GAME INFORMATION Safeco Field • PO Box 4100 • Seattle, WA 98194 • TEL: 206.346.4000 • FAX: 206.346.4000 •
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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 Monday, June 25, 2012 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (35-38) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (31-43) Game #74 (31-42) Safeco Field LH Tommy Milone (7-5, 4.13) vs. RH Erasmo Ramirez (0-1, 5.40) Home #32 (12-19) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Tuesday June 26 OAK 7:10 pm LH Jason Vargas (7-7, 4.66) vs. LH Travis Blackley (1-2, 3.15) ROOT Wednesday June 27 OAK 12:40 pm RH Kevin Millwood (3-6, 4.02) vs. RH Jarrod Parker (3-3, 2.70) 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 return home to Safeco to begin a 3-team, 10-game homestand CONSECUTIVE GAMES w/ K hosting the A’s (3 games), Red Sox (4 games) and Orioles (3 games) with game #1 vs. Oakland... Charlie Furbush has notched at least one strikeout in each of his past 16 were 2-4 on just completed trip to Arizona (1-2) and San Diego (1-2)...Mariners have won 4 of last 8... appearances, the 7th-longest streak in fi nished 5-10 in 15 consecutive games vs. the National League…tonight’s game will be televised on Mariners history...here’s a look: ROOT Sports in high defi nition and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network. GMS Pitcher Dates 22 Joel Pineiro 8/28/00-8/30/06 ODDS AND ENDS…lost yest., but have won 4 of 8 following a 6-game losing streak…are 10-14 in 21 Rafael Soriano 7/20-9/12/03 last 24 games…won 5 of last 11 series…are 8-13 in June after posting a 12-17 record in May (1-1 in 19 Karl Best 9/15/84-4/23/86 March, 10-12 in April)…are 12-19 at Safeco Field and 19-24 on the road. 18 Bill Risley 5/27/94-7/15/94 • Saunders Extrapolated -- Michael Saunders season projection: 155 G, 39 2B, 18 HR, 26 SB, .776 OPS. 18 Rich DeLucia 9/26/92-5/18/93 17 Kazuhiro Sasaki 10/6/01-5/17-02 • Road Warriors -- Have played the most road games (43) in MLB this season (ATL & StL, 40, are 2nd). 16 Charlie Furbush 5/13/12-current • Batting Around -- Sent 10+ batters to the plate 6 times: last twice 5/30 at TEX (2nd & 3rd innings). 16 J.J. Putz 5/13-6/21/07 • Blown Leads -- Mariners have held a lead in 20 of 43 losses, leading the Majors. 16 Bobby Ayala 8/9/97-9/15/97 • Home vs. Road -- Batting .259 (403x1553) on the road (43 G) and .202 (194x959) at home (31 G). BIG INNING • 2-Out RBI -- Kyle Seager is T1st in AL with 24 2-out RBI (T2nd in Majors behind Andre Ethier/31). The Mariners 6-run 5th on Tuesday • Brendan Ryan is 2nd in among AL shortstops with a .993 FLD% (2 E, 278 TC); 12.8 UZR & 19 runs saved. tied for the 3rd-largest inning of the • Steals -- Mariners successful on 30 of last 39 steal attempts (76.9%) since May 15…started 17-for-27. season, trailing only a pair of 8-run • Interleague History -- Since start of IP in ‘97 have 30 ShO, most in Majors (ATL, 22; NYY & NYM, 20). innings (2nd & 3rd) May 30 at TEX... it was the fourth, 6-run inning of the • Saunders vs. LHP -- Michael Saunders is batting .294 (20x68) vs. LHP, compared to .257 vs. RHP. season. SEATTLE VS. ATHLETICS…tonight is the eighth (5-2) of 19 games between the Mariners and A’s in ICHIRO MILESTONE HITS 2012…the Mariners and A’s split a pair of games to open the season in Japan (March 28-29), Seattle #1 4/02/01 vs. OAK (1B) swept two games April 6-7 in Oakland and Mariners won 2 of 3 here April 13-15 …Seattle is 58-44 #100 6/12/01 @ COL (1B) vs. Oakland since 2007 (32-20 at home)…Mariners trail the all-time series 222-294, including a 127- #500 5/16/03 @ DET (1B) 130 mark in Seattle (63-54 at Safeco Field, 64-76 at Kingdome). #1000 6/14/05 vs. PHI (1B) #1500 7/29/07 vs. OAK (1B) HOME TOWN TEAM...Seattle is in the midst of stretch of 19 of 25 games being played at Safeco #2000 9/06/09 @ OAK (2B) Field, including the next 10 straight...were only on road for one trip (last week) between June 8-July 4. #2248^ 4/02/11 @ OAK (1B) #2500 6/19/12 @ ARI (1B) SOMETHING EXTRA...Felix Hernandez has 1 double and 1 (grand slam) home run among his 4 ^Set Mariners Hits Record career hits...he is the ONLY pitcher in Mariners franchise history with more than 1 extra-base hit... LEFT ON LEFT fi ve Mariners pitchers managed 1 XBH (P. Abbbott, D. Fister, F. Garcia, J. Halama & J. Pineiro). Mariners LH relievers Charlie Furbush STREAK BUSTED…the Mariners closed out Interleague play for the season with a loss yesterday, and Lucas Luetge have combined to hold LH batters to a .141 batting dropping their fi nal mark to 8-10 in IL contests...it is the club’s fi rst losing IL record since 1999 (12 average (12x85) with 37 strikeouts… years)...from 2000-on, have a combined Interleage mark of 132-102 (.564), the sixth-beat mark in the Furbush has limited lefties to a .140 Majors (1. LAA, 140-90; 2. NYY, 143-90; 3. BOS, 140-94; 4. CWS, 139-95; 5. MIN 133-101). mark (7x50) with 23 K’s, while Luetge has a .143 opponent average (5x35) LONGBALL…the Mariners have homered in four of their last fi ve games (8 HR total)...the 8 homers with 15 K’s…duo has also combined have been hit by 6 different players (Gutierrez-2, Seager-2, Ryan, Saunders, Smoak & Olivo). to strand 29 of 37 inherited runners (Luetge, 17 of 19, Furbush, 13 of 19). HE’S VERY GUTI...Franklin Gutierrez matched his career-high with 4 hits Friday (also: 7/16/07 vs. ICHIRO 2,500 HITS CWS w/CLE)...he is 6-for-his-last-11 with 2 HR and 5 RBI in his last three games, raising his average Ichiro collected 2,503 hits in his fi rst from .150 to .290 in the process...(began season with 2 1/2 month stint on DL). 1,817 MLB career games…among all GOOD STREAK WHILE IT LASTED...Casper Wells was 0x3 with a walk Friday, snapping his career- players who have debuted since 1900, he reached 2,500 hits in the 4th-fewest high 7-game hitting streak (prev: 6-game streak with DET in 2010)...he’s still batting .407 (11x27) w/5 games (Elias). runs, 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI over his past 9 games (since recall from AAA), with 4 multi-hit games. Date of 2,500th H Games THAT’S CHARLIE WITH A K...left-hander Charlie Furbush has recorded at least one strikeout in each 9/14/36 Al Simmons ...................1,784 8/16/18 Ty Cobb .........................1,790 of his last 16 games, including 2 in 2.0 IP yesterday...that’s the 7th-longest streak by a Mariners reliever 5/18/29 George Sisler ................1,808 in club history, and longest since a 21-game streak by Rafael Soriano in 2001...since May 13, Furbush 6/19/12 Ichiro ............................1,817 has struck out 27 in 20.2 innings over 16 games, while posting a 1-0, 0.44 (1 ER) mark...he’s appeared 6/03/38 Paul Waner ....................1,825 5/07/29 Rogers Hornsby ............1,846 in 27 games this season (31.1 IP), and has at least one strikeout in 23 games (39 total K’s in 29.1 IP). OH SO CLOSE TOM TERRIFIC…Tom Wilhelmsen has not allowed a run in his last 13.2 innings over his last 11 13 of Mariners last 20 losses have been appearances…during scoreless streak is limiting opponents to .133 (6x45) batting average while by 3 or fewer runs, including 7 of last striking out 17…in the 9th inning or later is limiting opponents to .129 (8x62) batting average. 16 losses by a 2-run margin…21 of 43 losses this season have been by FOR STARTERS...Felix Hernandez’s win Saturday snapped a 10-game losing streak for Mariners 2 or fewer runs, going 7-10 in one-run starting pitchers...in the 17 games since Jason Vargas got the win at LAA on June 4, Seattle starters games and 7-11 in games decided by are 1-11, 6.65 (93.1 IP, 69 ER)...overall, team is 6-11 during the stretch, with the ‘pen picking up fi ve wins. 2 runs (3-4 in 3-run games). NOW PITCHING…the Mariners bullpen is 6-0, 2.29 with 6 saves (in 6 save opportunities) in its last PLAYER OF THE YEAR 20 games (since June 2)...’pen has tossed 70.2 innings, and allowed just 18 ER, while striking out 76. Baseball America has named Mike Zunino 2012 College Player Of The NOTHING EXTRA...LHP Lucas Luetge allowed a double Wednesday in Arizona, the fi rst extra base Year...Zunino (who also won the Dick hit he’d allowed this season...he did not allow an XBH in his fi rst 26 appearances; that was the 2nd- Howser Trophy as College Baseball’s longest streak in Mariners history to begin a season, trailing only Jeff Nelson in 2001 (30 G) and the Player of the Year) was the Mariners 1st pick (3rd overall) in the 2012 Draft..