SAN DIEGO PADRES NOTES:
Padres fall 13-7 on Monday, drop 4-game series to Dodgers in San Diego
- Luis Campusano homered twice (1st in the 3rd and again in the 9th) for a 4-RBI game, and the Padres saw doubles from Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jake Cronenworth.
- In the 3rd inning, San Diego got 4 hits on 4 straight pitches, the 2nd time in Padres history they’ve accomplished such a feat (also on April 16, 2000 vs. the Astros).
- Starter Seth Lugo allowed a career-high 8 earned runs in 3.1 innings of work, all of which were allowed in the 4th inning.
- San Diego’s 5-run 3rd marked the 8th time of the year that SD has scored 5+ times in an inning, all of which have happened since May 30 (had 0 such innings in their prior 53 games)… it also marked the 1st time since 2017 that the Friars have allowed an 8+ run inning, and it was its largest lead they had blown since giving up a 6-run lead against Arizona, and losing 8-5 on June 28 last season.
- The Friars have gone just 2-8 in 2023 against the Dodgers since beating them in the 2022 National League Division Series…they’ll play each other once more in the regular season for 3-game series in Los Angeles from September 11-13.
Padres in a stretch of 19 games in 20 days
- Today is the 5th game of the Padres playing 19 in 20 days, with their sole off day in that span on August 10…they’re also in a stretch of playing 32 games in 34 days.
- After SD’s off day on Thursday, they’ll play a 3-game set in Arizona against the D-Backs…when they begin their series @ AZ on Friday, it’ll be the start of playing 13 games in 13 days.
Martinez gets the rock
- Nick Martinez gets the ball tonight for his 6th start of the year, and so far this season, he’s held opponents to the 5th lowest clip on offspeed pitches of any pitcher this season (.143), minimum 300 off-speed pitches…in his 4 starts this year, he’s averaged over 6.0 IP and threw an average of 98 pitches…he went 3.0 IP with 38 pitches in his last start on August 2
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Padres vs. Mariners - The Padres and Mariners have faced each other each of the last 5 seasons, with San Diego going 15-8 in the series since 2018…the Friars’ 125 all-time games against the Mariners before today are the most they’ve played against any single American League opponent.
Soto close to 100+ hits, 100+ walks and 100+ strikeouts
- Juan Soto has 99 walks, 99 strikeouts, and 108 hits…with next strikeout and his next walk, he’ll become the 5th Padre in club history to have 100+ hits, 100+ walks and 100+ strikeouts in a single season (and the 6th time overall), joining Gene Tenace (1997 & 1979), Jack Clark (1989), Fred McGriff (1991), and Adrian Gonzalez (2009).
- It’ll be the 2nd time in his career in which he’s had 100+ hits, walks, and SO (also his 2019 season with 153 hits, 108 walks, and 132 SO).
STARTER – NICK MARTINEZ 21
Martinez set for 6th start of season, 49th appearance
33-year-old right-hander Nick Martinez faces off against the Mariners for the first time since 2017 while with TEX…from 2014-17 vs. the Mariners he made 6 appearances (4 starts, going 0-3 with a 5.20 ERA (16 ER, 27.2 IP)…the only current Mariner who havs multiple at-bats vs. Martinez is Josh Rojas (0-7).
Martinez’s July 31 start @ COL snaps streak of 42 consecutive relief outings
Last Wed, Aug 2 @ COL marked Martinez’s first start since he made 4 straight to begin the ’23 season from March 31-April 19 (1-1, 4.01 ERA, .198 AVG against)….he tossed 3.0-shutout innings of 1-hit, 3 SO ball with 0 walks, tossing 24 of his 38 pitches for strikes…he had made 42 consecutive relief outings from April 26-July 31…in his 43 total relief outings this season, he is 4-3 with 1 SV in 6 SVO, a 3.74 ERA (22 ER, 53.0 IP), 1.28 WHIP and .264 opp. AVG.
His 15 July appearances were most in the Majors
Martinez led all Major League hurlers with 15 appearances in July, and entering today, his 17 appearances since July 1 tie with 4 others for most in MLB…his 14 holds are 2nd-most in SD’s pen…has struck out 14 in his last 7 app and 10.0 IP since July 24 w/ 2 BB (12.60 SO/9 & 7.00 SO/BB)…his most recent outing came in a relief role last Sat, Aug 5 vs. LAD, tossing 2.0 scoreless IP of 1-hit ball across the 7th and 8th innings, earning his 5th win of the season
First batters faced
In his 43 relief outings, first batters he faces are hitting .357 (15-for-42) with 3 HR but he’s struck out 15 and walked 1.
Hard hit % and average exit velocity among best in MLB
Ranks in 98th percentile in avg exit velocity and owns the lowest hard hit% in the Majors at 30.2% (min. 300 PA)…also ranks in 92nd percentile in chase rate (34.0%).
The story of the long ball
Martinez allowed 4 HR across his first 4 starts from March 31-April 19 (1.46 HR/9 IP; 103 batters faced…he slid into a relief role on April 26 and allowed just 1 HR across 23 appearances from April 26-June 18 (0.29 HR/9 IP, 128 batters faced)…in 14 relief outings from June 20-July 21, he allowed 5 HR to his 64 batters faced (3.00 HR 9 IP)…in his 7 app (1 start) since July 24, he’s allowed 0 HR to his 40 batters faced.
Padres hurlers vs. right-handed hitters
Martinez has faced 193 right-handed hitters and limited them to .218 clip, tied with Corbin Burnes for 6th-lowest opp. AVG vs. RHH among all NL pitchers (min. 190 BF)…the Padres are the only NL team with 3 pitchers inside the top 10 in opp. AVG vs. RHH (min. 190 BF), including Blake Snell (1st, .194 AVG) and Yu Darvish (T-10th, .222 AVG).
Vs. the offspeed
Among all hurlers who have thrown at least 300 offspeed pitches this year, he ranks 5th in opp. AVG vs. offspeed (.143) – min 300 offspeed pitches thrown.
SEATTLE MNARINERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners begin a 5-game homestand with the first of 2 games against the San Diego Padres…following the off day on Thursday, Seattle will host the Baltimore Orioles (3 G, Aug. 11- 13)…Seattle recently wrapped up a brief 4-game road trip to Los Angeles Angels (4-0)…tonight’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS and broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM).
ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners defeated the Angels by a 3-2 score in 10 innings on Sunday, winning their 5th consecutive game…Seattle is 7-1 over its last 8 games, 10-2 over its last 12, 13-4 over its last 17 and 22-10 over its last 32 since July 1…the Mariners are 46-18 when scoring at least 4 runs and 14-34 when scoring 3-or-fewer…the Mariners are 31-26 at T-Mobile Park and 29-26 on the road this season…they are 21-19 in day games and 39-33 at night.
- WWWWW – Seattle has won 5-consecutive games (8/2-c), their longest winning streak of the season… they previously put together 5 separate 4-game winning streaks this season (4/12-4/16; 4/30-5/4; 5/22-5/25; 7/1-7/4)…the last time the Mariners won at least 5-consecutive games was 8/28-9/4, 2022, when Seattle won 7-consecutive games.
- How Sweep It Is – The Mariners completed their 2nd 4-game sweep of the season, and their 4th sweep overall in Sunday’s win against the Los Angeles Angels…the Mariners have also swept Oakland (2x: 3 G, May 2-4 and 4 G, May 22-25) and Colorado (3 G, April 14-16).
- Open Sesame – Mariners are 21-15 in series openers this season, 10-8 at home.
- Today’s Roster Moves – The Mariners announced today that RHP Ryder Ryan was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma and RHP Bryan Woo was placed on the 15-day Injured List (right forearm inflammation, retroactive Aug. 5)…RHP Ryan Jensen was claimed off waivers from the Chicago Cubs (will report to Triple-A Tacoma) and RHP Matt Festa was designated for assignment.
PLAYING THEIR BEST BALL…after their series sweep against the Los Angeles Angels, the Mariners have won 5 consecutive series as well as 5 consecutive road series…the Mariners have won 8 of their last 10 series, owning an 8-1-1 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 5 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), 2 of 3 vs. Boston (7/31-8/2) and a 4-game sweep of Los Angeles-AL (8/3-8/6)
ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE BALLYARD…Julio Rodríguez went 2-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday’s win and has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games (7/22-c)…Julio has also reached safely in 30 of 31 games (7/1-c) with the Mariners going 22-9 in those contests…since July 22, J-Rod is batting .333 (22×66) with 14 runs, 6 doubles, 5 home runs, 12 RBI, 3 walks and 5 stolen bases, getting on base at a .380 clip, slugging .652 with a 1.032 OPS…during that span, he ranks among the AL leaders (min. 50 PA) in average (4th), SLG (9th), OPS (8th), wRC+ (7th, 184) and fWAR (2nd, 1.1), trailing only Bobby Witt Jr.-KC (1.3 fWAR)…in 65 games since May 22, Julio is batting .292 (80×274) with 38 runs, 16 doubles, 11 home runs, 41 RBI and 19 stolen bases, getting on base at a .349 clip and slugging .471 (.820 OPS).
OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION…since July 22, the Mariners offense is batting .261 (136×521) with 80 runs, 31 doubles, 1 triple and 27 home runs, getting on base at a .333 clip and slugging .480 (.813 OPS)…during that span, the Mariners 27 home runs are tied for 2nd-most in the Majors, trailing only Atlanta (29), while ranking among the top 10 in OBP (8th), SLG (5th), OPS (6th) and wRC+ (5th, 128)…during that span, the Mariners have scored 5.3 runs per game which ranks 2nd in the AL, trailing only Texas (5.6)
THEY’RE A CATCH…the Mariners are 12-3 this season when both Tom Murphy and Cal Raleigh are in the starting lineup…as a catching unit, Seattle ranks 4th in fWAR (3.8) trailing Atlanta (4.4), Milwaukee (4.3) and Texas (4.0)…in 97 games this season, Raleigh is batting .225 (75×333) with 52 runs, 16 doubles, 1 triple, 18 home runs, 46 RBI and 38 walks, getting on base at a .306 clip, slugging .441 with a .748 OPS… the 26-year-old’s 45 home runs since the start of 2022 lead MLB catchers…in 44 games this season, Murphy is batting .297 (41×138) with 18 runs, 12 doubles, 8 homers, 17 RBI and 9 walks, getting on base at a .340 clip, slugging .558 with an .898 OPS…Murphy’s .558 SLG leads American League catchers and ranks 2nd in MLB (min. 100 PA), while his .898 OPS leads AL catchers and ranks 3rd in MLB.
GIMME SOME MOORE…since June 21, Dylan Moore is batting .267 (12×45) with 8 runs, 4 doubles, 5 home runs, 10 RBI and 2 stolen bases, getting on base at a .327 clip and slugging .689 (1.015 OPS) in 21 games (12 starts)…since July 22, Moore’s wRC+ of 282 and his OPS of 1.410 lead the Majors (min. 20 PA)…during that span, Moore is hitting .385 (10×26) with 6 runs, 3 doubles, 4 homers and 7 RBI, getting on base at a .448 clip and slugging .962 (1.410 OPS).
GENO VIBES WITH AN RBI…over his last 20 games since July 17, Eugenio Suárez is batting .272 (22×81) with 8 runs, 3 doubles, 5 home runs and 20 RBI, getting on base at a .326 clip and slugging .494 (.820 OPS)…he set a Mariners franchise record after recording an RBI in 10-consecutive games (7/25-8/4), surpassing Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez’ 9-game RBI streak set from Aug. 12-20, 1995…Suárez leads the Mariners and ranks 6th in the AL with 72 RBI on the season.
HOMESTAND FIT FOR A ‘KING’…the Mariners begin a 5-game homestand vs. San Diego (2 G, Aug. 8-9) and Baltimore (3 G, Aug. 11-13) tonight with Sesame Street Night…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 a Mariners Value Game on Wednesday, Aug. 9.
AS YOU MAY KNOW…J.P. Crawford extended his on-base streak to 12 games (7/24-c) after clubbing his 6th career leadoff home run on Sunday, but had his franchise record-tying walk streak come to an end at 10 games (7/25-8/5) and…YOU MAY ALSO KNOW…that since June 10, Crawford is batting .295 (51×173) with 31 runs, 14 doubles, 7 home runs, 15 RBI and 36 walks, while getting on base at a .420 clip, slugging .497 (.917 OPS) with a 162 wRC+ and 2.0 fWAR, but…DID YOU KNOW?…that since June 10, Crawford ranks among the AL leaders in on base percentage (4th), wRC+ (6th) and fWAR (9th)?… overall this season, Crawford ranks 3rd in the AL in on base percentage (.379), 11th in wRC+, 10th in bWAR (3.6) and 1st in walk rate (15.0%).
MARINERS STARTER – RHP LOGAN GILBERT
2023 MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 9-5 3.86 22/22 130.2 116 59 56 24 126 17
Home 2-4 4.66 10/10 58.0 56 32 30 13 57 11
Road 7-1 3.22 12/12 72.2 60 27 26 11 69 6
vs. SDP 1-0 1.29 1/1 7.0 3 1 1 2 6 0
Career MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 28-16 3.80 78/78 435.2 398193 184 101 428 53
Home 8-12 4.08 37/37 205.1 201 97 93 38 201 29
Road 20-4 3.56 41/41 230.1 197 96 91 63 227 24
vs. SDP 2-1 1.56 3/3 17.1 13 4 3 8 12 0
ABOUT LOGAN GILBERT…
- The 26-year-old right-handed pitcher is scheduled to make his 23rd start of the season and 2nd against San Diego…he will also make the 79th start of his MLB career and 4th career start against the Padres.
- 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…ND in 22nd start of the season against Boston on 8/2, tossing 6.0 innings and allowing 3 runs on 5 hits (1 HR) and 3 walks with 5 strikeouts.
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.
AMONG MARINERS GREATS…in Logan’s first 76 starts in his career he has recorded 418 strikeouts…this is the 4th most strikeouts in franchise history in a player’s first 76 career starts…he ranks behind James Paxton (420).
7 STRAIGHT STRIKEOUTS…he struck out 7 consecutive batters from the 2nd-4th 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.
K MORE WALK LESS…his 5.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks 7th in the Major Leagues and 2nd on the Mariners among qualified pitchers…he trails only George Kirby who has a 8.86 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
FOURTH TIME AROUND…had a perfect game through 6.0 innings during his outing on 5/8 at Texas before allowing a leadoff single in the 7th…became the 4th Mariners pitcher this season to carry a no-hitter into the 6th inning…he joined Luis Castillo, Bryce Miller, and Easton McGee.
STRIKEOUT STREAK…he has recorded at least 6 strikeouts in 12 starts this season…in each of his first 7 starts, Gilbert recorded at least 6 strikeouts…this
marked the first time in his career that he has pitched 7 straight games with 6+ strikeouts…the 7-game streak is tied for the 8th longest streak among starting pitchers in the Majors this season.
KEEPING THE BASES CLEAN…has allowed 145 baserunners through his first 22 starts this season which is the fewest in the Major Leagues among pitchers who have made at least 22 starts this season…his 145 baserunners allowed are tied for the 4th fewest through a pitcher’s first 22 starts in a season in franchise history… he also ranks 1st on the list with 137 baserunners allowed through 22 starts in 2021.
