Field: last night, but have still allowed only one run over the last 18.0 innings…the 17.0 consecutive scoreless Team Record Pct. innings is tied for the 20th-longest in club history (by the bullpen) and matches the season high Oakland 35-17 .673 set June 10-18…Mariners relievers rank 2nd in AL and 3rd in Majors with a 0.84 ERA (2 ER, 21.1 IP). Baltimore 33-21 .611 Seattle 31-22 .585 STREAKING JESUS…Jesus Montero was 2-for-4 last night to extend his hitting streak to 7 Tampa Bay 31-22 .585 games…during the streak he is batting .423 (11x26)…his carer-high hitting streak is 8 games Texas 31-22 .585 set earlier this season March 29-April 14…since the All-Star Break he’s batting .300 (51x170), a AL OBP SINCE THE BREAK solid jump from his pre-ASB average of .245 (67x274)…also batting .343 (49x143) vs. left-handed John Jaso currently ranks 3rd in the AL pitching, 7th-best in the American League. (and 5th in the Majors) with his .422 on-base-percentage in 43 games 15-HR, 15-SB CLUB…a pair of Mariners are close to joining the 15 home run-15 stolen base club, since the All-Star break.. as Kyle Seager has 16 HR & 13 SB and Michael Saunders has 14 HR & 18 SB…no Mariner has 1. Prince Fielder, DET .................... .466 recorded a 15 HR-15 SB season since Franklin Gutierrez in 2009 (18 HR, 16 SB)…the last time the 2. Jarrod Dyson, KC ...................... .433 3. John Jaso, SEA ........................ .422 Mariners had a pair of players join the 15 HR-15 SB club was in 2003 (Bret Boone - 35 HR, 16 SB & 4. Miguel Cabrera, DET ................. .414 Mike Cameron - 18 HR, 17 SB). 5. David Murphy, TEX .................... .407 ROLLIN’…Oliver Perez worked 1.1 shutout innings Friday night, and has not allowed a run in his BATTING IMPROVEMENT last 18 appearances (13.1 IP) since July 8…he joins Troy Patton (BAL) as one of only two relief Here is a look at the Mariners offense through 140 games this season chuckers in the AL to toss more than 6.0 innings since July 8 and NOT allow a run (Patton: 17 G, compared to last season: 13.1 IP)…the 18 consecutive relief appearances without allowing a run is tied for 7th-longest Stat 2012 2011 in club history, but only 3rd-longest this season (Luetge - 22 & Wilhelmsen - 19). Record 67-73 58-82 Avg. .232 .235 ONE AND DONE…Seattle has held opponents to one run or less in 33 games this season, which Runs 533 483 leads the AL lead and behind only the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves (34) for the Major League R/G 3.81 3.45 lead…the 33 games allowing 1 run or less currently the 4th-most in franchise history and most since HR 121 89 allowing 1 run or less in 34 games in 2010…the franchise record is 37 set in 2001. XBH 339 328 ON THE AIR HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE…Mariners have won 18 of last 24 games at Safeco Field since July 26 Mariners will use rotation of announcers to improve home record from 18-29 (11 games under .500) to current mark of 36-35 (.507)…also this season, all former partners of 26-16 (.619) in last 42 games at Safeco Field dating back to June 26 (were 10-19 prior).