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Mariners Game Notes • Friday • June 15, 2012 • Vs GAME INFORMATION Safeco Field • PO Box 4100 • Seattle, WA 98194 • TEL: 206.346.4000 • FAX: 206.346.4000 • www.mariners.com Friday, June 15, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (36-28) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (27-38) Game #66 (27-38) Safeco Field RH Ryan Vogelsong (5-2, 2.26) vs. LH Jason Vargas (7-5, 3.90) Home #29 (10-18) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Saturday June 16 SF 7:10 pm RH Kevin Millwood (3-5, 3.57) vs. RH Tim Lincecum (2-7, 6.00) ROOT Sunday June 17 SF 1:10 pm RH Felix Hernandez (4-5, 3.70) vs. LH Madison Bumgarner (8-4, 3.08) 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 and San Franciso Giants play game #1 of a three-game weekend HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS series at Safeco Field to conclude a 9-game Interleague homestand against the LA Dodgers (1-2), TONIGHT: Felix Hernandez Bobblehead Night...SATURDAY: Fight Hunger Padres (0-3) and San Francisco Giants (3 G)…Mariners went 5-4 on recently-concluded road trip Night/Harold Reynolds fi rst pitch against Texas (2-1), Chicago White Sox (1-2) and Los Angeles Angels (2-1)…the Mariners are in (35th Anniv.)…SUNDAY: King’s the midst of 15 consecutive games vs. the National League…tonight’s game will be televised on Court...Youth Baseball Day - Ichiro poster/Father’s Day fi shing cap/Bob ROOT Sports in high defi nition and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network. Stinson fi rst pitch (35th Anniv.). ODDS AND ENDS…lost 5 straight but are 6-9 in last 15…won 4 of last 8 series, with 2 coming vs. ICHIRO 2,500 HITS AL West leading Rangers…are 11-14 over last 25 games…fi nished May with a 12-17 record (1-1 in Ichiro has collected 2,498 hits in his MLB March, 10-12 in April, 5-5 in June)…are 10-18 at Safeco Field and 17-20 on the road. career in 1,813 career games…among • Homer Happy -- Homered in 8 consecutive games (5/29-6/6), longest stretch since 11G in 2009. all players who have debuted since 1900, he has a chance to get to 2,500 • Saunders Extrapolated -- Michael Saunders season projection is 155 G, 45 2B, 17 HR, .810 OPS. hits in the 4th-fewest games (Elias). • Fielding -- Lead the Majors in FLD% (.989/27 E, 2383 TC)…played error-free in 44 of 65 G. Date of 2500 Player Games • Road Warriors -- Have played the most road games (37) in MLB this season (TEX/OAK 2nd w/35). 9/14/36 Al Simmons ...................1,784 • Batting Around -- Sent 10+ batters to the plate 6 times: last twice 5/30 at TEX (2nd & 3rd innings). 8/16/18 Ty Cobb .........................1,790 • Blown Leads -- Mariners have held a lead in 19 of 38 losses, leading the Majors. 5/18/29 George Sisler ................1,808 • Home vs. Road -- Batting .257 (344x1339) on the road (37 G) and .198 (171x865) at home (28 G). 6/03/38 Paul Waner ....................1,825 5/07/29 Rogers Hornsby ............1,846 • 2-Out RBI -- Kyle Seager leads the AL with 24 2-out RBI (2nd in Majors behind Andre Ethier/31). • Bases Loaded -- Dustin Ackley is 4-for-6 with 6 RBI with the bases loaded this season (8x11 career). OH SO CLOSE • Brendan Ryan leads all ML shortstops with a .996 FLD% (1 E, 249 TC), 10.4 UZR & 18 runs saved. 11 of Mariners last 15 losses have been by 3 or fewer runs, including 5 of last • HBP? -- Mariners are last in the Majors with only with 6 offensive HBP (club low is 22 in ‘78 & ‘82). 12 losses by a 2-run margin…19 of 38 SEATTLE VS. GIANTS…tonight is the fi rst of 3 games between the Mariners and Giants this losses this season have been by 2 or season…the Mariners have won 9 of the last 11 meetings between the teams including 2 of 3 the fewer runs, going 6-10 in one-run games and 7-9 in games decided by 2 runs (3-4 last time they faced each other May 22-24, 2009...each of the last 9 games between the teams have in 3-run games). been at Safeco Field...last played in SF June 9-11, 2000…Seattle leads the all-time series 12-10, COOL HAND LUCAS including winning 6 of the last 7 and 9 of the last 11 games dating back to June 10, 2000 (out-scored Lucas Luetge has not allowed an SF 50-30 in those games)…Mariners lead the series in Seattle, 9-5, including 7-2 at Safeco Field. ER in his fi rst 24 Major League NO-NO VS. NO-NO...since 1900, there have been only three matchups (prior to today) featuring appearances (16.0 IP), a club record (Rod Scurry opened his MLB career opponents who have eached pitched no-hitters earlier in same month...this weekends Giants/ with 14 straight games without Mariners matchup will join Tigers & Twins (May 2011), White Sox & Royals (Aug. 1991) and Mariners allowing an ER / 8.0 IP)…also has & Rangers (June 1990)...Matt Cain tossed perfect game on Wed. vs. Houston and Mariners used set club record w/24 appearances six pitchers in 10th combined no-hitter in MLB history last Friday vs. Dodgers (credit STATS INC.). to start season without allowing an ER (prev: Kazuhiro Sasaki, 2002, 20). RUNNING SMART...the Mariners have been successful on 25 of their last 30 stolen base attempts, JASO GWRBI 83.3% (since May 15)...began the season 17 for 27 in steal attempts...since May 15, Michael John Jaso has made the most of his Saunders is 6-for-7, Ichiro is 6-for-6, Dustin Ackley is 4-for-4, Brendan Ryan is 3-for-3. 32 appearances (26 GS) this season, leading the team and T7th in the AL TOM TERRIFIC...Tom Wilhelmsen has not allowed a run in his last 9.2 innings over his last 7 with 6 Game-Winning RBI…Jaso is appearances...during scoreless streak is limiting opponents to .097 (3x31) batting average while batting .350 (7x20) with 2 doubles striking out 10...when pitching in the 9th inning or later is limiting opponents to .104 (5x48) batting and 6 RBI in Close & Late Situations average...in 7th & 8th inning opponents hitting .303 (23x76). (7th innning or later with team ahead by one run, tied, or with the tying run JUNE BLOOM...Michael Saunders has reached base safely in 10 of 12 games, including 10 of last on base, at bat or on deck). 11, in the month of June...during this stretch he is batting .383 (18x47) with 7 runs scored, 5 doubles, LEADOFF HOME RUNS 3 home runs and 6 RBI...his .383 average currently ranks 4th in the American League (6th in Major Ichiro hit his 37th career leadoff home Leagues) during the month. run June 2 at CWS (in his 2nd start of the season in the leadoff spot)… LEFT ON LEFT…Mariners LH relievers Charlie Furbush and Lucas Luetge have combined to hold ranks 6th all-time for leadoff HR: LH batters to a .113 batting average (8x71) with 33 strikeouts…Furbush has limited lefties to a .140 1. Rickey Henderson .................81 mark (6x43) with 20 K’s, while Luetge has a .074 opponent average (2x28) with 13 K’s…the duo have 2. Alfonso Soriano .....................54 also combined to strand 28 of 35 inherited runners (Luetge - 16 of 17, Furbush - 13 of 19). 3. Craig Biggio ..........................53 4. Brady Anderson ....................44 KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES...Kyle Seager was 1-for-4 with BB last night and he has 5. Jimmy Rollins ........................38 reached safely via hit or walk 24 times (15 H, 9 BB) over his last 13 games…during that stretch 6. Ichiro ....................................37 7. Bobby Bonds ........................35 he has raised his on-base-percentage from .299 to .325 and his slugging percentage from .430 to .463...since May 1 only Josh Hamilton (37), Jose Bautista (37), Adam Dunn (34) and Albert Pujols QUITE A CATCH (33) have more American League RBI than Seager’s 32. At 22 years, 193 days old Jesus Montero became the youngest INTERLEAGUE PLAY…the Mariners are 4-5 in Interleague play this season…went 9-9 in Interleague catcher in a no-hitter since Ted last year, marking the 12th consecutive season (since 2000) to post at least a .500 record vs. the Simmons (22 years, 5 days old) NL…the 12 consecutive seasons with a .500 or better record in Interleague play is the 2nd-longest caught Bob Gibson’s gem at Pittsburgh in 1971…according to the active streak in the Majors: 1. NYY – 14, 2. SEA – 12, 3. BOS – 9, 4. LAA/TEX – 5. Elias Sports Bureau, Montero was INTERLEAGUE SHUTOUTS…the Mariners have 2 shutouts in their 9 Interleague games this the 7th-youngest catcher in a no- hitter dating back to 1900. season…recorded 3 shutouts in Interleague play last season to tie Philadelphia and Los Angeles (NL) for the MLB lead…since the start of Interleague play in 1997, Seattle has tossed 30 shutouts, ON THE AIR Mariners will use a rotation of the most in Interleague history…Atlanta (22) is 2nd, with New York-NL & AL (20) in 3rd.
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