Safeco Field PO Box 4100 Seattle, WA 98194 (P) 206.346.4000 (F) 206.346.4000 www.mariners.com Monday, April 6, 2015 Game #1 (0-0) Safeco Field LOS ANGELES ANGELS (0-0) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (0-0) Home #1 (0-0) TODAY'S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Jered Weaver (18-9, 3.59 in 14) vs. RHP Felix Hernandez (15-6, 2.14 in 14) 1:10 pm Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle / Mariners.com TV: ROOT SPORTS Day Date Opp. Time Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO Tuesday April 7 LAA 7:10 pm LH James Paxton (6-4, 3.04 in 14) vs. LH C.J. Wilson (13-10, 4.51 in 14) 710 ESPN Wednesday April 8 LAA 7:10 pm RH Hisashi Iwakuma (15-9, 3.52 in 14) vs. RH Matt Shoemaker (16-4, 3.04 in 14) 710 ESPN Thursday Off Day - Travel to Oakland SPRING RECAP Overall...13-17-2 Home... 10-6 Road...3-11-2 vs. LH Starter...4-5-1 vs. RH Starter...9-12-1 Day...10-16-2 Night... 3-1 1-Run... 4-3 X-Inn... 1-0 vs. AL...6-6-2 vs. NL... 7-11 OPENING DAY WIN STREAKS The Mariners have won 8 consecutive season opening games, tied for the 4thlonest streak in MLB history: Team Wins Boston Beaneaters...10 (1887-96) Cincinnati Reds...9 (1983-91) New York Mets...9 (1975-83) St. Louis Browns...9 (1937-45) Seattle Mariners... 8 (2007-c) Boston Beaneaters...8 (1906-13) INSIDE THE NUMBERS 5-0 Felix Hernandez is 5-0 with a 1.52 ERA in his 7 career Opening Day starts. 7Felix Hernandez will be making his 7th consecutive Opening Day start only CC Sabathia (9, 2006-14) and Justin Verlander (7, 2008-14) have as many consecutive among active pitchers both of those streaks will end this season. 8The Mariners have won their last 8 season openers dating back to 2007. 2.73 Felix Hernandez is 86-56 with a 2.73 ERA over his last 6 seasons (since 2009), the 2nd-lowest ERA among MLB pitchers during this span (Clayton Kershaw - 2.33) Felix is the only pitcher to record 200 strikeouts and 200.0 innings in each season since 2009. 2014 AL ERA LEADERS RK TEAM (overall) ERA 1. Seattle... 3.17 2. Oakland... 3.22 3. Baltimore... 3.43 RK TEAM (bullpen) ERA 1. Seattle... 2.59 2. Oakland... 2.91 3. Baltimore... 3.08 RK TEAM (starters) ERA 1. Oakland... 3.37 2. Tampa Bay... 3.48 3. Seattle... 3.48 VS. LA ANGELS The Mariners and Angels meet in the first of 19 games this season Seattle went 12-7 vs. the Angels last season, marking the first season series win over LAA since 2003. Year Home Road Totals 2014 6-3 6-4 12-7 2013 6-4 2-7 8-11 All-Time 135-153 123-161 258-314 All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games on Spanish Audio via TV SAP TODAY'S TILT the Mariners open their 39th season with a home game vs. the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field today is the first of a three-game series vs. the Angels, which will be followed by an off day Thursday, and a 6-game road trip at Oakland and Los Angeles (NL) today s 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. IT HAS BEEN A WHILE the Mariners are opening the season with a home game for the first time since 2008 the 6-year stretch without a home season opener is the longest by a Major League team since the Brewers had a 10-season stretch without a home season opener from 1996-2005 and the Phillies opened 8 consecutive seasons on the road from 1997-2004. ODDS AND ENDS the Mariners open the 2015 season today to begin a 3-game homestand 12 of first 18 games of the season will be played at Safeco Field. Young & Old Fernando Rodney is the oldest player on the Mariners roster at 38 years, 19 days Taijuan Walker is the youngest player at 22 years, 236 days. First Opening Day - Tyler Olson (LHP), Jesus Sucre (C), Carson Smith (RHP) and Taijuan Walker (RHP - on DL last year) are on their first Opening Day rosters this is the 10th Opening Day rosters for Felix Hernandez and Robinson Canó. 2014 Review completed the 2014 season 87-75 (.537), 7th-most wins in club history were 51-44 before the All-Star break and 36-31 after the break posted a 24-23-6 record in series, including 11 sweeps finished one game back of Oakland for the second AL Wild Card. CACTUS LEAGUE completed Cactus League play with an 13-17-2 record (.438) opened spring training 10-10-2 in first 22 games, but 3-7 over the final 10 games ended the spring with consecutive wins over the Colorado Rockies in exhibition games posted a 10-6 record in home games and 3-11- 2 when the road team had a 3-1 record in night games, compared to a 10-16-2 mark in day games ranked 3rd among American League teams and 5th in the Cactus League (7th overall in MLB) with 107 extra-base hits recorded 59 doubles (10th in AL), 15 triples (1st in AL and 33 home runs (T3rd in AL) a complete spring training recap is on pages 7-8 of the Opening Day notes package. KING FELIX MAKING EIGHTH OPENING DAY START Felix Hernandez is making his 8th career Opening Day start (2007 vs. OAK, 2009 at MIN, 2010 at OAK, 2011 at OAK, 2012 at OAK-Tokyo, 2013 at OAK, 2014 at LAA), and his 7th consecutive today s start extends his club record for most career Opening Day nods, with the previous record being 5 by Randy Johnson (1992-96) Felix is 5-0, 1.52 ERA (9 ER, 53.1 IP) with 52 strikeouts in his 7 career Opening Day starts: Mariners Record - Felix s 5 career Opening Day wins are the most in Mariners history (R. Johnson - 2) MLB History - 5 Opening Day wins ranks 15th all-time in MLB history (a 6th would be T8th) dating back to 1914, the 5 OD wins are currently tied for 12th-most. What s the Record? - The most Opening Day starts all-time is 16 by Tom Seaver Steve Carlton, Randy Johnson, Walter Johnson, Jack Morris and Cy Young all recorded 14 Morris holds the record with 14 consecutive Opening Day starts (1980-93). OPENING DAY DATA the Mariners are 23-15 (.605) in season openers, including a current 8-game Opening Day winning streak have won 9 of the last 10 season openers, including Opening Day shutouts in 2007 (4-0 vs. OAK) and 2013 (2-0 at OAK) OPENERS vs. THE ANGELS the Mariners will open with the Angels for the 11th time in club history (the most vs. any team in club history), and for the second consecutive season (10-3 win last year in Anaheim) Seattle is 4-6 vs. the Angels on Opening Day OPENERS IN SEATTLE will be opening the season in Seattle for the first time since 2008 (5-2 win vs. Texas) are 15-10 all-time on Opening Day in Seattle, including a 4-4 record at Safeco Field DAY OPENERS will be opening the season with a day game for just the 10th time in club history (last: 2008) are 3-6 in season openers in day games will be playing a day game in a home opener for the 11th time played 9 straight home openers during the day from 2002-2010 MONDAY OPENERS will open on a Monday for the 17th time in club history (most of any day of the week) Seattle is 9-7 when opening on a Monday. ROOF DATA ON OPENING DAY in 15 home openers at Safeco Field (since 2000), the roof has been open the entire game 8 times, closed for 5 games and moved twice are 8-7 in the first Safeco Field game of a season (2000-2014), with 7 of those not being the true season opener. OPENING DAY WIN STREAK the Mariners have won 8 consecutive season openers to extend a club record Seattle s previous record for consecutive Opening Day wins was 5 straight from 1982-86 it is the longest OD winning streak since the Cincinnati Reds posted 9 straight OD wins from 1983-1991, and is the 2nd-longest American League Opening Day win streak trailing only the St. Louis Browns (9 straight, 1937-45) the 8 consecutive wins are tied for the 4th-most all-time (see sidebar). LID LIFTERS Seattle has opened the season with a win in 23 of 38 seasons for a.605 winning percentage since the club debuted in 1977, the.605 winning percentage on Opening Day is 4th-best in the Majors behind New York-NL (28-10/.737), Chicago-AL (24-14/.632) and Baltimore (24-14/.632). THIS DATE IN HISTORY on this date exactly 38 years ago (April 6, 1977) the Seattle Mariners played the first game in franchise history against the California Angels at the Kingdome (0-7 loss) today is the 6,034th regular season game in club history (6,068 counting postseason). AS YOU KNOW Felix Hernandez is 5-0 with a 1.52 ERA (9 ER, 53.1 IP) with 52 strikeouts in his 7 career Opening Day starts (2007, 2009-2014) BUT DID YOU KNOW? that his Opening Day ERA is 7th-lowest in MLB history (min. 5 GS dating back to 1914) trailing only Rick Mahler (4-0, 0.92, 5 GS), Bob Feller (4-3, 1.21, 7 GS), Jim Palmer (5-1, 1.40, 6 GS), Hal Newhouser (4-2, 1.41, 6 GS) and Bob Lemon (3-1, 1.51, 5 GS).
2015 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY APRIL 6, 2015 VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS PAGE 2 TODAY S MARINERS STARTER RHP FELIX HERNANDEZ 2014 Breakdown: W-L ERA GS IP H R ER BB SO HR Overall 15-6 2.14 34 236.0 170 68 56 46 248 16 Home 10-3 2.07 17 122.0 85 32 28 20 124 10 Road 5-3 2.21 17 114.0 85 36 28 26 124 6 vs. LAA 3-0 0.79 5 34.0 14 5 3 9 47 1 Career Breakdown: W-L ERA GS IP H R ER BB SO HR Overall 125-92 3.07 303 2060.2 1839 790 704 572 1951 161 Home 66-44 3.06 151 1046.2 930 385 356 268 1018 83 Road 59-48 3.09 152 1014.0 909 405 348 304 933 78 vs. LAA 11-13 3.52 40 270.2 251 121 106 72 258 27 ABOUT KING FELIX 28-year-old right-hander is making his 1st start of the season today. Is the second pitcher in franchise history to record 300 games started as a Mariner. (also: Jamie Moyer, 323 GS w/ Seattle 1996-2006) Signed a 7-year deal through the 2019 season on Feb. 13, 2013. In 2010 won the AL Cy Young, garnering 21 of 28 first-place votes joined Randy Johnson (1995) as only Mariners to win the Cy Young named Sporting News AL Pitcher of the Year. ML debut Aug. 4, 2005 at Detroit Safeco debut vs. MIN Aug. 9, 2005 youngest pitcher since Jose Rijo worked as reliever in 84 (19 years, 54 days (7/6/84 at MIN). At 19 years, 118 days old at debut, was the 3rd-youngest player to debut in Mariners history & 2nd-youngest pitcher. Born in Valencia, VZ signed as 16-year-old non-drafted free agent July 4, 2002. American League All-Star: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 (starter). Threw the first Perfect Game in Mariners history, and 23rd in ML history, Aug. 15, 2012 in a 1-0 victory over Tampa Bay at Safeco Field (9.0,0,0,0,0,12) 7th PG in MLB history to be decided in a 1-0 game, and 1st in the AL since 1984. Tossed 6.0+ IP in 246 of 303 GS (81.2%) 6.0+ innings in 53 of 65 starts since 2013 (81.5%), including 49 quality starts (207 career quality starts, Seattle record). Owns a 21-12, 2.58 ERA in 46 GS during the month of April during his career is 2-1, 2.29 (9 ER, 35.1 IP) in 5 April GS in 2014. Along with Jamie Moyer (2093.0), are only pitchers with 2,000+ innings with Mariners. KING OF OPENING DAY Felix is making his 8th career Opening Day start today, most in Mariners history has started each of the Mariners last 7 Opening Days (since 2009) is 5-0 with a 1.52 ERA (9 ER, 53.1 IP) all-time on Opening Day Felix is already the only pitcher since 1900 with 7 Opening Day starts as a pitcher before turning 28 (plus today) there are 4 additional pitchers with 6 Opening Day starts before turning 28: Bert Blyleven, Dennis Eckersley, Dwight Gooden, and Fernando Valenzuela here is a look at Felix s 7 career Opening Day starts: Date Opponent INN H R ER HR BB SO 4/2/2007 OAK W 8.0 3 0 0 0 2 12 4/6/2009 @MIN W 8.0 5 1 1 0 3 6 4/5/2010 @OAK ND 6.2 3 3 3 0 6 4 4/1/2011 @OAK W 9.0 5 2 2 1 0 5 3/28/2012 @OAK ND 8.0 5 1 1 0 0 6 4/1/2013 @OAK W 7.2 3 0 0 0 1 8 3/31/2014 @LAA W 6.0 4 3 2 1 1 11 Opening Day 7 GS 5-0, 1.52 53.1 28 10 9 2 13 52 SPRING TRAINING went 0-3 with a 10.22 ERA (14 ER, 12.1 IP) in 4 Cactus League starts recorded 8 strikeouts and walked 4 batters also threw in a minor league game on March 15 made his final spring appearance March 31 at Cleveland (1.2,5,7,7,2,2,HR). 2014 SEASON IN REVIEW Was 15-6, 2.14 ERA (56 ER, 236.0 IP) with 248 strikeouts in 34 starts (27 quality starts) claimed his second AL ERA title with a 2.14 mark ahead of Chris Sale (2.17) the 2.14 ERA was the lowest by an AL pitcher since Pedro Martinez recorded a 1.74 mark in 2000 set a single-season club record lowering the mark he already held of 2.27 set in 2010. 2014 AWARD SEASON American League All-Star (starting pitcher) BBWAA Pitcher of the Year (Seattle Chapter) Cy Young Finalist (2nd place) MLBPA Players Choice Award (AL Most Outstanding Pitcher) Sporting News American League All-Star (Starting Pitcher of the Year) Rawlings Gold Glove Finalist Roberto Clemente Award (Seattle nominee) Fred Hutch Award Nominee (community service award). FELIX QUALITY START set MLB record with 16 consecutive starts allowing 2 or fewer runs in 7.0 or more innings May 18-August 11 old mark was 13 by Tom Seaver in 1971 led the Majors with 22 such starts (7.0 or more IP, 2 or fewer runs), next closest AL pitcher was Corey Kluber with 19 110 FQS since 2009, most in the Majors ahead of Clayton Kershaw (89). SINCE 2009 over the last 6 seasons (since 2009), Felix has combined to go 86-56 with a 2.73 ERA (423 ER, 1394.1 IP) in 199 starts during this time frame Felix ranks 2nd in ERA (behind Clayton Kershaw - 2.33), 1st in strikeouts with 1,358 (ahead of Justin Verlander - 1,353) and 3rd in games started (behind Verlander - 201, and James Shields - 200) his 151 quality starts since the start of the 2009 season leads all pitchers (Kershaw is 2nd w/140). YOUNG GUN Felix has recorded 1,951 strikeouts, the 4th-most by a pitcher in MLB history before turning 29 trails only Sam McDowell (2,156), Walter Johnson (2,118) and Bert Blyleven (2,082). 2014 GAME-BY-GAME scr DT OPP SCR W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR left PC-K 3/31 @LAA 10-3 W (1-0) 6.0 4 3 2 1 11 1 4-3 103-66 4/5 @OAK 3-1 W (2-0) 8.1 6 1 1 1 8 1 3-1 101-72 4/11 OAK 6-4 W (3-0) 7.0 4 2 2 0 11 0 6-0 104-71 4/16 @TEX 2-3 ND 7.0 4 1 1 1 9 0 2-0 96-68 4/21 HOU 2-7 L (3-1) 7.1 7 6 2 1 4 1 2-6 113-74 4/26 TEX 3-6 ND 6.0 5 3 3 3 4 0 3-3 107-66 MAR/APR 6 GS, 3-1, 2.40 41.1 30 16 11 7 47 3 5/2 @HOU 4-5 ND 5.0 5 3 2 3 6 0 4-3 89-57 5/7 @OAK 6-4 ND 6.1 11 4 3 2 0 0 3-4 97-67 5/12 TB 12-5 W (4-1) 6.2 8 4 4 0 7 0 9-3 111-73 5/18 @MIN 6-2 W (5-1) 8.0 7 2 2 1 5 0 5-2 97-66 5/23 HOU 6-1 W (6-1) 8.0 5 1 1 1 9 0 6-1 102-74 5/28 LAA 3-1 W (7-1) 8.2 4 1 1 2 9 0 3-1 116-70 MAY 6 GS, 4-0, 2.74 42.2 40 15 13 9 36 0 6/2 @NYY 10-2 W (8-1) 7.0 8 2 2 0 8 0 6-2 111-74 6/8 @TB 5-0 ND 7.0 4 0 0 1 15 0 0-0 100-66 6/13 TEX 0-1 L (8-2) 8.1 4 1 1 2 6 0 0-0 114-77 6/18 @SD 1-2 ND 7.0 3 1 1 0 10 0 1-1 97-63 6/23 BOS 12-3 W (9-2) 7.0 6 2 2 0 6 1 12-2 95-61 6/29 CLE 3-0 W (10-2) 8.0 1 0 0 3 9 0 3-0 107-64 JUNE 6 GS, 3-1, 1.22 44.1 26 6 6 6 54 1 7/5 @CWS 3-2 ND 8.0 3 2 2 1 8 0 2-2 108-76 7/11 OAK 3-2 W (11-2) 8.0 6 2 2 2 9 1 3-2 101-73 7/19 @LAA 3-2 ND 7.0 2 1 0 4 9 0 1-1 114-74 7/25 BAL 1-2 ND 7.0 5 1 1 0 10 1 1-1 102-66 7/30 @CLE 0-2 L (11-3) 7.0 4 2 2 2 5 0 0-2 103-66 JULY 5 GS, 1-1, 1.70 37.0 20 8 7 9 41 2 8/5 ATL 4-2 W (12-3) 8.0 4 1 1 1 8 0 4-1 97-73 8/11 TOR 11-1 W (13-3) 7.0 3 1 1 0 8 1 11-1 96-68 8/16 @DET 2-4 L (13-4) 5.0 7 2 2 0 3 1 1-2 92-63 8/22 @BOS 5-3 ND 5.2 5 3 3 2 7 1 0-3 116-78 8/29 WAS 3-8 L (13-5) 7.0 10 5 5 1 1 4 2-5 103-69 AUG. 5 GS, 2-2, 3.31 32.2 29 12 12 4 27 7 9/3 @OAK 2-1 W (14-5) 8.0 3 1 1 2 4 1 2-1 102-63 9/8 HOU 4-1 ND 6.0 5 0 0 4 8 0 0-0 99-60 9/13 OAK 2-3 ND 7.0 7 2 2 0 8 1 2-2 95-58 9/18 @LAA 3-1 ND 7.0 3 0 0 2 11 0 0-0 97-68 9/23 @TOR 10-2 L (14-6) 4.2 6 8 4 3 5 1 2-8 98-60 9/28 LAA 4-1 W (15-6) 5.1 1 0 0 0 7 0 3-0 68-45 SEPT. 6 GS, 2-1, 1.66 38.0 25 11 7 11 43 3 SEASON 34 GS, 15-6, 2.14 236.0 170 68 56 46 248 16 LAST TIME LAST START/WIN: 9/28, 4-1 vs. LAA (5.1,1,0,0,0,7) LAST LOSS: 9/23, 2-10 at TOR (4.2,6,8,4,3,5,HR) LAST ND: 9/18, 3-1 at LAA (7.0,3,0,0,2,11) LAST CG: (23x) 8/27/12, 1-0 at MIN (9.0,5,0,0,1,5) LAST ShO: (9x) 8/27/12, 1-0 at MIN (9.0,5,0,0,1,5) CAREER HIGHS INNINGS: 9.0, 21x, last: 7/26/13 vs. MIN (ND) HITS: 13, 2x, last: 9/24/08 vs. LAA RUNS: 10, 5/16/06 at OAK STRIKEOUTS: 15, 6/8/14 at TB WALKS: 6, 3x, last: 4/5/10 at OAK LOW-HIT GAME (CG): 0, 8/15/12 vs. TB -- Perfect Game LONGEST WIN STREAK: 9, 2x, last: 6/23/12-8/27/12 LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 5, 2x, last: 8/17-9/27/13 HERNANDEZ vs. ANGELS Felix is making his 41st career start vs. the Angels is 11-13 with a 3.52 ERA (106 ER, 270.2 IP) in 40 career starts. including going 8-8 with a 3.94 ERA (59 ER, 134.2 IP) in 20 starts vs. LAA at Safeco Field dating back July 13, 2013, Felix is 4-1 with a 1.04 ERA (6 ER, 52.0 IP) over 8 GS vs. the Angels has recorded 67 strikeouts in last 7 GS vs. LAA (since 8/23/13), including 4 games with 10+ K s. AVG AB H HR RBI BB SO E. Aybar.211 76 16 0 5 4 15 D. Butera.000 2 0 0 0 0 1 K. Calhoun.067 15 1 0 0 1 6 C. Cowgill.000 2 0 0 0 1 2 C.J. Cron.000 5 0 0 0 0 3 D. Freese.000 10 0 0 0 1 4 C. Iannetta.100 20 2 1 1 4 8 M. Joyce.056 18 1 0 0 1 6 E. Navarro.000 9 0 0 1 1 1 A. Pujols.216 37 8 1 7 1 10 M. Trout.367 49 18 2 11 3 12 MARINERS RANKINGS Category Rank # Next Up Quality Starts 1st 207 - - - Starts 2nd 303 Jamie Moyer (323) is 1st Wins 3rd 125 Randy Johnson (130) is 2nd Innings 2nd 2060.2 Jamie Moyer (2093.0) is 1st Shutouts T2nd 9 Randy Johnson (19), is 1st Felix is tied with Langston, Moore TOMORROW S PROBABLE STARTER: LHP JAMES PAXTON (6-4, 3.04 in 2014) 26-year-old left-hander will make his 2015 debut in the second game of the season Spring Training: Went 1-2, 7.84 ERA (9 ER, 10.1 IP) with 6 strikeouts (5 walks) his last spring start was 4/1 vs. CWS (3.1 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 3 K) slowed by forearm stiffness following a fall at the beginning of camp while doing agility drills 2014: Went 6-4 with a 3.04 ERA (25 ER, 74.0 IP) in 13 starts with the Mariners last season on the DL April 9-Aug. 2 with strain of the left latissimus dorsi muscle transferred to 60-day disabled list on June 9 Career: Owns a 9-4 record with a 2.66 ERA in 17 starts in a Mariners uniform opened his career 6-0 with 1.88 ERA in first 9 career starts longest winning streak to open a career in Mariners history was the Mariners 4th round selection in the 2010 June draft vs. LAA: Will be making his 5th career start vs. the Angels is 2-1 with a 2.59 ERA (7 ER, 24.1 IP) with 25 strikeouts in four starts, all in 2014.
2015 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY APRIL 6, 2015 VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS PAGE 3 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER BB-I SO HR Season Totals 0-0 --- 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Starters 0-0 --- 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Relievers 0-0 --- 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Safeco 0-0 --- 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Road 0-0 --- 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 April 0-0 --- 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 MARINERS STARTING PITCHERS BREAKDOWN W/L Team Pitcher Last Start (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K) Result Streak GS IP/GS P/GS SB/CS K/9 BB/9 QS GIDP After Loss Record 33-Happ, lhp 9/27/14 vs. BAL w/ TOR (6.1,4,2,2,2,4HR) W W2 -- -- -- 0/0 -- -- 0 0 0-0 0-0 34-Hernandez, rhp 9/28/14 vs. LAA (5.1,1,0,0,0,7) W W1 -- -- -- 0/0 -- -- 0 0 0-0 0-0 18-Iwakuma, rhp 9/26/14 vs. LAA (6.1,4,2,2,0,4) W W1 -- -- -- 0/0 -- -- 0 0 0-0 0-0 65-Paxton, lhp 9/27/14 vs LAA (5.2,4,1,1,3,4) ND L2 -- -- -- 0/0 -- -- 0 0 0-0 0-0 32-Walker, rhp 9/24/14 at TOR (8.0,4,1,1,1,6) L L1 -- -- -- 0/0 -- -- 0 0 0-0 0-0 Team No. Hernandez Paxton Iwakuma Happ Walker INNINGS (Team Rec.) (Starter s 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 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 6.0-6.2 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 7.0-7.2 0 (0-0) 0 (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 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Runs scored/start: 0 (0 R) 0 (0 R) 0 (0 R) 0 (0 R) 0 (0 R) 0 (0 R) Team s record when starting: 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 MARINERS BULLPEN BRIEFS PITCHER LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST LOSS SV/OPP 1st BF/RETIRED RI/STRANDED 40-Farquhar, rhp 9/28/14 vs. LAA 1.0,2,1,1,0,2 9/8/14 vs. HOU 5/4/14 at HOU 5/11/14 vs. KC 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) 41-Furbush, lhp 9/27/14 vs. LAA 0.1,0,0,0,0,0 6/20/14 at KC 7/19/14 at LAA 7/25/14 vs. BAL 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) 31-Medina, rhp 9/28/14 vs. LAA 0.2,0,0,0,1,1 9/25/14 at TOR 6/18/13 at LAA 9/9/14 vs. HOU 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) 66-Olson, lhp --- --- None None None 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) 56-Rodney, rhp 9/27/14 vs. LAA 1.0,1,0,0,0,3 4/23/14 vs. HOU 9/26/14 vs. LAA 9/13/14 vs. OAK 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) 39-Smith, rhp 9/27/14 vs. LAA 0.1,0,0,0,1,0 9/16/14 at LAA None None 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) 54-Wilhelmsen, rhp* 9/27/14 vs. LAA 1.0,1,0,0,0,0 9/18/14 at LAA 6/30/14 at HOU 7/10/14 vs. MIN 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) *Relief appearances only Team Totals 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) 0/0 (---) #40 - DANNY FARQUHAR, RHP 2015: 0 G, 0-0, --- ERA, 0-0 SV, 0 HLD Career-High IP: 3.0 (7/31/13 at BOS) 2015-High IP: --- 2015 Spring Training - 0-0, 4.63 ERA (6 ER, 11.2 IP) in 11 games. 2014: Season Review - Went 3-1-1 with 2.66 ERA (21 ER, 71.0 IP) in 66 relief appearances with the Mariners. Clean Sheet - Had 51 shutout apps & allowed 1 run or less in 61 of 66 G. K/9.0 IP - Struck out 10.27 batters per 9.0 innings (81 K, 71.0 IP). First MLB Win - Collected first MLB win in Seattle s 6-5 victory over Texas April 27, pitching a scoreless 8th inning...win came in career game #60. CAREER - Acquired by Seattle from New York (AL) as part of trade for Ichiro Suzuki on July 23, 2012. The Numbers - Prior to 2015, went 3-4-14 with a 3.50 ERA (50 ER, 128.2) in 112 games with Seattle (2013-14) and 3 appearances with Toronto (2011). #41 - CHARLIE FURBUSH, LHP 2015: 0 G, 0-0, --- ERA, 0-0 SV, 0 HLD Career-High IP: 5.0 IP (5/27/11 vs. BOS) 2015-High IP: --- 2015 Spring Training - 0-0, 8.44 ERA (19 ER, 10.2 IP) in 12 games. 2014: Season Review - Went 1-5-1 with 3.61 ERA (17 ER, 42.1 IP) in 67 relief appearances with Seattle. The Real Charlie - Went 1-2, 2.45 ERA (9 ER, 33.0 IP) with 6 BB and 43 K s in final 53 games (May 5-Sept. 27). K/9.0 IP - Struck out 10.84 batters per 9.0 innings (51 K, 42.1 IP), 15th amongst AL relievers. Save Me - Notched first career save July 19 at LAA, retiring all 3 BF in 12th. CAREER - Originally selected by Detroit in the 4th round of the 2007 June draft made ML debut 5/23/11 vs. TB w/det. Year 5- In first 4 Major League seasons, went 12-23-1 with 4.14 ERA (110 ER, 239.0 IP) in 214 games/12 starts with Seattle (2011-14) and Detroit (2011). Seattle Debut - Acquired by Seattle along with Casper Wells (of), Francisco Martinez (inf) and Chance Ruffin (rhp) from Detroit in exchange for Doug Fister (rhp) and David Pauley (rhp) on July 30, 2011. #31 - YOERVIS MEDINA, RHP 2015: 0 G, 0-0, --- ERA, 0-0 SV, 0 HLD Career-High IP: 2.1-3x (last: 7/23/13 vs. CLE) 2015-High IP: --- 2015 Spring Training - 0-0, 0.69 ERA (1 ER, 13.0 IP) in 12 games...tossed 6.1 scoreless innings over final 7 appearances (4 H, 3 BB, 5 K). 2014: Season Review - Went 5-3 with a 2.68 ERA (17 ER, 57.0 IP) in 66 relief appearances with Seattle. Relief Wins - Finished 2nd on the team with 5 wins, T11th among AL relievers. Rock Solid - Did not allow a run in 54 of 66 appearances, and allowed 1 ER or less in 62 of 66 games. One Up, One Down - Retired 48 of 66 first batters faced (72.3%) with 19 K s. CAREER - Originally signed by Seattle as a non-drafted free agent on July 25, 2005...went 18-26-6 with a 4.19 ERA (166 ER, 356.2 IP) in 105 G/53 GS over 5 MiL seasons before making his ML debut on April 16, 2013 vs. Detroit. #66 - TYLER OLSON, LHP 2015: 0 G, 0-0, --- ERA, 0-0 SV, 0 HLD 2015/Career-High IP: --- MLB Debut - Will be making his ML debut when appearing in first game. 2015 Spring Training - 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER, 12.2 IP) in 10 games...limited opponents to a.178 (8x45) average, while walking 0 and striking out 15. 2014: Season Review - Went 12-8 with a 3.46 ERA (57 ER, 148.1 IP) in 27 starts combined between A High Desert and AA Jackson in first full season in the minor leagues. CAREER - Selected by Seattle in the 7th round of the 2013 MLB First-Year Player draft out of Gonzaga University...also selected by Oakland in the 17th round of the 2012 Draft, but did not sign. MiL Stats - In first 2 seasons in the minors with the Mariners went 14-12 with a 3.69 ERA (83 ER, 202.1 IP) in 45 G/35 GS. #56 - FERNANDO RODNEY, RHP 2015: 0 G, 0-0, --- ERA, 0-0 SV, 0 HLD Career-High IP: 3.0 (9/18/12 vs. BAL) 2015-High IP: --- 2015 Spring Training - 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER, 8.1 IP) in 9 games...allowed only 5 hits (.185 AVG), while walking 7 and striking out 9. 2014: Season Review - Went 1-6 with 48 saves and a 2.85 ERA (21 ER, 66.1 IP) in 69 relief appearances with Seattle. Saves Leader - Led MLB with 48 saves, becoming first Mariners pitcher to lead the Majors (or AL) in saves. Mariners Record - Broke the Mariners single-season saves record, passing the old record of 45 set by Kazuhiro Sasaki in 2001. 200 Saves - Recorded his 200th career save July 26 vs. BAL...1 of 46 pitchers in MLB history with 200+ saves (1 of 7 active pitchers). Save Streaking - Converted 21 consecutive save opps, 7/26-end of season. CAREER - Veteran of 12 Major League seasons with the Tigers (2002-09), Angels (2010-11), Rays (2012-13) and Mariners (2014-c), going 30-50 with 220 saves and a 3.61 ERA (256 ER, 637.2 IP) in 632 relief appearances. #39 - CARSON SMITH, RHP 2015: 0 G, 0-0, --- ERA, 0-0 SV, 0 HLD Career-High IP: 2.0-2x (last: 9/16 at LAA) 2015-High IP: --- 2015 Spring Training - 0-0, 4.15ERA (4 ER, 8.2 IP) in 9 games. Added to the Roster - Recalled from AAA Tacoma on April 3 after being optioned on March 29. Opening Day Roster - Named to first career Opening Day Roster. 2014: Season Review - Made his Major League debut on Sept. 1 at OAK, retiring only batter faced...overall went 1-0 and tossed 8.1 scoreless innings over 9 relief appearances. Recorded first career ML win on Sept. 16 at LAA, tossing 2.0 shutout innings. CAREER - Selected by Seattle in the 8th round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player draft out of Texas State University. MiL Stats - Over 3 MiL seasons, went 7-7 with 40 saves and a 2.55 ERA (14 ER, 43.0 IP) over 132 relief appearances. #54 - TOM WILHELMSEN, RHP 2015: 0 G, 0-0, --- ERA, 0-0 SV, 0 HLD Career-High IP: 4.0 (7/18/14 at LAA) 2015-High IP: --- 2015 Spring Training - 0-0, 9.35 ERA (9 ER, 8.2 IP) in 8 games. 2014: Season Review - Went 3-2 with 1 save and a 2.27 ERA (20 ER, 79.1 IP) in 57 games/2 starts with Seattle. Multi-Innings - Worked more than 1.0 innigns in 22 of 55 relief apps, and more than 2.0 innings 16 times. Team Leader - Led Mariners relievers in innings pitched (75.1) & ERA (2.03). CAREER - Signed by Seattle as a MiL free agent on Feb. 26, 2010 originally selected by Milwaukee in the 7th round of the 2002 June draft was out of organized baseball from 2004-08. 4 Years - Went 9-8 with 54 saves and a 2.91 ERA (81 ER, 250.1 IP) in 214 G/2 GS with Seattle (2011-14). About the Debut - Made ML debut with Seattle on April 3, 2011 at OAK (1-2-3 inning w/1 K).
2015 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY APRIL 6, 2015 VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS PAGE 4 SEATTLE HITTERS vs. LOS ANGELES ANGELS 2014 CAREER HR @ AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI SF Ackley.229 70 16 1 8.259 243 63 3 21 15 Bloomquist.250 8 2 0 0.261 176 46 1 12 3 Cano.273 66 18 0 4.305 370 113 13 55 13 Cruz.083 24 2 0 0.279 408 114 25 69 9 Jackson.264 53 14 0 5.225 178 40 0 9 0 Miller.224 49 11 2 5.240 75 18 2 5 7 Morrison.297 37 11 1 5.245 49 12 1 5 7 Ruggiano -- -- -- -- --.389 18 7 1 4 0 Seager.194 67 13 2 5.217 249 54 7 23 29 Smith -- -- -- -- --.228 114 26 2 16 1 Sucre.143 7 1 0 1.143 7 1 0 1 0 Weeks -- -- -- -- --.091 11 1 0 0 0 Zunino.224 58 13 2 12.224 85 19 2 15 13 #13 - DUSTIN ACKLEY, OF vs. Weaver:.345 (10x29), 3 2B, 2HR, 2RBI, 2BB Homestand: --- Last HR: 9/26/14 vs. LAA 2015 Spring Training - Hit.347 (17x49), 8 R, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 11 RBI in 20 G. 2014 Season -.245 (123x502) with 64 R, 27 2B, 3 3B, 14 HR, 65 RBI in 143 G set career higs in doubles, home runs & RBI. Finishing Strong - Hit.274 (71x259) with 34 R, 15 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR & 38 RBI in final 69 games he appeared in 2014. The Turnaround - Ranked T6th in Majors in July, batting.365 (31x85) with 9 R, 9 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI in 24 games. Career Bases Juiced - is 19-for-37 (.514) with 5 EBH and 42 RBI with bases loaded hit.300 (3x10, 2B, 3B, 12 RBI) with bases loaded in 2014. Career - Selected by Seattle in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of University of North Carolina. #8 - WILLIE BLOOMQUIST, INF vs. Weaver:.000 (0x7), 4 K 2015 Spring Training - Hit.317 (13x41), 4 R, 4 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB in 18 G. 2014 Season - Hit.278 (37x133) with 15 R, 7 EBH & 14 RBI in 47 games. Season Cut Short - Had season-ending surgery on his right knee Aug. 9 placed on 15-day DL on July 24 with right knee contusion transferred to 60-day DL on Sept. 1. Glove Man - Appeared on defense at 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF & LF. Game #1,000 - Appeared in 1,000th career game June 10 vs. New York (NL) Career - Entering his 14th ML season appeared in games in career with Seattle (2002-08, 2014-c), KC (2009-10), CIN (2010) and ARI (2011-13). Seattle Original - Originally selected by Seattle in the 3rd round of the 1999 June Draft re-signed as a free agent with Seattle on Dec. 9, 2013. #22 - ROBINSON CANÓ, 2B vs. Weaver:.375 (15x40), 3B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K 2015 Spring Training - Hit.364 (20x55), 9 R, 6 2B, HR, 7 RBI, SB in 19 G hit safely in 16 of 19 G, including 8 of last 9 G (11x27/.407, 4 EBH, 3 RBI). 2014 Season - Started 157 of 162 games in first season with Seattle hit.314 (187x595) with 77 R, 37 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR, 82 RBI and 10 SB..300 Again - Hit over.300 for the 6th consecutive season, tied for the longest active streak in the Majors with Victor Martinez. Awards - AL All-Star (starter at 2B), Mariners nominee for Hank Aaron Award, Mariners BBWAA MVP and finalist for Rawlings Gold Glove Award. Career - Six-time All-Star (AL starter at 2B, 2010-c), 5 Silver Slugger Awards (2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) and 2 Gold Gloves in 10-year career. Welcome to Seattle - Signed a 10-year cntract as a free agent with Seattle on Dec. 12, 2013 spent 9 seasons with the Yankees (2005-13). #23 - NELSON CRUZ, OF/DH vs. Weaver:.211 (15x71), 3 2B, 2HR, 7RBI, 6BB 2015 Spring Training - Hit.309 (17x55), 7 R, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 8 BB in 22 G started 14 G at DH and 8 G in RF. Welcome To Seattle - Signed a 4-year FA contract w/sea on Dec. 4, 2014. 2014 Season - Let the Majors with career-high 40 home run hit.271 (166x613) with 87 R, 32 2B, 2 3B, 40 HR, 108 RBI in 154 with Baltimore. Hey Now You Are An All-Star - Made the AL All-Star team for 3rd teims, earning his first fan-elected starts as DH with over 3 million votes. Homer Happy - Hit at least 20 home runs for the 6th consecutive season 1 of 7 players with 20+ homers in each season since 2009. Career - Made ML debut with Milwaukee in 2005, but has also appeared with Texas (2006-13) and Baltimore (2014) in 10-year ML career. #16 - AUSTIN JACKSON, OF vs. Weaver:.158 (3x19), 2B, 3 BB, 7 K Homestand: --- Last HR: 7/21 at ARI w/det (#4) 2015 Spring Training - Hit.333 (20x60), 5 R, 4 2B, 3 3B, 4 RBI, 3 SB in 21 G tied for the team lead in hits (along with Cano). 2014 Season - Split season between Detroit and Seattle after being acquired on July 31 as part of a 3-team deal overall appeared in 154 games (151 in CF), hitting.256 (153x597) with 71 R, 40 EBH, 47 RBI, 20 SB. Double Vision - Recorded his 3rd career season with 30+ doubles and 3rd season with 20+ steals. Career - Originally selected by the Yankees in the 8th round of the 2005 June draft traded to Detroit along w/p. Coke & I. Kennedy, in exchange for C. Granderson on Dec. 9, 2009 spent parts of 5 seasons with the Tigers. #5 - BRAD MILLER, SS vs. Weaver:.077 (1x13), RBI, 2 BB, 4 K Homestand: --- Last HR: 9/5 at TEX (#10) 2015 Spring Training - Hit.283 (13x46), 10R, 5 2B, 2 3B, 2HR, 8 RBI in 20G. 2014 Season - Appeared in 123 G/107 GS (105-SS, 2-2B), batting.221 (81x367) with 47 R, 15 2B, 4 3B, 10 HR, 36 RBI. Perfect 10 - Became the 4th Mariners shortstop with 10+ HR in a season his 10 HR were 2nd-best by an AL shortstop. Career - Selected by Seattle in the 2nd round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Clemson University teammates w/d. Leone at Clemson. #20 - LOGAN MORRISON, 1B/OF vs. Weaver:.111 (1x9), 3 BB, 2 K Homestand: --- Last HR: 9/25 at TOR (#10/11) 2015 Spring Training - Hit.250 (15x60), 7 R, 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI in 22 G. 2014 Season - Hit.262 (88x336) w/41 R, 20 2B, 11 HR and 38 RBI in 99 G. Strong Finish - Hit.321 (54x168) w/28 R, 13 2B, 6 HR, 21 RBI over final 51 G Sept. AL ranks: 10th in AVG (.342), T7th in HR (5) & 4th in OPS (1.042). Career - Acquired by Seattle from Miami in exchange for C. Capps on Dec. 13, 2013 prior to joining Seattle spent parts of 4 season with Miami. #12 - JUSTIN RUGGIANO, OF vs. Weaver:.333 (1x3), 2B, RBI, K 2015 Spring Training - Hit.256 (10x39), 2 R, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB in 17 G. Welcome to Seattle - Acquired by Seattle from the Cubs in exchange for MiL pitcher Matt Brazis (rhp) on Dec. 17, 2014. 2014 Season - Hit.281 (63x224) w/29 R, 13 2B, 6 HR, 28 RBI in 81 games in his lone season with the Cubs appeared in all 3 outfield positions. Splits - Hit.305 (25x82) off lefties hits.268 (38x142) off right-handers. Tough Ending - Finished the season the DL (8/27) with left ankle inflammation (60-day DL on 9/2) also on DL April 24-May 25 (left hamstring strain). Career - Has appeared in games with Tampa Bay (2007-08, 2011), Miami (2012-13) and Chicago-NL (2014) over parts of 6 Major League seasons. #15 - KYLE SEAGER, 3B vs. Weaver:.222 (6x27), 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K Homestand: --- Last HR: 9/22 at TOR (#25) 2015 Spring Training - Hit.291 (16x55), 9 R, 3 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 13 RBI in 23 G. 2014 Season - Led Mariners in G (159), HR (25), RBI (96), EBH (56), T1st in Slugging (.454), 2nd in AB (590), T2nd in 2B (27) and 3B (4). Awards - AL Rawlings Gold Glove (3B), AL All-Star, AL Player of the Week (April 21-27 & June 23-29), MLBPA Heart and Hustle (Mariners nominee). 25-25-90 - Was the 15th Mariners players to record 25 2B, 25 HR, 90 RBI in a season, the first since Jose Lopez in 2009. Career - Mariners 3rd round selection in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of University of North Carolina UNC teammates with Ackley. 20x3 - Joins Griffey Jr. and Presley as the only Mariners players with 20+ HR in 3 of first 4 MLB seasons (20 in 12, 22 in 13, 25 in 14). #7 - SETH SMITH, OF vs. Weaver:.133 (2x15), HR, RBI, 5 K 2015 Spring Training - Hit.238 (10x42), 6 R, 4 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 7 BB in 17 G. Welcome to Seattle - Acquired from the Padres in exchange for Brandon Maurer (lhp) on Dec. 30, 2014. 2014 Season - Had a.266/.367/.440 (118x443) line with 31 2B, 12 HR, 48 RBI in 136 G/119 GS with the Padres. Career - Has appeared in games with Colorado (2007-11), Oakland (2012-13) and San Diego (2014) in 8-year Major League career. #2 - JESUS SUCRE, C vs. Weaver: Never Faced Homestand: --- Last HR: - - - Season-Highs: streak: streak: --- hits: --- RBI: --- 2015 Spring Training - Hit.143 (4x28), 3 RBI, 3 BB in 18 G. Opening Day - Named to first Opening Day roster. 2014 Season - Appeared in 21 G/18 GS (all at catcher), batting.213 (13x61). AAA - Hit.274 (48x175) in 48 G with AAA Tacoma threw out 21 of 41 attempted basestealers. Career - Signed by Seattle as MiL Free Agent on July 19, 2011 and resigned on Nov. 20, 2012 originally signed as a non-drafted FA by ATL in 2005. #1 - RICKIE WEEKS, INF/OF vs. Weaver: Never Faced Homestand: --- Last HR: - - - 2015 Spring Training - Hit. 195 (8x41), 4 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 5 BB in 17 G appeared in games at LF, DH and 1B. Welcome to Seattle - Signed as a FA on Feb. 18, 2015. 2014 Season - Hit.274 (69x252), 36 R, 19 2B, 3B, 8 HR, 29 RBI in 121 G with MIL. Career - Originally slected by MIL in the 1st round (2nd overall) out of Southern University in the 2003 June Draft spent previous 11 season with MIL. Prior to 2014 has appeared in games at 2B (1045G/1017GS) and DH (8 GS). #3 - MIKE ZUNINO, C vs. Weaver:.077 (1x13), 3B, RBI, 5 K Homestand: --- Last HR: 9/25 at TOR (#22) 2015 Spring Training - Hit.352 (19x54), 11 R, 7 HR, 14 RBI, 7 BB in 21 G led all ML catchers in games and innings caught led team in HR and RBI. 2014 Season - Hit.199 (87x438), 51 R, 20 2B, 2 3B, 22 HR, 60 RBI in 131 G. The Record - Set club HR record by catcher w/22 (prev. 19 by Olivo in 11). Iron Mike - Caught 130 G (125 GS) 7th Mariners catcher with 130+ G. Career - Mariners 1st round selection (3rd overall) out of University of Floriday in 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
2015 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY APRIL 6, 2015 VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS PAGE 5 SEATTLE MARINERS OPENING DAY INFORMATION (1977-2014) WON-LOSS RECORD Overall... 23-15 Home... 15-10 Road... 8-5 Safeco Field... 4-4 Kingdome... 11-6 Day... 3-6 Night... 20-9 By Opponent: Boston... 0-1 Cleveland... 0-2 Chicago (AL)... 1-2 Detroit... 1-0 Los Angeles Angels... 4-6 Minnesota... 4-0 New York (AL)... 2-0 Oakland... 7-3 Texas... 1-1 Toronto... 3-0 By Day: Sunday... 1-0 Monday... 9-7 Tuesday... 6-6 Wednesday... 5-1 Thursday... 1-1 Friday... 1-0 Saturday... 0-0 Extra Innings... 4-1 Shortest Game...2:08 (2007) Longest Game (9 inn.)...3:52 (1992) Longest Game (Ex. inn)... 4:07 (1996, 12 inn.) 1-Run... 6-6 Consecutive Wins...8 (2007-c) Consecutive Losses...3-3x (2002-04) Consecutive Openers at Home...8 (1995-2002) Consecutive Openers on Road...6 (2009-14) HITTING CAREER LEADERS Hits: 17 Ichiro Suzuki 14 Ken Griffey Jr. 13 Edgar Martinez 8 Dan Wilson 7 Bruce Bochte 7 Al Cowens 6 Dave Valle 6 Omar Vizquel 6 Tino Martinez 6 Pete O Brien Home Runs: 8 Ken Griffey Jr. 3 Richie Sexson 2 Tino Martinez 2 Russ Davis 2 Jim Presley RBI: 15 Ken Griffey Jr. 10 Edgar Martinez 8 Richie Sexson 6 Jim Presley, Jose Lopez PITCHING CAREER LEADERS Wins: 5 Felix Hernandez 2 Randy Johnson 1 Jamie Moyer 1 Jeff Fassero 1 Edwin Hurtado 1 Arthur Rhodes 1 Brian Holman 1 Pete Ladd 1 Mike Moore 1 Mike Stanton 1 Bryan Clark 1 Floyd Bannister 1 Mike Parrott 1 John Montague 1 Glenn Abbott 1 Sean Green / B. League / T. Wilhelmsen Saves: 1 Tom Wilhelmsen 1 David Aardsma 1 J.J. Putz 1 Norm Charlton 1 Kazuhiro Sasaki 1 Mike Schooler 1 Edwin Nunez 1 Bobby Ayala 1 Enrique Romo / Bill Caudill 1 Mike Stanton / Dave Heaverlo / B. League OPENING DAY RESULTS Year Date Opponent W-L Score Winner Loser Att. 1977 April 6 California L 0-7 Tanana Segui 57,762 1978 April 5 Minnesota W 3-2 Abbott Goltz 45,235 1979 April 4 California W 5-4 Montague Tanana 37,748 1980 April 9 Toronto W 8-6 Parrott Lemanczyk 22,588 1981 April 9 California L 2-6 Zahn Abbott 33,317 1982 April 6 at Minnesota W 11-7 Bannister Redfern 52,279 1983 April 5 New York W 5-4 Clark Erickson 37,015 1984 April 4 Toronto W 3-2 (10) Stanton Lamp 43,200 1985 April 9 Oakland W 6-3 Moore Codiroli 37,161 1986 April 8 California W 8-4 (10) Ladd Forsch 42,121 1987 April 7 at California L 1-7 Witt Langston 37,097 1988 April 4 at Oakland L 1-4 Stewart Langston 45,333 1989 April 3 at Oakland L 2-3 Stewart Langston 46,163 1990 April 9 at California W 7-4 Holman Blyleven 38,406 1991 April 9 California L 2-3 Finley Hanson 53,671 1992 April 6 Texas L 10-12 Fireovid Schooler 55,918 1993 April 6 Toronto W 8-1 Johnson Morris 56,120 1994 April 4 at Cleveland L 3-4 (11) Plunk King 41,459 1995 April 27 Detroit W 3-0 Johnson Bergman 34,656 1996 March 31 Chicago W 3-2 (12) Hurtado Simas 57,467 1997 April 1 New York W 4-2 Fassero Cone 57,586 1998 March 31 Cleveland L 9-10 Mesa Fossas 57,816 1999 April 5 Chicago L 2-8 Baldwin Fassero 51,656 2000 April 4 Boston L 0-2 Martinez Moyer 45,552 2001 April 2 Oakland W 5-4 Rhodes Mecir 45,911 2002 April 1 Chicago L 5-6 Buehrle Garcia 46,036 2003 April 1 at Oakland L 0-5 Hudson Garcia 41,723 2004 April 6 Anaheim L 5-10 Colon Moyer 46,142 2005 April 4 Minnesota W 5-1 Moyer Radke 46,249 2006 April 3 Los Angeles L 4-5 Shields Sherrill 45,512 2007 April 2 Oakland W 4-0 Hernandez Haren 46,003 2008 March 31 Texas W 5-2 Green Millwood 46,337 2009 April 6 at Minnesota W 6-1 Hernandez Liriano 48,514 2010 April 5 at Oakland W 5-3 League Ziegler 30,686 2011 April 1 at Oakland W 6-2 HERNANDEZ Breslow 36,067 2012 March 28 at Oakland^ W 3-1 (11) Wilhelmsen Carignan 44,227 2013 April 1 at Oakland W 2-0 Hernandez Anderson 36,067 2014 March 31 at LA Angels W 10-3 Hernandez Weaver 44,152 ^ game played in Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo Dome) OPENING DAY STARTS Most Starts: 15 Edgar Martinez 13 Ken Griffey Jr. 11 Ichiro Suzuki 10 Dan Wilson 9 Jay Buhner 7 Alvin Davis 7 Dave Valle / Felix Hernandez 6 Harold Reynolds 5 Dave Henderson / John Olerud / Raul Ibañez / Alex Rodriguez / Julio Cruz / Bret Boone / Adrian Beltre / Jose Lopez Most Starts by Position: Pitcher Felix Hernandez - 7 Randy Johnson - 6 Jamie Moyer - 4 C Dan Wilson - 10 Dave Valle - 7 1B John Olerud - 5 Alvin Davis - 5 2B Harold Reynolds - 6 Bret Boone, Julio Cruz - 5 3B Edgar Martinez - 5 Adrian Beltre - 5 SS Alex Rodriguez - 5 Omar Vizquel - 4 Yuniesky Betancourt - 4 LF Raul Ibañez - 4 Phil Bradley - 3 CF Ken Griffey Jr. -11 Dave Henderson - 4 RF Jay Buhner - 9 Ichiro Suzuki - 9 DH Edgar Martinez - 10 Richie Zisk - 3 Consecutive Opening Day Starts (Position Players): 11 Ken Griffey Jr. (1989-99) 9 Jay Buhner (1991-99) 9 Dan Wilson (1994-2002) 8 Ichiro Suzuki (2001-08) 6 Harold Reynolds (1987-92) 5 Raul Ibañez (2004-08) 5 John Olerud (2000-04) 5 Alvin Davis (1985-89) 5 Bret Boone (2001-05) 5 Alex Rodriguez (1996-2000) Consecutive Opening Day Starts (Pitcher): 6 Felix Hernandez (2009-c) 5 Randy Johnson (1992-96) 3 Jamie Moyer (2004-06) 3 Freddy Garcia (2001-03) 3 Mark Langston (1987-89 3 Mike Moore (1984-86)
2015 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY APRIL 6, 2015 VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS PAGE 6 2015 MARINERS DAY-BY-DAYS G D D/N OPP W / L SCORE WINNER/LOSER/SAVE REC. POS GA/GB CLUBS TIME ATT 1 4/6 D LAA RHP Felix Hernandez vs. RHP Jered Weaver 2 4/7 N LAA LHP James Paxton vs. LHP C.J. Wilson 3 4/8 N LAA RHP Hisashi Iwakuma vs. RHP Matt Shoemaker 4/9 Off Day 4 4/10 N @OAK RHP Taijuan Walker vs. LHP Drew Pomeranz 5 4/11 D @OAK LHP J.A. Happ vs. RHP Sonny Gray 6 4/12 D @OAK RHP Felix Hernandez vs. RHP Jesse Hahn 7 4/13 N @LAD 8 4/14 N @LAD 9 4/15 N @LAD 4/16 Off Day 10 4/17 N TEX 11 4/18 N TEX 12 4/19 D TEX 13 4/20 N HOU 14 4/21 N HOU 15 4/22 N HOU 4/23 Off Day 16 4/24 N MIN 17 4/25 N MIN 18 4/26 D MIN 19 4/27 N @TEX 20 4/28 N @TEX 21 4/29 N @TEX 22 4/30 N @HOU April (0-0) Batting:.--- (---), 0 HR Pitching: 0-0, 0 SV, -.-- ERA (-- ER, -- IP) 23 5/1 N @HOU 24 5/2 N @HOU 25 5/3 D @HOU 26 5/4 N @LAA 27 5/5 N @LAA 28 5/6 N @LAA 5/7 Off Day 29 5/8 N OAK 30 5/9 N OAK 31 5/10 D OAK 5/11 Off Day 32 5/12 N SD 33 5/13 N SD 34 5/14 N BOS 35 5/15 N BOS 36 5/16 N BOS 37 5/17 D BOS 5/18 Off Day 38 5/19 N @BAL 39 5/20 N @BAL 40 5/21 D @BAL 41 5/22 N @TOR 42 5/23 D @TOR 43 5/24 D @TOR 44 5/25 N @TB 45 5/26 N @TB 46 5/27 D @TB 47 5/28 N CLE 48 5/29 N CLE 49 5/30 N CLE 50 5/31 D CLE May (0-0) Batting:.--- (---), 0 HR Pitching: 0-0, 0 SV, -.-- ERA (-- ER, -- IP) 51 6/1 N NYY 52 6/2 N NYY 53 6/3 D NYY 54 6/4 N TB 55 6/5 N TB 56 6/6 N TB 57 6/7 D TB 6/8 Off Day 58 6/9 N @CLE 59 6/10 N @CLE 60 6/11 D @CLE 61 6/12 N @HOU 62 6/13 D @HOU 63 6/14 D @HOU 64 6/15 N @SF 65 6/16 D @SF 66 6/17 N SF 67 6/18 N SF 68 6/19 N HOU 69 6/20 N HOU 70 6/21 D HOU 71 6/22 N KC 72 6/23 N KC 73 6/24 N KC 6/25 Off Day 74 6/26 N @LAA 75 6/27 D @LAA 76 6/28 D @LAA 6/29 Off Day 77 6/30 N @SD June (0-0) Batting:.--- (---), 0 HR Pitching: 0-0, 0 SV, -.-- ERA (-- ER, -- IP)
2015 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY APRIL 6, 2015 VS. LOS ANGELES ANGELS PAGE 7 2015 SPRING TRAINING REVIEW CACTUS LEAGUE the Mariners completed Cactus League play with an 13-17-2 record (.438) opened spring training 10-10-2 in first 22 games, but 3-7 over the final 10 games ended the spring with consecutive wins over the Colorado Rockies in exhibition games posted a 10-6 record in home games and 3-11-2 when the road team had a 3-1 record in night games, compared to a 10-16-2 mark in day games. SPRING SHUTOUTS recorded a pair of shutouts during Cactus League play, 4-0 vs. Oakland (3/18) and 8-0 vs. Texas (3/22) marked the first time since 2011 to record multiple spring shutouts (had 3 in 2011). FIT FOR A TIE recorded a pair of ties, March 17 at Chicago White Sox (5-5) and March 20 at Texas (4-4) marks the seventh time in the last eight springs to record at least one tie the Mariners now have 30 ties in spring club history (2 in regular season). THE HITTERS ranked 10th among American League teams with a.265 batting average had the 5th-best slugging percentage (.439) and 7th-best OPS (.763) recorded double-digits in hits in 16 of 32 games. EXTRA-BASE HITS ranked 3rd among American League teams and 5th in the Cactus League (7th overall in MLB) with 107 extra-base hits recorded 59 doubles (10th in AL), 15 triples (1st in AL and 33 home runs (T3rd in AL). TRIPLES recorded 15 triples to lead the American League and rank 2nd in the Majors behind the Giants (19) most triples in spring play since recording 20 in 2005 12 different players recorded at least one triple, led by two each by Austin Jackson, Brad Miller and Chris Taylor. HOME SWEET PEORIA went 10-8 at Peoria Stadium, including a 10-6 record in designated home games (0-2 in road games vs. Padres) finished 3-11-2 when wearing the road gray pants. ATTENDANCE RECORD averaged 8,282 fans for 16 home dates at Peoria Stadium (132,519 total) adding in the Padres home attendance of 106,328 (15 dates, 7,089 avg), Peoria Stadium broke their single-spring attendance record with a mark of 238,847 the old record was 230,662 set in 2002 Mariners total was most since 2005 (135,013) and 4th-most for Mariners spring training. HAVE YOU SEEN MY BASEBALL Mike Zunino led all American League players and ranked 2nd in spring play with 7 home runs trailed only Chicago-NL s Kris Bryant (9) for the spring home run lead the 7 home runs tied for 2nd-most in Mariners spring history Zunino also ranked amongst Cactus League leaders in slugging percentage (1st,.852), on-base percentage (6th,.435), total bases (5th, 46) and extra-base hits (T2nd, 13). SPRING CY YOUNG Taijuan Walker went 4-0 with a 0.67 ERA (2 ER, 27.0 IP) in 7 Cactus League starts he had a scoreless streak of 19.0 consecutive innings by not allowing a run in his first 5 starts Walker ended up ranking 2nd in the Cactus League in ERA, 4th in innings pitched, and T3rd with 26 strikeouts he joined Jacob degrom (NYM) and Daniel Norris (TOR) as the only pitchers to go 4-0 in spring training play. SPRING ERA Taijuan Walker recorded a 0.67 ERA in 7 spring starts, falling just short of the Mariners spring training record for lowest ERA (min. 20.0 IP) held by Matt Young who had a 0.44 ERA (1 ER, 20.2 IP) in 1983..300 HITTERS Robinson Canó (.364/20x55), Mike Zunino (.352/19x54), Dustin Ackley (.347/17x49), Austin Jackson (.333/20x60), Willie Bloomquist (.317/13x41) and Nelson Cruz (.309/17x55) were all Mariners regulars to bat over.300 during Cactus League play. ROOKIE OF THE SPRING LHP Tyler Olson was named the Peoria Diamond Club Rookie of the Spring Olson earned a spot on the Opening Day roster by not allowing an earned run and struck out 15 in his 10 appearances (12.2 IP) the award annually goes to the top rookie performer amongst the Peoria Sports Complex partners (Mariners or Padres). SPRING HOMERS tied for 3rd among American League teams (T6th in MLB) with 33 home runs 19 different players hit a homer, led by 7 from Mike Zunino here is a breakdown of the 2015 home run log: Mike Zunino (7), Nelson Cruz (4), Kyle Seager (3), Brad Miller (2), Rickie Weeks (2), Logan Morrison (2), D.J. Peterson (1), Chris Taylor (1), Patrick Kivlehan (1), Justin Ruggiano (1), Jordy Lara (1), Alex Jackson (1), Seth Smith (1), Robinson Canó (1), Jabari Henry (1), Gabby Guerrero (1), Leury Bonilla (1) & Austin Wilson (1). CACTUS LEAGUE TIDBITS Iron Man - Mike Zunino led all catchers in spring play with 118.0 innings caught and 20 starts. Action Jackson - Austin Jackson tied for the team lead (with Canó) with 20 hits. Funky Cold - Yoervis Medina allowed 1 run in 13.0 innings (0.69 ERA) with 10 strikeouts. Shoot the Spring Arrow - Fernando Rodney did not allow a run in 8.1 innings (9 G). ERA - Mariners recorded a 4.97 team ERA, including 4.72 by starters, 5.13 by bullpen. Cruise Control - Nelson Cruz hit.309 (17x55) with 4 HR, 10 RBI most spring home runs for Cruz since he hit 5 with the Texas in 2010. TV Time - The Mariners televised 16 Cactus League games on ROOT SPORTS. DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE REC. TIME ATT 3/4 SD W 4-3 (10) 1-0 2:59 6,027 3/5 SD W 9-4 2-0 3:16 5,244 3/6 @LAD (ss) L 4-7 2-1 2:28 6,956 3/7 ARI L 3-4 2-2 2:48 9,130 @CWS W 11-7 3-2 3:07 4,542 3/8 @CIN L 1-10 3-3 2:18 5,559 3/9 CLE W 4-3 4-3 2:21 6,589 3/10 @COL (ss) L 3-9 4-4 2:45 7,713 3/11 COL L 1-4 4-5 2:55 6,560 3/12 @OAK L 3-4 4-6 2:49 9,033 3/13 MIL W 10-5 5-6 3:00 9,694 3/14 @ARI (ss) W 11-4 6-6 3:00 12,964 3/15 LAD L 2-5 6-7 2:53 13,055 3/17 @CWS T 5-5 6-7-1 3:13 5,878 3/18 OAK W 4-0 7-7-1 2:25 9,903 3/19 CLE W 5-2 8-7-1 2:44 9,940 3/20 @TEX (ss) T 4-4 8-7-2 3:04 8,728 2015 SPRING TRAINING GAME-BY-GAME SPRING RECAP Overall...13-17-2 Home... 10-6 Road...3-11-2 vs. LH Starter...4-5-1 vs. RH Starter...9-12-1 Day...10-16-2 Night... 3-1 1-Run... 4-3 X-Inn... 1-0 vs. AL...6-6-2 vs. NL... 7-11 West Valley...11-12-2 East Valley... 2-5 2015 SPRING HR LEADERS Player HR Team Kris Bryant 9 CHI Mike Zunino 7 SEA Michael Cuddyer 6 NYM Mark Canha 6 OAK Joc Pederson 6 LAD Jose Bautista 6 TOR Josh Donaldson 6 TOR Brett Eibner 6 KC Mike Napoli 6 BOS Enrique Hernandez 6 LAD MARINERS SPRING HOME RUN RECORD Player HR Year Michael Morse 9 2013 Mike Wilson 8 2009 Mike Zunino 7 2015 Russell Branyan 7 2009 Kendrys Morales 7 2009 BY THE NUMBERS 0.67 Taijuan Walker allowed just 2 runs in 27.0 innings for a 0.67 ERA he went 4-0 with 26 strikeouts in 7 starts..852 Mike Zunino led all qualifying players in spring play with a.852 slugging pct. 2:48 Mariners average time of game for 32 Cactus League games MLB implemented new Pace of Play rules for 2015. 13 Mike Zunino was T2nd in spring play with 13 extra-base hits (HR - 7, 2B - 6). 15 The Mariners led all AL teams and were 2nd in MLB with 15 triples. 20 Hits by Austin Jackson and Robinson Canó to lead the team and rank T19th among America League players. 98 The Mariners used 98 different players this spring (60 position players, 38 pitchers) to set a club spring training record previous high was 89 in 2006. DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE REC. TIME ATT 3/21 @CHI L 10-12 8-8-2 3:30 15,323 3/22 TEX W 8-0 9-8-2 2:47 9,543 3/23 @LAA L 0-5 9-9-2 2:27 7,720 3/24 @SD L 4-6 9-10-2 2:44 7,289 3/25 CHI W 3-2 10-10-2 2:19 11,224 3/26 KC L 0-3 10-11-2 2:23 6,523 @MIL L 1-15 10-12-2 3:01 3,302 3/27 @KC L 1-5 10-13-2 2:25 9,329 3/28 SF L 8-9 10-14-2 3:13 11,173 3/29 @SD L 5-8 10-15-2 2:57 8,212 3/30 LAA W 5-3 11-15-2 2:14 6,625 3/31 @CLE L 6-8 11-16-2 2:56 3,045 4/1 CWS (ss) L 4-12 11-17-2 3:16 4,085 4/3 COL^ W 5-4 12-17-2 2:50 7,204 4/4 @COL^ W 6-3 13-17-2 2:39 6,738 Overall: 13-17-2 Home: 10-6 Away: 3-11-2 (ss) opponent was split-squad ^ exhibition games