WASHINGTON NATIONALS NOTES:
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SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners play the 2nd of 3 games tonight against the Washington Nationals (1-0)… Seattle will also welcome the Tampa Bay Rays (3 G, 6/30-7/2) to T-Mobile Park on the homestand…the Mariners recently wrapped up a 6-game road trip (2-4) against the New York Yankees (1-2) and Baltimore Orioles (1-2)…tonight’s game will be televised live on ROOT Sports with Aaron Goldsmith and Angie Mentink on the call..the game will also be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) and Mariners.com with Rick Rizzs and Dave Sims.
ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners won yesterday’s series opener by a score of 8-4…the Mariners are 16- 15 over their last 31 games (5/22-c)…Seattle is 29-14 when scoring at least 4 runs and 9-25 when scoring 3-or-fewer…the Mariners are 22-17 at T-Mobile Park and 16-22 on the road this season…they are 10-17 in day games and 28-22 at night.
- How They’ve Fared – The Mariners (38-39) are 24-11 (.686) against below-.500 teams, and 14-28 (.333) against teams .500-or-better this season.
- The J-Rod Show – Julio Rodríguez has hit safely in 4 of his last 5 games, batting .348 (3×23) with 1 home run and 3 RBI during that span (6/22-c).
- Getting Series – The Mariners look to secure a series win with a victory in tonight’s game…Seattle holds a 8-2-1 record in series against teams with a record below .500, compared to a 2-13 record in series against teams above .500.
TODAY’S ROSTER MOVES…the Mariners made the following roster moves earlier today:
- Trevor Gott, RHP, reinstated from 15-day Injured List (lower back muscle spasms).
- Chris Flexen, RHP, designated for assignment.
LEADING OFF…J.P. Crawford hit his 2nd leadoff home run of the season in last night’s game, the 5th leadoff home run of his career…with Lane Thomas also hitting a leadoff HR for Washington, last night’s game was the 4th time in Mariners history that players hit leadoff home runs for both teams in a single game: 6/26/2023 vs. WSH (Lane Thomas-WSH/J.P. Crawford-SEA), 8/13/2013 at TB (Brad Miller-SEA/ Ben Zobrist-TB), 7/13/2002 at TB (Ichiro Suzuki-SEA/Randy Winn-TB) and 9/25/1996 at CAL (Joey CoraSEA/Randy Velarde-CAL).
A MEAN THIRTEEN…the Mariners starting rotation is 6-4 with a 2.55 ERA (22 ER, 77.2 IP) with 25 walks and 72 strikeouts over the team’s last 13 games (6/12-c)…the 2.55 starters ERA leads the American League, ranking 2nd in the Majors during that span to Philadelphia (2.49)…the Mariners have put together 7 quality starts in that span, with their starters allowing 3-or-fewer runs in all 13 games and 2-or-fewer in 8 of the 13.
TWO OUTS? SO WHAT?…the Mariners have picked up 152 of their 335 RBI with 2 outs (45.3%) this season, highest percentage of total RBI with 2 outs in the Majors…they rank ahead of San Diego (43.4%, 138 of 318) and Houston (42.7%, 143 of 335)…in plate appearances with 2 outs this season, J.P. Crawford is batting .338 (23×68) with 5 doubles, 3 home runs, 18 RBI and 15 walks with a 1.008 OPS…Jarred Kelenic is batting .253 (20×79) with 6 doubles, 2 triples, 4 homers, 18 RBI and 19 walks with a .930 OPS… Teoscar Hernández is batting .304 (28×92) with 6 doubles, 2 triples, 3 homers, 14 RBI and 5 walks with an .877 OPS…Julio Rodríguez is batting .291 (30×103) with 6 doubles, 1 triple, 6 homers, 24 RBI and 7 walks with an .880 OPS.
PAUL IN THE FAMILY…Paul Sewald is 2-0 with 14 saves and a 2.64 ERA (9 ER, 30.2 IP) with 11 walks and 42 strikeouts in 32 appearances this season…the right-hander has been one of the most effective relievers in the Majors this season by Win Probability Added (2.19), trailing only Alexis Díaz-CIN (3.36), Yennier Cano-BAL (3.03) and Devin Williams-MIL (2.30)…Sewald has posted a 0.98 WHIP and held opponents to a .176 batting average.
BAD MUÑ RISING…Andrés Muñoz has not allowed a run in 11 appearances this season, recording 1 save with 4 walks and 16 strikeouts in 10.0 innings out of the Mariners bullpen…since being reinstated from the 15-day Injured List on June 6, he has tossed 6.2 scoreless innings over 7 appearances, with 3 walks and 13 strikeouts…the right-hander has not allowed a regular season home run in over a calendar year (last HR: June 10, 2022)…his homerless streak of 54.2 innings is the longest in the Majors among pitchers who have appeared in a game during the 2023 season.
TEETER-TOTTER…the Mariners have stayed within 2 games above-or-below the .500 mark across 47 of their last 48 games (5/3-c)…the lone exception was when they were 3 games above .500, holding a 28-25 record following a May 28 win vs. Pittsburgh…the previous occurrence of being more than 2 games above-or-below .500 was May 2, when they held a 13-16 record.
J-ROD TO PARTICIPATE IN 2023 HOME RUN DERBY…it was announced on Friday that outfielder Julio Rodríguez is expected to participate in the 2023 T-Mobile Home Run Derby on July 10 at T-Mobile Park…it will be the second Derby for Rodríguez, who hit a contest-high 81 home runs in last year’s event at Dodger Stadium, finishing in 2nd place to Juan Soto…Julio is set to be the first Mariners player to appear in the event in back-to-back years since Ken Griffey Jr. did it in 3 consecutive seasons (1997-99), winning the contest in both the 1998 and 1999 seasons.
HOME SWEET HOMESTAND…the Mariners continue the final homestand before the All-Star Break tonight with the 2nd of 3 games against the Washington Nationals (June 26-28)…Seattle will also host the Tampa Bay Rays (June 30-July 2) on the current ‘stand…the homestand is highlighted by Patriotic Fireworks Night on Friday, June 30, Patriotic “Cal-Boy” Hat Day on July 1 and Stars & Stripes Fanny Pack Day on July 2…Mariners fans also have the opportunity to Work from Home(plate) with ticket special on June 28 which includes tickets and lunch in the Hit-It-Here Café…for more information about upcoming special events, or to buy tickets to any upcoming Mariners games, fans can visit Mariners.com/ Promotions or Mariners.com/Tickets.
AS YOU MAY KNOW…Jarred Kelenic stole his 10th base of the season in last night’s game, joining Julio Rodríguez as the 3rd set of teammates in the Majors this season to each have double-digit home runs and stolen bases…Kelenic (11 HR, 10 SB) and Rodríguez (13 HR, 18 SB) are joined by Toronto’s George Springer and Daulton Varsho and Cincinnati’s Jake Fraley and Jonathan India, but…DID YOU KNOW?…Jarred and Julio are the first teammates age 23-or-younger in MLB history to each reach double-digit home runs and steals within their first 75 games of a season?…Julio reached double digits in both categories on May 31 (54 G, 10 HR, 10 SB), while Jarred reached yesterday (73 G, 11 HR, 10 SB).
MARINERS STARTER – RHP BRYAN WOO
2023/Career MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 1-1 5.09 4/4 17.2 16 10 10 5 25 3
Home 0-0 3.18 1/1 5.2 3 2 2 0 9 2
Road 1-1 6.00 3/3 12.0 13 8 8 5 16 1
vs. WSN 0-0 -.– 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ABOUT BRYAN WOO… • The 23-year-old right-handed pitcher is scheduled to make his 5th Major League start and 1st career start against Washington. • Selected by Seattle in the 6th round (174th overall) of the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Cal Poly Univer- sity…signed by Mariners scout Chris Hom. • Spent 3 seasons at Cal Poly before being drafted, mak- ing 31 appearances (6 GS) for the Mustangs. • Did not pitch in 2021 while recovering from right elbow surgery.
LAST TIME OUT…W#1in his 4th Major League start vs. New York-AL, tossed 5.1 innings and allowed just 2 hits and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts.
IN THE WIN COLUMN…Woo earned his 1st career win in his last outing against New York-AL…he carried a no hitter into the 6th inning before giving up a 1-out single to Gelyber Torres.
CAREER-HIGH PUNCHIES…recorded a new career high in strikeouts in his outing against the White Sox on 6/16 with 9…his Minor League career high is 11 which he achieved on 8/19/22 against Vancouver.
AMONG MARINERS GREATS…Woo’s 25 strikeouts are the 3rd most in Mariners history in a pitcher’s first 4 career starts, he trails Félix Hernández (30) and Erik Hanson (27).
NO FREE PASSES…his 5 walks allowed are tied for the 9th fewest in a pitcher’s first 4 career starts in franchise history…he is tied with Brandon Maurer and trails Blake Beaven and Félix Hernández (4)…Bryce Miller and George Kirby rank 1st on the list with 2 walks allowed in their first 4 career starts.
IN THE ZONE…has only allowed 5 walks while striking out 25 batters in 4 starts…his 5.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks 3rd among Mariners starting pitchers this season.
NEXT MAN UP…Woo is making his 5th career start in place of Marco Gonzales who was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left forearm strain on June 3.
