Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Game #18 (11-6)
T-Mobile Park SEATTLE MARINERS (11-6) vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS (13-4) Home #11 (6-4)
Starting Pitchers: LHP Marco Gonzales (1-1, 8.22) vs. LHP Julio Urías (2-0, 3.86)
First Pitch: 1:10 pm PT
Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO
Wednesday April 21 OFF DAY
Thursday April 22 at BOS 4:10 pm RHP Justin Dunn (1-0, 3.72) at RHP Nick Pivetta (2-0, 3.68) 710 ESPN
Friday April 23 at BOS 4:10 pm LHP Yusei Kikuchi (0-0, 4.74) at LHP Martín Pérez (0-1, 5.93) 710 ESPN
Saturday April 24 at BOS 10:10 am RHP Chris Flexen (1-1, 3.38) at RHP Nathan Eovaldi (3-1, 3.04) 710 ESPN
Sunday April 25 at BOS 10:10 am TBA at LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (pitching today) 710 ESPN
All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games featuring Spanish Audio via TV SAP
BEST RECORDS IN MLB
Today’s game features two of the top
teams in baseball.
Rk CLUB RECORD
1. Los Angeles-NL 13-4 (.765)
T2. Seattle 11-6 (.647)
Boston 11-6 (.647)
4. New York-NL 7-4 (.636)
5. San Francisco 10-6 (.625)
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
3+
Dating back to 2019, the Marco
Gonzales is 22-0 when receiving 3 or
more runs of support...the Mariners are
23-1 when Marco receives 3+ runs of
support.
6
6 of the Mariners 11 wins this season
have been come-from-behind victories.
17.1
The Mariners bullpen has combined to
toss 17.1 consecutive scoreless innings.
22.0
The Mariners bullpen has combined to
toss 22.0 consecutive innings without
surrendering an earned run.
AL wRC+ LEADERS
Rk PLAYER wRC+
1. J.D. Martinez-BOS 243
2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.-TOR 232
3. Mike Trout-LAA 225 batted balls since April 11, followed by Kyle Seager (6), Taylor Trammell (5), Luis Torrens (4), J.P.
4 Yermin Mercedes-CWS 223
5. Jared Walsh-LAA 220
6. Nelson Cruz-MIN 218
7. Yuli Gurriel-HOU 188
8. Shohei Ohtani-LAA 181
9. Joey Wendle-TB 178
10. Ty France-SEA 173
BEST MARINERS RECORD
AFTER 17 GAMES
The Mariners enter Game #18 with a
record of 11-6 or better for the 7th time
in club history.
Rk CLUB RECORD
T1. 2019 Mariners 13-4 (.765)
2002 Mariners 13-4 (.765)
2001 Mariners 13-4 (.765)
4. 1996 Mariners 12-5 (.706)
T5. 2021 Mariners 11-6 (.647)
2009 Mariners 11-6 (.647)
2000 Mariners 11-6 (.647)
T8. 2003 Mariners 10-7 (.588)
1997 Mariners 10-7 (.588)
1984 Mariners 10-7 (.588)
VS. LOS ANGELES-NL
The Mariners and Dodgers meet today
for the second of 4 total matchups this
season (1-0), a pair at T-Mobile Park
(1-0) and a pair Dodger Stadium (5/11-
5/12)...the clubs meet for their 37th
matchup all-time.
Year Home Road Totals
2018 1-2 0-0 1-2
2020 1-1 0-2 1-3
2021 1-0 0-0 1-0
All-Time 9-8 7-12 16-20
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TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION
• Radio: 710 ESPN / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW
TODAY’S TILT…the AL West-leading Mariners play the finale of a 5-game homestand (3-1), hosting the
defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of a 2-game set (1-0)...took 2 out of
3 from the Houston Astros to start the homestand...following today’s game, will travel to Boston for a
4-game series beginning on Thursday, followed by a visit to Houston for 4 games...went 5-2 on the last
road trip at Minnesota (2-1) and Baltimore (3-1)...today’s game will be televised on ROOT Sports NW, as
well as broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network.
ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners won 4-3 last night...have won 5 of their last 6 games, 8 of their last 10
games and 9 of their last 12 games...are 4-1 in series this season...are 6-1 in day games and 5-5 at night…
are 6-4 at T-Mobile Park and 5-2 on the road...are 10-2 when scoring at least 4 runs.
• Brooms - With a win today, the Mariners will secure their first series sweep of the season...the Mariners
have won 4 of 5 series to begin a season for the first time since 2019...Seattle won its first 5 series that
season, dropping their 6th series against the Astros (April 12-14 at T-Mobile Park).
• Best in the West Country - The Mariners and the Dodgers enter today’s action with the best records
in the Major Leagues: Los Angeles-NL (13-4/.764), Seattle (11-6/.647), Boston (11-6/.647), New York-
NL (7-4/.636) and San Francisco (10-6/.625).
• Golden Infield - Gold Glovers Evan White (2) and J.P. Crawford (2) are two of 10 American Leaguers
with at least 2 Outs Above Average during the 2021 season (via Statcast).
• Take it to the Grave - Dating back to Sept. 19, 2020, Kendall Graveman has made 10 consecutive
appearances without allowing a run, spanning 13.0 IP...during that stretch, he has allowed only 3 hits
(all singles) and 4 walks with 10 strikeouts, while holding opponents to a .077 batting average, a .182
on-base percentage and a .077 slugging percentage (.259 OPS).
• Young Guns - The Mariners pitching staff is the 3rd-youngest in the Majors this season with an average
age of 27.7 years old, trailing only Cleveland (26.2) and Miami (27.6).
• Save Me - The Mariners are the only team in the Majors to have 3 players with multiple saves so far
during the 2021 season: Kendall Graveman (2), Keynan Middleton (2) and Rafael Montero (3).
DAY BASEBALL...the Mariners are 6-1 (.857) in day games so far during the 2021 season...Seattle trails
only San Francisco (6-0, 1.000) for the best record in the Majors during day games this year...in 2020, the
Mariners went 13-11 (.542) in day games, posting the 9th best record in day games in franchise history...
the 2001 Mariners hold the club record, going 37-13 (.740) in day games.
ONE-TWO PUNCH...Mitch Haniger and Ty France have slotted into the one and two spots in the
Mariners lineup in every game so far this season...Mariners one and two hitters rank 3rd in the Majors (1st
in AL) with a combined .929 OPS, trailing only Atlanta (1.011) and Cincinnati (.982), while ranking ahead
of Los Angeles-NL (.926) and Miami (.874)...overall, Haniger and France are batting a combined. .313
(41x131) with 26 runs, 9 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home runs, 24 RBI and 10 walks this season.
KEEP IT 100...since April 11, the Mariners rank 3rd in the Majors with 56 batted balls of 100+ miles per
hour, trailing Boston (60) and Washington (60)...during that span, Mitch Haniger leads the Mariners and
ranks T4nd in the Majors with 11 batted balls of 100+ mph (also: 4 others), trailing only Trea Turner-WSH
(12), Evan Longoria-SF (12) and Rafael Devers-BOS-12...Ty France ranks 2nd on the club with 10 such
Crawford (4) and Evan White (4).
WHAT A RELIEF...Mariners relief pitchers are 7-3 with a 2.77 ERA (19 ER, 61.2 IP) and 7 saves in 17
games this season...Seattle relievers have allowed opponents to bat just .181 (39x216) which ranks best
in the Majors...Seattle relievers have also allowed the lowest slugging percentage (.292) and OPS (.573)
among MLB bullpens...the Mariners rank 4th in bullpen ERA (2.77) and 3rd in WHIP (1.05).
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE...since April 7, the Mariners bullpen has combined to go 6-1 with 6 saves
and a 1.38 ERA (6 ER, 39.0 IP) with 15 walks and 31 strikeouts over the last 12 games...during that
span, the 1.38 ERA by the bullpen ranks best in the Major Leagues, ahead of Los Angeles-NL (1.77)
and Toronto (2.34)...during that span, 5 Mariners relievers have yet to allow an earned run: Keynan
Middleton (3.0 IP), Kendall Graveman (5.2 IP), Anthony Misiewicz (2.2 IP), Casey Sadler (3.1 IP)
and Erik Swanson (2.0 IP).
THE FRENCH CONNECTION...Ty France has reached base safely in 15 of 17 games this season and
has hit safely in 13 of 17...has hit safely in a season-high 5 consecutive games (4/15-c), batting .438 (7x16)
with 3 runs, 2 doubles, 1 home run, 5 RBI and 2 walks during that span...with a hit today, will tie his career-
high 6-game hitting streak (also: 9/7-13/20).
FOUR SPOT…the Mariners have scored at least 4 runs in 8 of their last 10 games, in 9 of their last 12
games and 12 of their 17 games overall this season…Seattle’s 12 games of 4-or-more runs scored are the
most in the Majors this season, ahead of Atlanta (11), Tampa Bay (11), Chicago-ALL (11) and Los Angeles-
NL (11)...the Mariners are 10-2 this season when scoring at least 4 runs in a game.
AN EVEN TEN...the Mariners are one of 8 teams in the Majors this season to have at least 3 players
with 10+ RBI: Mitch Haniger (14), Kyle Seager (12) and Ty France (10)...Taylor Trammell (9) and José
Marmolejos (8) are the next-closest Mariners to the 10-RBI plateau...no Major League team has 5 players
with 10 RBI so far during the 2021 season.
INTERLEAGUE PLAY…the Mariners host the Dodgers for their 2nd interleague series of the season...the
Mariners went 2-1 vs. the San Francisco Giants to open the 2021 season, the first time in Mariners history
that their season opened with interleague play...last season the Mariners went 7-13 in interleague play and
in 2019 went 9-11...the last time Seattle finished a season with an above-.500 record against the National
League was 2017, when they finished 12-8 in interleague play.
AS YOU KNOW...the Mariners bullpen has tossed 22.0 consecutive innings without allowing an earned
run, and...AS YOU MAY KNOW...Mariners relievers have gone 17.1 consecutive innings without allowing
opponents to score whatsoever, but...DID YOU KNOW... the scoreless streak is the longest by the
Mariners bullpen since 20.0 IP from May 17-26, 2018?...Seattle’s record for scoreless innings by its
bullpen within one season is 32.0 IP (done 2x: July 8-21, 2001 and May 15-30, 2002)...overall, Mariners
relievers are the first in MLB to toss 17.1 straight scoreless innings since the Giants ‘pen tossed 18.0
scoreless innings from Sept 12-18, 2020 (via Elias Sports Bureau).