Sunday, July 9, 2017 Game #90 (42-47) Safeco Field OAKLAND ATHLETICS (39-49) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (42-47) Home #49 (26-22) TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Daniel Gossett (1-3, 6.23) vs. RHP Felix Hernandez (3-3, 5.04) 1:10 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO Monday July 10 at MIA 5:00 pm T-Mobile Home Run Derby (ESPN) Tuesday July 11 at MIA 4:30 pm 88th Major League Baseball All-Star Game (FOX) All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games featuring Spanish Audio via TV SAP TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners conclude the fi nal homestand of the fi rst half with the fi nale of 4 games ON THIS DATE against Oakland (1-2)…opened the homestand with 3 games vs. the Royals (0-3)...after the All-Star Break, 1989: The Mariners blank the Indians 8-0 at the Kingdome, as Scott Bank- will open the second half with a 3-game set at Chicago-AL (Fri.-Sun.) before traveling to Houston for a head records his fi rst of 2 shutouts 3-game set against the division rivals…today’s game will be televised live in HD on ROOT SPORTS NW in ‘89…Bankhead retired the last 14 and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network. batters he faced…2015: The Mari- ners pound out a season-high 19 hits ODDS AND ENDS…Seattle is 11-16 in its last 27 games, but have won 21-of-the-last-39…are 22-20 in in a 7-2 win over the Angels at Safeco last 42 games, 25-26 in last 51 and 31-31 in the last 62…are 8-6-1 in home series, 4-8-1 in road series… Field…Felix Hernandez recorded his 11th win, tying a career-best before the are 41-41 in 82 games after opening the season 1-6…are 26-22 at home, but 16-25 on the road…are in the All-Star Break (also: 2014)…Kyle Sea- midst of a stretch of 29 of 37 games at Safeco Field, spanning May 31 – July 9...are 18-18 over the stretch. ger and Nelson Cruz each had 3-hit • RBI Duo - Seattle has 2 of the top-5 RBI leaders in the American League… Nelson Cruz is 1st with 68 RBI games…#Mariners40 and Robinson Canó ranks T5th with 60 RBI (also: Khris Davis-OAK, Carlos Correa-HOU)…the Mariners are 1 of 6 teams in the Major Leagues – 1 of 2 in the AL – to have at least 2 players with 60 RBI apiece STRAIGHT A’S (also: Colorado – 3, Washington – 3, Arizona – 2, Cincinnati – 2 and Houston – 2). Felix Hernandez is one win shy of be- • Four Square - Seattle is 39-15 when scoring 4 runs-or-more, but 3-32 when scoring 3-or-fewer runs… coming the all-time winningest pitcher have lost 25 consecutive games when scoring 3-or-fewer runs. vs. the Oakland Athletics (1968-c): Rk. Name W vs. OAK IT STARTS AT THE TOP…the Mariners have a chance to enter the All-Star Break with two players batting .330 1. Felix Hernandez ....................... 23 or better (min. 250 PA) for just the 4th time in club history and the fi rst time since 2000…if Ben Gamel goes Frank Tanana .............................23 2-for-4 or better today, he would enter the break batting at least .330, joining Jean Segura (.355/89x251)… 3. Bert Blyleven .............................. 21 the last time two Mariners were batting .330 or better at the end of the 1st half was 2000 (Edgar Martinez: Kenny Rogers ............................21 5. Tommy John ..............................20 .354/101x285, and Alex Rodriguez: .345/109x316)…Seattle also had two players batting .330+ at the end of the 1st half in 1997 (Martinez and Joey Cora) and 1996 (Martinez and Rodriguez). LEADERBOARD DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE…the Mariners outfi eld leads MLB in Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) with 25, Jean Segura leads the American ranking ahead of Boston (24), Minnesota (18), Tampa Bay (17) and New York-AL (14)…individually, Jarrod League in batting while Ben Gamel Dyson ranks 5th in the Majors in DRS with 11 while Guillermo Heredia is T7th (10)... Seattle’s outfi eld also ranks 5th (min. 250 PA): leads MLB in Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) with a mark of 15.8, ahead of the Red Sox (13.3), Royals (10.9), Rk. Name AVG Rangers (8.3) and Yankees (7.6)…per Fangraphs, UZR attempts to quantify “how many runs a player saved 1. Jean Segura .......... .355 (89x251) 2. Jose Altuve ............ .342 (113x330) or gave up through their fi elding prowess (or lack thereof)”…rankings according to Fangraphs. 3. Aaron Judge ............ .330 (98x297) JEAN, JEAN THE HITTING MACHINE…Jean Segura’s .355 batting average (89x251) is the 5th-best in 4. Jose Ramirez ......... .329 (107x325) club history prior to the All-Star Break…trails only Edgar Martinez in 1995 (.363/87x240) and Ichiro in 2009 5. Ben Gamel ............. .328 (82x250) (.362/128x354), 2007 (.359/128x357) and 2002 (.357/124x347). IINSIDENSIDE TTHEHE NNUMBERSUMBERS LONGBALL…Jarrod Dyson’s solo home run last night was #100 of the season for the Mariners…marks the 10th time in their 41-year history to reach triple-fi gures in homers prior to the break, and the 5th time (in 17 years) to accomplish the feat in Safeco Field (also: 2016-132 HR, 2013-115, 2000-111 and 2001-102)…the .375 club record for home runs prior to the break was set in 1999 (the fi nal half-season in the Kingdome) when the Nelson Cruz is batting .375 (60x160) team clubbed 151 in 87 games prior to the All-Star Game. with 29 runs, 8 doubles, 14 home runs, DAYTIME DRIVERS…the Mariners boast 3 of the top-10 American League leaders in daytime batting 41 RBI, a .434 on-base mark and a .688 slugging percentage in his last 42 average (min. 75 PA in day games)…Robinson Canó ranks 5th with a mark of .350 (35x100) in day games games against Oakland (4/11/15-c). while Jean Segura’s .338 (26x77) average is 8th, and Ben Gamel’s .324 (23x71) average ranks 10th…as a team, the Mariners rank 4th in the AL in daytime batting (.267/253x947). HE’LL PICK YOU UP…Nelson Cruz leads the American League in RBI with 68…he ranks 3rd in the Major 4.80 Leagues, trailing only Nolan Arenado–COL (70) and Marcell Ozuna–MIA (69)…if Cruz ends up with at least a The Mariners are averaging 4.80 runs- share of the AL RBI lead at the All-Star Break, it will mark the 4th time in club history that a Mariners player per-game (427 R, 89 G), 6th-best in the has entered the Break with at least a share of the AL RBI lead…Cruz would join Bret Boone (T1st, 84 RBI in American League…marks the club’s 12th-highest run-per-game average 2001), Edgar Martinez (1st in Majors, 87 in 2000) and Ken Griffey Jr. (T1st in Majors, 84 in 1997). all-time and the highest since 2007 THE FUTURE IS NOW…Mariners minor league pitcher Thyago Vieira (Brazil) will represent the World (4.90/794 R, 162 G). Team in the 19th annual SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game today at 1:00 p.m. PT at Marlins Park in Miami. ALL-STAR FESTIVITIES…the Miami Marlins and the City of Miami will host MLB’s All-Star Week…the 2017 T-Mobile Home Run Derby will be televised by ESPN tomorrow at 5:00 PM PT…the 88th MLB All-Star Game 16 presented by MasterCard will be broadcast by FOX Sports on Tuesday, July 11th at 4:30 PM PT…for more James Pazos has recorded 16 strikeouts in his last 12.0 innings information on All-Star Week, visit AllStarGame.com. pitched (6/2-c)…overall this season, IS THAT GOOD? YEAH, VERY GOOD…Jean Segura is averaging 1.51 hits per game played this season he ranks 5th among AL left-handed (89 H, 59 G), the 4th-best mark in club history behind in 2004 (1.63/262 H, 161 G), 2001 relievers with a 11.21 K/9.0 IP ratio (44 Ichiro Suzuki K, 35.1 IP). (1.5414/242 H, 157 G) and 2009 (1.5411/225 H, 146 G)…despite missing 30 games due to injury, he is on 195 hits (if you assume he plays in 130 games this season). HEY NOW, YOU’RE AN ALL-STAR…Robinson Canó (8th appearance) and Nelson Cruz (5th appearance) 82 have been named to the American League All-Star Team for the 88th Major League Baseball All-Star Game Ben Gamel has 82 hits this season, on Tuesday, July 11 at Marlins Park in Miami...this marks the 10th time in club history that the Mariners have 4th-most in club history by a rookie had multiple position players selected to the Midsummer Classic (last: 2014, Canó and Kyle Seager). prior to the All-Star Break...trails only Ichiro (133 in 2001), Ruppert Jones (90 NO RUNS FOR YOU…Nick Vincent has not allowed a run in 19.0 innings pitched over 20 appearances at in 1977) and Alvin Davis (83 in 1984). Safeco Field this season…his streak of 20 consecutive scoreless relief appearances at home ranks T3rd- longest by a Mariners reliever in a single-season (also: Shigetoshi Hasegawa, 4/23-8/17/03)…overall VS.