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Saturday, July 1, 2017 Game #82 (40-41) Angel Stadium SEATTLE MARINERS (40-41) at LOS ANGELES ANGELS (42-42) Road #40 (15-24) TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Ricky Nolasco (3-9, 4.86) vs. RHP Sam Gaviglio (3-2, 3.38) 7:07 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO Sunday July 2 at LAA 12:37 pm LH James Paxton (5-3, 3.44) at RH Jesse Chavez (5-8, 5.04) 710 ESPN Monday July 3 vs. KC 7:10 pm TBD vs. RH Ian Kennedy (2-6, 4.72) 710 ESPN Tuesday July 4 vs. KC 3:40 pm RH Felix Hernandez (3-2, 4.66) vs. TBD 710 ESPN Wednesday July 5 vs. KC 7:10 pm LH Ariel Miranda (7-4, 3.82) vs. LH Jason Vargas (12-3, 2.22) 710 ESPN All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games featuring Spanish Audio via TV SAP TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 3-game road trip with the 2nd of 3 game vs. the Angels (1- ON THIS DATE 0)...recently concluded a 3-team, 9-game homestand going 5-4 against Detroit (4-0), Houston (1-2) and 1992: The Baseball Club of Seattle, L.P., Philadelphia (0-2)...following this series vs. the Angels, the Mariners will return to Seattle for the final assumes control of the Mariners. It is the first local ownership group in team homestand prior to the All-Star break with a 3-game series vs. the Royals (7/3-5) and a 4-game set vs. history. Chuck Armstrong is named Oakland (7/6-9)…tonight’s game will be televised live in HD on ROOT SPORTS NW and broadcast live on President...2009: Ken Griffey Jr. & Alex 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network. Rodriguez both hit homers at Yankee Stadium, marking only the 2nd game in ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners are 9-10 in last 19 games, but have won 19-of-their-last-31…are 20-14 ML history in which 2 players, each with in last 35 games, 23-20 in last 43 and 29-25 in the last 54…are 8-5-1 in home series, 3-8-1 in road series… at least 550 career homers, hit home runs. The other was in a Braves-Giants are 39-35 in 74 games after opening the season 1-6…are 25-17 at home, but 15-24 on the road…are in the game on May 8, 1971 when Hank Aar- midst of a stretch of 29 of 37 games at Safeco Field, spanning May 31 – July 9...are 16-12 over the stretch. on (#603) and Willie Mays (#633) both • Bullpen Bully - dating back to April 11, Nick Vincent has held opponents scoreless in 28 of his last 29 homered…#Mariners40 appearances, including tossing 14.0 scoreless innings over his last 16 games (5/14-c)…since April 11 he HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS is 2-1 with a 0.96 ERA (3 ER, 28.0 IP) with 22 strikeouts and 5 walks. • Lefty on Parade - LH James Pazos is 0-0 with 5 holds and a 0.51 ERA (1 ER, 17.2 IP) in 16 road games... Upcoming promotions...details at he has limited opponents to a .167 (10x60) average, while walking 7 and striking out 16. www.mariners.com/promotions: • Four Square - Seattle is 37-13 when scoring 4 runs-or-more, but 3-28 when scoring 3-or-fewer runs. Date Promotion • It’s a Matter of Time - Nelson Cruz hit 14 home runs in his first 56 games of the season but hasn’t hit a Monday, July 3 .... Fireworks (Patriotic Theme) Tuesday, July 4 ..Patriotic Cowboy Hat Day roundtripper in his last 21 games…the 21-game homerless streak is the T4th longest of his career, and his Wednesday, July 5 .......... Triple Play Ticket longest since a 21 game streak Sept. 4-27, 2012. Thursday, July 6 .....Bark at The Park NIght • HR Happy - The Mariners have hit least 3 home runs in consecutive games for the first time this season Friday, July 7 ................Snow Globe Night (last: 8/18-19/16)...have not hit 3+ HR in 3-or-more consecutive games since May 17-19, 1999. Saturday, July 8 .. Kyle Seager Bobblehead Sunday, July 9 ........... Nelson Cruz T-Shirts ALL-STAR FESTIVITIES...for the very first time, the Miami Marlins and the City of Miami will host MLB’s All-Star .............. Run Around the Bases (postgame) Week...the 2017 T-Mobile Home Run Derby will be televised by ESPN on Monday, July 10th at 5:00 PM PT...the 88th MLB All-Star Game presented by MasterCard will be broadcast by FOX Sports on Tuesday, July 11th at 4:30 INSIDE THE NUMBERS PM PT...for more information on All-Star Week, visit AllStarGame.com. HAPPY BIRTHDAY NELLIE...Nelson Cruz is celebrating his 37th birthday today…on his birthday, Cruz has hit safely in each of the 7 seasons he has played on his birthday (2009-12, 2014-16), batting .357 (10x28) with 7 runs .393 scored, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs and 9 RBI in 6 games…he hit a home run on his birthday in 2015, 2014 Ben Gamel hit .393 (42x107) with 22 R, and 2011. 8 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI in 26 games in June... his .393 average led the AL and ranked AGAINST NOLASCO…the Mariners are 5-2 in 7 career starts (1-1 in 2017) vs. Ricky Nolasco in his career, 2nd in the Majors (A. McCutchen, PIT while averaging 5.42 runs per game in these starts...the current lineup is batting .313 (45x144) with 8 - .411)...his .393 average also was also doubles, 1 triple, 9 home runs, 20 RBI and 9 walks vs. Nolasco...Ben Gamel (.667/2x3, 2 2B), Robinson the 4th-highest all-time in club history in June. Canó (.412/4x7, 3 2B, BB), Mike Zunino (.400/4x10, 2B, RBI, BB), Nelson Cruz (.333/7x21, 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, BB), Jean Segura (.333/5x15, HR, 2 RBI), Mitch Haniger (.333/1x3, HR, 2 RBI) and Taylor Motter (.333/1x3) are each hitting over .333 vs. Nolasco in his career. 4x2 THIS IS 40+...Ben Gamel hit .393 (42x107) with 22 runs scored, 8 doubles, 2 home runs, 11 RBI and 6 Ben Gamel and Kyle Seager each walks in 26 games in June...he led the Majors in June in hits, while ranking 2nd in average: recorded 4 hits last night, marking the • Gamel is the 13th player in franchise history to record 40+ hits in a month (done 40x)...joins Jean 2nd time this season the Mariners have Segura (43 H in May) as the only Mariners to accomplish this feat in 2017. had 2 player record at least 4 hits in • Gamel is 2nd Mariners rookie in club history with 40+ hits in a month (also: Ichiro, 47 H, May 2001 & a game (also: 5/10 at PHI, Canó-4, & 51 H, Aug. 2001). Valencia-4). • Gamel is the 6th Mariner in club history to hit .390 in a month (min. 100 AB), joining Alex Rodriguez, Edgar Martinez (3x), Ichiro (7x), Joey Cora & Raul Ibanez. 13 • Gamel is the 2nd Mariner rookie to hit .390 in a month (min. 100 AB), joining Ichiro (May & Aug., 2001). Last night marked the 13th time in club HIGH AVERAGES…among players with at least 215 plate appearances this season, Ben Gamel and Jean history the Mariners have shut out the Segura both rank in the top 6 Major League leaders in batting average...Gamel is batting .348 (77x221) this Angels at Angel Stadium & only the season and is 2nd in the Majors (1st in AL), trailing only Justin Turner, LAD (.390/80x205)…Buster Posey, 4th time, dating back to 2000 (last: SF (.341/85x249), Ryan Zimmermann, WAS (.339/93x274), Daniel Murphy, WAS (.336/99x295) and Segura 9/13/16). (.333/72x216) round out the top 5...both Gamel and Segura each fall just short of qualifying for the batting title. ROAD WARRIOR...Jean Segura has reached base safely in 24 of 28 games on the road this season, 17 including 22 games with at least 1 hit...overall on the road he is batting .349 (44x126) with 19 runs scored, 10 Robinson Canó has recorded 17 RBI doubles, 2 home runs, 9 RBI, 2 HBP, 4 walks and 5 stolen bases...among AL leaders on the road this season over his last 8 G (6/21-c), batting .333 he ranks 2nd in average and 7th in on-base percentage (.379). (11x33) with 6 R, 2 2B, 5 HR & 17 RBI. ON THE ROAD AGAIN…after opening the season going 7-18 in the team’s first 25 road games, the Mariners are 8-6 in last 14 road games, dating back to May 25 on the road...during this 14-game stretch the Mariners are batting .309 (160x518) with 79 runs scored, 33 doubles, 1 triple, 17 home runs, 73 RBI and 35 walks... 38 Ben Gamel (.374/37x99, 25 R, 7 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 12 BB), Jean Segura (.349/44x126, 19 R, 10 2B, Nelson Cruz has 38 career home run 2 HR, 9 RBI, 4 BB), Guillermo Heredia (.340/32x94, 10 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 5 BB) and Robinson Canó vs. the Angels, trails only Adrian Beltre for most homers vs.