05.30.14 Game Notes
05.30.14 Game Notes
05.30.14 Game Notes
Safeco Field
DETROIT TIGERS (30-20) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (26-27)
Date
May 31
June 1
June 2
Opp.
DET
DET
@NYY
Time
7:10 pm
1:10 pm
4:10 pm
Mariners Pitcher
RH Chris Young (4-2, 3.30)
vs.
LH Roenis Elias (3-4, 4.02)
vs.
RH Felix Hernandez (7-1, 2.57)
vs.
Opposing Pitcher
LH Drew Smyly (2-3, 3.86)
RH Max Scherzer (6-1, 3.00)
RH David Phelps (1-2, 3.38)
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MAY FLOWERS
The Mariners, 15-13 this month, are
assured of at least a .500 month of
Mayover the last 10 seasons (20042013), the Mariners recorded a winning
record in May only twice, going 15-11
in 2011 and 16-14 in 2007 (114-164
combined May record from 2004-2013.
1.48
2.31
+9
312
HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS
Tonight - Fedora Night & College
Night The first 20,000 fans can head
into the summer in style with a one-ofa-kind Mariners fedora hat and College
students get tickets for as low as $10.
Saturday - Robinson Cano Bobblehead Night & Fight Hunger Night
First 20,000 fans get a Cano bobblehead.
Sunday - Little League Day / Felix
Hernandez Poster All kids (14 &
under) get a Felix Poster.
TONIGHTS TILTthe Mariners wrap up a season-high 11-game homestand with the first (0-0)
game of a 3-game series vs. the Detroit Tigersopened homestand going 2-2 vs. the Astros and 2-2
vs. the Angelswill hit the road after this series for a 3-team, 8-day, 7-game road trip to New YorkAL (1 G), Atlanta (2 G) and Tampa Bay (4 G)tonights game will be televised on ROOT SPORTS in
high definition & broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle & Mariners Radio Network.
ODDS AND ENDSlost last night and are 6-5 over last 11 gamesG#11 of stretch of 16 games in
16 days (5-5)season-high 5-game winning streak May 3-7 (G#1)19-14 following a season-high
8-game losing streak (April 15-22)are 17-16 vs. teams currently with a .500 or better record (9-11
vs. non-.500).
Triples Mariners are T2nd in the AL with 13 tripleshit only 17 triples all of last season.
HBP The Mariners are T1st in AL with 24 HBP w/BOS (T3rd in MLB)had only 31 HBP last season.
Iron Man Robinson Cano has appeared in 1,172 out of a possible 1,187 team games since 2007
(52 of 53 games this season), most in the Majors.
The Condor Michael Saunders is batting .385 (15x39) with 13 RBI over his last 12 games.
Tough Stretch - Seattle is in 11th day of stretch with 36 games in 37 days (May 20-June 25).
KUMAS AL CENTRAL DOMINANCEHisashi Iwakuma is 7-0, 1.12 ERA in 16 G/12 GS vs. teams
from the AL Central in his careerKuma has not allowed a run vs. an AL Central team over his last
48.2 inningsthe 48.2 consecutive scoreless innings are the 2nd-most by a pitcher vs. any division
going back to 1974, trailing only a 55.0-inning scoreless streak by Orel Hershiser vs. the NL West
in Sept. 1988Iwakuma currently has a 16.0 scoreless inning streak vs. the Tigers (5/7/12-current).
TIGER TAMERSJustin Smoak has hit 7 home runs in 23 games vs. the Tigers, 4th-most against an
opponent in his career (LAA-13, TEX-9, KC-8, DET-7)Willie Bloomquists .340 average vs. Detroit
is the 2nd-highest among all active qualifying players (.340/55x162, 24 R, 8 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 13 RBI,
54 G)Michael Saunders has recorded 7 multi-hit outings in 22 games vs. the Tigers (.311/23x74,
11 R, 9 2B, 3B, 8 RBI, 8 BB, 2 SB).
MATCHUP ALERTHisashi Iwakuma has made two career starts vs. the Tigers and both have
been head-to-head vs. Justin Verlander, with Iwakuma going 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and Verlander going
0-2 with a 3.21 ERA (5 ER, 14.0 IP)here is a side-by-side statistical look at the two pitchers since
Iwakuma joined the starting rotation on July 2, 2012:
Pitcher
W-L
ERA
GS
IP
BB BB/9.0
SO K/9.0 IP
Iwakuma
25-11 2.63 54
352.1 72 1.84 287
7.33
Verlander
27-19 3.32 61
404.1 136 3.03 385
8.57
AVG.
QS
.227 35
.251 41
MARINERS & TIGER CONNECTIONSHere are some connections to current Mariners personnel
and the Tigers:
Familiar Faces Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon was on the Tigers coaching staff from 2006-2013,
including the previous seven seasons as the hitting coachbullpen coach Mike Rojas was the Tigers
bullpen coach from July 3, 2011-2013first base coach Andy Van Slyke was the Tigers first base coach
from 2006-2009.
High School Teammates Mariners reliever Danny Farquhar and Tigers catcher Alex Avila were high
school teammates at Archbishop McCarthy HS in Southwest Ranches, FLAvila was a third baseman
and pitcher, and Farquhar was a center fielder and pitcherTigers 3B Nick Castellanos also attended
Archbishop McCarthy, but a few years behind Farquhar and AvilaFarquhar also played Little League
baseball with Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez (both from Pembroke Pines, FL).
HoJo Mariners hitting coach Howard Johnson was the Tigers first-round selection in the 1979 January
Draft and made his Major League debut with Detroit in 1983appeared in 116 games during the Tigers
1984 Championship Season.
Former Tigers LHP Charlie Furbush was selected by the Tigers in the 4th round of the 2007 June Draft
and made his MLB debut with the Tigers in 2011was traded to Seattle in July 2011 for Doug Fister and
David Pauley (as part of 6-player trade)RHP Fernando Rodney signed a non-drafted free agent with the
Tigers on Nov. 1, 1997 and spent seven ML seasons with the Tigers from 2002-09.
Former Mariners Assistant Hitting Coach Darnell Coles was the Mariners 1st round selection (6th pick)
in the 1980 amateur draft and spent parts of six ML season with the Mariners (1983-85 & 1988-90)1B
Coach Omar Vizquel originally singed by the Mariners as a non-drafted free agent on April 1, 1984 and
appeared in five ML seasons in SeattleVizquel lives in Sammamish, WA, in the offseason.
CANO HITS = MARINERS WINSRobinson Cano is T2nd in the Majors with 22 multi-hit games
the Mariners have a 15-7 (.681) record when Cano records a multi-hit gameCano has been held
hitless in just 10 of 52 games this season, with the Mariners going 4-6Cano has reached base
safely in 47 of 52 games and recorded at least one hit in 42 of 52 gamesover his last 16 games
Cano is batting .409 (27x66).
NOW BATTING 2NDin his 8 starts in the No.2 spot in the batting order, Michael Saunders is
batting .433 (13x30) with 8 runs scored, 1 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run and 9 RBI (.457 OBP, .700
SLG, 1.157 OPS)the Mariners are 4-4 in his 8 starts batting 2nd.
AS YOU KNOWRHP Hisashi Iwakuma is 7-0 with a 0.96 ERA (9 ER, 84.1 IP) in 12 starts vs. the
AL Central in his careerBUT DID YOU KNOWIwakumas 0.96 ERA is the lowest ERA in first 12
career starts vs. any division (since 1969)?he ranks just ahead of 2. Kevin Brown, FLA (1.11 ERA
vs. NL Central, 1996-97), 3. Rick Reuschel, CHI (1.23 vs. NL East, 1972-73), 4. Pedro Martinez, BOS
(1.28 vs. AL West, 1998-99) and 5. Yovani Gallardo, MIL 1.32 ERA vs. NL East, 2007-10)
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES FRIDAY MAY 30, 2014 VS. DETROIT TIGERS PAGE 2
TONIGHTS MARINERS STARTER
RHP HISASHI IWAKUMA
2014 Breakdown:
Overall
Home
Road
vs. DET
scr
DT OPP SCR W-L
IP H R ER BB SO HR left PC-K
5/3 @HOU
9-8 W (1-0) 6.2 6 4 4 1 3 1 9-3
81-56
5/8 KC 1-0 W (2-0) 8.0 4 0 0 0 7 0 1-0
93-61
5/13 TB 1-2 ND
8.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 1-0
97-70
5/20
@TEX
6-2 W (3-0) 8.0 6 2 2 1 3 1 6-2
99-64
5/25 HOU 1-4 L (3-1) 7.0 9 4 4 0 6 2 1-4
94-66
MAY
5 GS, 3-1, 2.39
37.2 29 10 10 2
24 4
W-L-S ERA G/GS
IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 26-12-2 2.80 68/54 382.2 325 128 119 87 310 46
Home 13-7-0 2.59 37/30 212.1 169 65 61 39 187 23
Road 13-5-2 3.06 31/24 170.1 156 63 58 48 123 23
Starter 25-11-0 2.63 54/54 352.1 297 112 103 72 287 40
Reliever 1-1-2 4.75 14/0 30.1 28 16 16 15 23 6
vs. DET 1-0 0.53 3/2 17.0 10 1 1 3 13 0
scr
DT OPP SCR W-L
IP H R ER BB SO HR left PC-K
4/27 @LV 5-4 ND
4.0 6 3 2 0 2 0 2-3
76-54
ABOUT IWAKUMA
LAST STARTL#1 in last start on May 25 vs. Houstontossed 5.0 shutout innings before allowing two-run home runs in the 6th (George Springer) and 7th
(Marc Krauss) innings4th straight outing with at least 7.0 innings tossed
the 9 hits allowed tied a career-high.
ALL GOOD THINGSIwakuma loss in his last start was his first since Aug. 10,
2013 vs. Milwaukeebetween losses, he was 7-0 with a 1.67 ERA (16 ER,
86.1 IP) with 65 strikeouts in 12 starts (Aug. 16, 2013-May 20, 2014)during
that span tossed 7.0+ innings in 9 starts, 8.0+ innings in 5 starts.
BRING ON THE CENTRALHisashi Iwakuma is 7-0 with 1 save and a 1.12
ERA (12 ER, 96.1 IP) in 16 games/12 starts vs. the AL Central, including going
4-0 with a 0.49 ERA (3 ER, 55.2 IP) in 9 games/7 starts at home vs. the AL
CentralIwakuma currently has a 48.2 scoreless inning streak vs. the AL Central, dating back to May 20, 2013it is currently the longest active scoreless
inning streak vs. any division and the 2nd-longest vs. any division dating back
to 1974trails only: 1.) Orel Hershiser (55.0 IP vs. NL West, 9/5-28/88; and
ahead of 3.) Dave Stieb (42.0 IP vs. AL East, 9/13/88-5/17/89); T4.) LaTroy
Hawkins (41.0 vs. AL Central, 4/28/02-7/2/03); T4.) Frank Tanana (41.0 IP vs.
AL East, 6/5-8/10/77).
CRAZY EIGHTSHisashi Iwakuma tossed at least 8.0 innings, while allowing
2 runs or less in 3 starts (May 8 vs. KC, May 13 vs. TB & May 20 at TEX)he
is the 12th starting pitcher in club history (21st time) to record 3 consecutive
starts where he has pitched at least 8.0 innings and allowed 2 or fewer runs
Felix Hernandez has four such streaks during his career (most in club history)
and Randy Johnson and Mike Moore each had three streaks.
HIGH QUALITYIwakuma recorded back-to-back starts of 8.0 or more scoreless innings without allowing a walk, May 8 vs. KC and May 13 vs. TB, becoming the first pitcher in Mariners history to record such startsback-to-back
startsover these two starts Iwakuma allowed 8 hits, zero walks and struck
out 12 batters in 16.0 scoreless innings.
LAST TIME
LAST START/LOSS: 5/25/14, 1-4 vs. HOU (7.0,9,4,4,0,6,2HR)
LAST WIN: 5/20/14, 6-2 at TEX (8.0,6,2,2,1,3,HR)
LAST ND: 5/13/14, 1-2 vs. TB (8.0,4,0,0,0,5)
LAST CG: none
LAST ShO: none
MLB CAREER HIGHS
INNINGS: 8.0, 10x, last: 5/20/14 at TEX
HITS: 9-2x, last: 5/25/14 vs. HOU
RUNS: 6-2x, last: 8/10/13 vs. MIL
STRIKEOUTS: 13, 7/30/12 vs. TOR
WALKS: 4, 8/28/12 at MIN
LOW-HIT GAME (CG): NA
LONGEST WIN STREAK: 7, 8/16/13-5/20/14
LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 3, 6/15-7/4
IWAKUMA vs. TIGERS
Making his 4th career appearance, 3rd start against the Tigers,
his 1st this seasonis 1-0 with a 0.53 ERA (1 ER, 17.0 IP) with 13
strikeouts in 3 games including 2 startshas not allowed a run to
Detroit in his last 16.0 innings since 5th inning of relief appearance
on May 7, 2012 and including 6.0 shutout (4/18/13) and 8.0 shutout
(9/18/13) outings.
AVG AB H HR RBI BB SO
A. Avila
.000 7 0 0 0 0 2
M. Cabrera .143 7 1 0 0 0 2
R. Davis
.111 9 1 1 1 1 6
T. Hunter
.200 10 2 0 0 0 2
A. Jackson
.125 8 1 0 0 0 2
D. Kelly
.167 6 1 0 0 0 0
I. Kinsler
.400 20 8 3 3 2 3
J.D. Martinez .000 3 0 0 0 0 3
V. Martinez
.333 3 1 0 0 2 0
A. Romine
.500 4 2 0 0 0 1
SCORELESS STREAK
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOUIwakuma is 7-1 with a 2.69 ERA (27 ER,
90.1 IP) in 14 games/11 starts in his career in the month of MayIwakuma went 4-0 with 2.53 ERA (12 ER, 42.2 IP) in 6 starts in May in 2013.
HIGH QUALITYtossed 8.0 innings of shutout innings, 5/8 vs. KC and 5/13 vs. TBin his 53 career starts, marked the 21st and 22nd time hed worked
6.0 or more innings and allowed 1 ER or less; was the 15th and 16th time hed allowed 0 earned runs in a start of at least 6.0 innings.
THE INJURYwhile working out in Southern California in preparation for spring training, suffered an injury to the middle finger on his right (throwing)
handhe was examined by hand specialist Dr. Don Sheridan in Arizona who diagnosed him with a strained tendon in his middle fingeron 15-day DL
March 29 (retro to March 21)-May 3, incl. 1 rehab start at AAA Tacoma (see below).
REHAB OUTINGmade his only rehab appearance on April 27 for AAA Tacoma against Las Vegasallowed 3 runs (2 ER) in the first inning before tossing 3.0 scoreless inningsretired the side in order in just the 3rd framealso tossed a simulated game on April 22 at Safeco Field after rain threatened
the game in Tacoma.
SEATTLES BEST IN 2013Iwakuma was named to the AL All Star team but did not pitchwas named the Mariners Pitcher of the Year by the Seattle chapter
of the Baseball Writers Association of America and was a finalist for Male Athlete of the Year for 2013 in the 79th Seattle Star of the Year voting.
INNINGS EATERtossed a career-high 219.2 innings in 2013, besting his Japanese career-high of 201.2 innings during his Pacific League MVP season in
2008his innings total was T3rd-most by a Japanese born pitcher, trailing only Hideo Nomo (228.1 in 1996 & 220.1 in 2002).
KUMA QUALITY STARTin 2013 led the Majors and set a Mariners record with 10 starts in which he pitched at least 6.0 innings and did not allow an earned
run (5-0, 5 no-decision)for the season had 13 no-decisions and had a 2.88 ERA (84.1 IP, 27 ER) in those gamesbullpen failed to protect 4 leads for
him.
PRETTY GOOD NUMBERSsince moving into the starting rotation on July 2, 2012 vs. Baltimore, Iwakuma has gone 25-11 with a 2.63 ERA (103 ER,
352.1 IP) in 54 startshe has averaged 6 1/3 innings per start and recorded 35 quality startsIwakumas 2.63 ERA since his first MLB start ranks
tops in the American League and 5th-best in the Majors among starting pitchers: Kershaw, LAD, 2.16; Fernandez, MIA, 2.25; Medlen, ATL, 2.36;
Harvey, NYM, 2.39; Iwakuma, SEA, 2.59; Cueto, CIN, 2.70; Wainwright, STL, 2.76.
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES FRIDAY MAY 30, 2014 VS. DETROIT TIGERS PAGE 3
Season Totals
Starters
Relievers
Safeco
Road
March/April
May
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
5/27 vs. LAA (6.1,8,5,5,1,5)
L
L2
11
5.9
97.3
1/0
7.89
3.60
3
12
34-Hernandez, rhp 5/28 vs. LAA (8.2,4,1,1,2,9)
W
W4
12
7.0
101.6 8/2
8.89
1.71
10
5
18-Iwakuma, rhp
5/24 vs. HOU (7.0,9,4,4,0,6,2HR)
L
L1
5
7.5
92.8
0/2
5.73
0.48
3
6
37-Maurer, rhp
5/29 vs. LAA (4.0,6,5,5,4,2,HR)
L4
L4
7
4.6
80.9
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
5/7 at OAK-2 (6.0,6,2,2,1,4,HR)
L
L4
6
5.0
89.2
3/1
7.20
3.60
3
2
53-Young, rhp
5/26 vs. LAA (6.1,2,1,1,3,5,HR)
W
W1
9
6.1
95.7
2/3
3.58
3.74
5
1
W/L
After Loss
0-0
1-2
5-1
2-1
0-2
1-0
0-1
2-1
Team
Record
0-1
5-6
8-4
3-2
2-5
2-0
1-5
5-4
Team No.
Hernandez
Iwakuma
Ramirez
Paxton
Elias
Young
Beavan
Maurer
INNINGS
(Team Rec.)
(Starters Rec.)
0.0-4.2
9 (1-8)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
2 (0-1)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
1 (0-0)
1 (0-1)
5 (0-3)
5.0-5.2
11 (5-6)
1 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
1 (0-1)
1 (1-0)
6 (0-2)
1 (1-0)
0 (0-0)
1 (1-0)
6.0-6.2
14 (8-6)
4 (2-0)
1 (1-0)
2 (0-2)
0 (0-0)
3 (2-1)
4 (2-1)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
7.0-7.2
11 (5-6)
3 (1-1)
1 (0-1)
1 (1-0)
1 (1-0)
2 (1-1)
2 (0-1)
0 (0-0)
1 (0-1)
8.0-9.0
8 (7-1)
4 (4-0)
3 (3-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
1 (1-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
Total Starts
53 (26-27)
12 (7-1)
5 (3-1)
6 (1-4)
2 (2-0)
11 (3-4)
9 (4-2)
1 (0-1)
7 (1-4)
Runs scored/start:
4.11 (218 R)
5.25 (63 R)
3.60 (18 R)
3.33 (20 R)
6.50 (13 R)
4.00 (44 R)
3.78 (34 R)
0.00 (0 R)
3.71 (26 R)
Teams record when starting:
26-27
8-4 3-2 1-5 2-0 5-6 5-4 0-1 2-5
LAST APP.
IP,H,R,ER,BB,K
LAST WIN
5/24 vs. HOU
1.0,2,0,0,0,0
7/24/11 vs. STL w/PIT
5/26 vs. LAA
1.0,0,0,0,0,1
4/27 vs. TEX
5/26 vs. LAA
0.2,0,0,0,0,0
8/20/12 vs. CLE
5/27 vs. LAA
0.2,0,0,0,1,1
5/22 vs. HOU
5/25 vs. HOU
1.0,1,0,0,1,0
5/7 at OAK-1
5/28 vs. LAA
0.1,0,0,0,0,0
4/23 vs. HOU
5/27 vs. LAA
2.0,3,1,1,0,3,HR 8/18/12 vs. MIN
4/6 at OAK
2.0,0,0,0,0,2
None
LAST SAVE
6/11/09 vs. CIN w/WAS
5/4 at HOU
None
None
6/18/13 at LAA
5/28 vs. LAA
7/28/13 vs. MIN
None
#40 - DANNY FARQUHAR, LHP 2014: 23 G, 1-1, 2.81 ERA, 1-2 SV, 2 HLD
Career-High IP: 3.0 (7/31/13 at BOS) 2014-High IP: 2.0, 3x (last: 5/4 at HOU)
Career-High IP: 5.0 IP (5/27/11 vs. BOS) 2014-High IP: 1.1-2x (last: 4/29 at NYY)
LAST LOSS
4/17 at TEX
4/11 vs. KC
5/2 at HOU
None
4/18 at MIA
5/22 vs. HOU
4/20 at MIA
None
Team Bullpen Totals
SV/OPP
0/0 (---)
1/2 (.500)
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
0/1 (.000)
13/15 (.867)
0/2 (.000)
0/0 (---)
14/20 (.700)
1st BF/RETIRED
16/13 (.813)
22/15 (.682)
22/14 (.667)
18/12 (.667)
22/17 (.773)
21/12 (.571)
22/13 (.591)
1/1 (1.000)
149/98 (.658)
RI/STRANDED
8/8 (1.000)
11/8 (.727)
16/12 (.750)
10/6 (.600)
6/5 (.833)
5/5 (1.000)
7/4 (.571)
2/1 (.500)
71/54 (.761)
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES FRIDAY MAY 30, 2014 VS. DETROIT TIGERS PAGE 4
SEATTLE HITTERS vs. DETROIT TIGERS
2013
CAREER
HR @
AVG
AB H HR RBI
AVG AB H HR RBI SEA
Ackley
.192
26 5 1 3
.245 49 12 1 6
10
Bloomquist
-- -- -- -- --
.340 162
55 3 13 3
Buck
.000
4 0 0 0
.244 254
62
6 19 3
Cano
.217
23
5 0 2
.265 249
66
7 24 4
Franklin
.214
14
3 0 1
.214 14
3 0 1
4
Gillespie
-- -- -- -- --
-- -- -- -- --
0
Hart - DL
-- -- -- -- --
.280 25 7 1 3
2
Jones
-- -- -- -- --
-- -- -- -- --
0
Miller
-- -- -- -- --
-- -- -- -- --
4
Morrison - DL .200
10
2 0 0
.200 10
2 0 0
0
Romero
-- -- -- -- --
-- -- -- -- --
1
Saunders
.417
12 5 0 2
.311 74 23 0 8
21
Seager
.192
26 5 0 1
.244 41 10 0 5
20
Smoak
.280
25 7 1 3
.232 82 19 7 19 27
Zunino
.125
8 1 0 0
.125 8 1 0 0
6
#5 - BRAD MILLER, SS
Last Game: 2x3, R, K yest.
Homestand: 2x8, R, 2 BB, K
Started 12 games this season; Seattle is 5-7 in his starts (4-7 as catcher).
Had 3 hits including 2 doubles May 4 at HOU; had only 2 3-hit games in 13.
Signed by Seattle as a free agent on January 16, 2014.
#22 - ROBINSON CANO, 2B vs. Verlander: .231 (9x39), 2 2B, 3B, 2 BB, 6 K
Last Game: 0x4, K, 2 GIDP Wed vs. LAA
Current Streak: 0 G (0x4)
Homestand: 9x27, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, 4 K
Last HR: 4/21 at TEX (#2)
Season-Highs: streak: 9 (4/20-5/1)hits: 4 (5/18)RBI: 3 (4/17)
Scratched from lineup yesterday with illness (first missed game this season).
T5th in AL with 67 hits, 3rd with .327 avg and T2nd with 22 multi-hit games.
Batting .400 (28x70) with 5 2B, HR, 12 RBI since 5/9.
Hits in 42 of 52 games with 22 multi-hit contestsreached safely in 47 G.
Batting .400 (40x100) w/17 R, 6 2B, 3B, 21 RBI, 12 BB in Mariners 26 wins.
Reached safely (via H or BB) in 31 straight games, incl. 27 via hit, 4/20-5/24:
hit .368 (45x121), w/18 R, 9 2B, 3B, HR, 20 RBI, 10 BB & .414 OBP, .901 OPS.
Season-high 4 H (4x5) w/2B, 2 R, RBI 5/18 at MIN25th career game w/4+ H.
HR #1, a 3-run shot, vaulted Mariners back into game 4/17 at TEX.
2x4 in Mariners debut & scored 800th career run Opening Night 3/31 at LAA.
Signed by Seattle to 10-year free agent contract on Dec. 12, 2013.
Has made 9 starts (all in left field)hits in 5 of 9 starts and has 3 runs scored.
Selected from AAA Tacoma 4/24 (Franklin optioned).
Was batting .362 (21x58) with 5 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 14 RBI in 16 games with
AAA Tacomarecorded hits in 11 of 16 games (8 multi-hit).
Appeared in 78 MLB games with the D-backs, Giants and Cubs.
Portland, OR nativeattended Oregon St2006 Pac-10 Player of the Year.
#27 - COREY HART, OF
Last Game: 0x1, BB, SB, 5/18 at MIN.
Homestand: ---
0x4 Sunday snapped 14-G hitting streak (5/9-24); hit .288 (15x52) w/10 R, 4
2B, 2 3B, RBI, 6 BB, SB during streak.
In 15 starts is batting .266 (21x79), 15 R, 6 XBH, RBI, 7 BB and 2 SBset
club record with hits in first 15 MLB starts of career.
1st MLB GS (in CF) 5/6 at OAK; singled in 1st AB and finished 2x5.
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.
Went 2x3 5/29 vs. LAA, first multi-hit game since 5/2 at HOU.
Drawn 6 walks over last 8 games (7 BB in previous 36 G).
Batting .118 (10x85) w/7 R, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 11 BB, 23 K in last 28 G (4/18-c).
Snapped 0-for-19 w/ 3rd-inning 2 RBI 2B May 11 vs. KC.
Recorded 7 errors in last 20 G; 2 E in first 22 games of the season.
First career multi-SB game 5/5 at OAK (1x3, RBI, 2 SB).
Had his 4th career multi-HR game 4/1 at LAA; has only 11 career HRs.
Hit team-leading 7th HR 5/27 vs. LAA (off J. Weaver)now tied for lead.
Recorded 22 hits batting right-handed this season (28 all last season).
Batting .204 (21x103, 4 HR) in 28 May games; .250 (22x88) in March/April.
Appeared in all 53 games (52 starts at 1B) this season.
Recorded a walk in 4 straight games May 16-20, 1 off career high.
T2nd in MLB with 19 2-out RBI (Moss, OAK, 22).
On team T1st w/ 7 HR, 3rd w/ 29 RBI5 HR as LH Batter, 2 RH batter.
Scored career-high tying 3 runs (4x, last: 9/18/13 at DET)hit 3-run HR in
9th to expand Seattle lead to 7-3 en route to a 10-4 win 3/31 at LAA.
#3 - MIKE ZUNINO, C
Last Game: 0x3 yest.
Homestand: 5x24, 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 5 K
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES FRIDAY MAY 30, 2014 VS. DETROIT TIGERS PAGE 5
SCORE BY INNINGS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X
Total
Mariners 22 21 33 25 25 26 24 19 23 0 218
Opponent 24 19 27 25 23 18 22 26 21 2 207
Player
Solo 2R 3R GS Total
Ackley
3 1 -- -- 4
Almonte
1 -- -- -- 1
Bloomquist -- 1 -- -- 1
Buck
-- -- -- -- 0
Cano
-- 1 1
-- 2
Hart
4 -- 1
-- 5
Miller
2 1 -- -- 3
Morrison -- -- -- -- 0
Romero
2 -- -- -- 2
Saunders 2 1 -- -- 3
Seager
2 3 2
-- 7
Smoak
2 4 1
-- 7
Zunino
4 2 1
-- 7
Team
22 14 6 0 42
Runs via HR:
68
DISABLED LIST
Name
Blake Beavan-rhp
Corey Hart-dh
Logan Morrison-of/dh
James Paxton-lhp
Taijuan Walker-rhp
Hisashi Iwakuma-rhp
Stephen Pryor-rhp
TYPE
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
DL Dates
April 16-current
May 20 (retro 5/19)-current
April 16 (retro 4/15)-current
April 9-current
March 29 (retro 3/21)-current
March 29 (retro 3/21)-May 2
March 29 (retro 3/21)-April 17
Eligible
May 1
June 3
April 30
April 24
April 5
---
---
Injury
Right shoulder tendinitis
Strained left hamstring
Strained right hamstring
Strained left latissimus dorsi muscle
Right shoulder impingement
Torn extensor tendon in his right middle finger
Surgery to repair a torn tendon in right shoulder
G Missed
40
10
41
46
53
27
14
Team Record
19-21
5-5
19-22
21-25
26-27
12-15
7-8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ackley
-- 0-2 -- -- 0-1
1-1
10-13
9-5 -Almonte 10-13
0-1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-1
Bloomquist -- 2-1 -- -- -- 0-1 0-1 0-1 5-2
Buck
-- -- -- -- --
2-1 -- 1-4
2-2
Cano
-- -- 26-26 -- -- -- -- -- -Franklin
-- -- -- -- -- 1-3 1-2 1-0 2-0
Gillespie
-- -- -- -- --
4-0
2-0
1-1 -Hart
-- -- --
15-15
5-3
-- -- -- -Jones
8-9
2-0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -Miller
-- 9-12 -- -- -- -- -- 4-0 5-12
Morrison -- -- -- --
2-1
0-1
1-2 -- -Romero
-- 9-6 -- -- 1-1
1-2 6-0 0-1 -Saunders 8-4
4-4 -- -- 0-3 -- 1-3 1-2 -Seager
-- -- -- 1-2
7-10
13-11
3-2 -- -Smoak
-- -- --
10-9
10-7
4-5
2-3 -- -Zunino
-- -- -- --
1-0
0-1 --
9-12
12-6
PITCHER - Hernandez (8-4), Ramirez (1-5), Iwakuma, (3-2), Paxton (2-0), Elias (5-5), Young (5-4), Beavan (0-1), Maurer (2-5)
2 3 4 5 Total
8 2 -- -- 10
4 -- -- -- 4
2 -- -- -- 2
-- 1 -- -- 1
20 1 1 -- 22
2 -- -- -- 2
8 -- -- -- 8
3 -- -- -- 3
6 -- -- -- 6
-- -- -- -- 0
6 1 -- -- 7
8 2 -- -- 10
13 1 -- -- 14
10 -- -- -- 10
8 -- 1 -- 9
98 8 2 0 108
INSTANT REPLAY:
Total Confirmed/Stands Overturned
Mariners 10 5 5
Opponents 9 3 6
Umpires 7 6 1
OUTFIELD ASSISTS:
Player A
Ackley...........................................................2
Almonte........................................................2
Morrison.......................................................1
Saunders......................................................1
HITTING STREAKS:
GAME-WINNING/2-OUT RBI:
Player
2 3 4 5+ Total Player GWRBI
Cano.........................................................................5
Ackley
4 1 -- -- 5
Seager......................................................................4
Almonte
1 -- --
-- 1
Smoak/Hart..............................................................3
Bloomquist 1 1 -- -- 2
Saunders/Romero/Almonte/Zunino.........................2
Buck
-- -- -- -- 0
Ackley/Bloomquist...................................................1
Cano
7 1 -- -- 8
Player
2-Out RBI
Franklin
-- -- -- -- 0
Smoak....................................................................19
Hart
2 -- 1 -- 3
Seager....................................................................10
Jones
-- -- -- -- 0
Hart.........................................................................10
Miller
1 1 -- -- 2
Ackley.......................................................................8
Morrison
-- -- -- -- 0
Cano/Zunino.............................................................7
Romero
-- 1 --
-- 1
Miller.........................................................................6
Saunders..................................................................4
Saunders
4 1 -- -- 5
Almonte....................................................................3
Seager
4 1 1 1 7
Romero.....................................................................1
Smoak
6 3 -- -- 9
Franklin.....................................................................1
Zunino
3 2 -- -- 5
Team
33 12 2 1 48
Player
Dates
James Jones
Robinson Cano
Kyle Seager
Michael Saunders
Corey Hart
14
9
8
7
7
5/9-24
4/20-5/1
4/23-5/3
5/1-7
4/15-23
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
April 19
April 20
April 23
April 24
April 25
April 29
May 2
May 3
May 4
May 5
May 7
May 20
May 23
May 24
May 27
May 28
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MARINERS UPDATE
Overall Record.........................................26-27
Series Records........................................ 5-7-5
First Game of Series..................................12-5
Second Game of Series............................6-11
Third Game of Series..................................8-6
Fourth Game of Series................................0-5
Leading After 6..........................................20-6
Trailing After 6............................................5-19
Tied After 6...................................................1-2
Leading After 7..........................................22-5
Trailing After 7............................................4-19
Tied After 7...................................................0-3
Leading After 8..........................................24-2
Trailing After 8............................................1-22
Tied After 8...................................................1-3
Score First..................................................15-7
Opponent Score First..............................12-20
Comeback Wins / Blown Losses.........12 / 11
Last at-bat W/L (walk-off).................. 4-6 (1-4)
Hit a home run...........................................16-9
No home runs..........................................10-18
Scoring 4 or more runs.............................21-6
Scoring less than 4 runs...........................5-21
Score in 3 or more innings........................14-6
Out-hit opponent.......................................22-2
Out-hit by opponent..................................4-22
Hits even.......................................................0-3
Lineups Used................................................ 48
Players Used (Pitchers)......................... 30 (15)
Safeco Field Roof Open............................10-9
Safeco Field Roof Closed...........................2-1
Safeco Field Roof Moved............................0-4
Northwest Green Jersey.............................5-2
Astro Navy Jersey........................................5-4
Safeco Field Sellouts...................................1-0
2013 after 53 games................................22-31
2013 after 54 games................................23-31
2013 after 55 games................................24-31
Best ever after 53 games................41-12 (01)
Best ever after 54 games................42-12 (01)
Best ever after 55 games................43-12 (01)
March/April..............................................11-14
May...........................................................15-13
June..............................................................0-0
July................................................................0-0
August..........................................................0-0
September....................................................0-0
Monday.........................................................5-1
Tuesday........................................................5-4
Wednesday...................................................4-5
Thursday.......................................................3-4
Friday............................................................3-4
Saturday.......................................................3-5
Sunday..........................................................3-4
1-Run Games/2-Run Games............. 5-8/10-8
Extra Innings................................................1-2
Average Time of Game (9-inn.)................. 2:53
Postponements...... 2 (4/4 @OAK, 4/30 @NYY)
INDIVIDUAL BATTING
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES FRIDAY MAY 30, 2014 VS. DETROIT TIGERS 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
20,858
29,359
30,447
12,392
13,446
20,951
27,275
29,717
32,511
43,706
43,654
13,836
21,192
21,585
26,839
22,710
13,064
13,895
11.657
2014 MARINERS GAME NOTES FRIDAY MAY 30, 2014 VS. DETROIT TIGERS PAGE 8
G
D
D/N OPP W / L
SCORE WINNER/LOSER/SAVE
84 7/1 N @HOU
85 7/2 D @HOU
7/3
Off Day
86 7/4 N @CWS
87 7/5 D @CWS
88 7/6 D @CWS
89 7/7 N MIN
90 7/8 N MIN
91 7/9 N MIN
92 7/10 N MIN
93 7/11 N OAK
94 7/12 N OAK
95 7/13 D OAK
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 (0-0)
Batting: .--- (---), 0 HR
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
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
REC.
POS
GA/GB
CLUBS
TIME
ATT