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Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Game #41 (18-22) Safeco Field OAKLAND ATHLETICS (17-22) at SEATTLE MARINERS (18-22) Home #18 (11-6) TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Jesse Hahn (1-2, 2.74) vs. RHP Christian Bergman (0-1, 4.15) 7:10 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO Thursday May 18 CWS 7:10 pm RH Sam Gaviglio (0-0, 4.50) vs. RH Dylan Covey (0-3, 7.98) 710 ESPN Friday May 19 CWS 7:10 pm LH Ariel Miranda (3-2, 4.79) vs. LH Jose Quintana (2-5, 4.38) 710 ESPN Saturday May 20 CWS 7:10 pm RH Yovani Gallardo (2-3, 4.53) vs. RH Mike Pelfrey (0-4, 5.70) 710 ESPN Sunday May 21 CWS 1:10 pm RH Chase De Jong (0-3, 7.40) vs. LH Derek Holland (3-3, 2.43) 710 ESPN All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games featuring Spanish Audio via TV SAP TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 2-team, 7-game homestand against the Oakland Athletics ON THIS DATE (1-1) and Chicago Chicago White Sox (Thur-Sun)…just concluded a 2-team, 6-game road trip against 1977: Catcher Skip Jutze hit the first Philadelphia (2-0) and Toronto (0-4)…tonight’s game will be televised live in HD on ROOT SPORTS NW grand slam home run in Mariner his- tory and the Mariners went on to beat and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network. BAL, 10-2 at the Kingdome…1993: ODDS AND ENDS…Seattle lost last night and have split last 2 games...are 1-5 in last 6 games, but 5-5 in Mike Blowers becomes the 13th-play- last 10 games and 7-6 in the last 13…are 4-1 in home series, 2-5 in road series…have won 16 of their last er in MLB history to hit grand slams in consecutive games; he hit them off B. 30 and 17 of their last 33 after opening the season 1-6.…are 11-6 at home, but 7-16 on the road…23 of Witt at OAK May 16 and Craig Lefferts club’s first 38 games were played on road but are now in a stretch of 18 of 26 games at home. at TEX May 17…1999: Edgar Martinez • Early Leads - the Mariners have scored first in 18 (9-9) of their last 24 games, dating back to April 20. goes 3x3 with 2 HR and team record 5 runs scored vs. MIN…2015: James • Leadoff - SS Jean Segura is 12-for-25 (.480) with 1 2B, 1 BB and 2 HBP when leading off a game. Paxton tossed a career-high 8.0 score- • Bases Juiced - the Mariners drew their 10th bases loaded walk May 15, most in the Majors this less innings to lead the Mariners over season...10 bases loaded walks this season are already T12th-most in club history. Boston 5-0…Paxton extended his scoreless streak to 20.0 IP. THAT’S NOT RIGHT…Mark Canha’s home run off Marc Rzepczynski last night marked the first homer Rzepczynski had allowed to a right-handed batter since Sept. 4, 2015 vs. LAD w/SD (Justin Ruggiano)... AMERICAN LEAGUE Rzepczynski retired 69-of-118 right-handed batters faced (23 H, 26 BB) between home runs allowed to righties. BATTING LEADERS TEN HUT…RHP Sam Gaviglio is scheduled to make his second career appearance, first Big League start, Three Mariners rank in the top-8 among in tomorrow’s series-opening tilt vs. the White Sox...Seattle is currently tied (w/Cincinnati and Toronto) with AL batting leaders (min. 95 PA): 9 different starters used...10 starters will be more than Seattle used in 11 different seasons. Rk. Name AVG PRETTY GOOD YEARS…Nelson Cruz has homered in back-to-back games and in 3 of his last 6 games 1. Jean Segura-SEA ................. .363 2. Mike Trout-LAA....................... .344 and Jean Segura has hit in 15 straight games...taking the long view, here’s a look at the pair’s last 162 3. Mitch Haniger-SEA ............... .342 games, a full “season”: Segura: .325 average, 116 runs, 220 hits, 46 doubles, 5 triples, 20 home runs, 66 4. Starlin Castro-NYY ................. .340 RBI, 35 steals...Cruz: .299 average, 101 runs, 182 hits, 28 doubles, 1 triple, 48 home runs, 122 RBI, .372 5. Avisail Garcia-CWS ................ .338 OBP, .586 slugging percentage. 6. Xander Bogaerts-BOS ............ .336 7. Corey Dickerson-TB ............... .333 OUCH...The Mariners have placed 14 players on the disabled list this season, including 11 players who are 8. Nelson Cruz-SEA .................. .326 currently on the DL (Drew Smyly, Shae Simmons, Shawn O’Malley, Evan Scribner, Evan Marshall, Felix Hernandez, Mitch Haniger, James Paxton, Hisashi Iwakuma, Robinson Canó and Ryan Weber)...last INSIDE THE NUMBERS season, the Mariners placed a club-record 19 different players on the DL (20 total DL stints), besting the previous club-record of 16 different players on the DL (2000, 2005 & 2009). 3 JEAN THE HITTING MACHINE…Jean Segura has a current 15-game hitting streak, hitting .397 (27x68) Last night Jarrod Dyson became the with 14 runs, 6 doubles, 1 home run, 6 RBI…his 15-game hitting streak is the longest of his career (prev: first Mariners player ever hit three times 12-games, June 16-29, 2013 with Milwaukee)...Segura’s 15-game hitting streak is the tie-longest by a in one game; Dyson was plunked by 3 Mariners player this season, matching Nelson Cruz’s 15-game hitting streak April 19-May 6. different A’s chuckers...3 HBP matched the MLB record (was the 26th time FEELS GOOD TO BE HOME...Nelson Cruz has reached base safely in 16 of 17 games at home this since 1913). season, including recording at least 1 hit in 15 games…overall he is batting .358 (24x67) with 8 runs scored, 3 doubles, 4 home runs, 14 RBI, 1 HBP and 8 walks in 17 games at Safeco Field this season… 4-2 among AL leaders at home this season, his .358 batting average currently ranks 4th among qualifiers. The Mariners are 4-2 this season in HOME SWEET HOME…Seattle is 11-6 (.647) at Safeco Field this season, having won four straight series “rubber match” games this season, here (3-0 vs. TEX, 2-1 vs. MIA, 2-1 vs. LAA and 2-1 vs. TEX) after losing the season-opening set vs. Houston and have won four of their last five such (1-2)…Seattle has the 4th-best home winning percentage in the American League behind Baltimore (13- contests...Seattle and Oakland have split first two games of this series. 3/.813), Houston (14-6/.700) and New York (13-6/.684). HE GETS AN A...dating back to April 9, 2016, Nelson Cruz has reached base safely in 23 consecutive games vs. the Athletics, including an active 14-game hitting streak (8/13/16-current)…over his last 23 47 & 50 games vs. OAK, he is batting .435 (37x85) with 16 runs scored, 6 doubles, 8 home runs, 22 RBI, 12 walks Nelson Cruz (47) and Kyle Seager (50) and 2 stolen bases. have each homered the last two nights ...Seager and Cruz currently rank 7th TRANSACTIONS IN BULK…since setting their Opening Day roster, Seattle has made 68 transactions and 8th respectively all-time in home involving the 40-man roster this season in just 45 days…Seattle is averaging one transaction every 16 runs at Safeco Field. hours and 22 minutes…the longest stretch this season without a roster move was April 15-20, a stretch of 6 days…in the last 8 days (May 9-16) Seattle has made 15 roster moves. 50 MAY DAY…the Mariners are 7-7 in May, averaging 5.36 runs per game...overall this month, the Mariners Kyle Seager hit his 50th career home are batting .284 (142x500) with 75 runs scored, 24 doubles, 1 triple, 16 home runs, 71 RBI, 60 walks and 7 run at Safeco Field last night...became stolen bases...during May the Mariners lead the American League in average (.284), on-base percentage the 6th player to hit at least 50 homers (.368) and are 3rd in hits (142)...three Mariners rank in the top-10 among American League batting leaders as a Mariner at Safeco Field, joining Raul Ibañez (78), Bret Boone (62), in May: Jean Segura (2nd: .411/26x64), Nelson Cruz (9th: .347/17x49) and Danny Valencia (10th: Edgar Martinez (54), Richie Sexson .345/19x55)...Robinson Canó is also batting .438 (14x32) in 8 games in May. (53) and Ichiro Suzuki (53). SOMETHING ABOUT BEING #2...the Mariners #2 hitters in the lineup have combined to bat .327 (51x156) with 39 runs scored, 13 doubles, 1 triple, 8 home runs, 30 RBI and 28 walks in 40 games…the Mariners VS. OAKLAND #2 hitters are among American League in nearly every offensive category, including average (1st/.327), on-base percentage (1st/.439), slugging percentage (1st/.577), OPS (1st/1.015), runs scored (1st/39), RBI The Mariners and Athletics meet in the 7th of 19 games this season (2-4)…after (1st/30), walks (1st/28), extra-base hits (1st/22), doubles (1st/13), hits (1st/51) and home runs (T2nd/8). this series, will meet again July 6-9 and EDUCATION DAY…today was the 20th Annual Mariners Education Day where the team, broadcasters Sept.