MIAMI MARLINS NOTES:
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SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 6-game, 7-day homestand (2-0) tonight with the finale of 3 games against the Miami Marlins (2-0)…Seattle will also welcome the Chicago White Sox (3 G, 6/16-6/18) to town…tonight’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Aaron Goldsmith and Dave Sims on the call…the game will also be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) and Mariners.com with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr.
ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners defeated the Marlins by an 9-3 score last night…the Mariners are 11-9 over their last 20 games (5/22-c)…Seattle is 25-13 when scoring at least 4 runs and 8-20 when scoring 3-or-fewer…the Mariners are 19-15 at T-Mobile Park and 14-18 on the road this season…they are 9-14 in day games and 24-19 at night.
- Home Sweet Home – Seattle is 9-3 over its last 12 games at T-Mobile Park.
- Break Out the Brooms – With a win today, the Mariners would secure their 4th series sweep of the season…Seattle previously swept series vs. Colorado (3 G, April 14-16), at Oakland (3 G, May 2-4) and vs. Oakland (4 G, May 22-25).
- All-Star Rock? – In 13 starts this season, Luis Castillo is 4-4 with a 2.70 ERA (23 ER, 76.2 IP) with 17 walks and a team-leading 92 strikeouts…he has posted a 0.991 WHIP.
- Bombs Away! – The Mariners offense has hit 3+ home runs in back-to-back games and multiple home runs in each of the last 3 games…the 3 consecutive games with multiple home runs is tied for their longest stretch this season (also: May 21-23).
- Patience – Dating back to Game 1 in San Diego (6/6-c), the Mariners offense leads MLB with 4.22 pitches-per-plate appearance, ranking ahead of Milwaukee (4.21 P/PA) and Chicago-NL (4.09 P/PA).
GIMME FIVE…over their last 5 games (6/9-c), the Mariners offense has been on its most productive 5-game stretch of the season…during that span, the Mariners offense has hit 11 home runs and posted a .899 OPS, both season-highs over any 5-game stretch…Seattle has scored 31 runs during the 5-game span, tied for its most in any 5-game span this season (also: 5/12-16)…during the 5-game stretch, the Mariners have seen an average of 4.20 pitches-per-plate appearance, compared to their season-long mark of 3.95 P/PA…in 5 games since June 9, the Mariners have 5 batters with a .400+ on-base percentage: José Caballero (.500), Mike Ford (.462), Ty France (.455), Teoscar Hernández (.429) and J.P. Crawford (.400).
ROCKING AT HOME…Luis Castillo has held opponents scoreless in each of his last 2 starts at T-Mobile Park and over his last 14.0 IP at T-Mobile Park, dating back to the 4th inning of his May 10 start vs. Texas…through 8 starts at home this season, Castillo is 4-1 with a 1.89 ERA (10 ER, 47.2 IP) with 9 walks and 61 strikeouts, while holding opponents to a .175 batting average against…Castillo’s 1.89 ERA at T-Mobile Park is the 5th-lowest home ERA in MLB among all pitchers with 40.0+ IP at home this season, trailing only Zac Galler-ARI (0.96), Shane McClanahan-TB (1.64), Sonny Gray-MIN (1.71) and Zach EfflinTB (1.85)…overall, Castillo has made 13 starts at T-Mobile Park in his career, going 6-1 with 1.70 ERA (15 ER, 79.1 IP) with 15 walks and 103 strikeouts…his 1.70 ERA is the best ever by a Mariners pitcher with 10+ starts at T-Mobile Park, ranking ahead of Chris Young (2.40).
BUILT FORD TOUGH…Mike Ford went 3-for-4 last night and recorded his 2nd career 2-home-run game…he now has 4 home runs over his last 4 games (6/9-c), batting .417 (5×12) with 4 home runs, 5 RBI and a 1.878 OPS during that span…in 8 games with the Mariners this season, he is 6-for-22 (.273) at the plate with 4 home runs and 5 RBI with 1 walk and 1 HBP…all of his 24 plate appearances this season have been vs. right-handed pitchers.
WE WENT TO JARRED…Jarred Kelenic is batting .265 (60×226) with 30 runs, 16 doubles, 1 triple, 11 home runs, 29 RBI, 8 stolen bases and 22 walks in 62 games this season, getting on base at a .332 clip, slugging .491 with an .823 OPS…the 23-year-old outfielder leads the team in extra-base hits (28), slugging percentage and OPS.
THE PITCHING STAFF…the Mariners pitching staff leads the Majors in FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement (10.6)…Seattle pitchers also lead the big leagues in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.54), FIP (3.57) and walks-per-9 innings (2.58)…they rank 1st in home runs-per-9 innings (0.95) and T4th in WHIP (1.21).
PAUL IS LIFE…in 27 games this season, Paul Sewald is 2-0 with 12 saves and a 2.73 ERA (8 ER, 26.1 IP) with 8 walks and 35 strikeouts…he is 12-for-13 in save opportunities…Sewald has a 0.95 WHIP and has held opponents to a .181 batting average (17×94) with 37 strikeouts over 26.1 IP (12.65 SO/9).
HOME SWEET HOMESTAND…the current homestand includes Pride Fireworks Night on Friday, June 16, Salute to the Negro Leagues on Saturday, June 17 and Father’s Day on Sunday, June 18…Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are all Value Games with tickets as low as $10 for View Level, $20 for Main Level and $30 for Terrace Level.
AS YOU MAY KNOW…the Mariners bottom 5 hitters in the batting order went 8-for-16 in last night’s game, as the top 4 hitters in the lineup went 0-for-16…Mike Ford led the Mariners offense with a 3-for4 night with 2 HR and 3 RBI, while Cal Raleigh and José Caballero each contributed 3+ RBI as well, but…DID YOU KNOW?…it was the first time in franchise history that each of the Mariners 7-8-9 hitters recorded 3+ RBI in the same game?…Ford, Raleigh and Caballero are the first Major League trio starting in the 7-8-9 spots to each record 3+ RBI since Miguel Cairo (3 RBI), Melky Cabrera (3 RBI) and Kelly Stinnett (4 RBI) with the Yankees on May 27, 2006 vs. Kansas City.
MARINERS STARTER – RHP LUIS CASTILLO
2023 MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 4-4 2.70 13/13 76.2 59 27 23 17 92 8
Home 4-1 1.89 8/8 47.2 30 10 10 9 61 2
Road 0-3 4.03 5/5 29.0 29 17 13 8 31 6
vs. MIA 0-0 0.00 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ABOUT CASTILLO…
- The 30-year-old right-hander is set to make his 14th start of the season, 1st against the Marlins…he is also making his 162nd Major League start and 7th career start against Miami.
- Has been named an All-Star in 2019 and 2022.
- Originally signed as an international free agent by the San Francisco Giants on 12/23/11.
- Made MLB debut on 6/23/17 vs. Washington (w/ Cincinnati)
- Signed a 5-year contract extension with the Seattle Mariners on Sept. 24, 2022 after being acquired in a trade with Cincinnati on July 30, 2022.
LAST TIME OUT…L#4 in last start on 6/9 at LAA…allowed 5 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits (2 HR) and 1 walk in 6.0 innings pitched while striking out 10.
INNINGS EATER…has made 8 starts this season where he has pitched at least 6.0 innings including his last 4 starts…in those 4 starts Castillo has a 1.44 ERA (4 ER, 25.0 IP) and has allowed 16 hits and 6 walks while striking out 34… his career-high for games with at least 6.0 innings pitched in a season is 22 which he achieved in 2019.
SEASON-HIGH PUNCHIES…matched a season-high 10 strikeouts in his last start against the Angels….this marked the 17th time in Castillo’s career that he has recorded 10+ strikeouts in a game (last: 5/27 vs. PIT).
1,000 AND COUNTING…recorded his 1,000th career strikeout in his outing on 5/22 against Oakland after striking out Shea Langeliers to begin the 5th inning…Castillo finished the night with 8 strikeouts.
STILL ROLLING…has only allowed 17 walks while striking out 92 batters in 13 starts this season…his 17 walks are tied for the 6th fewest in the Major Leagues with 4 other pitchers…his 92 strikeouts on the season ranks tied 8th in the Major Leagues with 2 other pitchers…Castillo’s 5.41 strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks 4th in the Major Leagues among pitchers with at least 13 starts.
OFF TO A GOOD START…his 135 strikeouts through his first 20 Mariners starts are the 2nd most in Mariners history through a pitchers first 20 starts…he trails only Robbie Ray (136) and ranks ahead of Félix Hernández (124) and Michael Pineda (123).
MAKING THEM EARN IT…has only allowed 23 earned runs through 13 starts this season which is tied 4th in the Major Leagues…his 2.70 ERA (23 ER, 76.2 IP) ranks 7th in the Major Leagues behind Bryce Elder-ATL (2.69).
KEEPING THE BASES CLEAN…has allowed 81 runners to reach base safely through 13 starts this season which is the 4th fewest in the Major Leagues…he also ranks among Major League leaders in opponents average (9th, .207/59×285) and WHIP (3rd, 0.991).
DOMINATE THE ZONE…had 38 strikeouts in both March/April and May…this was the first time in his career that he has recorded the same number of strikeouts in back-to-back months…his careeer-high in strikeouts in a single month is 50 which he achieved in 2019.
KEEPING THEM IN THE YARD…gave up his first home run of the season on 4/28, breaking a 5-game span of allowing no home runs…this was his longest span of games to start a season without giving up a home run in his career.
