SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners open an 11-day, 10-game, 3-city road trip with the 1st of 3 against the New York Mets…the Mariners will also play the Cincinnati Reds 3 G, 9/4-6) and Tampa Bay Rays (4 G, 9/7- 10) on the current road trip…the Mariners are coming off a 5-1 homestand against the Oakland Athletics (2-1) and Kansas City Royals (3-0)…tonight’s game vs. the Mets will be streamed live on APPLE TV+ with Wayne Randazzo and Dontrelle Willis on the call and Heidi Watney as the sideline reporter…the game will also be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) and Mariners.com with Rick Rizzs and Aaron Goldsmith on the call.
ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners won Wednesday’s game 5-4 over the Athletics, securing the series win…the Mariners are 13-2 over their last 15 games, 21-5 over their last 26, 23-6 over their last 29, 26-7 over their last 33, 29-9 over their last 38 and 38-15 over their last 53 games…the Mariners are 59-20 when scoring at least 4 runs and 17-37 when scoring 3-or-fewer…the Mariners are 39-29 at T-Mobile Park and 37-28 on the road this season…they are 26-21 in day games and 50-36 at night. Things Are Getting Series-ous – The Mariners have won 11 of its last 12 series and hold a 14-2-1 series record over their last 17 series. For Openers – The Mariners are 27-16 in series openers this season (13-8 on the road). High Water Mark – With a win, the Mariners would reach their high water mark of 20 games above .500…the Mariners have not been 20 games above .500 since July 30, 2018 (63-43). The Last Time We Met – The last time the Mariners and Mets played on May 15, 2022 the Mariners won 8-7 to secure a series win…Julio Rodríguez recorded his first career 4-hit game, going 4-for-4 with a HR and Diego Castillo got the save, stranding the tying and winning runs at 2nd and 3rd.
Our Iron Man – Eugenio Suárez has played in all 133 games this season for the Mariners…only 4 different Mariners players (7 total seasons) have played in all 162 games: Ichiro Suzuki (3x, 2005, 2008 and 2010), Raúl Ibañez (2x, 2005 and 2008), Ruppert Jones (1979) and Willie Horton (1979).
Roster Moves – The Mariners today have recalled INF/OF Sam Haggerty from Triple-A Tacoma, and RHP Dominic Leone has reported to the club…MLB rosters expand to 28 on September 1st.
DOMINATING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL…the Mariners are 38-15 (.717) over their last 53 games (7/1-c), best record in the American League during that span…since July 1, the Mariners offense leads the American League with an .816 OPS, trailing only the Braves (.861) and Dodgers (.840) for the Major League lead…the Mariners offense also leads the AL in on base percentage (.350), and wRC+ (129) during that span…Seattle pitchers have allowed the fewest runs (186) and posted the lowest ERA (3.18) in the Majors during that span.
JULIO RODRÍGUEZ: AL PLAYER OF THE MONTH?…since Aug. 1, Julio Rodríguez is batting .429 (45×105) with 19 runs, 10 doubles, 7 home runs, 30 RBI and 11 stolen bases, getting on base at a .474 clip and slugging .724 (1.198 OPS)…Julio led qualified AL players in August in hits, doubles, RBI, stolen bases, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS and total bases (76)…he has recorded 13 multi-hit games during the month and 6 games with 3+ hits. Streaking – Julio has an active career-high 13-game hitting streak (8/13-c)…during the streak, Julio is batting .516 (32×62) with 13 runs scored, 6 doubles, 5 home runs, 21 RBI, 4 walks and 8 stolen bases, while reaching base at a .552 clip and slugging .855 with a 1.407 OPS…he has also homered in a career-high 3 consecutive games (8/26-c). Hits-toric Territory – Julio leads the AL with 153 hits and 47 multi-hit games this season…the 22-yearold has 28 hits over his last 10 games (8/16-c) with five 4+ hit games over that span…J-Rod surpassed Ichiro Suzuki (27 H, 5 different spans) for most hits over a 10-game stretch in Mariners history…the MLB record for most over an 11-game span is 31 hits, held by 3 players (Milt Stock, Heinie Manush & Rod Carew)…the Mariners record belongs to Ichiro (30 H, July 26-Aug. 5, 2004).
THE CATALYST…J.P. Crawford is batting .268 (112×418) with 76 runs, 28 doubles, a career-high 12 home runs, 44 RBI and a career-high 78 walks…J.P. has a .385 on-base percentage and an .806 OPS, which would also be career-highs…Crawford ranks 2nd in the American League in walks behind Shohei Ohtani-LAA (85) and 3rd in OBP behind Ohtani (.410) and Yandy Díaz-TB (.403).
PICK IT DEFENSE…Ty France leads the AL in fielding percentage (.999), committing just 1 error in 991 total chances…Eugenio Suárez ranks T-2nd in outs above average (6 OAA) and 2nd in fielding percentage (.981) among AL third basemen and is the only third baseman in the Majors to record at least 125 assists without a throwing error…Julio Rodríguez ranks 3rd among MLB outfielders with 11 outs above average, trailing only Luis Robert Jr.-CWS (12 OAA) and Brenton Doyle-COL (12).
AS YOU MAY KNOW…Teoscar Hernández had a monster month of August, batting .365 (38×104) with 15 runs, 9 doubles, 7 home runs and 22 RBI, getting on base at a .396 clip and slugging .654 (1.050 OPS), and…YOU MAY ALSO KNOW…that Teo ranked among the AL leaders in August in batting average (2nd), slugging percentage (4th), OPS (4th) and wRC+ (2nd, 190), but…DID YOU KNOW?…that his 1.050 OPS in August is the 2nd-highest OPS he has had in a full calendar month in his career?…his August OPS narrowly trails the 1.054 OPS he put up in 15 games during April 2018…AND FINALLY…Teo and Julio Rodríguez finished in the top 2 in the AL in wRC+ during August, joining Ronald Acuña Jr.- ATL and Eddie Rosario-ATL (June) as the only two duos to finish in the top 2 in wRC+ in their respective league during a calendar month this season.
MARINERS STARTER – RHP LOGAN GILBERT
2023 MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 12-5 3.66 26/26 155.0 134 66 63 28 153 22
Home 4-4 3.88 12/12 72.0 59 33 31 14 76 12
Road 8-1 3.47 14/14 83.0 75 33 32 14 77 10
vs. NYM 0-0 0.00 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 31-16 3.74 82/82 460.0 416 200 191 105 455 58
Home 10-12 3.86 39/39 219.1 204 98 94 39 220 30
Road 21-4 3.63 43/43 240.2 212 102 97 66 235 28
vs. NYM 0-0 0.00 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ABOUT LOGAN GILBERT…
- The 26-year-old right-handed pitcher is scheduled to make his 27th start of the season and 1st against New York-NL…he will also make the 83rd start of his MLB career and 1st career start against the Mets. Selected by Seattle in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft; signed by Mariners scout Rob Mummau. Spent 3 seasons at Stetson (FL) University, 2016-18…in 2017, was ASUN Pitcher of the Year and ASUN 1st-Team All-Conference. Was named the 2022 Mariners Most Valuable Pitcher by the Seattle Chapter of the BBWAA.
LAST TIME OUT…W#12 in 26th start of the season against KCR on 8/26, tossing 7.0 innings and allowing 1 run on 2 hits (1 HR) and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts.
WHIP IT…Gilbert currently ranks 5th in the majors among qualified starting pitchers with a 1.045 WHIP…three Mariners pitchers make up the top 5 with Luis Castillo ranking 1st (1.004) and George Kirby ranking 3rd (1.030)…Logan’s .230 (134×583) opponent batting average currently ranks 6th in the American League.
WINNING AWAY FROM HOME…is making his 44th career start on the road…Logan has a 21-4 road record with a 3.63 ERA (240.2 IP, 97 ER) with 66 walks and 235 strikeouts…his .840 away winning percentage is the highest in MLB history among pitchers with at least 30 road games started…since he joined the league in 2021 Gilbert’s 21 away wins are the 7th most in the Major Leagues.
ALL I DO IS WIN…his 12 wins this season are the most in his career through the first 26 starts to a season…he is currently only one win away from tying his career-high in wins for a single season (13) which he achieved in 2022…his 12 wins are tied for the 8th most in the Major Leagues and the 3rd most in the American League.
GOING THE DISTANCE…pitched his first career complete game shutout on 7/4 against San Francisco…this was the Mariners second complete game thrown this year…George Kirby threw his first career complete game on 4/27 at Philadelphia.
7 STRAIGHT STRIKEOUTS…he struck out 7 consecutive batters from the 2nd4th innings on 5/8 against Texas…the streak of strikeouts tied a franchise record shared by Mark Langston (6/15/84) and Luis Castillo (9/7/22)…Logan finished the game with a season-high 10 strikeouts which is 1 off from his career-high.
NEW YORK METS NOTES:
METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets enjoyed a day off yesterday, on Wednesday, they defeated the Rangers, 6-5, in extra-innings…The Mets continue a 10-day, nine-game homestand (2-4) against the Angels (1-2), Rangers (1-2) and Mariners (three games)…New York is off on Labor Day before the start of a five-game road trip against Washington (two games) and Minnesota (three games).
ROSTER MOVES: With active rosters expanding to 28 players today, the Mets have made the following moves: RHP José Butto, INF Ronny Mauricio and INF Brett Baty have been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse…INF Danny Mendick was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.
THE BIG APPLE TV+: Friday’s game against the Seattle Mariners will be aired exclusively on Apple TV+…Fans can access the game by using the Apple TV app or by visiting tv.apple.com.
PLAYERS FIREHOUSE VISIT: Today, in honor of the 22nd anniversary of September 11, New York Mets and Seattle Mariners players visited Engine 301/Ladder 150 in Queens…The players received a tour of the firehouse, connected with current and retired first responders, took pictures, and shared baseball stories…As another
way to say, ‘thank you,’ the Mets also donated tickets and lunch for the members of the firehouse.
WE’RE #1: The New York Mets have been named the winner in the 2023 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice travel award contest for Best Stadium Food…Citi Field’s nomination was chosen by a panel of relevant experts, which includes a combination of editors from USA TODAY, editors from 10Best.com, relevant expert contributors, and sources for both these media and other Gannett properties before being voted on by the public online…To celebrate the victory, a delicious assortment of items from around Citi Field will be available to the media at 6 p.m. in the Press Box.
TAKE THE TRAIN TO THE GAME: The Mets are encouraging all fans attending the games taking place August 25 – September 3 to take the train to the game…With the capacity crowds expected at both Citi Field and the US Open, using mass transit and rideshare will be the most efficient ways to arrive to the ballpark…The LIRR and the 7 train have added additional trains for baseball and tennis fans…If you drive, please arrive early to avoid traffic delays.
DOWN ON THE FARM: In 116 games at Triple-A this season, Ronny Mauricio has batted .292/.346/.506 with 76 runs, 30 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs, 71 RBI, 24 teals and 35 walks…He leads all Triple-A players with 248 total bases, is tied for second with 143 hits and ranked third with 56 extra-base hits…He has posted an .852 OPS…He is ranked as the fourth-best prospect in the system and the 90th-best prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline.
HEY MR. DJ, TURN THE MUSIC UP: DJ Stewart drove in a career-high-tying four runs, plated the game-winning run with a walk-off hit by pitch and had his second multi-homer game of the season on Wednesday night…It was the 10th time in Mets history a player had two home runs and a walk-off RBI in the same game…This instance was the first in franchise history in which the walk-off RBI did not come on the second of that player’s two home runs in the game…Research courtesy of Elias.
I DON’T WANT TO ROCK, DJ: In 36 games this year, DJ Stewart is batting .279 (24-86) with 12 runs, five doubles, nine home runs, 18 RBI, nine walks, a .364 OBP and a .651 SLG…Stewart recorded a career-high 12 home runs in 100 games with Baltimore in 2021.
SENGA GENESIS: Kodai Senga now has 164 strikeouts on the season…He became the seventh pitcher in franchise history to record at least 150 strikeouts in his rookie season…Senga’s 164 punchouts through 24 career games are they fourth-most in franchise history…Only Dwight Gooden (193), Matt Harvey (172) and Noah Syndergaard (166) recorded more…He is the fifth pitcher of Japanese origin to post at least 150 strikeouts as a rookie, joining Hideo Nomo (236 in 1995), Yu Darvish (221 in 2012), Daisuke Matsuzaka (201 in 2007), and Kenta Maeda (179 in 2016)…Courtesy of sportsradar.
FRIDAY THE 13TH: DJ Stewart has eight homers, three doubles, nine runs scored and 15 RBI with a .378/.429/.978 slashline in his last 13 games…His eight homers since August 15 are tied for the most in the majors, while his 1.407 OPS is the fifth-highest in the majors during that span (min. 30 PA)…He is the first Mets player with eight or more homers in a 13-game span since Neil Walker in April 2016…Courtesy of Sarah Langs.
WALK IT OFF: On Wednesday, the Mets earned their sixth walk-off win of the season…The team improved to 7-2 in extra innings this season and are now 17-4 in extra innings since 2022, the best record in the majors during that span.
DINGERS!: The Mets have socked 174 home runs this season…That is the fourth-most in the National League…The 2022 Mets hit 171 home runs.
INVADER NIM: Brandon Nimmo has hit a career-best 19 home runs this season… He is batting .284 (48-169) with 11 doubles, one triple, two home runs, 13 RBI, 12 walks with a .349 OBP against left-handed pitchers this year…His .284 average is the 12th-best in the majors by a left-handed hitter against fellow lefties.
STARTING PITCHER – KODAI SENGA RHP #34
2023 STATS: 10-7, 3.17 ERA
LAST TIME OUT: In his last start on August 25 against Los Angeles-AL, Senga threw 6.2 innings allowing four hits, two runs with three walks and 10 strikeouts…He recorded his third double-digit strikeout game of the season to become the first Met rookie since Noah Syndergaard (5 games in 2015) to accomplish the feat…Additionally, Senga became the first Japanese-born rookie since Masahiro Tanaka (5 games in 2014) with three or more double-digit strikeout games.
HARD TO HIT: This season, Senga has three starts of 7.0 or more innings and two or fewer hits allowed, tied with Shohei Ohtani and Reid Detmers of the Angels for the second-most such starts this season…That is tied with Dwight Gooden for the most such starts by a Mets rookie in a single season…Only Nolan Ryan (4, 1970) and Jacob deGrom (5, 2015) have had more such starts in a single season in franchise history.
I LOVE MY NEW HOME: Senga’s 2.64 ERA (22 ER/75.0 IP) is the fifth-best mark in the NL and the seventh-best mark in the majors…Senga has held opposing batters to a .184 average at home, the lowest-mark in the NL and the third-lowest mark in the majors…His 11.28 SO/9 rate at home is the fourth-highest in the NL and the eighth-highest in the majors (Min. 60.0 IP at home).
SENGA GENESIS: Senga has recorded 164 strikeouts through his first 24 career major league games, the fourth-most by a Mets pitcher in franchise history…Only Dwight Gooden (193), Matt Harvey (172) and Noah Syndergaard (166) have recorded more during that span…His 164 strikeouts are the fourth-most by a Japanese born pitcher through 23 career games…He trails only Hideo Nomo (212), Yu Darvish (172) and Masahiro Tanaka (159)…Senga’s 3.19 ERA is the eighth-lowest mark by a Mets pitcher through their first 23 career major league games (Min. 100.0 IP).
KODAI THE FRIENDLY GHOST: Senga’s 10 wins are tied for the most among all major league rookies this season and his 164 strikeouts also lead all major league rookies… Among qualified National League pitchers, Senga is fourth in the in opponent’s average (.210), fifth in SO/9 (10.83) and third in ERA (3.17)…Senga ranks third in the majors in opponent’s average against left-handed batters with a .192 (43 – 224) clip (Min. 200 LHB faced).
PUTTING THE K IN FORK: Senga’s “ghost fork” has accounted for 89 of his 164 strikeouts through 24 starts…The pitch has a 60.4 percent whiff rate and a 28.5 percent putaway rate…Opponents have managed just 16 hits in 133 at-bats ending with the forkball, a .120 batting average.
