05-25-2021 Mariners Game Notes
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Game #49 (22-26) RingCentral Coliseum SEATTLE MARINERS (22-26) at OAKLAND ATHLETICS (28-21) Road #25 (10-14) TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Logan Gilbert (0-2, 9.45) vs. LHP Cole Irvin (3-5, 3.59) First Pitch: 6:40 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO Wednesday May 26 at OAK 12:37 pm TBA vs. RHP James Kaprielian (1-0, 2.53) 710 ESPN All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games featuring Spanish Audio via TV SAP TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 2-team, 6-game road trip tonight with the second game of a MOST EXTRA-BASE HITS 3-game series against Oakland (1-0)...wrapped up a 3-game series Sunday against the San Diego Padres (0- Mitch Haniger is tied for 3rd in the 3)...went 3-4 on the recent homestand vs. Cleveland (3-1) and Detroit (0-3)...tonight’s game will be televised Majors with his 26 extra-base hits (12 2B, 1 3B, 13 HR) this season: on ROOT Sports NW, as well as broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network. Rk. Player XBH ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners improved to 8-8 in series openers with a 4-2 win last night...own a 6-7- 1. Shohei Ohtani-LAA.................. 28 2 series record in 15 series, with a chance to even their series record with a win tonight...are 10-6 in day 2. Rafael Devers-BOS ................. 27 games and 12-20 at night…are 12-12 at T-Mobile Park and 10-14 on the road...are 18-8 when scoring at T3. Mitch Haniger-SEA ................ 26 least 4 runs and 4-18 when scoring 3 or fewer runs...are 15-3 when out-hitting their opponent. Nick Castellanos-CIN .............. 26 T5. Nolan Arenado-COL ................ 25 • France Is Back - INF/DH Ty France was activated off the 10-day Injured List yesterday...he went 1-for- Kris Bryant-CHC ..................... 25 4 with a double last night in his first game action since May 13. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.-TOR ....... 25 • Happy Birthday - Donovan Walton celebrates his 27th birthday and Jake Fraley celebrates his 26th birthday today. INSIDE THE NUMBERS • Yesterday - The Mariners claimed INF Travis Blankenhorn off waivers from Los Angeles-NL and assigned him to Triple-A Tacoma...INF/OF Sam Haggerty was placed on the 10-day Injured List (right shoulder inflammation). 15 • Century Mark - Mitch Haniger has 100 total bases this season, which leads the Mariners, ranks T7th The Mariners have 15 players on the in the Majors and T5th in the American League. Injured List, which leads the American • California Dreamin’ - The Mariners play their 7th of 12 consecutive road games against teams in the League...Tampa Bay and Toronto are tied for the 2nd-most (10) in the AL. state of California...played a pair of games (0-2) at Dodger Stadium...wrapped up a 3-game series (0-3) at San Diego...continue their series (1-0) in Oakland tonight, followed by a 7-game homestand and then a road series against Los Angeles-AL (6/3-6/6). 148 • Joy Division - Seattle plays its 2nd of 14 consecutive games against AL West opponents. Mitch Haniger’s 148 OPS+ (Baseball- • MLB Debuts - 6 players have made their Major League debut with the Mariners this season: OF Taylor Reference) leads the Mariners and ranks Trammell (4/1 vs. SF), RHP Will Vest (4/1 vs. SF), RHP Wyatt Mills (5/1 vs. LAA), RHP Logan Gilbert 15th in the AL among qualified hitters... (5/13 vs. CLE), OF Jarred Kelenic (5/13 vs. CLE) and José Godoy (5/21 at SD). the last Seattle player to finish a season BULLPEN STUDS...Erik Swanson threw a scoreless 8th inning last night, striking out the side...in 8 games (2 with an OPS+ of 140 or better was Nelson starts) this season, the right-hander has a 0.77 ERA (1 ER, 11.2 IP) with 5 walks and 12 strikeouts...Swanson Cruz (149 OPS+) in 2017. has held opponents to a .083 batting average (3x36) with a .195 on-base percentage...right-hander Keynan Middleton threw a scoreless 9th inning last night, registering his 3rd save of the season...Middleton has a 3.29 300 ERA (5 ER, 13.2 IP) in 13 games this season...right-hander JT Chargois has a 2.08 ERA (2 ER, 8.2 IP) with 1 Jarred Kelenic’s solo home run to lead walk and 9 strikeouts in 7 games this season. off the 5th inning last night was Seattle’s NUMBER ONE...Kyle Lewis went 1-for-2 with a home run, 2 RBI and 2 walks last night...became just the 2nd 300th hit as a team this season. Mariners player this season to homer and draw multiple walks in a game (Mitch Haniger, Apr. 22 at BOS)...it was Lewis’ 4th home run of the season and first since May 4 vs. Baltimore...since May 13, Lewis has reached 400 base safely 20 times (8 H, 11 BB, 1 HBP) in his last 11 games...his 11 walks in that span rank T2nd in the Majors Mitch Haniger’s 3rd inning single last with Tommy Pham-SD, trailing only Yoán Moncada-CWS (14). night was his 400th career hit. SLUGGING POSITION...the Mariners are slugging .476 (149 TB in 313 AB) with runners in scoring position this season, which ranks 2nd in the Majors (Los Angeles-AL, .494)...Mitch Haniger’s 1st inning double last UNDER PRESSURE night with Jarred Kelenic on second base was Seattle’s 40th extra-base hit with RISP, which ranks T7th in Kyle Lewis is batting .353 (12x34) with MLB...Seattle’s 148 tOPS+ (Baseball-Reference) with RISP (roughly 48% percent better relative to their total 5 runs, 1 double, 3 HR, 5 RBI and 9 OPS) ranks 1st in the Majors. walks with 2 outs this season, while his MIGHTY MITCH...Mitch Haniger is batting .263 (47x179) this season with 12 doubles, 1 triple, 13 home .488 on-base percentage ranks 3rd in the Majors (min. 40 PA with 2 outs): runs, 32 RBI, 16 walks and 45 strikeouts in 45 games...he has gotten on-base at a .318 clip, slugging .559 with an .877 OPS and a 148 OPS+ (roughly 48% better than league average)...Haniger leads the Mariners Rk. Player OBP 1. Austin Riley-ATL ................... .508 in hits (47), runs scored (33), home runs (13), RBI (32), total bases (100) and extra-base hits (26)...Haniger 2. Juan Soto-WSN ................... .489 is 1 of 2 AL players (Nelson Cruz-MIN) to lead his team in hits, runs, home runs and RBI...he recorded both 3. Kyle Lewis-SEA ......................488 his 100th total base of the season and 400th career Major League hit with his 3rd inning single last night. 4. Freddie Freeman-ATL ..............479 NOTHING GETS BY J.P....J.P. Crawford is tied for 2nd in the Majors with his 1.1 defensive WAR (Baseball- 5. Max Muncy-LAD ......................465 Reference), tied with Ryan McMahon-COL and trailing only Isiah Kiner-Falefa-TEX (1.2 dWAR)...Crawford also ranks 2nd in defensive assists (131) to Kiner-Falefa (149)...his 64 putouts are tied for 1st among MLB HE-MAN shortstops with Kiner-Falefa...Crawford’s 7 defensive runs saved (FanGraphs) rank 2nd to Kiner-Falefa (8). Mitch Haniger is batting .345 (10x29) against “power” pitchers (Baseball- J.K. HOMERS, WALKS...Jarred Kelenic went 1-for-4 with a pair of runs scored, his 2nd career home run and Reference) with 4 doubles, 3 home runs a walk...his 5th inning solo home run came off Oakland starting pitcher Frankie Montas and was Kelenic’s first and 7 RBI...he is T2nd in slugging (.793): home run since May 14 vs. Cleveland in his 2nd career game...at 21 years and 312 days old, Kelenic became Rk. Player Slugging Pct. the youngest Seattle player to homer and walk in the same game since José López (20 years, 294 days old) 1. Tim Anderson-CWS ............. .862 accomplished the feat on Sept. 13, 2004 vs. Anaheim. T2. Mitch Haniger-SEA ............. .793 SEAGER SPLITS...Kyle Seager is batting .229 (40x175) with 18 runs, 12 doubles, 1 triple, 9 home runs, 30 Jazz Chisholm-MIA .............. .793 4. Mike Zunino-TB .................... .783 RBI, 1 stolen base, 17 walks and 45 strikeouts in 48 games this season...he’s slugging .463 with a .764 OPS 5. Jesse Winker-CIN................. .774 and a 117 OPS+ (roughly 17% better than league average)...Seager is batting .438 (14x32) with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs and 23 RBI with runners in scoring position this season, with his .438 average ranking DOUBLE PLAYS TURNED 2nd in the Majors (Vladimir Guerrero Jr.-TOR, .457/21x46)...Seager’s .906 slugging percentage with RISP The Mariners defense leads the Major leads the Majors, while his 1.380 OPS with RISP ranks 2nd in MLB (Mike Trout-LAA, 1.468)...in 24 road Leagues with 48 double plays turned games this season, Seager is batting .300 (27x90) with 10 runs, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 6 home runs, 20 RBI and this season: 7 walks...his .611 road slugging percentage ranks 9th in MLB. Rk. Team GIDP HIGHEST XBH%...5 (3 2B, 2 HR) of Seattle’s 6 hits last night were of the extra-base variety...this season, 1. Seattle ...................................