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MINNESOTA TWINS (39-49) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (49-40)
Opp.
MIN
MIN
Time
7:10 pm
7:10 pm
Mariners Pitcher
LH Roenis Elias (7-7, 4.19)
vs.
TBA
vs.
Opposing Pitcher
RH Kyle Gibson (7-7, 4.17)
RH Yohan Pio (0-2, 4.98)
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AL ERA LEADERS
RK TEAM (overall)
ERA
1. Oakland........................................... 3.11
2. Seattle............................................. 3.16
3. Kansas City..................................... 3.65
RK TEAM (bullpen)
ERA
1. Seattle............................................. 2.45
2. Oakland........................................... 2.92
3. Cleveland......................................... 3.06
RK TEAM (starters)
ERA
1. Oakland........................................... 3.21
2. Seattle............................................. 3.49
3. Kansas City..................................... 3.72
TONIGHTS TILTthe Mariners continue a 7-game homestand tonight with the second of four
games vs. the Minnesota Twins (1-0)also host the Oakland Athletics in a 3-game series this
weekend to close out the first half of the seasoncoming off a 4-2 road trip vs. the Houston Astros
(3-0) and Chicago White Sox (1-2)tonights game will be televised on ROOT SPORTS in HD &
broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network.
ODDS AND ENDSwon last night, and are 2-2 in last 4have won 6 of 8, 12 of 16 and 15 of last 21
games22-12 since June 1tied for the 4th-best winning pct (.551) in the American League
won 8 of last 10 home games since June 15.
The Standings Mariners are 3rd in AL West, 7.0 back of Oakland and 3.5 back of 2nd-place LAA.
Dominating Felix Hernandez ranks 1st in the AL in ERA (2.11), 2nd in strikeouts (145), T3rd in wins
(10), 1st in quality starts (17), 2nd in innings pitched (136.1) and 1st in WHIP (0.895).
10+ Hits When recording 10+ hits the Mariners are 28-4 (.875), best W-L% in AL.
Batting Race Robinson Cano is 5th in the AL with a .320 batting avg (105x328).
The Closer Fernando Rodney is 1st in the AL with 26 saves (26-for-28 in save opps).
Multi-Hit Special Robinson Cano is T4th in the AL with 33 multi-hit gamesT6th with 105 hits.
Flashing the Leather Mariners lead the AL with a .987 fielding percentage (42 E, 3,295 TC).
Maurer Power Brandon Maurer has not allowed a run in 4 games in relief (7.0 IP, 3 H, 9 K, 2 BB).
BACK TO .500 AT SAFECOthe Mariners improved to 22-22 at Safeco Field with last nights 2-0
win over the Twinshave won 8 of last 10 home games to pull the season home record even
during this 10-game stretch at Safeco the pitching staff has recorded a 2.00 ERA (20 ER, 90.0 IP)
and an .188 opponent batting average (60x319)limited opponents to 1 or fewer runs in 5 of the
10 games (2 shutouts)had not been .500 at home since they were 10-10 after winning on May 23.
STINGY PITCHERSover the last 3 games Mariners pitchers have allowed only 10 hits for a .095
batting average (10x105)during this stretch the bullpen has allowed only 1 hit in 38 at-bats (.026
avg) over 12.0 shutout innings (3 BB/1 IBB, 1 HBP)overall, the Mariners bullpen leads the Majors
with a 2.45 ERA and leads the AL with a .211 opponent average.
AS EASY AS 1-2-3Michael Saunders was 1-for-3 with a HR and a walk in the leadoff spot last
nightwhen batting No. 1, No. 2 or No. 3 in the batting order, Saunders has had success this
seasonSaunders has hit 5 of his 6 home runs, 5 of his 7 doubles and 2 of his 3 triples in the topthree spots in the order, and has combined to bat .303 (33x109) with 21 RBI.
ABOUT LAST NIGHTfrom Elias: Hisashi Iwakuma improved to 30-15, 2.89 in his career wiht last
nights winthe only other pitchers to debut in MLB over the last 25 years & reach 30 wins with 15 or
fewer losses and an ERA under 3.00 are Mike Mussina, who had 12 losses and a 2.68 ERA when he
got to 30 wins, and Roy Oswalt, who was 30-9 with a 2.90 ERAKuma is 5-0, 0.00 in 5 GS vs. MIN;
the only other pitcher who didnt allow an earned run in his first five starts against a team was the
Cardinals Larry Jaster, who threw a shutout in each of his five starts against the Dodgers in 1966.
HOME HITTERKyle Seager is batting .347 (51x147) with 20 runs scored, 20 extra-base hits (2B8, 3B-1, HR-11) and 38 RBI in 42 games at Safeco Field this season.
FIRST HALF ERAFelix Hernandez leads the American League with a 2.11 ERA (32 ER, 136.1 IP), which is
currently the lowest in club history prior to the All-Star break (min. 10 GS)the mark Felix is aiming to better
is a 2.20 ERA by Randy Johnson in 1997, who was the American League starting pitcher in the All-Star game.
GREAT SCOTTFelix Hernandez has recorded 10 consecutive starts where he has pitched at least 7.0
innings and allowed 2 or fewer runs (6-1, 1.40 ERA, 85 SO, 11 BB)the streak is the 2nd-longest by an
AL pitcher dating back to 1974 when Gaylord Perry had a 11-start streak for the Indianshe is the first
pitcher with 10 straight starts of 7.0 IP, 2 or less runs in a single season since Mike Scott (HOU) in 1986.
THE HOT CORNERKyle Seager is putting together a solid season, batting .274 (87x317) with
21 doubles, 13 home runs, 59 RBI and a .829 OPStrails only Oaklands Josh Donaldson in home
runs, RBI and WAR among AL third basemanhere is a statistical look at the top AL players at the
hot corner (sorted by FanGraphs.com WAR):
AL 3B Leaders
J. Donaldson
K. Seager
A. Beltre
E. Longoria
G AVG AB
R
H 2B 3B HR RBI XBH OBP SLG OPS WAR
86
.242
343 59 83 13 2 19 63 34
.321
.458
.779 3.5
86
.271
321 36 87 21 3 13 59 37
.343
.477
.819 3.1
75
.334
287 47 96 20 0 12 48 32
.380
.530
.910 2.7
92
.263
354 48 93 13 1 11 40 25
.340
.398
.738 2.2
ALL-STARS AMONG USRobinson Cano (fan elected), Felix Hernandez (player elected) and
Kyle Seager (selected) will play for the American League in the 85th All-Star Game, to be played on
Tuesday, July 15th at Target Field in Minnesota5-TIME ALL-STARFelix has been named to his
5th All-Star team, tying Randy Johnson (1990, 1993-95, 1997) for the most by a Mariners pitcher
in club historyCANO 5-TIME STARTERCano will be starting his 5th straight All-Star game for
the ALhe joins Hall of Famers Rod Carew (6 straight, 1970-75) and Roberto Alomar (5 straight,
1996-2000) as the only second basemen in AL history to earn 5 straight fan electionsSeager will
be appearing in his first All-Star Game.
AS YOU KNOWHisashi Iwakuma (7.0 IP, 10 SO), Danny Farquhar (1.0 IP, 2 SO) and Fernando
Rodney (1.0 IP, 2 SO) combined to strike out 14 while not walking a batter last night, but DID YOU
KNOW?that it was just the fourth time in franchise history (1977-c) that the Mariners have struck
out at least 14 while not walking a batter?it hadnt happened since June 24, 1997, when Randy
Johnson tossed a complete game vs. Oakland and struck out 19 while not walking a batter
Johnson (8.0 IP, 15 SO) and Norm Charlton (1.0 IP, 2 SO) combined on June 14, 1993 vs. Kansas
City and Mark Langston struck out 16 in a complete game on May 10, 1988 vs. Toronto.
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY JULY 8, 2014 VS. MINNESOTA TWINS PAGE 2
TONIGHTS MARINERS STARTER
RHP CHRIS YOUNG
2014 MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 8-4 3.11 17/16 98.1 73 35 34 36 55 14
Home 5-1 2.19 8/8 49.1 31 12 12 17 34 4
Road
3-3 4.04 9/8 49.0 42 23 22 19 21 10
Starter 8-4 3.18 16/16 96.1 73 35 34 36 53 14
Reliever 0-0 0.00 1/0 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0
vs. MIN 0-1 6.43 1/1 7.0
10 5 5 1 0 2
W-L ERA G
IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 61-47 3.72 176 989.0 818 436 409 378 810 123
Home 30-23 3.32 82 479.1 379 192 177 163 418 55
Road
31-24 4.10 94 509.2 439 244 232 215 392 68
Safeco 8-1 2.84 12 73.0 53 23 23 25 53 9
Starter 61-47 3.73 175 987.0 818 436 409 378 808 123
Reliever 0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0
vs. MIN 0-1 3.51 5 25.2 24 10 10 9 13 4
ABOUT YOUNG
35-year-old right-hander is making his 18th appearance, 17th start, of the season tonight vs. the Twins.
Prior to this season, last pitched in the Majors with the
New York Mets in 2012 (20 starts).
Was an All-Star in 2007 with the San Diego Padres.
Has one career postseason start, picking up the win in G#3 of the 2006
NLDS for the Padres at St. Louis.
At 6-foot-10 is tied for the tallest player in Mariners history with LHP
Randy Johnson.
Originally selected by Pittsburg in the 3rd round of the 2000 June Draft
out of Princeton University.
Played basketball and baseball at Princeton, and was All-Ivy in both.
Has played in the Pirates, Expos, Rangers, Padres, Mets, Nationals
and now Mariners organizations.
#53 is the fourth jersey number he has worn in a MLB game#49 with
Texas, #32 with San Diego, #55 with New York Mets.
Signed with the Mariners as a free agent on March 27 after being released by Washingtonwas a non-roster invitee in the Nationals.
LAST TIME OUTW #8 in Mariners 5-2 win at Houston on July 2allowed only two hits in the game, both home runs (K. Hernandez & M.
Gonzalez)struck out a season-high 8 batters5th straight start to
stay under 100 pitcheswas his first win on the road since May 5 at
Oakland (had been 0-3 in previous 4 road starts).
GETTING STRONGERover his last four starts is 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA (4
ER, 25.0 IP) and 20 strikeouts while limiting opponents to .155 batting
average (3 of the 4 runs allowed have been home runs)pitched well in
his first 13 games (12 GS), going 5-4 with a 3.68 ERA (30 ER, 73.1 IP).
LOOKING FOR SOME SUPPORTthe Mariners have scored 23 runs in
Youngs last 7 starts, and just 16 runs while he is in the gameenters
tonights start with a 3.94 run support average (runs scored while he is
in the game), 8th-lowest among AL starting pitchers.
Ht
6-10
6-10
6-8
6-8
6-8
6-8
6-8
6-8
BIT BY THE HOME RUNtied for team lead having allowed 14 home runs this season (T10th in the AL)18 of 35 runs allowed this season
have come via the home run (Solo HR: 11, 2-Run HR: 2, 3-Run HR: 1).
LOOKING FOR CLOUD NINEis looking for his 9th win of the seasonwould be the first time to win at least 9 games in a season since
winning 9 games with San Diego in 2007won 4 in 2009 (14 GS), 2 in 2010 (4 GS), 1 in 2011 (4 GS), 4 in 2012 (20 GS) & 0 in 2013.
HOME SWEET HOMEranks 7th in the American League with a 2.19 home ERA (Felix Herandez is 6th at 2.16)is 5-1 with a 2.19 ERA
(12 ER, 49.1 IP) with 34 strikeouts while limiting opponents to a .178 (31x174) opponents batting average in 8 starts at Safeco Field this
seasonhome opponent batting average is 2nd-lowest among AL starters (Chris Sale - .167)in his career, is 8-1 with a 2.84 ERA
(23 ER, 73.0 IP) with 53 strikeouts in 12 career starts at Safeco Fieldprior to his loss vs. the Yankees on June 11, Young was the only
pitcher in the history of Safeco Field to make at least 7 starts without recording a loss.
IT HAD BEEN A WHILEworked way back from shoulder surgery (thoracic outlet syndrome) that caused him to miss large portion of 2013
seasonappearance on April 6 at OAK was first in Majors since Sept. 29, 2012 at Atlanta (w/ NYM).
25-year-old left-hander is scheduled to make his 19th start of the season (and career) tomorrow vs. the TwinsL #7 7-1 at CWS July 4
(5.0,7,5,5,1,6,2HR)L #6 5-0 to Indians 6/28, allowing all 5 runs in 6.0 IPW#7 at KC 6/22 (6.2,5,1,1,2,5)2nd on the team in starts (18, Felix has
19) and innings pitched (109.2, Felix has 136.1)among MLB rookie starters ranks T1st in starts, 2nd in innings (Tanaka - 122.2 IP) and T3rd in strikeouts2014 Season: is the third native Cuban to pitch in a Mariners uniform joining Diego Segui (40 G in 1977) and Tony Fossas (23 games in 1998)
ND in his MLB debut, 4/3 at OAK; tossed 4.2 IP of no-hit ball, and finished 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 Ktossed a 9.0-inning 3-hit shutout 6/1
vs. DET (9.0,3,0,0,1,8,HB); was the 14th complete game shutout by a Mariners rookie and the first since Freddy Garcia blanked Detroit on Aug. 24,
1999W#2 5/1 at NYY (7.0,6,2,1,2,10,HR); became the 5th different Seattle rookie to record a 10K game over the past 4 seasons, joining Michael
Pineda (2011), Erasmo Ramirez (2012), Hisashi Iwakuma (2012) and James Paxton (2013)MiLB Career: Combined to go 22-19 with a 3.61 ERA
in 59 career minor league appearances (56 starts)was an All-Star in 2012 (California League) and 2013 (Southern League)signed by Seattle as a
minor league free agent on May 3, 2011 while playing in Monterray, Mexicovs. MIN: Making 2nd career start vs. the TwinsMay 17 loss (7.0 IP, 6
H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR).
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY JULY 8, 2014 VS. MINNESOTA TWINS PAGE 3
Season Totals
Starters
Relievers
Safeco
Road
March/April
May
June
July
TEAM PITCHING
Pitcher
Last Start (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K)
Result Streak GS
IP/GS P/GS SB/CS K/9
BB/9 QS
GIDP
49-Beavan, rhp
4/15 at TEX (4.0,6,2,2,0,1,2HR)
L
L2
1
4.0
63.0
0/1
2.25
0.00
0
1
29-Elias, lhp
7/4 at CWS (5.0,7,5,5,1,6,2HR)
L
L2
18
6.1
95.3
3/0
7.63
3.04
6
15
34-Hernandez, rhp 7/5 at CWS (8.0,3,2,2,1,8)
ND
W2
19
7.2
102.7 13/2
9.57
1.52
17
6
18-Iwakuma, rhp
7/7 vs. MIN (7.0,4,0,0,0,10)
W
W2
13
6.8
94.5
0/6
7.36
0.82
8
9
37-Maurer, rhp
5/29 vs. LAA (4.0,6,5,5,4,2,HR)
L4
L4
7
4.7
85.4
3/0
4.73
3.90
0
5
65-Paxton, lhp
4/8 vs. LAA (5.+,4,3,3,0,4)
W
W5
2
6.0
79.5
0/0
9.75
1.50
1
1
50-Ramirez, rhp
6/24 vs. BOS (4.1,5,2,2,5,2,HR)
ND
L4
11
4.8
85.0
5/2
7.13
4.92
4
2
32-Walker
7/6 at CWS (4.0,2,1,1,5,3,WP)
L
L1
2
5.0
88.5
1/0
8.10
6.30
1
2
53-Young, rhp
7/2 at HOU (7.0,2,2,2,1,8,2HR)
W
W3
16
6.0
97.5
3/3
5.03
3.29
9
3
INNINGS
0.0-4.2
5.0-5.2
6.0-6.2
7.0-7.2
8.0-9.0
Total Starts
Runs scored/start:
Team Record:
W/L
After Loss
0-0
2-2
6-2
4-2
0-2
1-0
0-1
0-0
4-2
Team
Record
0-1
9-9
13-6
8-5
2-5
2-0
4-7
1-1
10-6
Team No.
Hernandez
Iwakuma
Ramirez
Paxton
Elias
Young
Walker
Beavan
Maurer
(Team Rec.) (Starters Rec.)
15 (4-11)
0 (0-0)
1 (0-1)
5 (0-1)
0 (0-0)
1 (0-1)
1 (0-0)
1 (0-1)
1 (0-1)
5 (0-3)
17 (7-10)
1 (0-0)
1 (0-0)
2 (0-1)
1 (1-0)
7 (0-3)
4 (2-2)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
1 (1-0)
22 (13-9)
4 (2-0)
3 (2-1)
3 (0-2)
0 (0-0)
5 (3-2)
6 (4-1)
1 (1-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
22 (14-8)
7 (3-1)
4 (2-2)
1 (1-0)
1 (1-0)
4 (3-1)
4 (1-1)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
1 (0-1)
13 (11-2)
7 (5-1)
4 (4-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
1 (1-0)
1 (1-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
89 (49-40)
19 (10-2)
13 (7-4)
11 (1-4)
2 (2-0)
18 (7-7)
16 (8-4)
1 (1-0)
1 (0-1)
7 (1-4)
4.10 (365 R)
5.10 (99 R)
4.31 (56 R)
3.82 (42 R) 6.50 (13 R) 3.67 (66 R) 3.38(54 R)
5.00 (10 R)
0.00 (0 R) 3.71 (26 R)
49-40
13-6 8-5 4-7 2-0 9-9 10-6 1-1 0-1 2-5
LAST SAVE
6/11/09 vs. CIN w/WAS
5/4 at HOU
None
None
None
6/18/13 at LAA
7/7 vs MIN
6/30 at HOU
None
#40 - DANNY FARQUHAR, RHP 2014: 36 G, 1-1, 2.61 ERA, 1-3 SV, 9 HLD
Career-High IP: 3.0 (7/31/13 at BOS) 2014-High IP: 2.0, 4x (last: 6/9 at TB)
#41 - CHARLIE FURBUSH, LHP 2014: 36 G, 1-4, 4.21 ERA, 0-0 SV, 11 HLD
Career-High IP: 5.0 IP (5/27/11 vs. BOS)
2nd among MLB rookie relievers w/41 Ks (Betances, NYY, 79/Familia, NYM, 39).
Averaging 9.97 K/9.0 IP (41 SO, 37.0 IP).
Allowed runs in 6 of 32 appearances this season (8 ER total).
BS #2 6/20 at KC; allowed 2 inherited runners to score in 6th to tie game at 5.
BS #1/L#1 on 6/19 at SD, charged with season-high 4 ER on 3 H in 0.1 IP.
W#2 tossing 2.0 ShO innings while striking out 4 on June 3 at Atlanta.
MLB W #1 5/22 vs. HOU w/1.2 ShO IP (1 H, 2 K), stranded 1 inherited runner.
Tossed season-high 2.1 ShO IP, striking out 5 and 5/14 vs. TB.
Made ML debut on 4/6 at OAK, allowing 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K in scoreless 7th.
Selected from AAA Tacoma 4/4; had reported to AAA, but did not pitch.
LAST LOSS
4/17 at TEX
4/11 vs. KC
6/18 at SD
6/19 at SD
None
4/18 at MIA
6/14 vs. TEX
4/20 at MIA
None
Team Bullpen Totals
SV/OPP
0/0 (---)
1/3 (.500)
0/0 (---)
0/2 (.000)
0/0 (---)
0/1 (.000)
26/28 (.929)
1/2 (.333)
0/0 (---)
27/37 (.730)
1st BF/RETIRED
28/25 (.893)
36/26 (.722)
36/23 (.639)
32/22 (.688)
4/4 (1.000)
35/28 (.800)
37/26 (.703)
33/22 (.667)
1/1 (1.000)
247/179 (.725)
RI/STRANDED
15/13 (.867)
13/10 (.769)
25/20 (.800)
18/8 (.444)
0/0 (---)
10/9 (.900)
7/6 (.857)
12/8 (.667)
2/1 (.500)
105/78 (.743)
#37 - BRANDON MAURER, RHP 2014: 11 G, 7GS, 1-4, 6.18 ERA, 0-0 SV,0 HLD
Career-High IP: 4.0 (8/28/13 vs. TEX) 2014-High IP: 2.0-3x (last: 7/6 at CWS)
Is 0-0, 0.00 (0 ER, 7.0 IP) in 3 G in relief this season; 1-4, 7.52 in 7 GS.
Worked 2.0 IP 7/6 at CWS (0 H, 1 BB, 2 K) & 7/1 at HOU (2 H, 1 BB, 1 K).
Struck out 4 Red Sox in 2.0 ShO innings on June 25 vs. BOS in 1st relief app.
Recalled from AAA Tacoma on June 25 (E. Ramirez optioned).
AAA Tacoma: 1-0 with 2.79 ERA (6 ER, 19.1 IP) with 24 K in 12 G (1 start).
Made 7 starts with Seattle (April 20-May 29), going 1-4 with a 7.52 ERA (27
ER, 32.1 IP) with 17 strikeouts (failed to go 5.0 IP in 5 of 7 starts).
Career as reliever: 2-0 with 6.04 ERA (15 ER, 22.1 IP) with 22 strikeouts.
#31 - YOERVIS MEDINA, RHP
2014: 35 G, 4-1, 2.32 ERA, 0-1 SV, 13 HLD
Career-High IP: 2.1-3x (last: 7/23/13 vs. CLE) 2014-High IP: 1.1-2x (4/14 at TEX)
Allowed just 1 run in last 20 games (17.1 IP) since May 5 w/18 strikeouts.
0 R, 4 H in last 14.0 IP, May 17-current (16 G).
Leads team 13 holdsT3rd on the team w/35 appearances.
W #4 6/21 at KC; tossed 1-2-3 8th in 1-1 tie; Mariners scored 1 in 9th for win.
W #3 6/8 at TB; tossed scoreless 8th, keeping game tied 0-0.
Earned W#2 in G#1 of DH 5/7 at OAK (1.0,0,0,0,1,1,HBP).
BS #1 5/2 at HOU; allowed 1 ER in 1.0 IP w/ 4-3 lead in 8th.
1-2-3 8th protecting 4-2 lead at NYY 5/1 (retired Jeter, Beltran, Soriano).
1.0 ShO IP 4/26 vs. TEXW #1 4/25 vs. TEX w/3 BF ShO 8th IP (1 H, GIDP).
L#1, allowing walk-off grand slam (G. Stanton) 4/18 at Miami.
#56 - FERNANDO RODNEY, RHP 2014: 37 G, 1-3, 2.04 ERA, 26-28 SV, 0 HLD
Career-High IP: 3.0 (9/18/12 vs. BAL) 2014-High IP: 1.1 (5/3 at HOU)
#54 - TOM WILHELMSEN, RHP 2014: 33 G, 1-1, 2.49 ERA, 1-3 SV, 4 HLD
Career-High IP: 3.0-3x (6/25/14 vs. BOS) 2014-High IP: 3.0,3x (6/30 at HOU)
W#1 7/5 at CWS working 2.0 perfect innings in 12th & 13th frames.
SV#1 6/30 at HOU, allowing 1 R over 3.0 IP; 1st SV since 7/28/13 vs. MIN
Worked multiple innings in 8 of last 12 appearances1.93 ERA (5 ER, 23.1
IP) since 5/27.
Career-high 3.0 ShO IP on 6/11 vs. NYY, 6/25 vs. BOS & 6/30 at HOU.
Has tossed 3+ innings in 7 of his last 12 outings.
Streak of 13.2 consecutive scoreless innings 4/21-5/21 is the longest
scoreless streak by a Mariners relief pitcher this season.
Allowed 7 H and 0 R over 11 appearances (12.2 IP) 4/26-5/21.
Touched up for 3 ER in 1.2 IP 5/24 vs. HOU1.0 ShO IP 5/21 at TEX.
1.0 ShO IP 5/9 vs. KC (2 K)tossed 1.1 ShO IP 5/12 vs. TB, striking out 2.
Ranks 8th in Mariners history with 54 career saves.
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY JULY 8, 2014 VS. MINNESOTA TWINS PAGE 4
SEATTLE HITTERS vs. MINNESOTA TWINS
2014
CAREER
HR@
AVG
AB H HR RBI
AVG AB H HR RBI SEA
D. Ackley
.200
15 3 0 2
.272 81 22 1 10 10
W. Bloomquist .000
1 0 0 0
.263 156
41
2 13 3
R. Cano
.533
15
8 0 2
.333 267
89
9 43 7
E. Chavez
-- -- -- -- --
.247 89 22 1 7
3
C. Hart
.071
14
1 0 0
.233 146
34
9 22 2
J. Jones
.235
17
4 0 1
.235 17
4 0 1
0
B. Miller
.125
8 1 0 0
.273 22
6 0 1
7
L. Morrison
.000
3 0 0 0
.273 11
3 0 0
3
M. Saunders
.500
14 7 2 5
.309 81 25 4 8
22
K. Seager
.063
16 1 0 1
.270 89 24 2 15 24
J. Sucre
-- -- -- -- --
.429 7 3 0 1
0
M. Zunino
.167
12
2 1 2
.214 14
3 1 3
9
Has started 28 games this season: SS (9), 3B (5), 2B (5), LF (3), 1B (5), DH (1).
Hit in 14 of last 17 GS: 22x62/.355, 7 R, 4 2B, HR, 9 RBI (5/23-c).
Batting .414 (12x29) with 4 2B, HR, 12 RBI with runners in scoring position.
Hit a 2-run home run in the 6th 5/23 vs. HOU; 1st HR since 8/10/11 vs. HOU,
a span of 663 plate appearances (626 AB).
#9 - ENDY CHAVEZ, OF
Last Game: 0x3, K, sac. Sun. at CWS
Roadtrip: 3x19, 4 R, 2B, 3 BB, 4 K, sac
T6th in the AL with 17 stolen bases, 2nd in AL since May 5 (J. Altuve, 27).
Singled in 1st inning yest. to snap 0x12.
Batting .285 (41x144) w/20R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 7RBI, 13SB in last 36 G (since 5/28).
Ranks 5th in single-season club history with 17 steals as rookie behind Ichiro
(56 in 01), Phil Bradley (21 in 84), Donell Nixon (21 in 1987) & Rich Amaral
(19 in 1993).
Set club record with hits in first 15 MLB starts of career.
Career-high 4 H & 3 SB 6/30 at HOU; 2nd x in club hist. w/4+ H, 3+ SB in game...
tied a Mariners single-game rookie club record with 3 steals in a game (2nd time).
0x4 May 25 snapped 14-G hitting streak (5/9-24); hit .288 (15x52) w/10 R.
1st Mariners player with 3 SB in a game since Ichiro on 8/4/10 vs. TEX (4 SB).
Made MLB debut 4/18 at MIAINF 1B in first plate appearance21st
Mariners player to record a hit in first MLB PA (last: Dustin Ackley in 2011).
Hit .313 (25x80) w/15 runs, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI in 20 G w/AAA Tacoma.
#5 - BRAD MILLER, SS
Last Game: 0x2, BB yest.
Roadtrip: 5x22, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 5 K
Hits in 17 of last 23 GS (since 6/10); .291 (23x79) w/2 2B, R, 4 HR, 9 RBI.
Plated GW run with 14th-inning 2B July 5 (was 0x5 entering AB).
Ranks T1st among AL shortstops with 8 HR (w/ A. Cabrera/A. Ramirez - 8).
Since June 1, is batting .279 (29x104), w/15 R, 2 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 10 BB.
Hit solo HR in T9th at KC (off Holland) 6/20 to snap 5-5 tie in 7-5 SEA win.
Had his 4th career multi-HR game 4/1 at LAA; has only 16 career HRs.
#2 - JESUS SUCRE, C
Last Game: 0x2 6/4/13 vs. CWS
Roadtrip: ---
#3 - MIKE ZUNINO, C
Last Game: 1x3, R, HR, RBI yest.
Roadtrip: 2x19, 3 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 6 K, SF
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY JULY 8, 2014 VS. MINNESOTA TWINS PAGE 5
SCORE BY INNINGS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X
Total
Mariners 33 43 36 44 47 42 48 27 42 3 365
Opponent 41 26 36 35 43 25 30 34 27 2 299
Player
Solo 2R 3R GS Total
Ackley
3 1 -- -- 4
Almonte
1 -- -- -- 1
Bloomquist -- 1 -- -- 1
Buck
-- 1 -- -- 1
Cano
-- 4 2
-- 6
Chavez
1 -- -- -- 1
Gillespie
1 -- -- -- 1
Hart
4 -- 1
-- 5
Miller
7 1 -- -- 8
Montero
-- 1 -- -- 1
Morrison
2 2 -- -- 4
Romero 2 -- 1
-- 3
Saunders
4 2 -- -- 6
Seager
4 4 5 -- 13
Smoak
2 4 1
-- 7
Zunino
8 4 1 -- 13
Team
39 25 11 0 75
Runs via HR:
122
DISABLED LIST
Name
Blake Beavan-rhp
James Paxton-lhp
Corey Hart-dh
Hisashi Iwakuma-rhp
Logan Morrison-of/dh
Stephen Pryor-rhp
Michael Saunders-of
Justin Smoak-1b
Taijuan Walker-rhp
TYPE
60-Day
60-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
DL Dates
April 16-current
April 9-current
May 20 (retro 5/19)-July 3
March 29 (retro 3/21)-May 2
April 16 (retro 4/15)-June 11
March 29 (retro 3/21)-April 17
June 11-June 26
June 11 (retro to 6/10)-July 3
March 29 (retro 3/21)-June 10
Eligible
June 15
June 8
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Injury
Right shoulder tendinitis
Strained left latissimus dorsi muscle
Strained left hamstring
Torn extensor tendon in his right middle finger
Strained right hamstring
Surgery to repair a torn tendon in right shoulder
Right AC joint inflammation
Strained left quad
Right shoulder impingement
G Missed
75
81
42
27
52
14
14
22
63
Team Record
42-33
44-37
26-16
12-15
27-25
7-8
8-6
13-9
34-29
1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF C DH
Ackley
-- -- -- --
33-33
-- -- -- 3-1
Almonte
-- -- -- -- --
10-15
-- -- -Bloomquist 4-1 4-1 6-3 3-2 1-2 -- -- -- 1-0
Buck
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8-11 5-0
Cano
--
45-34
-- -- -- -- -- -- 2-4
Chavez
-- -- -- --
3-1
2-1
6-4 -- 5-2
Franklin
-- 0-5 3-2 -- -- -- 1-0 -- 1-1
Gillespie
-- -- -- --
11-4
--
4-1 -- 0-2
Hart
0-1
-- -- -- -- --
0-2 --
22-16
Jones
-- -- -- -- --
30-22
-- -- -Miller
-- -- 39-36 -- -- -- -- -- -Morrison 14-10
-- -- -- -- --
2-2 -- 1-2
Montero 1-0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2-1
Romero
-- -- -- --
1-0
--
19-10
-- 3-6
Saunders -- -- -- -- --
7-2
17-21
-- -Seager
-- -- --
46-37
-- -- -- -- 1-0
Smoak 30-28
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Sucre
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Zunino
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
41-29
1-0
Ackley
Almonte
Bloomquist
Buck
Cano
Chavez
Franklin
Gillespie
Hart
Jones
Miller
Morrison
Montero
Romero
Saunders
Seager
Smoak
Sucre
Zunino
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-- 0-2 --
-- 0-1 5-4 15-18 16-8 0-1
10-13
0-1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-1
4-2 3-1 -- -- -- 0-1 0-1 0-1 12-3
-- -- -- 1-1 1-0 3-3 2-1 3-4 3-2
-- -- 47-38 -- -- -- -- -- -13-8 2-0 -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 --- 0-1 -- -- -- 1-3 1-2 1-1 3-0
-- 1-1 -- 0-1 0-1 4-0 7-0 2-2 1-2
-- -- --
17-17
5-2
-- -- -- -13-13
17-9 -- -- -- -- -- -- --- 9-12 -- -- -- --
-- 13-5 16-19
-- -- -- 3-1 9-7 3-2 2-4 -- --- -- -- 0-1 1-0 -- -- 2-0 --- 10-6 -- 2-0 1-3 2-3 8-1 0-2 0-1
9-4
7-6
1-2 -- 0-3 -- 5-5
2-3 --- 0-1
-- 13-8 16-15 15-11 3-3
--
--- --
-- 13-11 11-8 4-6 2-3 --
--- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- 1-0 -- 5-0
12-7 3-2
9-14
12-6
PITCHER - Hernandez (13-6), Ramirez (4-7), Iwakuma (8-5), Paxton (2-0), Elias (9-9), Young (10-6), Beavan (0-1), Maurer (2-5), Walker (1-1)
Player
2 3 4 5 Total
Ackley
11 4 -- -- 15
Almonte
4 -- -- -- 4
Bloomquist 10 -- -- -- 10
Buck
2 2 -- -- 4
Cano
29 3 1 -- 33
Chavez
7 1 -- -- 8
Franklin
2 -- -- -- 2
Gillespie
4 -- -- -- 4
Hart
8 -- -- -- 8
Jones
8 4 1 -- 13
Miller
13 -- -- -- 13
Montero
-- -- -- -- 1
Morrison
4 1 1 -- 6
Romero
8 1 -- -- 9
Saunders
12 3 -- -- 15
Seager
20 5 2 -- 27
Smoak
10 -- -- -- 10
Sucre
-- -- -- -- -Zunino
12 -- 1 -- 13
Team
164 24 6 0 194
INSTANT REPLAY:
Record
Total Confirmed/Stands Overturned Keeping
Mariners 17
9
8
Opponents 17
7
10
Umpires 11
8
2 1
OUTFIELD ASSISTS:
Player A
Ackley ..........................................................3
Almonte........................................................2
Chavez / Jones............................................ 1
Morrison / Romero / Saunders.....................1
HITTING STREAKS:
GAME-WINNING/2-OUT RBI:
Player
2 3 4 5+ Total Player GWRBI
Cano.........................................................................8
Ackley
4 2 -- -- 6
Seager......................................................................7
Almonte
1 -- --
-- 1
Saunders/Miller/Zunino............................................4
Bloomquist 3 1 -- -- 4
Ackley/Hart/Smoak..................................................3
Buck
1 -- --
-- 1
Romero/Almonte......................................................2
Cano
12 3 -- -- 15
Gillespie/Chavez.......................................................2
Bloomquist/Buck/Montero/Morrison........................1
Chavez
-- 1 -- -- 1
Franklin
-- -- -- -- 0
Player
2-Out RBI
Gillespie
-- -- -- -- 0
Seager....................................................................22
Hart
2 -- 1 -- 3
Smoak....................................................................20
Jones
2 -- --
-- 2
Cano/Ackley...........................................................11
Miller
2 1 -- -- 3
Hart/Zunino............................................................10
Saunders..................................................................9
Montero
1 -- --
-- 1
Miller.........................................................................8
Morrison
2 1 --
1 4
Jones........................................................................6
Romero
-- 2 --
-- 2
Chavez/Morrison......................................................5
Saunders
5 2 -- -- 7
Bloomquist...............................................................4
Seager
8 5 2 1 16
Almonte / Buck.........................................................3
Smoak
6 3 -- -- 9
Gillespie....................................................................2
Sucre
-- -- -- -- -Franklin / Romero.....................................................1
Zunino
4 3 -- -- 7
Team
53 24 4 1 82
PB
1
2
3
Player
Dates
James Jones
Robinson Cano
Robinson Cano
14
10
9
5/9-24
6/2-12
4/20-5/1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
June 12
June 18
June 20
June 21
June 25
June 27
June 29
June 30
July 4
July 5
July 8
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY JULY 8, 2014 VS. MINNESOTA TWINS PAGE 6
MARINERS UPDATE
Overall Record.........................................49-40
Series Records.................................... 14-11-5
First Game of Series................................20-11
Second Game of Series..........................14-15
Third Game of Series................................14-9
Fourth Game of Series................................1-5
Leading After 6..........................................36-7
Trailing After 6............................................5-29
Tied After 6...................................................8-4
Leading After 7..........................................41-5
Trailing After 7............................................4-28
Tied After 7...................................................4-7
Leading After 8..........................................43-2
Trailing After 8............................................2-33
Tied After 8...................................................4-5
Score First................................................30-10
Opponent Score First..............................20-30
Comeback Wins / Blown Losses.........21 / 15
Last at-bat W/L (walk-off).................. 8-9 (1-4)
Hit a home run.........................................31-13
No home runs..........................................18-27
Scoring 4 or more runs.............................35-9
Scoring less than 4 runs.........................14-31
Score in 3 or more innings........................25-7
Out-hit opponent.......................................43-7
Out-hit by opponent..................................5-31
Hits even.......................................................1-2
Lineups Used................................................ 80
Players Used (Pitchers)......................... 33 (16)
Safeco Field Roof Open..........................18-15
Safeco Field Roof Closed...........................3-1
Safeco Field Roof Moved............................1-6
Northwest Green Jersey.............................8-4
Astro Navy Jersey........................................8-4
Safeco Field Sellouts...................................1-0
2013 after 89 games................................40-49
2013 after 90 games................................40-50
2013 after 91 games................................40-51
Best ever after 89 games................64-25 (01)
Best ever after 90 games................65-25 (01)
Best ever after 91 games................66-25 (01)
March/April..............................................11-14
May...........................................................16-14
June..........................................................18-10
July................................................................4-2
August..........................................................0-0
September....................................................0-0
Monday.......................................................11-1
Tuesday........................................................9-5
Wednesday...................................................6-8
Thursday.......................................................3-5
Friday............................................................5-8
Saturday.......................................................7-7
Sunday..........................................................8-6
1-Run Games/2-Run Games......... 10-14/14-9
Extra Innings................................................2-2
Average Time of Game (9-inn.)................. 2:55
Postponements...... 2 (4/4 @OAK, 4/30 @NYY)
INDIVIDUAL BATTING
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY JULY 8, 2014 VS. MINNESOTA TWINS PAGE 7
ATT
44,152
43,567
38,007
11,236
30,290
32,852
45,662
16,468
38,978
22,073
22,702
23,081
26,628
27,396
29,024
21,388
24,003
20,228
14,628
10,467
13,729
31,146
30,042
26,307
37,484
43,121
15,771
15,798
24,996
11,019
12,106
--17,337
12,577
20,876
29,373
30,449
12,397
13,446
20,986
27,275
29,717
32,511
43,706
43,654
13,861
21,197
21,585
26,857
22,721
13,064
13,904
11,659
28,998
37,142
31,405
41,539
36,503
26,960
14,577
23,996
18,158
10,400
28,405
28,439
40,595
22,073
27,702
39,215
17,516
19,896
27,523
18,755
38,475
21,640
23,278
26,860
20,015
27,333
28,084
23,102
26,171
17,340
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY JULY 8, 2014 VS. MINNESOTA TWINS PAGE 8
G
D
D/N OPP W / L
SCORE WINNER/LOSER/SAVE
REC.
POS GA/GB CLUBS
TIME
84 7/1 N @HOU
W
13-2
Iwakuma (6-4)/Cosart
46-38
3
-5.5
OAK
3:36
85 7/2 D @HOU
W
5-2
Young (8-4)/Peacock/Rodney (24)
47-38
3
-4.5
OAK
2:47
7/3
Off Day
3
-5.0
OAK
86 7/4 N @CWS L
1-7
SALE/Elias (7-7)
47-39
3
-6.0
OAK
2:28
48-39
3
-6.0
OAK
4:38
87 7/5 D @CWS W 3-2 (14) Wilhelmsen (1-1)/Belisario/Rodney (25)
88 7/6 D @CWS L
0-1
Noesi/Walker (1-1)/Petricka
48-40
3
-7.0
OAK
2:49
89 7/7 N MIN
W
2-0
Iwakuma (7-4)/Correia/Rodney (26)
49-40
3
-7.0
OAK
2:34
90 7/8 N MIN
RHP Chris Young (8-4, 3.11) vs. RHP Phil Hughes (8-5, 3.95)
91 7/9 N MIN
LHP Roenis Elias (7-7, 4.19) vs. RHP Kyle Gibson (7-7, 4.17)
92 7/10 N MIN
TBA vs. RHP Yohan Pio (0-2, 4.98)
93 7/11 N OAK
RHP Felix Hernandez (10-2, 2.11) vs. RHP Jeff Samardzija (1-0, 1.29)
94 7/12 N OAK
RHP Taijuan Walker (1-1, 3.60) vs. RHP Jesse Chavez (7-5, 3.06)
95 7/13 D OAK
RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (7-4, 3.07) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (8-3, +tonight)
7/14
7/15
All-Star Game at Target Field (Minneapolis, MN)
7/16
7/17
96 7/18 N @LAA
97 7/19 N @LAA
98 7/20 D @LAA
99 7/21 N NYM
100 7/22 N NYM
101 7/23 D NYM
102 7/24 N BAL
103 7/25 N BAL
104 7/26 D BAL
105 7/27 D BAL
7/28
Off Day
106 7/29 N @CLE
107 7/30 N @CLE
108 7/31 N @CLE
July (4-2)
Batting: .246 (55x224), 3 HR
Pitching: 4-2, 3 SV, 2.05 ERA (13 ER, 57.0 IP)
109 8/1 N @BAL
110 8/2 N @BAL
111 8/3 D @BAL
8/4
Off Day
112 8/5 N ATL
113 8/6 D ATL
114 8/7 N CWS
115 8/8 N CWS
116 8/9 N CWS
117 8/10 D CWS
118 8/11 N TOR
119 8/12 N TOR
120 8/13 N TOR
8/14
Off Day
121 8/15 N @DET
122 8/16 N @DET
123 8/17 D @DET
124 8/18 N @PHI
125 8/19 N @PHI
126 8/20 D @PHI
8/21
Off Day
127 8/22 N @BOS
128 8/23 D @BOS
129 8/24 D @BOS
130 8/25 N TEX
131 8/26 N TEX
132 8/27 D TEX
8/28
Off Day
133 8/29 N WAS
134 8/30 N WAS
135 8/31 D WAS
August (0-0)
Batting: .--- (---), 0 HR
Pitching: 0-0, 0 SV, -.-- ERA (-- ER, -- IP)
136 9/1 D @OAK
137 9/2 N @OAK
138 9/3 D @OAK
139 9/4 N @TEX
140 9/5 N @TEX
141 9/6 N @TEX
142 9/7 D @TEX
143 9/8 N HOU
144 9/9 N HOU
145 9/10 N HOU
9/11
Off Day
146 9/12 N OAK
147 9/13 N OAK
148 9/14 D OAK
149 9/15 N @LAA
150 9/16 N @LAA
151 9/17 N @LAA
152 9/18 N @LAA
153 9/19 N @HOU
154 9/20 N @HOU
155 9/21 D @HOU
156 9/22 N @TOR
157 9/23 N @TOR
158 9/24 N @TOR
159 9/25 D @TOR
160 9/26 N LAA
161 9/27 N LAA
162 9/28 D LAA
September (0-0)
Batting: .--- (---), 0 HR
Pitching: 0-0, 0 SV, -.-- ERA (-- ER, -- IP)
ATT
17,504
17,209
30,297
23,113
23,370
18,562