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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 Wednesday, May 23, 2012 TEXAS RANGERS (27-17) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (20-25) Game #46 (20-25) Safeco Field RH Scott Feldman (0-1, 3.00) vs. RH Kevin Millwood (2-4, 4.17) Home #18 (8-9) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Thursday May 24 LAA 7:10 pm LH Jason Vargas (5-3, 3.34) vs. RH Dan Haren (1-5, 4.37) ROOT Friday May 25 LAA 7:10 pm RH Blake Beavan (2-4, 4.46) vs. RH Ervin Santana (2-6, 4.22) ROOT Saturday May 26 LAA 4:15 pm RH Felix Hernandez (4-3, 2.80) vs. RH Jerome Williams (4-2, 3.74) FOX Sunday May 27 LAA 1:10 pm RH Hector Noesi (2-5, 5.26) vs. LH C.J. Wilson (5-4, 2.90) 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) TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 2-team, 7-game homestand with the fi nal of three games THIS HOMESTAND vs. the Texas Rangers (1-1)…homestand also includes a 4-game set against the LA Angels…Seattle Today: Grand Slam Family Pack… Senior Special…Weather Education was 4-6 on recently completed trip to New York (1-2), Boston (0-2), Cleveland (0-2) and Colorado Day…THUR: College Night…FRI: (3-0)…today’s game will be televised on ROOT Sports in high defi nition and broadcast live on 710 Dustin Ackley Bobblehead/Gaylord ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network. Perry 1st pitch (35th Anniversary)… SAT: Turn Back the Clock Night - ODDS AND ENDS…lost yesterday, snapping season-high tying 4-game winning streak…are 9-8 in 50’s Poster…SUN: Little League Day last 17 games…are 8-9 at Safeco Field and 12-16 on the road. - Justin Smoak Growth Chart. • Road Warriors -- Have played the most road games (28) in the Majors this season (ATL is 2nd w/27). MOST AL APPEARANCES • Fielding -- Lead Majors with .990 FLD% (16 E, 1628 TC), playing errorless in 33 of 45 G. 1. Joel Peralta, TB .....................23 • vs. LHP -- the Mariners are 6-6 vs. LH starters this season, including winning 5 of last 8. 2. Steve Delabar, SEA .............22 • Sent 10+ batters to the plate 3 times: 4/7 @OAK (10), 4/9 @TEX (10) & 4/17 vs. CLE (11). Boone Logan, NYY ...............22 • Mariners have out-scored opponent 72-61 in innings 1-3, including 26-19 in fi rst inning. Grant Balfour, OAK ................22 Burke Badenhop, TB .............22 • On April 17 vs. CLE Kyle Seager collected franchise hit #50,000 and Justin Smoak scored run #25,000. T6 Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA .........21 • Ichiro has drawn 169 intentional walks (1 in ‘12), 3 off club record of 172 set by Ken Griffey Jr. IRON MEN • Ichiro is T4th in AL with 17 multi-hit G…767 multi-hit G since ‘01, most in Majors (Jeter 2nd w/628). • Dustin Ackley is batting .338 (26x77) in wins (19), and .184 (18x98) in losses (24). Today is game #13 (5-7) of 20 games in 20 days for Mariners…had “off day” STARTING THINGS RIGHT…Seattle starters are 4-2, 2.08 ERA (10 ER, 43.1 IP) with 34 strikeouts May 19, which was actually a travel over their last 6 starts...have tossed at least 7.0 innings in 4 of the 6 games and at least 8.0 innings day from Seattle to New York…that followed a string of 16 games (8-8) in in 3 of the 6...during the 6-game run, have held opponents to a .182 (28x154) batting average.... 16 days…are in the midst of a stretch Felix Hernandez & Hector Noesi have each tossed at least 8.0 innings the last two games, fi rst that will see the team play 36 games time Mariners starters have had back-to-back 8.0 inning performances since Aug. 6-7, 2011 at LAA in 37 days in 10 different cities…next off day is May 31 in Chicago. (Blake Beavan & Hernandez). MARINERS CONSECUTIVE SEATTLE VS. RANGERS…the Mariners face the Rangers for the 7th (2-4) of 19 games between ERRORLESS TEAM GAMES the two teams this season…Seattle went 4-15 vs. the Rangers last season, including going 3-7 11 ............................. Aug. 9-21, 1993 at Safeco Field…Mariners have lost 14 of last 21 at home to the Rangers since start of the 2010 10 ........................... May 5 - 15, 2012 season…have lost the last four season series to Texas, going 29-51 since 2008…Mariners trail the 10 .............................June 1-11, 1979 all-time series 260-268, but are 136-124 in Seattle (62-51 at Safeco Field). 10 .............................June 2-13, 2004 10 ....................Aug. 24-Sept. 2, 2009 SLOWLY BUT SURELY…Brendan Ryan is hitting .381 (8x21) with 3 runs, 1 double, 1 triple and 3 9 ......................July 24-Aug. 2, 2005 walks over his last 6 games...has recorded hits in 5 of the last 6 games including 3 multi-hit efforts... 9 ...........................June 17-26, 2003 9 .....................May 29-June 8, 2003 was hitless in 16 of his previous 19 games...during the run he has raised his batting average 44 points from .137 to .181. ALL-TIME HITS LIST 95. Mickey Vernon .................2,495 MESSING WITH TEXAS…Ichiro has 292 career hits vs. Texas since beginning his MLB career in 96. Fred McGriff .....................2,490 2001…yesterday he passed George Brett (291 hits/21 seasons) for most career hits vs. the Rangers 97. Ichiro Suzuki ...................2,481 since the team moved to Texas in 1972…Paul Molitor (254 hits/20 seasons) and Cal Ripken Jr 98. Ted Simmons ...................2,472 (248/20) & Garret Anderson (248/15) follow for most career hits vs. the Rangers. THE ICHIRO 500 THE FELIX QUALITY START…a new stat may need to be coined “The Felix”, when a starter throws Ichiro collected 9th double of season Sunday in Colorado…has 289 at least 8.0 innings while allowing 1 or fewer runs…Felix Hernandez turned in his 5th start of 8.0 doubles since joining Mariners in IP while allowing 0 or 1 run Monday night (8.0,6,1,1,2,7,HR), while no other pitcher in baseball has 2001 and has 500 career doubles more than 2 this season…since his debut in 2005, Felix has recorded 40 FQS (Felix Quality Starts), combined between Japan (211) and the US…only 25 players in MLB with only Cliff Lee (45), Roy Halladay (41) and CC Sabathia (41) recording more. history have 500 career doubles. RESOURCEFUL…the Mariners earned a 6-1 Monday night despite being out-hit 6-5…scored the NOTHING GETS BY HIM 6 runs on 5 hits, while drawing 7 walks (T2nd-most in a G this season)…marked the 10th time over Justin Smoak has not committed the last 6 seasons (since 2007) to record more walks than hits in a victory. an error in his last 70 games/69 starts (595 TC) at 1B, the longest SIMPLY SEAGER…Kyle Seager has collected at least 1 RBI in 9 of his last 19 games, and ranked current streak among active AL fi rst 2nd in the AL in RBI in May with 19 (J. Hamilton - 23, Seager - 19, B. Jose Bautista - 18, Inge/Jones basemen (min 1 GS at 1B in 2012): - 17)…overall is batting .276 (40x145) with 11 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs and 26 RBI…15 of 26 1. Justin Smoak .......................70 RBI have come with 2 outs (12 of last 18), ranking T1st in AL in 2-out RBI (L. Scott, J. Reddick). 2. Mark Teixeira, NYY ................56 3. Adrian Gonzalez, BOS ..........48 CATCHING ON…the Mariners catching trio of John Jaso, Miguel Olivo and Jesus Montero have 4. Paul Konerko, CWS .............41 combined bat .280 (47x168) with 10 doubles, 8 home runs and 23 RBI (stats only when catcher)…they 5. Nick Swisher, NYY ................38 rank 3rd in the AL in batting average, trailing only the Twins (.288) and White Sox (.287)…also ranks COOL HAND LUCAS T2nd in HR, 3rd in doubles and slugging (.482) and T4th in RBI (23). Lucas Luetge has not allowed an ER in his fi rst 16 Major League appearances ROOKIE RANKINGS…Jesus Montero is batting .255 (38x149) with 14 runs scored, 6 doubles, 6 (10.2 IP), a new club record (Rod home runs and 22 RBI in 40 games this season (C - 19, DH - 22, PH - 1)…Montero leads AL rookies Scurry opened his MLB career with 14 straight games without allowing in hits, home runs, RBI, doubles (tied) and extra base hits, total bases and 2nd in runs scored. an ER / 8.0 IP)…Mark Lowe tossed 000-000-000 -- 0 2 0…among the notable from Kevin Millwood’s complete-game, 2-hit shutout Friday: 17.2 ShO IP over 13 appearances in • Tossed his 6th career shutout (in his 423rd career start), but fi rst since Aug. 1, 2003 vs. San Diego (pitch- his fi rst 13 G of MLB career. ing for Philadelphia)…that’s a span of 3,213 days between shutouts (8 years, 291 days). ON THE AIR • Became 3rd pitcher this season to go 8+ years between shutouts, joining Barry Zito & Jerome Williams.