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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 Safeco Field • PO Box 4100 • Seattle, WA 98194 • TEL: 206.346.4000 • FAX: 206.346.4000 • www.mariners.com Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Game #10 (4-5) Safeco Field HOUSTON ASTROS (2-6) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (4-5) Home #3 (1-1) TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Brad Peacock (0-1, 4.15) vs. RHP Blake Beavan (0-0, 9.00) 7:10 p.m. • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT Sports Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TELEVISION Thursday April 11 TEX 7:10 pm RH Felix Hernandez (1-1, 2.57) vs. RH Justin Grimm (‘13 debut) ROOT Sports Friday April 11 TEX 7:10 pm RH Hisashi Iwakuma (1-0, 2.57) vs. RH Yu Darvish (2-0, 1.98) ROOT Sports Saturday April 12 TEX 6:10 pm LH Joe Saunders (1-1, 3.48) vs. RH Alexi Ogando (1-0, 0.00) ROOT Sports Sunday April 13 TEX 1:10 pm RH Brandon Maurer (0-2, 16.20) vs. RH Nick Tepesch (1-0, 1.23) ROOT Sports Monday April 14 Off Day All game broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network Spanish Audio available for 79 of 81 home games, presented by ROOT SPORTS via SAP (where available) TONIGHT’S TILT… the Mariners (4-5) continue their first homestand (1-1) of the season after a HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS season-opening seven-game road trip to Oakland (2-2) and Chicago (1-2)…face the Astros in the A number of exciting events highlight final game (1-1) of a three-game series tonight…also face the Rangers (4 games) and Tigers (3 the Mariners first homestand of the season, a 10-gamer vs. the Astros (3 games) as part of the 10-game opening homestand…tonight’s game will be televised on ROOT G), Rangers (4 G) and Tigers (3 G) at Sports in high definition & broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network. Safeco Field, including the following promotions: ODDS AND ENDS…Mariners are 4-5 to open the 2013 season…have opened on the road each of Tonight - Grand Slam Family Pack the last five seasons (longest streak in club history)…currently third in the AL West, 2.5 games behind April 11 - The Supreme Court Oakland & Texas (6-2)…4 of the Mariners first 9 games have been decided by 2-or-fewer games (2-2), April 12 - Mariners Calendar April 13 - Salute to Armed Forces and featured 2 extra inning affairs (1-1). April 14 - Drawstring Backpacks • Nocturnal – Mariners are 4-2 in night games, and 0-3 during the day. • Opening Day - With the 2-0 win at Oakland, the Mariners have won 7 straight season openers. INSIDE THE NUMBERS • Runs Saved - Brendan Ryan has 90 defensive runs saved since 2009 (513 G), leading all shortstops. • Spring Wins - Mariners set a spring club record with 22 wins, trailing only KC (25) for most in MLB. • Opponent HR - Mariners pitchers have allowed 16 home runs, tied for most in the Majors with CLE. 3 SAFECO SLUGFEST…last night’s game featured a wild 16-9 Houston victory that included 25 Saves recorded by Tom Wilhelmsen (in 3 games) to tie for the AL lead. runs scored and 32 hits combined between the two teams…the 25 runs scored are the most in a single game in the history of Safeco Field (1,102 games since opening July 15, 1999)… the previous highest scoring game was 24 runs by the Yankees (14) and Mariners (10) on May 18, 6 2001…the 32 combined hits were tied for 3rd-most in a single game, trailing only 34 hits by the Home runs hit by Michael Morse to tie Mariners and A’s on Sept. 25, 2006 and 33 hits by the Mariners and Angels on Aug. 1, 2007. Justin Upton for the Major League lead. THE BALL WAS FLYING LAST NIGHT…the Mariners and Astros combined to hit 8 home runs last night (HOU - 5, SEA - 3)…was only the fourth game in the history of Safeco Field where 8 or more home runs have been hit in a single game: 7 • 9 HR – July 16, 2004: Indians – 8 HR, Mariners – 1 HR (18-6 CLE win) Current hitting streak by Michael Saun- ders in which he is batting .333 (8x24)… • 9 HR – Aug. 27, 2004: Mariners – 6 HR, Royals – 3 HR (7-5 SEA win) his career-high is a 8-game streak. • 8 HR – May 6, 2001: Blue Jays – 5 HR, Mariners – 3 HR (11-3 TOR win) • 8 HR – April 9, 2013: Astros – 5 HR, Mariners – 3 HR (16-9 HOU win) MLB HR LEADERS HR LEADER…Michael Morse hit his sixth home run of the season 6 Michael Morse ............ SEA 10 last night, tying Atlanta’s Justin Upton for the MLB lead…Morse’s 6 Justin Upton .................. ATL Batters faced by RHP Stephen Pryor, 4 Chris Davis ....................BAL homers are tied with Ken Griffey Jr. (1997) and Jim Presley (1985) for Dexter Fowler ............... COL all of which have been retired (3.1 IP). the most by a Mariners player in the team’s first 9 games of a season… Will Middlebrooks .........BOS Mark Reynolds ..............CLE in addition to his regular-season surge, Morse led all players during Alex Rios ..................... CWS spring training with a club-record 9 HR in 20 Cactus League games. Coco Crisp ...................OAK 25 John Buck ................... NYM Runs scored by the Astros (16) and Mar- FLASHING THE LEATHER…Seattle has made only 2 errors in the first iners (9) last night, the most ever in a 9 games of the season (both by 3B Kyle Seager)…the .994 fielding percentage ranks 4th in the AL… game at Safeco Field (opened in 1999). the Mariners have turned at least one double play in four consecutive games, and six of the last seven. 67 MAKING THEM EARN IT…Mariners have yet to allow an unearned run this season…Seattle has Home runs hit by Raul Ibañez in Safeco allowed 46 runs in its first 9 games, and all have been earned runs. Field, most by any player (468 games). NO DAYS OFF HERE…the Mariners are the only team in the Majors that is yet to have an off day… Seattle and the A’s were the only teams in the Majors to play each of the first seven days of the VS. THE ASTROS season, but the A’s enjoyed an off day Monday…the Mariners first off day will not be until Monday The Astros are making just their second (April 15), a string of 14 games to open the season without a day of rest meaning the Mariners will trip to Safeco Field, and first as the start the season with a full extra week more of consecutive games than any other team. newest member of the AL West…the Astros only other trip to Safeco Field SAFECO JOE…Joe Saunders made his first start at Safeco Field with the Mariners Monday, and was June 7-9, 2004 (HOU took 2 of continued his success in Seattle…with 6.1 scoreless innings, Saunders improved to 7-0 with a 1.91 3)…the Mariners are 4-7 all-time vs. the ERA (13 ER, 61.1 IP) in 10 career starts at Safeco Field. Astros, last meeting in 2007 at Minute Maid Park (HOU sweep)…Mariners win WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD…Houston is the first team to be added to the AL West Monday night snapped a 5-game losing since the Mariners joined the league in 1977…the last change to the division occurred in 1994 streak vs. the Astros…Seattle travels to Houston for a three-game series during when the AL West changed from a seven-team format (California, Chicago, Kansas City, Minnesota, the next road trip April 22-24. Oakland, Seattle, Texas) to a four-team format (California, Oakland, Seattle, Texas). Year Home Road Totals LONGBALL SURGE…the Mariners have hit 12 home runs in their first 9 games, including at least 2013 1-1 -- 1-1 All-Time 2-3 2-4 4-7 one homer in every game except the home (4/8 vs. HOU) and road (4/1 at OAK) Openers…Mariners hit only 4 home runs in their first 9 games last season, and did not hit their 12th home run until the MARINERSMEDIA.COM 18th game of the season. Members of the media can gain daily ac- cess to game notes, starting lineups, up- dated statistics, probable pitchers and YOU SHOULD ALREADY KNOW…that Raul Ibañez is the all-time leader in home runs hit at audio by visiting MarinersMedia.com… Safeco Field with 67 (in 468 games)…BUT DID YOU KNOW?…that Ibañez also ranks 2nd in RBI contact Mariners PR for username and with 264?…Ibañez went 2-for-2 last night with a home run and 2 RBI, moving past Edgar Martinez password information. (263 RBI) for the second-most RBI by any player at Safeco Field…Ichiro leads with 314 RBI. 2013 MARINERS GAME Notes • WEDNESDAY • APRIL 10, 2013 • VS. HOUSTON ASTROS • PaGE 2 TONIGHT’S MARINERS STARTER BEAVAN’s 2013 STARTS RHP BLAKE BEAVAN scr 2013 Breakdown: DT OPP SCR W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR left PC-K W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR 4/5 @CWS 8-7 (10) ND 5.0 6 5 5 0 2 2 6-5 84-61 Overall 0-0 9.00 1/1 5.0 6 5 5 0 2 2 BEAVAN’s 2012 STARTS Home - - - - - - - - - - scr Road 0-0 9.00 1/1 5.0 6 5 5 0 2 2 DT OPP SCR W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR left PC-K vs.