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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 Sunday, April 15, 2012 OAKLAND ATHLETICS (4-5) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (5-5) Game #11 (5-5) Safeco Field RH Graham Godfrey (0-1, 3.00) vs. RH Blake Beavan (0-1, 1.42) Home #3 (1-1) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Monday April 16 Off Day Tuesday April 17 CLE 7:10 pm RH Kevin Millwood (0-0, 1.50) vs. RH Justin Masterson (0-1, 2.77) ROOT Wednesday April 18 CLE 7:10 pm LH Jason Vargas (1-1, 3.44) vs. RH Derek Lowe (2-0, 1.98) ROOT Thursday April 19 CLE 7:10 pm RH Felix Hernandez (1-1, 3.80) vs. RH Josh Tomlin (0-1, 8.31) ROOT Friday April 20 CWS 7:10 pm RH Hector Noesi (1-1, 5.73) vs. LH Chris Sale (1-0, +today) ROOT Saturday April 21 CWS 1:05 pm RH Blake Beavan (0-1, + today) vs. RH Philip Humber (0-0, +Monday) FOX Sunday April 22 CWS 1:10 pm RH Kevin Millwood (0-0, +Tuesday) vs. LH John Danks (1-1, +Tuesday) 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 (5-5) host the Oakland A’s in the third (1-1) of a three-game weekend ICHIRO 3+ HIT GAMES Ichiro recorded his 223rd career game series at Safeco Field…Mariners also host Cleveland (3 G) and Chicago-AL (3 G) to kick-start the with 3 or more hits Monday (3x5) home schedule in a 3-team, 9-game, 10-day homestand (1-1)…the Mariners recently returned from at Texas…ranks 3rd among active a six-game road trip where they went 3-3 against the A’s (2-0) and Rangers (1-3)…today’s game will players in that category, trailing only Derek Jeter (265) and Alex Rodriguez be televised on ROOT Sports in high defi nition & broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners (232)…753 multi-hit games rank 4th Radio Network. among active players (tops since his debut in ‘01) and 47 4+ hit games ODDS AND ENDS… lead all active players. • The Mariners fi nished spring training with a 16-9-1 record (.635), the 12th winning spring in club history…3rd-best spring winning pct in club history…see more spring highlights on pgs. 9-10. SWITCH HITTERS • The Mariners bullpen has allowed 9 HR in 10 games…led AL for fewest HR allowed last season (32). Chone Figgins has recorded 1,266 career hits, 12th-most among active • Munenori Kawasaki, Lucas Luetge and Erasmo Ramirez have made their MLB debuts this season. switch hitters: • Erasmo Ramirez made his MLB debut at 21 years, 343 days 4/9 at Texas…youngest Seattle pitcher at the time of his debut since Ryan Feierabend (21.022 on 9/13/06) and 17th-youngest in club his- 1. Omar Vizquel ...................2,841 2. Chipper Jones .................2,619 tory…was the youngest player on any MLB Opening Day roster. 3. Carlos Beltran .................1,927 • Batting Around -- Sent 10 batters to the plate in the April 7 at OAK (4th) & April 9 at TEX (1st). 4. Jimmy Rollins ..................1,877 • Opening Day -- Seattle has won 6 straight season openers, tied for the longest active streak in MLB. 5. Lance Berkman ...............1,828 • The Mariners are 5-0 when out-hitting their opponent…recorded 10+ hits in 4 of last 8 games. 6. Rafael Furcal ...................1,696 7. Mark Teixeira ...................1,473 • Road Warriors -- 18 of fi rst 27 (and 28 of fi rst 43) Mariners games will be played on the road. 8. Brian Roberts ..................1,374 JACKIE ROBINSON DAY…the Mariners and A’s, along with the rest of Major League Baseball, 9. Jose Reyes ......................1,309 10. Victor Martinez ................1,298 commemorates Jackie Robinson Day today to honor Robinson’s inspiring life, values, and 11. Orlando Hudson ..............1,269 accomplishments…in proudly putting Jackie’s No. 42 on all game jerseys, the League demonstrates 12. Chone Figgins................1,266 a powerful, unifi ed tribute to Jackie Robinson’s legacy…in recognition of Jackie Robinson Day, NOW BATTING 3RD one Number 42 jersey from every Club will be team-signed and auctioned off on MLB.com with Ichiro has started all 10 games as the proceeds benefi ting the Jackie Robinson Foundation. Mariners No. 3 hitter in the lineup… entering this season had made 1,720 #42…Seattle has had 18 players don the jersey #42 in club history, but no one has worn it in a game of 1,733 career starts at leadoff. (other than Jackie Robinson Day) since 1999 when Butch Huskey appeared in 74 games…MLB THE ROSTER offi cially retired #42 on April 15, 1997…the list of Mariners to wear #42: Tom Brown (1978), Dave The current roster includes 12 pitchers, Henderson (1981-86), John Christensen (1987), Omar Vizquel (1989), Vance Lovelace (1990), Kerry 3 catchers, 7 infi elders and 3 Woodson (1992), Ted Power (1993), Roger Salkeld (1993), Jim Mecir (1995), Mike Jackson (1996), outfi elders…3 players are also on the DL (Mike Carp, Franklin Gutierrez, Ken Griffey Jr. (1997/1g), Butch Huskey (1999)…4 players (Batista, Beltre, Rhodes, Betancourt) and George Sherrill)…the youngest player manager John McLaren donned #42 in 2008, and the entire team wore #42 in 2009, 2010 & 2011. on the roster is RHP Erasmo Ramirez (5/2/90) at 21 years, 11 months+…the HE KNOWS JACK…Seattle has had one player named Robinson (Trayvon - 2011)…the Mariners oldest is OF Ichiro Suzuki (10/22/73) have had 5 Jack’s, Jack Lazorko (1985), Jack Perconte (1984-85), Jack Hannahan (2009), Jack at 38 years, 5 months+…13 of the 25 Wilson (2009-2011) and Jack Cust (2011), and no Roosevelt’s…Jack Roosevelt Robinson made active players have less than one his Major League debut April 15, 1947 (64 years ago today) as the Dodgers took on the Braves, year of MLB service time. breaking the color barrier and paving the way for African-Americans to take their place in Major ROOKIES ON PARADE League Baseball. The Mariners current roster features 7 rookies: RHP Steve Delabar, RHP REMEMBER WHEN…Ken Griffey Jr. spearheaded the current campaign to allow Major Leaguers Hisashi Iwakuma, LHP Lucas to wear #42 today in honor of Jackie Robinson…Griffey wore #42 on April 15, 1997 against the Luetge, RHP Erasmo Ramirez, C/DH Jesus Montero, INF Alex Cleveland Indians for the 50th Anniversary of Robinson’s debut. Liddi & INF Munenori Kawasaki… SEATTLE VS. ATHLETICS…today is already the seventh (3-3) of 19 games between the Mariners last season the Mariners used 18 rookies, and had a club-record 12 and A’s in 2012…the Mariners and A’s split a pair of games to open the season in Japan (March players make their MLB debut. 28-29), and Seattle swept a two-game series to re-open the season April 6-7 in Oakland…Seattle is ON THE AIR 57-44 vs. Oakland since 2007 (31-20 at home)…Mariners trail the all-time series 221-294, including Mariners will again use a rotation of a 126-130 mark in Seattle (64-76 at Kingdome, 62-54 at Safeco Field). announcers this season, all former partners of HOF announcer Dave MONTERO STREAKING…Jesus Montero has recorded a hit in 8 of his 9 games as a Mariner, Niehaus…Rick Rizzs, Dave Sims including a current career-high 8-game hitting streak (.370/10x27)…his current hitting streak is tied and Mike Blowers will work nearly for the longest active hitting streak in the Majors with Baltimore’s Adam Jones and Minnesota’s all the games, while Ron Fairly, Ken Josh Willingham in the American League, and Emilio Bonifacio (MIA), J.D. Martinez (HOU) and Pablo Levine, Ken Wilson, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson, Jay Buhner and Dan Sandoval (SF) in the National League. Wilson will mix in…Rizzs and Dan ORGANIZATIONAL RANKINGS…the Mariners were recently ranked by Baseball America No. 6 Wilson will be in the radio booth this series, with Sims and Blowers calling in their annual organizational talent ratings…this is a drastic improvement from when the Mariners the action on TV. were ranked 18th prior to last season…the Mariners ranking was bolstered by fi ve players listed MARINERS BLOG amongst BA’s top 100 prospects, including C/DH Jesus Montero (#6), RHP Taijuan Walker (#20), You can follow all the Mariners news LHP Danny Hultzen (#21), LHP James Paxton (#52) and INF Nick Franklin (#77). on our new blog, From the Corner ... made his Safeco Field debut last night and tossed 8.0 shutout of Edgar & Dave…blog posts will AS YOU KNOW Hector Noesi go behind and beyond the headlines innings, but DID YOU KNOW?…that he is just the second Mariners pitcher (12th overall) to toss with news and information about Club at least 8.0 innings and not allow a run in his Safeco Field debut?...he joins Felix Hernandez who events, minor league news, photos, made his SF debut on Aug. 9, 2005 and tossed 8.0 scoreless in Seattle’s 1-0 win over Minnesota activities, priorities and daily updates. ...the 10 non-Mariners to turn the trick (in alphabetical order): Josh Fogg, COL (9.0 IP, 6/30/06); marinersblog.mlblogs.com Randy Johnson ARIZ (9.0 IP, 7/20/99); Joe Kennedy, TB (9.0 IP, 5/21/02); John Lackey, LAA (8.0 IP, 7/26/02); Pedro Martinez, BOS (8.0 IP, 9/4/99); Carl Pavano, NYY (9.0 IP, 5/17/05); Jake Peavy, SD (8.0 IP, 6/28/03); Kenny Rogers, TEX (9.0 IP, 4/19/02); Kirk Saarloos, OAK (9.0 IP, 6/23/05); Steve Sparks, DET (9.0 IP, 8/15/2000)...thanks to STATS, Inc.