GAME INFORMATION Safeco Field • PO Box 4100 • Seattle, WA 98194 • TEL: 206.346.4000 • FAX: 206.346.4000 • www.mariners.com Wednesday, August 1, 2012 TORONTO BLUE JAYS (51-52) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (49-57) Game #107 (49-57) Safeco Field RH Carlos Villanueva (6-0, 2.92) vs. RH Blake Beavan (6-6, 5.20) Home #54 (24-29) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Thursday Aug. 2 TRAVEL DAY TO NEW YORK Friday Aug. 3 @NYY 4:05 pm RH Kevin Millwood (4-8, 3.90) vs. LH CC Sabathia (10-3, 3.57) ROOT Saturday Aug. 4 @NYY 10:05 am RH Felix Hernandez (9-5, 2.79) vs. RH Hiroki Kuroda (10-7, 3.28) ROOT Sunday Aug. 5 @NYY 10:05 am RH Hisashi Iwakuma (2-2, 4.10) vs. RH Freddy Garcia (4-5, 5.10) 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) TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners, winners of six straight, close out a season-high-tying 10-game I HAVE SIX, DO I HEAR SEVEN? Mariners have won 6 straight games, homestand with the third (2-0) of three games vs. Toronto tonight…began ‘stand with Yankees (1-2) the team’s longest winning streak and continued with the Kansas City Royals (4-0)…leave Thursday for a 9-game, 10-day trip to New of the season...last 7-game winning York (3G), Baltimore (3G) and Los Angeles (3G)…tonight’s game will be televised on ROOT Sports in streak was part of a 8-gamer June high defi nition and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network. 23-July 1, 2007. BATTING IMPROVEMENT ODDS AND ENDS…have won 6 straight and 12 of last 16 games (2 of 4 losses were walk-offs)… Here is a look at the Mariners offense have won 4 of last 5 series after not earning series win since June 15-17 vs. San Francisco (had one through 106 games this season 4-game split and dropped 6 rubber games between series wins)…15-11 in July and 13-6 following compared to last season: the All-Star break…are 10-17 vs. AL East (.370) -- 39-40 (.494) vs. non-AL East teams, including 16- Stat 2012 2011 Record 49-57 44-61 12 vs. AL Central…39-13 (.745) when scoring 4+ runs, 10-44 when scoring less than 4. Avg. .233 .225 • Wednesday Wins -- Mariners are 8-8 on Wednesday’s, 2nd .500+ day of the week (Saturday, 12-5). Runs 423 345 • Bullpen Bullies -- Since June 1, ‘pen has a 2.37 ERA (43 ER, 163.1 IP), .214 BAA & has 9.5 K/9.0 IP. R/G 3.99 3.29 • Home ERA -- Rank 2nd in AL in home ERA (3.02); currently lowest home ERA in club history (‘01-3.04). HR 88 64 • Blown Leads -- Mariners have held a lead in 27 of 57 losses, leading the American League. XBH 271 234 • Home vs. Road -- Batting .255 (496x1942) on the road (53 G) and .207 (342x1652) at home (53 G)… MONTERO VS. LHP lead the Majors in road scoring (258 R) and AL in R/G on the road (4.87)…last at home (3.11 R/G). Jesus Montero is batting .372 (42x113) • Brendan Ryan leads AL shortstops with a .992 FLD% (3 E, 393 TC); 15.2 UZR & 25 runs saved. vs. LHP, T2nd in the AL, T7th in Majors. • Bases Loaded -- Mariners rank 2nd in the AL with a .350 (28x80) average with the bases loaded. TOM TERRIFIC • John Jaso leads the team and is T9th in the AL with 9 GWRBI, despite having only 204 PA. Tom Wilhelmsen has allowed 3 runs over his last 26 appearances (since • No Rest -- in G#20 of a 20-game stretch w/out day off (13-6)…next off day is tomorrow (travel to NYC). 5/25)…gone 2-1 and 14-for-15 in • Recorded 10+ hits in back-to-back home games July 26-27 for fi rst time since Aug. 29-30, 2011. save opportunities with a 0.89 ERA (3 • Ryan Rising -- Brendan Ryan is hitting .288 (21x73) with 5 runs, 5 2B, 3B, 8 RBI since July 1. ER, 30.1 IP) over that span with 35 • Run Differential -- Mariners have out-scored their opponents 423-422 this season, including 107-76 strikeouts (10.4 K/9.0 IP). since July 2...fi rst time since June 4 (442-441) the team has had a postive run differential. JULY HURLERS • Ackley Leading Off -- Mariners are 26-19 (.578) when Dustin Ackley leads off. Mariners lead the AL (2nd in the MLB) in July with a 2.82 ERA (76 ER, 242.2 SEATTLE VS. BLUE JAYS…tonight is the 6th (3-2) of 9 games this season between the Mariners IP)…ERA is T2nd lowest monthly and Blue Jays…played 3 games (1-2) in Rogers Centre April 27-29 and return to Toronto for a mark in club history (also: May 3-game set Sept. 11-13...Seattle lost the 2011 season series 3-6 including losing 6 of last 7...won 2 2001), trailing only July 1991 (2.80)… starters had 2.73 ERA (53 ER, 175.0 of 3 in Seattle April 11-13, were swept in Toronto July 19-21 and lost 2 of 3 at home Aug. 15-17…the IP), which led the Majors in the Mariners are 168-189 all-time vs. their expansion cousins, including 87-89 in Seattle (31-19 in Safeco month...the relievers had a 3.06 ERA Field)…home team has won 31 of last 44 meetings between the two teams...looking for fi rst 3-game (23 ER, 67.2 IP)…here are the July sweep of Toronto since June 29-July 1, 2007 at Safeco Field. pitching leaders: Team MLB July ERA FINDING SAFECO STROKE…Kyle Seager is batting .350 (14x40) w/ 6 R, 2B, 7 RBI in 12 games at home St. Louis Cardinals ......................2.70 since All-Star break, includes 9 hits last 5 G…hit .157 (21x134) w/ 15 RBI in 39 G at Safeco prior to ASG. Seattle Mariners ........................2.82 Tampa Bay Rays .........................3.03 IT MUST BE THE SUNSHINE…during the current 6-game win streak, the Mariners are batting .314 Cincinnati Reds ...........................3.03 (61x194) with 32 runs scored, 14 doubles, 4 home runs and 29 RBI...Seattle has recorded 10+ hits in 4 Oakland A’s .................................3.14 of their last 6 home games after recording only three 10+ hit games in the fi rst 47 games at home this 2-OUT RBI season...team has recorded 7+ hits in 6 straight games at home, which is the longest such streak since a Kyle Seager leads the Major Leagues 7-game stretch , April 13-20, 2010. with 37 2-out RBI…he is batting .700 (7x10) with 16 RBI with the bases STRONG STAND…the Mariners are 7-2 with one game remaining on this current 10-game homestand... loaded, .359 (33x92) with RISP and marks only the 23rd time in club history to record 7+ wins during a homestand...a win today would mark .382 (21x55) with RISP/2 outs: the fi rst 8-win homestand since June 19-29, 2000. 2-Out RBI Leaders Team 37 Kyle Seager .......................SEA REVERSAL OF FORTUNE…Seattle went 15-11 in July, the fi rst .500 or better month since posting a 34 Andre Ethier ........................LAD 15-11 mark in May, 2011...were 6-20 in July 2011, and 6-22 in July 2010...since 2003, Mariners have only 31 Nelson Cruz ........................TEX 31 Freddie Freeman..................ATL had a pair of .500 or better July’s: 14-14 in 2007 and 14-13 in 2009. 30 Josh Willingham .................MIN COMING BACK STRONG…Mariners are 13-6 since the All-Star break, the 2nd-best record in the SO CLOSE American League (4th in MLB) behind Oakland (13-4)...have won 12 of their last 16 games and have Nearly Half of Mariners games have won 4 of their last 5 series (KC, 3-1; TB, 2-1; NYY, 1-2; KC, 4-0, TOR 2-0 w/1 G remaining). been decided by 1 or 2 runs (52 of 106), going 14-18 in 1-run and 8-12 START ME UP...Mariners starters fi nished July with a Major League-best 2.73 ERA, nearly a run in 2-run games…played 3rd-most lower than their June ERA (3.57)…starters mark of 2.73 (53 ER, 175.0 IP) set a club record for the games among AL teams decided by 2 or fewer runs (DET - 55 G, TB - 53, lowest ERA in a single month (previous: 2.81 ERA, Sept./Oct. 1993). BAL - 51), 3rd-most 1-run games (32) STARTERS ON A ROLL…Mariners starting pitchers are 9-1 with a 1.69 ERA (17 ER, 90.1 IP), 69 K’s and 2nd-most extra-inning games (11, 5-6) in the AL (BAL - 12). and 12 quality starts over their last 13 G…starters have tossed at least 7.0 innings in 8 of the 13 starts, and at least 6.0 innings in 12 of 14 GS…Blake Beavan (2-0, 1.23), Jason Vargas (3-0, 1.29), Kevin GOLD GLOVES The Mariners lead the Majors with a .990 Millwood (2.03 ERA) and Felix Hernandez (2-0, 2.01) have set the tone during the 13-G stretch.