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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 Game #86 (41-44) Safeco Field KANSAS CITY ROYALS (43-40) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (41-44) Home #44 (25-19) TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: LHP Jason Vargas (12-3, 2.22) vs. LHP Ariel Miranda (7-4, 3.82) 7:10 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO Thursday July 6 vs. OAK 7:10 pm RH Sam Gaviglio (3-3, 3.48) vs. RH Paul Blackburn (0-0, 0.00) 710 ESPN Friday July 7 vs. OAK 7:10 pm LH James Paxton (6-3, 3.27) vs. LH Sean Manaea (7-4, 3.75) 710 ESPN Saturday July 8 vs. OAK 7:10 pm RH Andrew Moore (1-1, 3.60) vs. RH Jharel Cotton (5-8, 5.17) 710 ESPN Sunday July 9 vs. OAK 1:10 pm RH Felix Hernandez (3-3, 5.04) vs. RH Daniel Gossett (1-3, 6.23) 710 ESPN All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games featuring Spanish Audio via TV SAP TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue the final homestand of the first half with 3rd (0-2) of 3 games vs. ON THIS DATE the Royals...will face AL West rival Oakland in a 4-game series beginning Thursday...took 2-of-3 games vs. 1995: Tino Martinez is 5-for-5 with 2 the Angels at Angel Stadium this weekend...recently concluded a 3-team, 9-game homestand going 5-4 home runs and 5RBI in Detroit…1995: Edgar Martinez is named A.L. Play- against Detroit (4-0), Houston (1-2) and Philadelphia (0-2)…tonight’s game will be televised live in HD on er of the Month for June after he hit ROOT SPORTS NW and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network. .402, scored 24 runs, 8 HR, 32 RBI, 28 walks in 28 games…2014: Seattle ODDS AND ENDS…Seattle is 10-13 in its last 23 games, but have won 20-of-the-last-35…are 21-17 in beat Chicago-AL 3-2 in 14 innings… last 38 games, 24-23 in last 47 and 30-28 in the last 58…are 8-6-1 in home series, 4-8-1 in road series… first time since 1992 to win a game of are 40-38 in 78 games after opening the season 1-6…are 25-19 at home, but 16-25 on the road…are in the 14.0+ innings on road…Felix Hernan- dez notched his 10th straight start of midst of a stretch of 29 of 37 games at Safeco Field, spanning May 31 – July 9...are 17-15 over the stretch. 7.0+ IP while allowing 2 or fewer runs, • Southside Power - since 2015, Nelson Cruz leads the Major Leagues in home runs vs. left-handed pitch- the longest single-season streak since ers with 36…during same span, Kyle Seager ranks T4th with 25 home runs vs. lefties (also: Kris Bryant & Houston’s Mike Scott in 1986…2015: Nelson Cruz is voted as the starting Chris Carter), while Robinson Canó’s 24 homers vs. LH rank T7th (also: Mike Napoli and Mark Trumbo). designated hitter for the American • RBI Duo - Seattle has 2 of the top-4 RBI leaders in the American League… Nelson Cruz is 2nd with 61 League squad in the 86th MLB All-Star RBI and Robinson Canó ranks T3rd with 60 RBI (also: Miguel Sano). game at Great American Ball Park in • Four Square - Seattle is 38-13 when scoring 4 runs-or-more, but 3-31 when scoring 3-or-fewer runs. Cincinnati…#Mariners40 • It’s Only a Matter of Time - Nelson Cruz hit 14 home runs in his first 56 games of the season but hasn’t hit a roundtripper in his last 24 games…the 24-game homerless streak is the 3rd longest of his career HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS behind: 25, Aug. 1-30, 2007 & 35, Sept. 22, 2006-May 12, 2007. Upcoming promotions...details at • Home Sweet Home - Seattle is 25-19 (.568) in 44 home games this season, the 6th-best home winning www.mariners.com/promotions: percentage in the AL behind New York (25-14/.641), Boston (25-14/.641), Baltimore (25-16/.610), Houston Date Promotion (27-18/.600) & Tampa Bay (24-18/.571). Wednesday, July 5 .......... Triple Play Ticket Thursday, July 6 .....Bark at The Park NIght SOUTHSIDE SOCK…Seattle has 3 players hitting at least .319 against lefthanders this season: Ben Friday, July 7 ................Snow Globe Night Gamel (.346/18x52, 5 2B, 3B, HR, 9 RBI), Jean Segura (.340/16x47, 2 2B, 3 RBI) & Guillermo Heredia Saturday, July 8 .. Kyle Seager Bobblehead (.319/22x69, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI)…among lefty hitters, Gamel’s .346 batting average vs. southsiders is the Sunday, July 9 ........... Nelson Cruz T-Shirts 3rd-best in Majors (min. 50 PA) behind Boston’s Jackie Bradley Jr. (.370) & Atlanta’s Ender Inciarte (.349). .............. Run Around the Bases (postgame) DOUBLE TROUBLE…Nelson Cruz & Robinson Canó are hitting a combined .351 (20x57) with 4 doubles, LEADERBOARD 4 home runs, 11 RBI and 8 walks in their careers against Royals starter Jason Vargas…Cruz (.333/10x30, 2 Jean Segura leads the American 2B, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 7 BB) has 4 home runs against the lefty, tied for the most by any player with Mike Napoli… League in batting (min. 250 PA): Canó is hitting .370 (10x27) with 2 doubles, 3 RBI and a walk against Vargas. Rk. Name AVG 1. Jena Segura .......... .342 (80x234) LEADING THE STAFF…Ariel Miranda has a 3.02 ERA (21 ER, 62.2 IP) in 10 starts since May 14, the 4th- 2. Ben Gamel ............. .332 (78x235) best mark in the American League in that span, while limiting opponents to a .182 batting average…his 3. Jose Altuve ............ .330 (104x315) 62.2 innings in that span are 3rd-most in A.L. behind Detroit’s Michael Fulmer (63.2) and Tampa Bay’s Chris 2. Aaron Judge ............ .329 (94x286) Archer (63.0)…tomorrow’s starter, Sam Gaviglio’s 3.44 ERA (19 ER, 49.2 IP) is 10th in A.L. in that span. 3. Jose Ramirez ......... .327 (101x309) 4. Carlos Correa .......... .320 (96x300) DYNAMIC DUO…Seattle is the 1st American League team, 4th Major League team (also: Arizona, Colorado 5. Corey Dickerson .... .318 (104x327) and Washington), to have multiple players with at least 60 RBI apiece this season...marks the 8th season in franchise history that the Mariners have had 2-or-more players with 60 RBI each prior to the All-Star Break INSIDE THE NUMBERS and the first since 2003...the Mariners duo of Nelson Cruz (61 RBI) and Robinson Canó (60 RBI) joins the clubs from 1979 (Bruce Bochte and Willie Horton), 1996 (Jay Buhner, Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez and Alex Rodriguez), 1997 (Buhner, Griffey and Martinez), 1998 (Griffey, Rodriguez and David Segui), 2000 7 (Martinez, John Olerud and Rodriguez), 2001 (Bret Boone and Martinez) and 2003 (Boone and Martinez). Jean Segura has 7 games of 4+ hits since the start of last season, tied SOON TO BE LEADER…Ben Gamel would lead the American League in batting average with a .332 with San Francisco’s Eduardo Nunez (78x235) mark but is half an at-bat short (need 4 PA today to qualify)…the last time a Mariner led the AL in for 3rd-most in the Majors during that batting at the All-Star Break was Ichiro Suzuki (.352/137x389) in 2003…the last rookie to lead the AL in span…trails only Jose Altuve (10) and batting at the All-Star Break was the Angels Mike Trout (.341/88x258) in 2012. Mookie Betts (8). FOR STARTERS…over the last 11 games, Mariners starters have posted 9 quality starts…during this span (6/22-c), Seattle starters are 4-6 with a 3.70 ERA (30 ER, 73.0 IP) with 48 strikeouts and 20 walks… 20 Mariners starters have gone at least 6.0 innings in each of the last 11 games, including 5 starts of 7.0 + IP. Jarrod Dyson has 19 steals this ROYAL TREATMENT…Seattle is 21-16 (.568) vs. the Royals dating back to 2012…the Mariners .568 season…when he steals his next bag, winning percentage vs. KC is their 2nd-best vs. any AL opponent since 2012, just behind vs. the Tigers (23- it’ll give him 6 straight seasons with 20+ 17/.575), and ahead of the Rays (22-17/.564), Athletics (56-46/.549) and Blue Jays (21-20/.512). stolen bases…he been successful on 19 of 23 attempts this season. NO RUNS FOR YOU…Nick Vincent has not allowed a run in 16.1 innings pitched over 17 appearances at Safeco Field this season…his streak of 17 consecutive scoreless relief appearances at home ranks T5th- longest by a Mariners reliever in a single-season (also: Arthur Rhodes, 5/15-7/28/01)…overall at home he 198 is 1-0 with 5 holds over 16.1 scoreless innings…he has limited opponents to a .169 (10x59) average, while Kyle Seager is 2 doubles away from walking 1 and striking out 18…Vincent joins Philadelphia’s Pat Neshek (16.2 ShO IP at home) as the only 200 career doubles...he currently relievers in the Major League to not allow a run at home this season (min. 10.0 IP). ranks 9th in Mariners franchise history with 198 doubles (next up: Harold A SKY FULL OF STARS..