GAME INFORMATION Safeco Field • PO Box 4100 • Seattle, WA 98194 • TEL: 206.346.4000 • FAX: 206.346.4000 • www.mariners.com Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 SEATTLE MARINERS (67-74) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (64-75) Game #142 (67-74) Rogers Centre RH Erasmo Ramirez (0-2, 3.69) vs. RH Brandon Morrow (8-5, 3.42) Road #70 (31-38) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS…all times PDT… Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher TV Wednesday Sept. 12 @TOR 4:07 pm RH Kevin Millwood (5-12, 4.27) vs. LH Ricky Romero (8-13, 5.85) ROOT Thursday Sept. 13 @TOR 4:07 pm RH Felix Hernandez (13-7, 2.67) vs. RH Henderson Alvarez (8-12, 4.95) ROOT Friday Sept. 14 @TEX 5:05 pm RH Hisashi Iwakuma (6-4, 3.39) vs. RH Yu Darvish (14-9, 4.14) ROOT Saturday Sept. 15 @TEX 5:05 pm LH Jason Vargas (14-10, 3.85) vs. RH Scott Feldman (6-11, 4.97) ROOT Sunday Sept. 16 @TEX 12:05 pm RH Blake Beavan (9-9, 5.01) vs. LH Matt Harrison (15-9, +tonight) ROOT All games broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network (Sunday’s game on 770 AM KTTH) TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners begin a 2-team, 6-day road trip tonight with the first of three games MiLB PLAYOFFS The AA Jackson Generals host Mobile vs. the Toronto Blue Jays…also travel to Texas for a 3-game weekend set vs. the Rangers during this in Game #1 of the Southern League trip…went 3-6 during recently completed homestand vs. the Angels (1-2), Red Sox (2-1) and A’s (0-3)… Championship Series tonight…A tonight’s game will be televised on ROOT Sports in HD and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & the High Desert trails Lancaster 2-1 Mariners Radio Network. in the Best-of-5 California League playoffs (G#4 tonight at 7 pm PT). PAYING TRIBUTE…Major League Baseball and all 30 Clubs will commemorate the 11th anniversary YOU ONLY GET ONE of September 11, 2001 with patriotic on-field tributes at all games today…all on-field personnel, The Mariners have held opponents to including players, coaches and umpires, will wear an American flag patch embroidered on the side one or fewer runs 33 times, 2nd-best of their caps, while special lineup cards and base jewels will also be used for every game. among AL teams (OAK - 35) and 4th-best in the Majors…33 games ODDS AND ENDS…current three-game losing streak…6-10 over last 16 games, following season- allowing 1 run or less currently the high 8-game win streak (8/14-22)…recorded pair of 7+ game winning streaks since All-Star break… 4th-most in franchise history, and overall won 24 of 41 & 30 of last 51 G…won 10 of last 16 series…are 3-5 in Sept. after posting back- most since allowing 1 run or less in 34 games in 2010…the franchise to-back winning months in August (15-12) and July (15-11). record is 37 set in 2001. • Leadoff Hitters -- Mariners have used 8 leadoff hitters this season (Ackley-79, Ichiro-31, Figgins-24, WELCOME BACK ERIC Jaso-2, Saunders-2, Wells-1, Ryan-1, Gutierrez-1), most since using 10 in 1999. Eric Thames returns to Toronto for the • 2012 WINS -- Mariners have tied their win total from 2011 at 67. first time after being traded to Seattle • Aggressive -- Michael Saunders leads the AL batting .491 (26x53) when putting an 0-0 pitch in play. on July 31…Thames is a career .274 • Gold Gloves -- Mariners lead the Majors with .989 FLD%…played error-free in 93 of 141 games. (75x274) hitter with 11 home runs in • Felix Hernandez retired 32 consecutive batters from Aug. 10-15, one off John Montague’s club record. 77 games at Rogers Centre. • John Jaso is batting .287 (33x115) with 15 R, 4 2B, 5 HR and 22 RBI since All-Star break. ON THE ROAD AGAIN • Tom Wilhelmsen ranks 9th in the AL with 24 saves, 15th-most in single-season club history. The Mariners begin a 6-game road trip • MLB Debuts -- 8 Mariners have made their MLB debuts this season: Kawasaki (4/7), Luetge tonight at Toronto and Texas tonight (11th roadie this season)…Seattle (4/7), Ramirez (4/9), Iwakuma (4/20), Pryor (6/2), Capps (8/3), Jimenez (9/4), Triunfel (9/7). has already traveled over 49,000 HITTING CATCHERS…John Jaso (35 GS) and Jesus Montero (47 GS) have combined to start 82 miles through the air this season, and will log close to 55,000 miles of the Mariners 141 games…each are batting over .300 when playing catcher, with Montero ranking before the season is over. T3rd among AL catchers (.306/56x183) and Jaso 5th (.302/54x179) -- min. 35 G as catcher…Montero SAVE MACHINE (10 HR), Olivo (8 HR) and Jaso (5 HR) have combined for a club-record 23 home runs by catchers (old Since July 21, Tom Wilhelmsen record was 22 in 2000)…overall, Mariners backstops rank 3rd in AL batting .275 (145x528), trailing the has recorded 16 saves in 17 Twins (.314/166x529) and White Sox (.278/142x510). opportunities…during this stretch he ranks 2nd in the Majors in saves: ROAD WARRIOR…Kyle Seager has recorded 55 of his team-leading 79 RBI this season on the 1. Aroldis Chapman, CIN .................. 19 road…ranks 2nd in the AL and T3rd in the Majors in road RBI, trailing only Josh Hamilton (58)… 2. Tom Wilhelmsen, SEA ................. 16 Kyle is first Mariners player to record 50 road RBI since Jose Lopez knocked in 56 in 2009…Alex 3. Tyler Clippard, WAS ...................... 15 Rodriguez drove in club record 81 runs in 2000…Seager is batting .282 (73x259) with 13 of his 17 Fernando Rodney, TB ....................15 home runs in 64 games on the road (.214/52x243 in 70 G at Safeco Field). SINCE THE BREAK The Mariners own 4th-best (tied) record SEATTLE VS. BLUE JAYS…the Mariners and Blue Jays meet for the 7th of 9 games (4-2) this sea- in American League since All-Star son…Mariners swept a 3-game series July 30-Aug. 1 at Safeco Field, and dropped 2 of 3 April 27-29 break going 31-23 (.574), including a at Rogers Centre…the Mariners are 169-189 all-time vs. their expansion cousins, going 81-100 in 20-11 (.645) record at Safeco Field: Toronto (52-59 Rogers Centre/SkyDome; 29-41 Exhibition Stadium)…the home team has won 32 of Team Record Pct. last 45 meetings between the two teams. Oakland 37-17 .685 Baltimore 33-22 .600 UNFRIENDLY NEIGHBORS…the Mariners have dropped 30 of their last 41 games at Rogers Cen- Tampa Bay 32-22 .593 tre dating back to the 2004 season…the .268 winning percentage at Rogers Centre is the 2nd-worst Seattle 31-23 .574 Texas 31-23 .574 winning percentage at a visiting stadium dating back to 2004, trailing only to a .209 winning percent- age at U.S. Cellular Field (9-34). AL OBP SINCE THE BREAK John Jaso currently ranks 3rd in the AL BULLPEN BULLIES…the Mariners bullpen had a string of 17.0 consecutive scoreless innings snapped (and 5th in the Majors) with his .426 Saturday night, but have still allowed only 2 runs over the last 20.0 innings…the 17.0 consecutive on-base-percentage in 44 games scoreless innings tied for the 20th-longest in club history (by the bullpen) and matches the since the All-Star break: 1. Prince Fielder, DET .................... .454 season high set June 10-18…Mariners relievers rank 2nd in Majors with a 1.16 ERA (3 ER, 23.1 IP) in 2. Jarrod Dyson, KC ...................... .433 the month of September. 3. John Jaso, SEA ........................ .426 STREAKING JESUS…Jesus Montero was 1-for-4 Sunday vs. the A’s extending his hitting streak to 4. Joe Mauer, MIN ......................... .411 5. Miguel Cabrera, DET ................. .408 a career-high-tying 8 consecutive games…during the streak he is batting .400 (12x30)…also had an 8-game streak earlier this season March 29-April 14…since the All-Star Break Montero is batting BATTING IMPROVEMENT Here is a look at the Mariners offense .299 (52x174), a solid jump from his pre-ASB average of .245 (67x274)…also batting .342 (50x146) through 141 games this season vs. left-handed pitching, 6th-best in the American League. compared to last season: 15-HR, 15-SB CLUB…a pair of Mariners are close to joining the 15 HR-15 stolen base club, as Kyle Stat 2012 2011 Seager has 17 HR & 13 SB and Michael Saunders has 14 HR & 18 SB…no Mariner has recorded Record 67-74 59-82 Avg. .232 .235 a 15 HR-15 SB season since Franklin Gutierrez in 2009 (18 HR, 16 SB)…the last time Seattle had Runs 535 485 a pair of players in 15 HR-15 SB club was 2003 (Boone - 35 HR, 16 SB & Cameron - 18 HR, 17 SB). R/G 3.79 3.44 HR 122 89 ROLLIN’…Oliver Perez worked 1.1 shutout innings Friday night vs. the A’s, and has not allowed XBH 342 329 a run in his last 18 appearances (13.1 IP) since July 8…the 18 consecutive relief appearances ON THE AIR without allowing a run is tied for 7th-longest in club history, but only 3rd-longest this season Mariners will use rotation of announcers (Luetge - 22 & Wilhelmsen - 19).