04.25.16 Game Notes PDF
04.25.16 Game Notes PDF
04.25.16 Game Notes PDF
Safeco Field
SEATTLE MARINERS (9-9) vs. HOUSTON ASTROS (6-13)
Day
Date
Opp. Time (PT)
Tuesday
April 26 HOU
7:10 pm
Wednesday April 27 HOU
7:10 pm
Thursday
Mariners Pitcher
RH Nathan Karns (1-1, 5.28)
vs.
RH Hisashi Iwakuma (0-2, 3.81)
vs.
OFF DAY
Opposing Pitcher
LH Dallas Keuchel (1-3, 7.56)
RH Collin McHugh (1-3, 7.56)
RADIO
710 ESPN
710 ESPN
All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games on Spanish Audio via TV SAP
ALL-TIME MARINERS KS
Felix Hernandez stuck out Rafael Ortega swinging in the 1st inning passing
Randy Johnson for the Mariners franchise record in strikeouts:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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COOPERSTOWN BOUND
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TONIGHT'S TILTthe Mariners open a 6-game, 7-day homestand with the first of a three-game set
against the Houston Astroswill also host the Kansas City Royals (3)coming off a 9-game road
trip to New York-AL (2-1), Cleveland (2-1) and Los Angeles-AL (2-1)tonights game will be televised
in the Mariners TV market on ROOT SPORTS NW and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle and the
Mariners Radio Network.
ODDS AND ENDSMariners won yesterday and are 4-3 following a 3-game winning streak...are 7-3
since a 5-game losing streak...are 1-5 at home, but 8-4 on the road...played 12 of first 18 games of
the season away from Safeco Field.
vs. Fister - Nelson Cruz (.348/8x23, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB), Robinson Can (.333/4x12, 2 2B) and Kyle
Seager (3x10, 2B) are each hitting over .300 vs. tonights Astros starter Doug Fister.
3 Straight - closer Steve Cishek recorded a save in 3 straight Mariners games, April 20-22...marks the 2nd
time in his career to record 3 saves in 3 games (also: July 20-22, 2014 w/MIA).
Homers on the road - the Mariners have hit 19 of their 24 home runs this season on the road, ranking 3rd in
the Majors and 1st in the American League in road home runs.
Four Score - the Mariners are 7-0 when scoring 4 or more runs in 2016, but 2-9 when scoring 3 or less.
Comebacks - 4 of Seattles 9 wins this season have been comebacks, including 4 of the last 8.
For Openers - the Mariners are 2-4 in the first game of a series; 7-5 in all other games.
Batting Around the Mariners have batted around (10 men to plate) once this season (4/5 at TEX).
Young & Old Joel Peralta was the oldest player on the Mariners opening day roster at 40 years, 20
daysKetel Marte was the youngest player at 22 years, 184 days.
First Opening Day Roster - Dae-Ho Lee (INF), Ketel Marte (INF), Mike Montgomery (LHP), Luis
Sardias (INF), and Tony Zych (RHP) are on their first Opening Day rosters.
GAME TIME CHANGEthe Mariners announced that their game on Saturday, April 30 versus the Kansas
City Royals will now start at 7:10 pm...the game was originally scheduled to begin at 6:10 pm.
VOTE NOW! VOTE OFTEN!Major League Baseball yesterday marked the official start of All-Star Balloting
for the 2016 MLB All-Star Game presented by MasterCard, which will be held on Tuesday, July 12th at
Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres...for the 2nd consecutive season, the All-Star Balloting
Program will be conducted exclusively online and via mobile devices at MLB.com, all 30 Club web sites
and the MLB.com At Bat mobile app...fans around the world can cast their votes for starters a total of 35
times with the 2016 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Ballot, including a maximum of five valid ballots cast in
any 24-hour period.
LOOKING FOR ROUND NUMBERSRobinson Can is 3 RBI short of 1,000 for his Major League
careerSeth Smith (99), who hit a home run yesterday vs. the Angels (99) is 1 home run shy of 100
in his career, and Kyle Seager (99), who also homered yesterday vs. the Angels, is also 1 homer away
from the century mark.
SEAGER BELIEVER...with his next home run, Kyle Seager will record his 100th career home run,
becoming the first player drafted and developed by the Mariners to hit his first 100 career home runs
with the club since 1998 (Alex Rodriguez)he will also become the 7th player to hit his first 100
career home runs with the Mariners (also: Alvin Davis, Ken Phelps, Jim Presley, Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar
Martinez and Rodriguez)Seager will also be the 12th player overall to hit 100 home runs for the
Mariners (also: Davis, Phelps, Presley, Griffey Jr., Jay Buhner, Martinez, Rodriguez, Bret Boone, Raul
Ibanez, Richie Sexson and Adrian Beltre).
SERIOUS IN ROAD SERIES...the Mariners are 8-4 on the road this season, taking 2 of 3 games in
each of their three road series (2-1 at TEX, 2-1 at NYY, 2-1 at CLE, 2-1 at LAA)...their 4 road series
winning streak to open a season is currently tied for the 2nd-longest in club history: 2001 (7), 1997 (4),
2016 (3) and 2002 (3)...at 94-80 (.540) since 2014, the Mariners are one of just 12 teams in Majors (1 of
6 AL teams) with a winning road record...during this stretch, Seattle trails only the Kansas City Royals
(95-74/.562) with the highest road winning percentage.
DRESSED TO THE NINES...the Mariners are 9-9 this season and, with Wade Miley recording his first
win yesterday at LAA, have had 9 different pitchers record a win: Nick Vincent (4/5), Joaquin Benoit
(4/6), Steve Cishek (4/13), Nathan Karns (4/15), Felix Hernandez (4/16), Taijuan Walker (4/20), Tony
Zych (4/21), Joel Peralta (4/22) and Wade Miley (4/25).
MAKING ORANGE JUICEseveral Mariners have enjoyed success hitting vs. the Astros: Robinson
Can (.346/65x188, 29 R, 9 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 29 RBI) and Nelson Cruz (.303/67x221, 33 R, 4 2B, 3B, 19
HR, 49 RBI) and each hit over .300 vs. HoustonCruz (19 HR), Chris Iannetta (7 HR), Kyle Seager
(7 HR) and Seth Smith (5 HR) have each hit at least 5 home runs vs. the AstrosCruz is averaging a
HR every 11.63 AB vs. the Astros, which is the highest among all active players...his 19 career home
runs are T5th-most among active players.
BULLPEN BANTERthe Mariners currently hold the lowest bullpen opponent average in the Majors
at .162 (31x191), the lowest opponents on-base percentage at .233, WHIP (0.88), fewest baserunner
per 9.0 innings (8.07) and fewest hits per 9.0 innings (5.10).
UP & DOWNthe Mariners bullpen has allowed just 5 runs in its last 31.2 innings over the last 11
games (1.42 ERA) beginning the 8th inning on April 12the Mariners bullpen began the season by
allowing zero runs in the first 11.0 inningsproceeded to allow 11 runs in the next 12.0 innings from
April 8 (9th inning) through April 12 (7th inning) before starting this run.
AS YOU KNOW...the Mariners are 9-9 this season and have had 9 different pitchers record a win...
BUT DID YOU KNOW?...that in the last 100 years, the Mariners are only the 5th team to open a
season with each of their first 9 wins by 9 different pitchers?...Seattle joins the 2012 Pittsburgh
Pirates, the 2008 Oakland Athletics, the 1992 California Angels and the 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates.
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY APRIL 25, 2016 VS. HOUSTON ASTROS\ PAGE 2
TODAYS MARINERS STARTER
RHP TAIJUAN WALKER
2016 MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS
IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 1-0 1.50 3/3 18.0 15 4 3 2 16 1
Home 0-0 2.25 2/2 12.0 12 3 3 2 8 1
Road 1-0 0.00 1/1 6.0 3 1 0 0 6 0
vs. HOU 0-0 --- 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W-L ERA G/GS
IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 15-11 3.60 43/40 240.2 220 115 106 64 217 28
Home 4-5 4.17 18/17 101.1 88 51 47 22 103 15
Road 11-6 3.81 25/23 139.1 132 64 59 42 114 13
Starter 15-11 4.05 40/40 231.1 210 112 104 62 210 28
Reliever 0-0 1.93 3/0 9.1 10 3 2 2 7 0
vs. HOU 4-1 4.40 8/8 43.0 43 23 21 14 47 7
ABOUT WALKER
scr
DT
OPP SCR W-L
IP H R ER BB SO HR left PC-K
4/8 OAK 2-3 ND
6.0 7 2 2 0 4 1
2-2
100-59
4/13 TEX 4-2 ND
6.0 5 1 1 2 4 0
2-1
108-74
4/20 @CLE 2-1 W (1-0) 6.0 3 1 0 0 6 0
2-1
110-78
APRIL: 3 GS, 1-0, 1.50
18.0 15
4
3 2 16
1
scr
DT
OPP SCR W-L
IP H R ER BB SO HR left PC-K
4/10 @OAK 0-12 L (0-1) 3.1 9 9 9 2 3 1
0-6
77-48
4/15 @LAD 2-5 L (0-2) 4.0 6 5 5 4 3 0
1-5
76-46
4/21 HOU 3-6 ND
5.1 4 1 1 4 8 0
3-1
102-62
4/27 @TEX 3-1 W (1-2) 7.0 6 1 0 1 5 0
3-1
92-62
APRIL: 4 GS, 1-2, 6.86
19.2 25 16 15 11 19
1
5/2 @HOU 4-11 L (1-3) 3.0 9 8 7 1 2 3
0-2
77-46
5/8 OAK 4-3 ND
5.0 5 3 3 2 6 1
1-3
97-59
5/13 SD 2-4 L (1-4) 6.0 4 2 2 1 6 1
1-2
102-63
5/19 @BAL 4-9 ND
3.2 7 4 4 4 3 0
4-4
71-42
5/24 @TOR 2-8 L (1-5) 5.2 6 4 4 4 3 2
1-4
97-58
5/29 CLE 2-1 W (2-5) 8.0 2 0 0 0 8 0
2-0
102-76
MAY: 6 GS, 1-3, 5.74
31.1 33 21 20 12 28
7
6/3 NYY 1-3 L (2-6) 8.0 5 3 3 1 7 2
1-3
108-76
6/10 @CLE 9-3 W (3-6) 6.0 8 1 1 2 6 0
9-1
92-63
6/15 @SF 5-1 W (4-6) 7.0 7 1 1 0 6 0
4-1
98-67
6/20 HOU 6-3 W (5-6) 6.1 5 3 3 0 11 2
5-2
94-64
6/26 @LAA 3-1 W (6-6) 7.0 7 1 1 0 6 1
3-1
96-65
JUNE: 5 GS, 4-1, 2.36
34.1 32
9
9
3 36
5
7/1 @SD 7-0 W (7-6) 6.0 1 0 0 0 7 0
1-0
76-52
7/7 DET 7-6 ND
6.0 6 5 5 1 3 3
6-5
87-56
7/12 LAA 3-10 L (7-7) 5.0 7 7 6 0 7 0
0-6
87-64
7/21 @DET 11-9 ND
4.1 7 6 5 0 4 2
5-5
78-52
7/26 TOR 6-5 ND
6.0 6 4 3 3 6 1
3-4
98-57
7/31 @MIN 6-1 W (8-7) 9.0 1 1 1 1 11 1
CG
101-77
JULY: 6 GS, 2-1, 4.95
36.1 28 23 20
5 38
7
8/5 @COL 5-7 ND
7.1 5 3 3 3 5 1
5-3
101-63
8/11 BAL 6-5 ND
6.0 5 2 2 1 6 0
5-2
101-68
8/17 @TEX 3-4 ND
6.0 10 3 3 1 3 0
3-3
96-62
8/23 CWS 8-6 W (9-7) 5.2 7 5 5 0 4 1
7-4
87-54
8/28 @CWS
2-0 W (10-7) 6.1 3 0 0 1 6 0
2-0
86-57
AUGUST: 5 GS, 2-0, 3.73
31.1 30 13 13
6 24
2
9/2 @HOU 8-3 ND
6.2 5 3 3 3 3 0
3-3
105-62
9/8 TEX 6-9 L (10-8) 3.0 6 6 5 0 2 3
1-6
59-36
9/14 LAA 10-1 W (11-8) 7.0 4 1 1 0 7 0
10-1
96-68
SEPTEMBER: 3 GS, 1-1, 4.86
16.2 15 10
9
3 12
3
SEASON: 298 GS, 11-8, 4.56
169.2 163 92 86 40 157 25
V.S. A.L. WESTWalker is 7-4 with a 4.51 ERA (54 ER, 107.2
IP) with 101 strikeouts in 18 career starts against the American League Westin his two starts this season against AL
West opponents, Oakland and Texas, hes held opponents to
3 runs in 12.0 innings.
LAST TIME (AS STARTER)
SPRING TRAINING RECAPWas 1-3 with a 6.55 ERA (16 ER, 22.0 IP) and 23
LAST START/WIN: 4/20, 2-1 at CLE (6.0,3,1,0,0,6)
strikeouts in 6 Spring Training startsW#1 on 3/24 at COL (W,3.2,9,6,6,1,3).
LAST ND: 4/13, 4-2 vs. TEX (6.0,5,1,1,2,4)
2015 TOTALSwas 11-8 with a 4.56 ERA (86 ER, 169.2 IP) with 157 strikeouts in 29 LAST LOSS: 9/8/15, 6-9 vs. TEX 3.0,6,6,5,0,2,3HR)
starts with the Mariners in 2015.
LAST CG: 7/31/15, 6-1 at MIN (9.0,1,1,1,1,11,HR)
TEAM RANKSon the Mariners staff last season ranked 2nd in wins (11), starts (29), LAST ShO: None
innings (169.2) and strikeouts (157).
CAREER HIGHS (starter & relief)
SIT EM DOWNstruck out 8.33 batters per 9.0 innings in 2015, 11th-best in Amer- INNINGS: 9.0, 7/31/15 at MIN
HITS: 10, 8/17/15 at TEX
ican Leaguehis 157 strikeouts ranked 17th in the American League.
RUNS: 9, 4/10/15 at OAK
STRONG FINISHwas 10-3 with a 3.62 ERA (51 ER, 126.2 IP) with 118 strikeouts STRIKEOUTS: 11-2x, last: 7/31/15 at MIN
in his final 20 starts of 2015was 1-5 with a 7.33 ERA (35 ER, 43.0 IP) with 39 WALKS: 6, 7/23/14 vs. NYM
strikeouts in his first 9 starts.
HOME RUNS: 3-3x, last: 9/8/15 vs. TEX
WINNING WAYSSeattle won 15 of his last 20 starts last season after going 2-7 in LOW-HIT GAME (CG): 1, 7/31/15 at MIN
his first 9 starts.
LONGEST WIN STREAK: 5, 6/10-7/1/15
DOUBLE DIGITSbecame 4th Mariners starter to win 10 games before his age 23 LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 3-2x, last: 5/2-24/15
season in 2015 and first since Felix Hernandez won 14 as a 21-year-old in 2007
WALKER vs. ASTROS
others to win 10 games before 23: Felix (12 wins in 2006 at age 20; 14 wins in 2007
Making his 9th career start vs. the Astrosoverall is 4-1 with a 4.40 ERA
at age 21), Dave Fleming (17 wins in 1992 at age 22) and Freddy Garcia (17 wins
(21 ER, 43.0 IP) with 47 strikeouts in 8 startswent 1-1 vs. Houston in
in 1999 at age 22).
2015 with a 5.91 ERA (14 ER, 21.1 IP) with 24 strikeoutshere is how
THATLL DOshut down for the 2015 season to limit his inning count after his start Walker has fared vs. current Astros:
AVG AB H HR RBI BB SO
on Sept. 14th.
19 6 1 3 0 0
NEW TERRITORYpitched 169.2 innings last season, the most innings in any of his J. Altuve .316
13 1 0 0 0 9
professional seasonsprevious career-high (MLB + MiLB) was 156.1 with Seattle J. Castro .077
C. Correa .200 5 1 0 0 1 1
(15.0), AAA Tacoma (57.1) and AA Jackson (84.0) in 2013...tossed a combined
E. Gattis .273
11 3 2 4 0 2
120.1 IP in 2014.
C. Gomez .000 1 0 0 0 1 0
ROAD WARRIORwas 6-0 with a 2.47 ERA (18 ER, 65.2 IP) with 57 strikeouts in M. Gonzalez .214
14 3 1 2 0 2
his final 10 road starts of 2015was 1-4 with 9.79 ERA (29 ER, 26.2 IP) with 19 J. Marisnick .500 4 2 0 1 1 0
C. Rasmus .500
10 5 1 1 0 4
strikeouts in his first 6 starts.
G. Springer .333 9 3 1 3 1 4
ONE-HITTERrecorded a 1-hitter July 31, 2015 at Minnesota (9.0,1,1,1,1,11,HR)
P. Tucker .167 6 1 0 1 0 1
recorded the 12th 1-hitter (11th of the 9-inning variety) and the 15th start allowing L. Valbuena .286 7 2 1 2 2 3
1 or 0 hits in Mariners history3rd-youngest pitcher to toss a 1-hitter in club
historymatched career-best with 11 strikeouts (6/20/15 vs. HOU)lone hit and
run allowed came off solo home run by Sano with 2 outs in 4th inningonly 2 other batters reached: walk to Mauer in 1st and Hunter reached on error in 7th.
AGE IS NOTHING BUT A NUMBERhis 1-hitter came at 22 years, 352 days old, becoming the 3rd-youngest pitcher to toss a 1-hitter in club history: Felix Hernandez-21.003, Gil Meche-21.279according to the Elias Sports Bureau since 1969, only 4 other pitchers have thrown a CG with no more than 1 hit with 10+
strikeouts before turning 23: Dennis Eckersley (no-hitter) in 1977, Dwight Gooden in 1984, Kerry Wood (20-strikeout game) in 1998, and Shelby Miller in 2013.
2015 SEASON RECAPWent 11-8 with a 4.56 ERA (86 ER, 169.2 IP) and 157 strikeouts to just 40 walks in 29 startshis 169.2 innings were the most innings
in any of his professional seasonsprevious career-high (MLB + MiLB) was 156.1 with Seattle (15.0), AAA Tacoma (57.1) and AA Jackson (84.0) in 2013did
not walk a batter in 28.1 innings from June 10-July 7, T3rd for the most consecutive innings without a walk by a starter in team history (also: Jamie Moyer, 07/01
- 17/2002)was 6-0 with a 2.47 ERA (18 ER, 65.2 IP) with 57 strikeouts in his final 10 road starts.
CAREERowns a 15-11 record with a 3.96 ERA (106 ER, 240.2 IP) in 43 appearances/40 starts...Mariners supplemental first round selection (43rd overall) in the
2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft...named Mariners MiLB Pitcher of the Year in 2011 & 2013.
28-year-old right-hander will be making his fourth start with the Mariners on Monday against the Astrostook a ND on 4/21 at CLE, allowed 4 R on 5 H with 4 BB and
5 K over 5.1 IPSPRING TRAINING RECAP: Was 2-1 with a 5.46 ERA (17 ER, 28.0 IP) and 25 strikeouts in 7 startswent 6.0 innings in each of his last two outings,
posting a 3.75 ERA (5 ER, 12 IP), with 13 strikeouts and 2 walksled Mariners pitchers in innings pitched (28.0), strikeouts (25) and was T1st (also: Dan Altavilla, Hisashi
Iwakuma, James Paxton) in wins (2)2015 RECAP: Went 7-5 with a 3.67 ERA (60 ER, 147.0 IP) and 145 strikeouts in 27 appearances/26 starts with Tampa Bay named
Tampa Bays Outstanding Rookie by Tampa Bay Chapter of the BBWAA Led A.L. rookies with 26 starts, 147 innings and 145 strikeoutsCAREER: Is 9-8 with a 5.29
ERA (85 ER, 186.1 IP) and 187 strikeouts in 35 career appearances/34 startsvs. HOU: Making his 2nd start vs. the Astros: is 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA (1 ER, 6.0 IP) with 8
strikeouts and a walk in 1 career start vs. Houstontook a ND on 8/25/2015 at HOU with TB.
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY APRIL 25, 2016 VS. HOUSTON ASTROS PAGE 3
TEAM PITCHING
W-L ERA CG/SV IP
H
R ER BB-I SO HR
Season Totals
9-9
3.44
0/5
162.0
137 66 62
56-2
151 19
Starters 4-7
3.86
0/0
107.1
106 50 46
39-0 93 13
Relievers
5-2
2.63
0/5 54.2 31 16 16
17-2 58 6
Safeco
1-5
4.50
0/0 56.0 57 28 28
10-1 59 7
Road
8-4
2.89
0/5
106.0 80 38 34
46-1 92 12
April
9-9
3.44
0/5
162.0
137 66 62
56-2
151 19
W/L
Pitcher
Last Start (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K)
Result Streak GS
IP/GS P/GS SB/CS K/9
BB/9 QS
GIDP
After Loss
34-Hernandez, rhp 4/23 at LAA (7.0,5,3,3,2,4,2HR)
L
L1
4
6.1
100.5 3/1
8.64
5.40
3
0
0-0
18-Iwakuma, rhp
4/22 at LAA (8.0,6,2,2,1,3,2HR)
ND
L3
4
6.2
94.5
3/1
6.23
2.42
2
3
0-1
20-Miley, lhp
4/24 at LAA (7.1,6,4,4,2,3,2HR)
W
W1
4
5.8
90.8
0/0
7.43
2.35
0
6
1-2
44-Walker, rhp
4/20 at CLE (6.0,3,1,0,0,6,HB)
W
W2
3
6.0
106.0 1/0
7.00
1.00
3
3
1-0
13-Karns, rhp
4/21 at CLE (5.1,5,5,4,4,5,HR)
ND
W1
3
5.0
96.0
3/0
10.6
5.28
0
1 0-1
Team
Record
1-3
2-2
2-2
2-1
2-1
Team No.
Hernandez
Iwakuma
Miley
Walker
Karns
INNINGS
(Team Rec.)
(Starters Rec.)
0.0-4.2
1 (0-1)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
1 (0-1)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
5.0-5.2
5 (4-1)
1 (1-0)
1 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
3 (1-1)
6.0-6.2
7 (3-4)
1 (0-1)
1 (0-1)
2 (0-1)
3 (1-0)
0 (0-0)
7.0-7.2
4 (1-3)
2 (0-1)
1 (0-1)
1 (1-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
8.0-9.0
1 (1-0)
0 (0-0)
1 (1-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
Total Starts
18 (9-9)
4 (1-2)
4 (0-2)
4 (1-2)
3 (1-0)
3 (1-1)
Runs scored/start:
4.17 (75 R)
2.00 (8 R)
5.25 (21 R)
5.00 (20 R)
2.67 (8 R)
6.00 (18 R)
Teams record when starting:
9-9
1-3 2-2 2-2 2-1 2-1
Career-Hi IP: relief: 2.0 (4/4 at TEX) start: 9.0, 2x (last: 6/30 at SD)
Zeroes - 2.2 ShO IP, entered w/ bases loadedstranded all 4/19 at CLE.
No Hits - Did not allow a hit (1 BB, 5 K) over 3.0 IP in first 2 G.
Nice Debut - Made 1st career relief app. 4/4 at TEX & ret. 6 of 7 BF (0 H, 4 K, BB).
2015 Season Review - Went 4-6 with 4.60 ERA (46 ER, 90.0 IP) in 16 starts
with Seattle (6/2-8/29)...also made 11 starts over 2 stints with AAA Tacoma
(4/13-5/26 & 8/31-9/5), going 4-3 with a 4.13 (30 ER, 65.1 IP).
MLB Debut - With Seattle on June 2 vs. NYY, recording ND (6.0,4,1,1,2,4).
A Win to Remember - 1st career win in 3rd career MLB start on 6/13 vs.
HOU (6.0,6,1,1,3,4).
Back-to-Back ShO - Tossed back-to-back shutouts 6/23 vs. KC
(9.0,5,0,0,0,10,HB) & 6/30 vs. SD (9.0,1,0,0,4,7,HB)...7th time in club history
a pitcher has thrown consecutive ShO, & first since F. Garcia (7/1 & 7/6/01).
Scoreless Streak - Tossed 20.0 consecutive scoreless innings 6/23-7/5.
CAREER - Originally selected by Kansas City in the 1st round of the 2008 June
draft out of William S. Hart (CA) High School.
Welcome to Seattle - Acquired by Seattle from Tampa Bay in exchange for
Erasmo Ramirez (rhp) on March 31, 2015.
LAST SAVE
LAST LOSS
9/3/15 vs. LAD w/SD 9/10/15 vs. COL w/SD
4/22 at LAA
4/8 vs. OAK
---
8/19/15 at TEX
---
9/25/15 at LAA
4/18/15 vs. COL w/LAD 6/23/15 at CHI w/LAD
4/24 at LAA
4/10 vs. OAK
---
---
Team Totals
SV/OPP
0/1 (.000)
4/4 (1.000)
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
0/2 (.000)
1/1 (1.000)
0/0 (---)
5/8 (.625)
1st BF/RETIRED
3/5 (.600)
7/7 (1.000)
4/5 (.800)
3/6 (.500)
5/7 (.714)
7/8 (.875)
5/8 (.625)
34/46 (.739)
RI/STRANDED
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
3/3 (1.000)
5/4 (.800)
0/0 (---)
0/1 (.000)
2/2 (1.000)
11/9 (.818)
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY APRIL 25, 2016 VS. HOUSTON ASTROS PAGE 4
SEATTLE HITTERS vs. HOUSTON ASTROS
2015
CAREER
HR @
AVG
AB H HR RBI
AVG AB H HR RBI
SAFECO
Norichika Aoki .111
9 1 0 0
.225 89
20
1 7
0
Robinson Can .342
73 25 1 9
.346 188
65 4 29 25
Steve Clevenger .250
4 1 0 0
.250 24
6 1 3
0
Nelson Cruz
.264
72 19 5 12
.303 221
67 19 49 27
Franklin Gutierrez .278
18 5 1 2
.245 49 12 3 8
27
Chris Iannetta .192
26
5 1 3
.250 152
38
7 30 3
Dae-Ho Lee
.000
0 0 0 0
.000 0 0 0 0
2
Adam Lind
.000
0 0 0 0
.286 28
8 1 5
5
Ketel Marte
.200
25
5 1 1
.200 25
5 1 1
1
Leonys Martin .048
21
1 0 2
.223 139
31
2 19 2
Luis Sardinas .000
0 0 0 0
.167 6 1 0 0
0
Kyle Seager
.232
69 16 1 8
.228 206
47 7 33 36
Seth Smith
.241
54 13 1 2
.273 154
42 5 18
8
#8 - NORICHIKA AOKI, OF
vs. Fister: Never Faced
Last Game: 0x2, 2 R, 2 BB, 4/24 at LAA
Current Streak: 0 G (0x8)
Trip: 5x35, 6R, 2B, 2 3B, 3 RBI, 4BB, 7K, HBP Last HR: 8/26/15 vs. CHI w/SF
Season-Highs: streak: 8 (4/5-13)hits: 2-2x (4/13 vs. TEX)RBI: 2 (4/20 at CLE)
Streaker - Batted .313 (10x32) w/R, 2 2B, RBI during 8-G hit streak 4/5-13.
2015 Season - .287 (102x355) with 42 R, 12 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 26 RBI, 14
steals in 93 G w/SF2 DL stints; missed total of 63 games due to fractured
right fibula (6/24-7/27) and a concussion (8/13-20; Sept. 5-end of season).
For the Defense - Played 82 games in left field and 2 in right field in 2015...
before OD, had not appeared in CF since 2013 (2 G, 1 GS that year).
In Japan - Played entire 8-year career in Japan with Yakult Swallows (200411) and hit .329 in nearly 4000 at bats (had .402 career OBP).
#22 - ROBINSON CAN, 2B
vs. Fister: .300 (6x20), 3 2B, HR, 2 RBI, K
Last Game: 0x5, K, 4/24 at LAA
Current Streak: 0 G (0x11)
Trip: 9x36, 5 R, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 4 BB, 4 K
Last HR: 4/21 at CLE (#6)
Season-Highs: streak: 5-2x (last: 4/13-19)hits: 3 (4/21 at CLE)RBI: 5 (4/6 at TEX)
Homer Happy - Cruzs 48 HRs in the month of April since 2009 rank T2nd in
MLB (also: Ryan Braun) for most HRs in a single month during that time frame.
Clutch - Hit 2-R HR w/2-out in 10th 4/22 at LAA...marked his 16th HR in extras
since 2014, the most in the Majors (4 players tied at 9).
Score! - Was 2x3, with 3 runs, 2B, HR, RBI and BB 4/5 at TEX.
2015 Season - 2nd in the Majors with career-high 44 home runhit .302
(178x590) with 90 R, 22 2B, 3B, 44 HR, 93 RBI in 152 G...40 HR in b-2-b yrs.
Career Year - Set career highs in runs, hits, HR & walks (59) in 2015.
40 Man - 1st player since M. Cabrera (12-13) to hit 40 HR in back-2-back yrs.
All Star - Voted starting All-Star DH for AL (0x2); 2nd straight start, 4th ASG overall.
Home on the Road - Led MLB with 27 road homers in 2015.
#21 - FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ, OF
Last Game: 1x3, R, 2B, K, 4/23 at LAA
Trip: 3x11, 2 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K, SF
Game Winner - Game winning PH RBI 1B in 10th IP w/0 out 4/22 at LAA.
Pinch Me - Is 3x6, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K in 8 PA as pinch-hitter this season.
2015 Season - Split season between AAA Tacoma and Seattle...hit .292
(50x171) w/27 R, 11 2B, 15 HR & 35 RBI in 59 G w/Mariners.
Power - 15 HR in 171 AB; HR/AB ratio 11.40 was 2nd in MLB to G. Stanton.
More Power - His 15 HR from July 7-end of season were T15th in AL.
Pinch Slam - Pinch hit GSHR on 7/21 @DET was 2nd PH GSHR in club history.
Career - Appeared in MLB w/CLE (05-08) and SEA (09-13, 15); did not play
competitive baseball in 14 battling ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a form of arthritis.
#33 - CHRIS IANNETTA, C
Last Game: 1x3, BB, 4/23 at LAA
Trip: 5x21, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 6 K
Walk-Off - 3rd walk-off PH HR in club history 4/13 vs. TEX in 10th inning
Homer Happy - Recorded first ML hit/HR on 4/8 vs. OAK...became the 7th
LEE, cont.
player in club history with first ML hit was a home run
Debut - Made his MLB debut as PH 4/4 at TEX (K vs. Hamels).
Welcome to Seattle - Signed as a FA on Dec. 3, 2015.
2015 Season - Spent season with Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in Japans Pacific League...hit .282 w/30 2B, 31 HR, 98 RBI in 141 G.
Japan - Spent 12-15 playing in Japan w/Orix (12-13) & Softbank (14-15);
combined to hit .293 w/242 R, 112 2B, 98 HR, 348 RBI in 570 G.
Korea - Spent first 11 years of career in KBO; was 4x Gold Glove winner at 1B
(06-07, 11) and 3B (10); 3x batting champ (06, 10-11), 2x HR champ (06,
10)...played extensively on National Team (Asian Games, Olympics, WBC).
School Days - Was a pitcher in high school (and hit clean-up); chosen for Korean
National Junior Team as pitcher...primary school teammate of Shin-Soo Choo.
#26 - ADAM LIND, 1B
Last Game: 0x4, 2 K, 4/24 at LAA
Trip: 11x29, 5 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB, 7 K, SF
Lately - Is batting .364 (12x33) w/5 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI and 1 BB in last 10 games.
Hit Me - 2B as PH in only AB 4/16 at NYY...2x4 w/RBI 4/15 at NYY.
2015 Season - Hit .277 w/72 R, 32 2B, 20 HR, 87 RBI in 149 G.
Career Highs - Career highs in BB (66), G, AB (502); 32 2B were most since 10.
Streak - Collected an RBI in 9 straight games 6/27-7/5, tying MIL club-rec.
Career - Began career in TOR (06-14) before spending 15 in MIL.
#4 - KETEL MARTE, SS
Last Game: 2x4, R, 2B, 4/24 at LAA
Trip: 9x31, 5 R, 2 2B, BB, 4 K, 2 SB
Streaking - Batting .353 (6x17) w/3 R & 2 2B during active 4G hitting streak.
Single - Singled in final 3 at bats 4/6 at TEX; scored GW run in 9th.
Opening Day - Named to first Opening Day roster.
2015 Season - Hit .283 (62x219) w/25 R, 14 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 17 RBI in 57 MLB G.
D Up - Appeared at SS (57 G/54 GS), 2B (4 G/3 GS) & CF (2 GS).
DL - Fractured left thumb 5/31 and was on AAA DL 6/1-7/9; was hitting .343
at time of injury.
Minor Note - Hit safely in 50 of 65 AAA G (.314); named to Futures Game &
PCL All-Star Team with Tacoma.
#12 - LEONYS MARTIN, OF
vs. Fister: .286 (2x7), 2B, 2 K
Last Game: 1x3, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K
Current Streak: 1 G (1x3)
Trip: 4x33, 2 R, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, BB, 14 K, SB
Last HR: 4/24 at LAA (#3)
Season-Highs: streak: 2-2x (last: 4/10-4/11)...hits: 3 (4/6 at TEX)RBI: 2 (4/6 at TEX)
GW - Had 2 RBI 9th inning 1B to snap 5-5 tie and boost SEA to 9-5 win 4/6.
Blast Off - Homered in 1st AB of 16, a solo shot of C. Hamels (4/4 at TEX).
2015 Season - Hit .266 (166x623) w/85 R, 37 2B, 26 HR, 74 RBI in 161 G.
Career Highs - Set career highs in G, R, H, 2B & HR.
Finish Strong - Hit .313 (42x134) w/24 R, 10 2B, 8 HR, 25 RBI 8/28-end of yr.
Left on Left - Hit 13 HR vs. LHP, the most by a LHB vs. LHP in MLB.
Better & Better - Increased HR total in each of his 5 MLB seasons; joins
T. Martinez (90-95) as only Ms to increase HR total in each of 1st 5 years.
Career - Mariners 3rd round selection in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player
Draft out of University of North Carolina.
#7 - SETH SMITH, OF
vs. Fister: .143 (1x7), BB, K
Last Game: 2x5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, K, 4/24 at LAA
Current Streak: 1 G (2x5)
Trip: 8x24, 4 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, 5 K, SF Last HR: 4/24 at LAA (#2)
Season-Highs: streak: 2-3x (4/17-19)hits: 2-3x (4/24 at LAA)RBI: 2-2x (4/24 at LAA)
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY APRIL 25, 2016 VS. HOUSTON ASTROS PAGE 5
SCORE BY INNINGS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X
Total
Mariners 11 9 1 9 9 4 4 9 9 6
75
Opponent 6 5 12 7 11 10 5 8 1 1 65
Player
Solo 2R 3R GS Total
Aoki
-- -- -- -- 0
Can
3 2 1
-- 6
Clevenger -- 1 -- -- 1
Cruz
2 1 1
-- 4
Gutierrez -- -- -- -- 0
Iannetta
1 1 -- -- 2
Lee
1 1 -- -- 2
Lind
-- -- -- -- 0
Marte
-- -- -- -- 0
Martin
2 1 -- -- 3
Sardias -- 1 -- -- 1
Seager
2 -- 1
-- 3
Smith
0 2 -- -- 2
Team
11 10 3 0 24
Runs via HR:
40
DISABLED LIST
Name
Ryan Cook-rhp
Charlie Furbush-lhp
Evan Scribner-rhp
Jesus Sucre-c
TYPE
60-Day
15-Day
15-Day
60-Day
DL Dates
April 3-current
April 3 (retro 3/25)-current
April 3 (retro 3/25)-current
April 3-current
Eligible
June 2
April 9
April 9
June 2
Injury
Strained right lat
Left shoulder biceps tendonitis
Strained right lat
Fractured right fibula
G Missed
18
18
18
18
Team Record
9-9
9-9
9-9
9-9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Aoki
8-9
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Can
-- -- 9-9 -- -- -- -- -- -Clevenger -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-1 2-1 -Cruz
-- -- -- 9-9 -- -- -- -- -Gutierrez -- -- -- --
1-1
1-1
0-3 -- -Iannetta
-- -- -- -- --
1-3
5-3
0-1 -Lee
-- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 1-4 -Lind
-- -- -- --
2-2
5-2
0-1 -- -Marte
-- 2-4 -- -- -- -- 0-1 0-1 6-2
Martin
1-0
-- -- -- -- --
1-0
6-2 1-7
Sardias
-- 0-1 -- -- -- -- 1-0 -- 2-0
Seager
-- 1-2 -- -- 6-6
1-1 -- -- -Smith
-- 6-2 -- -- -- 1-2 -- -- --
Pitcher - Hernandez (1-3), Iwakuma (2-2), Miley (2-2), Walker (2-1), Karns (2-1)
GAME-WINNING/2-OUT RBI:
Player
Aoki
Can
Clevenger
Cruz
Gutierrez
Iannetta
Lee
Lind
Marte
Martin
Sardias
Seager
Smith
Team
Player
Aoki
Can
Clevenger
Cruz
Gutierrez
Iannetta
Lee
Lind
Marte
Martin
Sardias
Seager
Smith
Team
Player
2-Out RBI
Cano.........................................................................8
Cruz..........................................................................6
Seager......................................................................4
Aoki..........................................................................3
Iannetta.....................................................................2
Lee............................................................................2
Martin.......................................................................2
Smith........................................................................2
Clevenger.................................................................1
Lind...........................................................................1
2 3 4 5 Total
2 -- -- -- 2
2 1 -- -- 3
1 -- -- -- 1
7 -- -- -- 7
-- -- -- -- 0
1 1 -- -- 2
-- -- -- -- 0
4 -- -- -- 4
3 1 -- -- 4
2 1 -- -- 3
-- -- -- -- 0
1 -- -- -- 1
3 -- -- -- 3
26 4 0 0 30
2 3 4 5+ Total
1 -- -- -- 1
-- -- 1 1 2
1 -- -- -- 1
1 2 -- -- 3
1 -- -- -- 1
-- 1 -- -- 1
1 -- -- -- 1
-- -- -- -- 0
-- -- -- -- 0
2 -- -- -- 2
1 -- -- -- 1
1 1 -- -- 2
2 -- -- -- 2
11 4 1 1 17
Player GWRBI
Cano.........................................................................2
Aoki / Gutierrez / Iannetta........................................1
Cruz / Lee / Martin / Seager.....................................1
April 4
April 6
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY APRIL 25, 2016 VS. HOUSTON ASTROS PAGE 6
MARINERS UPDATE
Overall Record.............................................9-9
Series Records............................................4-2
First Game of Series....................................2-4
Second Game of Series..............................3-3
Third Game of Series..................................4-2
Fourth Game of Series................................0-0
Leading After 6............................................6-1
Trailing After 6..............................................1-7
Tied After 6...................................................2-1
Leading After 7............................................7-1
Trailing After 7..............................................1-7
Tied After 7...................................................1-1
Leading After 8............................................5-0
Trailing After 8..............................................1-7
Tied After 8...................................................3-2
Score First....................................................6-5
Opponent Score First..................................3-4
Comeback Wins / Blown Losses.............3 / 5
Last at-bat W/L (walk-off).................. 3-2 (1-0)
Hit a home run.............................................8-6
No home runs..............................................1-3
Scoring 4 or more runs...............................7-0
Scoring less than 4 runs.............................2-9
Shutouts Thrown / Times Shutout...........0 / 1
Score in 3 or more innings..........................5-0
Out-hit opponent.........................................7-2
Out-hit by opponent....................................1-7
Hits even.......................................................1-0
Lineups Used................................................ 14
Players Used (Pitchers)......................... 25 (12)
Safeco Field Roof Open..............................0-4
Safeco Field Roof Closed...........................0-1
Safeco Field Roof Moved............................1-0
Sunday Cream Jersey.................................0-1
Northwest Green Jersey.............................0-0
Astro Navy Jersey........................................2-1
2015 after 17 games..................................7-10
2015 after 18 games..................................7-11
2015 after 19 games..................................7-11
Best ever after 17 games............13-4 (02 & 01)
Best ever after 18 games............14-4 (02 & 01)
Best ever after 19 games...............15-4 (02 & 01)
April...............................................................9-9
May...............................................................0-0
June..............................................................0-0
July................................................................0-0
August..........................................................0-0
September....................................................0-0
Monday.........................................................0-2
Tuesday........................................................1-2
Wednesday...................................................3-0
Thursday.......................................................1-0
Friday............................................................2-1
Saturday.......................................................1-2
Sunday..........................................................1-2
Safeco Field Sellouts...................................0-1
1-Run Games/2-Run Games............... 2-5/1-1
Extra Innings................................................3-1
Average Time of Game (9-inn.)................. 2:58
Postponements.............................................. 0
INDIVIDUAL BATTING
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY APRIL 25, 2016 VS. HOUSTON ASTROS PAGE 7
ATT
49,289
28,386
26,945
47,065
36,424
30,034
13,468
13,376
15,075
35,531
38,574
43,856
9,393
9,890
11,525
40,755
41,058
37,754
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY APRIL 25, 2016 VS. HOUSTON ASTROS PAGE 8
G
D
D/N OPP W / L
SCORE WINNER/LOSER/SAVE
REC.
POS
GA/GB
CLUBS
TIME
80 7/1 N BAL
81 7/2 N BAL
82 7/3 D BAL
83 7/4 D @HOU
84 7/5 N @HOU
85 7/6 N @HOU
86 7/7 N @KC
87 7/8 N @KC
88 7/9 D @KC
89 7/10 D @KC
7/11
7/12
All-Star Game (San Diego)
7/13
7/14
90 7/15 N HOU
91 7/16 D HOU
92 7/17 D HOU
93 7/18 N CWS
94 7/19 N CWS
95 7/20 D CWS
7/21
96 7/22 N @TOR
97 7/23 D @TOR
98 7/24 D @TOR
7/25
99 7/26 N @PIT
100 7/27 N @PIT
7/28
101 7/29 D @CHC
102 7/30 D @CHC
103 7/31 TBD @CHC
July (0-0)
Batting: .--- (---), 0 HR
Pitching: 0-0, 0 SV, -.-- ERA (-- ER, -- IP)
104 8/1 N BOS
105 8/2 N BOS
106 8/3 N BOS
107 8/4 N BOS
108 8/5 N LAA
109 8/6 N LAA
110 8/7 D LAA
111 8/8 N DET
112 8/9 N DET
113 8/10 N DET
8/11
114 8/12 N @OAK
115 8/13 N @OAK
116 8/14 D @OAK
117 8/15 N @LAA
118 8/16 N @LAA
119 8/17 N @LAA
120 8/18 N @LAA
121 8/19 N MIL
122 8/20 N MIL
123 8/21 D MIL
124 8/22 N NYY
125 8/23 N NYY
126 8/24 D NYY
127 8/25 N @CWS
128 8/26 N @CWS
129 8/27 N @CWS
130 8/28 D @CWS
131 8/29 N @TEX
132 8/30 N @TEX
133 8/31 D @TEX
August (0-0)
Batting: .--- (---), 0 HR
Pitching: 0-0, 0 SV, -.-- ERA (-- ER, -- IP)
9/1
134 9/2 N LAA
135 9/3 N LAA
136 9/4 D LAA
137 9/5 D TEX
138 9/6 N TEX
139 9/7 N TEX
140 9/8 N TEX
141 9/9 N @OAK
142 9/10 D @OAK
143 9/11 D @OAK
144 9/12 N @LAA
145 9/13 N @LAA
146 9/14 N @LAA
9/15
147 9/16 N HOU
148 9/17 N HOU
149 9/18 D HOU
150 9/19 N TOR
151 9/20 N TOR
152 9/21 D TOR
9/22
153 9/23 N @MIN
154 9/24 N @MIN
155 9/25 D @MIN
156 9/26 N @HOU
157 9/27 N @HOU
158 9/28 D @HOU
159 9/29 N OAK
160 9/30 N OAK
161 10/1 N OAK
162 10/2 TBD OAK
Sept/Oct (0-0)
Batting: .--- (---), 0 HR
Pitching: 0-0, 0 SV, -.-- ERA (-- ER, -- IP)
ATT