03.29.19 Game Notes
03.29.19 Game Notes
03.29.19 Game Notes
Game #4 (3-0)
T-Mobile Park SEATTLE MARINERS (3-0) vs. BOSTON RED SOX (0-1) Home #1 (1-0)
TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION
Starting Pitchers: LHP Yusei Kikuchi (0-0, 1.93) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (6-7, 3.81 in ‘18)
7:10 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW
Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO
Saturday Mar. 30 BOS 6:10 pm RH Mike Leake (10-10, 4.36 in ‘18) vs. LH Eduardo Rodriguez (13-5, 3.82 in ‘18) 710 ESPN
Sunday Mar. 31 BOS 1:10 pm LH Wade LeBlanc (9-5, 3.72 in ‘18) vs. RH Rick Porcello (17-7, 4.28 in ‘18) 710 ESPN
All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games featuring Spanish Audio via TV SAP
TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 6-game homestand with the second game against the Boston
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Red Sox (1-0) at T-Mobile Park…following the 4-game series vs. the Red Sox, will also host Los Angeles-AL
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(April 1-2)…opened the season by sweeping the 2-game Japan Opening Series from the Oakland Athletics
on March 20-21 in Tokyo, Japan…tonight’s game will be televised on ROOT SPORTS NW and broadcast
live on 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network.
Since 2012, Edwin Encarnación (264
HR, 765 RBI) is 1 of 2 Major League ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners continue their home schedule after opening the season in Tokyo, 4,785
players to record at least 250 home miles from T-Mobile Park.
runs and 600 RBI (also: Nelson Cruz -
254 HR, 688 RBI)...Encarnación leads all
• New Faces - 13 of the 25 players on the Mariners active roster are new to the organization since the
players in both HR and RBI during this end of the 2018 season: Tim Beckham, Brandon Brennan, Jay Bruce, Edwin Encarnación, Cory
stretch. Gearrin, Yusei Kikuchi, Dylan Moore, Tom Murphy, Omar Narváez, Zac Rosscup, Domingo San-
tana, Mallex Smith and Hunter Strickland.
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• Debuts - 4 Mariners have made their Major League debuts this season: Dylan Moore (3/20 at OAK),
Yusei Kikuchi (3/21 at OAK), Brandon Brennan (3/21 at OAK) and Braden Bishop (3/21 at OAK).
Tonight will mark the Mariners 4th of • Young & Old - Edwin Encarnación is the oldest player on the Mariners roster at 36 years, 80 days…
6 scheduled games in the month of Matt Festa is the youngest at 26 years, 17 days (ages on March 28).
March this year…from 1977-2018, • First Opening Day - Chasen Bradford, Brandon Brennan, Matt Festa, David Freitas, Yusei Kiku-
the Mariners played 8 total games in chi, Dylan Moore, Nick Rumbelow and Zac Rosscup were each named to their first Opening Day
March: 2 each in 2012 and 2018, and rosters…Félix Hernández was on his 14th career Opening Day roster.
1 each in 1996, 1998, 2008 and 2014.
• Service Time - the Mariners have three players with at least 10 years of Major League service time:
Edwin Encarnación (13.085), Félix Hernández (13.060) and Jay Bruce (10.125).
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Tim Beckham is 1 of 4 shortstops to
• International Game - the Mariners roster is represented by 5 different countries: Cuba (Roenis Elías),
Dominican Republic (Edwin Encarnación and Domingo Santana), Japan (Yusei Kikuchi), United
States (19 players) and Venezuela (Félix Hernández and Omar Narváez).
hit at least 3 home runs in a team’s first • 2018 in Review - Completed the 2018 season 89-73 (.549), finishing 3rd in the American League West
3 games of the season, joining Trevor
Story-COL in 2016 (4 HR), Carlos (14.0 games behind division-winner Houston)…finished 8.0 games back of the American League Wild
Correa-HOU in 2016 (3 HR) and Jose Card…went 45-36 (.556) at home and 44-37 (.543) on the road…were 58-39 (.598) prior to the All-Star
Valentin-MIL in 1998 (3 HR). break and 31-34 (.477) following the break.
OFF AND RUNNING…the Mariners are 3-0 to start the season for the 4th time in their 43-season history…
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Yusei Kikuchi is 1 of 5 active Japanese-
the last time Seattle was 3-0 to begin the year was 2014 (also: 1995 & 1985)…the 1985 Mariners are the
only team in club history to start 4-0 and went on to win each of their first 6 games.
HOT START…the Mariners are off to a 3-0 start in 2019, scoring 26 runs through these 3 wins...since 2011,
born pitchers to start an MLB game,
joining Shohei Ohtani-LAA, Kenta the Mariners are only the 5th team to record 3 wins and score at least 26 runs in their first 3 games of the
Maeda-LAD, Masahiro Takana-NYY and season, joining the 2016 Chicago Cubs (3 wins, 29 runs), the 2014 Seattle Mariners (3 win, 26 runs), the
Yu Darvish-CHI...Arizona’s Yoshihisa 2012 Detroit Tigers (3 wins, 26 runs) and the 2011 Texas Rangers (3 wins, 26 runs).
Hirano is the only active Japanese-born
pitcher to never start a game. BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM…Tim Beckham is batting .583 (7x12) with 6 runs scored, 1 double, 3 home runs,
5 RBI and 2 walks over his first 3 games over the season...dating back to Sept. 21, 2018 with Baltimore,
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Beckham has hit safely in each of his last 10 games, batting .421 (16x38) with 14 runs scored, 3 doubles,
5 home runs, 9 RBI and 5 walks...it marks the 4th time in his career to hit safely in at least 10 consecutive
Tim Beckham has reached base safely games and first since an 11-game hitting streak (8/21-9/1/17)...his career-high is 12 games, done twice:
in 9 of his 14 plate appearances this Aug. 17, 2016-April 4, 2017 with Tampa Bay and Aug. 1-12, 2017 with Baltimore.
season for an on-base percentage of
.643…Beckham has 7 hits and 2 walks. MORE ON BECKHAM…through the first 3 games in a Seattle uniform, Tim Beckham has 7 hits and 3
home runs...dating back to 1998, Beckham is the 5th player to record at least 7 hits and at least 3 home
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runs with any team in his first 3 games...he joins Jorge Soler-CHI (8/27-29/14), Carlos Quentin-SD (5/28-
30/12), Reggie Sanders-PIT (3/31-4/3/03) and David Segui-SEA (3/31-4/3/98).
Edwin Encarnación leads active players THAT’S CRAFTY…with Marco Gonzales and Yusei Kikuchi starting each of the club’s first 4 games of
with 33 career home runs against the Red the season, the Mariners have 4 consecutive left-handed starting pitchers to begin the season for the first
Sox…he ranks ahead of Evan Longoria time in club history...the last team with 4 straight lefty starters to begin a season was the 2004 Kansas City
(31), Adam Jones (28), Robinson Canó
(25) and Chris Davis (23). Royals: Brian Anderson, Darrell May, Jeremy Affeldt and Jimmy Gobble.
SHOWMINGO…Domingo Santana has hit safely in each of the first 3 games of the season, batting .333
VS. BOSTON (5x15) with 3 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 9 RBI, 1 walk and 1 stolen bases...Santana has recorded
The Mariners and Red Sox meet today 4 RBI in 2 of his first 3 games with Seattle (3/20 at OAK and 3/28 vs. BOS)...prior to this season he had only
in the 2nd of 7 games this season…the recorded 3 games with at least 4+ RBI: Sept. 19, 2015 vs. CIN w/MIL (5 RBI), April 30, 2017 vs. ATL w/MIL
Mariners will travel to Fenway Park, May (4 RBI) and May 28, 2017 vs. ARI w/MIL (4 RBI).
10-12…since 2000, the home team has
dominated the series between theses HOMER HAPPY...the Mariners combined to hit 5 home runs yesterday vs. the Red Sox (Tim Beckham-2,
clubs, with the Mariners going 49-39 Edwin Encarnación, Ryon Healy and Domingo Santana)...the 5 home runs by the Mariners are T3rd-most
(.557) at T-Mobile Park and the Red Sox in a game at T-Mobile Park (also: 9/21/99 vs. KC, 4/22/02 vs. ANA, 6/7/06 vs. MIN, 5/31/16 vs. SD, 7/2/16
going 41-24 (.631) at Fenway Park. vs. BAL) and trail only the 6 home runs by the Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Aug. 27, 2014 vs. KC and May
Year Home Road Totals
2016 2-2 1-2 3-4
12, 2015 vs. SD.
2017 2-1 1-2 3-3 GLOBETROTTERS…in the 10 days from March 17-26, the Mariners played 9 games against 6 opponents
2018 2-2 1-2 3-4
2019 1-0 0-0 1-0
on 2 continents in 4 cities and 2 states, featuring 8 different starting pitchers…Seattle opened the 2019
All-Time 103-115 79-127 181-242 regular season with 2 games against the Oakland Athletics on March 20-21 in Tokyo, Japan…during the
trip to Japan, the Mariners played exhibition games vs. the Yomiuri Giants on March 17-18 in Tokyo…while
COOPERSTOWN BOUND the Major League squad was in Japan, the Mariners played 3 Cactus League games: March 19 against the
Cubs in Mesa, AZ, March 21 against the Reds in Peoria, AZ and March 22 against the Angels in Peoria,
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Edgar Martinez will be inducted into
AZ…the Major League squad returned to Seattle for a pair of exhibition games against the Padres on March
25-26 at T-Mobile Park…Mike Leake started 2 of those games, while Marco Gonzales, Yusei Kikuchi,
Félix Hernández, Wade LeBlanc, Justin Dunn, Tyler Danish and Nabil Crismatt each made 1 start.
the National Baseball Hall of Fame 114
days from today, on Sunday, July 21.
Edgar was elected to the National Base- AS YOU MIGHT KNOW…the Mariners have not lost a series to the Red Sox in Seattle since 2013...since
ball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of then, Seattle has either won or tied its home series vs. Boston in 5 straight seasons…BUT DID YOU
2019, receiving 85.4% (363x425) of the KNOW?…that the 5 straight seasons without a home series loss is currently the longest streak in MLB
vote from the Baseball Writers Associ-
ation of America…he is 1 of 14 players vs. the Red Sox...New York (4) and Colorado (3) each have active home series streaks vs. Boston of at
in the modern era with a .310/.410/.510 least 3 seasons...dating back to 2013, the Mariners are 12-11 vs. the Red Sox at T-Mobile Park, including
slash line (min. 5,000 PA). winning 8 of thie last 13 games between the two teams.
2019 MARINERS GAME NOTES • FRIDAY • MARCH 29, 2019 • VS. BOSTON RED SOX • PAGE 2
TOMORROW’S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER: RHP MIKE LEAKE (10-10, 4.36 ERA in 2018)
31-year-old right-hander is scheduled to make his 1st start of the season tomorrow vs. Boston…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 Se-
attle (2017-c), is 93-87 with a 4.03 ERA (730 ER, 1632.0 IP) with 1,104 strikeouts and 376 walks in 269 career games (264 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. BOS: Will be making his 7th career start against Boston...is 1-3 with a 5.30 ERA (22 ER, 37.1
IP) in 6 career starts vs. the BoSox…was 1-1 with a 3.21 ERA (5 ER, 14.0 IP) in 2 starts vs. Boston last season; won in Fenway June 23: 8.0,3,0,0,2,5.
2019 MARINERS GAME NOTES • FRIDAY • MARCH 29, 2019 • VS. BOSTON RED SOX • PAGE 3
TEAM PITCHING
W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER BB-I SO HR
Season Totals 3-0 3.60 0/2 30.0 30 15 12 10-0 26 3
Starters 2-0 3.94 0/0 16.0 20 10 7 3-0 11 2
Relievers 1-0 3.21 0/2 14.0 10 5 5 7-0 15 1
T-Mobile Park 1-0 3.00 0/0 9.0 11 4 3 1-0 8 0
Road 2-0 3.86 0/2 21.0 19 11 9 9-0 18 3
March 3-0 3.60 0/2 30.0 30 15 12 10-0 26 3
#60 - CHASEN BRADFORD, RHP 2019: 0 G, 0-0, --- ERA, 0-0 SV, 0 HLD #35 - CORY GEARRIN, RHP 2019: 2 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0-0 SV, 1 HLD
Career-High IP: 3.0 (2x, last: 8/19/18 vs. LAD) 2019-High IP: --- Career-High IP: 3.0 (9/27/17 vs. COL w/SF) 2019-High IP: 1.0 (2x, last: 3/28 vs. OAK)
• Hello Tokyo - On the Opening Series roster in Japan, but did not pitch. • Six for Six - Has retired all six batters he has faced this season.
• 2019 Spring Training - 0-0, 4.26 ERA (3 ER, 6.1 IP) w/3 strikeouts in 6 ST games. • Mariners Debut - Made Mariners debut on 3/20 at OAK (in Tokyo), retiring all
• 2018 Season Review - Went 5-0 with a 3.69 ERA (22 ER, 53.2 IP) with 38 3 BF, including striking out 1.
strikeouts in 46 relief appearances over 4 stints with the Mariners. • 2019 Spring Training - 0-0, 3.18 (2 ER, 5.2 IP) with 7 strikeouts in 6 ST games.
• AAA Recap - Went 0-0-1 with a 0.00 (0 ER, 6.2 IP) over 7 games with Tacoma. • 2018 Season Review - Split season between San Francisco (3/29-7/7),
• Career - Is 7-0 with a 3.71 ERA (36 ER, 87.1 IP) in 74 relief appearances over Texas (7/8-8/30) and Oakland (8/31-end of season), going 2-1 with 1 save
parts of 2 ML seasons with New York-NL (2017) and Seattle (2018). and a 3.77 ERA (24 ER, 57.1 IP) in 62 games.
• Seattle Bound - Claimed off waivers from NYM on Jan. 19, 2018. • Welcome to Seattle - Signed as a free agent on Jan. 10, 2019.
• Career - Originally selected by Atlanta in the 4th round of the 2007 June
#65 - BRANDON BRENNAN, RHP 2019: 2 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0-0 SV, 0 HLD draft, he has compiled a 12-9 record with a 3.54 ERA spanning 270 relief
Career-High IP: 2.0 (3/28 vs. BOS) 2019-High IP: 2.0 (3/28 vs. BOS) appearances over 7 Major League seasons with Atlanta (2011-13), San Fran-
• Two-Fer - Tossed 2.0 ShO IP vs. BOS on Opening Day in Seattle (1 H, 2 K). cisco (2015-18), Texas (2018) and Oakland (2018).
• MLB Debut - Scoreless 8th in 4-4 tie at OAK (in JPN) on 3/21; induced GDIP
#59 - ZAC ROSSCUP, LHP 2019: 1 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0-0 SV, 1 HLD
with runners on 1st and 3rd.
• 2019 Spring Training - 0-1, 3.52 (3 ER, 7.2 IP) with 6 strikeouts in 7 ST games. Career-High IP: 2.0 (3x, last: 8/17/18 at SEA w/LAD) 2019-High IP: 0.2 (3/20 at OAK)
• 2018 Season Review - Went 5-4-1 with a 3.25 ERA (27 ER, 74.2 IP in 44 • Last Outing - 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: 2 G, 0-0, 6.75 ERA, 0-0 SV, 0 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).
• 2019 Debut - Worked 2.0 IP 3/21 at OAK (in JPN); 2 runners he left scored.
#52 - NICK RUMBELOW, RHP 2019: 1 G, 0-0, 81.00 ERA, 0-0 SV, 0 HLD
• 2019 Spring Training - 1-2, 3.72 (4 ER, 9.2 IP) with 9 strikeouts in 5 games.
• 2018 Season Review - Went 3-1 with a 2.65 ERA (15 ER, 51.0 IP) in 23 Career-High IP: 3/0 (8/22/18 vs. HOU) 2019-High IP: 0.1 (3/20 at OAK)
games/4 starts with Seattle. • Last Outing - Made season debut on 3/20 at OAK (in Tokyo)...allowed 3-R
• Ouch - On the 10-day DL on July 31 (retro 7/29)-Aug. 19 with a left triceps strain. HR to Matt Chapman in the 7th inning.
• MiL Recap - Began season with AAA Pawtucket in Boston organization, going 1-0-1 • 2019 Spring Training - 0-0, 1.50 (1 ER, 6.0 IP) with 6 strikeouts in 5 ST games.
with a 1.23 ERA (1 ER, 7.1 IP) before being acquired by Seattle on April 23...appeared • 2018 Season Review - Went 0-0 with a 6.11 ERA (12 ER, 17.2 IP) in 13
in 10 games/7starts with AAA Tacoma, going 2-4 with a 4.54 ERA (17 ER, 33.2 IP). games over 5 stints with Seattle: June 14-22, July 4-12, Aug. 9-11, Aug. 22-
• Welcome Back - Acquired by Seattle from Boston in exchange for BTBNL or cash 28 and Sept. 11-end of season.
considerations on April 23, 2018...Seattle sent cash considerations on June 15. • MiL Recap - Began season on the DL with a brachial plexus injury; reinstated
• 2-Time Mariner - Is 1 of 44 players to have spent at least 2 different stints on June 5...spent majority of the season with AAA Tacoma, but also appeared
with the Mariners (2014-15, 2018-c). in 2 games with AA Arkansas (8/30-9/1)...combined to go 1-0 with 2 saves
• Career - Has appeared in parts of 5 Major League seasons with Seattle and a 1.83 ERA (4 ER, 19.2 IP) in 15 games.
(2014-15, 2018-c) and Boston (2016-17). • Debut - Made his MLB debut last season on Aug. 27 at Chicago-AL, tossing
• Signed - Originally signed by Seattle as an international free agent on May 3, 2011. 1.0 ShO inning...selected from AA Jackson earlier that day (8/27).
• Career - Prior to 2018, last appeared in the Majors with New York in 2015...
#67 - MATT FESTA, RHP 2019: 1 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0-0 SV, 0 HLD made Major League debut on June 23, 2015 vs. PHI (0.2,1,1,1,1,2)...ap-
Career-High IP: 2.0 (3x, last: 3/21/19 at OAK) 2019-High IP: 2.0 (3/21 at OAK) peared in 17 games with the Yankees in 2015.
• 2019 Debut - Tossed ShO 9th & 10th 3/21 at OAK (in JPN) in Sea’s 5-4 win. • Welcome to Seattle - Acquired by Seattle in a trade from New York-AL in ex-
• 2019 Spring Training - 1-0, 4.70 (4 ER, 7.2 IP) with 8 strikeouts in 7 ST games. change for JP Sears (lhp) and Juan Then (rhp) on Nov. 18, 2017.
• His Debut - Made ML debut with Seattle on July 14, 2018 at Colorado
#43 - HUNTER STRICKLAND, RHP 2019: 2 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2-2 SV, 0 HLD
(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. Career-High IP: 2.1 (5/25/15 at MIL w/SF) 2019-High IP: 1.0 (2x, 3/21 at OAK)
• MiL Recap - Went 5-2 with 20 saves and a 2.76 ERA (15 ER, 49.0 IP) in 44 • Last Outing - SV #2 w/1-2-3 12th (1 K) 3/21 at OAK (in JPN).
relief appearances with AA Arkansas...named Texas Lg. Postseason All-Star. • Mariners Debut - Recorded the save in Mariners debut on 3/20 at OAK (in
• Drafted - Selected by Seattle in 7th round of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft Tokyo), tossing a 1-2-3 9th with 2 strikeouts.
out of Dominican (NY) College. • 2019 Spring Training - 0-0, 6.75 (3 ER, 4.0 IP) with 6 strikeouts in 4 ST games.
• 2018 Season Review - Went 3-5 with 14 saves and a 3.97 ERA (20 ER, 45.1
IP) in 49 relief appearances with San Francisco.
• On the Mend - On the 10-day DL, June 19-Aug. 18 (transferred to the 60-day
DL on 7/7), with a fractured right hand.
• Welcome to Seattle - Signed as a free agent on Jan. 27, 2019
• Career - Prior to joining the Mariners, spent 5 seasons with San Francisco...
originally selected by Boston in the 18th round of the 2007 MLB First-Year
Player Draft out of Pike County (GA) High School...has spent time in the Boston
(2007-09), Pittsburgh (2009-2012) and San Francisco (2013-18) organizations.
2019 MARINERS GAME NOTES • FRIDAY • MARCH 29, 2019 • VS. BOSTON RED SOX • PAGE 4
#1 - TIM BECKHAM, INF vs. Eovaldi: .429 (3x7), RBI, K, GIDP #25 - DYLAN MOORE, INF vs. Eovaldi: Never Faced
Last Game: 2x5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3/28 vs. BOS Current Streak: 3 G (4x12) Last Game: BB as DR-3B, 3/28 vs. BOS Current Streak: ---
Homestand: 2x5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI Last HR: 3/28 vs. BOS – 2 (#2, #3) Homestand: BB Last HR: 9/27/16 at WAS
Season-Highs: streak: 3 (3/20-c)…hits: 3 (3/20 at OAK)…RBI: 3 (3/28 vs. BOS) Season-Highs: streak: ---…hits: ---…RBI: ---
• Goodbye Baseball - 4th career multi-home run game, 3/28 vs. BOS…5th • Debut - Made Major League debut on 3/20 at OAK (in Tokyo), walking in
player with 2 homers off Chris Sale (last: J. Donaldson-TOR, 9/26/17 at BOS). only plate appearance (BB, SB).
• Homer Happy - Is the 6th Mariners player with 3+ home runs in the club’s • 2019 Spring Training - Hit .222/6x27 w/5 R, 2 2B, RBI, 4 HBP, 3 BB in 18 ST games.
first 3 games of a season, joining G. Thomas (3, 1985), K. Griffey Jr. (3, • 2018 Season - Split the 2018 season between AA Biloxi and AAA Colorado
1997), D. Segui (3, 1998), M. Morse (3, 2013) and R.Canó (4, 2016). Springs, batting .299 (122x408) w/70 R, 31 2B, 9 3B, 14 HR, 58 RBI, 35 BB
• Hit Man - Has recorded multi-hit games in each of the club’s first 3 games, & 23 SB in 121 combined games.
going 7-for-12 (.583) with 6 R, 1 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB and a .643 OBP.. • AAA All-Star - Represented the Sky Sox on the PCL All-Star team, going
• Hot Start - Went 3-for-3 w/3 R, 1 HR & 2 RBI in SEA debut on 3/20 at OAK. 0-for-1 with 1 run scored and 1 walk as pinch hitter and first baseman.
• 2019 Spring Training - Hit .206/7x34 w/3 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI, HBP in 13 ST games. • Career - Originally selected by Texas in the 7th round of the 2015 MLB
• 2018 Season - Hit .230 (85x369) with 45 runs, 17 doubles, 12 HR, 35 RBI, First-Year Player Draft out of University of Central Florida.
27 BB & 1 SB in 96 games with Baltimore. #2 - TOM MURPHY, C vs. Eovaldi: Never Faced
• Welcome to Seattle - Signed as a free agent on Jan. 10, 2019.
• Career - Has appear in parts of 5 Major League seasons w/Tampa Bay Last Game: DNB as DR-C, 9/29/18 vs. WAS w/COL Current Streak: ---
(2013, 2015-17) & Baltimore (2017-2018)…selected by TB with the No. 1 Homestand: - - - Last HR: 7/29/18 vs. OAK w/COL
overall pick in the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Griffin (GA) HS. Season-Highs: streak: ---…hits: ---…RBI: ---
• Join the Club - Acquired by Seattle from San Francisco for minor leaguer
#32 - JAY BRUCE, OF vs. Eovaldi: .200 (2x10), HR, 3 RBI, K
Jesus Ozoria (rhp) on 3/29.
Last Game: 0x3, RBI, BB, 2 K, 3/28 vs. BOS Current Streak: 0 G (0x8) • 2019 Spring Training - Hit .267 (8x30) w/6 R, 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI and 3 BB in 18
Homestand: 0x3, RBI, BB, 2 K Last HR: 9/20/18 at WAS w/NYM Spring Training games (17 with Colorado, 1 with San Francisco).
Season-Highs: streak: 1 (3/20)…hits: 1 (3/20 at OAK)…RBI: 1-2x (last: 3/28 vs. BOS) • 2018 - Split the year with Colorado and AAA Albuquerque… in 37 G w/COL,
• 2019 Spring Training - Hit .406/13x32 w/3 R, 4 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB in 13 ST games. hit .226 (21x93) with 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR and 11 RBI…in 64 G w/Albuquerque,
• 2018 Season - Hit .223 (71x319) w/31 R, 18 2B, 3B, 9 HR, 37 RBI, 41 BB & posted a .258/.333/.568 slash line (.901 OPS) with 17 HR and 49 RBI.
2 SB in 94 games with New York-NL. • Career - Originally selected by Colorado in the 3rd round of the 2012 Draft out of
• Ouch - Missed over 2 months of the season on the 10-day DL with a sore the University at Buffalo, State University of New York…ML debut on Sept. 12,
right hip, June 19 (retro to 6/18)-Aug. 24, 2018. 2015 at SEA w/COL…has appeared in parts of 4 ML seasons w/COL (2015-18).
• Welcome to Seattle - Acquired by Seattle along with Anthony Swarzak (rhp), Gerson #22 - OMAR NARVÁEZ, C vs. Eovaldi: Never Faced
Bautista (rhp), Jarred Kelenic (of) and Justin Dunn (rhp) from New York-NL in exchange
for Robinson Canó (inf), Edwin Díaz (rhp) and cash considerations on Dec. 3, 2018. Last Game: 0x6, 2 K, 3/21 at OAK Current Streak: 0 G (0x9)
• Career - An 11-year ML veteran, appearing in games with CIN (2008-2016), Homestand: - - - Last HR: 9/20/18 at CLE w/CWS
NYM (2016-2018) & CLE (2017)...3x All-Star (2011, 2012 & 2016 w/CIN), 2x Season-Highs: streak: ---…hits: ---…RBI: ---
Silver Slugger (2012 & 2013) & 2013 Wilson Defensive Player of the Year (OF). • 2019 Spring Training - Hit .233/7x30 w/5 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB in 11 ST games.
• 2018 Season - Set career-highs in nearly every offensive category with the
#10 - EDWIN ENCARNACIÒN, 1B/DH vs. Eovaldi: .222 (2x9), 2 2B, 4 K
White Sox in 2018, batting .275 (77x280) with 30 R, 14 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 30
Last Game: 2x4, R, HR, RBI, HBP, 3/28 vs. BOS Current Streak: 1 G (2x4) RBI and 38 BB in 97 games.
Homestand: 2x4, R, HR, RBI, HBP Last HR: 3/28 vs. BOS (#1) • Welcome to Seattle - Acquired by Seattle from Chicago-AL in exchange for
Season-Highs: streak: 1 (3/28-c)…hits: 2 (3/28 vs. BOS)…RBI: 1 (3/28 vs. BOS) Alex Colomé (rhp) on Nov. 30, 2018.
• Walking Man - 2 H, 4 BB & 2 HBP in 1st 3 games; has .500 OBP. • Career - originally signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as a international free agent on
• 2019 Spring Training - Hit .121/4x33 w/2 R, 2B, RBI in 12 ST games. July 4, 2008...appeared in 4 MiL seasons with the Rays before being acquired by
• 2018 Season - Hit .246 (123x500) w/ 74 R, 16 2B, 3B, 32 HR, 107 RBI, 63 the White Sox in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 12, 2013...
BB in 137 games with Cleveland. made his Major League debut with the White Sox on July 17, 2016 at the LAA.
• Seattle Bound - Acquired by Seattle along with a compensatory Round B #16 - DOMINGO SANTANA, OF vs. Eovaldi: Never Faced
2019 draft pick in exchange for Carlos Santana (1B) on Dec. 13, 2018.
• Career - Hit 380 career home runs over parts of 14 Major League seasons Last Game: 3x5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 K, 3/28 vs. BOS Current Streak: 3 G (5x15)
with Cincinnati (2005-09), Toronto (2009-2016) and Cleveland (2017-18)… Homestand: 3x5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 K Last HR: 3/20 at OAK (#1)
3-time American League All-Star (2013, 2014, 2016)…is the only player Season-Highs: streak: 2 (3/20-c)…hits: 3 (3/28 vs. BOS)…RBI: 4-2x (last: 3/28 vs. BOS)
in the Majors with 30 home runs in each of the last 7 seasons (2012-c). • Winner - First Major Leaguer with the game-winning RBI in each of his
club’s first 3 games of a season since Vladimir Guerrero-LAA (2007).
#9 - DEE GORDON, 2B vs. Eovaldi: .250 (1x4), RBI
• Hot - His 9 RBI are the most by a Mariners player in the club’s first 3 games
Last Game: 1x4, R, K, 3/28 vs. BOS Current Streak: 3 G (4x14) of a season (previous: 7, 6x, last: Robinson Canó, 2016).
Homestand: 1x4, R, K Last HR: 9/24/18 vs. OAK • Slam - GA GSHR in 3rd inning of game #1 of season, 3/20 at OAK (in JPN).
Season-Highs: streak: 3 (3/20-c)…hits: 2 (3/21 at OAK)…RBI: 1 (3/20 at OAK) • 2019 Spring Training - Hit .393/11x28 w/7 R, 3 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 4 BB in 12 ST games.
• 2019 Spring Training - Hit .185/5x27 w/5 R, 3 2B, RBI, 5 BB, 3 SB in 13 ST games. • 2018 Season - Appeared in 85 games with Milwaukee, batting .265 (56x211)
• 2018 Season - Appeared in 141 games with Seattle, batting .268 (149x556) w/21 R, 14 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 20 RBI, 20 BB & 1 SB.
w/62 R, 17 2B, 8 3B, 4 HR, 36 RBI, 9 BB & 30 SB. • Welcome to Seattle - Acquired by Seattle from Milwaukee in exchange for
• Steal Away - Recorded his 300th career stolen base on July 3, 2018 vs. Ben Gamel (of) and Noah Zavolas (rhp) on Dec. 21, 2018.
LAA...is 1 of 5 active players with at least 300 career stolen bases. • Career - Has appeared in parts of 5 Major League seasons with Houston (2014-15)
• Career - Has appeared in 8 Major League season with Los Angeles-NL and Milwaukee (2015-18)...originally signed by Philadelphia as an international free
(2011-2014), Miami (2015-2017) & Seattle (2018)...2x National League All- agent in 2009 out of Santo Domingo, DR...traded to Houston in 2011 and made
Star (2014 w/LAD & 2015 w/MIA)...in 2015 with MIA received Rawlings his MLB debut with the Astros in 2014, prior to being traded to Milwaukee in 2015.
Gold Glove, Wilson Defensive Player of the Year (2B) and Silver Slugger. #0 - MALLEX SMITH, OF vs. Eovaldi: Never Faced
#17 - MITCH HANIGER, OF vs. Eovaldi: .000 (0x2), K Last Game: 1x5, R, 3B, 2 K, 3/28 vs. BOS Current Streak: 1 G (1x5)
Last Game: 2x4, 2 R, 2B, K, HBP, 3/28 vs. BOS Current Streak: 2 G (4x8) Homestand: 1x5, R, 3B, 2 K Last HR: 8/15/18 at NYY (w/TB)
Homestand: 2x4, 2 R, 2B, K, HBP Last HR: 3/21 at OAK (#1) Season-Highs: streak: 1 (3/28-c)…hits: 1 (3/28 vs. BOS)…RBI: ---
Season-Highs: streak: 2 (3/21-c)…hits: 2-2x (last: 3/28 vs. BOS)…RBI: 1 (3/21 at OAK) • Return - Tripled in his first game of 2019, 3/28 vs. BOS…from 2016-18, tallied 18
• Who’s On First - In 16 PA, has 4 H, 2 HBP and 1 BB for a .438 OBP. triples, which ranked T8th-most in the Majors (also: Ender Inciarte).
• BOOM - 1st 2019 HR 3/21 at OAK (in JPN); also 2B, 2 BB, HBP. • 2019 Spring Training - Missed majority of Spring Training while recovering from
• 2019 Spring Training - Hit .192/5x26 w/5 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, SF, 3 BB in 11 ST games. sore right elbow...appeared in 2 ST games on 3/25 & 3/26 vs. SD (0x6, 2 K).
• 2018 Season - Appeared in a career-high 157 games with Seattle, batting • 2018 Season - Hit .296 (142x480) w/65 R, 27 2B, 10 3B, 2 HR, 40 RBI, 47
.285 (170) w/90 R, 38 2B, 4 3B, 26 HR, 70 BB and 8 SB. BB, 40 SB and a .367 OBP in 141 games with TB.
• All-Star - Named American League All-Star, his first career nod (0x2). • Speedy - Tied for AL lead w/10 3B…2nd in AL/3rd in MLB w/40 SB last year.
• Career - Has appeared over the parts of 3 Major League seasons with • Community All Star - Was TB’s Roberto Clemente nominee last year.
Arizona (2016) and Seattle (2017-c). • Career - Debuted w/ATL in 2016, played with TB in 2017-18...has 70 steals
#27 - RYON HEALY, INF vs. Eovaldi: .000 (0x2), K, GIDP over past 3 seasons.
Last Game: 1x4, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB, K, 3/28 vs. BOS Current Streak: 3 G (4x13) #20 - DANIEL VOGELBACH, 1B/DH vs. Eovaldi: Never Faced
Homestand: 1x4, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB, K Last HR: 3/28 vs. BOS (#2) Last Game: HBP as DR-1B, 3/20 at OAK Current Streak: ---
Season-Highs: streak: 3 (3/20-c)…hits: 2 (3/21 at OAK)…RBI: 2 (3/21 at OAK) Homestand: - - - Last HR: 9/30/18 vs. TEX
• Power Stroke - Has 2 HR and 2 2B in first 3 reg. season games of ‘19. Season-Highs: streak: ---…hits: ---…RBI: ---
• 2019 Spring Training - Hit .267/8x30 w/4 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, SF, BB in 13 ST games. • Ouch - Made season debut as a DR-1B, but was removed the inning after
• 2018 Season - Hit .235 (116x493) w/51 R, 15 2B, 24 HR, 73 RBI & 27 BB in being hit by a pitch.
133 games with Seattle. • 2019 Spring Training - Hit .269/7x26 w/4 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 12 BB in 14 ST games.
• Career - Appeared in parts of 3 Major League seasons with Oakland (2016-17) • 2018 Season - Appeared in 37 games over 5 stints with Seattle (Open-
& Seattle (2018)...originally selected by the A’s in the 3rd round of the 2013 ing Day-4/25, 5/22-17, 6/8-14, 7/20-30 & 9/4-end of season), batting .207
MLB First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Oregon...made ML debut (18x87) w/9 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI and 13 BB.
on July 15, 2016 vs. TOR w/OAK...acquired by Seattle from Oakland in ex- • Career - Originally selected by Chicago-NL in the 2nd round of the 2011 MLB First-
change for Emilio Pagan (rhp) and Alexander Campos (inf) on Nov. 15, 2017. Year Player Draft out of Bishop Verot (FL) HS...acquired by Seattle along with Paul
Blackburn (rhp) from Chicago-NL in exchange for Mike Montgomery (rhp) and Jor-
dan Pries (rhp) on July 20, 2016...made ML debut with Seattle on Sept. 12, 2016...
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SCORE BY INNINGS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total
Mariners 0 5 10 1 4 2 3 0 0 1 26
Opponent 2 2 2 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 15
DISABLED LIST
Name TYPE IL Dates Eligible Injury G Missed Team Record
Shawn Armstrong-rhp 10-Day March 20 (retro to 3/17)-current April 2 Left oblique strain 3 3-0
Gerson Bautista-rhp 10-Day March 20 (retro to 3/17)-current April 2 Right pectoralis strain 3 3-0
Kyle Seager-of 10-Day March 20 (retro to 3/17)-current April 2 Left third-digit extensor hood tear 3 3-0
Anthony Swarzak-rhp 10-Day March 20 (retro to 3/17)-current April 2 Right shoulder impingement 3 3-0
Sam Tuivailala-rhp 10-Day March 20 (retro to 3/17)-current April 2 Right Achilles rupture 3 3-0
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
FEWEST HITS ALLOWED (CG):
Mariners............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ None
Opponents........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ None
MOST STRIKEOUTS, GAME (Starter):
Mariners.......................................................................................................................................................................... 4, 2x, last: Marco Gonzales, March 28 vs. BOS
Opponents............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4, Chris Sale, March 28 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.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6, March 21 at OAK (Tokyo Dome)
Opponents.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6, March 20 at OAK (Tokyo Dome)
MOST INNINGS, GAME, STARTER:
Mariners............................................................................................................................................................... 6.0, Marco Gonzales, March 20 at OAK (Tokyo Dome)
Opponents............................................................................................................................................................. 5.0, Marco Estrada, March 21 at OAK (Tokyo Dome)
MOST INNINGS, GAME, RELIEVER
Mariners..................................................................................................................................................................... 2.0, 3x, last: Brandon Brennan, March 28 vs. BOS
Opponents...............................................................................................................................................................................2.1, Hector Velázquez, March 28 vs. BOS
LONGEST WINNING STREAK:.................................................................................................................................................... 2, Marco Gonzales, March 20-current
LONGEST LOSING STREAK:......................................................................................................................................................................................................... None
MOST CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS INNINGS:
Overall............................................................................................................................................................................................4.0, Yusei Kikuchi, March 21-current
Starter.............................................................................................................................................................................................4.0, Yusei Kikuchi, March 21-current
Reliever..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3.0, Brandon Brennan, March 21-current
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