NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:

AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue their six-game road trip tonight with the final game of a three-game set at Seattle (2-0 thus far)…after an off-day on Thursday, will also play three games at Los Angeles-NL (Fri.-Sun.).

At 34-23 (.596), have the fourth-best record in the AL and fifth-best record in the Majors.

Have won four straight games, nine of their last 12 games, 11 of their last 15 games, 13 of their last 18 games and 16 of their last 22 games.

With a win today, would match their season-high winning streak (5G from 5/18-23).

Are 19-8 (.704) in their last 27 games (since 5/2), the best record in the Majors in that span.

Including their current series, have won or split six of their last seven series (since 5/8), seven of their last nine series (since 5/1) and 13 of their 18 series this season (going 11-5-2).

Are a season-high 11G over .500.

YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees won their fourth straight game with a 10-2 win over the Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Tuesday…LHP Nestor Cortes (5.0IP, 5H, 2ER, 3BB, 6K) started and earned his fifth win of the season…LF Isiah Kiner-Falefa (4-for-5, 1R, 4RBI) tied his career highs in hits and RBI…SS Anthony Volpe (1-for-5, 1R, 1HR, 3RBI) hit a three-run HR in the third inning…CF Greg Allen (1-for-4, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI) hit his first HR as a Yankee with a solo HR in the fourth inning… RF Aaron Judge (1-for-3, 2R, 1HR, 1RBI, 2BB) homered in his third straight game, hitting a solo HR in the seventh inning…DH Willie Calhoun (2-for-5, 2R) recorded multiple hits in his career-high-tying third straight game…2B Gleyber Torres (2-for-5, 1R) extended his hitting streak to 10 games…1B Jake Bauers (1-for-3, 1RBI, 1BB, 1SF) reached base twice and hit a sac fly in the first inning…RHP Michael King (2.0IP, 2H, 1BB, 3K) and RHP Ryan Weber (2.0IP, 1H, 1K) combined to toss 4.0 scoreless innings of relief.

CALENDAR DAYS: The Yankees have hit 53 home runs in 28 games during the month of May, the most home runs in the Majors in that span…matches their most HR in the month of May in franchise history (also 53HR in May 2002)…also matches their fifth-most home runs in a single calendar
month in franchise history, trailing their 74HR in August 2019, 58HR in June 2022, and 54HR in August 1998 and July 1940 (also had 53HR in August 2018, May 2002 and June 1961).

During the month of May, also rank second in SLG (.475) and OPS (.800), third in runs scored (157) and runs per game (5.61), and tied for third in extra-base hits (98).

HAWAIIAN PUNCH: INF/OF Isiah Kiner-Falefa recorded a career-high-tying 4H and a career-high-tying 4RBI on Tuesday at Seattle…has driven in a run in a career-high-tying four straight games (also 4G from 6/15-19/18 with Texas)…has 8RBI in that span and 10RBI in his last six games.

Is batting .382/.417/.765 (13-for-34) with 10R, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 3HR, 12RBI, 2BB and 1SB in his last 11G (since 5/16).

As a Yankee (since 2022), has hit .333 (46-for-138) with 5 doubles, 1HR, 53RBI, 9BB, 5SF, 3SH and 1HP with RISP.

BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters have scored at least 10R in three straight games, tied for their third-longest stretch in franchise history…trails only a five-game stretch from 6/12-17/30 and a four-game stretch from 5/22(G1)- 24(G2)/30…have scored at least 10R in three straight games for just the third time in the last 17 seasons since 2007 (also 3G from 9/15-17/20 and 5/19-21/19).

The Yankees have hit 87HR this season, the second-most home runs in the AL and the fourth-most in the Majors… their 29 games with multiple home runs are tied with Tampa Bay for the most in the Majors.

The Yankees have had 17 different players homer this season, tied for the most in the Majors (also Minnesota).

ON A ROLL: OF Willie Calhoun has recorded multiple hits in a career-high-tying three straight games and four of his last five games…has reached base in 10-of-22PA over his last five games, batting .429/.455/.619 (9-for-21) with 4R, 4 doubles, 4RBI and 1BB.

WHAT A RELIEF: Yankees relievers have posted a Major League-best 2.90 ERA (220.1IP, 71ER), .215 opponents’ BA and .337 opponents’ SLG this season…also rank third in HR/9.0IP (0.74) and opponents’ OPS (.664), and fourth in WHIP (1.21).

GET THE BROOMS OUT: The Yankees look to complete their third sweep of the season…with a win tonight, would mark their first sweep of Seattle since a three-game sweep from 8/5-7/21 at Yankee Stadium…would mark their first sweep at T-Mobile Park since a three-game set from 8/26-28/19.

BRONX BEAT: The Emmy Award-winning YES App has launched Bronx Beat, a programming series providing behind-the-scenes looks at some of the Bronx’ best-known institutions and hidden gems including small businesses, parks, landmarks and neighborhoods…Bronx Beat episodes will also appear on the Yankee Stadium scoreboard throughout the season…Bronx Beat highlights the borough’s diverse cultural offerings, world class arts and entertainment influences and unique culinary contributions, as well as the multitude of small businesses which make the Bronx so unique.

RISPY BUSINESS: Yankees batters are hitting .360/.402/.547 (31-for-86) with 10 doubles, 2HR, 40RBI, 7BB/2IBB, 1HP and 3SF with RISP in their last 11 games (since 5/19).

ALL RISE: OF Aaron Judge hit his American League-leading 18th home run of the season on Tuesday with a solo HR in the seventh inning…has homered in at least three straight games for the 10th time in his career(first since: 4G from 9/3- 7(G1)/22)…if he homers tonight, it would mark the third time in his career he has homered in at least four straight games (also 5G from 7/29-8/2/20 and 4G from 9/3-7(G1)/22).

Has 4HR in his last three games, 7HR in his last 11 games and 12HR in his last 16 games (since 5/13).

Has reached base in 9-of-14PA (6H, 3BB) over his last three games.

Has reached base safely in each of his last 17G (since 5/12), batting .371/.506/1.016 (23-for-62) with 20R, 4 doubles, 12HR, 23RBI, 17BB/2IBB and 1SB in that span.

The Yankees have gone 157-50 in his career when he homers…since 2020, the Yankees are 85-21 in those games…the Yankees are 13-1 this season when he homers.

His 238 career HR are the most by any Major League player through his first 775 career games (previous: Ryan Howard230HR).

Has 23RBI in his last 16 games…has recorded 25RBI in 20 games since returning from the I.L. (since 5/9).

Has 7HR in his last nine games vs. the Mariners, 11HR in his last 18 games vs. Seattle and 13HR in his last 26 games against the Mariners…has 10HR in his last 14 games at T-Mobile Park.

Since 2017, has hit .375/.493/1.000 (21-for-56) with 15R, 5 doubles, 10HR, 19RBI, 13BB, 1HP, 2SB and 1SF in 15 games at T-Mobile Park.

Leads the Majors in SLG (.691), OPS (1.104), AB/HR (9.17) and game-winning RBI (9), is second in HR (18, first in AL), tied for second in extra-base hits (28, tied for first in AL), fifth in OBP (.413, second in AL) and total bases (114, second in AL), tied for seventh in runs scored (41, third in AL), tied for ninth in walks (33, tied for second in AL) and tied for 10th in RBI (39, tied for sixth in AL)…also ranks seventh in the AL in BA (.303).

Is batting .303/.413/.691 (50-for-165) with 41R, 10 doubles, 18HR, 39RBI, 33BB, 3SB and a 1.104 OPS in his first 46 games this season…in 2022, hit .309/.376/.669 (54-for-175) with 38R, 9 doubles, 18HR, 37RBI, 20BB, 3SB and a 1.044 OPS in his first 46 games.

GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres owns a season-high 10-game hitting streak (since 5/20), batting .341/.370/.545 (15-for44) with 10R, 3HR, 4RBI, 1BB and 1HP in that span…marks his longest hitting streak since a 10-game streak from 9/9-21/22… matches the fourth-longest streak of his career, trailing only a 12-game streak from 4/23-5/7/19 and 11-game streaks from 7/17-29/21 and 5/9-22/19.

Has reached base in 24 of his last 25 games (since 5/5), batting .301 (31-for-103) with 21R, 4 doubles, 5HR, 15RBI, 8BB, 1HP and 2SF in that span…has also reached base in 34 of his last 38 games (since 4/20) and 37 of his last 42 games (since 4/15).

SEA-ING CLEARLY: Including their current series, the Yankees have won 11 of their last 12 series at T-Mobile Park (since 9/12/11) and 12 of their last 14 completed series (since 7/8/10).

Their 26-8 (.765) record since 2012 is the best by any team (min. 15G) at any stadium in that span (next: Los Angeles-NL: 23-8, .742 at Citi Field).

Are 36-14 in their last 50G vs. the Mariners (since 6/10/14).

ROAD WARRIORS: The Yankees have won a season-high six straight games on the road…marks just the second time in the last four seasons (since 2020) that the Yankees have won at least six straight road games (also 6G from 8/14-27/21)…with a win tonight, would mark just the second time in the last 11 seasons (since 2013) that the Yankees have won at least seven straight road games (also 7G from 5/12-25(G2)/19)…their 15-10 (.600) record on the road this season is the fifth-best in the Majors.

TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP CLARKE SCHMIDT (2-5, 5.58 ERA)
RHP Clarke Schmidt will make his 12th start of the season in tonight’s series finale at Seattle…the 27-year-old will make the start on extended five days’ rest…made his 11th start of the season on Thursday vs. Baltimore, recording the loss despite allowing just 1ER over 5.0IP (5H, 2BB, 4K, 0HR)…has tossed at least 5.0 innings in five of his last seven starts after not doing so in his first four starts this season…
struck out Ezequiel Durán (swinging) in the fifth inning on 4/28 at Texas for his 100th career strikeout…made his second career Opening Day roster in 2023 (also 2022)…in 2022, went 5-5 with two saves and a 3.12 ERA (57.2IP, 46H, 23R/20ER, 23BB, 56K, 5HR) in 29 appearances (three starts) over four stints with the Yankees…in three starts, went 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA (11.2IP, 13H, 6ER, 2BB, 14K, 0HR)…as a reliever, went 5-3 with two saves and a 2.74 ERA (46.0IP, 33H, 17R/14ER, 21BB, 42K, 5HR) in 26 games…tossed at least 2.0 innings in 13 of his relief appearances and at least 3.0 innings in five of those relief appearances…was selected by the Yankees in the first round (16th overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of South Carolina.

LAST TIME OUT: Made his 11th start of the season on Thursday vs. Baltimore, recording the loss despite allowing just 1ER over 5.0IP (5H, 2BB, 4K, 0HR)…allowed his only run on an Anthony Santander single in the fifth inning…threw 97 pitches, matching his career high (also 97 pitches on 4/28/23 at Texas).

VS. SEATTLE: Will be making his first career appearance vs. Seattle.

Has made six career appearances (four starts) vs. AL West opponents, going 1-3 with a 6.65 ERA (21.2IP, 16ER) and 31K.

Is 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA (14.2IP, 11ER) and 20K in three starts vs. AL West teams this season (4/18 vs. Los Angeles-AL, 4/28 at Texas and 5/9 vs. Oakland).

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Has made 23 appearances (seven starts) in his career on the road, going 4-5 with one save and a 4.95 ERA (56.1IP, 66H, 36R/31ER, 24BB, 59K, 5HR).

Is 1-1 with a 7.27 ERA (17.1IP, 14ER) and 20K in four starts on the road this season (4/7 at Baltimore, 4/12 at Cleveland, 4/28 at Texas and 5/19 at Cincinnati)…has tossed 5.0IP in each of his last two road starts after not doing so in his first two starts on the road this season.

In 16 games (two starts) on the road in 2022, went 3-4 with one save and a 3.62 ERA (32.1IP, 30H, 15R/13ER, 11BB, 34K, 2HR)…allowed 2R-or-fewer in 14 of those games, 1R-or-fewer in 12 of those appearances and nine were scoreless.

2023: Has made 11 starts this season, going 2-5 with a 5.58 ERA (50.0IP, 62H, 36R/31ER, 18BB, 58K, 8HR)…has tossed at least 5.0 innings in five of his last seven starts after not doing so in his first four starts this season.

Has not allowed a HR in each of his last three starts…has surrendered just 1HR over his last five starts after allowing at least 1HR in five of his first six starts of the season (7HR total).

Has allowed 2R-or-fewer in each of his last two starts and in four of his last five starts.

In his eighth start of the season on 5/9 vs. Oakland, earned his first win of the season after allowing just 2ER over a career-high 6.0IP (5H, 2BB, 7K, 1HR, 1WP)…marked his first career win as a starter…reached 100.0 career innings in the first inning.

Recorded a career-high-tying 8K in back-to-back starts on 4/23 vs. Toronto and 4/28 at Texas.

Made his second career Opening Day roster.

FOR STARTERS: Will be making his 17th career start…over his first 16 career Major League starts (11 in 2023, three in 2022, one in 2021, one in 2020), is 2-8 with a 5.40 ERA (70.0IP, 86H, 50R/42ER, 25BB, 78K, 9HR)…has tossed at least 5.0IP in five of his last seven starts after not doing so in his first nine career starts.

Is 2-5 with a 5.58 ERA (50.0IP, 31ER) and 58K in 11 starts in 2023…tossed a career-high 6.0IP on 5/9 vs. Oakland…recorded a career-high-tying 8K on 4/23 vs. Toronto and 4/28 at Texas.

Went 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA (11.2IP, 6ER) and 14K in his three starts in 2022 (6/16 vs. Tampa Bay, 8/28 at Oakland, 9/3 at Tampa Bay).

SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners conclude a 10-game homestand (6-3) with the last of 3 games against the New York Yankees (0-2)…Seattle has won series against the Oakland Athletics (4-0) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2-1) on the homestand…following tonight’s game, the Mariners will embark on a 11-day, 8-game road trip with visits to Texas (3 G, June 2-4), San Diego (2 G, June 6-7) and Los Angeles-AL (3 G, June 9-11)…tonight’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Dave Sims and Mariners Hall of Famer Dan Wilson on the call…the game will also be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) and Mariners.com with Rick Rizzs and Aaron Goldsmith.

ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners dropped last night’s middle game to the Yankees by a 10-2 score… despite the loss, the Mariners are 6-3 over their last 9 games…Seattle is 21-10 when scoring at least 4 runs and 7-17 when scoring 3-or-fewer…the Mariners are 16-15 at T-Mobile Park and 12-12 on the road this season.

• How They Stack Up – The Mariners are 19-10 (.655) against below-.500 teams and 9-17 (.346) against .500-or-better teams this season.
• I Just May – Seattle is 16-11 in the month of May, clinching a winning month…this season marks their first winning May since going 18-11 in May 2018.
• Geno Feeling Risp-y – With runners in scoring position this season, Eugenio Suárez is batting .373 (19×51) with 1 double, 4 home runs, 31 RBI and 14 walks with a 1.141 OPS.

VOTEMARINERS – ALL-STAR VOTING IS LIVE…MLB All-Star Voting begins today and fans can vote up to 5 times every day until voting ends on June 22…the player from each league with the most votes at their position will earn an automatic place in the starting lineup at the 2023 MLB All-Star Game Presented by Mastercard at T-Mobile Park…fans will be entered into the Mariners All-Star Voting Sweepstakes with every vote as long as “Seattle Mariners” is selected as their favorite team on the ballot…for more information, visit Mariners.com/vote.

TODAY’S ROSTER MOVES…Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Justin Hollander announced following roster moves earlier today:

• Matt Festa, RHP, recalled from Triple-A Tacoma.
• Darren McCaughan, RHP, optioned to Triple-A Tacoma (post-game May 30).

TYING A BOW ON MAY…Ty France went 3-for-5 with 1 run scored, 1 double, and 1 RBI in last night’s game…during the month of May, Ty has reached safely in 22 of 26 games, including 20 games with at least 1 hit and 9 multi-hit games…overall, he is batting .287 (31×108) during the month with 15 runs, 7 doubles, 4 home runs, 10 RBI and 6 walks with 4 hit-by-pitches, while reaching base at a .348 clip and slugging .463 with a .811 OPS…his 31 hits and .287 batting average were both best among Mariners batters during the month…he also ranked T1st in doubles (7) and T2nd in home runs (4).

JARRED KELENIC: ALL-STAR OUTFIELDER?…Jarred Kelenic is batting .283 (54×191) with 27 runs, 14 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs, 26 RBI, 7 stolen bases and 16 walks, getting on base at a .340 clip, slugging .524 with an .863 OPS in 52 games this season…Kelenic has mashed left-handed pitchers this season, batting .327 (16×49) with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs and 12 RBI with a 1.026 OPS in 51 plate appearances against southpaws…overall, Kelenic leads the Mariners in total bases (100), extra-base hits (25), batting average, slugging percentage and OPS…Jarred’s 140 OPS+ ranks 5th among qualified American League outfielders, trailing Aaron Judge-NYY (204), Yordan Alvarez-HOU (170), Randy Arozarena-TB (161) and Brent Rooker-OAK (147).

GETTING DEFENSIVE…the Mariners defense is 2nd-best in the American League by Outs Above Average (9) this season, ranking tied for 5th in the Majors behind only San Diego (17), Arizona (12), Milwaukee (10) and Detroit (10)…Seattle’s .990 team fielding percentage is tied for 2nd-best in the American League with Houston, trailing only Tampa Bay (.990).

BEST IN THE WORLD AT WHAT THEY DO…the Mariners pitching staff leads the Majors in several categories this season, including FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement (9.8), WHIP (1.18), strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.58), walks-per-9 innings (2.53), home runs-per-9 innings (0.86) and Fielding Independent Pitching (3.44)…Seattle pitchers have also allowed the fewest walks (139) and home runs (47)…Seattle pitchers lead the Majors in opponent on-base percentage (.293), slugging percentage (.364) and OPS (.657)…Mariners starting pitchers rank 2nd in the Majors in fWAR (6.6), trailing only Minnesota (6.8)… Mariners relief pitchers rank 2nd in the Majors in fWAR (3.3), trailing only Baltimore (3.7).

BRYCE MILLER – AL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH?…Bryce Miller made his Major League debut on May 2 at Oakland, setting a franchise record for strikeouts (10) in a debut…in 6 May starts, the 24-year-old right-hander went 3-2 with a 3.00 ERA (12 ER, 36.0 IP) with 3 walks and 31 strikeouts…so far in the month of May, Miller leads AL rookie pitchers in fWAR (1.2), wins (3) and starts (6)…he also leads in WHIP (0.75), walks-per-9 innings (0.75), strikeout-to-walk ratio (10.33) and home runs-per-9 innings (0.50) among AL rookies with at least 20.0 IP since May 1…his 3.00 ERA ranks 2nd to Logan Allen-CLE during the month.

JULIO WINS AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK…Julio Rodríguez yesterday was named American League Player of the Week (May 22-28)…during the week, Julio hit .467 (14×30) with 6 runs, 4 doubles, 2 home runs, 7 RBI, 1 hit-by-pitch and 1 stolen base, getting on base at a .484 clip, slugging .800 with a 1.284 OPS during that span…during that span he was the most valuable player in the American League by FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement (0.8).

• Adding To The Trophy Case – The award marked Julio’s second AL Player of the Week (also: July 3, 2022)…he was named AL Rookie of the Month twice last season (May, June)…he was named an American League All-Star, a Silver Slugger Award winner and BB

AS YOU MAY KNOW…J.P. Crawford has been one of the best shortstops in the American League this season by Baseball Reference WAR…he currently holds 1.6 bWAR, 3rd-best among AL shortstops behind only Wander Franco-TB (3.5 bWAR) and Bo Bichette-TOR (3.1 bWAR), and…DID YOU KNOW?… since joining the Mariners in 2019, J.P. is 1 of only 5 shortstops to accumulate 10+ bWAR in the American League?…J.P.’s mark of 11.2 bWAR in that span (2019-c) trails only Xander Bogaerts (18.8), Carlos Correa (18.4), Bo Bichette (15.8) and Tim Anderson (12.1) for most among AL shortstops.

MARINERS STARTER – RHP GEORGE KIRBY
2023 MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 5-4 3.43 10/10 63.0 63 24 24 6 51 7
Home 3-2 4.76 5/5 28.1 33 15 15 2 26 5
Road 2-2 2.34 5/5 34.2 30 9 9 4 25 2
vs. NYY 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 13-9 3.40 35/35 193.0 198 78 73 28 184 20
Home 6-5 3.7 18/18 99.2 110 44 41 12 103 14
Road 7-4 3.09 17/17 93.1 88 34 32 16 81 6
vs. NYY 0-0 0.00 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ABOUT KIRBY…

• 25-year-old right-hander is making his 11th start of the season, 1st against New York-AL…he is also making his 36th career start, and 1st career start against the Yankees.
• Selected by the Mariners in the first round (20th overall) of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft; signed by Mariners scout Ty Holub.
• Played 3 seasons (2017-2019) at Elon University (NC), going 19-8 with a 3.30 ERA (88 ER, 240.0 IP) in 45 games (34 GS) with the Phoenix.
• Became the first rookie in MLB history to record a save in the postseason in his first career relief appearance.
• Graduated from Rye HS (Rye, NY) where he was named to the all-metro, all-state, all-section and all-league baseball teams 3 times.

LAST TIME OUT…L#4 in last start on 5/26 vs. PIT…allowed 7 runs on 9 hits (4 HR) and 1 walk with 4 strikeouts over 4.2 innings pitched…the 7 runs and 4 home runs matched career-highs.

CAREER-HIGH STRIKEOUTS…matched his career-high in strikeouts at 9 on 5/9 against Texas…this marked the 4th time George has struck out 9 batters in a game (last: 8/24/22 vs. WSN).

THESE BOOTS WERE NOT MADE FOR WALKING…leads all qualified pitchers in the Majors with a 8.50 strikeouts-to-walk ratio, ranking ahead of teammate Logan Gilbert (6.64), and Joe Ryan-MIN (5.85)

QUALITY KIRBY…pitched 8 consecutive quality starts (4/9-5/26), his longest quality start streak in his career…his previous high in consecutive quality starts was 2 (last: 9/10-9/17/22)…his 8-game quality start streak is the longest streak in the Majors this season…his 8 quality starts this season are tied for the 4th-most in the Majors, trailing league leader Marcus StromanCHC (10).

HOME SWEET HOME…is set to make his 19th career start at T-Mobile Park… when pitching at home Kirby is 6-5 with a 3.70 ERA (41 ER, 99.2 IP) with 12 walks and 103 strikeouts…his 8.58 strikeout-to-walk ratio at T-Mobile Park is the highest in franchise history among pitchers who have made at least 10 starts…he ranks ahead of Luis Castillo (6.87) and Logan Gilbert (6.39).

MARVELOUS MONTH OF MAY…in 9 career starts in the month of May, Kirby has a 4-3 record with a 3.70 ERA (24 ER, 58.1 IP) and has allowed 7 walks while striking out 55.

TRIPLE SEVENS…pitched at least 7.0 innings in 3 consecutive starts (4/27-5/9)…this marked a career high in consecutive games with at least 7.0 innings pitched…prior to the streak, Kirby had never pitched 7.0+ innings in consecutive games…during the streak Kirby was 2-1 with a 1.64 ERA (4 ER, 22.0 IP) and allowed 2 walks while striking out 18.

KIRBY’S COMPLETE…pitched his first career complete game on 4/27 against Philadelphia, tossing 8.0 innings allowing just 1 run on 4 hits and 1 walks with 7 strikeouts…he became the first Mariners pitcher to lose a complete game since Taijuan Walker on Sept. 24, 2014 in a 1-0 loss at Toronto.

MAKING MARINERS HISTORY…his 12.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio in March/April was the best to start a season in Mariners history among starting pitchers with at least 2 starts…he ranks ahead of Taijuan Walker who had an 8.33 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 2016.

MISSION CRITICAL…the Mariners own a 13-6 record in games that Kirby tosses at least 6.0 innings…in games Kirby goes 5.2 innings or less, the Mariners are just 8-8.