SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue an 11-day, 8-game road trip with the first of 2 games against the San Diego Padres…Seattle is coming off a 3-game series at Texas (0-3)…they will also visit the Los Angeles Angels (3 G, June 9-11) on the road trip…Seattle recently wrapped up a 10-game homestand (7- 3) against Oakland (4-0), Pittsburgh (2-1) and New York-AL (1-2)…tonight’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Dave Sims and Aaron Goldsmith on the call…the game will also be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) and Mariners.com with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr.
ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners dropped Sunday’s series finale to the Rangers by a 12-3 score…despite the Mariners recent 3-game skid, they are 7-6 over their last 13 games…Seattle is 21-11 when scoring at least 4 runs and 8-19 when scoring 3-or-fewer…the Mariners are 17-15 at T-Mobile Park and 12-15 on the road this season.
- Series Openers – The Mariners are 9-10 in series openers (5-4 on the road) this season.
- Series Record – Seattle owns an 8-11 series record (3-6 on the road) this season…the current 2-game set at San Diego marks the Mariners first 2-game series this season.
- Frying The Friars – In 2 starts against the Padres, Logan Gilbert is 1-1 with a 1.74 ERA (2 ER, 10.1 IP) with 10 hits allowed, 6 walks and 6 strikeouts.
- All-Star Rock? – In 12 starts this season, Luis Castillo is 4-3 with a 2.55 ERA (20 ER, 70.2 IP) with 16 walks and a team-leading 82 strikeouts.
THE PITCHING STAFF…in 59 games this season, the Mariners pitching staff has posted a 3.97 ERA (233 ER, 528.2 IP) with 152 walks and 531 strikeouts…Seattle pitchers lead the Majors in strikeouts-to-walk ratio (3.49), ranking ahead of Houston (3.39)…the Mariners have allowed 152 walks (fewest in MLB) and 53 home runs (2nd-fewest in MLB, TEX: 52)…Seattle pitchers rank 1st in fWAR (9.8), 1st in FIP (3.53), 1st in walk rate (6.9%), 1st in soft-contact percentage (18.4) and 3rd in WHIP (1.21)…Seattle starting pitchers are 19-20 with a 4.14 ERA (151 ER, 328.0 IP) with 73 walks and 305 strikeouts…Seattle relief pitchers are 10-10 with a 3.68 ERA (82 ER, 200.2 IP) with 14 saves, 79 walks and 226 strikeouts…in 32 home games, the pitching staff is 17-15 with 8 saves and a 3.50 ERA (114 ER, 293.0 IP) with 85 walks and 315 strikeouts…in 27 away games, the pitching staff is 12-15 with 6 saves and a 4.54 ERA (119 ER, 235.2 IP) with 67 walks and 216 strikeouts.
SOLID D…the Mariners defense has a .990 fielding percentage this season, tied for best in the Majors with New York-NL, Arizona and Houston…Seattle has committed 22 errors, tied for 3rd-fewest in the big leagues with Houston, trailing only New York-NL (20) and Arizona (21)…Seattle is tied for 2nd in Outs Above Average (11) with Arizona, trailing only San Diego (18)…Eugenio Suárez ranks 2nd among American League third basemen with 5 OAA…Julio Rodríguez is tied for 3rd among MLB outfielders with 5 OAA…José Caballero ranks 3rd among AL second basemen with 3 OAA.
HEY NOW, YOU’RE A PAUL STAR…in 25 games this season, Paul Sewald is 2-0 with 11 saves and a 2.96 ERA (8 ER, 24.1 IP) with 7 walks and 33 strikeouts…he is 11-for-12 in save opportunities, and his 11 saves are tied for 6th-most in the American League…Sewald has a 0.904 WHIP and has held opponents to a .174 batting average (15×86).
THE J-ROD SHOW…Julio Rodríguez has hit safely in 11 of his last 13 games dating back to May 22… during that span, he is batting .364 (20×55) with 8 runs, 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 11 RBI, 1 hit-by-pitch and is 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts, getting on base at a .375 clip, slugging .600 with a .975 OPS…Julio hit safely in 8 consecutive games (May 22-29), 1 game shy of tying his career-high 9-game hitting streak… the 22-year-old outfielder was named American League Player of the Week for May 22-28, hitting .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 the week, and was the most valuable player in the AL by FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement (0.8) over that span.
TY IS THAT GUY…over his last 12 games (5/22-c), Ty France is batting .327 (16×49) with 10 runs, 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 6 RBI, 3 walks and 2 hit-by-pitches, getting on base at a .389 clip, slugging .592 with a .981 OPS…the Mariners first baseman has 6 multi-hit games (2 three-hit games) over that span…on the season, France is batting .269 (61×227) with 34 runs, 17 doubles, 5 home runs, 26 RBI, 16 walks and 9 hit-by-pitches, getting on base at a .340 clip, slugging .410 with a .750 OPS.
JARRED KELENIC: ALL-STAR OUTFIELDER?…Jarred Kelenic is batting .270 (55×204) with 27 runs, 14 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs, 27 RBI, 7 stolen bases and 19 walks, getting on base at a .333 clip, slugging .495 with an .828 OPS in 56 games this season…Kelenic has mashed left-handed pitchers this season, batting .321 (17×53) with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs and 13 RBI with a 1.010 OPS in 57 plate appearances against southpaws…overall, Kelenic leads the Mariners in extra-base hits (25), batting average, slugging percentage and OPS…Jarred’s 133 OPS+ ranks 8th among qualified AL outfielders, trailing Aaron Judge-NYY (192), Yordan Alvarez-HOU (165), Randy Arozarena-TB (150), Josh Lowe-TB (148), Brent Rooker-OAK (147), Ryan Noda-OAK (145) and Masataka Yoshida-BOS (138).
AS YOU MAY KNOW…Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodríguez share a team lead in total bases (101) coming into play tonight…Kelenic has 55 hits (30 singles, 14 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs)…Rodríguez has 57 hits (34 singles, 12 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs), but…DID YOU KNOW?…that Kelenic and Rodríguez are the only teammate duo both age 23-or-younger to accumulate 100+ total bases each this season?…in fact, the pair make up 2 of the 6 total players around the Majors age 23-or-younger with at least 100 total bases…the duo is joined by Bobby Witt Jr.-KC, Nolan Gorman-STL, Wander Franco-TB and Corbin Carroll-ARI.
MARINERS STARTER – RHP LOGAN GILBERT
2023 MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 3-3 4.08 11/11 64.0 52 31 29 11 73 8
Home 1-3 4.11 5/5 30.2 22 16 14 3 35 6
Road 2-0 4.05 6/6 33.1 30 15 15 8 38 2
vs. SDP 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 12th start of the season and 1st against San Diego…he will also make the 68th start of his MLB career and 3rd 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…L#3 in 11th start of the season against New York-AL on 5/30, tossing 4.0 innings and allowing 7 runs (5 earned) on 7 hits (2 HR) with 4 strikeouts and 1 walk.
WINNING AWAY FROM HOME…is making his 36th career start on the road… Logan has a 15-3 road record with a 3.77 ERA (191.0 IP, 80 ER) with 60 walks and 196 strikeouts…since he joined the league in 2021 Gilbert’s 15 away wins is tied for 9th in the Majors with 4 other pitchers.
CAREER-HIGH INNINGS…matched his career high in innings pitched on 5/25 against Oakland with 8.0…this was the 2nd time he has pitched 8.0 innings in a game, the first time coming in his last regular season start of 2022 also against Oakland.
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.
K MORE WALK LESS…his 6.64 strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks 2nd in the Major Leagues and 2nd on the Mariners among pitchers with at least 11 starts this season…he trails only George Kirby who has a 9.67 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 joins Luis Castillo, Bryce Miller, and Easton McGee.
STRIKEOUT STREAK…in each of his first 7 starts this season, 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 4th longest streak among starting pitchers in the Majors this season.
KEEPING THE BASES CLEAN…has only allowed 63 baserunners through his first 11 starts this season which is tied for the 2nd fewest in the Major Leagues among pitchers who have made at least 11 starts this season with Domingo Germán-NYY.
AMONG MARINERS GREATS…with his 8 strikeouts in his outing on 4/18 vs. MIL Logan passed Randy Johnson for the 3rd most strikeouts through a pitchers first 60 Mariners starts with 330…he trails only Félix Hernández (351) and Erik Hanson (349).
ON A ROLL…Logan’s 73 strikeouts so far this season ranks second among Mariners starting pitchers… he trails only Luis Castillo (82)…he recorded 39 strikeouts in May which is a new career-high for the month…his 34 strikeouts in March/April were also a career high to start the season.
QUALITY AND QUANTITY…has recorded six quality starts this season which ranks 2nd on the team and trails only George Kirby (8)…had 16 quality starts in 2022 the 3rd most among Mariners starting pitchers and tied 16th in the AL with Dylan Cease-CHW and Shohei Ohtani-LAA …he trailed only Marco Gonzales and Robbie Ray who each had 18.
FIRST 50…made his 50th career start on 8/26/22, going 16-10 with a 4.01 ERA (120 ER, 269.0 IP) with 261 strikeouts…his 261 strikeouts are the 5thmost over a pitchers first 50 career starts in Mariners history, trailing Félix Hernández (295), Erik Hanson (279), Hisashi Iwakuma (266) and Taijuan Walker (263).
THE KING AND I…became the 3rd fastest Mariners starter to 300 career strikeouts when he struck out Vimael Machín on 9/30/22 vs. OAK…it took Gilbert just 56 starts to reach the milestone…only Félix Hernández (51 GS) and Erik Hanson (53 GS) reached the milestone in fewer games.
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER…Logan Gilbert (#28) and Jarred Kelenic (#4) made their MLB debuts on May 13, 2021 vs. Cleveland, becoming the highest ranking duo to debut in the same game since MLB.com began prospect rankings in 2011…there have only been 2 other instances where multiple top-100 prospects debuted for the same team in the same game…on July 23, 2013, outfielders Jake Marisnick (#70) and Christian Yelich (#13) both debuted for Miami…on Sept. 21, 2016, outfielders Manuel Margot (#45) and Hunter Renfroe (#92) both debuted for San Diego.
SAN DIEGO PADRES NOTES:
Padres shut out Cubbies as Blake Snell goes 6.0 scoreless innings, split series 2-2
- Starter Blake Snell worked 6.0 scoreless innings with just 2 hits allowed and 3 walks…he earned his 2nd win of the year (now 2-6) with 8 punchouts…Snell finished his start riding a 16.0 scoreless inning streak, the 3rd-longest of his career.
- San Diego batters went 2-for-7 with RISP, and Manny Machado collected his 1st 3-hit effort since May 7 vs. LAD (11 game span) and his 4th this season.
When scoring 2 or fewer & when scoring 4 or more
- When the Friars plate 2 or fewer runs in a game, they are 1-23 (.042) this year, the lowest winning percentage in baseball when scoring 2 or fewer runs…they also have played 24 games in which they scored 2 or fewer, and the A’s are the only team this year with more such games (32).
- When the Padres score 4-or-more runs, they are 26-4 (.867), the 2nd-best winning percentage in MLB when scoring 4+ runs…they trail just the Brewers’ 28-4 (.875) when scoring 4 or more (Sportstrader).
Limiting the damage
- The Padres pitching staff has allowed 63 home runs this season, tying for 17th most in MLB…however, 40 of those 63 homers have been solo home runs, which is the 2nd-highest percentage of home runs allowed going for solo homers (63.5%) behind just the White Sox’s 64.7% (Sportstrader).
Joven Homers
- Their are 8 players in MLB under the age of 25 with double-digit home runs this season, and half of those hitters will be featured in this series: Fernando Tatis Jr. (24), Juan Soto (24), Julio Rodriguez (22), and Jarred Kelenic (23)…also on the list on other clubs: STL’s Nolan Gorman (23), PIT’s Jack Suwinski (24), KC’s Bobby Witt Jr. (22), and ARI’s Corbin Carroll (22).
Musgrove has allowed just 1 earned run in 12.1 innings over his last 2 outings
- Joe Musgrove has allowed just 1 ER in 12.1 innings over his last 2 starts…in his 1st 5 starts of the year, he went 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA…in his last 2 starts, however, he’s gone 2-0 with a 0.73 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP.
- Joe looks to improve on his breaking balls, as opponents have a .711 SLG against those breaking pitches this season, the 3rd-highest rate in MLB (min. 175 breaking balls thrown), per Sportstrader.
Juan Soto: when you go, we go
- In SD losses this year, Juan Soto has a .168 batting average and a .310 OBP…in Padre wins, he’s hitting .337 with a .515 OBP…Soto’s .515 OBP in San Diego wins this year is the highest OBP of any player in their team’s wins (min. 60 PA).
Padres and Mariners face off for 124th time
- The Padres and Mariners will play tonight for the 124th time in their history, and all-time, the Padres 61-62 vs. Seattle…the Padres, however, have been out-scored 577 to 497 by the M’s (a -80 run differential).
- The Padres have gone 4-8 (.333) against American League opponents in 2023 and 206-260 (.442) since the advent of Interleague play in 1997…only the Reds (.435) have a lower all-time winning percentage in Interleague play.
- Following Wednesday’s game, they’ll enjoy an off day in Denver on Thursday and play a 3-game series in the Mile High City before headed straight back home for a brief 3-game, 4-day roadtrip
