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Friday, June 5, 2015 Game #55 (24-30) Safeco Field TAMPA BAY RAYS (29-26) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (24-30) Home #30 (12-17) TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Jake Odorizzi (4-5, 2.61) vs. LHP J.A. Happ (3-1, 3.70) 7:10 pm • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO Saturday 6/6 TB 7:10 pm RH Felix Hernandez (8-2, 2.63) vs. RH Alex Colome (3-2, 5.05) 710 ESPN Sunday 6/7 TB 1:10 pm LH Mike Montgomery (0-0, 1.50) vs. RH Chris Archer (6-4, 2.01) 710 ESPN/97.3 FM Monday 6/8 OFF DAY Tuesday 6/9 @CLE 4:10 pm RH Taijuan Walker (2-6, 5.80) at RH Corey Kluber (3-6, 3.61) 710 ESPN Wednesday 6/10 @CLE 4:10 pm LH Roenis Elias (2-3, 2.94) at RH Trevor Bauer (5-2, 2.94) 710 ESPN Thursday 6/11 @CLE 9:10 am LH J.A. Happ (3-1, 3.70+tonight) at RH Shaun Marcum (2-0, 5.49+tonight) 710 ESPN All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games on Spanish Audio via TV SAP TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue an 11-game homestand tonight with the second game RECORD BREAKDOWN of a 4-game series vs. the Tampa Bay Rays…opened the homestand with a 4-game set against Overall .......................................... 24-30 the Cleveland Indians (1-3) and the New York Yankees (0-3)…following this series, Seattle will travel Home ............................................ 12-17 Road ............................................. 12-13 to Cleveland (3 games), Houston (3 games) and San Francisco (2 games)…tonight’s game will be vs. LH Starter.................................... 5-6 televised in the Mariners TV market on ROOT SPORTS NW and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle vs. RH Starter ...............................19-24 and the Mariners Radio Network. Day ................................................... 8-6 Night ............................................. 16-24 ODDS AND ENDS…have lost 6 in a row and 7 of 11, 8 of 14, 10 of 17 but are 13-13 in the last 26 1-Run / 2-Run .......................13-11 / 4-9 games…season-high 4-game winning streak May 8-12…are 17-19 in last 36 games…23-26 record Extra Inning ...................................... 4-5 vs. AL teams, and 1-4 in Interleague play…6-9-2 in series played, including 6 rubber games (2-4)… vs. AL / vs. NL ......................23-26 / 1-4 played 25 of 52 games vs. the AL West (13-12 record)…4th place in AL West (9.5 back of Houston). RELIEF ERA • Flashing the Leather - Since recording season-high 3 errors 5/2 at HOU, Mariners have a .992 fi elding RH Mark Lowe, RH Carson Smith and percentage (9 E, 1139 TC) over the last 29 games. LH Charlie Furbush have combined for • Close Games - Lead MLB with 37 of 54 games decided by 2 or fewer runs (13-11 in 1-run games). 1.05 (6 ER, 51.2 IP) in 61 games this • Extra Innings - Mariners lead the AL with 9 extra-inning games (4-5). season...all 3 rank among the Mariners all-time leaders in lowest ERA prior to • Iron Man - Kyle Seager has played in 180 consecutive games, 2nd-longest active streak in MLB. the ASG Break (min. 10.0 IP): • Mixing & Matching - The Mariners have used 44 different batting orders in 54 games. RK PLAYER ERA • Long Stretch - Seattle is in game 24 (10-13) of 26 games in a 27-day stretch, & 42 games in 44 days. 1. M. Lowe (2015) ....... 0.61 (1 ER, 14.2 IP) • Cruz vs. LHP - Nelson Cruz is hitting .472 (17x36) with 6 HR vs. LH pitchers this season. 2. S. Hasegawa (2003) . 0.77 (4 ER, 46.2 IP) 3. J. Putz (2007) ........... 0.88 (4 ER, 41.0 IP) • Furbush - Charlie Furbush has held opponents scoreless in 21 of 22 appearances (1.38 ERA). 4. C. Smith (2015) ....... 1.17 (3 ER, 23.0 IP) 5. S. Hasegawa (2002) . 1.01 (4 ER, 35.2 IP) SEAGER BELIEVER…Kyle Seager has hit safely in 18 of his last 21 games with 8 multi-hit contests, 6. C. Furbush (2015) ... 1.29 (2 ER, 14.0 IP) batting .342 (27x79) with 10 runs scored, 4 doubles, 5 home runs, 10 RBI and 6 walks...since May 14, G. Sherrill (207) ........ 1.29 (4 ER, 28.0 IP) he has raised his season average from .238 average to .279...during his stretch he among the American League leaders in average (T6th), home runs (T7th), slugging percentage (8th/.582), OPS (8th/.971) and AL TRIPLE CROWN on-base percentage (10th/.388). Nelson Cruz is batting .319 (67x210) with 18 home runs and 39 RBI in 54 CLOSE GAMES VS. RAYS…29 of the last 37 games the Mariners have played vs. the Rays dating back games…he is among AL leaders in the to the 2011 season have been 3-runs or fewer, including 19 one-run contests…the Mariners are 13-16 triple crown categories (AVG, HR, RBI). during this stretch in games decided by 3-runs or fewer (18-19 overall), but have won 5 of last 6 games RK PLAYER AVG. 1. P. Fielder, TEX ................... .358 (77x215) decided by 3-runs or less. 2. M. Cabrera, DET ................ .333 (65x195) IF YOU ARE HAPP-Y AND YOU KNOW IT…starter J.A. Happ is 2-1 with a 2.30 (8 ER, 31.1 IP) in 5 3. J. Kipnis, CLE .................... .330 (72x218) 4. J. Ellsbury, NYY ................. .324 (48x148) starts this season at Safeco Field...his 2.30 ERA at home currently ranks 9th in the American League 5. N. Cruz, SEA .................... .319 (67x210) this season. RK PLAYER HR … has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games with 4 multi-hit contests, 1. N. Cruz, SEA ....................................... 18 GETTING ON TRACK Austin Jackson 2. M. Teixeira, NYY .................................. 16 batting .361 (13x36) with 1 run scored, 3 doubles, 3 RBI, 1 walk and 1 stolen base…in his career 3. J. Donaldson, TOR............................... 15 Jackson is batting .291 (125x429) with 71 runs scored, 21 doubles, 6 triples, 6 home runs and 43 RBI 4. A. Pujols, LAA ......................................14 M. Trout, LAA .......................................14 in 113 games in the month of June...is his .291 average is tied for the highest average in a single month RK PLAYER RBI in his career (also: .291/143x492 in 123 games in July). 1. M. Teixeira, NYY .................................. 41 STINGING THE RAYS…Since August 24, 2013, Robinson Canó has reached base safely in 16 straight 2. P. Fielder, TEX ...................................... 40 3. N. Cruz, SEA ....................................... 39 games vs. the Rays, including recording hits in 13 contests, batting .355 (22x62) with 6 runs scored, 6 J. Donaldson, TOR............................... 39 doubles, 1 home run, 11 RBI and 5 walks...Canó’s 16-game on-base streak is the 11th-longest in his S. Vogt, OAK ........................................39 career vs. a single opponent and 2nd-longest in his career vs. the Rays, trailing a 17-game on-base INSIDE THE NUMBERS streak from May 8, 2012-April 23, 2013 (has reached base safely in 41 of last 45 games vs. TB since 5/8/12)....in 164 career games vs. the Rays, Canó batting .319 (194x609) with 65 extra-base hits and 101 RBI...among all active players his average his the 5th-highest, while his 101 RBI are 3rd-most. 3.19 STREAKING…Logan Morrison has a season-high 11-game hitting streak (since May 24), batting .333 Over the last 2 seasons, the Mariners (14x42) with 2 runs, 1 double and 4 walks…the streak is T3rd longest in his career and his longest since pitchers have a combined for 3.19 ERA a career-best 13-game streak last year (July 29-Aug. 12). (158 ER, 446.0 IP) vs. the AL East, trailing only the A’s (2.85 ERA) for lowest ERA. TAMING A.L. EAST…Seattle is 15-12 over its last 27 games against the American League East, including winning 5 of the last 10 games (3-1 vs. TB, 2-1 vs. TOR, 0-3 vs. NYY)…during this stretch are 5-6 at home and 10-6 on the road. 898 FOR STARTERS…over the last 41 games (April 21-current), the Mariners starting pitchers have Robinson Canó is two runs scored short combined for the 3rd-lowest ERA in the Majors at 3.15 (89 ER, 254.1 IP), trailing only St. Louis at 3.13 of 900 in his Major League career. (90 ER, 258.2 IP) and Tampa Bay’s 3.14 ERA (84 ER, 240.2 IP)…overall Mariners starters rank 4th in the VS. THE RAYS American League with a 3.82 ERA. Tonight is game #5 of 7 between the 11-GAME HOMESTAND…the Mariners are in G#9 (1-7) of a season-high 11-game homestand… Mariners and Rays this season, all in the marks just the second homestand of 11+ games dating back to 2005…also had an 11-game span of 14 days...swept a 3-game series homestand last season May 22-June 1 vs. the Astros, Angels and Tigers (6-5 record). in Tampa Bay, May 25-27…Seattle won last year’s series 4-3, including a 1-2 mark at Safeco Field…SEA has won 5 DID YOU KNOW?…dating back to the All-Star break last season, Mariners starters J.A.