Mariners Game Notes • Friday • June 29, 2012 • Vs
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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 Friday, June 29, 2012 BOSTON RED SOX (40-36) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (33-45) Game #79 (33-45) Safeco Field RH Aaron Cook (1-1, 9.39) vs. RH Hector Noesi (2-9, 4.18) Home #36 (14-21) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Saturday June 30 BOS 7:10 pm RH Erasmo Ramirez (0-2, 4.18) vs. RH Josh Beckett (4-7, 4.14) ROOT Sunday July 1 BOS 1:10 pm LH Jason Vargas (7-7, 4.54) vs. LH Felix Doubront (8-4, 4.54) 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 5th game START IT UP (2-2) of a 3-team, 10-game homestand hosting the A’s (1-2), Red Sox (1-0) and Orioles (3 games)… Mariners starters have posted a 1.60 ERA (7 ER, 39.1 IP) over the last 6 went 2-4 on recently completed trip to Arizona (1-2) and San Diego (1-2)…tonight’s game will be games, with 52 strikeouts…prior to televised on ROOT Sports in high defi nition and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners current 5-G stretch, were 0-9 with Radio Network. 7.44 ERA in previous 12 G (6/9-22). ODDS AND ENDS…won yest. and have lost 3 of last 5 (incl. back-to-back shutouts)…won 6 of last AND THE ‘PEN 12 and 12-16 over last 28 games…went 5-10 in 15 consecutive games in Interleague play, June The Mariners bullpen is 7-1, 2.13 with 7 8-24…10-15 in June after posting a 12-17 record in May…14-21 at Safeco Field; 19-24 on the road. saves (in 8 save opportunities) in its last 23 games (since June 2)…’pen • Road Warriors -- Have played the most road games (43) in MLB this season (STL T1st w/43). has tossed 80.1 innings, and allowed • Batting Around -- Sent 10+ batters to the plate 6 times: last twice 5/30 at TEX (2nd & 3rd innings). just 19 ER, while striking out 85. • Blown Leads -- Mariners have held a lead in 21 of 44 losses, leading the Majors. • Home vs. Road -- Batting .259 (403x1553) on the road (43 G) and .201 (217x1081) at home (35 G). FURBUSH STREAKING • 2-Out RBI -- Kyle Seager is T1st in AL with 24 2-out RBI (T3rd in Majors behind Andre Ethier/31). Charlie Furbush has a current string of • Brendan Ryan is 2nd in among AL shortstops with a .993 FLD% (2 E, 296 TC); 12.8 UZR & 20 runs saved. 20.1 consecutive scoreless innings, the 4th-longest by a Mariners reliever • Steals -- Mariners successful on 33 of last 42 steal attempts (78.6%) since May 15…started 17-for-27. in club history: • Home ERA -- Rank 4th in AL in home ERA (3.24); 2nd-lowest in club history behind 3.04 mark in 2001. IP Pitcher Year • .500 vs. AL West -- Mariners are 13-14 vs. their AL West opponents: OAK (6-4), LAA (2-5), TEX (5-5). 28.2 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 2003 • Rookie K’s -- Erasmo Ramirez struck out 10 batters on June 25 vs. OAK, becoming the 8th rookie 24.0 Edwin Nunez 1985 (17th time) in club history to record a double-digit strikeout performance. 22.0 J.J. Putz 2007 20.1 Charlie Furbush 2012 SEATTLE VS. RED SOX…the Mariners and Red Sox meet for the 4th (1-2) of 9 games this season, 19.2 Roy Thomas 1983 the 2nd of 7 at Safeco Field…will also make trip to Seattle on Sept. 3-5…Mariners were 4-5 vs. the CONSECUTIVE GAMES w/ K Sox last season, including a 2-1 mark here in Seattle…trail the all-time series 159-217, including a Charlie Furbush has notched at least 88-101 mark in Seattle including 35-28 at Safeco Field. one strikeout in each of his past 17 A BAKER’S DOZEN…Felix Hernandez tied his career-high with 13 strikeouts last night vs. the Red appearances, the 6th-longest streak in Mariners history…here’s a look: Sox, marking only the 30th time in club history (6 players) to record at least 13 K’s in a start...he is G Pitcher Dates the fi rst Mariners right-handed pitcher to record 3 starts with at least 13 K’s (2, Mike Moore - 16, 22 Joel Pineiro 8/28/00-8/30/06 8/19/1988 & 13, 8/24/88) and Randy Johnson (31 times) and Mark Langston (6) are the only others to 21 Rafael Soriano 7/20-9/12/03 strike out 13 in a game at least 3 times in franchise history...Hernandez is also the fi rst pitcher since 19 Karl Best 9/15/84-4/23/86 18 Bill Risley 5/27/94-7/15/94 Ted Lilly on Aug. 23, 2004 to face the Red Sox and fi nish with a shutout and at least 13 strikeouts. 18 Rich DeLucia 9/26/92-5/18/93 WHO WANTS TO GO STREAKING?…the Mariners pitching staff has allowed 2 runs or less in each 17 Charlie Furbush 5/13/12-c 17 Kazuhiro Sasaki 10/6/01-5/17-02 of the last 6 games, tying for for 2nd-longest such streak in club history...club record is 7 straight 16 J.J. Putz 5/13-6/21/07 (May 16-22, 2011)...last had a streak of 6 straight July 1-6, 2011...the current 6-game run is the the 16 Bobby Ayala 8/9/97-9/15/97 longest in the Majors this season...Seattle is 16-6 when allowing 2 runs or less. NO COUNTING BACKWARDS 1-0…Seattle recorded the 43rd 1-0 triumph in club history last night vs. Boston…has recorded 10 The Mariners are in midst of a stretch of 43 1-0 wins over the last 4 seasons…Felix Hernandez is the 14th Mariners starter to throw a CG of 34 consecutive games that will ShO in a 1-0 game and fi rst since Cliff Lee on June 18, 2010 vs. Cincinnati...it also marked the 4th all start on their “home” time…since fl ying into LA on June 4, the Mariners time Hernandez has recorded the victory in a Mariners 1-0 win, tying Randy Johnson with the most have been on Pacifi c time, and will 1-0 wins in franchise history. be until travelling to KC on July 16… the stretch includes 22 home games, HARD HITTING…Mariners catchers are hitting .272 (80x294) w/ 17 doubles, 13 home runs & .463 and road games in LA (3), Arizona (3), slugging mark...the .463 slugging mark is the highest by group of catchers in club history (.429 SLG San Diego (3) and Oakland (3). in 2007)...on pace to approach offensive catching marks in hits (on pace: 166, record: 173 in 2007), LEFT ON LEFT 2B (35, 37 in 2007), HR (27, 22 in 2000)...the .463 SLG mark ranks 3rd in AL behind BOS & CWS. Mariners LH relievers Charlie Furbush ANYTHING YOU CAN DO…Mariners starting pitchers each recorded double-digits in strikeouts in 4 and Lucas Luetge have combined of the last 6 games…Felix Hernandez (10, 6/23 @SD; 13, 6/28 vs. BOS), Erasmo Ramirez (10, 6/25 to hold LH batters to a .136 batting average (12x88) with 37 strikeouts… vs. OAK) and Jason Vargas (10, 6/26 vs. OAK) became the fi rst Mariners trio of starters to record Furbush has limited lefties to a .137 4 10+ strikeout performances over a 6-game stretch…it is the fi rst such stretch by a Major League mark (7x51) with 24 K’s, while Luetge team since the Arizona Diamondbacks June 14-20, 2002 (Curt Schilling - 10 K, Randy Johnson - 13, has a .135 opponent average (5x37) Curt Schilling - 10 K, Randy Johnson - 11)…research help from the Elias Sports Bureau. with 15 K’s…duo has also combined to strand 30 of 38 inherited runners PUT ME IN COACH…John Jaso has made the most of his 41 appearances (30 GS) this season, (Luetge, 17 of 19, Furbush, 13 of 19). leading the team and T10th in the AL with 7 Game-Winning RBI…Jaso is batting .375 (9x24) with 2 OH SO CLOSE doubles and 7 RBI in Close & Late Situations (7th innning or later with team ahead by one run, tied, The Mariners are a combined 16-23 in or with the tying run on base, at bat or on deck). games decided by 2 or fewer runs, going 9-12 in 1-run games and 7-11 THAT’S CHARLIE WITH A K…LHP Charlie Furbush has recorded at least one strikeout in each of his in 2-run affairs…15 of last 22 losses last 17 appearances, including 3 in 1.0 scoreless inning Tuesday night while recording the win…that’s have been by 3 or fewer runs. tied for the 6th-longest streak by a Mariners reliever in club history, and longest since a 21-G 100 HOMERS streak by Rafael Soriano in 2003…since May 13, Furbush has struck out 30 in 21.2 innings over 17 G, Ichiro’s next home run will be the 100th while posting a 2-0, 0.42 (1 ER) mark…he’s appeared in 28 G this season (32.1 IP), and has at least one of his Major League career…with his K in 24 games (42 total K’s) for a 11.7 K/9.0 IP ratio (ranks 9th in K/9.0 IP among AL relievers).