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Saturday, May 16, 2015 Game #36 (16-19) Safeco Field BOSTON ROYAL GIANTS (17-19) vs. SEATTLE STEELHEADS (16-19) Home #20 (10-9) TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Rick Porcello (3-2, 4.50) vs. RHP Felix Hernandez (6-0, 1.85) 6:10 pm • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW / MLB Network Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO Sunday 5/17 BOS 1:10 pm LH James Paxton (1-2, 4.31) vs. RH Steven Wright (1-0, 4.22) 710 ESPN/97.3 FM Monday 5/18 Off Day in Baltimore All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games on Spanish Audio via TV SAP TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 9-game homestand tonight with the third (1-1) of four RECORD BREAKDOWN games vs. the Boston Red Sox…are 5-2 on the homestand, sweeping Oakland (3-0) and splitting Overall .......................................... 16-19 a pair with San Diego (1-1)…following this series, Seattle will travel to Baltimore (3 games), Toronto Home .............................................. 10-9 (3 games) and Tampa Bay (3 games)…tonight’s game will be televised in the Mariners TV market on Road ............................................... 6-10 vs. LH Starter.................................... 3-5 ROOT SPORTS NW and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network. vs. RH Starter ............................... 13-14 ODDS AND ENDS…won last night to snap mini 2-game losing streak, and have won 5 of last 7 Day ................................................... 5-2 games…season-high 4-game winning streak May 8-12…are 9-8 in last 17 games…15-15 record Night ............................................. 11-17 1-Run / 2-Run ...........................9-8 / 3-6 vs. AL teams, while going 1-4 in Interleague play…4-6-1 in series played, including 5 rubber games Extra Inning ...................................... 3-3 (2-3)…opened season with 12 of 18 games at Safeco Field…have played 26 of 35 games vs. the AL vs. AL / vs. NL ......................15-15 / 1-4 West (13-12 record)…3rd place in AL West (6.5 back of HOU). AL TRIPLE CROWN • The King - Felix Hernandez is 6-0, 1.85 ERA in 7 starts this season (SEA is 7-0)…6th in AL w/50 K’s. • Hitting Everywhere - Nelson Cruz is batting .383 (36x94) with 13 HR and 26 RBI while in the lineup Nelson Cruz is batting .358 (49x137) with 24 runs scored, 4 doubles, 1 triple, as the right fielder (24 GS)…in 11 starts at DH is batting .302 (13x43) with 2 HR and 4 RBI. 15 home runs and 30 RBI in 35 games… • Extra Innings - Mariners are tied with Oakland for the MLB lead with 6 extra-inning games (3-3). he currently leads the American League • Looking for the Slam - The Mariners have not hit a grand slam since Sept. 28, 2013 (131 PA sin- in the three triple crown categories ce)…2nd-longest streak in club history behind a 133 PA streak from 1979-1981. (AVG, HR, RBI). • Iron Man - Kyle Seager has played in 161 consecutive games, 4th-longest active streak in MLB. RK PLAYER AVG. • Mixing & Matching - The Mariners have used 27 different batting orders in 35 games. 1. N. Cruz, SEA .................... .358 (49x137) 2. M. Brantley, CLE ............... .349 (38x109) • Long Stretch - Seattle is in game 4 (2-2) of 26 games in a 27-game stretch, and 42 games in 44 days. 3. P. Fielder, TEX ................... .345 (49x142) • Scoreless - James Paxton has tossed 12.0 consecutive scoreless innings over his last 2 starts; is 4. J. Ellsbury, NYY ................ .343 (48x140) tied with Felix Hernandez for the longest scoreless innings streak by a Mariners pitcher this season. 5. A. Jones, BAL ................... .341 (43x126) RK PLAYER HR TURN IT BACK…the Mariners and Red Sox will Turn Back the Clock to 1946 today, donning the duds 1. N. Cruz, SEA ....................................... 15 of the Seattle Steelheads and the Boston Royal Giants…the Steelheads were members of the short- 2. M. Teixeira, NYY .................................. 11 lived West Coast Negro Baseball League, which formed in 1946. 3. H. Ramirez, BOS .................................. 10 4. M. Cabrera, DET .................................... 9 WALK-OFF WINNER…the Mariners defeated the Red Sox 2-1 last night on a walk-off single by Nelson M. Trout, LAA ......................................... 9 S. Vogt, OAK ......................................... 9 Cruz…already the third walk-off win for the Mariners this season, after having only two all of last season A. Rodriguez, NYY ................................. 9 and three in 2013…Cruz has a pair of walk-off hits this season (both singles) and 7 in his career. L. Valbuena, HOU .................................. 9 START IT UP…over the last 10 games (6-4 record), the starting pitching has combined for a 2.27 ERA RK PLAYER RBI 1. N. Cruz, SEA ....................................... 30 (16 ER, 63.1 IP) with 53 strikeouts (7.5 K/9.0 IP)…during this stretch has lowered the rotation ERA S. Vogt, OAK ........................................ 30 from 4.71 (11th in AL) to current mark of 3.97 (6th in AL)…2.27 ERA since March 4 is 2nd-best in the 3. E. Hosmer, KC ..................................... 29 K. Morales, KC ..................................... 29 Majors behind the Angels (2.26). 5. M. Teixeira, NYY .................................. 28 …in his last start, recorded his 2,000th career strikeout J. Reddick, OAK .................................. 28 2,001 (AND COUNTING) Felix Hernandez M. Cabrera, DET .................................. 28 becoming the 4th-youngest pitcher to reach the milestone…became the 73rd pitcher in MLB history to record 2,000 strikeouts in a career, and is currently 11 strikeouts behind Hall of Famer Catfish Hunter INSIDE THE NUMBERS for 71st on the all-time list. SIMPLY SEAGER…Kyle Seager was 1-for-3 last night, and is now a career .360 hitter vs. the Red 1 Sox (36x100)…he has 3 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs and 16 RBI in 26 career games against Boston. The Seattle Steelheads played one sea- MILLER TIME…Brad Miller is 6-for-14 (.429) with 3 runs, 3 doubles and a home run (2 RBI) over his son in the West Coast Negro Baseball last 4 games…he’s had 2 starts as the DH, 1 start in LF and one start at SS during this stretch, after League. appearing in 201 of his first 228 games as a shortstop, and making an additional 13 starts at 2B. QUALITY…the Mariners starting staff enters tonight’s game with a streak of 10 consecutive starts in which the starting pitcher has allowed 3 ER or less…notched a quality start in 8 of last 10 games. 1.139 CRUZIN’…Nelson Cruz has had at least one hit in each of his last 8 games, batting .467 (14x30) Nelson Cruz leads the American League during the streak…has a 10-game hit streak against Boston (.364/16x44) dating back to last season. (2nd in MLB) with a 1.139 OPS. THE FIRST 35…in his first 35 games as a Mariner,Nelson Cruz has hit an American League-leading .358 with 15 home runs and 30 RBI…Cruz’s 15 home runs are tied with Ken Griffey Jr. (15 in 1997) for 3 the most homers in the first 35 games of a Mariners season, and his 30 RBI are 8th-most. Walk-off wins by the Mariners this sea- DRESS TO THE NINES…the Mariners will wear four different uniforms for the four-game series vs. son, passing the total from 2014 (2). the Red Sox…wore the home whites Thursday, NW Green last night, throwback Seattle Steelheads uniforms tonight and the throwback cream uniforms Sunday. SODO LOMO…Logan Morrison entered play on April 29 hitting .149 (10x67), but went 4-for-5 with 5 a double and 2 RBI at Texas that day, jump-starting a 15-game binge that has seen him hit .333 (18- Felix Hernandez has won each of his for-54) with 9 runs scored, 3 doubles, a triple, 5 home runs and 9 RBI to go along with 9 walks…he’s last 5 starts (5-0, 1.47 ERA)…3rd time getting on base at a .429 clip and slugging .704 over that stretch (1.132 OPS)…Morrison has raised in his career to win 5 consecutive starts (last: May 12-June 2, 2014). his season batting average from .149 to .231 with the hot streak. HOT AT HOME…Brad Miller, Nelson Cruz, Robinson Canó and Seth Smith are all hitting over .300 VS. THE RED SOX in Safeco Field…Miller is pacing the club, boasting a .361 (22x61) average, while Cruz checks in at Tonight’s game is the third of 7 games .338 (25x75), Canó at .320 (24x75) and Smith at .308 (16x52). between the Mariners and Red Sox this season…Seattle travels to Boston Aug. CLOSE GAMES…31 of Seattle’s 35 games have been decided by 3 or fewer runs…overall are 9-8 in 14-16…Mariners have won 6 of last 1-run games (5-1 at home, 4-7 on road) and 3-6 in 2-run games (2-6 at home, 1-0 on road)…Mariners 8, against the Sox following a 6-game lead the Majors with 17 one-run games and 26 games decided by 2 or fewer runs. losing streak. Year Home Road Totals 2015 1-1 0-0 1-1 AS YOU KNOW…Felix Hernandez is a perfect 6-0 this season and the Mariners are 7-0 in his 2014 2-1 3-0 5-1 starts…BUT DID YOU KNOW?…that with a win today Felix will become the second starting 2013 1-3 0-3 1-6 2012 4-3 0-2 4-5 pitcher in club history to open a season at least 7-0?…he will join Aaron Sele, who opened the All-Time 95-109 74-119 169-228 record-setting 2001 season 8-0 (and finished 15-5).