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Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Game #63 (30-32) Comerica Park SEATTLE MARINERS (30-32) at DETROIT TIGERS (25-35) Road #32 (13-18) TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Chris Flexen (5-3, 4.70) vs. RHP Casey Mize (3-4, 3.34) First Pitch: 4:10 pm PT / 7:10 pm ET • Radio: 710 ESPN / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO Thursday June 10 at DET 10:10 am LHP Justus Sheffield (5-4, 4.77) at TBA 710 ESPN All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games featuring Spanish Audio via TV SAP TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners pass the halfway point of an 11-day, 10-game odyssey tonight with the INSIDE THE NUMBERS 2nd of 3 games at Detroit (0-1)...opened the road trip by splitting a 4-game series at Los Angeles-AL (2-2)... will travel to Cleveland (3 G) for the 3rd and final leg of the road trip...are coming off a 5-2 homestand vs. 1.0 Texas (4-0) and Oakland (1-2)...tonight’s game will be televised on ROOT SPORTS, as well as broadcast J.P. Crawford is 1 of 3 MLB players on 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network. worth at least 1.0 offensive and 1.0 ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners dropped last night’s series opener by a 5-3 score...have won 7 of their defensive WAR (Baseball-Reference), last 12 games and 9 of their last 15...own an 8-8-3 series record...are 13-7 in day games and 17-25 at joining Ryan McMahon-COL and Isiah night…are 17-14 at T-Mobile Park and 13-18 on the road...are 24-10 when scoring at least 4 runs and 6-22 Kiner-Falefa-TEX. when scoring 3 or fewer runs...are 21-3 when out-hitting their opponent. • Longing for Shed - InfielderShed Long Jr. made his season debut last night, going 1-for-4 with a 7 double in his first plate appearance and a run scored. The Mariners have won 7 of Chris • Double Trouble - The Mariners defense leads the Majors in double plays turned (60), narrowly ahead Flexen’s outings this season...Seattle is of Boston, Chicago-NL and Texas with 59 each. 7-3 in Flexen’s 10 starts, including 3-1 • Major Seager - Kyle Seager has appeared in 198 consecutive games since June 29, 2019, the longest on the road...the 7 wins are most for games played streak in his career and the 2nd-longest active streak in the Majors (Whit Merrifield-KC, Seattle by starting pitcher...the Mariners 363 G, June 28, 2018-current). have gone 6-4 in Justus Sheffield’s 10 starts this season. • MLB Debuts - 6 players have made their Major League debut with the Mariners this season: OF Taylor Trammell (4/1 vs. SF), RHP Will Vest (4/1 vs. SF), RHP Wyatt Mills (5/1 vs. LAA), RHP Logan Gilbert (5/13 vs. CLE), OF Jarred Kelenic (5/13 vs. CLE) and José Godoy (5/21 at SD). • Yesterday - The Mariners selected OF Dillon Thomas (#27) from Triple-A Tacoma, who is set to make 13 his Major League debut when he first appears in a game...C Jacob Nottingham was designated for The Mariners have 13 players currently assignment. on the Injured List, tied for most in the American League with Toronto...they are J.P.: JUNE POWER...J.P. Crawford went 3-for-4 last night, continuing his torrid pace in June...in his also tied with New York-NL and trail only first 7 games this month, he is batting .462 (12x26) with 5 runs, 5 doubles, 1 home run, 5 RBI, 4 walks, 2 San Francisco (15) and San Diego (14). sacrifice flies and 1 stolen base...he is getting on-base at a .500 clip, slugging .769 with a 1.269 OPS...he’s hit safely in 6 of 7 June games, with a current 5-game hitting streak and 4-game walk streak coming into play tonight...his 12 hits in the month are ranked T2nd in the AL with Yuli Gurriel-HOU, trailing only Cedric 49 Mullins-BAL (14)...his 6 extra-base hits are also ranked T2nd, ranking 3rd in batting average and T3rd in The Mariners have used 49 players this times on base (16). season, which leads the Majors...Los Angeles-AL, Minnesota, New York-NL • Elite Two-Way Player - Crawford has compiled 1.2 offensive Wins Above Replacement and 1.2 de- and Pittsburgh are in a 4-way tie for the fensive Wins Above Replacement this season...he is 1 of 3 MLB players this season to compile at least 2nd-most players used this season with 1.0 offensive and defensive WAR (Baseball-Reference), joining Ryan McMahon-COL (1.0 oWAR, 1.2 45 players each. dWAR) and Isiah Kiner-Falefa-TEX (2.0, 1.0)...the Mariners shortstop is the only player in the Majors this season worth at least 1.2 offensive and defensive WAR. • Leadoff Hitter - In 10 games in the leadoff spot this season, Crawford is batting .359 (14x39) with 6 55 runs, 5 doubles, 1 home run, 5 RBI, 1 stolen base and 4 walks...he hit a leadoff home run as the game’s The Mariners 55 extra-base hits (34 first batter off Shohei Ohtani on June 4 at Los Angeles-AL. doubles, 3 triples, 18 home runs) with runners in scoring position are tied with SEATTLE FIVE-O...The Mariners have used 49 players this season, most in the Majors...Shed Long Jr. Boston for most in the Majors. became the 49th player to appear in a game for Seattle this season when he made his 2021 debut last night...Los Angeles-AL, Minnesota, New York-NL and Pittsburgh are in a 4-way tie for the 2nd-most players used this season with 45 players each...the Mariners have also used the most pitchers (29) this season... 100 Seattle has used at least 50 players in a season 6 times in franchise history (1999, 2015-19)...the 2019 Shed Long Jr.’s 2nd inning double last Mariners had a team-record 67 players appear in a game, which is also a Major League record. night was the Mariners 100th double of PINCH ME, I MUST BE HITTING...Jake Fraley singled for Tom Murphy in the 8th inning last night... the season. Fraley has recorded pinch-hit singles in back-to-back games for the Mariners...this season, Seattle pinch hitters are batting .261 (6x23), the 3rd-best pinch hitting average in the AL and trailing only New York-AL 294 (.313/5x16) and Boston (.304/7x23)...Seattle pinch hitters have a .370 on-base percentage, which ranks Kyle Seager has recorded 294 career 4th in the Majors, trailing New York-AL, Boston and Tampa Bay. doubles...he is 1 double away from RUNNERS IN SLUGGING POSITION…the Mariners have the best slugging percentage (.486) with runners tying Ichiro Suzuki (295) for 3rd-most in in scoring position in the Majors, recording 208 total bases in 428 at-bats with RISP...Seattle’s .817 OPS Mariners club history. with RISP ranks 2nd to only Los Angeles-AL (.831), while their batting average (.266/114x428) ranks 3rd to Los Angeles-AL (.273) and Los Angeles-NL (.269)...both of the Mariners 55 extra-base hits and 34 doubles MOST INDIVIDUAL with RISP are tied with Boston for most in the Majors. SCORELESS RELIEF APP’S TAYLOR MADE...Taylor Trammell went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI in last night’s game...since being IN AMERICAN LEAGUE recalled by Seattle on June 1, Trammell is batting .280 (7x25) with 5 runs, 3 doubles, 1 home run, 3 RBI, 2 Rk. Team Games walks and 7 strikeouts...he has reached base safely in 6 of 7 games, hitting safely in 5 of 7...Trammell has 1. Seattle .................................. 146 as many multi-hit games (2) in his last 4 games than he had in his first 30 career games from April 1-June 3. 2. Toronto ....................................141 3. Kansas City .............................140 EYE OF THE TIGER...Jake Fraley leads the Majors with a .511 on-base percentage among players with 4. Boston .....................................139 at least 40 plate appearances...in 13 games this season, the outfielder has reached base safely in 11 of 5. Los Angeles-AL .......................137 them, including each of his last 2 games off the bench (2-for-2 as a pinch-hitter)...Fraley has 16 walks in 47 plate appearances, drawing at least 1 walk in 9 of 13 games and multiple walks in 6 of 13 games...the ON-BASE PERCENTAGE LSU product is ranked T5th on the Mariners in walks (16) this season despite recording 90 fewer plate LEADERS (MIN. 40 PA) appearances than the next-closest Seattle hitter with at least 16 walks (Dylan Moore, 16 BB in 137 PA). Rk. Player OBP NEXT HOMESTAND...the Mariners have received permission from the state of Washington and King 1. Jake Fraley-SEA ................. .511 County to increase seating capacity at T-Mobile Park for the next homestand from June 14-23...the 2. J.D. Davis-NYM .................... .479 updated operations plan allows 26,265 tickets to be sold as vaccine only with no social distancing...the 3. Mike Trout-LAA .................... .466 remaining capacity will be sold in socially distanced pods of 1-6 seats for a total of 4,680 seats...total 4.