SEATTLE MARINERS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT Games of May 3, 2018 YESTERDAY’S RESULT CURRENT FIRST HALF OVERALL WINNER/LOSER/SAVE at Tacoma 8, Albuquerque 3 13-14, T2nd, -4.5 --- --- W-Miranda (2-0) Arkansas 9, at Tulsa 1 13-12, 3rd, -1.5 13-12, 3rd, -1.5 13-12, 3rd, -1.5 W-Moore (2-1) Modesto 9, at Rancho Cucamonga 6 12-16, 4th, -5.0 12-16, 4th, -5.0 12-16, 4th, -5.0 W-McClain (1-0) Bowling Green 8, at Clinton 3 14-9, 2nd, -- 14-9, 2nd, -- 14-9, 2nd, -- L-Kerr (0-2) Everett --- --- --- Begins June 15 vs. Hillsboro AZL Mariners --- --- --- Begins June 18 at Kansas City DSL Mariners --- --- --- Begins June 2 LEAGUE STANDINGS Pacific Coast League Standings (Northern Division): California League Standings (North Division): W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak L10 W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak L10 Fresno Grizzlies 18 10 .643 - 9-3 9-7 13-7 L1 5-5 Stockton Ports 17 11 .607 - 9-6 8-5 4-7 L2 7-3 Sacramento River Cats 13 14 .481 4.5 6-5 7-9 10-9 W1 6-4 Visalia Rawhide 17 11 .607 - 10-6 7-5 9-6 W1 6-4 Tacoma Rainiers 13 14 .481 4.5 8-8 5-6 9-10 W1 4-6 San Jose Giants 16 12 .571 1.0 10-5 6-7 10-8 L1 5-5 Reno Aces 10 18 .357 8.0 4-8 6-10 7-13 W2 5-5 Modesto Nuts 12 16 .429 5.0 6-7 6-9 6-8 W2 6-4 Texas League Standings (North Division): Midwest League Standings (Western Division): W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak L10 W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak L10 Tulsa Drillers 15 11 .577 - 9-4 6-7 8-6 L2 6-4 Cedar Rapids Kernels 13 8 .619 - 6-6 7-2 10-8 W4 6-4 Springfield Cardinals 14 11 .560 0.5 11-2 3-9 8-5 L1 7-3 Clinton LumberKings 14 9 .609 - 9-6 5-3 14-6 L3 4-6 Arkansas Travelers 13 12 .520 1.5 8-4 5-8 7-6 W2 5-5 Quad Cities River Bandits 13 12 .520 2.0 5-6 8-6 10-12 W3 7-3 Northwest Arkansas Naturals 9 17 .346 6.0 6-7 3-10 4-10 W1 3-7 Burlington Bees 12 12 .500 2.5 6-8 6-4 12-9 L4 5-5 Peoria Chiefs 12 12 .500 2.5 8-6 4-6 10-11 W1 4-6 Kane County Cougars 11 13 .458 3.5 2-6 9-7 10-11 L2 3-7 Beloit Snappers 9 12 .429 4.0 5-3 4-9 9-9 L5 4-6 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 9 17 .346 6.5 5-7 4-10 7-16 W1 6-4 MARINERS MINOR LEAUGE AFFILIATES TEAM RECAPS AFFILIATE YEAR: 24th Year 2018 RECORD: STREAK: STADIUM: Cheney Stadium AAA Tacoma Rainiers MANAGER: Pat Listach (4th year) 13-14 W1 PITCHING COACH: Lance Painter HITTING COACH: Dave Berg T2nd Place Pacific Coast League TRAINERS: Tom Newberg/Ben Clawson PERFORMANCE COACH: Derek Mendoza TODAY’S GAME: Tacoma at Reno | PROBABLE STARTER: RH Rob Whalen (3-1, 4.45) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Albuquerque 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 7 0 Tacoma 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 x 8 11 0 RECAP: 3B Gordon Beckham and C Mike Marjama each homered and combined to drive in 5 runs as Tacoma defeated Albuquerque 8-3 on Thursday night. Marjama (3x4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI), 1B Daniel Vogelbach (2x5) and CF Ian Miller (2x3, RBI, BB, SB) each recorded multi-hit contests, while Beckham (1x4, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB), DH John Andreoli (1x5, R), SS Taylor Motter (1x3, R, 2B, RBI, BB) and 2B Zach Vincej (1x3, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB) each collected 1 of the Rainiers 11 hits. Starter Ariel Miranda (7.0,4,2,2,1,5) improved to 2-0 with the win, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits over 7.0 innings. RH Mike Morin (1.0,2,1,1,1,1) allowed 1 run in the top of the 8th inning, while RH Ryan Cook (1.0,1,0,0,0,1) tossed a scoreless 9th inning to seucre the win. OF NOTE: • ON FIRE – Dating back to April 13, OF Cameron Perkins has hit safely in 13 of the last 19 games, including 9 multi-hit contests, batting .365 (27x74) with 16 runs scored, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 11 RBI, 2 HBP, 10 walks and 3 stolen bases. • GETTING IN A GROOVE – After going 2-for-13 (.154) in the first 5 games of the season, OF Ian Miller has hit safely in 15 of his last 18 games with 8 multi-hit contests…during this 18-game stretch, April 10-current, he is batting .381 (24x63) with 9 runs, 2 doubles, 1 home run, 13 RBI, 8 walks and 4 stolen bases. • NICE START – OF John Andreoli has hit safely in 12 of 15 games he has appeared with Tacoma, batting .333 (20x60) with 15 runs scored, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 15 RBI, 6 walks and 2 stolen bases. AFFILIATE YEAR: 2nd Year 2018 RECORD: STREAK: STADIUM: Dickey-Stephens Park AA ARKANSAS TRAVELERS MANAGER: Daren Brown (3rd year) 13-12 W2 PITCHING COACH: Ethan Katz HITTING COACH: Roy Howell Texas League 3rd Place ASST. HITTING COACH: Jimmy Van Ostrand TRAINER: BJ Downie PERFORMANCE COACH: Aaron Reis TODAY’S GAME: Arkansas at Tulsa | PROBABLE STARTER: RH Chase De Jong (2-1, 3.90) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Arkansas 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 9 12 0 Tulsa 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 RECAP: The Mariners scored 8 runs over the final 2 innings, including a 6-run 8th inning as Arkansas defeated Tulsa 9-1 on Thursday night. LF Chuck Taylor (3x4, R, BB) and 2B Yonathan Mendoza (3x5, 3 R, RBI) each collected a team-high 3 hits, while DH Andrew Aplin (2x6, 2B, 2 RBI), SS Chris Mariscal (2x3, R, 2 BB) each recorded 2 of the Travelers 12 hits. Starter Andrew Moore (7.0,3,1,1,2,7,HR) improved to 2-1 on the season with the win, allowing only 1 run on 3 hits over 7.0 innings. RH David McKay (2.0,0,0,0,0,2) struck out 2 over 2.0 perfect innings. OF NOTE: • STREAKING – C Joseph Odom has hit safely in 9 of his last 10 games (4/13-c), batting .351 (13x37) with 9 runs scored, 4 doubles, 2 home runs, 10 RBI and 4 walks. • IN A GROOVE – INF Joey Curletta had hit safely in 13 of his last 17 games with an at-bat (4/13-c), including 5 multi-hit games, batting .339 (19x56) with 10 runs scored, 4 doubles, 4 home runs, 12 RBI and 17 walks in 18 games. • LOTS OF HITS – OF Beau Amaral has hit safely in 14 of his last 19 games, batting .325 (25x77) with 10 runs scored, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 13 RBI, 1 HBP, 6 walks and 4 stolen bases. • HEATING UP – C Joe DeCarlo has hit safely in 4 straight games (4/27-c), batting .467 (7x15) with 3 runs scored, 2 home runs, 3 RBI and 2 walks. • START ME UP – After allowing 4 runs over 5.0 innings in his first start on April 7 vs. San Antonio, RH Chase De Jong is 2-0 with a 3.24 ERA (9 ER, 25.0 IP) over his last 4 starts (4/12-current)…during this stretch he has limited opponents to a .231 (21x91) average, while walking 6 and striking out 18. • LOTS OF K’S – RH Matt Festa is averaging 18.41 strikeouts per 9.0 innings this season (15 SO, 7.1 IP)…overall he is 0-0 with 3 saves and a 3.68 ERA (3 ER, 7.1 IP)…he has limited opponents to a .267 (8x30) with 2 walks and 15 strikeouts. AFFILIATE YEAR: 2nd Year 2018 RECORD: STREAK: STADIUM: John Thurman Field A MODESTO NUTS MANAGER: Mitch Canham (2nd year) 12-16 W2 PITCHING COACH: Pete Woodworth 4th Place HITTING COACH: Joe Thurston California League TRAINER: Josh DiLoreto PERFORMANCE COACH: Andy Lyon TODAY’S GAME: Modesto at Lake Elsinore | PROBABLE STARTER: RH Danny Garcia (0-3, 6.08) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Modesto 0 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 9 12 6 Rancho Cucamonga 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 6 9 3 RECAP: SS Donnie Walton and C Tyler Baker combined to drive in 5 runs as Modesto defeated Rancho Cucamonga 9-6 on Thursday night. Walton (2x3, R, 3B, 3 RBI, BB), RF Anthony Jimenez (2x4, 2 R, BB), 3B Joe Rizzo (2x4, R, RBI, SF) and CF Gareth Morgan (2x4, 2 R, 2B) each recorded multi-hit games, while Baker (1x4, 2 RBI) and 2B Bryson Brigman (1x5, RBI) each collected 1 of the team’s 12 hits. Starter Reggie McClain (6.0,5,3,2,2,4) recorded his first win of the season, allowing 3 runs (2 ER) on 5 hits over 6.0 innigns.