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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 Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 SEATTLE MARINERS (69-74) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (64-77) Game #144 (69-74) Rogers Centre RH Felix Hernandez (13-7, 2.67) vs. RH Henderson Alvarez (8-12, 4.95) Road #72 (33-38) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Friday Sept. 14 @TEX 5:05 pm RH Hisashi Iwakuma (6-4, 3.39) vs. RH Yu Darvish (14-9, 4.14) ROOT Saturday Sept. 15 @TEX 5:05 pm LH Jason Vargas (14-10, 3.85) vs. RH Scott Feldman (6-11, 4.97) ROOT Sunday Sept. 16 @TEX 12:05 pm RH Blake Beavan (9-9, 5.01) vs. LH Matt Harrison (16-9, 3.36) ROOT All games broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network (Sunday’s game on 770 AM KTTH) TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 2-team, 6-day road trip tonight with the finale of a three- MiLB PLAYOFFS AA Jackson Generals lost to Mobile game series vs. the Toronto Blue Jays (2-0)…leave after tonight’s game for a 3-game weekend set vs. 7-2 in Game #2 of the Southern the Rangers in Arlington…went 3-6 during recently completed homestand vs. the Angels (1-2), Red League Championship Series last Sox (2-1) and A’s (0-3)…faced the Orioles (3 G) and Rangers (3 G) in 6-game, 7-day homestand starting night (series tied 1-1)…G#3 is tonight Monday at Safeco Field…tonight’s game will be televised on ROOT Sports in HD and broadcast live at 4:05 pm PT in Mobile. on 710 ESPN Seattle & the Mariners Radio Network. SEEING BLUE Kyle Seager is batting .483 (14x29) with ODDS AND ENDS…won 2 straight after a 3-game losing streak…won 5 of last 6 road games, and 4 doubles, HR in 8 games vs. the 8 of last 18 games overall…season-high 8-game win streak Aug. 14-22, longest win streak since Blue Jays this season (.405/17x42 in 2007…won 26 of 43 & 32 of last 53 G…won 11 of last 17 series…are 5-5 in Sept. after posting back- 12 career G)…Mike Carp (.375/6x16) and Michael Saunders (.367/11x30, to-back winning months in August (15-12) and July (15-11). 5 2B, 2 HR) have also fared well vs. • Franklin Gutierrez has a hit in 10 of 13 games since coming off the DL (.292/14x48). the Jays this season. • Thefts -- Successful in 21 of last 24 SB attempts (87.5%), the highest pct. in MLB since Aug. 14. OH CANADA • Close Games -- 97 of 143 games decided by 3 or less runs, combining to go 49-48; 1-Run: 24-24, Michael Saunders, a native of Victoria, 2-Run: 12-14; 3-Run: 13-10…most 1-run games (48) among all AL teams…won 6 of last 7 1-run G. BC and a product of the Canadian • Leadoff Hitters -- Used 8 leadoff hitters this season (Ackley-81, Ichiro-31, Figgins-24, Jaso-2, Saun- National program, is batting .389 ders-2, Wells-1, Ryan-1, Gutierrez-1), most since using 10 in 1999. (7x18) with 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .500 OBP, .889 SLG, 1.389 OPS in 5 • Bullpen Bullies -- Ranks 2nd in AL with a 1.23 ERA (4 ER, 28.1 IP) in the month of September. games at Rogers Centre this season. • 2012 WINS -- With 69 wins, Mariners have passed their win total from 2011 (67) -- 19 G remaining. ON THE ROAD AGAIN • Aggressive -- Michael Saunders is batting .491 (26x53) when putting an 0-0 pitch in play. The Mariners are in the midst of a • Gold Gloves -- Mariners lead the Majors with .989 FLD%…played error-free in 94 of 143 games. 6-game road trip at Toronto and • John Jaso is batting .286 (34x119) with 15 R, 4 2B, 5 HR and 23 RBI since All-Star break. Texas (11th roadie this season)… • Tom Wilhelmsen has recorded a save in each of the Mariners 5 wins this month (26-for-29 in ‘12). Seattle has already traveled over 49,000 miles through the air this • MLB Debuts -- 8 Mariners have made their MLB debuts this season: Kawasaki (4/7), Luetge (4/7), season, and will log close to 55,000 Ramirez (4/9), Iwakuma (4/20), Pryor (6/2), Capps (8/3), Jimenez (9/4), Triunfel (9/7). miles before the season is over. • Lucas Luetge has 1 BF in 21 of his 57 appearances; 3rd-most in club history (Sherrill, 28 in ‘06). 2- OUTS, SO WHAT • Pinch Hitting -- John Jaso (.353/6x17, 4 RBI) is tied for AL lead with 6 pinch hits (w/Ibañez). Kyle Seager is tied for the Major League lead with 43 2-out RBI (M. Cabrera)… ROAD WARRIOR…Kyle Seager has recorded 57 of his team-leading 81 RBI this season on the most 2-out RBI by a Mariner since road…ranks 2nd in the AL and 3rd in the Majors in road RBI, trailing only Josh Hamilton and Chase Raul Ibañez had 47 in 2007. Headley (58)…Seager is batting .294 (79x269) with 14 of his 18 HR in 66 games on the road. SAVE MACHINE AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB OPS Since the All-Star break, Tom 2012 Season .256 512 55 131 28 1 18 81 43 95 13 .737 Wilhelmsen has recorded 19 saves in Road .294 269 34 79 18 1 14 57 14 48 3 .852 20 opportunities…during this stretch Home .214 243 21 52 10 0 4 24 29 47 10 .611 he ranks 2nd in the Majors in saves: RISP .336 116 - 39 9 0 6 66 14 12 0 .978 1. Aroldis Chapman, CIN .................. 24 RISP/2 Outs .353 68 - 24 8 0 3 39 7 8 0 1.032 2. Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA ................. 19 Bases Loaded .636 11 - 7 2 0 0 18 2 1 0 1.418 3. Tyler Clippard, WAS ...................... 17 Fernando Rodney, TB ....................17 SEATTLE VS. BLUE JAYS…the Mariners and Blue Jays meet for the final time in the 9-game sea- Rafael Soriano, NYY ......................17 son series tonight (6-2)…Mariners have clinched the season series winning 6 of the 8 games, mark- SINCE THE BREAK ing first season with a winning record vs. the Jays since 2008 (5-4)…won 5 straight vs. the Jays The Mariners own 3rd-best (tied) record for the first time since May 11-Aug. 8, 2001…Mariners are 171-189 all-time vs. their expansion in American League since All-Star cousins, going 83-100 in Toronto (54-59 Rogers Centre/SkyDome; 29-41 Exhibition Stadium)…the break going 33-23 (.589), including a 20-11 (.645) record at Safeco Field: home team has won 32 of last 47 meetings between the two teams…Seattle is 13-30 at Rogers Team Record Pct. Centre dating back to 2004. Oakland 39-17 .696 IT HAS BEEN A WHILE…with a win tonight, the Mariners would secure their first series sweep of the Baltimore 35-22 .614 Seattle 33-23 .589 Blue Jays in Toronto since May 11-13, 2001…are 3-2 at Rogers Centre this season, and with a win Texas 33-23 .589 tonight, would secure first winning season in Toronto since going 4-2 in 2002 (were 3-3 in ‘08). JASO ON BASE WELCOME TO THE CLUB…Kyle Seager (81 RBI) is just the 4th player in Mariners history to record John Jaso has reached base safely (via 80 or more RBI in either of the first two seasons of a Major League career…he joins Alvin Davis (116 hit or walk) in 66 of his 72 starts this season (92%)…reached safely in 33 in 1984 - rookie), Jim Presley (84 in 1985 - 2nd year) and Ken Griffey Jr. (80 in 1990 - 2nd year)… of 35 starts at catcher, and 33 of 37 since 2008, Seager is one of just 5 AL players with an 80+ RBI season in the first two years of a at DH…since the All-Star break has career, joining Mark Trumbo (2011), Evan Longoria (2008-09) and Josh Hamilton (2008). the 2nd-highest OBP in the AL: 1. Prince Fielder, DET .................... .439 2 IS ALL YOU GET…the Mariners (5 pitchers - Millwood, Kelley, Perez, Kinney, Wilhelmsen) held the 2. John Jaso, SEA ........................ .421 Blue Jays to just 2 hits in last night’s 3-2 win…marked the 8th time this season Seattle has held its 3. David Murphy, TEX .................... .415 opponent to 2 or fewer hits in a game (2 no-hitters, 1-hitter, 5 2-hitters)…most games allowing 2 or 4. Miguel Cabrera, DET ................. .412 fewer hits in the Majors this season (BAL is 2nd w/5)…also held opponents to 2 or fewer runs 49 times, BATTING IMPROVEMENT T3rd-most in the AL (OAK - 55, TB - 54, CWS - 49). Here is a look at the Mariners offense through 143 games this season JUMPING AHEAD…the Mariners have scored first in 83 of their 143 games this season, ranking compared to last season: 2nd in the Majors behind the Angels (85 of 143)…the Mariners are 54-29 (.651) when scoring first, Stat 2012 2011 and 27-20 (.574) when scoring in the first inning.

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