06.20.16 Game Notes
06.20.16 Game Notes
Comerica Park
SEATTLE MARINERS (36-33) at DETROIT TIGERS (34-35)
Date
June 21
June 22
June 23
Opposing Pitcher
RH Justin Verlander (7-5, 3.87)
RH Michael Fulmer (7-2, 2.43)
TBA
RADIO
710 ESPN
710 ESPN
710 ESPN
All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games on Spanish Audio via TV SAP
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9.51
Nathan Karns is averaging 9.51 strikeouts per 9.0 innings this season, the 6thbest mark in the American League.
12.91
SEAGER BELIEVER
Kyle Seager ranks in the top 5 among
AL 3rd baseman in several major offensive categorieshere is a breakdown
of where Seager ranks among AL 3B:
RBI..............................................45 (2nd)
Runs........................................... 40 (3rd)
On-Base Percentage............... .355 (4th)
Extra-Base Hits...........................31 (4th)
OPS......................................... .855 (5th)
Hits..............................................70 (6th)
Batting Average....................... .271 (7th)
YES WE CAN
Robinson Can leads AL 2nd baseman in
several major offensive categories, including
HR, RBI & slugginghere is a breakdown of
where Can ranks among AL 2B:
COOPERSTOWN BOUND
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VS. DETROIT
The Mariners and Tigers meet in the
1st of 7 times this seasonafter this
4-game set, will square off in a 3-game
set in Seattle Aug. 8-10:
Year
Home Road Totals
2016
0-0 0-0 0-0
2015
1-2 2-2 3-4
2014
2-1 2-1 4-2
All-Time
100-92 81-117-1 181-209-1
TONIGHTS TILTthe Mariners continue a 3-city, 10-game trip with the first of four games against Detroit
opened the road trip by losing 2 of 3 at Tampa Bay and at Bostonafter this trip, return home to face St.
Louis (3 G), Pittsburgh (2 G) and Baltimore (4 G)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 ENDSthe Mariners have split the last 4 games following a 4-game losing streak, but have
lost 15 of the last 23 games...are 14-16 in the last 30 games and are 34-27 in their last 61 games since
snapping a 5-game losing streak April 13.
Two Outs, So What - the Mariners rank 2nd in MLB with 138 two-out RBI; Boston (143).
Goodbye Baseball - Seattle ranks 3rd in the Majors with 102 home runsbehind Baltimore (107) & Toronto (104)Seattle is 3rd in MLB with 36 2 outs home runs (TB-39 & WAS-37).
Road Wins - Mariners (.583/21-15) are T4th in MLB behind Washington (23), Chicago-NL (22) & San
Francisco (22) for most road wins in Majorshave the best road winning % in A.L.
Among The Best - since April 13, the Mariners (34-27/.557) have 5th-best winning percentage in the
A.L.trail Texas (40-21), Boston (36-25), Cleveland (36-27) and Toronto (36-28).
Score! - Seattle ranks 2nd in AL (5th MLB), averaging 4.94 runs per gametrails only Boston (5.74).
For Openers - the Mariners are 11-11 in the first game of a series; 25-22 in all other games.
Getting Serie-ious - Seattle is 12-8-3 overall in series this season (7-3-2 on the road).
Wild Card - Seattle (36-33) is 2.0 games behind Kansas City (38-31) for the second Wild Card spot.
TAMING THE TIGERSSeattle is 19-14 over the last 33 games (since April 26, 2011) against Detroitin that
same span, the Mariners are 13-8 at Comerica Park in DetroitSeattle has won 4 of the last 6 season series
in 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2014Seattle is 13-8 (.619) in Detroit since 2011, the best record on the road by the
Mariners vs. any team: vs. DET (13-8/.619), at OAK (30-22/.577), at MIN (11-9/.550), at HOU (18-15/545)the
only A.L. team with a better record at Comerica Park since 2011 is Texas (15-9, .625).
FEAST OR FAMINE in the Mariners 36 wins this season, they have won by an average of four runs (+4.0),
while their 33 losses have been by less than three runs (-2.8)the winning margin is the 2nd-best in the
American League behind Boston (+4.2) and ahead of Cleveland (+3.9)the -2.8 losing margin is tied for the
smallest margin of defeat with Boston (-2.8) and ahead of Tampa Bay (-3.0)STATS INC.
DETROIT STREAKINGRobinson Can has an active 14-game hitting streak against the Tigers (since
April 7, 2013)during the streak, hes hitting .379 (22x58) with 14 runs, 3 doubles, 3 home runs, 5 RBI and a
.429 on-base percentage.
PELTING PELFEYSeth Smith (7x17, 2 2B, 3B, HR) and Chris Iannetta (7x15, 2 HR, 3 BB) have combined
to hit .438 (14x32) with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 3 RBI and 7 walks against Mike PelfreyKetel Marte
is 3-for-3 in limited action against the right-hander.
2/20Robinson Can is 1 home run away from 20 this seasonhe hit 21 home runs with Seattle last
season and with his next homer, hell be just the 2nd Mariners second baseman with multiple 20-home
run campaigns at the keystone position, joining Bret Boone (4x, 37 in 2001, 24 in 2002, 35 in 2003 & 24 in
2004)only other second baseman in club history with 20+ homers in a season is Jose Lopez (25 in 2009).
CLOSE GAMES8 of the last 10 Seattle games have been decided by two runs or less (since June 9)
Seattle is 14-18 in 32 games decided by two runs or less this seasonSeattle is 8-15 in the last 23 games
with 10 of those losses coming by two runs or less (7 by one run).
IRON MENRobinson Can has played in 122 consecutive games (Aug. 1, 2015-present), the 4th-longest
streak in the Majors and 2nd-longest in the American Leaguethe streak is behind just San Franciscos
Matt Duffy (188), Houstons Jose Altuve (161) and Los Angeles Mike Trout (131).
OFFENSIVELY INCLINEDsince coming off DL June 10, Leonys Martin has continued his pre-injury
productionsince May 18, hes hitting .368 (21x57) with 9 runs, 2 doubles, 5 home runs, 10 RBI, .446
on-base mark and a .667 slugging percentagehis 1.113 OPS since May 18 is 4th-best in MLB (min. 50
PA): Bostons David Ortiz (1.218), Kansas Citys Salvador Perez (1.131) & St. Louis Matt Carpenter (1.126).
STREAKthe Mariners have homered in 12 straight games (20 HR) and 23 of the last 25 games (43 home
runs) since May 24the 12-game home run streak is the 2nd-longest streak in the American League this
season behind Bostons 22-game streak April 29-May 22.
LOOKING FOR A FULL SEASONFranklin Gutierrez has not played more than 59 games in a season
since 2011 (92)but in his last three seasons (2013, 2015 & 2016), he has combined to hit .269 (115x432)
with 64 runs, 23 doubles, 33 home runs, 81 RBI and a .551 slugging percentage in 146 games.
BULLPEN BACK IN BUSINESSSeattles relievers have a 2.41 ERA (5 ER, 18.2 IP) with 21 strikeouts over
the last five gamesthis followed a 5-game stretch where they had a 6.30 ERA (14 ER, 20.0 IP)overall on
the season, Seattles bullpen ERA of 3.17 is 5th-best in the Majors.
SEAGER BELIEVERKyle Seager is hitting .328 (60x183) with 29 runs, 14 doubles, 2 triples, 9 home
runs, 35 RBI, a .410 on-base percentage, .574 slugging mark and a .983 OPS in 49 G since April 27
his .983 OPS in that span is 4th in A.L. behind Bostons David Ortiz (1.193), Jackie Bradley Jr. (1.001) &
Torontos Michael Saunders (.987).
ROAD ROUNDTRIPPERSRobinson Can (11) is tied for the Major League lead in road home runs with
Chicagos Todd Frazier & Torontos Michael SaundersNelson Cruz is T4th with 10 home runs on the
roadKyle Seager (8) is 3rd on the team in road home runs.
AS YOU KNOWRobinson Can is sitting on 19 home runs this seasonAND YOU MAY KNOWthat
when he hits one more, itll be his 7th season with 20+ home runsBUT DID YOU KNOW?that hell
be just the 6th second baseman in MLB history to have 7+ such seasons?hell join Jeff Kent (12), Hall
of Famer Craig Biggio (7), Hall of Famer Joe Gordon (7), Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby (7) and Dan Uggla
(7)Robinson is currently tied with Bret Boone (6) & Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg (6)credit: STATS INC.
2016 SEATTLE MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY JUNE 20, 2016 AT DETROIT TIGERS PAGE 2
TONIGHTS MARINERS STARTER
RHP NATHAN KARNS
2016 Breakdown:
Overall
Home
Road
vs. DET
W-L ERA GS
IP H R ER BB SO HR
5-2 4.06 13
71.0 68 33 32 33 75 6
2-1 3.41
6
34.1
30 13 13 15 31
2
3-1 4.66 7 36.2 38 20 19 18 44 4
0-0 --- 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Breakdown:
W-L ERA GS
IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 13-9 4.02 44 242.0 224 112 108 99 244 33
Home
6-6 4.48 24 128.2 128 65 64 55 119 19
Road
7-3 3.49 20 113.1 96 47 44 44 125 14
vs. DET 1-0
2.00 1 9.0 7 2 2 1 7 2
scr
DT
OPP
SCR
W-L
IP H R ER BB SO HR
left
PC-K
4/9
OAK 1-6 L (0-1) 5.0 7 4 4 1 6 1 1-4 95-62
4/15
@NYY 7-1 W (1-1) 5.0 5 1 1 4 7 1 4-1
101-55
4/21
@CLE 10-7 ND
5.1 5 5 4 4 5 1 7-3 92-55
4/26
HOU 11-1 W (2-1) 7.0 2 0 0 3 6 0 9-1
104-63
APRIL 4 GS, 2-1, 3.63
22.1 19 10
9 12 24
3
5/2 @OAK 4-3 W (3-1) 6.0 6 3 3 1 5 2 4-3
82-55
5/7 @HOU 3-2 ND
6.1 6 1 1 2 9 0 2-1 105-70
5/13 LAA
6-7 ND
6.1 6 3 3 3 5 0 5-1
95-60
5/19 @BAL 7-2 W (4-1) 5.0 4 1 1 0 5 0 2-1
89-51
5/24 OAK 6-5 ND
5.0 5 3 3 2 3 1 2-1
89-57
5/30 SD
9-3 W (5-1) 6.2 8 2 2 1 6 0 4-2
97-66
MAY
6 GS, 3-0, 3.31
35.1 35 13 13 9 33
3
6/4 @TEX 4-10 L (5-2) 4.0 8 7 7 5 5 0 5-3
93-48
6/9 CLE
3-5 ND
4.1 2 1 1 5 5 0 1-0
92-55
6/15 @TB 2-3 ND
5.0 4 2 2 2 8 0 2-1
91-59
JUNE
3 GS, 0-1, 6.75
13.1 14 10 10 12 18
0
SEASON 13 GS, 5-2, 4.06
71.0 68 33 32 33 75
6
appearance, his 45th career Major League start and his 14th start this
season tonight at Detroit.
Made his pro debut with the GCL Nationals on June 20, 2011.
Born in Franklin, PAselected by Washington in the 12th round of the 2009 MLB
First-Year Player Draft.
Played one season at North Carolina State before transferring to Texas Tech for final
two seasons before being drafted by Nationals.
Played for Washington (2013) & Tampa Bay (2014-15) over 3 seasons.
Made his Major League debut with Washington May 28, 2013 vs. Baltimore (3 ER, 4.1
IP) in a Nationals 9-3 win.
Named Nationals Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2012.
Is 1-4 with a 4.75 ERA (29 ER, 55.0 IP) in 11 career starts in June.
LAST TIME
CAREER HIGHS
INNINGS: 7.0 5x, last 4/26/16 vs. HOU
HITS: 9 7/9/15 at KC (w/ TB) (L, 6.0,9,7,7,0,5)
LAST OUTINGND in the Mariners 2-3 loss to Tampa Bay on June 15 at Tropicana RUNS: 7 2x, last 6/4/16 at TEX (L, 4.0,8,7,7,5,5)
Fieldallowed 2 runs on 4 hits over 5.0 innings pitched while striking out 8 and STRIKEOUTS: 10 7/4/15 at NYY (w/ TB) (7.0,5,2,2,2,10)
walking 2left the game with a 2-1 lead after allowing a double to Evan Longoria WALKS: 5 3x, last 6/9/16 vs. CLE (ND, 4.1,2,1,1,5,5)
leading off the bottom of the 6th inning; Longoria eventually scoredhad retired LOW-HIT GAME (CG): None
LONGEST WIN STREAK: 5 4/15/16 - 5/30/16
11 of the last 13 batters he faced before Longorias double.
LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 2 3x, last: 6/29-7/9/15 (w/TB)
WHAT A STREAKset a career-best with a 5-game winning streak in 9 decisions,
April 15-May 30 (previous-high: 3, 3x, last: 7/21/15 - 8/8/15 w/TB)went 5-0 with
KARNS vs. TIGERS
a 3.08 ERA (18 ER, 52.2 IP) in 9 starts...during this stetch limited oppponents to a
.236 (47x199) average, while walking 20 and striking out 51...Seattle went 8-1 in Karns is making his 3rd career appearance/2nd start vs. the Tigers
is 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA (2 ER, 9.0 IP) with 7 strikeouts and 1 walk in
his starts...recorded 5 quality starts.
QUALITY AND QUANTITYKarns has posted 5 quality starts in his last 10 outings 2 career appearances/1 start against Detroitmade his only start
and has allowed 3-or-fewer earned runs in 9 of those 10 outings, dating back to vs. the Tigers on July 27, 2015 vs. Detroit with Tampa Bay, allowed 1
April 26during this stretch, Karns is 4-1 with a 3.72 ERA (23 ER, 55.2 IP) with 57 run on 3 hits (1 home run) over 6.0 innings pitched while striking out
3 and not allowing a walkin a relief appearance on Sept. 8, 2015
strikeouts and 24 walksthe Mariners are 6-4 in those 10 starts.
PITCHING WITH SUPPORTin 71.0 IP over 13 starts this season, Karns has re- at Detroit with the Rays, allowed 1 run on 4 hits (1 home run) in 3.0
ceived 49 runs of supportKarns 6.21 run support average ranks 8th in the innings of work while striking out 4 and walking 1here is how Karns
American League behind Clevelands Danny Salazar (7.92), Bostons Rick Porcel- has fared against current Tigers hitters:
lo (7.61), Seattles Hisashi Iwakuma (6.87), Seattles Wade Miley (6.46), Hous-
AVG AB H HR RBI BB SO
tons Mike Fiers (6.35), Torontos J.A. Happ (6.32) and Torontos Aaron Sanchez M. Cabrera .000 0 0 0 0 1 0
N. Castellanos
.500 4 2 0 0 0 0
(6.31).
INNINGS 2-5Karns has limited opponets to a .196 (35x179) average, while walk- J. Iglesias .000 2 0 0 0 0 1
ing 27 and striking out 52 combined in innings 2, 3, 4 and 5, including limiting I. Kinsler .000 4 0 0 0 0 0
J.D. Martinez .250 4 1 1 1 0 1
opponents to a .140 (6x43) average in the 3rd inning (2 ER, 13.0 IP)overall in V. Martinez .667 3 2 0 0 0 0
the 2, 3, 4, and 5 innings he has combined for a 2.87 ERA (16 ER, 50.1 IP)in all J. McCann .000 2 0 0 0 0 0
other innings he has a combined 6.97 ERA (16 ER, 20.2 IP) with a combined .359 A. Romine .333 3 1 0 0 0 1
(33x92) opponent batting average.
J. Upton 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 0
ADDING UP THE KSin 71.0 innings, Karns has struck out 75 batters, averaging
9.51 strikeouts per 9.0 innings...his 9.51 SO/9.0 IP is currently the 10th-highest by a Mariners starting pitcher prior to the All-Star game in franchise history
(min. 10 GS)...Randy Johnson holds the club record averaging 12.51 SO/9.0 IP and Karns is the highest since Felix Hernandez average 9.60 SO/9.0 IP
Pre-ASG in 2014.
ON THE ROAD AGAINdating back to July 21, 2015, Karns is 4-1 with a 3.71 ERA (25 ER, 60.2 IP) in 12 games/11 starts on the roadduring this stretch
he has limited opponent to .249 (56x225) average, while walking 29 and striking out 71during this stretch he has allowed 2 earned runs or less in 8 of
11 starts, including 5 starts allowing 1 ER or lessoverall in his career is 7-3 with a 3.49 ERA (44 ER, 113.1 IP) in 21 career appearances/20 starts on the
roadhe has held oppoents to a .230 (96x418) career average, while walking 44 and striking out 125.
KEEPING IT GOINGover his last 22 games, including 21 starts since July 21, 2015, Karns is 8-2 with a 3.95 ERA (50 ER, 114.0 IP) with 121 strikeouts
in those starts, his team is 13-9, including 8-5 with the Mariners this season.
HIGH FIVEKarns has struck out at least 5 batters in 12 of his first 13 starts this season, including his first 8 starts of the season...he is the first Mariners
starter to strike out at least 5 batters in each of his first 8 appearances with the club...the previous record was 3 games (done 3x): Freddy Garcia (4/717/99), Randy Johnson (5/30-6/10/89) and Gaylord Perry (4/9-20/82)Karns currently ranks 6th in the American League averaging 9.51 strikeouts per
9.0 innings (75 K, 71.0 IP).
LIMITING DAMAGEKarns has allowed 2 runs or less in 26 of his last 38 starts (since April 12, 2015)allowed 1 run or less in 14 of those 38 starts and
had 5 scoreless starts.
WIN #1 WITH SEATTLErecorded first win as a Mariner on April 15 at NYY, allowing just 1 run in 5.0 innings in a 7-1 victory over the Yankeesallowed
Brett Gardner solo HR in 1st inning before tossing 4.0 shutout despite allowing at least one runner in every inningstranded 8 runners on base.
WELCOME TO SEATTLE...acquired by Seattle from Tampa Bay along with C.J. Riefenhauser (lhp) and Boog Powell (of) in exchange for Danny Farquhar
(rhp), Brad Miller (inf) and Logan Morrison (inf) on Nov. 5, 2015.
2015 SEASON RECAPWent 7-5 with a 3.67 ERA (60 ER, 147.0 IP) and 145 strikeouts in 27 games, 26 starts with Tampa Baynamed Tampa Bays Outstanding Rookie by Tampa Bay Chapter of the BBWAA led A.L. rookies with 26 starts, 147 innings and 145 strikeoutsamong A.L. rookies (100+ IP),
was 3rd in ERA, 2nd in opp avg. (.239) made an Opening Day roster for the first time in his career.
CAREEROwns a career record of 13-9 with a 4.02 ERA (108 ER, 242.0 IP) with 244 strikeouts in 45 career appearances/44 startsselected by Washington in the 12th round of the 2009 MLB First-Year Player DraftNamed Nationals Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2012acquired by Tampa Bay from
Washington on Feb. 13, 2014named Tampa Bays Outstanding Rookie by Tampa Bay Chapter of the BBWAA in 2015.
TOMORROWS PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER: RHP HISASHI IWAKUMA (6-5, 4.18 ERA)
35-year-old right-hander will be making his 15th start of the season tomorrow vs. the Tigers2016: W#6 in last start, 8-4 at BOS on June 17 (7.0,9,4,4,1,4,HR)is
5-1 with a 3.95 ERA (18 ER, 41.0 IP) in his last 6 starts, dating back to May 20won 3 consecutive starts, May 20-31, going 3-0 with a 4.50 ERA (10 ER, 20.0 IP)
has tossed at least 7.0 innings in 8 of 14 starts, including each of his last 5 starts...also recording 7 quality startsNO-HITTER - Tossed the 5th no-hitter in Mariners
history on 8/12/15 vs. BAL, the 4th individual...2nd Japanese-born pitcher with a no-hitter in MLB history, joining Hideo Nomo (2x)...first AL pitcher to pitch a no-hitter
since teammate Felix Hernandez did it on Aug. 15, 2012 (12 NL no-hitters)2015: Went 9-5, 3.54 ERA in 20 GS with the Marinerson 15-day DL April 24-July 6
with a right lat strain, incl. rehab starts with short-A Everett & AAA TacomaCareer: Signed with Seattle as a free agent on Jan. 5, 2012is 52-30-2 with a 3.27 ERA
(268 ER, 737.0 IP) in 124 G/110 GS over 5 seasons with Seattlevs. DET: Will be making his 7th career appearance and 6th career start against the Tigersis 1-1
with a 3.34 ERA (13 ER, 35.0 IP) with 28 strikeouts and 7 walks in 6 career appearances (5 starts)has posted 3 quality starts vs. Detroit, including an outing of 8.0
scoreless innings pitched while allowing only 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 6 in a 8-0 Mariners win on Sept. 18, 2013 at Detroit.
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY JUNE 20, 2016 AT DETROIT TIGERS PAGE 3
Season Totals
Starters
Relievers
Safeco
Road
April
May
June
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
34-Hernandez, rhp -DL 5/27 vs. MIN (6.0,8,6,6,1,6,HR,HB) L
L1
10
6.3
100.3 7/2
7.57
3.71
7
5
18-Iwakuma, rhp
6/17 at BOS (7.0,9,4,4,1,4,HR)
W
W2
14
6.2 93.3
7/3 6.68 1.99
7 9
13-Karns, rph
6/15 at TB (5.0,4,2,2,2,8)
ND
L1
13
5.2
94.2
9/2
9.51
4.18
5
3
20-Miley, lhp-DL
6/12 vs. TEX (5.0,4,3,3,3,6,HR)
L
L1
13
6.0
95.8
0/2
6.81 2.82
4
10
65-Paxton, lhp
6/16 at TB (6.0,7,3,3,2,5)
W
W1
4
5.2
104.0 2/0
11.86 2.45
3
2
25-Sampson rhp
6/18 at BOS (4.2,8,4,4,1,2,2HR)
L
L1
1
4.1
85.0
0/0
3.86
1.93
0
2
44-Walker, rhp
6/19 at BOS (5.0,6,0,0,1,3)
ND
W1
14
5.2
94.7
8/1
8.33
2.02
6
4
W/L
After Loss
2-1
1-2
3-2
4-3
1-1
0-0
1-1
Team
Record
5-5
8-6
8-5
9-4
1-3
0-1
5-9
Team No.
Hernandez
Iwakuma
Miley
Walker
Karns
Paxton
Sampson
INNINGS
(Team Rec.)
(Starters Rec.)
0.0-4.2
11 (2-9)
1 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
3 (0-1)
3 (0-2)
2 (0-1)
1 (0-1)
1 (0-1)
5.0-5.2
16 (7-9)
1 (1-0)
3 (0-2)
1 (0-1)
5 (0-3)
5 (2-1)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
6.0-6.2
22 (13-9)
3 (1-2)
3 (1-1)
6 (3-1)
3 (1-0)
4 (2-0)
3 (1-1)
0 (0-0)
7.0-7.2
17 (11-6)
5 (2-2)
7 (5-2)
2 (2-0)
2 (1-1)
1 (1-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
8.0-9.0
3 (3-0)
0 (0-0)
1 (1-0)
1 (1-0)
1 (1-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
Total Starts
69 (35-33)
10 (4-4)
14 (6-5)
13 (6-3)
14 (3-6)
13 (5-2)
4 (1-2)
0 (0-0)
Runs scored/start:
5.09 (351 R)
2.90 (29 R)
6.79 (95 R)
6.54 (85 R)
3.07 (43 R)
5.62 (73 R)
3.50 (14 R)
2.00 (2 R)
Teams record when starting:
36-33 5-5 8-6 9-4 5-9 8-5 1-3 0-1
LAST SAVE
- - -
9/3/15 vs. LAD w/SD
6/17 at BOS
6/91 at BOS
- - -
- - -
4/24 at LAA
- - -
LAST LOSS
9/15/15 at BAL
6/9 vs. CLE
5/14 vs. LAA
- - -
6/15 at TB
9/25/15 at LAA
5/28 vs. MIN
- - -
Team Totals
SV/OPP
1st BF/RETIRED
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
0/1 (.000) 15/12 (.800)
16/20 (.800) 29/22 (.759)
0/0 (---)
6/1 (.167)
0/0 (---)
26/17 (.654)
0/2 (.000) 26/17 (.654)
1/5 (.200) 31/24 (.774)
0/0 (---)
10/6 (.556)
17/30 (.567) 187/134 (.717)
RI/STRANDED
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
5/5 (1.000)
2/0 (.000)
13/8 (.615)
26/15 (.577)
14/7 (.500)
2/2 (1.000)
76/47 (.618)
#37 - MIKE MONTGOMERY, LHP 2016: 26 G, 2-3, 2.72 ERA, 0-0 SV, 1 HLD
2016/Career-High IP: relief: 3.1-2x (6/18 at BOS)
start: 9.0, 2x (last: 6/30/15 at SD)
Things that come in 3s - tied his season-high 3.1 IP on 6/18 at BOS
(3.1,4,2,1,0,3).
L #1/#2/#3 - tagged w/losses in last 3 outings, 6/11 vs. TEX, 6/14 at TB, 6/15
at TB (walk-off BB).
Nice Outing - Retired all 6 BF w/ 3 strikeouts in scoreless 2.0 IP, 6/6 vs. CLE.
Zeroes - Allowed 1 R in 25.0 IP (0.36 ERA) over 16 G, 4/15-5/31did not
allow a run in 9 games, 5/8-31: 14.2 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 12 K.
W #2 - tossed career-high (relief) 3.1 ShO IP 5/24 vs. OAK (2 H, 4 K).
W #1 - Worked 2.0 perfect innings (6-up, 6-down) for W #1 5/4 at OAK.
No Hits - Did not allow a hit (1 BB, 5 K) over 3.0 IP in first 2 G.
Pen Debut - Made 1st career relief app. 4/4 at TEX & ret. 6 of 7 BF (0 H, 4 K, BB).
MLB Debut - With Seattle June 2, 2015 vs. NYY, recording ND (6.0,4,1,1,2,4).
A Win to Remember - 1st career win 6/13/15 vs. HOU (6.0,6,1,1,3,4).
#38 - VIDAL NUO, LHP
2016: 25 G, 0-0, 1.75 ERA, 0-2 SV, 7 HLD
Career-Hi IP: 6.2 (5/11/15 vs. WAS w/ARI) 2016-High IP: 3.0 (6/12 vs. TEX)
Youll Get Nothing - Has not allowed a run in 21 of 25 appearances this season.
Low-Scoring - Allowed 1 ER in 19 G (16.2 IP / 0.54 ERA) from 4/12 to 5/31.
Season High - 2 H, 5 K in season-high 3.0 IP, 6/12 vs. TEX.
Streak - 12 consecutive ShO appearances 5/2-31 (9.2 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 11 K).
ShO - 6 consecutive ShO appearances 4/12-27 (6.0 IP, 3 H, 7 K).
2015: Season Review - Went 1-5 with 3.74 ERA (37 ER, 89.0 IP) in 35 G, 10
GS combined between Arizona (5/11-6/2) and Seattle (6/3-7/2 & 7/9-10/4).
In the Minors - Went 3-3, 3.38 ERA (19 ER, 50.2 IP) in 8 GS with AAA RenoARI (4/9-5/23) and 1-0, 6.00 ERA (4 ER, 6.0 IP) in 1 GS with AAA Tacoma.
Much Needed Win - Earned the win on 9/9 vs. TEX, his first MLB victory
since 6/27/14 w/ARI...snapped a string of 44 appearances, including going
0-10, 4.47 ERA (61 ER, 114.1 IP) in 20 starts.
#50 - NICK VINCENT, RHP
2016: 31 G, 2-2, 2.81 ERA, 1-5 SV, 10 HLD
Career-High IP: 3.0 (5/31/13 vs. TOR)
2016-High IP: 2.2 (6/15 at TB)
Last Outing - Season-high 2.2 ShO IP (0 H, 2 BB, 2 K), 6/15 at TB.
Hot Streak - Allowed just 1 ER in 5.2 IP (1.59 ERA) June 1-12 (6 G).
Good Run - 6 R (5 ER) over 22.2 IP (19 H, 4 BB, 27 K) in 23 G 4/17-6/13 (1.91 ERA).
L #2 - Allowed 1 R in 2.0 IP 5/28 vs. MIN and was tagged with L #2 (4 H).
Snap - Blown SV #2 on solo HR in 9th 5/11 vs. TB; snapped 9G ShO streak.
W #2 - Allowed 1 of 2 inherited runners to score to tie game in 7th before
tossing a scoreless 8th inning to earn 2nd win on 5/5 at HOU.
SV#1 - 1.2 ShO IP 4/24 at LAA, his 2nd career save (also: 6/12/13 vs. ATL).
L#1 - Gave up 2-out solo HR (C. Crisp) in 10th 4/10 vs. OAK.
SEA Debut - W#1 in Mariners debut 4/5 at TEX (1.0 ShO IP, 2 K).
Seattle Bound - Acquired by Seattle from San Diego on 3/30/16 for PTBNL.
#55 - TONY ZYCH - DL
2016: 10 G, 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 0-0 SV, 1 HLD
Career-High IP: 3.0 (10/3 vs. OAK) 2016-High IP: 2.0-2x (last: 4/9 vs. OAK)
DL - Placed on 15-day DL May 3 (retro to 5/2) with rotator cuff tendinitis.
Say It - Tony Zych (pronounced Zick)...is last player in BB Encyclopedia.
Ks - Has struck out 19 batters in 12.0 innings in 2016 (14.25 Ks/9.0 IP)...has
Kd at least 1 BF in all 10 apps in 2016 (Kd at least 1 in last 4 apps in 2015).
1-2-3 - Struck out the side 5/1 vs. KC.
First ML Win - Earned first ML win with ShO 9th (1 K) on 4/21 at CLE.
2016 Debut - Tossed 2.0 ShO IP April 5 at TEX, 3 K.
Welcome to the Show - Made MLB debut on 9/4 at OAK (2.0,3,2,2,1,3).
CAREER - Drafted by Cubs in 4th round of 2011 MLB draft out of Louisville.
Trade - Acquired by Seattle in MiLB trade from Chicago-NL 4/2/15 for cash.
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SEATTLE HITTERS vs. DETROIT TIGERS
2015
CAREER
HR @
AVG
AB
H
HR
RBI
AVG
AB
H
HR
RBI
DET
Norichika Aoki
- - -
--
--
--
--
.237
59
14
0
6
0
Robinson Cano .419
31 13 2 4
.289 291
84 10 30
3
Steve Clevenger
- - -
--
--
--
--
.375
24
9
0
4
0
Nelson Cruz
.233
30 7 3 5
.265 238
63 12 38
7
Franklin Gutierrez
.273
11
3 2 5
.257 171
44
9 26 5
Chris Iannetta .308
13 4 1 4
.300 70 21 2 7
1
Dae-Ho Lee
- - -
-- -- -- --
- - - -- -- -- --
0
Adam Lind
.222
9 2 1 1
.264 125
33
9 27 4
Ketel Marte
- - -
-- -- -- --
- - - -- -- -- --
0
Shawn OMalley - - -
-- -- -- --
- - - -- -- -- --
0
Leonys Martin .000
1 0 0 0
.268 56
15
0 4
0
Kyle Seager
.229
35 8 1 1
.273 99 27 2 12
1
Seth Smith
.333
18 6 0 1
.321 81 26 4 11
3
#8 - NORICHIKA AOKI, OF
Last Game: 1x3, 6/18 at BOS
Roadtrip: 6x19, 2 R, 2B, RBI, sac, 2K
Season-Highs: streak: 8 (4/5-13)hits: 2-15x (6/17 at BOS)RBI: 2-2x (5/28 vs. MIN)
Lately - Hits in 12 of 16G, 5/19-6/6 (.302/19x63, 13 R, 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI, SB), but
only 8-for-35 (.229) over last 10 G (2B, 3 HBP, BB, 5 K, SB).
Walk This Way - Has 20 BB in last 47 G (4/24-c)only 1 BB in first 15 G.
Season-Highs: streak: 5-3x (last: 5/25-31)hits: 4 (5/25 vs. OAK)RBI: 6 (5/25 vs. OAK)
Streaker - Batted .313 (10x32) w/R, 2 2B, RBI during 8-G hit streak 4/5-13.
#22 - ROBINSON CAN, 2B
Last Game: 2x4, K, 6/19 at BOS
Roadtrip: 10x28, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 6 K
Season-Highs: streak: 5 (5/28-c)hits: 2-3x (last: 6/3 at TEX)RBI: 2-2x (last: 6/7)
Lately - Hitting .327 (17x52) w/5 R, 7 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 7 BB 5/30-current (15 games).
Double Trouble - Equaled a career-high w/2 2B 6/15 at TB (8x, last: 6/4 at TEX).
Big Day - 3x3 w/2 HR, 2B, 4 RBI in SEA 5-0 vs. CLE 6/8; 2nd career 2 HR game.
Blast - Walk-off HR 5/11 vs. TB5th w/o HR of career, last: 4/16/14 vs OAK.
Goodbye Baseball - HR#1 was Mariners only run on 4/9 vs. OAK.
Season-Hi: streak: 7-2x (4/30-5/6)hits: 4 (5/9 vs. TB)RBI: 3-3x (5/13 vs. LAA)
Hes Back - 1B in first PA after DL stint, stole 2B and scored 6/6 vs. CLE.
Picking Up - Has hit safely in 21 of last 28 G since 5/3 w/8 multi-hit games; batting
.313 (31x99) w/16 R, 2 2B, 6 HR, 13 RBI, 11 BB & 7 SB following an 0-for-16 skid.
Return - Activated from 15-day DL on 6/10 & started in CF that day vs. TEX.
DL - 15-day DL from May 27-June 9 with strained left hamstring.
Streaking - Hit safely in 9 straight games, 5/17-25 (15x30/.500)
Walk-Off - 2nd career walk-off HR 5/24 vs. OAK, 2-run HR in 9th for 6-5 win.
Red Hot - Equaled career-high w/4 H (also: 8/12/14 vs. TB w/TEX), 5/22 at CIN.
HRs - hit HR #10 6/12 vs. TEX; career high was 8 HR in 2013 (147G/457 AB).
Back-to-Back - HR in consec. G 5/18-19 & 4/25-26; 1st two times in career.
Busting Out - Snapped an 0-for-16 streak with a 2-run HR on 5/3 at OAK.
#36 - SHAWN OMALLEY, INF/OF
Last Game: 0x3, 6/19 at BOS
Roadtrip: 1x6, R, BB, SO
Season-Highs: streak: 2 (6/2-4)hits: 2-2x (last: 6/7 vs. CLE)RBI: 2 (6/7 vs. CLE)
Triple Threat - Hit a 2-run triple 6/7 vs. CLEfirst career triple.
Hit - Go-ahead RBI in 7th to cap 10-run comeback in 16-13 win at SD 6/2.
Back In Bigs - Recalled from AAA Tacoma May 15 (Sardinas optioned).
AAA - .317 (26x82), 15 R, 5 2B, 3B, HR, 13 RBI in 25 games w/Tacoma.
2015 - Split season with AAA Tacoma & Seattlein Majors, hit .262 (11x42),
10 runs, 1 double, 1 home run and 7 RBI in 24 games.
Minors - In parts of 11 seasons in minors, hit .263 (771x2927) with 491 R, 99
2B, 48 3B, 18 HR, 260 RBI in 838 games.
Evergreen State - Is one of 36 Mariners player born or raised in WA.
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY JUNE 20, 2016 AT DETROIT TIGERS PAGE 5
SCORE BY INNINGS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X
Total
Mariners 42 29 29 50 39 38 42 35 24 10
338
Opponent 31 23 31 33 51 36 34 28 12 3 282
Name
Wade Miley
Felix Hernandez
Tony Zych-rhp
Charlie Furbush-lhp
Ryan Cook-rhp
Evan Scribner-rhp
Jesus Sucre-c
Joaquin Benoit-rhp
Ketel Marte
Leonys Martin
TYPE
15-day
15-day
15-day
15-day
60-day
60-day
60-day
15-day
15-day
15-day
DL Dates
June 17 (retro to 6/13)-current
June 1 (retro to 5/28)-current
May 3 (retro 5/2)-current
April 3 (retro 3/25)-current
April 3-current
April 3-current
April 3-current
April 25 (retro 4/22)-May 17
May 22-June 5
May 27 (retro 5/26)-June 9
Player
Solo 2R 3R GS Total
Aoki
1 -- -- -- 1
Can
13 3 2 1 19
Clevenger -- 1 -- -- 1
Cruz
8 8 -- -- 16
Gutierrez 3 4 1
-- 8
Iannetta
4 2 -- -- 6
Lee
4 2 4 -- 10
Lind
5 1 3
-- 9
Marte
-- -- 1
-- 1
Martin
6 4 -- -- 10
OMalley -- -- -- -- 0
Sardias
1 1 -- -- 2
Seager
5 2 5 -- 12
Smith
3 2 1
-- 6
Team
54 30 17 1 102
Runs via HR:
169
DISABLED LIST
Eligible
June 27
June 12
May 17
April 9
June 2
June 2
June 2
--
--
--
Injury
Left shoulder impingement
Right calf strain
Right rotator cuff tendonitis
Left shoulder biceps tendonitis
Strained right lat
Strained right lat
Fractured right fibula
Right shoulder inflammation
Sprained left thumb
Strained left hamstring
G Missed
3
18
44
69
69
69
69
19
13
14
Team Record
1-2
6-12
22-22
36-33
36-33
36-33
36-33
12-7
5-8
5-9
1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF C DH
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Aoki
-- -- -- --
25-20
6-8
-- -- -Aoki
26-24
1-0 -- -- -- -- -- 1-3 3-1
Can
--
36-31
-- -- -- -- -- -- 0-2
Can
-- -- 36-33 -- -- -- -- -- -Clevenger -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8-9 -Clevenger -- -- -- -- -- -- 3-3 5-6 -Cruz
-- -- -- -- -- --
13-14
-- 24-18
Cruz
-- -- --
36-32
-- -- -- -- -Gutierrez -- -- -- --
2-1
--
9-10
-- 0-5
Gutierrez
-- 4-8 -- -- 5-1 1-1 3-5 0-1 -Iannetta
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
28-24 -Iannetta
-- -- -- --
1-1
2-3
22-16
2-4 1-0
Lee
13-15
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-1
Lee
-- -- -- --
4-8
1-1
3-4
5-4 -Lind
23-18
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2-2
Lind
-- -- -- --
7-4
16-13
2-2 -- -Marte
-- -- 28-24 -- -- -- -- -- -Marte
6-5 7-7 -- -- -- -- 1-2 7-5 7-5
Martin
-- -- -- -- --
29-23
-- -- -Martin
4-3
-- -- -- -- --
1-1
10-6
14-13
OMalley
-- 0-1 4-0 -- 0-2
1-2 -- -- -OMalley 0-1
-- -- -- -- -- -- 2-0 3-4
Romero
-- -- -- --
0-3
-- -- -- -- Romero
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-3 -Sardias
-- 0-1 4-8 2-1 1-0 -- -- -- -Sardias
-- 0-1 -- -- -- -- 1-0 3-1 3-8
Seager
-- -- --
34-32
-- -- -- -- 1-1
Seager
-- 2-2 -- 0-1
19-18
14-12
-- -- -Smith
-- -- -- --
8-7
--
14-9
-- 5-3
Smith
--
22-15 -- -- 0-1
2-3 -- 1-0 1-0
Taylor
-- -- 0-1 -- -- -- -- -- -Taylor
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0-1
Pitcher - Hernandez (5-5), Iwakuma (8-6), Miley (9-4), Walker (6-9), Karns (8-5), Paxton (1-3), Sampson (0-1)
GAME-WINNING/2-OUT RBI:
Player
Aoki
Can
Clevenger
Cruz
Gutierrez
Iannetta
Lee
Lind
Marte
Martin
OMalley
Romero
Sardias
Seager
Smith
Taylor
Team
Player
Aoki
Can
Clevenger
Cruz
Gutierrez
Iannetta
Lee
Lind
Marte
Martin
OMalley
Romero
Sardias
Seager
Smith
Taylor
Team
Player GWRBI
Martin / Seager / Lee................................................5
Can / Cruz..............................................................4
Iannetta / Smith........................................................3
Gutierrez ..................................................................3
Aoki / Clevenger / Marte / OMalley.........................1
2 3 4 5 Total
15 -- -- -- 15
19 5 1 -- 25
3 -- -- -- 3
16 5 -- -- 21
5 1 -- -- 6
6 4 -- -- 10
10 1 -- -- 11
9 -- 1 -- 10
11 3 1 -- 15
10 1 1 -- 12
2 -- -- -- 2
-- -- -- -- 0
2 -- -- -- 2
12 5 1 -- 18
10 2 -- -- 12
-- -- -- -- 0
129 27 5 0 161
2 3 4 5+ Total
2 -- -- -- 2
4 3 2 2 11
2 -- -- -- 2
8 3 -- 1 12
5 1 -- 1 7
-- 1 1 -- 2
1 5 2 -- 8
1 2 1 1 5
1 3 -- -- 4
6 -- -- -- 6
1 -- -- -- 1
-- -- -- -- 0
1 -- -- -- 1
3 4 1 1 9
4 -- 1 -- 5
-- -- -- -- 0
39 22 8 6 75
Player
2-Out RBI
Cruz .......................................................................21
Can.......................................................................21
Seager....................................................................20
Lind ........................................................................12
Lee..........................................................................11
Iannetta...................................................................10
Martin.......................................................................9
Gutierrez...................................................................7
Aoki / Smith..............................................................6
Marte........................................................................5
Clevenger / OMalley................................................4
Romero / Sardias....................................................1
June 5
June 6
June 10
June 11
June 17
June 18
June 19
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MARINERS UPDATE
Overall Record.........................................36-33
Series Records...................................... 12-8-1
First Game of Series................................13-11
Second Game of Series..........................11-11
Third Game of Series................................12-9
Fourth Game of Series................................0-2
Leading After 6..........................................27-5
Trailing After 6............................................6-23
Tied After 6...................................................3-5
Leading After 7..........................................32-3
Trailing After 7............................................2-27
Tied After 7...................................................2-3
Leading After 8..........................................30-3
Trailing After 8............................................2-27
Tied After 8...................................................4-3
Score First................................................25-17
Opponent Score First..............................11-16
Comeback Wins / Blown Losses.........15 / 19
Last at-bat W/L (walk-off).................. 8-4 (3-1)
Hit a home run.........................................32-24
No home runs..............................................4-9
Scoring 4 or more runs.............................31-9
Scoring less than 4 runs...........................5-24
Shutouts Thrown / Times Shutout...........5 / 3
Score in 3 or more innings......................27-10
Out-hit opponent.......................................28-7
Out-hit by opponent..................................7-22
Hits even.......................................................1-4
Lineups Used................................................ 49
Players Used (Pitchers)......................... 34 (19)
Safeco Field Roof Open............................13-9
Safeco Field Roof Closed...........................1-7
Safeco Field Roof Moved............................1-2
Sunday Cream Jersey.................................0-4
Northwest Green Jersey.............................2-1
Astro Navy Jersey........................................9-4
2015 after 69 games................................32-37
2015 after 70 games................................32-38
2015 after 71 games................................32-39
Best ever after 69 games.............53-16 (2001)
Best ever after 70 games.............53-17 (2001)
Best ever after 71 games.............54-17 (2001)
April...........................................................13-10
May...........................................................17-11
June............................................................6-12
July................................................................0-0
August..........................................................0-0
September....................................................0-0
Monday.........................................................3-4
Tuesday........................................................7-3
Wednesday...................................................7-4
Thursday.......................................................5-0
Friday............................................................5-5
Saturday.......................................................5-7
Sunday..........................................................2-9
Safeco Field Sellouts...................................0-1
1-Run Games/2-Run Games............. 9-13/4-5
Extra Innings................................................5-3
Average Time of Game (9-inn.)................. 2:58
Postponements.............................................. 0
INDIVIDUAL BATTING
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
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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