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 Saturday, April 21, 2012 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (7-6) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (7-8) Game #16 (7-8) Safeco Field RH Philip Humber (0-0, 1.69) vs. RH Blake Beavan (1-1, 2.70) Home #8 (3-4) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Sunday April 22 CWS 1:10 pm RH Kevin Millwood (0-0, 6.30) vs. LH John Danks (1-2, 4.82) ROOT Monday April 23 Off Day Tuesday April 24 @DET 4:05 pm LH Jason Vargas (2-1, 2.84) vs. RH Max Scherzer (1-1, 7.98) ROOT Wednesday April 25 @DET 4:05 pm RH Felix Hernandez (1-1, 2.76) vs. LH Adam Wilk (0-2, 4.00) ROOT Thursday April 26 @DET 10:05 am RH Hector Noesi (1-2, 9.49) vs. RH Rick Porcello (1-0 +today) 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 host the Chicago White Sox in the second game of a three-game HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS TODAY: Salute to Armed Forces Day - weekend series at Safeco Field (0-1)…the Mariners are 3-4 during current 3-team, 9-game Military Coin / Earth Day - Kitchen homestand, winning 2 of 3 from Oakland and dropping 2 of 3 vs. Cleveland…Seattle begins a Catcher…SUN: Little League Day - 3-team, 10-game roadtrip to Detroit (3 G), Toronto (3 G) and Tampa Bay (4 G) on Tuesday (travel day Mariners Drawstring Backpack Monday)…today’s game will be televised on FOX in high definition & broadcast live on 710 ESPN KING FELIX Seattle & Mariners Radio Network. Felix Hernandez tossed 8.0 shutout innings with 12 strikeouts Thursday ODDS AND ENDS…Mariners dropped last 2 games, and are 3-3 over last 6 games…have fallen night…marked his 25th career start below .500 at 7-8 for the second time this season (4-5 after 9 games). of 7.0 or more shutout IP, and 16th • The Mariners finished spring training with a 16-9-1 record (.635), the 12th winning spring in club career start with 8.0+ ShO IP…since his debut in 2005, has 2nd-most 8.0+ history…3rd-best spring winning percentage in club history. IP, 0 R GS among AL pitchers: • The Mariners are 6-1 when out-hitting their opponent…6-2 when scoring 4+ runs. Player GS 8.0+ IP, 0 R • Road Warriors -- 18 of first 27 (and 28 of first 43) Mariners games will be played on the road. CC Sabathia ..................................18 • Sent 10+ batters to the plate 3 times: 4/7 @OAK (10), 4/9 @TEX (10) & 4/17 vs. CLE (11). Felix Hernandez ...........................16 • On April 17 vs. CLE Kyle Seager collected franchise hit #50,000 and Justin Smoak scored run #25,000. Justin Verlander .............................12 • Kawasaki, Luetge, Ramirez and Iwakuma have made their Major League debuts this season. James Shields ...............................11 John Lackey ..................................11 • Erasmo Ramirez made his MLB debut at 21 years, 343 days 4/9 at Texas…was the youngest player Mark Buehrle .................................11 on any MLB Opening Day roster. • In 7 career G at catcher, Jesus Montero is batting .333 (8x24) w/2 HR, 8 RBI (.357-2 HR-5 RBI in ‘12). THAT’S QUALITY STUFF The Mariners rank 2nd in the American SEATTLE VS. THE WHITE SOX…today is the second of 9 meetings between the Mariners and League with 9 quality starts…Felix White Sox this season (0-1), but the only series to be played in Seattle…Mariners visit the Windy Hernandez is tied for the AL lead with 3 quality starts: City for a pair of three-game series, June 1-3 & Aug. 24-26…Mariners dropped 7 of 9 games last Team Quality Starts season, and are 3-17 over the last two seasons vs. the White Sox (1-9 in ‘10)…Seattle is 183-213 Texas ..............................................10 all-time vs. the White Sox, including posting a winning record (104-93) in Seattle (33-24 at Safeco Seattle .............................................9 Field, 71-69 at the Kingdome)…Mariners have dropped 6 straight at home in the series, 2nd-longest Chicago (AL) ....................................8 Oakland ...........................................8 home losing streak against White Sox in club history (8-game losing streak 5/12/93-6/26/94). Detroit ..............................................7 LA Angels .........................................7 MIS(P)ING IN ACTION…the Mariners were off to a solid start batting .291 (25x86) with men in scoring position through the first 12 games of the season…over last 3 games batting just .103 (3x29) WHAT A RELIEF with zero extra base hits (8 K, 3 GDP) with MISP. Erasmo Ramirez (3.2 IP, 0 R) and Hisashi Iwakuma (4.0 IP, 1 R) NO SHORTAGE OF EXTRA BASES…over the last 2 games the Mariners have recorded 14 hits, combined to allow only 2 hits and 1 9 of which have been for extra bases…recorded 8 doubles, including back-to-back games with run in 7.2 IP of relief last night vs. the White Sox…marked the 64th time in 4 doubles, and one home run…club record for consecutive games with 4+ doubles is 3 straight club history the bullpen has tossed games, done 9 times (last: Aug. 23-24, 2011 -- includes DH). at least 7.0 innings in a game while allowing 1 or fewer runs…just the TOM TERRIFIC…reliever Tom Wilhelmsen has appeared in 8 of the Mariners first 15 games, 12th time allowing 2 or fewer hits including 5 games against Oakland…has allowed just one run in 10.0 innings this season, and in his and 1 or fewer runs in 7.0+ innings last 22 relief appearances (since Aug. 20, 2011) he is 2-0, 0.95 ERA (3 ER, 28.1 IP) with 32 strikeouts (previous: 6/13/08 vs. WAS). while limiting opponents to a .134 (13x97) batting average…currently tied for the AL lead among INNINGS EATER relievers with 12 strikeouts and 10.0 IP. Tom Wilhelmsen is tied for the ML lead amongst relievers with 10.0 IP: ICHIRO NEARING 500 CAREER DOUBLES…Ichiro recorded his 3rd double of the season last 1. Tom Wilhelmsen (SEA) ...... 10.0 night, his 283rd as a Mariner (3rd-most in club history) and 494th of his professional career…he also Luis Perez (TOR) ................. 10.0 hit 211 doubles in 951 games in Japan, and is now 6 doubles short of 500 for his career…there have Kenley Jansen (LAD) ........... 10.0 4. Jairo Asencio (CLE) ............... 9.2 been 53 players in Major League history that have hit 500 doubles. Scott Atchison (BOS) ............ 9.0 Josh Lindblom (LAD)............. 9.0 JASO’S RBI STREAK…John Jaso has recorded at least one RBI in each of his three games played (all starts) this season…has 5 total RBI to rank T6th on the club…Jaso is the 12th Mariner to ROOF MOVEMENT The Safeco Field roof has been open record at least one RBI in each of a player’s first three games of a season in club history…Michael in 5 of the 7 home games…here is Saunders (2011) and John Olerud (2001) hold the club record with an RBI in each of the first five a record breakdown by roof position: games of a season. 2012 All-Time LAST MAN STANDING…RH Hisashi Iwakuma made his Major League debut last night (4.0 IP, 1 Open 3-2 425-368 (.536) Closed 0-2 78-72 (.520) R) becoming the last player that was on an opening day roster to appear in a game (while not being Moved 0-0 52-31 (.627) optioned out or going on the DL)…the race was down to Iwakuma, who had not pitched in the ON THE AIR Mariners first 14 games, and White Sox starter Philip Humber, but he started Monday vs. Baltimore. Mariners will again use a rotation of announcers this season, all former TOUGH LUCK FELIX…Felix Hernandez recorded a tough-luck no-decision while throwing 8.0 partners of HOF announcer Dave shutout innings with 12 strikeouts Thursday night vs. the Indians…it was Felix’s 16th no-decision Niehaus…Rick Rizzs, Dave Sims while throwing 7.0 or more innings and allowing 1 or fewer runs…that’s the most by any Major and Mike Blowers will work nearly League pitcher since his debut season in 2005 (C. Lee & D. Haren are 2nd w/14). all the games, while Ron Fairly, Ken Levine, Ken Wilson, Dave Valle, Dave THE BIG 3…much has been made of the Mariners AA Jackson pitching staff, with starters RH Henderson, Jay Buhner and Dan Taijuan Walker, LH Danny Hultzen and LH James Paxton leading the way…the trio are all ranked Wilson will mix in…Rizzs and Ken Wilson will be in the radio booth this amongst the best prospects in the game by Baseball America (Walker - #20, Hultzen - #21, Paxton - series, with Sims and Blowers calling #52) and MLB.com (Hultzen - #16, Walker - #18, Paxton - #77)…the trio is off to a solid start with the the action on TV (Fri & Sun). 10-6 Generals…their combined pitching line: 8 GS: 42 IP, 9 ER, 21 H, 1.93 ERA, 0 HR, 19 BB, 57 SO. MARINERS BLOG …the Mariners were recently ranked by Baseball America No.