Mariners Game Notes • TUESDAY • JUNE 5\, 2012 • at LOS ANGELES ANGELS • Page 2
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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 Tuesday, June 5, 2012 SEATTLE MARINERS (25-32) at LOS ANGELES ANGELS (28-28) Game #58 (25-32) Angel Stadium RH Blake Beavan (3-4, 4.72) vs. RH Garrett Richards (0-0, 0.00) Road #36 (16-19) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Wednesday June 6 @LAA 7:05 pm RH Hector Noesi (2-6, 5.51) at RH Jerome Williams (6-2, 3.68) ROOT Thursday June 7 Off Day All games broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners and Angels square off in the second game of a three-game series HOME RUNS (1-0) tonight in Anaheim, continuing a 3-city, 9-game, 10-day road trip to Texas (2-1), Chicago (1-2) Mariners have hit a home run in a season-high 6 consecutive games… and Los Angeles (1-0, 2 G remaining)…return home after tomorrow’s night game vs. the Angels, have have hit a home run in 6 of 7 games an off day Thursday in Seattle, and then begin a 9-game Interleague homestand vs. the Dodgers during current road trip…last time (June 8-10), Padres (June 12-14) and Giants (June 15-17)…tonight’s game will be televised on the club homered in 7 consecutive ROOT Sports in high definition and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network. games was part of a 11-game streak Aug. 16-27, 2009. ODDS AND ENDS…won 8-6 last night, and are 4-3 during current road trip…won 3 of last 5 series, JASO GWRBI with 2 coming vs. AL West leading Rangers…are 9-8 over last 17 games, including winning 5 of 6 John Jaso has made the most of his May 18-23…finished May with a 12-17 record (1-1 in March, 10-12 in April)…are 9-13 at Safeco Field 28 appearances (22 GS) this season, and 16-19 on the road…won 7 of last 10 road games. leading the team and T5th in the • Blake Beavan is 1-0 with a 1.88 ERA (3 ER, 14.1 IP) in 2 starts at Angel Stadium. AL with 6 Game-Winning RBI… • Fielding -- Rank 2nd in the AL in FLD% (.989/23 E, 2081 TC)…played error-free in 39 of 57 G. Jaso is batting .333 (6x18) with 2 doubles and 6 RBI in Close and Late • Road Warriors -- Have played the most road games (35) in MLB this season (ATL/STL 2nd w/31). Situations (7th innning or later with • Batting Around -- Sent 10+ batters to the plate 6 times: last twice 5/30 at TEX (2nd & 3rd innings). team ahead by one run, tied, or with • Blown Leads -- Mariners have held a lead in 18 of 32 losses, leading the Majors. the tying run on base, at bat or on • Home vs. Road -- Batting .258 (327x1267) on the road (35 G) and .193 (129x668) at home (22 G). deck)…Jaso tied his career-high • 2-Out RBI -- Kyle Seager is T3rd in the AL with 18 2-out RBI…Justin Smoak is T11th w/14 2-out RBI. (8th time) with 3 hits last night. • Vargas QS -- LHP Jason Vargas is T5th in AL with 8 quality starts…overall is 7-4, 3.64 in 13 GS. THE CONDOR • Bases Loaded -- Dustin Ackley is 4-for-5 with 6 RBI with the bases loaded this season (8x10 career). Michael Saunders recorded a career- • RHP Stephen Pryor became the 5th Mariners player to make their MLB debut this season. high 4 hits Saturday (4x6, 2 R, HR, 2 • Ichiro recorded his 6th career multi home run game Saturday, first since 8/21/10 at NYY. RBI)…is batting .433 (13x30) with 4 • Munenori Kawasaki recorded his first MLB extra base hit last night with a 3-run double. doubles, home run and 4 RBI during current road trip. MLB DRAFT…the Mariners selected catcher Mike Zunino from the University of Florida with their LEADOFF HOME RUNS first selection (3rd overall pick) in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft yesterday…Zunino is a finalist Ichiro hit his 37th career leadoff home for the Johnny Bench Award as the nation’s top collegiate catcher, the Dick Howser Trophy and run Saturday at CWS (in his 2nd start the Golden Spikes Award…he was the 2011 SEC Player of the Year and 2012 first-team All-SEC of the season in the leadoff spot)… selection…the MLB Draft will conclude with rounds 2-15 on Tuesday and 16-40 on Wednesday…5 ranks 6th all-time for leadoff HR: players on the current 25-man roster were selected by Mariners in the June Amateur Draft - Dustin 1. Rickey Henderson .................81 2. Alfonso Soriano .....................54 Ackley (1st Rd, 2009), Kyle Seager (3rd Rd, 2009), Stephen Pryor (5th Rd, 2010), Michael 3. Craig Biggio ..........................53 Saunders (11th Rd, 2004) and Shawn Kelley (13th Rd, 2006). 4. Brady Anderson ....................44 5. Jimmy Rollins ........................38 BROTHERLY LOVE…Corey Seager, the younger brother of Mariners infielder Kyle Seager, was 6. Ichiro ....................................37 selected 18th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers in yesterday’s first round of the MLB Draft. 7. Bobby Bonds ........................35 8. Devon White ..........................34 SEATTLE VS. ANGELS…tonight is the 6th (1-4) of 19 games between the Mariners & Angels this Ray Durham ..........................34 season (10 in Seattle, 9 in Anaheim)…Mariners snapped a 5-game losing streak vs. the Angels last 10. Paul Molitor ...........................33 night…Mariners went 11-27 vs. LAA in 2010-11 (including going 7-12 in 2011)…trail the all-time 21 RUN SALUTE series 231-289, including going 111-146 in Anaheim. The Mariners scored 21 runs Wednesday at Texas, tied for the LATE TRIP TO SoCAL…the Mariners are making their first trip to Southern California with a third 2nd-most runs scored in a game in of the season already completed…since the unbalanced schedule was adopted in 2001, this is the club history: 2nd-latest in a season that Seattle has visited Anaheim…did not make a trip to the Big A until July Most Runs, Game, Mariners: 7-10, 2011 (the last series before the All-Star break). 1. April 29, 1999 vs. DET ...........22 2. May 30, 2012 at TEX ............21 OFFENSIVE POWERHOUSE…the Mariners have scored for 55 runs over the last 6 games, including Sept. 30, 2000 at ANA ..........21 3 games with 10+ runs…batting .293 (79x270) with 20 doubles, 12 home runs and 57 runs scored 4. April 16, 2000 at TOR ............19 during the current road trip (8.1 runs per game average)…club is 22-8 when scoring 4 or more runs. June 28, 1996 vs. TEX ..........19 May 20, 1994 vs. TEX ...........19 ROAD HITTING…Mariners have scored 10 or more runs in 5 of last 10 road games, and combined COOL HAND LUCAS to score 77 runs during those game (7.7 runs per game)…overall batting .258 (327x1267) with 41 Lucas Luetge has not allowed an ER in home runs in a Major League high 35 road games…leads the Majors in home runs on the road his first 20 Major League appearances (41) and ranks 5th in home runs per game (1.17). (13.1 IP), a club record (Rod Scurry opened his MLB career with 14 OLIVO’S CANNON…Miguel Olivo leads all American League catchers with 10 catcher caught straight games without allowing an stealing, including gunning down Mike Trout last night…Olivo has thrown out 10 of 26 attempted ER / 8.0 IP)…Mark Lowe tossed base stealers this season (38.5%). 17.2 ShO IP over 13 appearances in his first 13 G of MLB career…Ardolis SMOAKIN HOT…Justin Smoak has hit 5 home runs over his last 10 games, and is batting .326 Chapman (CIN - 23 G) and Scott (28x86) with 11 runs scored, 7 home runs (including first career multi-HR game 5/30 at Texas) and Downs (LAA - 22 G) have also not allowed a ER to start this season… 19 RBI during a 21-game stretch dating back to May 11…during that time frame he has raised his tied with Kaz Sasaki (2002) for club season batting average from .173 to .240, and has compiled a .982 OPS (.389 OBP & .593 SLG). record with without allowing an ER in first 20 appearances. MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH…the Mariners last 9 losses have all been by 3 or fewer runs, including 5 of last 6 losses by a 2-run margin…17 of 32 losses this season have been by 2 or fewer runs, going ALL-TIME HITS LIST 95. Mickey Vernon .................2,495 5-8 in one-run games and 6-9 in games decided by 2 runs (also 3-4 in 3-run games). 96. Fred McGriff .....................2,490 LEFT ON LEFT…Mariners LH relievers Charlie Furbush and Lucas Luetge have combined to hold 97. Ichiro Suzuki ...................2,488 98. Ted Simmons ...................2,472 LH batters to a .105 batting average (6x57) with 29 strikeouts…Furbush has limited lefties to a .125 mark (4x32) with 17 K’s, while Luetge has a .080 opponent average (2x25) with 12 K’s…the duo has ON THE AIR also combined to strand 23 of 29 inherited runners (Luetge - 13 of 14, Furbush - 10 of 15).