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Saturday, June 5, 2021 Game #60 (29-30) Angel Stadium SEATTLE MARINERS (29-30) at LOS ANGELES ANGELS (26-31) Road #28 (12-15) TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: LHP Yusei Kikuchi (3-3, 3.88) vs. RHP Alex Cobb (3-2, 3.78) First Pitch: 7:07 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO Sunday June 6 at LAA 1:07 pm RHP Logan Gilbert (0-2, 5.94) vs. TBD 710 ESPN All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games featuring Spanish Audio via TV SAP TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue an 11-day, 10-game odyssey with the 3rd of 4 games at Los INSIDE THE NUMBERS Angeles-AL (1-1)...will also travel to Detroit (3 G) and Cleveland (3 G) during the current trip...are coming off a 5-2 homestand vs. Texas (4-0) and Oakland (1-2)...tonight’s game will be televised on ROOT SPORTS, 1 as well as broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network. Seattle has played 19 one-run games ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners lost by a 3-2 score last night, but have won 6 of their last 9 games and this season, most in the American 8 of their last 12...own an 8-8-2 series record...are 12-7 in day games and 17-23 at night…are 17-14 at League...the Mariners are 13-6 (.684) T-Mobile Park and 12-16 on the road...are 23-9 when scoring at least 4 runs and 6-21 when scoring 3 or in contests decided by 1 run...Oakland fewer runs...are 20-3 when out-hitting their opponent. and Minnesota are tied for the 2nd-most one-run contests with 18 each. • Love it Here - The Mariners hold the best all-time batting average at Angel Stadium among all Amer- ican League teams with a mark of .261 (3121x11970), ranking ahead of the Angels themselves (.259) and Baltimore (.259) 3.96 • California Dreamin’ - The Mariners play their 11th of 12 consecutive road games against teams in the The Mariners own a 2.49 ERA in 29 wins state of California...previously played a pair of games (0-2) at Dodger Stadium, followed by a 3-game this season and a 6.45 in 30 losses...the series (0-3) at San Diego and a 3-game series in Oakland (2-1). 3.96 difference in ERA between wins • Homecoming - J.P. Crawford went 1-for-2 with a leadoff HR, walk and sac fly last night...Crawford is and losses ranks 2nd in the AL...the batting .529 (9x17) with 4 doubles, 1 home run and 5 RBI in 5 games against the Angels this season. Angels are the only club with a bigger gap in win/loss ERA than Seattle (ERA • Yesterday - The Mariners acquired RHP Yacksel (YAHK-sell) Rios from Tampa Bay in exchange for difference: 4.04; 2.81 in wins and 6.85 cash considerations. in losses). • Many Men - The Mariners have used 47 players this season, which leads the Majors...the Angels are tied with New York-NL for the 2nd-most (45) players used this season. COMING IN HOT...Taylor Trammell is batting .308 (4x13) with 3 runs scored, 2 doubles, 1 home run, 1 RBI 8 and 1 walk in 4 games since being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on June 1....hit .384 (28x73) with 11 runs Despite yesterday’s loss, the Mariners scored, 7 doubles, 6 home runs, 19 RBI, 3 stolen bases and 3 walks in 17 games with Tacoma...began the have won 8 of their last 12 games since season with Seattle, batting .157 (13x83) over 27 games...has raised his average by 20 points to .177 during May 24...in that span, they have the the current 4-game stretch. 2nd-most wins in the American League, trailing only Chicago’s 9 wins. EYE OF THE TIGER...Jake Fraley leads the Majors with a .500 on-base percentage this season (min. 30 PA), ranking ahead of J.D. Davis-NYM (.479), Mike Trout-LAA (.466), Ji-Man Choi-TB (.448) and Vladimir Guerrero-Jr.-TB (.434)...overall, Fraley has reached safely via hit or walk this season in 8 of 10 games, 15 tallying multiple walks in 6 of 10 games...marks the 15th time in club history that a player has carried an The Mariners lead the American League on-base percentage of .500 or better through their first 10 games of the season. and are tied for the Major League lead BEST VS. THE WEST...J.P. Crawford is batting .326 (29x89) with 13 runs scored, 7 doubles, 3 home runs, (also: San Fransisco) with 15 players 10 RBI and 7 walks in 25 games against the American League West this season...his .326 average against currently on the Injured List. the division ranks 3rd-best among AL West players this season (min. 20 G), trailing only Jose Altuve (.343) and Jose Iglesias (.329). 139 FRANCE-Y THAT...Ty France has reached base safely in 12 of 13 games since being reinstated from the The Mariners bullpen has recorded 139 10-day IL on May 24, including hits in 11 of those 13 games...is batting .326 (15x46) with 2 runs, 5 doubles, individual scoreless outings, most in the 7 RBI and 2 walks in that span...among American League players with at least 40 at-bats since May 24, American League...Toronto has the 2nd- France’s .326 average ranks 3rd-best, trailing Jonathan Schoop-DET (.439/18x41) and Nick Madrigal-CWS most in the AL with 135...last night, Daniel (.366/15x41). Zamora, Will Vest and Paul Sewald each registered scoreless relief appearances. HOT BATS...the Mariners have tallied at least 6 hits in 13 of their last 14 games (May 22 - current), batting .244 (111x462) with 52 runs scored (3.71 runs/game), with 30 doubles, 14 home runs, 51 RBI and 32 walks during that span...the Mariners hit only .197 as a team through the first 45 games of the season, but have 294 raised their season average by 11 points to .208 during the current 14-game stretch. Kyle Seager has recorded 294 career ROAD WARRIOR...Kyle Seager has reached base safely in 6 of his last 8 road games and 23 of 28 road doubles...he is 1 double away from tying Ichiro Suzuki (295) for 3rd-most in games this season...is batting .290 (31x107) with 11 runs scored, 9 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home runs, 22 RBI, Mariners club history. 7 walks, 2 hit-by-pitch and 2 stolen bases on the road this season...is batting .150 (17x113) with 11 runs, 5 doubles, 4 home runs, 12 RBI, 11 walks and 1 hit-by-pitch at T-Mobile Park. LEADOFF HOME RUNS ALL-STAR MITCH...Mitch Haniger has hit safely in 7 of his last 9 games, batting .289 (11x38) with 3 runs, 3 BY OPPONENT AT LAA doubles, 1 home run, 5 RBI and 4 multi-hit games during that span (5/26-c)...overall, is batting .262 (58x221) Last night, J.P. Crawford became the with 37 runs, 15 doubles, 1 triple, 14 home runs, 37 RBI and 17 walks in 55 games this season...leads 7th visiting player since 2019 to homer at American League outfielders with 117 total bases, while ranking 2nd in doubles (15), T2nd in home runs (14), Angel Stadium as the game’s first batter. 2nd in extra-base hits (30), T2nd in runs scored (37), 5th in slugging percentage (.529), 3rd in hits (56) and 4th Player Date in RBI (37)...Mariners fans can cast their all-star ballots at https://www.mlb.com/all-star/ballot. Mitch Haniger-SEA .................4/20/19 FEELING I GET WHEN I LOOK TO THE WEST...after going 6-14 vs. American League West opponents to Shin-Soo Choo-TEX .................5/24/19 begin the 2020 season, the Mariners are 28-17 over their last 45 games vs. the division (8/21/20-c)....tonight Mookie Betts-BOS ...................8/30/19 marks the 13th of 14 consecutive games for the Mariners against AL West Division opponents (8-4)...overall Mike Yastrzemski-SF ................8/18/20 Leody Taveras-TEX...................9/19/20 this season, the Mariners are 14-11 against AL West opponents...are 4-3 in series against the AL West this César Hernández-CLE .............5/17/21 season...went 4-5-3 in series against the AL West in 2020, posting a 20-20 record overall. J.P. Crawford-SEA ....................6/4/21 GONE TRAVELING...the current road trip marks the first 3-city trip of the season for the Mariners...the 10-game trip is tied for Seattle’s longest of the season, joining a 10-game journey from July 30-Aug. 8 to DEFENSIVE RUNS SAVED Texas (3 G), Tampa Bay (3 G) and New York-AL (4 G) and a 10-game trip from Sept. 17-26 to Kansas City MLB LEADERS (3 G), Oakland (4 G) and Los Angeles-AL (3 G)...on the current trip, the Mariners will travel approximately Rk. Player DRS 5,048 miles, about 50 miles further than a one-way flight from Seattle to Paris. 1. J.P. Crawford-SEA ................... 8 NEXT HOMESTAND...the Mariners have received permission from the state of Washington and King 2. Isiah Kiner-Falefa-TEX ............... 8 3. Jacob Stallings-PIT ..................