Mariners Game Notes • SATURDAY • SEPTEMBER 8, 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 Saturday, September 8, 2012 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (77-60) at SEATTLE MARINERS (67-72) Game #140 (67-72) Safeco Field LH Brett Anderson (3-0, 0.90) vs. RH Hisashi Iwakuma (6-3, 3.14) Home #71 (36-34) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Sunday Sept. 9 OAK 1:10 pm LH Jason Vargas (14-9, 3.80) vs. LH Tommy Milone (11-10, 3.94) ROOT 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 Spanish Audio available for all home games, presented by ROOT SPORTS via SAP (where available) TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 3-team, 10-day homestand with the second of three games SCHEDULE REMINDER The Mariners game tomorrow, Sept. against the A’s…opened the homestand losing 2 of 3 vs. the Angels, but took 2 of 3 against Boston…will 9 vs. OAK will be broadcast on 770 travel Monday to begin a 6-game trip at Toronto (3 G) and Texas (3 G)…tonight’s game will be televised AM and the Mariners radio network… on ROOT Sports in HD and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & the Mariners Radio Network. (ESPN 710 will carry Seahawks football)…also the Mariners game on ODDS AND ENDS…lost last night after off day Thursday…won 3 of last 5 and 3-4 during current Sat., Sept. 22 vs. TEX starts at 6:10 homestand…won 11 of last 15 games at Safeco Field, including 8-game win streak Aug. 14-22… pm…was previously listed as TBA. recorded pair of 7+ game winning streaks since All-Star break…overall won 24 of 39 & 30 of last 49 ERA AT HOME G…won 10 of last 15 series, including 6 of last 9…are 3-3 in Sept. after going 15-12 in August, 15-11 Since 2000, the Mariners 2.90 home in July…49-17 (.742) when scoring 4+ runs, 18-54 when scoring less than 4. ERA currently is the 6th-lowest season ERA in the Majors: • 2012 WINS -- with the win on Wednesday, Mariners have tied their win total from 2011 at 67. 1. Los Angeles (NL), 2003 .............. 2.75 • Home ERA -- 2nd in AL in home ERA (2.90); currently lowest home ERA in club history (‘01: 3.04). 2. San Francisco, 2011 .................. 2.81 • Gold Gloves -- Mariners lead the Majors with .989 FLD%…played error-free in 92 of 139 games. 3. Philadelphia, 2011 ..................... 2.83 • Home vs. Road -- Batting .246 (611x2483) on the road (69 G) and .216 (472x2185) at home (70 G)… 4. Tampa Bay, 2012 ........................2.89 5th in AL in road scoring (316 R) & 5th AL in R/G on the road (4.58)…last at home (3.09 R/G). 5. San Diego, 2010 .........................2.90 • Trayvon Robinson set a club record with 10 putouts by a left fielder Aug. 20 vs. Cleveland. .............................. 6. Seattle, 2012 2.90 • Felix Hernandez retired 32 consecutive batters from Aug. 10-15, one off John Montague’s club record. SAVE MACHINE • John Jaso is batting .283 (32x113) with 15 R, 3 2B, 5 HR and 22 RBI since All-Star break. Since July 21, Tom Wilhelmsen has recorded 16 saves in 17 • Kyle Seager T2nd in MLB w/55 RBI (also: Hamilton) on the road behind only Chase Headley (58). opportunities…during this stretch he BEARING DOWN…tonight’s starting pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma owns a 5-2 record with a 2.42 ERA (18 ranks 2nd in the Majors in saves: ER, 67.0 IP) in his 11 starts this season…over his last 7 starts (since his rookie-record 13 strikeouts 1. Aroldis Chapman, CIN .................. 19 2. Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA ................. 16 7/30 vs. TOR), is 5-1 with a 1.57 ERA (8 ER, 46.0 IP)…among ML starts with at least 10 GS, has the 4th- 3. Tyler Clippard, WAS ...................... 15 lowest ERA behind Brandon Beachy (ATL, 2.00), A.J. Griffin (OAK, 2.21) and Eric Stults (CWS/SD, 2.37). Fernando Rodney, TB ....................15 HITTING CATCHERS…John Jaso (35 GS) and Jesus Montero (46 GS) have combined to start 81 ROOF MOVEMENT of the Mariners 139 games…each are batting over .300 when playing catcher, with Jaso ranking 4th The roof has been open at Safeco Field in among AL catchers (.304/35x115) and Montero 5th (.302/54x179)…Montero (10 HR), Olivo (8 HR) and 62 of 70 games this season, including 31 consecutive games (7/3-c)…the Jaso (5 HR) have combined for a club-record 23 home runs by catchers (old record was 22 in 2000). 31 straight games is the longest since SEATTLE VS. ATHLETICS…tonight is the 15th of 19 games between the Mariners and A’s in 2012… a record 35 game open stretch, June 5-Aug. 28, 2006…here is a record the season series is tied 7-7, going 3-4 in SEA, 4-3 in OAK and 1-1 in Tokyo…the Mariners went breakdown by roof position: 10-9 against the A’s last season, including 6-4 at Safeco Field…Seattle is 60-49 vs. Oakland since 2012 All-Time 2007, which is the Mariners highest winning percentage vs. any AL team over that stretch…Seattle Open 34-28 456-394 (.536) trails the all-time series 224-299, including a 128-133 mark at home (64-57 at Safeco). Closed 2-3 80-73 (.523) Moved 0-3 52-34 (.605) BASES LOADED, SO WHAT…Dustin Ackley and Kyle Seager are currently tied for the Major League SINCE THE BREAK lead with a .636 (7x11) average with the bases loaded this season…Ackley is 6-for-6 with the bases The Mariners own 3rd-best (tied) record loaded and less than 2 outs, while Seager’s 18 RBI with the base loaded ranks T3rd in the Majors, in American League since All-Star behind only Nelson Cruz (TEX) and Andre Either (LAD), each with 19. break going 31-21 (.596), including a 20-9 (.690) record at Safeco Field: KEEPING IT CLOSE…this season 47 of the Mariners 67 wins have been decided by 3 runs or less, Team Record Pct. which ranks as the 3rd-most in the American League…since the All-Star break 24 of the Mariners 31 Oakland 34-17 .667 wins have been decided by 3 runs or less, including 16 of the team’s 18 wins since August 1…since Baltimore 32-21 .604 the ASB, Seattle’s 24 wins decided by 3 runs or less leads the AL. Seattle 31-21 .596 Tampa Bay 31-21 .596 WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND…the Mariners own a 15-7 record on Saturday (.682 win%) and a 10- Texas 30-22 .577 11 mark on Sunday’s (.476)…makes for a 25-18 record (.581) on weekends this season…holds a 42-54 AL OBP SINCE THE BREAK (.437) record during the “work week.” John Jaso currently ranks 3rd in the AL (and 5th in the Majors) with his .425 HEY HEY JESUS…Jesus Montero was 1-for-4 on Wednesday night and is now riding a 6-game on-base-percentage in 42 games hitting streak during which he’s posted a .409 average (9x22)…since the All-Star Break he’s hitting since the All-Star break.. .295 (49x166), a solid jump from his pre-ASB average of .245 (67x274)…also batting .338 (47x139) 1. Prince Fielder, DET .................... .465 vs. left-handed pitching, 7th-best in the American League. 2. Jarrod Dyson, KC ...................... .433 3. John Jaso, SEA ........................ .425 ROLLIN’…Oliver Perez worked 1.1 shutout innings last night, and has not allowed a run in his last 4. Miguel Cabrera, DET ................. .418 18 appearances (13.1 IP) since July 8…he joins Troy Patton (BAL) as one of only two relief chuckers 5. David Murphy, TEX .................... .411 in the AL to toss more than 6.0 innings since July 8 and NOT allow a run (Patton: 17 G, 13.1 IP)…the BATTING IMPROVEMENT 18 consecutive relief appearances without allowing a run is tied for 7th-longest in club history, Here is a look at the Mariners offense through 139 games this season but only 3rd-longest this season (Luetge - 22 & Wilhelmsen - 19). compared to last season: PENNED IN…the Mariners bullpen has tossed 12.2 consecutive scoreless innings, including 4.1 Stat 2012 2011 shutout innings last night…has allowed just 1 ER its 5 September appearances (16.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, Record 67-72 58-81 9 BB, 12 K, 0.56 ERA). Avg. .232 .234 Runs 532 480 ONE AND DONE…Seattle has held opponents to one run or less in 33 games this season, which R/G 3.83 3.45 HR 121 88 leads the AL lead and behind only the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves (34) for the Major League XBH 338 325 lead…the 33 games allowing 1 run or less currently the 4th-most in franchise history and are the ON THE AIR most since allowing 1 run or less in 34 games in 2010…the franchise record is 37 set in 2001.