GAME INFORMATION Safeco Field • PO Box 4100 • Seattle, WA 98194 • TEL: 206.346.4000 • FAX: 206.346.4000 • www.mariners.com Tuesday, June 26, 2012 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (36-38) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (31-44) Game #76 (31-44) Safeco Field LH Travis Blackley (1-2, 3.15) vs. LH Jason Vargas (7-7, 4.66) Home #33 (12-20) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Wednesday June 27 OAK 12:40 pm RH Kevin Millwood (3-6, 4.02) vs. RH Jarrod Parker (3-3, 2.70) ROOT Thursday June 28 BOS 7:10 pm RH Felix Hernandez (5-5, 3.36) vs. TBA ROOT Friday June 29 BOS 7:10 pm RH Hector Noesi (2-9, 5.50) vs. TBA ROOT Saturday June 30 BOS 7:10 pm RH Erasmo Ramirez (0-2, 4.18) vs. TBA ROOT Sunday July 1 BOS 1:10 pm LH Jason Vargas (7-7, 4.66 +tonight) vs. TBA ROOT All games broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network Spanish Audio available for all home games, presented by ROOT SPORTS via SAP (where available) TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue their longest homestand of the season with the 2nd game FURBUSH STREAKING (0-1) of a 3-team, 10-game homestand hosting the A’s (0-1, 2 G remaining), Red Sox (4 games) Here is a look at the longest scoreless inning streaks by Mariners relievers: and Orioles (3 games)…went 2-4 on recently completed trip to Arizona (1-2) and San Diego (1-2)… IP Pitcher Year tonight’s game will be televised on ROOT Sports in high definition and broadcast live on 710 ESPN 28.2 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 2003 Seattle & Mariners Radio Network. 24.0 Edwin Nunez 1985 22.0 J.J. Putz 2007 ODDS AND ENDS…dropped last 2 games (both shutouts), but won 4 of last 9…went 5-10 in 15 19.2 Roy Thomas 1983 consecutive games in Interleague play, June 8-24…are 10-15 in last 25 games…8-14 in June after 19.1 Charlie Furbush 2012 posting a 12-17 record in May…12-20 at Safeco Field; 19-24 on the road. SCORELESS STREAK • Jason Vargas has allowed 7 HR over last 2 starts, and at least 1 HR in 8 straight starts (15 HR total). The Mariners last put a run on the • Saunders Extrapolated -- Michael Saunders season projection: 156 G, 39 2B, 17 HR, 26 SB, .772 OPS. board in the 4th inning Saturday • Road Warriors -- Have played the most road games (43) in MLB this season (STL 2nd w/41). vs. the Padres…have gone 23.0 • Batting Around -- Sent 10+ batters to the plate 6 times: last twice 5/30 at TEX (2nd & 3rd innings). consecutive innings without a run, • Blown Leads -- Mariners have held a lead in 21 of 44 losses, leading the Majors. the 11th-longest (tied) scoreless • Home vs. Road -- Batting .259 (403x1553) on the road (43 G) and .203 (201x991) at home (32 G). streak in club history…set the club record with a 30.0-inning scoreless • 2-Out RBI -- Kyle Seager is T1st in AL with 24 2-out RBI (T2nd in Majors behind Andre Ethier/31). streak last season (July 10-16, 2011): • Brendan Ryan is 2nd in among AL shortstops with a .993 FLD% (2 E, 285 TC); 12.8 UZR & 20 runs saved. • Steals -- Mariners successful on 30 of last 39 steal attempts (76.9%) since May 15…started 17-for-27. CONSECUTIVE GAMES w/ K • Saunders vs. LHP -- Michael Saunders is batting .296 (20x71) vs. LHP, compared to .256 vs. RHP. Charlie Furbush has notched at least • Home ERA -- Rank 4th in AL with 3.31 ERA in 32 home games; currently 2nd-lowest in club history one strikeout in each of his past 16 appearances, the 7th-longest streak behind 3.04 mark in 2001. in Mariners history…here’s a look: SEATTLE VS. ATHLETICS…tonight is the 9th (5-3) of 19 games between the Mariners and A’s in G Pitcher Dates 2012…the Mariners and A’s split a pair of games to open the season in Japan (March 28-29), Seattle 22 Joel Pineiro 8/28/00-8/30/06 21 Rafael Soriano 7/20-9/12/03 swept two games April 6-7 in Oakland, and Mariners won 2 of 3 here April 13-15 …Seattle is 58- 19 Karl Best 9/15/84-4/23/86 45 vs. Oakland since 2007 (32-21 at home)…Mariners trail the all-time series 222-295, including a 18 Bill Risley 5/27/94-7/15/94 127-131 mark in Seattle (63-55 at Safeco Field, 64-76 at Kingdome)…were shutout by the A’s for 18 Rich DeLucia 9/26/92-5/18/93 17 Kazuhiro Sasaki 10/6/01-5/17-02 the 37th time last night, 2nd-most by any opponent trailing the Angels (44 shutouts vs. SEA). 16 Charlie Furbush 5/13/12-c ROOKIE K’S…Erasmo Ramirez struck out 10 batters last night, while allowing only 3 hits and 1 16 J.J. Putz 5/13-6/21/07 16 Bobby Ayala 8/9/97-9/15/97 run in a career-high 8.0 innings…he became the 8th rookie (17th time) in club history to record a double-digit strikeout performance, and the first since Michael Pineda last season vs. Tampa Bay LEFT ON LEFT (7/30/11)…Freddy Garcia (4x), Mark Langston (4x), Randy Johnson (3x), Byron McLaughlin (2x), Erik Mariners LH relievers Charlie Furbush Hanson, Felix Hernandez (8/15/05 vs. KC) and Pineda all had a 10+ strikeout performance during and Lucas Luetge have combined to hold LH batters to a .141 batting their rookie season…joins Yu Darvish (3x), Christian Friedrich and Matt Moore as the only rookies in average (12x85) with 37 strikeouts… the Majors this season to strike out 10 batters in a game. Furbush has limited lefties to a .140 mark (7x50) with 23 K’s, while Luetge HOME TOWN TEAM…Seattle is in the midst of stretch of 19 of 25 games being played at Safeco has a .143 opponent average (5x35) Field, including the next 10 straight…were only on road for one trip (last week) between June 8-July 4. with 15 K’s…duo has also combined to strand 29 of 37 inherited runners STREAK BUSTED…the Mariners closed out Interleague play with a loss Sunday at San Diego, (Luetge, 17 of 19, Furbush, 13 of 19). dropping their final mark to 8-10 in IL contests…marks the clubs first losing IL record since 1999 (12 years)…from 2000-on, have a combined Interleague mark of 132-102 (.564), the 6th-beat mark in the ICHIRO 2,500 HITS Majors (1. LAA, 140-90; 2. NYY, 143-90; 3. BOS, 140-94; 4. CWS, 139-95; 5. MIN 133-101). Ichiro recorded his 2,500th MLB hit June 19 at Arizona (in his 1,817th BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTS…the Mariners have been shutout in consecutive games for the first game)…among all players who have time since Sept. 27-28, 2011 vs. Oakland…is the 31st time in club history to endure back-to-back debuted since 1900, reached 2,500 hits in the 4th-fewest games (Elias). shutouts (have never been shutout in 3 consecutive games)…have been shutout 9 times this season, Date of 2,500th H Games tied for 2nd-most in the Majors behind Oakland (11), and tied with the Angels. 9/14/36 Al Simmons ...................1,784 MONTERO (LHP) MASHER…Jesus Montero is batting .375 (27x72) vs. left-handed pitchers this 8/16/18 Ty Cobb .........................1,790 5/18/29 George Sisler ................1,808 season, ranking 5th in the AL (7th in the Majors)…is 12-for-last-29 (.414) in his last 11 games when 6/19/12 Ichiro ............................1,817 facing a left-handed pitcher…is batting .218 (39x179) vs. RHP this season. 6/03/38 Paul Waner ....................1,825 5/07/29 Rogers Hornsby ............1,846 THAT’S CHARLIE WITH A K…left-hander Charlie Furbush has recorded at least one strikeout in each of his last 16 games, including 2 in 2.0 IP Sunday…that’s tied for the 7th-longest streak by a OH SO CLOSE Mariners reliever in club history, and longest since a 21-G streak by Rafael Soriano in 2001…since The Mariners are a combined 14-22 May 13, Furbush has struck out 27 in 20.2 innings over 16 G, while posting a 1-0, 0.44 (1 ER) mark… in games decided by 2 or fewer runs, going 7-11 in both 1 & 2-run he’s appeared in 27 G this season (31.1 IP), and has at least one K in 23 games (39 total K’s in 29.1 IP). games…14 of Mariners last 21 TOM TERRIFIC…Tom Wilhelmsen has not allowed a run in his last 14.2 innings over his last 12 losses have been by 3 or fewer runs. appearances…during scoreless streak is limiting opponents to .125 (6x48) batting average while 100 HOMERS striking out 18…in the 9th inning or later is limiting opponents to .123 (8x65) batting average. Ichiro’s next home run will be the 100th of his Major League career…with his NOW PITCHING…the Mariners bullpen is 6-0, 2.26 with 6 saves (in 6 save opportunities) in its last next HR will become the 12th player 21 games (since June 2)…’pen has tossed 71.2 innings, and allowed just 18 ER, while striking out 77.