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Thursday, July 11, 2013 Game #92 (40-51) Safeco Field BOSTON RED SOX (56-37) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (40-51) Home #47 (22-24) TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Ryan Dempster (5-8, 4.04) vs. RHP Erasmo Ramirez (‘13 debut) 12:40 p.m. PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT Sports Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TELEVISION Friday July 12 LAA 7:10 pm LH Joe Saunders (7-8, 4.51) vs. RH Jerome Williams (5-4, 4.16) ROOT Sports Saturday July 13 LAA 7:10 pm RH Felix Hernandez (9-4, 2.69) vs. RH Jered Weaver (3-4, 3.38) ROOT Sports Sunday July 14 LAA 1:10 pm RH Hisashi Iwakuma (7-4, 2.97) vs. RH Joe Blanton (2-11, 5.40) ROOT Sports All games broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle & the Mariners Radio Network & home games in Spanish on ESPN Deportes Local Radio Group Spanish Audio available for 79 of 81 home games, presented by ROOT Sports via SAP (where available) TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 2-team, 7-game homestand today with the final game of a HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS four-game series versus Boston (1-2)…first-half-ending homestand also includes the Angels (3 G)… Featured promotions during the 7-game Seattle was 4-2 on its recently-completed trip to Texas (2-1) and Cincinnati (2-1)…today’s game will homestand include: Friday - Girls Night Out be televised on ROOT Sports in high definition & broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & the Mariners Mariners Cosmetic Bag (1st 10,000 women) Radio Network. Saturday - Dustin Ackley Gnome Night ODDS AND ENDS…dropped last 2 games to Boston by combined score of 22-12…won 5 of last 9 Sunday - Salute to Kids Day and are 6-8 over last 14 games (13-14 over last 27)…off to a 5-4 start in July (went 11-16 in June)… MOST HR, AGE 41 SEASON are 21-24 vs. the AL West, 8-8 vs. AL East, 5-11 vs. AL Central and 6-8 in Interleague play…40 of Rk Player HR Year Age Tm 91 games have been decided by 2-or-fewer runs (19-21), and featured 13 extra-inning affairs (6-7). 1 Ted Williams 29 1960 41 BOS • Seattle is the youngest team “up the middle” (C, SS, 2B, CF) in the Majors at just over 23 years of age. 2 Barry Bonds 28 2007 42 SFG • Early & Late Homers – Mariners have hit 35 HR in 7th inning or later, 2nd-most in AL (BAL - 37)…also 3 Barry Bonds 26 2006 41 SFG hit a MLB-best 22 home runs in the first inning this season. 4 Raul Ibañez 22 2013 41 SEA • H / BB Leader – Kyle Seager leads the team in hits (101) and is tied for the lead in walks (33)…Mari- Darrell Evans 22 1988 41 DET ners have not had a player lead the team in H & BB since Edgar Martinez in 1995. 6 Dave Winfield 21 1993 41 MIN • GW-Morales – Kendrys Morales is T2nd in the AL with 10 GWRBI (Donaldson, OAK, 12). 7 Stan Musial 19 1962 41 STL • Southpaws – Mariners are 15-16 in games vs. LH starters, compared to 25-35 vs. RHP. 8 Carlton Fisk 18 1991 43 CHW • HR Production – Mariners lead the Majors scoring 48.0% of their runs via HR (167 of 348). Carlton Fisk 18 1990 42 CHW 10 Graig Nettles 16 1986 41 SDP 18 (AND COUNTING)…Brendan Ryan hit his 3rd home run of the season last night, extending the C. Yastrzemski 16 1982 42 BOS Mariners streak of consecutive games with a home run to 18…in the 18 games (June 20-current), Seattle has drilled 30 home runs, including collecting multiple homers in 9 games…it is Seattle’s INSIDE THE NUMBERS longest streak with at least one homer since also running off 18 straight Sept. 9-29, 2012, and is the longest streak in the Majors this season…a HR today would match the club record for most .852 consecutive games with a HR, set Sept. 7-27, 1999. Mariners team OPS in 9 games in July to NEW STARTER…Erasmo Ramirez makes his 2013 season debut today vs. the Red Sox (9th career rank 2nd in the AL behind Boston (.880). start)…Ramirez is the Mariners 9th starting pitcher this season, the most since using 12 starters in 2009…Seattle used 7 starters all of last season and 8 in each 2010 and 2011. THIS DATE IN MARINERS HISTORY…on this day in 1995, Randy Johnson was the starting pitcher 6 for the American League in the All-Star Game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington…Johnson became Brad Miller has recorded 6 extra-base hits in his first 12 career games, which is the first Mariners pitcher to start an All-Star game, and threw 2.0 scoreless innings (1 BB, 3 K). T4th-most in franchise history (Alvin Da- I-90 SERIES…a little known fact is that Interstate 90 (I-90) starts in the West here in Seattle on Edgar vis had 9 in 12 games in 1984). Martinez Drive, and ends near the Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston…I-90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at 3,101.77 miles. 9 DH HISTORY…last night David Ortiz set the record for most hits as a designated hitter (1,690), Wins by Felix Hernandez, matching his passing Harold Baines…Mariners Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez is 3rd on the list with 1,607 hits as career-high prior to the All-Star break a DH, and is the namesake of the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award…Edgar won (was 9-3 in 2009). the award 5 times (1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001), while Ortiz has won the award a record 6 times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011). 18 SMOAKIN…Justin Smoak is batting .328 (21x64) with 5 doubles, 4 home runs and 10 RBI in 18 The Mariners have homered in 18 games since being activated from the DL on June 18…in 8 games in July is batting .400 (12x30) with straight games, the longest streak by 5 doubles (tied for MLB lead), 1 home run, 5 RBI and a 1.121 OPS. any team in MLB this season, and tied SIMPLY SEAGER…Kyle Seager is riding a current 10-game hitting streak (.447/17x38, 11 R, 2 2B, for 2nd-longest streak in club history. 3 HR, 7 RBI); already his 3rd streak of 10+ games this season…overall Seager has recorded at least one hit in 67 of 89 games played, including a team-high 24 multi-hit games. 11.86 CENTURY MARK…Kyle Seager recorded his 100th hit of the season Tuesday night vs. the Red At-bats per home run by Raul Ibañez Sox (leads team, 15th in AL w/101 hits)…he is the 12th player in franchise history (done 28 times) this season to rank 2nd in the AL; is the to record at least 100 hits before the All-Star Break and first since Ichiro Suzuki recorded 118 hits highest AB/HR ratio of his career, bet- prior to the ASG in 2010. tering 14.71 in 2009. MAKE ‘EM COUNT…Raul Ibañez has hit a team-best 22 home runs…of the 22 longballs, 12 have VS. THE RED SOX been either go-ahead (7) or game-tying (5) home runs…since June 1, 9 of his last 13 homers have Red Sox lead the series 2-1 in Boston’s either tied the game or given the Mariners the lead, including Monday night’s go-ahead (and game- only trip to Seattle this season…Mariners winning) homer in the bottom of the 5th inning. travel to Fenway Park July 30-Aug. 1… Seattle has not won a season-series vs. 40’S ARE THE NEW 20’S…Raul Ibañez has 32 home runs after turning 40 on June 2, 2012 (last the Sox since 2009 (4-2)…Mariners are season), including 13 homers in 32 games as a 41-year-old (since 6/2/13)…Raul hit only 28 home 39-33 vs. Boston in Safeco Field. runs in 371 games prior to turning 30. Year Home Road Totals 2012 4-3 0-2 4-5 ALL STARS…Right-handed pitchers Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma were voted to the 2013 1-2 0-0 1-2 2013 All-Star Game in New York on the players ballot..it will be the fourth All-Star Game for Felix All-Time 92-106 72-1116 163-222 (2009, 2011-13), the first MLB All-Star Game for Iwakuma (made 3 all-star teams in Japan)…the All- MARINERSMEDIA.COM Star Game will be televised by FOX on Tuesday, July 16, with coverage beginning at 4:30 (PT). Media can gain access to game notes, lineups, statistics, minor league reports, YOU ALREADY KNOW…that Kyle Seager has an active 10-game hitting streak…BUT DID YOU probable pitchers and audio by visiting KNOW?…that it is already his third double-digit hitting streak this season?…Seager had a career- MarinersMedia.com…contact a mem- high 16-game streak April 11-27 and a 13-game streak May 28-June 9…he is one of only three bers of the Mariners PR department for Major League players with at least three separate hitting streaks of 10+ games, joining Jacoby username and password.