SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners begin a 4-game series at the Los Angeles Angels today, coming off a 3-game homestand vs. the Boston Red Sox (2-1)…following Sunday’s series finale in Los Angeles, the Mariners will return home for a 5-game homestand vs. San Diego (2 G, Aug. 8-9) and Baltimore (3 G, Aug. 11-13)…tonight’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Dave Sims and Aaron Goldsmith on the call and broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr. on the call.
ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners won yesterday’s rubber game vs. the Boston Red Sox by a score of 6-3, winning their 4th consecutive series…Seattle is 6-2 over its last 8 games, 9-4 over its last 13, 14-9 over its last 23 and 17-11 over its last 28…the Mariners are 44-18 when scoring at least 4 runs and 12-34 when scoring 3-or-fewer…the Mariners are 31-26 at T-Mobile Park and 25-26 on the road this season…they are 20-19 in day games and 36-33 at night.
- Series Openers – The Mariners are 20-15 in series openers (10-7 on the road) this season.
- Double Time – Bryan Woo is facing the Angels tonight for the 2nd time this season, marking the first time he has faced an opponent twice in his career…Woo previously faced the Angels in his 2nd-career start on June 10 at Angel Stadium, going 4.2 innings and allowing 2 runs on 4 hits with 1 walk, 7 strikeouts and 1 home run allowed.
- Heavenly Hitting – J.P. Crawford leads Mariners batters with a .314 (37×118) career batting average at Angel Stadium, ranking ahead of Teoscar Hernández (.304, 21×69) and Ty France (.303, 23×76)… the Mariners are batting .282 (29×103) as a team at Angel Stadium this season, their best batting average at any ballpark.
SERIES STUFF…Seattle has won 4 consecutive series dating back to a 3-game series vs. Toronto from July 21-23…the Mariners have won 7 of their last 9 series, owning a 7-1-1 series record since June 30… Seattle took 2 of 3 vs. Tampa Bay (6/30-7/2), 2 of 3 at San Francisco (7/3-7/5) and 3 of 4 at Houston (7/6- 7/9) heading into the All-Star Break…the Mariners lost 2 of 3 vs. Detroit (7/14-7/16) and split a 4-game series vs. Minnesota (7/17-7/20)…in their last 4 series, they have won 2 of 3 vs. Toronto (7/21-7/23), 2 of 3 at Minnesota (7/24-7/26), 2 of 3 at Arizona (7/28-7/30) and 2 of 3 vs. Boston (7/31-8/2).
IT STARTS WITH PITCHING…the Mariners pitching staff leads the Majors in ERA (3.43) as a team since July 1, ranking ahead of Toronto (3.55) and Baltimore (3.58) in that span…overall this season, Seattle ranks 4th in the Majors in ERA (3.81), trailing San Diego (3.66), Houston (3.77) and Tampa Bay (3.80)…overall, the Mariners bullpen ranks 2nd in ERA (3.56) behind only the Yankees (3.07).
GENO THE RUN PRODUCER…Eugenio Suárez has recorded an RBI in 8 consecutive games (7/25-c), the longest active RBI streak in the Majors and tied the longest in the Majors overall this season, joining Nolan Arenado-STL (8 G, 5/10-5/18) and Justin Turner-BOS (8 G, 6/30-7/8)…Suárez is the first Mariners player with a 8+ game RBI streak since fellow third baseman Kyle Seager recorded RBI in 8 consecutive contests from July 25-Aug. 2, 2021, exactly 2 years ago to the date that Suárez has put together his streak…with an RBI today, Geno would join Edgar Martinez (9 G, Aug. 12-20, 1995) as the only other Mariners batter to ever tally 9 consecutive games with an RBI.
J-ROD IS ALWAYS ON-BASE…Julio Rodríguez has reached base safely in 27 consecutive games (7/1-c), the longest active on-base streak in the Major Leagues…during the streak, Julio is batting .287 (33×115) with 17 runs, 7 doubles, 4 home runs, 16 RBI, 7 walks, 3 hit-by-pitches and 7 stolen bases, getting on base at a .344 clip, slugging .452 with an .796 OPS…the 27-game on-base streak surpasses Julio’s previous-high on-base streak of 22 games (June 27-July 29, 2022) and is Seattle’s longest on-base streak within a single season since Robinson Canó reached safely in 34 consecutive games from April 30-June 5, 2016.
THE KID CAN PLAY…Cade Marlowe has reached base safely in each of his first 8 starts to begin his Major League career (11 G, 8 GS), batting .308 (8×26) with 5 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 2 RBI and 5 walks, while reaching base at a .419 clip and slugging .577 with a .996 OPS through his first 11 career games…Marlowe’s .308 batting average is the best mark by a Mariners player over their first 11 career games since Kyle Lewis hit .333 over his first 11 games from Sept. 10-21, 2019…since making his MLB debut on July 20, Marlowe is averaging 4.61 pitches-per-plate appearance, 6th-most in MLB during that span (min. 30 PA).
WHAT A CATCH…Mariners catchers have been worth 3.7 fWAR this season, 3rd-most in the Majors, trailing only Atlanta (4.3 fWAR) and Milwaukee (4.0)…Seattle catchers hold a 124 wRC+ this season, trailing only Atlanta (126) for the Major League lead…Cal Raleigh’s 17 home runs are tied for the American League lead among catchers with Salvador Perez-KC (17 HR)…in 93 games, Raleigh is batting .230 (73×318) with 50 runs, 16 doubles, 1 triple, 17 home runs, 45 RBI and 35 walks, getting on base at a .308 clip, slugging .447 with a .754 OPS…Tom Murphy is batting .300 (39×130) with 17 runs, 12 doubles, 8 homers, 16 RBI and 8 walks, getting on base at a .340 clip, slugging .577 with a .917 OPS in 42 games.
WHAT A MONTH!…the Mariners finished the month of July with a 17-9 record (.654), tied with Baltimore for the best record in the Majors during the month…Seattle has gone 49-26 (.653) in July contests since 2021…this season, Seattle finished July with a .249 team batting average, the club’s first month with a team batting average above .245 since July 2019 (.254).
HOME SWEET HOMESTAND…following Sunday’s series finale against the Angels, the Mariners will return home for a 5-game homestand vs. San Diego (2 G, Aug. 8-9) and Baltimore (3 G, Aug. 11-13)… the homestand is highlighted by Félix Hernández Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, featuring Félix Hernández Mariners Hall of Fame Fireworks Night on Friday, Aug. 11, Félix Hernández Mariners Hall of Fame Induction Night on Saturday, Aug. 12 and Félix Hernández Mariners Hall of Fame Bobblehead Day on Sunday, Aug. 13…the homestand also includes Sesame Street Night on Tuesday, Aug. 8 and a Mariners Value Game on Wednesday, Aug. 9.
AS YOU KNOW…Eugenio Suárez has recorded an RBI in a career-high 8 consecutive games (7/25- c), tied for the longest such streak in the Majors this season, but…DID YOU KNOW?…Geno’s active 8-game streak is tied for the 7th-longest RBI streak in MLB history by a Venezuelan-born player?… Suarez trails only streaks by Carlos Gonzáles-COL (11 G, 8/15-27/2011), Carlos Guillén-DET (11 G, 6/16-28/2007), Bobby Abreu-PHI (10 G, 5/8-18/2005), Pablo Sandoval-SF (9 G, 5/21-29/2014), Edgardo Alfonzo-NYM (9 G, 7/12-20/2002) and Magglio Ordóñez-CWS (9 G, 6/9-17/2000).
MARINERS STARTER – RHP BRYAN WOO
2023/Career MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 1-3 4.96 10/10 49.0 47 30 27 15 54 8
Home 0-2 5.85 4/4 20.0 21 15 13 5 27 6
Road 1-1 4.34 6/6 29.0 26 15 14 10 27 2
vs. LAA 0-0 3.86 1/1 4.2 4 2 2 1 7 1
ABOUT BRYAN WOO…
- The 23-year-old right-handed pitcher is scheduled to make his 11th Major League start and 2nd career start against Los Angeles-AL.
- Selected by Seattle in the 6th round (174th overall) of the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Cal Poly University…signed by Mariners scout Chris Hom.
- Spent 3 seasons at Cal Poly before being drafted, making 31 appearances (6 GS) for the Mustangs.
- Did not pitch in 2021 while recovering from right elbow surgery.
LAST TIME OUT…ND in his 10th Major League start at Arizona, tossed 5.0 innings and allowed 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN…is set to make his 7th road start of his career tonight against the Angels…Woo currently holds a 4.34 ERA (14 ER, 29.0 IP) with 10 walks and 27 strike- outs when pitching on the road…he has only made 4 starts at home so far.
HIGH QUALITY…recorded his 2nd career quality start after pitching 6.0 innings and allowing just 1 earned run against Houston on 7/8…his first career quality start came on 7/3 against San Francisco.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS NOTES:
LEADING OFF: Today, the Angels play the first of seven games on a homestand against the Seattle Mariners (Aug. 3-6) and San Francisco Giants (Aug. 7-9)…Halos went 5-4 on last road trip against Detroit (3-0), Toronto (1-2) and Atlanta (1-2)…LAA was 6-3 on last homestand against the Astros (1-2), Yankees (3-0) & Pirates (2-1).
BACK-TO-BACK: Shohei Ohtani was named American League Player of the Month for July, marking his second straight month taking home those honors…Since 2013, he is the only MLB player to win consecutive Player of the Month Awards and has now done so twice (also, June/July 2021)…In Angels history, only Mike Trout (5) has more Player of the Month Awards for a career.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW: OF Jordyn Adams made his Major League debut yesterday at Atlanta…He was the Halos first round selection (17th overall) in the 2018 Draft out of Green Hope HS (Cary, NC).
STREAKING: C.J. Cron has hit safely in each of his last 12 games…It’s the longest active hit streak in the Majors and is tied for the longest streak of his career
(also had a 12-game hit streak for the Angels from Aug. \24-Sept. 5, 2016).
WINNING MONTHS: Angels secured a winning record for July (12-11), after going 14-13 in June, 15-13 in May and 15-14 in March/April (15-13 in April)…Halos have a record above .500 in four straight months for the first time since April – July 2015.
THE INJURED LIST: Angels currently have 18 players on the injured list and have used the IL a total of 27 times this year for 25 different players…The 18 players
currently on the IL are the most in the Majors.
PUSHING 40: Shohei Ohtani is one home run shy from recording his second career 40+ HR season (he hit 46 HR in 2021)…Would become the third player in Angels history with multiple 40+ HR seasons, joining Troy Glaus (2000 & 2001) and Mike Trout (2015, 2019 & 2022).
LEAGUE LEADER: As a hitter, Shohei Ohtani leads the Majors in home runs (39), total bases (271), XBH (63), slugging percentage (.676) and OPS (1.084) and is tied
for the MLB lead in triples (7)…On the mound, he leads the Majors in opponent batting average (.185), is tied for fifth in strikeouts (156) and is eighth in WHIP (1.07).
SHO OFF: Tonight, Shohei Ohtani will make his 21st career pitching start (seventh this season) while also leading the Majors in home runs as a batter…In 2021 he became the first player with multiple pitching starts in a season while leading Majors in homers since Babe Ruth in 1919.
BACK ON TRACK: Angels have won 10 of their last 15 contests and have the fourth-best record in the Majors since the All-Star Break.
HOME RUN LEADERS: Angels lead the American League and rank third in the Majors with 166 home runs this season…Only the Braves (206) and Dodgers (173) have homered more.
VS. SEATTLE: Angels lead the season series 4-2 after taking two of three games in each of the first two meetings this year (April 3-5 at T-Mobile Park and June 9-11 at Angel Stadium).
SPARKPLUG: With Zach Neto in the starting lineup, the Angels have a 36-27 record, including a 14-6 record in his last 20 starts.
RECORD SETTING PACE: Shohei Ohtani’s 39 home runs through the first 109 team games of the season are the most in Angels history (Ohtani held the previous record with 37 HR through 109 (and 110) team games in 2021).
ESTÉVEZ ENDING: Carlos Estévez is pitching to a 1.88 ERA (43 IP – 9 ER) and has converted all 23 of his save opportunities this year…He set the franchise record for consecutive save chances converted to begin a season (Lee Smith converted his first 19 chances in 1995)… The only player in Angels history with a longer save
streak without a blown save at any point in a season is Francisco Rodriguez (25 game streak in 2008).
THE MICK: Since July 2, Mickey Moniak is batting .330 (31/94) with five doubles, three home runs and 14 RBI…He had his career-high 18-game hit streak snapped on Saturday at Toronto STRANDED: Over the last five games, Angels are 5-for57 with runners in scoring position and have left 57 total runners on base.
STRANDED: Over the last five games, Angels are 5-for57 with runners in scoring position and have left 57 total runners on base.
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – RHP SHOHEI OHTANI
9-5, 3.43 ERA
Making 21st career pitching start while leading Majors in home runs
- SHO TIME: Making 21st pitching start of the year and 12th at home…Is in sixth Major League season with LAA.
- 3x ALL-STAR: Was selected to the A.L. All-Star team as a pitcher in addition to starting nomination at DH…Third consecutive season being selected to the All-Star team as both a pitcher and position player.
- LEAGUE LEADER: Enters today’s start leading the Majors in opponent batting average (.195), ranks tied for fifth in strikeouts (156) and is eighth in WHIP (1.07).
- LAST TIME ON THE MOUND: Notched ninth win in last start on July 27 in Detroit after tossing his first career complete game and shutout, blanking the Tigers on one hit with three walks and eight strikeouts.
- 10 K: Since start of 2022 season, leads MLB with 16 games with 10+ strikeouts (has six this season – third-most in MLB)…Recorded 10+ strikeouts in 10 starts last season, which was the most such games in the A.L; joined Nolan Ryan as the only pitchers in franchise history with 10+ strikeouts in at least six consecutive games.
- UNFAMILIAR: This season, is holding opponents to an .109 (17/156) average the first time through the order, a .254 (36/142) average the second time through the order and a .205 (25/122) average the third time through.
- VS. SEATTLE: Is 5-0 with a 2.02 ERA (49 IP – 11 ER) in eight career pitching starts vs. Mariners…This season is 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA (11 IP – 4 ER) against the Mariners in two starts.
- AT ANGEL STADIUM: In 44 career starts at The Big A, is 20-8 with a 2.31 ERA (264.2 IP – 68 ER) and 347 strikeouts… This season, is 5-3 with a 3.15 ERA (68.2 IP – 24 ER) and 95 strikeouts after 11 starts…In 14 starts last season, was 7-4 with a 1.82 ERA (89 IP – 18 ER)…In 2021, went 6-0 with a 1.95 ERA (78.1 IP – 17 ER) and 93 strikeouts after 13 home starts.
- HOME SWEET HOME: Has a career 2.31 ERA (264.2 IP – 68 ER) in home games, which is the fourth lowest total of the last 100 years (min. 40 GS)…Only José Fernández (1.49 ERA), Jacob deGrom (2.15 ERA), and Clayton Kershaw (2.20 ERA) have had a lower home ERA.
- DOUBLE TROUBLE: On July 27, became first player ever to pitch a complete game shutout in one game of a doubleheader, and hit a home run in the other…Became second player ever to throw a shutout allowing one-or*fewer hits and homer twice on the same day, joining Rick Wise (June 23, 1971).
- COMPLETE DOMINATION: Pitched first career complete game and first shutout on July 27 at Detroit while holding Tigers to a single hit and three walks while punching out eight…Tied a season-high with 111 pitches after pitching into the 9th inning for the first time in his MLB career.
- PUMPING STRIKES: Ranks second in MLB (min. 120 IP) with a 31.9% called strike plus whiff rate (CSW%), a measure of the proportion of pitches thrown that end up as a called strike or a swing-and-miss (including a foul tip).
- HEY BABE: Babe Ruth and Ohtani are the only players with 500+ pitching strikeouts and 100+ home runs in a career… (according to ELIAS, Ruth had 501 career pitching strikeouts).
- OFF THE BOARDS: Had franchise record streak of 12 straight pitching starts allowing two-or-fewer runs snapped on April 27 vs. Oakland (Nolan Ryan had previous record with nine game streak across the 1972-73 seasons)… Overall, has yielded two-or-fewer runs in 21 of last 26 starts and one-or-fewer runs in 18 of last 26 starts.
