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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 Sunday, May 13, 2012 SEATTLE MARINERS (15-20) at NEW YORK YANKEES (19-14) Game #36 (15-20) Yankee Stadium RH Kevin Millwood (0-4, 5.88) at LH Andy Pettitte (‘12 debut) Road #21 (8-12) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Monday May 14 @BOS 4:10 pm LH Jason Vargas (4-2, 2.79) at LH Jon Lester (1-3, 4.29) ROOT Tuesday May 15 @BOS 1:05 pm RH Blake Beavan (1-3, 4.32) at RH Josh Beckett (2-4, 5.97) ROOT Wednesday May 16 @CLE 4:05 pm RH Felix Hernandez (3-2, 2.29) at RH Ubaldo Jimenez (3-3, 5.18) ROOT Thursday May 17 @CLE 9:05 am RH Hector Noesi (2-4, 6.32) at RH Zach McAllister (1-1, 4.15) ROOT All games broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 11-day, 10-game, 4-city, 2-league roadtrip to New York ACKLEY IS STREAKING (3 games), Boston (2 games), Cleveland (2 games) and Colorado (3 games) today with game #3 Dustin Ackley has a current 8-game hitting streak, tying him for the team (0-2) vs. the Yankees…were 4-2 on last homestand vs. Minnesota (2-1) and Detroit (2-1)…today’s season-high with Miguel Olivo (April game will be televised on ROOT Sports in high definition & broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & 22-current) and Jesus Montero Mariners Radio Network. (March 29-April 14). ODDS AND ENDS…lost 2 straight and 3 of 4 but have won 4 of last 7…season-high 7-game losing COMFORTABLE IN THE STADIUM streak April 28-May 4, the 2nd-longest losing streak in the Majors this season (KC, 12 G)…7G skid Since Yankee Stadium opened in 2009, Mariners Mike Carp (7x18/.389), followed a season-high 4-game win streak April 24-27…are 8-11 on the road and 7-8 at Safeco Field. Ichiro (20x58/.345) and Dustin • Road Warriors -- 18 of first 27 (and 28 of first 43) Mariners games will be played on the road. Ackley (7x19/.368) have made • Sent 10+ batters to the plate 3 times: 4/7 @OAK (10), 4/9 @TEX (10) & 4/17 vs. CLE (11). themselves at home. • On April 17 vs. CLE Kyle Seager collected franchise hit #50,000 and Justin Smoak scored run #25,000. LEFTY ON THE BUMP • Ichiro has drawn 169 intentional walks (1 in ‘12), 3 off club record of 172 set by Ken Griffey Jr. Mariners are scheduled to face LH • Mariners rank T4th in the AL with 58 doubles: 1. BOS - 95, 2. KC - 74, 3. TEX - 62, 4. SEA/BAL - 59. starter Andy Pettitte today… Mariners are 4-4 in games vs. LH THANKS MOM…Seattle is 19-15 all-time on Mother’s Day, including winning 6 of last 7…Mariners starters this season…compares 13- are 7-7 in Mother’s Day games on the raod, including winning 3 straight. 28 last season. SEATTLE VS. YANKEES…the Mariners and Yankees meet for the 3rd (0-2) of 9 games this season, MOST AL APPEARANCES the 3rd of 6 here in New York…Seattle was 4-5 vs. the Yankees last season, including a 1-2 mark 1. Joel Peralta, TB...................... 18 in Yankee Stadium…trail the all-time series 165-210, including a 78-107 mark in New York (5-9 in Boone Logan, NYY ................ 18 2. Steve Delabar, SEA .............. 17 Yankee Stadium). Grant Balfour, OAK ................ 17 MISP-ING IN ACTION…in the first two games of this series, Seattle is a combined 0-for-10 with Men 5. Brandon League, SEA.......... 16 Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA .......... 16 In Scoring Position…are now a combined 4-for-last-55 (.073) in last 8 road games, and have lost all 8 Burke Badenhop, TB ............. 16 games…road losing streak (during which the club has been outscored 41-16) dates back to April 28. Phil Coke, DET ....................... 16 Aaron Crow, KC ..................... 16 TWO OUT DAMAGE…Mariners lost 6-2 yesterday, and allowed all 6 New York runs with two outs Alexi Ogando, TEX ................. 16 …10 of the Yankees 12 runs this series scored with two outs. Vinnie Pestano, CLE .............. 16 Fernando Rodney, TB ............ 16 2 LITTLE…Mariners have scored exactly 2 runs in each of their past three games (1-2)…for the season, Matt Thornton, CWS .............. 16 Seattle has scored 2 or less runs in 13 (1-12) of its 35 games…3 runs or less in 18 games (3-15). ALL-TIME HITS LIST HEY, HEY JESUS…Jesus Montero homered in the sixth inning Friday, his 5th of the season…has 97. Ted Simmons ...................2,472 9 career home runs in 49 career games (180 AB), including 4 HR in Yankee Stadium (11 G/37 AB). 98. Joe Medwick ....................2,471 99. Ichiro Suzuki ...................2,468 WILY VETERANS…the Mariners Kevin Millwood is scheduled to start against NY’s Andy Pettitte Frank Thomas ..................2,468 today…it will be a match-up of two of the top-10 winningest active pitchers in the Majors…Pettitte MAY IS GOOD TO ICHIRO ranks 2nd among all active pitchers with 240 wins…Millwood is T9th at 163 wins…the combined total Ichiro is currently batting .270 (10x37) of 403 wins taking the hill will surpass the 2012 season-high match-up total of 401 set when Jamie in May…is a career .348 (463x1330) Moyer (268) faced Johan Santana (133) on April 29…thanks to Elias Sports Bureau for research help. hitter in May, which is the highest average amongst active players HOME RUN DERBY…on the road, the Mariners have scored 16 of their last 21 runs via the home (min. 300 PA)…here is a look at the run…scored 13 consecutive runs via the home run April 27-May 2, tied for the 2nd-longest stretch of top active hitters in May: runs scored via a home run in club history…3 of the Mariners 4 runs this series have come on home 1. Ichiro, SEA ....................... .348 2. Joe Mauer, MIN ................. .338 runs (Ackley, Montero & Carp solo homers). 3. Hunter Pence, PHI ............ .336 GOOD WAY TO START…Dustin Ackley led off Friday’s game with his first career leadoff HR… 4. Kevin Youkilis, BOS .......... .328 5. Matt Diaz, ATL ................... .324 it’s the first time since 2000 (Rickey Henderson & Mike Cameron) that the Mariners have had multi players hit leadoff home runs (Ackley – 1, Figgins – 2)…while we’re talking leadoff: Mariners have IRON MEN had 3 leadoff hitters this season (Figgins – 24 G, Ackley – 10 G, Jaso – 1 G)…first time since 2009 to Today is game #3 (0-2) of 20 games have 3 players hit leadoff in a season (Ichiro – 146, E. Chavez – 8, Gutierrez – 8). in 20 days for the Mariners…had an “off day” Thursday, which was RBI MACHINE…Kyle Seager has collected at least 1 RBI in 6 of his last 10 games…is 3rd in the actually a travel day from Seattle to American League in RBI in May with 13 (Brandon Inge, OAK, 17; Josh Hamilton, TEX, 16). New York…that followed a string of 16 games (8-8) in 16 days…are in ON THE ROAD AGAIN…today is game #3 (0-2) of a 10-game, 4-city trip…it is the Mariners 21st the midst of a stretch that will see road game of the season, and already the team’s fourth trip, including a pair of games in Japan… the team play 36 games in 37 days in 10 different cities…next off day is by the end of this trip, will have played nearly twice as many road games (28) as home games (15). May 31 in Chicago. AS ACKLEY GOES, MARINERS GO…Dustin Ackley is batting .375 (21x56) with 12 runs scored, COOL HAND LUCAS 4 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run and 8 RBI in the Mariners 14 wins (when he is in the line-up)…in 19 Lucas Luetge has not allowed an losses (when he is in the lineup), is batting .156 (12x77) with 5 runs scored, 3 doubles, 1 HR & 2 RBI. ER in his first 13 Major League LEADING OFF…the Mariners are 5-5 in the 10 games Dustin Ackley has hit leadoff, batting .316 appearances (9.1 IP)…first Mariner since Mark Lowe (13 appearances, (12x38) with 7 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 6 walks with .409 OBP and .500 SLG %…in 23 17.2 IP) to open MLB career with games batting second hit .221 (21x95) with 5 doubles, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .275 OBP, .305 SLG %. 0.00 ERA in first 13 G of MLB career…Rod Scurry holds the club SEAGER’S STREAK…over his last 16 games (since April 24), Kyle Seager is hitting .333 (19x57) record opening his MLB career with with 5 doubles, 3 home runs and 14 RBI (.579 SLG, .356 OBP)…since Aug. 23, 2011, Seager has 14 straight starts without allowing an hit 23 doubles (in 63 games) to rank T3rd-most among AL players (Cano & Ortiz, 24; Butler - 23). ER (8.0 IP). 2-OUT CLUTCH…Kyle Seager leads the team (and T16th in the AL) with 20 RBI…13 of 20 RBI have ON THE AIR come with 2 outs (10 of last 13), ranking T2nd in the AL in 2-out RBI (Hannahan - 14, Kipnis - 13).