Professional Documents
Culture Documents
04.12.16 Game Notes PDF
04.12.16 Game Notes PDF
Safeco Field
TEXAS RANGERS (4-4) at SEATTLE MARINERS (2-5)
Game #8 (2-5)
Home #5 (0-4)
Date
Opp. Time (PT)
April 13 TEX
12:40 pm
April 14
April 15 at NYY 4:05 pm
April 16 at NYY 10:05 am
April 17 at NYY 10:05 am
Mariners Pitcher
RH Taijuan Walker (0-0, 3.00)
vs.
Off Day in New York
RH Nathan Karns (0-1, 7.20)
at
RH Felix Iwakuma (0-1, 0.69)
at
RH Hisashi Iwakuma (0-1, 4.09)
at
Opposing Pitcher
RH A.J. Griffin (1-0, 4.50)
RADIO
710 ESPN
TBA
TBA
TBA
710 ESPN
710 ESPN
710 ESPN
All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games on Spanish Audio via TV SAP
SEAGER BELIEVER
In his career Kyle Seager is batting
.332 (113x340) with 57 runs scored, 28
doubles, 15 home runs and 57 RBI in 89
games career games vs. the Rangers...
his 113 hits since 2011 are the most vs.
the Rangers in the Majors...during this
stretch he also ranks 1st in doubles (28),
2nd in runs scored (57), home runs (15)
and RBI (57), while his .332 average is
6th-best:
Rk Player
Hits
1. Kyle Seager (SEA)....................113
2. Mike Trout (LAA).........................102
3. Erick Aybar (LAA/ATL)..................81
4. Howie Kendrick (LAA/LAD)..........80
5. Jose Altuve (HOU)........................72
.301
.395
.405
COOPERSTOWN BOUND
103
MARINERSMEDIA.COM
TONIGHT'S TILTthe Mariners, looking for their 1st win of the homestand, continue their seasonopening 6-game homestand tonight with game #2 of 3 vs. the Texas Rangers (0-1)the homestand
began with 3 games (0-3) vs. Oaklandteam travels Thursday to open a 9-game, 10-day road trip
Friday vs. New York-AL, followed by 2 three-game series at Cleveland and Los Angeles-ALtonights
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 are home for this 6-game homestand, but will play 12 of first 18
games of the season away from Safeco Field.
In Relief The Mariners relief staff ranks T3rd in the Majors (T2nd in AL) in strikeouts.
vs. the West Wade Miley is 6-2 with a 2.75 ERA (24 ER, 78.2 IP) with 67 strikeouts in 12 starts
against the American League West in his career.
Young & Old Joel Peralta was the oldest player on the Mariners roster at 40 years, 12 daysKetel
Marte was the youngest player at 22 years, 175 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 rostersthis is the 11th Opening
Day roster for Felix Hernandez and Robinson Can.
LATE AND GREATsince 2014, Nelson Cruz leads MLB with 30 home runs in the 7th inning or
laterteammate Kyle Seager ranks T13th with 18 home runs in the 7th or later.
THATS A LOT OF KSRHP Tony Zych has struck out 33 batters in 23.1 innings over 16 appearances
in his career (9 K in 5.0 IP in 2016), averaging 12.73 strikeouts per 9.0 innings...over his last 4 relief
appearances he has struck out at least 3 batters (also had 4 strikeouts in start on Sept. 30), which
is T2nd-longest in by a reliever in Mariners club history, trailing only an 8-game stretch of relief
appearances by Randy Johnson (8/16/93-9/27/97).
TEXAS-SIZED POWERAdam Lind has hit 18 home runs in 52 career games against the Rangers
overall against Texas, hes hitting .282 (59x209) with 34 runs, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 18 home runs, 52 RBI
and a .584 slugging percentageamong active players (min. 200 AB), Linds .584 slugging percentage
vs. Texas is T3rd-best behind Miguel Cabrera (.624) and Mike Trout (.601) and tied with David Ortiz
(.584)his 18 home runs vs. Texas are T3rd-most among active players behind David Ortiz (32 in 123
G) and Alex Rodriguez (20 in 127 G).
MISP-ING IN ACTIONthe Mariners are 3-for-24 with men in scoring position (MISP) during this
homestand, posting an 3-for-8 last night, 0-for-8 Sunday afternoon after back-to-back 0-for-4
nights...for the season, Seattle is 9-for-41 with MISP; they are 6-for-13 in their two wins, and 3-for-28
in their four losses.
THE POPSeattle ranks 2nd in the American League with 12 home runs, ranks 4th in MLB behind
Colorado (17), San Francisco (14) and Houston (13) for the Major League leadeight different Mariners
have hit a home run this season: Robinson Can (4), Nelson Cruz (2), Chris Iannetta (1) Dae-Ho Lee
(1), Leonys Martin (1), Luis Sardias (1), Kyle Seager (1) & Seth Smith (1).
HELLO FROM THE OTHER SIDEthe Mariners feature three members of the coaching staff and
four players on the active roster who have been in the Rangers organization: Manager Scott Servais
(Sr. Director, Player Development, 2006-11), Bench Coach Tim Bogar (Bench Coach/Interim Manager,
2014), First Base Coach Casey Candaele (minor league instructor, 2011-15) and players Nelson Cruz
(2006-13), Leonys Martin (2011-15), Luis Sardias (2014) & Joaquin Benoit (2001-08).
TURNOVER18 of the players on the Mariners season-opening active 25-man roster were not
on the 2015 Seattle OD roster (Joaquin Benoit, Steve Cishek, Nathan Karns, Wade Miley, Joel
Peralta, Nick Vincent, Tony Zych; Steve Clevenger, Chris Iannetta; Dae-Ho Lee, Adam Lind, Luis
Sardias; Norichika Aoki, Leonys Martin)....13 of the players (Benoit, Cishek, Karns, Miley, Peralta,
Vincent; Clevenger, Iannetta; Lee, Lind, Sardias; Aoki, Martin) were not in the organization at any
point during the 2015 season.
NOT QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONTthe Mariners open the season with 9 straight games
against American League West opponents, with six against Texas and three against Oakland22 of
the first 31 games of the season will be against the A.L. West.
INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN238 players on 2016 Opening Day 25-man rosters and inactive lists
were born outside the 50 United States, Major League Baseball announced Monday...the Mariners
have the most foreign-born players with a total of 13 on a roster that spans five different countries
and territories outside the U.S.: Cuba (Leonys Martin), Dominican Republic (Joaquin Benoit, Robinson
Can, Ketel Marte, Joel Peralta, Nelson Cruz), Japan (Norichika Aoki, Hisashi Iwakuma), Korea (DaeHo Lee), Venezuela (Felix Hernandez, Luis Sardias, Franklin Gutierrez, Jesus Sucre).
WE MESS WITH TEXASthe Mariners are 17-10 in their last 27 games against the Rangers, including
wins in 6 of the last 9 meetingsin that same span, the Seattle is 6-5 against the Rangers at Safeco
Fieldduring the 27-game run, Seattles pitching staff has a 3.33 ERA (89 ER, 240.1 IP) with 219
strikeouts, allowing 2 earned runs or less in 6 of the last 9 games.
AS YOU KNOWWade Miley will make his Safeco Field debut tonight vs. the RangersBUT
DID YOU KNOW?Safeco Field is one of only 3 current ballparks that Miley has not started in
his career?...he has made starts in 28 different ballparks in his career and is only missing Safeco
Field, Progressive Park in Cleveland and Target Field in Minnesota (also started in Sydney Crickey
in Sydney, Australia)...Miley is projected to pitch the opening game at Progressive Park when the
Mariners play the Indians on April 19...he will also have an opportunity to pitch at Target Field when
the Mariners travel to Minnesota, Sept. 23-25.
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY APRIL `12, 2016 VS. TEXAS RANGERS PAGE 2
TONIGHTS MARINERS STARTER
LHP WADE MILEY
2016 Breakdown:
Overall
Home
Road
vs. TEX
W-L-S ERA G/GS
IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 49-46-0 3.97
139/135 838.1 857 393 370 260 653 82
Home 26-22-0 4.32 65/62 393.2 406 197 189 104 302 46
Road 23-24-0 3.66 74/73 444.2 451 196 181 156 351 36
Starter 48-46-0 3.96
135/135 828.2 847 388 365 256 651 80
Reliever 1-0-0 4.44 4/0 9.2 10 5 5 4 2 2
vs. TEX 1-2-0 4.74 4/4 24.2 26 14 13 4 24 1
ABOUT MILEY
scr
DT OPP SCR W-L
IP H R ER BB SO HR left PC-K
4/6 @TEX
W 9-5 ND
6.0 7 5 5 0 7 1 3-5
91-66
scr
DT OPP SCR W-L
IP H R ER BB SO HR left PC-K
4/10
@NYY
W 6-5 (19)
ND
5.1 4 2 2 2 6 0 3-1
90-36
4/15 WAS L 5-10 L (0-1) 2.1 5 7 7 3 1 1 2-6
75-34
4/21
@TB W 1-0 W (1-1) 5.2 3 0 0 4 3 0 1-0
88-36
4/26
@BAL
L 7-18 L (1-2) 2.1 5 7 6 2 0 0 0-6
57-30
APRIL : 4 GS, 1-2, 8.62
15.2 17 16 15 11 10
1
5/2 NYY L 2-4 L (1-3) 7.0 7 3 3 0 3 0 2-3
102-40
5/8 @TOR
L 0-7 L (1-4) 6.0 8 4 4 1 8 2 0-4
104-40
5/13
@OAK
W 2-0 W (2-4) 6.2 5 0 0 4 1 0 1-0
99-60
5/19 TEX W 4-3 W (3-4) 7.0 7 2 2 1 7 0 4-2
106-68
5/24 LAA W 6-1 W (4-4) 8.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 6-1
96-61
5/30
@TEX
L 0-8 L (4-5) 4.0 9 6 5 2 2 0 0-5
92-54
MAY : 6 GS, 3-3, 3.49
38.2 40 16 15
9 23
2
6/5 OAK W 4-2 W (5-5) 7.1 6 2 2 1 6 1 4-2
96-69
6/11
@BAL
L 5-6 L (5-6) 4.0 9 5 5 0 3 3 3-5
69-46
6/16 ATL W 9-4 W (6-6) 6.1 5 2 2 2 8 0 6-2
111-61
6/21
@KC W 13-2
W (7-6) 6.0 5 0 0 3 2 0 10-0
101-60
6/27
@TB L 1-4 L (7-7) 6.1 5 2 2 2 8 1 0-2
106-65
JUNE : 5 GS, 3-2, 3.30
30.0 30 11 11
8 27
5
7/2 @TOR
W 12-6
W (8-7) 5.0 7 4 4 7 2 0 8-4
103-57
7/7 MIA W 4-3 ND
6.2 7 3 3 2 9 0 1-3
107-71
7/12 NYY L 6-8 L (8-8) 5.1 7 6 6 0 2 1 3-5
93-54
7/17
@LAA
L 0-1 ND
7.0 1 0 0 2 6 0 0-0
101-57
7/23
@HOU
L 4-5 ND
6.0 4 1 1 5 4 1 2-1
107-55
7/28
CWS L 4-9 L (8-9) 5.2 10 7 7 3 5 1 2-7
108-67
JULY : 6 GS, 1-2, 5.30
35.2 36 21 21 19 28
3
8/2 TB L 3-4 ND
6.2 5 2 2 1 4 1 3-2
120-71
8/8 @DET
L 6-7 ND
6.0 9 5 5 1 6 1 6-5
100-70
8/15 SEA W 22-10
W (9-9) 7.0 4 2 2 3 8 0 19-2
113-68
8/20 KC W 4-1 W (10-9) 7.1 6 1 1 0 6 1 4-1
114-80
8/25
@CWS
L 4-5 L (10-10) 6.2 13 5 5 1 3 0 4-5
110-71
8/30
@NYM
L 4-5 ND
6.0 9 4 4 1 6 0 4-4
83-52
AUGUST: 6 GS, 2-1, 4.31
39.2 46 19 19 7
33 3
9/5 PHI W 9-2 W (11-10) 9.0 5 2 2 0 8 0 CG
110-79
9/11
@TB L 4-8 ND
7.0 7 3 3 0 5 0 4-3
109-72
9/19
@TOR
W 7-6 ND
6.2 3 2 2 5 7 1 2-2
113-64
9/24 TB L 2-4 L (11-11) 6.1 8 4 4 1 3 2 2-4
102-63
9/30
@NYY
W 9-5 ND
5.0 9 4 4 4 3 0 4-4
109-60
SEPTEMBER: 5 GS, 1-1, 3.97
34.0 32 15 15 10 26
3
SEASON: 32 GS, 11-11, 4.46
193.2 201 98 96 64 147 17
BEST VS. THE WEST...is 6-2, 2.75 (78.2 IP, 24 ER) in 12 career starts vs. the
AL West...has limited AL West teams to a .225 batting average against in
his career...his 2.75 ERA is his best vs. any division in baseball (3.61 vs.
NL East is second).
HAPPY DAYS...is 17-9, 3.41 (245.2 IP, 93 ER) in 39 games (38 starts) during
the day...opponents are hitting just .235 in the sunshine vs. Wade...compares to 32-37, 4.21 (592.2 IP, 277 ER) and a .276 average at night.
TOUGH ON RUNNERS...opposing base runners have been successful on
just 16 of 38 attempted steals vs. Miley in his career, including just 13 of
33 (37.1%) since the start of 2012...Miley has picked off 19 opposing base
runners since the start of 2012.
CAUGHT LEANING...tied career-high with 5 pickoffs in 2015, T2nd in the AL.
QUICK WORKER...according to Fan Graphs 2015 leader board, Miley was
the second-quickest working pitcher in MLB last season, averaging just
17.5 seconds between pitches...trailed only Mark Buehrle (15.9) and was
just ahead of Doug Fister (17.8)...teammate Vidal Nuno was 6th (18.1)
and Taijuan Walker was 10th (18.4).
MR. DURABLE...is 1 of 4 lefties (and 13 pitchers overall) to have made
at least 32 starts in each of the last 3 seasons (2013-15)...his 99 starts
since the beginning of 2013 are the tie-most by a left-handed pitcher and
T5th overall in the Majors...his 128 starts since 2012 are T3rd-most in the
Majors amongst left-handers behind only Jon Lester (132) and Madison
Bumgarner (130)...is tied with Cole Hamels & Clayton Kershaw.
2015 SEASON RECAPwent 11-11, 4.46 ERA (96 ER, 193.2 IP) in 32
starts with Boston...marked the 4th consecutive season hes pitched in
32 games or more and tossed at least 193.0 innings...in his first AL season in 2015, he led the Sox in wins, starts, innings and quality starts (17).
CAREERowns a 49-46 record with a 3.97 ERA (370 ER, 838.1 IP) in 139
appearances/135 starts...pitched with Arizona (2011-2014) and Boston
(2015) prior to joining Seattle this season...named an All-Star in his first
full season with the Diamondbacks in 2012.
LAST TIME
LAST START/ND: 4/6, 9-5 at TEX (6.0,7,5,5,0,7,HR)
LAST LOSS: 9/24/15, 2-4 vs. TB (6.1,8,4,4,1,3,HR-2) with BOS
LAST WIN: 9/15/15, 9-2 vs. PHI (9.0,5,2,2,0,8) with BOS
LAST CG: 9/15/15, 9-2 vs. PHI (9.0,5,2,2,0,8) with BOS
LAST ShO: None
MLB CAREER HIGHS
INNINGS: 9.0, 9/5/15 vs. PHI (with BOS)
HITS: 13, 8/25/15 at CWS (with BOS)
RUNS: 10, 8/5/14 vs. KC (with ARIZ)
STRIKEOUTS: 11, 5/27/14 vs. SD (with ARIZ)
WALKS: 7, 2x, last: 7/2/15 at TOR (with BOS)
HOME RUNS: 4, 6/1/14 vs. CIN (with ARIZ)
LOW-HIT GAME (CG): 5, 9/5/15 vs. PHI (with BOS)
LONGEST WIN STREAK: 4, 9/21/11-4/29/12 (with ARIZ)
LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 4, 2x, last: 8/5-9/9/14 (with ARIZ)
MILEY vs. RANGERS
Wade is making his 5th career start vs. the Rangers, his second straight
is 1-2, 4.74 ERA (13 ER, 24.2 IP) in 4 startsmaking first career start in
Safeco Field tonight...heres how Miley has fared vs. current Rangers
batters:
AVG AB H HR RBI BB SO
H. Alberto
.000 4 0 0 1 0 1
E. Andrus
.100
10 1 0 1 0 1
A. Beltre
.250
12 3 0 0 0 3
R. Chirinos
.400 5 2 0 3 0 1
S. Choo
.125 8 1 0 0 2 3
D. DeShields .500 6 3 0 1 0 2
I. Desmond
.200
10 2 1 1 1 3
P. Fielder
.300
10 3 1 3 0 0
J. Hamilton
.250 4 1 0 0 2 0
B. Holaday
.000 2 0 0 0 0 0
M. Moreland .500 2 1 0 0 1 1
R. Odor
.333 3 1 0 0 0 2
R. Rua
.000 3 0 0 1 0 1
J. Ruggiano .214
14 3 1 3 2 4
23-year-old right-hander is scheduled to make his 2nd start of the 2016 season tomrrow in the series finale vs. the Rangers...had a ND in the Mariners home
opener 4/8 v.s OAK (6.0,7,2,2,0,4,HR)...SPRING TRAINING RECAP: went 1-3 with a 6.55 ERA (16 ER, 22.0 IP) in 6 official ST starts...walked just 4 while striking
out 232015 RECAP: went 11-8, 4.56 ERA (86 ER, 169.2 IP) in 29 starts...among Mariners pitchers, was 2nd in wins, starts, innings and strikeouts (157)...
struck out 8.33 batters per 9.0 innings pitched, 11th best in the AL...was 10-3, 3.62 with 118 strikeouts in his final 20 starts after beginning season 1-5, 7.33 in
first 9 startsCareer: Is a 14-11 with a 4.13 ERA (105 ER, 228.2 IP) in 41 appearances/38 starts...vs. TEX: Making his 5th career appearance, 4th start, vs. the
Rangersis 1-1, 4.15 ERA (8 ER, 17.1 IP) in career, including going 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA (8 ER, 16.0 IP) in 3 starts, all in 2015...had a rough night in only career
start vs. Rangers in Safeco Field, allowing 6 R (5 ER) on 6 hits in 3.0 innings Sept. 8, 2015.
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY APRIL 12, 2016 VS. TEXAS RANGERS PAGE 3
Season Totals
Starters
Relievers
Safeco
Road
April
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 4/10 vs. OAK (7.0,3,0,0,2,10)
ND
L1
2
6.5
96.0
1/0
11.08 4.85
2
0
18-Iwakuma, rhp
4/11 vs. TEX (6.0,8,3,3,1,7)
L
L2
2
5.5
93.5
1/1
9.82
3.27
1
1
20-Miley, lhp
4/6 at TEX (6.0,7,5,5,0,7,HR)
ND
L1
1
6.0
91.0
0/0
10.5
0.0
0
0
44-Walker, rhp
4/8 vs. OAK (6.0,7,2,2,0,4)
ND
W1
1
6.0
100.0 1/0
6.0
0.0
1
2
13-Karns, rhp
4/9 vs. OAK (5.0,7,4,4,1,6,HR)
L
L1
1
5.0
95.0
2/0
10.8
1.8
0
0
W/L
After Loss
0-0
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-1
Team
Record
0-2
1-1
1-0
0-1
0-1
Team No.
Hernandez
Iwakuma
Miley
Walker
Karns
INNINGS
(Team Rec.)
(Starters Rec.)
0.0-4.2
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
5.0-5.2
2 (1-1)
0 (0-0)
1 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
1 (0-1)
6.0-6.2
4 (1-3)
1 (0-1)
1 (0-1)
1 (0-0)
1 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
7.0-7.2
1 (0-1)
1 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
8.0-9.0
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
Total Starts
7 (2-5)
2 (0-1)
2 (0-1)
1 (0-0)
1 (0-0)
0 (0-0)
Runs scored/start:
4.00 (28 R)
1.50 (3 R)
6.50 (13 R)
9.00 (9 R)
2.00 (2 R)
1.00 (1 R)
Teams record when starting:
2-5
0-2 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-1
Career-Hi IP: relief: 2.0 (4/4 at TEX) start: 9.0, 2x (last: 6/30 at SD) 2016-Hi IP: 2.0-2x (last: 4/11 vs. TEX)
LAST SAVE
LAST LOSS
9/3/15 vs. LAD w/SD 9/10/15 vs. COL w/SD
9/22/15 vs. CIN w/StL 4/8/16 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
6/12/14 vs. ATL w/SD 4/10 vs. OAK
---
---
Team Totals
SV/OPP
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
0/1 (.000)
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
0/1 (.000)
1st BF/RETIRED
1/1 (1.000)
2/2 (1.000)
2/3 (.667)
0/1 (---)
0/2 (.000)
3/3 (1.000)
1/3 (.333)
9/15 (.600)
RI/STRANDED
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY APRIL 12, 2016 VS. TEXAS RANGERS PAGE 4
SEATTLE HITTERS vs. TEXAS RANGERS
2016
CAREER
HR @
AVG
AB H HR RBI
AVG AB H HR RBI
SAFECO
Norichika Aoki .286
14 4 0 1
.255 51 13 0 4
0
Robinson Can .235 17 4 4 7
.286 427 122 18 69
24
Steve Clevenger .000
3 0 0 0
.000 3 0 0 0
0
Nelson Cruz
.333
15 5 2 4
.350 103
36 10 21 27
Franklin Gutierrez
.167
6 1 0 0
.276 272
75
8 33 27
Chris Iannetta .429
7 3 0 1
.250 132
33
3 13 2
Dae-Ho Lee
.000
4 0 0 0
.000 4 0 0 0
1
Adam Lind
.091
11 1 0 0
.282 209
59 18 52
5
Ketel Marte
.176
17 3 0 0
.258 66 17 0 6
1
Leonys Martin .462
13
6 1 3
.462 13
6 1 3
2
Luis Sardinas .222
9 2 1 2
.222 9 2 1 2
0
Kyle Seager
.308 13 4 1 4
.332 340 113 15 57
36
Seth Smith
.429
7 3 1 2
.250 128
32
3 17 8
#8 - NORICHIKA AOKI, OF
Last Game: 1x4, K, 4/11 vs. TEX
Homestand: 4x17, 3B, 2 K, GIDP
Homer Happy - Recorded first ML hit/HR on 4/8 vs. OAK...became the 7th
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).
2016 Spring Training - Hit .264 (14x53), 12 R, 4 2B, HR, 7 RBI, in 24 G.
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.
Streaking - Batting .304(7x23) w/ R, 2B, RBI during active 6-G hitting streak.
Lately - 5-for-last-18 w/R, 2B, incl. PH 1B to start GW rally 4/6 at TEX.
2016 Spring Training - Hit .250 (15x60), 9 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, HBP, 3 BB in 19 G.
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).
Right Man - Entered 2016 as a .321 hitter vs. LHP (189x588)....272 vs. RHP.
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. Holland: .405 (15x37), 32B, 3B, 2HR, 9RBI, 2BB, 5K
Last Game: 0x4, 4/11 vs. TEX
Current Streak: 0 G (0x10)
Homestand: 2x16, 2B, BB, 4 K
Last HR: 4/5 at TEX (#2)
Season-Highs: streak: 5 (4/4-9)hits: 2 (4/6 at TEX)RBI: 5 (4/6 at TEX)
Hot Start - 4 HR in 1st 3G to set new club record...just 2nd 2B in MLB history
to hit 4 HR in 1st 3 G of year...didnt hit 4th HR in 2015 until June 26.
2016 Spring Training - Hit .368 (21x57), 9 R, 3 2B, 3B, 7 HR, 17 RBI in 19 G
had .410 OBP & .810 SLG...3 HR game at CHI 3/27.
2015 Season - Appeared in 156 games, hitting .287 w/34 2B, 21 HR, 79 RBI.
Tale of Two Halves - Hit .330 (109x330) with 15 2B, 3B, 17 HR, 55 RBI, .920
OPS in final 82 games after hitting .238 w/19 2B, 4 HR & .62 OPS in 1st 74.
Playing Longball - Hit 21 HR becoming the 8th MLB second baseman to hit
20+ HR in at least 6 different seasons.
Streaking - Finished 2015 season on a 16-game hitting streak (Sept. 16 - ).
Clean it Up - Hit .336 (88x262) w/10 2B, 13 HR in 66 G batting clean-up.
Hit Me - Led team in 2015 with 179 hits and in 2014 w/187 in 2014.
Career - 6-time All-Star (AL starter at 2B, 2010-15), 5 Silver Slugger Awards
(2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) and 2 Gold Gloves in 11-year career...spent
1st 9 season with NYY (2005-2013) before signing w/SEA Dec. 12, 2013.
#32 - STEVE CLEVENGER, C
Last Game: 0x4, 4/10 vs. OAK
Homestand: 0x4
#21 - FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ, OF vs. Holland: .227 (5x22), 2B, HR, RBI, BB, 8K
Last Game: 1x2, K, 4/11 vs. TEX
Current Streak: 2 G (2x4)
Homestand: 2x6, BB, K
Last HR: 9/20/15 at TEX (#15)
Season-Highs: streak: 2 (4/9-c)hits: 1-2x (4/11 vs. TEX)RBI: ---
Goodbye Baseball - HR#1 was Mariners only run on 4/9 vs. OAK.
Getting On - Reached base safely in 1st 5 PAs of season (3 H, 2 BB).
2016 Spring Training - Hit .227 (10x44), 7 R, 3 2B, HR, 9 RBI in 18 G.
2015 Season - Hit .188 (51x272) w/28 R, 10 2B, 10 HR and 34 RBI in 92 G.
Strong Finish - Posted a .320 OBP in last 49 G.
Power On - Hit 10 HR, 5th time in career w/10+ HR...HR #100 9/19 at MIN.
Cheers - Co-owner of Jack Winery.
Career -Appeared in MLB w/COL (06-11), LAA (12-15).
2016 Spring Training - Hit .263 (11x42), w/6 R, 5 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI in 15 G.
Welcome to Seattle - Acquired from MIL on Dec. 9, 2015.
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
vs. Holland: .250 (2x8), RBI, 2BB, K
Last Game: 0x4, 3 K, 4/11 vs. TEX
Current Streak: 0 G (0x11)
Homestand: 1x12, RBI, 2 BB, HBP, SF, 5 K
Last HR: 9/28/15 at HOU (#2)
Season-Highs: streak: 2 (4/6-4/8)hits: 3 (4/6 at TEX)RBI: 1 (4/8 vs. OAK)
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).
2016 Spring Training - Hit .321 (18x56), 9 R, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 13 RBI in 19 G.
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.
Reverse Splits - Hit .297 (68x229) vs. LHP / .249 (98x349) vs. RHP.
Gamer - 161 games was 2nd in MLB (M. Machado, BAL, 162).
Career - Mariners 3rd round selection in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player
Draft out of University of North Carolina.
#7 - SETH SMITH, OF
Last Game: 0x2, 4/11 vs. TEX
Homestand: 0x7, 2 BB, 2 K
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY APRIL 12, 2016 VS. TEXAS RANGERS PAGE 5
SCORE BY INNINGS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X
Total
Mariners 4 4 0 1 2 1 3 8 5 0
28
Opponent 2 3 1 4 6 4 2 4 1 1
28
Player
Solo 2R 3R GS Total
Aoki
-- -- -- -- 0
Can
2 2 -- -- 4
Clevenger -- -- -- -- 0
Cruz
1 1 -- -- 2
Gutierrez -- -- -- -- 0
Iannetta
1 -- -- -- 1
Lee
1 -- -- -- 1
Lind
-- -- -- -- 0
Marte
-- -- -- -- 0
Martin
1 -- -- -- 1
Sardias -- 1 -- -- 1
Seager
1 -- -- -- 1
Smith
-- 1 -- -- 1
Team
7 5 0 0 12
Runs via HR:
17
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
7
7
7
7
Team Record
2-5
2-5
2-5
2-5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Aoki
1-5
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Can
-- -- 2-5 -- -- -- -- -- -Clevenger -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-1 -Cruz
-- -- -- 2-5 -- -- -- -- -Gutierrez -- -- -- -- --
1-1
0-2 -- -Iannetta
-- -- -- -- --
0-2
1-1
0-1 -Lee
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-2 -Lind
-- -- -- -- 1-2 -- 0-1 -- -Marte
-- 1-3 -- -- -- -- 0-1 0-1 1-0
Martin
1-0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-5
Sardias
-- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 -- -Seager
-- 1-2 -- -- 1-3 -- -- -- -Smith
-- -- -- -- --
1-2
-- -- --
Pitcher - Hernandez (0-2), Iwakuma (1-1), Miley (1-0), Walker (0-1), Karns (0-1)
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
2
1
1
--
3
--
1
--
--
--
2
--
--
1
9
3 4 5 Total
-- -- -- 1
-- -- -- 1
-- -- -- 0
-- -- -- 3
-- -- -- 0
-- -- -- 1
-- -- -- 0
-- -- -- 0
1 -- -- 1
1 -- -- 3
-- -- -- 0
-- -- -- 0
-- -- -- 1
2 0 0 11
2
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1
1
1
1
4
GAME-WINNING/2-OUT RBI:
3 4 5+ Total
-- -- -- 0
-- -- 1 1
-- -- -- 0
1 -- -- 1
-- -- -- 0
-- -- -- 0
-- -- -- 0
-- -- -- 0
-- -- -- 0
-- -- -- 1
-- -- -- 1
-- -- -- 1
-- -- -- 1
1 0 1 6
Player GWRBI
Martin.......................................................................1
Seager......................................................................1
Player
2-Out RBI
Cano.........................................................................2
Martin.......................................................................2
Aoki..........................................................................1
Cruz..........................................................................1
Iannetta.....................................................................1
April 4
April 6
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY APRIL 12, 2016 VS. TEXAS RANGERS PAGE 6
MARINERS UPDATE
Overall Record.............................................2-5
Series Records............................................1-1
First Game of Series....................................0-3
Second Game of Series..............................1-1
Third Game of Series..................................1-1
Fourth Game of Series................................0-0
Leading After 6............................................0-1
Trailing After 6..............................................1-3
Tied After 6...................................................1-1
Leading After 7............................................1-1
Trailing After 7..............................................1-3
Tied After 7...................................................0-1
Leading After 8............................................1-0
Trailing After 8..............................................1-3
Tied After 8...................................................0-2
Score First....................................................2-3
Opponent Score First..................................0-2
Comeback Wins / Blown Losses.............1 / 3
Last at-bat W/L (walk-off).................. 1-2 (0-0)
Hit a home run.............................................2-4
No home runs..............................................0-1
Scoring 4 or more runs...............................2-0
Scoring less than 4 runs.............................0-5
Shutouts Thrown / Times Shutout...........0 / 0
Score in 3 or more innings..........................2-0
Out-hit opponent.........................................2-2
Out-hit by opponent....................................0-3
Hits even.......................................................0-0
Lineups Used.................................................. 7
Players Used (Pitchers)......................... 25 (12)
Safeco Field Roof Open..............................0-4
Safeco Field Roof Closed...........................0-0
Safeco Field Roof Moved............................0-0
Sunday Cream Jersey.................................0-0
Northwest Green Jersey.............................0-0
Astro Navy Jersey........................................2-0
2015 after 7 games......................................3-4
2015 after 8 games......................................3-5
2015 after 9 games......................................3-6
Best ever after 7 games........6-1 (95, 85, 84)
Best ever after 8 games....6-2 (09,01,95,85,84)
Best ever after 9 games...............7-2 (09, 01)
April...............................................................2-5
May...............................................................0-0
June..............................................................0-0
July................................................................0-0
August..........................................................0-0
September....................................................0-0
Monday.........................................................0-2
Tuesday........................................................1-0
Wednesday...................................................1-0
Thursday.......................................................0-0
Friday............................................................0-1
Saturday.......................................................0-1
Sunday..........................................................0-1
Safeco Field Sellouts...................................0-1
1-Run Games/2-Run Games............... 0-3/0-0
Extra Innings................................................0-0
Average Time of Game (9-inn.)................. 2:59
Postponements.............................................. 0
INDIVIDUAL BATTING
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY APRIL 12, 2016 VS. TEXAS RANGERS PAGE 7
ATT
49,289
28,386
26,945
47,065
36,424
30,034
13,468
2016 MARINERS GAME NOTES TUESDAY APRIL 12, 2016 VS. TEXAS RANGERS 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