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Game #9 (7-1)
Guaranteed Rate Field SEATTLE MARINERS (7-1) at CHICAGO WHITE SOX (2-3) Road #3 (2-0)
TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION
Starting Pitchers: LHP Yusei Kikuchi (0-0, 2.53) vs. RHP Reynaldo López (0-1, 9.00)
11:10 am PT • Radio: 710 ESPN / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW
Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO
Saturday April 6 at CWS 11:10 am RH Mike Leake (1-0, 3.00) vs. RH Lucas Giolito (1-0, 2.70) 710 ESPN
Sunday April 7 at CWS 11:10 am LH Wade LeBlanc (1-0, 6.75) vs. RH Iván Nova (0-0, 1.29) 710 ESPN
All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games featuring Spanish Audio via TV SAP
TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners begin a 2-city, 7-game, 9-day road trip with the first of 3 games against
INSIDE THE NUMBERS Chicago-AL before traveling to Kansas City for 4 games (April 8-11)…went 5-1 on a recently-concluded
homestand against Boston (3-1) and Los Angeles-AL (2-0)…were scheduled to play yesterday but were
.184
Mariners relievers have limited
postponed to today due to a forecast of rain…today’s game will be televised on ROOT SPORTS NW and
broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network.
opposing batters to a .184 (19x103) ODDS AND ENDS…have won 4 in a row...won 3 straight games to begin the season…are 2-0 in day games
average against, 6th-best in the Majors. and 5-1 at night…are 5-1 at T-Mobile Park and 2-0 on the road.
• Mighty is the Bullpen - over the last 4 games, the Mariners bullpen has combined for 4 saves (by
.297
The Mariners are batting .297 (22x74)
4 different pitchers), 6 holds and a 1.64 ERA (2 ER, 11.0 IP)…in this span, Mariners relievers have
limited opposing batters to .128 (5x39) average against and have stranded 9 of 11 inherited runners.
• On the Road Again - the Mariners are 2-0 in their first two road games for the first time since 2014…
with runners in scoring position. the 2014 club was also the last Mariners squad to go 3-0 in their first 3 road games.
• Mitch’s Milestone - Mitch Haniger’s next official at-bat will mark his 1,000th at-bat in a Mariners
.340
The Mariners are batting .340 (36x106)
uniform…entering today’s game, he has appeared in 261 games with the Mariners, batting .284
(284x999) with 154 runs, 67 doubles, 6 triples, 43 home runs, 145 RBI, a .361 on-base percentage
and a .492 slugging mark (.854 OPS).
in innings 1-3, the top mark in the • Grand Central - since 2017, the Mariners are 41-25 (.621) vs. American League central opponents...
Majors…rank ahead of Chicago-NL during that span, Seattle’s .621 winning percentage vs. the AL Central is 3rd-best among non-di-
(.333/20x60) and Atlanta (.317/19x60). visional AL foes, trailing only Oakland (.708/46-19) and Houston (.625/40-24)...beginning with this
3-game series at the White Sox, the Mariners will play 10 of their next 13 games vs. American League
4
Dee Gordon is tied with Trea Turner-
Central clubs (3 at CWS, 4 at KC and 3 vs. CLE).
• New Faces - 14 of the 25 players on the Mariners active roster are new to the organization since
the end of the 2018 season: Tim Beckham, Brandon Brennan, Jay Bruce, Edwin Encarnación,
WAS for the Major League lead with 4 Cory Gearrin, Yusei Kikuchi, Dylan Moore, Tom Murphy, Omar Narváez, Zac Rosscup, Connor
stolen bases.
Sadzeck, Domingo Santana, Mallex Smith and Anthony Swarzak.
7.0
OFF AND RUNNING…with a record of 7-1, the Mariners are off to the best start in club history…previously,
the best record by a Mariners club through 8 games was 6-2, shared by 5 teams: 1984, 1985, 1995, 2001
The Mariners are averaging 7.0 runs-
and 2009…the best record in club history through 9 games is 7-2, set by the 2001 and 2009 Mariners.
per-game (56 R, 8 G), 3rd-best in the FOR STARTERS…Mariners starters have combined for a record of 6-0 with a 3.26 ERA (17 ER, 47.0 IP)
Majors…trail only the Dodgers (7.86/55 while striking out 31…Seattle starting pitchers have worked into at least the 5th inning in each of their 8
R, 7 G) and Phillies (7.80/39 R, 5 G).
outings, including 4 starts of at least 6.0 innings…Mariners starters have limited the opposition to 4-or-
10
fewer earned runs in every start, including 5 outings of 2-or-fewer earned runs allowed…Mariners starters
have allowed only 5 home runs (0.96 HR/9.0 IP) and issued only 9 walks (1.72 BB/9.0 IP).
The Mariners lead the Majors with 10 LEADERS IN THE CLUBHOUSE…the Mariners are averaging 7.0 runs-per-game (56 R, 8 G) while batting
stolen bases…rank ahead of the Rays .264 (73x277) with a .356 on-base percentage and a .520 slugging mark (.876 OPS)…Mariners hitters
(8), Red Sox (7) and Nationals (7). have combined for 18 doubles, 1 triple, 17 home runs, 55 RBI, 7 HBP and 36 walks in 8 games…here is a
breakdown of where the Mariners rank among American League clubs:
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Domingo Santana leads the American
Rk. Team
BATTING
1. Minnesota................. .265
AVG
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE
Rk. Team OBP
1. Minnesota................. .358
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
Rk. Team SLG
1. Seattle...................... .520
League with 11 RBI.
2. Seattle...................... .264 2. Seattle...................... .356 2. Texas......................... .478
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3. Texas......................... .257 3. Texas......................... .355 3. New York-AL............. .406
4. New York-AL............. .245 4. New York-AL............. .349 4. Oakland..................... .405
Tim Beckham has reached base safely 5. Baltimore................... .242 5. Chicago-AL............... .320 5. Minnesota................. .398
in 16 of 34 plate appearances (.471 OBP).
HOMER HAPPY…the Mariners have hit a home run in each of the first 8 games of the season, joining the 1998
AMERICAN LEAGUE Mariners as the only teams in club history to accomplish this feat…the last time this feat was accomplished
SLUGGING LEADERS was 2017, when the Rangers, Reds and Tigers each homered in their first 8 games of the season…29 of the
Mariners 56 runs scored this season have come via a home run…Tim Beckham (3), Jay Bruce (3), Domingo
Rk. Name SLG
1. Yoan Moncada-CWS.............. .900 Santana (3), Ryon Healy (2), Omar Narváez (2), Edwin Encarnación (1), Mitch Haniger (1), Mallex Smith
2. Tim Beckham-SEA............... .793 (1) and Daniel Vogelbach (1) have each homered for the Mariners this season, making them 1 of 3 Major
3. Adalberto Mondesi-KC........... .769 League clubs with 9 players with at least 1 home run (also: Arizona and Los Angeles-AL).
4. Trey Mancini-BAL................... .714
5. Nomar Mazara-TEX................ .700 SCORE EARLY, SCORE OFTEN…when Daniel Vogelbach homered in the 8th inning on Tuesday vs. the
Angels, it marked only the 2nd time in the Mariners 7 wins this season that the game-winning run crossed
COOPERSTOWN BOUND the plate after the 4th inning…here is a breakdown of the Mariners game-winning run by inning: 1st (4/1 vs.
LAA), 2nd (3/28 vs. BOS), 3rd (3/20 at OAK and 3/31 vs. BOS), 4th (3/30 vs. BOS), 8th (4/2 vs. LAA) and 12th
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Edgar Martinez will be inducted into
(3/21 at OAK)…in innings 1-4 this season, the Mariners are outscoring their opponents, 39-19.
HAMMERIN’ HANIGER…Mitch Haniger has hit safely in each of his last 7 games (3/21-c), batting .333
the National Baseball Hall of Fame (10x30) with 6 runs, 4 doubles, 1 home run, 4 RBI, 3 HBP, 2 walks and 1 stolen base…in that span, Haniger
107 days from today, on Sunday, July has a .429 on-base percentage and a .567 slugging mark (.995 OPS)…he has reached base safely at least
21. Edgar was elected to the Nation- twice in 4 of his last 7 games and has recorded an extra-base hit in 4 of his last 7 games.
al Baseball Hall of Fame as part of
the Class of 2019, receiving 85.4% GOTTA EARN IT…Yusei Kikuchi has allowed 2-or-fewer earned runs in each of his first 2 career starts...
(363x425) of the vote. he is the 11th Mariners pitcher in club history to allow 2-or-fewer earned runs in each of his first 2 career
starts…he joins Enrique Romo (1977), Bob Stoddard (1981), Mark Langston (1984), Erik Hanson (1988),
VS. CHICAGO-AL Rich DeLucia (1990), Félix Hernández (2005), Blake Beavan (2011), James Paxton (2013), Roenis Elías
The Mariners and White Sox meet in (2014) and Mike Montgomery (2015) in accomplishing this feat…among that group, Kikuci is the 5th left-
the first of 6 games this season…they hander (also: Langston, Paxton, Elias and Montgomery).
will also meet Sept. 13-15 at T-Mobile
Park…the Mariners are 5-1 in their last 6 AS YOU KNOW…the Mariners have recorded 4 saves in 4 consecutive games by 4 different pitchers:
games at Guaranteed Rate Field. Nick Rumbelow, Chasen Bradford, Roenis Elias and Anthony Swarzak…BUT DID YOU KNOW?…
Year Home Road Totals that this feat has been matched on only two previous occasions in club history?…from April 7-11, 1984,
2016 2-1 1-3 3-4
2017 1-3 3-0 4-3 Ed Vande Berg, Dave Beard, Mike Stanton and Roy Thomas each earned saves for the Mariners in 4
2018 2-1 2-1 4-2 consecutive games, and from Oct. 1-5, 1991, Calvin Jones, Bill Swift, Mike Schooler and Gene Harris
All-Time 115-104 90-135 205-239 each picked up the save for the Mariners in 4 straight games (STATS LLC).
2019 MARINERS GAME NOTES • FRIDAY • APRIL 5, 2019 • AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX • PAGE 2
TOMORROW’S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER: RHP MIKE LEAKE (1-0, 3.00 ERA)
31-year-old right-hander is scheduled to make his 2nd start of the season tomorrow at CWS...recorded the win in 2019 season debut on March 30 vs.
BOS, allowing 2 ER over 6.0 innings (6.0,7,2,2,27)…2018: Went 10-10 with a 4.36 ERA (90 ER, 185.2 IP) in 31 starts with Seattle...recorded his 7th straight
season of at least 30 starts and 50 or fewer walks (31 GS, 34 BB)...was 13th in AL with 185.2 IP and was 3rd in AL at 1.65 BB per 9.0 IP...CAREER:
In 10 Major League seasons with Cincinnati (2010-15), San Francisco (2015), St. Louis (2016-17) and Seattle (2017-c), is 94-87 with a 4.02 ERA (732 ER,
1638.0 IP) with 1,111 strikeouts and 378 walks in 270 career games (265 starts)…is 1 of 3 pitchers to make at least 30 starts in every season from 2012-
18 (also: Jon Lester and Max Scherzer)…originally signed by Cincinnati with the 8th overall pick of the 2009 MLB Draft out of Arizona State University…
vs. CWS: Will be making his 2nd career start vs. the White Sox...recorded the loss in his only previous start on April 23, 2018 at CWS (3.1,12,8,8,0,1,2HR).
2019 MARINERS GAME NOTES • FRIDAY • APRIL 5, 2019 • AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX • PAGE 3
TEAM PITCHING
W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER BB-I SO HR
Season Totals 7-1 3.36 0/6 75.0 68 39 28 26-1 58 9
Starters 6-0 3.26 0/0 47.0 49 25 17 9-0 31 5
Relievers 1-1 3.54 0/6 28.0 19 14 11 17-1 27 4
T-Mobile Park 5-1 3.17 0/4 54.0 49 28 19 17-1 40 6
Road 2-0 3.86 0/2 21.0 19 11 9 9-0 18 3
March 5-1 4.11 0/4 57.0 56 35 26 24-0 49 9
April 2-0 1.00 0/2 18.0 12 4 2 2-1 9 0
#60 - CHASEN BRADFORD, RHP 2019: 2 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1-1 SV, 1 HLD #35 - CORY GEARRIN, RHP 2019: 4 G, 0-0, 2.70 ERA, 0-0 SV, 3 HLD
Career-High IP: 3.0 (2x, last: 8/19/18 vs. LAD) 2019-High IP: 1.0 (4/1 vs. LAA) Career-High IP: 3.0 (9/27/17 vs. COL w/SF) 2019-High IP: 1.0 (3x, last: 3/29 vs. OAK)
• Save Me - Inherited bases loaded & notched 1st career SV 3/31 in 10-8 win vs. BOS. • Last Game - 3 BB (1 R) in 0.1 IP 3/31 vs. BOS in 9th (credited w/hold #3).
• Hello Tokyo - On the Opening Series roster in Japan, but did not pitch. • Houdini - Escaped a bases loaded jam w/1-2-3 DP 3/29 vs. BOS.
• 2019 Spring Training - 0-0, 4.26 ERA (3 ER, 6.1 IP) w/3 strikeouts in 6 ST games. • Debut - Mariners debut 3/20 at OAK (Tokyo), retiring all 3 BF (1 K).
• 2018 Season Review - Went 5-0 with a 3.69 ERA (22 ER, 53.2 IP) with 38 • 2019 Spring Training - 0-0, 3.18 (2 ER, 5.2 IP) with 7 strikeouts in 6 ST games.
strikeouts in 46 relief appearances over 4 stints with the Mariners. • 2018 Season Review - Split season between San Francisco (3/29-7/7),
• AAA Recap - Went 0-0-1 with a 0.00 (0 ER, 6.2 IP) over 7 games with Tacoma. Texas (7/8-8/30) and Oakland (8/31-end of season), going 2-1 with 1 save
• Career - Is 7-0 with a 3.71 ERA (36 ER, 87.1 IP) in 74 relief appearances over and a 3.77 ERA (24 ER, 57.1 IP) in 62 games.
parts of 2 ML seasons with New York-NL (2017) and Seattle (2018). • Welcome to Seattle - Signed as a free agent on Jan. 10, 2019.
• Seattle Bound - Claimed off waivers from NYM on Jan. 19, 2018. • Career - Originally selected by Atlanta in the 4th round of the 2007 June
draft, he has compiled a 12-9 record with a 3.54 ERA spanning 270 relief
#65 - BRANDON BRENNAN, RHP 2019: 4 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0-0 SV, 1 HLD appearances over 7 Major League seasons with Atlanta (2011-13), San Fran-
Career-High/2019-High IP: 2.0 (2x; last: 3/30 vs. BOS) cisco (2015-18), Texas (2018) and Oakland (2018).
• Two-Fer - Tossed 2.0 ShO IP vs. BOS on Opening Day in Seattle (1 H, 2 K).
#59 - ZAC ROSSCUP, LHP 2019: 5 G, 1-0, 2.70 ERA, 0-0 SV, 3 HLD
• MLB Debut - Scoreless 8th in 4-4 tie at OAK (in JPN) on 3/21; induced GIDP
with runners on 1st and 3rd. Career-High IP: 2.0 (3x, last: 8/17/18 at SEA w/LAD) 2019-High IP: 1.0 (3/21 at OAK)
• 2019 Spring Training - 0-1, 3.52 (3 ER, 7.2 IP) with 6 strikeouts in 7 ST games. • Last Outing - 0.2 shutout on 4/1 vs. LAA (1 IBB) for hold #3.
• 2018 Season Review - Went 5-4-1 with a 3.25 ERA (27 ER, 74.2 IP in 44 • W #1 - w/ShO 11th...K’d 3, including bases loaded 3rd out in inning.
games/1 start combined between AA Birmingham and AAA Charlotte in the • Mariners debut - 3/20 at OAK (in JPN)...walked first BF before recording the
Chicago White Sox organization. final 2 outs in a scoreless 8th inning.
• Welcome to Seattle - Selected by Seattle from Colorado (signed as a MiL • 2019 Spring Training - 0-0, 0.00 (0 ER, 7.1 IP) with 9 strikeouts in 7 ST games.
free agent on 11/13/18) in the Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 13, 2018. • 2018 Season Review - Limited to only 17 appearances with the Dodgers due
• Drafted - Selected by Chicago-AL in the 4th round of the 2012 MLB First-Year to injuries, going Went 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA (6 ER, 11.1 IP).
Player Draft out of Orange Coast College...in 7 MiL seasons in the CWS organi- • Ouch - Made 3 trips to the DL: March 29-July 11 (blister on left middle finger), July
zation, went 25-34-16 with a 4.64 ERA (249 ER, 482.2 IP) in 172 games/64 starts. 25-Aug. 4 (left middle finger inflammation) and Aug. 20-Sept. 1 (left calf strain).
• Welcome to Seattle - Signed as a free agent on Dec. 20, 2018.
#55 - ROENIS ELIAS, RHP 2019: 5 G, 0-0, 3.86 ERA, 1-1 SV, 1 HLD • Career - Has appeared in parts of 5 ML seasons with Chicago-NL (2013-17),
Career-High IP: 5.0 (8/29/18 at SD) 2019-High IP: 2.0 (3/21 at OAK in JPN) Colorado (2017) and Los Angeles-NL (2018).
• Working Man - Pitched in 5 of Seattle’s 1st 7 games (3 of 4 vs. BOS).
#54 - CONNOR SADZECK, RHP 2019: 0 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0-0 SV, 0 HLD
• Last Game - Career SV #1 on 4/1 vs. LAA w/1-2-3 9th.
• 2019 Debut - Worked 2.0 IP 3/21 at OAK (in JPN); 2 runners he left scored. Career-High IP: 1.0 (6x, last: 9/27/18 @SEA w/TEX) 2019-High IP: 0.0 ()
• 2019 Spring Training - 1-2, 3.72 (4 ER, 9.2 IP) with 9 strikeouts in 5 games. • Last Game - Will be making his Mariners debut when he makes 1st appearance.
• 2018 Season Review - Went 3-1 with a 2.65 ERA (15 ER, 51.0 IP) in 23 • Acquired - From Texas on April 1 in exchange for MiLB RHP Grant Anderson.
games/4 starts with Seattle. • 2019 Spring Training - Made 8 Cactus League appearances (1 GS) w/TEX
• Ouch - On the 10-day DL on July 31 (retro 7/29)-Aug. 19 with a left triceps strain. and had 7.56 ERA (7 ER, 8.1 IP) w/11 SO, 8 BB.
• MiL Recap - Began season with AAA Pawtucket in Boston organization, going 1-0-1 • 2018 Season Review -Made MLB debut w/TEX 9/1/18 and compiled 0-0, 0.96
with a 1.23 ERA (1 ER, 7.1 IP) before being acquired by Seattle on April 23...appeared mark (1 ER, 9.1 IP) in 13 G, 2 GS w/11 BB, 7 SO.
in 10 games/7starts with AAA Tacoma, going 2-4 with a 4.54 ERA (17 ER, 33.2 IP). • Career - Converted to bullpen midway thru 2017 season and has averaged
• Welcome Back - Acquired by Seattle from Boston in exchange for BTBNL or cash nearly 11 SO/9.0 IP since...in 2018 had 53 SO in 47.1 MiLB IP.
considerations on April 23, 2018...Seattle sent cash considerations on June 15.
• 2-Time Mariner - Is 1 of 44 players to have spent at least 2 different stints #30 - ANTHONY SWARZAK, RHP 2019: 1 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1-1 SV, 0 HLD
with the Mariners (2014-15, 2018-c). Career-High IP: 8.0 (2x, last: 9/5/11 vs. CWS w/MIN) 2019-High IP: 0.2 (4/2 vs. LAA)
• Career - Has appeared in parts of 5 Major League seasons with Seattle • Last Game - Mariners debut was memorable one, as he escaped an inherited 1st
(2014-15, 2018-c) and Boston (2016-17). & 3rd jam in 9th protecting 2-1 lead retiring Pujols (K) and Lucroy (4-3) for SV #1.
• Signed - Originally signed by Seattle as an international free agent on May 3, 2011. • IL Stint - Activated from 10-day IL 4/2...missed 7G w/right shoulder impingement.
• 2019 Spring Training - Did not pitch in an A game this spring.
#67 - MATT FESTA, RHP 2019: 3 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0-0 SV, 2 HLD • 2018 Season Review - 29 relief apps w/NYM, and was 0-2 w/4 SV, 6.15 ERA...2
Career-High IP: 2.0 (3x, last: 3/21/19 at OAK) 2019-High IP: 2.0 (3/21 at OAK) IL stints: 4/1-6/4 w/strained left oblique & 8/4-9/8 w/rt. shoulder inflammation.
• Last Game - Earned HOLD w/1.2 ShO IP vs. BOS 3/31 (1 H, 1 BB, 2 K). • Welcome to Seattle - Acquired as part of 7 player deal w/NYM on 12/3/18.
• 2019 Debut - Tossed ShO 9th & 10th 3/21 at OAK (in JPN) in Sea’s 5-4 win. • Career - Has appeared in 9 MLB seasons w/MIN (2009, 2011-14), CLE
• 2019 Spring Training - 1-0, 4.70 (4 ER, 7.2 IP) with 8 strikeouts in 7 ST games. (2015), NYY (2016), CWS (2017), MIL (2017) & NYM (2018)...began career as
• His Debut - Made ML debut with Seattle on July 14, 2018 at Colorado starter (155 career GS).
(0.2,2,0,0,0,0)...over 3 stints with Seattle (7/14-15, 8/18-19 & 9/11-end of
season), went 0-0 with a 2.16 ERA (2 ER, 8.1 IP0 in 8 games/1 start.
• MiL Recap - Went 5-2 with 20 saves and a 2.76 ERA (15 ER, 49.0 IP) in 44
relief appearances with AA Arkansas...named Texas Lg. Postseason All-Star.
• Drafted - Selected by Seattle in 7th round of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft
out of Dominican (NY) College.
2019 MARINERS GAME NOTES • FRIDAY • APRIL 5, 2019 • AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX • PAGE 4
#1 - TIM BECKHAM, INF vs. Lopez: 0x3, 2 K #25 - DYLAN MOORE, INF vs. Lopez: Never Faced
Last Game: 0x3, K, 4/2 vs. LAA Current Streak: 0 G (0x3) Last Game: 0x1, K as DR at 3B, 4/1 vs. LAA Current Streak: 0 (0x5)
Homestand: 6x22, 4 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 7 K Last HR: 3/28 vs. BOS – 2 (#2, #3) Homestand: 0x5, BB, 4 K, GIDP Last HR: 9/27/16 at WAS
Season-Highs: streak: 7 (3/20-4/1)…hits: 3 (3/20 at OAK)…RBI: 3 (3/28 vs. BOS) Season-Highs: streak: ---…hits: ---…RBI: ---
• Snap - 0x3 on 4/2 vs. LAA snapped season-opening 7G hit streak (11x26). • Debut - Made MLB debut 3/20 at OAK (in Tokyo), walking in only plate
• Player of the Week - Named AL Player of the Week on 4/1. appearance (BB, SB).
• Goodbye Baseball - 4th career multi-home run game, 3/28 vs. BOS…5th • 2019 Spring Training - Hit .222/6x27 w/5 R, 2 2B, RBI, 4 HBP, 3 BB in 18 ST games.
player with 2 homers off Chris Sale (last: J. Donaldson-TOR, 9/26/17 at BOS). • 2018 Season - Split the 2018 season between AA Biloxi and AAA Colorado
• Homer Happy - Is the 6th Mariners player with 3+ home runs in the club’s Springs, batting .299 (122x408) w/70 R, 31 2B, 9 3B, 14 HR, 58 RBI, 35 BB
first 3 games of a season, joining G. Thomas (3, 1985), K. Griffey Jr. (3, & 23 SB in 121 combined games.
1997), D. Segui (3, 1998), M. Morse (3, 2013) and R. Canó (4, 2016). • AAA All-Star - Represented the Sky Sox on the PCL All-Star team, going
• Hit Man - Has recorded multi-hit games in 3 of the club’s first 7 games, 0-for-1 with 1 run scored and 1 walk as pinch hitter and first baseman.
going 11-for-26 (.423) with 8 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 5 BB and a .516 OBP. • Career - Originally selected by Texas in the 7th round of the 2015 MLB
• Hot Start - Went 3-for-3 w/3 R, 1 HR & 2 RBI in SEA debut on 3/20 at OAK. First-Year Player Draft out of University of Central Florida.
• 2019 Spring Training - Hit .206/7x34 w/3 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI, HBP in 13 ST games. #2 - TOM MURPHY, C vs. Lopez: Never Faced
• 2018 Season - Hit .230 (85x369) with 45 runs, 17 doubles, 12 HR, 35 RBI, Last Game: 1x2, 2 BB, K, 3/30 vs. BOS Current Streak: 1 G (1x2)
27 BB & 1 SB in 96 games with Baltimore.
• Welcome to Seattle - Signed as a free agent on Jan. 10, 2019. Homestand: 1x2, 2 BB, K Last HR: 7/29/18 vs. OAK w/COL
• Career - Appeared in parts of 6 MLB seasons w/TB (2013, 2015-17), BAL Season-Highs: streak: 1 (3/30-c)…hits: 1 (3/30 vs. BOS…RBI: ---
(2017-2018) & SEA (2019-c). • Join the Club - Acquired 3/29 from SF for minor leaguer Jesus Ozoria (rhp).
• 2019 Spring Training - Hit .267 (8x30) w/6 R, 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI and 3 BB in 18
#32 - JAY BRUCE, OF vs. Lopez: 1x3 (.333) Spring Training games (17 with Colorado, 1 with San Francisco).
Last Game: 0x3, K, 4/2 vs. LAA Current Streak: 0 G (0x3) • 2018 - Split the year with Colorado and AAA Albuquerque… in 37 G w/COL,
Homestand: 4x19, 6R, 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5 BB, 7 K Last HR: 4/1 vs. LAA (#3) hit .226 (21x93) with 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR and 11 RBI…in 64 G w/Albuquerque,
Season-Highs: streak: 3 (3/30-4/1)…hits: 2 (3/31 vs. BOS)…RBI: 3 (3/30 vs. BOS) posted a .258/.333/.568 slash line (.901 OPS) with 17 HR and 49 RBI.
• Heatin’ Up - Is 4x13 w/6R, 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB in last 4 G (3/30-c). • Career - Originally selected by Colorado in the 3rd round of the 2012 Draft out of
• Homer Happy - Homers in 3 consecutive games 3/30-4/1. the University at Buffalo, State University of New York…ML debut on Sept. 12,
• 2019 Spring Training - Hit .406/13x32 w/3 R, 4 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB in 13 ST games. 2015 at SEA w/COL…has appeared in parts of 4 ML seasons w/COL (2015-18).
• 2018 Season - Hit .223 (71x319) w/31 R, 18 2B, 3B, 9 HR, 37 RBI, 41 BB & #22 - OMAR NARVÁEZ, C vs. Lopez: Never Faced
2 SB in 94 games with New York-NL. Last Game: 0x3, K, 4/2 vs. LAA Current Streak: 0 G (0x3)
• Ouch - Missed over 2 months of the season on the 10-day DL with a sore
right hip, June 19 (retro to 6/18)-Aug. 24, 2018. Homestand: 5x16, 5 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 K Last HR: 3/31 vs. BOS (#2)
• Welcome to Seattle - Acquired by Seattle along with Anthony Swarzak (rhp), Gerson Season-Highs: streak: 3 (3/29-4/1)…hits: 2 (3/31 vs. BOS)…RBI: 3 (3/31 vs. BOS)
Bautista (rhp), Jarred Kelenic (of) and Justin Dunn (rhp) from New York-NL in exchange • Go Long - HR in B-2-B G 3/31 & 3/29...HR #2 was 3-run shot on 3/31 vs.
for Robinson Canó (inf), Edwin Díaz (rhp) and cash considerations on Dec. 3, 2018. BOS...HR #1 in 1st T-Mobile PA of ‘19, 3/29 vs. BOS.
• Career - An 11-year ML veteran, appearing in games with CIN (2008-2016), • 2019 Spring Training - Hit .233/7x30 w/5 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB in 11 ST games.
NYM (2016-2018) & CLE (2017)...3x All-Star (2011, 2012 & 2016 w/CIN), 2x • 2018 Season - Set career-highs in nearly every offensive category with the
Silver Slugger (2012 & 2013) & 2013 Wilson Defensive Player of the Year (OF). White Sox in 2018, batting .275 (77x280) with 30 R, 14 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 30
RBI and 38 BB in 97 games.
#10 - EDWIN ENCARNACIÒN, 1B/DH vs. Lopez: 3x7 (.429), RBI, BB, K • Welcome to Seattle - Acquired by Seattle from Chicago-AL in exchange for
Last Game: 1x3, BB, 4/1 vs. LAA Current Streak: 2 G (3x7) Alex Colomé (rhp) on Nov. 30, 2018.
Homestand: 5x15, 2 R, HR, RBI, HBP, BB, K Last HR: 3/28 vs. BOS (#1)
#16 - DOMINGO SANTANA, OF vs. Lopez: Never Faced
Season-Highs: streak: 2 (3/30-)…hits: 2 (3/28 vs. BOS)…RBI: 1 (3/28 vs. BOS)
Last Game: 0x3, K, 4/2 vs. LAA Current Streak: 0 G (0x3)
• Walking Man - 5 H, 5 BB & 2 HBP in 1st 6 games; has .429 OBP.
• 2019 Spring Training - Hit .121/4x33 w/2 R, 2B, RBI in 12 ST games. Homestand: 8x23, 6 R, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 BB, SB, 7 K Last HR: 3/29 vs. BOS (#2)
• 2018 Season - Hit .246 (123x500) w/ 74 R, 16 2B, 3B, 32 HR, 107 RBI, 63 Season-Highs: streak: 5 (3/20-30)…hits: 3 (3/28 vs. BOS)…RBI: 4-2x (last: 3/28 vs BOS)
BB in 137 games with Cleveland. • Winner - First Major Leaguer with the game-winning RBI in each of his
• Seattle Bound - Acquired by Seattle along with a compensatory Round B club’s first 3 games of a season since Vladimir Guerrero-LAA (2007).
2019 draft pick in exchange for Carlos Santana (1B) on Dec. 13, 2018. • Hot - Had 10 RBI in the first 4 games of the season.
• The One - Is only MLB player w/30+ HR in each of last 7 seasons (2012-c). • Slam - GA GSHR in 3rd inning of game #1 of season, 3/20 at OAK (in JPN).
• 2019 Spring Training - Hit .393/11x28 w/7 R, 3 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 4 BB in 12 ST games.
#9 - DEE GORDON, 2B vs. Lopez: 1x3 (.333), 3B • 2018 Season - Appeared in 85 games with Milwaukee, batting .265 (56x211)
Last Game: 1x3, 2B, R, 4/2 vs. LAA Current Streak: 4 G (5x15) w/21 R, 14 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 20 RBI, 20 BB & 1 SB.
Homestand: 6x22, 2 R, 2B, 5 RBI, 2 SF, 3 K, 3 SB Last HR: 9/24/18 vs. OAK • Welcome to Seattle - Acquired by Seattle from Milwaukee in exchange for
Season-Highs: streak: 4 (3/30-c)…hits: 2-2x (3/31 vs BOS)…RBI: 3 (3/31 vs BOS) Ben Gamel (of) and Noah Zavolas (rhp) on Dec. 21, 2018.
• Good Start - Has hits in 7 of first 8 games of season, and added SF in game 4. • Career - Has appeared in parts of 5 Major League seasons with Houston (2014-15)
• 2019 Spring Training - Hit .185/5x27 w/5 R, 3 2B, RBI, 5 BB, 3 SB in 13 ST games. and Milwaukee (2015-18)...originally signed by Philadelphia as an international free
• 2018 Season - Appeared in 141 games with Seattle, batting .268 (149x556) agent in 2009 out of Santo Domingo, DR...traded to Houston in 2011 and made
w/62 R, 17 2B, 8 3B, 4 HR, 36 RBI, 9 BB & 30 SB. his MLB debut with the Astros in 2014, prior to being traded to Milwaukee in 2015.
• Steal Away - Recorded his 300th career stolen base on July 3, 2018 vs. #0 - MALLEX SMITH, OF vs. Lopez: Never Faced
LAA...is 1 of 5 active players with at least 300 career stolen bases. Last Game: 1x4, 4/2 vs. LAA Current Streak: 5 G (6x21)
• Career - Has appeared in 8 Major League season with Los Angeles-NL
(2011-2014), Miami (2015-2017) & Seattle (2018)...2x National League All- Homestand: 6x21, 4R, 3B, HR, SF, 3RBI, 2BB, 4K Last HR: 3/29 vs. BOS (#1)
Star (2014 w/LAD & 2015 w/MIA)...in 2015 with MIA received Rawlings Season-Highs: streak: 5 (3/28-c)…hits: 2 (4/1 vs. LAA)…RBI: 2 (3/29 vs. BOS)
Gold Glove, Wilson Defensive Player of the Year (2B) and Silver Slugger. • Streaker - HIt in 5 consecutive games (6x21/.286) since March 28 debut.
• Boom - Hit 1st career leadoff HR in 1st ‘19 game in 1-hole, 3/29 vs. BOS.
#17 - MITCH HANIGER, OF vs. Lopez: 0x3, 2 BB • Return - Tripled in his first game of 2019, 3/28 vs. BOS…from 2016-18, tallied 18
Last Game: 1x4, 2B, RBI, K, 4/2 vs. LAA Current Streak: 7 G (10x30) triples, which ranked T8th-most in the Majors (also: Ender Inciarte).
Homestand: 8x26, 5 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 2 HBP, 8 K Last HR: 3/21 at OAK (#1) • 2019 Spring Training - Missed majority of Spring Training while recovering from
Season-Highs: streak: 7 (3/21-c)…hits: 2-3x (last: 3/31 vs. BOS)…RBI: 2 (3/31 vs BOS) sore right elbow...appeared in 2 ST games on 3/25 & 3/26 vs. SD (0x6, 2 K).
• Streaker - Current 7G hit-streak (10x30/.333) w/6R, 4 2B, HR, 5 RBI. • 2018 Season - Hit .296 (142x480) w/65 R, 27 2B, 10 3B, 2 HR, 40 RBI, 47
• BOOM - 1st 2019 HR 3/21 at OAK (in JPN); also 2B, 2 BB, HBP. BB, 40 SB and a .367 OBP in 141 games with TB.
• 2019 Spring Training - Hit .192/5x26 w/5 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, SF, 3 BB in 11 ST games. • Speedy - Tied for AL lead w/10 3B…2nd in AL/3rd in MLB w/40 SB last year.
• 2018 Season - Appeared in a career-high 157 games with Seattle, batting • Community All Star - Was TB’s Roberto Clemente nominee last year.
.285 (170) w/90 R, 38 2B, 4 3B, 26 HR, 70 BB and 8 SB. • Career - Debuted w/ATL in 2016, played with TB in 2017-18...has 70 steals
• All-Star - Named American League All-Star, his first career nod (0x2). over past 3 seasons.
• Career - Has appeared over the parts of 3 Major League seasons with #20 - DANIEL VOGELBACH, 1B/DH vs. Lopez: Never Faced
Arizona (2016) and Seattle (2017-c). Last Game: 2x3, 2B, HR, RBI as DH, 4/2 vs. LAA Current Streak: 1 G (2x3)
#27 - RYON HEALY, INF vs. Lopez: 2x2 (1.000), HR, 3 RBI Homestand: 2x7, 2 BB, 2B, HR, RBI, 3 K Last HR: 4/2 vs. LAA (#1)
Last Game: 0x3, K 4/2 vs. LAA Current Streak: 0 G (0x7) Season-Highs: streak: ---…hits: ---…RBI: ---
Homestand: 6x23, 5 R, 4 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 4 K Last HR: 3/28 vs. BOS (#2) • Gettin’ On Base - Sports a .500 OBP in first 4 games.
Season-Highs: streak: 6 (3/20-31)…hits: 2-3x (3/31 vs. BOS)…RBI: 2 (3/21 at OAK) • GW HR - HR #1 was a game winner, 4/2 vs. LAA, a solo shot to CF to snap 1-1 tie.
• Snap - 0x4 on 4/1 snapped 6-G season opening hit streak (9x25). • Walking Man - Walked twice in 1st ‘19 GS, 3/31 vs. BOS.
• Double Trouble - Hammered 6 doubles in first 6 games of season. • Ouch - Made season debut as a DR-1B 3/20 at OAK (in Tokyo), but was
• Double Up - Hit 2 2B 3/30 vs. BOS (2x4, R, 2 2B, RBI)...marked 11th career removed the inning after being hit by a pitch.
multi-2B game (last: 8/11/18 at HOU). • 2019 Spring Training - Hit .269/7x26 w/4 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 12 BB in 14 ST games.
• 2019 Spring Training - Hit .267/8x30 w/4 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, SF, BB in 13 ST games. • 2018 Season - Appeared in 37 games over 5 stints with Seattle (Open-
• 2018 Season - Hit .235 (116x493) w/51 R, 15 2B, 24 HR, 73 RBI & 27 BB in ing Day-4/25, 5/22-17, 6/8-14, 7/20-30 & 9/4-end of season), batting .207
133 games with Seattle. (18x87) w/9 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI and 13 BB.
• Career - Appeared in parts of 4 MLB seasons with Oakland (2016-17) & Seattle • Career - Originally selected by CHI-NL in 2nd round of 2011 MLB First-Year Player
(2018-c)...originally selected by the A’s in the 3rd round of the 2013 MLB First- Draft out of Bishop Verot (FL) HS...acquired by SEA (w/rhp Paul Blackburn) from
Year Player Draft out of the University of Oregon. CHI in exchange for Mike Montgomery (lhp) & Jordan Pries (rhp), July 20, 2016...
made ML debut on Sept. 12, 2016.
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SCORE BY INNINGS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total
Mariners 8 8 17 6 7 3 5 1 0 1 56
Opponent 5 6 3 5 3 4 5 1 7 0 39
INJURED LIST
Name TYPE IL Dates Eligible Injury G Missed Team Record
Hunter Strickland-rhp 10-Day March 30-current April 8 Right lat strain 4 4-0
Shawn Armstrong-rhp 10-Day March 20 (retro to 3/17)-current April 2 Left oblique strain 8 7-1
Gerson Bautista-rhp 10-Day March 20 (retro to 3/17)-current April 2 Right pectoralis strain 8 7-1
Sam Tuivailala-rhp 10-Day March 20 (retro to 3/17)-current April 2 Right Achilles rupture 8 7-1
Kyle Seager-inf 60-Day March 20 (retro to 3/17)-current May 25 Left third-digit extensor hood tear 8 7-1
Anthony Swarzak-rhp 10-Day March 20 (retro to 3/17)-April 2 April 2 Right shoulder impingement 8 7-1
PITCHER - Gonzales (3-0), Kikuchi (1-0), Hernández (1-0), Leake (1-0), LeBlanc (1-0)
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
FEWEST HITS ALLOWED (CG):
Mariners............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ None
Opponents........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ None
MOST STRIKEOUTS, GAME (Starter):
Mariners............................................................................................................................................................................................... 7, Mike Leake, March 30 vs. BOS
Opponents...............................................................................................................................................................................5, Eduardo Rodriguez, March 30 vs. BOS
MOST STRIKEOUTS, GAME (Reliever):
Mariners....................................................................................................................................................................... 3, Zac Rosscup, March 21 at OAK (Tokyo Dome)
Opponents................................................................................................................................................................... 4, Blake Treinen, March 21 at OAK (Tokyo Dome)
MOST WALKS, GAME:
Mariners....................................................................................................................................................................................................................7, March 31 vs. BOS
Opponents................................................................................................................................................................................................................8, March 31 vs. BOS
MOST INNINGS, GAME, STARTER:
Mariners.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8.1, Marco Gonzales, April 2 vs. LAA
Opponents............................................................................................................................................................................................ 6.0, Trevor Cahill, April 2 vs. LAA
MOST INNINGS, GAME, RELIEVER
Mariners..................................................................................................................................................................... 2.0, 4x, last: Brandon Brennan, March 30 vs. BOS
Opponents...................................................................................................................................................................... 2.1, 2x, last: Brian Johnson, March 31 vs. BOS
LONGEST WINNING STREAK:.................................................................................................................................................... 3, Marco Gonzales, March 20-current
LONGEST LOSING STREAK:......................................................................................................................................................................................................... None
MOST CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS INNINGS:
Overall.............................................................................................................................................................................................6.1, Marco Gonzales, April 2-current
Starter..............................................................................................................................................................................................6.1, Marco Gonzales, April 2-current
Reliever..................................................................................................................................................................................... 6.0, Brandon Brennan, March 21-current
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