Sunday, June 6, 2021 Game #61 (29-31) Angel Stadium SEATTLE MARINERS (29-31) at LOS ANGELES ANGELS (27-31) Road #29 (12-16) TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Logan Gilbert (0-2, 5.94) vs. LHP Patrick Sandoval (0-1, 3.80) First Pitch: 1:07 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO Monday June 7 OFF DAY Tuesday June 8 at DET 4:10 pm LHP Marco Gonzales (1-3, 5.01) at LHP Matthew Boyd (2-6, 3.90) 710 ESPN Wednesday June 9 at DET 4:10 pm RHP Chris Flexen (5-3, 4.70) at RHP Casey Mize (3-4, 3.34) 710 ESPN Thursday June 10 at DET 10:10 am LHP Justus Sheffield (5-4, 4.77) at TBA 710 ESPN All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games featuring Spanish Audio via TV SAP TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue an 11-day, 10-game odyssey with the finale of 4 games at Los HIGH LEVERAGE OPS Angeles-AL (1-2)...following today’s game, will enjoy an off day before beginning a 3-game series in Detroit Rk. Player OPS on Tuesday...will also travel to Cleveland (3 G) during the current trip...are coming off a 5-2 homestand vs. 1. San Francisco ...................... .850 Texas (4-0) and Oakland (1-2)...today’s game will be televised on ROOT SPORTS, as well as broadcast on 2. Boston .................................. .844 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network. 3. Atlanta .................................. .802 4. Oakland ................................ .800 ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners lost last night, but have won 6 of their last 10 games and 8 of their last 5. Seattle ................................. .778 13...own an 8-8-2 series record...are 12-7 in day games and 17-24 at night…are 17-14 at T-Mobile Park 6. Houston ................................ .757 and 12-17 on the road...are 23-10 when scoring at least 4 runs and 6-21 when scoring 3 or fewer runs... INSIDE THE NUMBERS are 20-3 when out-hitting their opponent. • Rye Bread - Jake Fraley blasted the first grand slam of the season for the Mariners in the 4th inning of last night’s game...marked the first grand slam by the Mariners since Aug. 27, 2020 at SD (José Marmolejos). 1 • Youth Movement - Mariners players age 26 and younger have made 1,086 plate appearances this Mariners infielders have made only season...ranks 3rd-most in the Majors, trailing only Tampa Bay (1,226 PA) and Texas (1,101 PA). 1 error over their last 19 games...the • California Dreamin’ - Today the Mariners play the finale of 12 consecutive road games against teams infield’s .997 fielding percentage during in the state of California...previously played a pair of games (0-2) at Dodger Stadium, followed by a that span leads MLB, ranking ahead of Tampa Bay (.992), Texas (.989), Houston 3-game series (0-3) at San Diego and a 3-game series in Oakland (2-1). (.987) and New York-NL (.987). • Yesterday - The Mariners reinstated RHP Drew Steckenrider from the Injured List and selected RHP Yacksel Rios...RHP Robert Dugger and LHP Daniel Zamora were optioned to Triple-A Tacoma. FIVE SPOT...The Mariners scored 5 runs in the 4th inning of last night’s game with the help of Jake Fraley’s .281 first career grand slam...marked the 3rd time this season scoring 5+ runs in an inning (also: 6th inning on 4/7 J.P. Crawford is batting .281 (9x32) vs. Chicago-AL & 8th inning on 4/1 vs. San Francisco)...entering last night’s game, the Mariners 2 innings of with 4 runs scored, 3 doubles, 1 home 5+ runs were tied for the fewest in the Majors (also: Cleveland, Houston, Miami and New-York-NL). run, 3 RBI and a .783 OPS in 8 games batting in the leadoff spot this season. POWER SURGE...J.P. Crawford has tallied 4 extra-base hits in 3 games during the current series against the Angels...had tallied only 4 extra-base hits over his previous 16 games entering the series...overall, is batting .500 (10x20) with 5 doubles, 1 home run and 5 RBI in 6 games against the Angels this 3.57 season...is batting .326 (30x92) with 14 runs scored, 8 doubles, 3 home runs, 10 RBI and 8 walks in 26 Since May 23, Seattle starters have games against the American League West this season...his .326 average against the division ranks 2nd- gone 5-2 with a 3.57 ERA, while holding best among AL West players this season (min. 20 G), trailing only Jose Altuve (.343). opponents to a .219 batting average COMING IN HOT...Taylor Trammell is batting .294 (5x17) with 4 runs scored, 2 doubles, 1 home run, 2 against. RBI and 1 walk in 5 games since being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on June 1....hit .384 (28x73) with 11 runs scored, 7 doubles, 6 home runs, 19 RBI, 3 stolen bases and 3 walks in 17 games with Tacoma...began the season with Seattle, batting .157 (13x83) over 27 games...has raised his average by 23 points to .180 14 during the current 5-game stretch. The Mariners lead the American League and trail only San Fransisco (15) for EYE OF THE TIGER...Jake Fraley hit his first career grand slam in last night’s game and recorded a career- the Major League lead with 14 players high 4 RBI...ranks 2nd in the Majors with a .477 on-base percentage this season (min. 40 PA), trailing only currently on the Injured List. J.D. Davis-NYM (.479) and ranking ahead of Mike Trout-LAA (.466), Ji-Man Choi-TB (.448) and Vladimir Guerrero-Jr.-TB (.439)...overall, Fraley has reached safely via hit or walk this season in 9 of 11 games, tallying multiple walks in 6 of 11 games...is batting .222 (4x18) with 4 runs scored, 1 double, 2 home runs, 48 7 RBI, 7 walks (1 intentional), and 1 stolen base in 6 games since returning from the Injured List on May 31. The Mariners have used 48 players this season, which leads the Majors...the ALL-STAR MITCH...Mitch Haniger has hit safely in 8 of his last 10 games, batting .286 (12x42) with 4 Angels are tied with New York-NL for the runs, 3 doubles, 1 home run, 5 RBI and 4 multi-hit games during that span (5/26-c)...overall, is batting .262 2nd-most (45) players used this season. (59x225) with 38 runs, 15 doubles, 1 triple, 14 home runs, 37 RBI and 17 walks in 56 games this season... among American League outfielders, ranks 2nd in total bases (118). T3rd in doubles (15), T2nd in home runs (14), 2nd in extra-base hits (30), 3rd in runs scored (38), 5th in slugging percentage (.524), T4th in hits 294 (56) and 6th in RBI (37)...Mariners fans can cast their all-star ballots at https://www.mlb.com/all-star/ballot. Kyle Seager has recorded 294 career BRING ON THE OFF DAY...the Mariners are in the final game of a stretch 17 consecutive games without doubles...he is 1 double away from an off day (May 21-June 6), their longest stretch of games without an off day this season...Seattle is in tying Ichiro Suzuki (295) for 3rd-most in Mariners club history. the midst of 30 games in 31 days, May 21-June 20...tomorrow wil mark the club’s only off day during the current 31-day stretch. HARD HIT FLY BALLS FEELING I GET WHEN I LOOK TO THE WEST...after going 6-14 vs. American League West opponents & LINE DRIVES to begin the 2020 season, the Mariners are 28-18 over their last 46 games vs. the division (8/21/20-c).... Rk. Player Hard-Hit today marks the finale of 14 consecutive games for the Mariners against AL West Division opponents (8- 1. Nick Castellanos-CIN .............. 66 5)...overall this season, the Mariners are 14-12 against AL West opponents...are 4-3 in series against the 2. Kyle Seager-SEA ................... 61 AL West this season...went 4-5-3 in series against the AL West in 2020, posting a 20-20 record overall. 3. Salvador Perez-KC .................. 60 4. Ryan McMahon-COL .............. 58 GONE TRAVELING...the current road trip marks the first 3-city trip of the season for the Mariners...the 5. Ronald Acuña Jr.-ATL.............. 57 10-game trip is tied for Seattle’s longest of the season, joining a 10-game journey from July 30-Aug. 8 to Texas (3 G), Tampa Bay (3 G) and New York-AL (4 G) and a 10-game trip from Sept. 17-26 to Kansas City ON-BASE PERCENTAGE (3 G), Oakland (4 G) and Los Angeles-AL (3 G)...on the current trip, the Mariners will travel approximately LEADERS (MIN 40 PA) 5,048 miles, about 50 miles further than a one-way flight from Seattle to Paris. Rk. Player OBP NEXT HOMESTAND...the Mariners have received permission from the state of Washington and King 1. J.D. Davis-NYM .................... .479 County to increase seating capacity at T-Mobile Park for the next homestand from June 14-23...the 2. Jake Fraley-SEA ................. .477 updated operations plan allows 26,265 tickets to be sold as vaccine only with no social distancing...the 3. Mike Trout-LAA .................... .466 remaining capacity will be sold in socially distanced pods of 1-6 seats for a total of 4,680 seats...total 4.