Mariners game notes — May 29 vs. Houston | by Mariners PR | May 2024

AS YOU MAY KNOW…Ty France recorded his 4th hit by pitch of the season and 88th of his Mariners career during last night’s game, 1 RAP away from tying Edgar Martinez for the Mariners all-time record, and…YOU CAN ALSO KNOW…that France has led the Majors since 2021 with 86 RAP, ahead of Mark Canha (78 RAP), while also being the only player to record more than 20 RAP in every season from 2021 to 2023, but…DID YOU KNOW?…that as a team, the Mariners lead the American League with 298 hits since the start of the 2021 season?…the Mariners are behind only the New York Mets (342 RAP) and the Cincinnati Reds (318 RAP) during this span… the Mariners also rank 4th in the AL with 26 RAPs this season, behind Cleveland (44 RAPs), Minnesota (33) and Tampa Bay (28).

Tonight’s tilt…the Mariners continue their 7-game homestand with the 3rd of 4 games against the Houston Astros (2-0)…Seattle just completed a 10-game road trip (4-6) at Baltimore (1-2) , New York -AL (2-2) and Washington (1-2)… on the current field, Seattle will also host Los Angeles-AL (3 G, 5/31-6/2) at T-Mobile Park for the first times clubs. match of 2024… tonight’s match will be broadcast live on ROOTS SPORTS with Dave Sims And Mike Blowers on the call and broadcast live on Seattle Sports (7:10 a.m.) with Rick Rizes And Aaron Goldsmith.

BUTTS…the Mariners beat the Astros by a score of 4-2 in a comeback last night..Seattle has won 3 straight games…Seattle is 17-10 at home and 13-16 on the road …Seattle is 24-3 (.889). ) when he scores more than 4 runs this season and 26-11 (.703) when his starting pitcher goes more than 6.0 innings.

• Against Houston — The Mariners are 13-5 (.722) against Houston since the start of 2023… Seattle has the 2nd best record against Houston over this period (min. 10 G), behind the Yankees (.786/11-3 ) .
• Close it — Seattle is 22-0 when leading after 7 innings (24-0 after 8 innings) this season.
• Feats of strength — The Mariners played the 2nd “toughest” schedule in the Majors according to Baseball-ReferenceThe measure of Seattle’s “strength of schedule”…Seattle is behind only the Chicago White Sox.
• Good series — Seattle enters the current series against Houston with a record of 8-3-1 in its last 12 series and a record of 5-0 in its last 5 home series.
• Type them — The Mariners are 23-3 (.885) when beating their opponents this season.
• The kennel — Mariners relievers have pitched 8.0 straight scoreless innings (5/26-c), allowing just 3 baserunners (2 H, 1 BB) while recording 10 strikeouts during the streak.
• Programming note — Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels will be televised exclusively on Apple TV+ with Wayne Randazzo And Dontrelle Willis in the stand and Heidi Watney reports from the field…this Saturday’s game will be broadcast nationally on FOX with Aaron Goldsmith And AJ Pierzynski on the call… Friday and Saturday games will also be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (7:10 a.m.)… the Mariners will return to ROOTS SPORTS on Sunday.
• Frame! — 1,000 dogs are expected to be present for the Mariners’ 2nd Bark at the Park of the season.

THE SEATTLE SAILORS? DOGS… Seattle (30-26) holds 1st place in the American League West Division, 3.5 games ahead of 2nd place Texas (26-29) and 5.5 games ahead of 3rd place Houston (24-31)… the Mariners have held 1st place for a season-high 17 consecutive days (5/12-c) and 28 of the last 34 days (4/25-c).

WATCH DOG…the Mariners are 17-10 (.630) at T-Mobile Park this season, the 4th-best home record in the American League and tied for 7th-best in the Majors…as of April 15, Seattle has a 13-4 record (.765). ) at home, 2nd best home record in the AL and 3rd best in MLB during that span, behind the Phillies (.900/18-2) and Guardians (.833/15-3), while ahead of the Yankees. (.700/14-6) and Royals (.684/13-6)… the Mariners have won every home series during this stretch (series record 5-0), going 3-0 against the Reds (4/15-6). 4/17), 2-1 against the Diamondbacks (4/26-4/28), 2-1 against the Braves (4/29-5/1), 2-1 against the Athletics (5/10 –5/ 12) and 2-1 against the Royals (5/13-5/15).

IT’S ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE FIGHT IN DOG…the Mariners staged an 8th inning comeback last night against All-Star reliever Ryan Pressly, their 3rd comeback in the 8th inning or later in their last 9 games…the Mariners also scored 4 in the top of the 9th inning against Clay Holmes, who had yet to give up an earned run this season to beat the Yankees on May 20, and scored 2 runs in the top of the eighth against Dylan Floro, who had not allowed a run in his 21.2 innings previous games on May 26 against the Nationals.

DYLAN MOORE? DOG…over his last 19 matches (5/7-c), Dylan Moore hitting .295 (18×61) with 10 runs, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs, 14 RBIs, 10 walks and 3 stolen bases, getting on base at a .413 clip, hitting .639 with a 1.053 OPS …overall on the season, Moore leads the Mariners with 1.8 bWAR, ranking ahead Logan Gilbert (1.5) and Cal Raleigh (1.3) although Moore has only the 7th most plate appearances (162) on the team… D-Mo, who appeared in SS, LF, 2B, 3B and 1B, also has was the most valuable player in the Majors among those who appeared in more than 5 positions

ANDRES MUÑOZ? DOG…during appearances on May 10, right-handed Andrés Munoz is 1-0 with 6 saves and a 0.79 ERA (1 ER, 11.1 IP) with 1 walk and 16 strikeouts… Muñoz was one of the best relievers in baseball in 2024, going 11 for 12 in save opportunities with 3 strikes and a 1.54 ERA (4 ER, 23.1 IP) with 8 walks and 32 strikeouts in 22 games…the 25-year-old is one of 5 pitchers in MLB (min. 15.0 IP) with an ERA below 2.00, 12.0+ strikeouts per 9 innings and a SO/BB ratio of 4.0+, with Mason Miller-OAK, Cade Smith-CLE, Matt Strahm -PHI and Jérémie Estrada-SD.

CAL RALEIGH? DOG…Cal Raleigh has 70 career home runs (2021-c), making him one of 9 catchers in MLB history with 70+ home runs in his first 4 MLB seasons, although he has not only participated in 47 games during his rookie campaign (2021) and 49 games so far this season… the other 8 receivers are Mike Piazza (92 HR), Rudy York (88), Johnny Bench (87), Earl Williams (83), Will Smith (72), Gary Sánchez (71), Carlos Santana (71) and Brian McCann (70).

JOSH ROJAS? DOG…Josh Rojas went 2-for-4 with 2 runs, 1 double, 1 stolen base while driving in the tying run in the 8th inning… Rojas is hitting .287 (41×143) with 16 runs, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs , 10 RBIs and 5 stolen bases, reaching base at a .350 clip and hitting .427 (.777 OPS) in 44 games this season…among AL third basemen this season with at least 150 appearances At the plate, Rojas ranks 4th in average, 5th in on-base percentage, 4th in stolen bases, 6th in wRC+ (127) and 7th in fWAR (1.3).

STARTER SAILORS? DOGS…the Mariners starting rotation has 33 quality starts this season…the 33 outings of 6.0+ innings and 3 earned runs or less by Seattle starters lead the Majors…Logan Gilbert (9 QS) is tied for the most in Majors… Gilbert (9), Luis Castillo (8), Bryce Miller (6) and George Kirby (5), Emerson Hancock (3) and Bryan Woo (2) make up the Mariners’ 33 quality starts…Seattle and Philadelphia are the only teams in the Majors with multiple pitchers to have 8+ quality starts, while the Mariners, Yankees and Blue Jays are the only teams with 4 pitchers to have 5+. quality begins.