SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 6-game road trip tonight with the first of 3 games against the Baltimore Orioles…Seattle took on the New York Yankees (1-2) in a 3-game series to begin the road trip… tonight’s game will be televised live on ROOT Sports with Aaron Goldsmith and Angie Mentink 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 defeated the Yankees by a 10-2 score in last night’s series finale in The Bronx…the Mariners are 14-13 over their last 27 games (5/22-c)…Seattle is 27-13 when scoring at least 4 runs and 9-24 when scoring 3-or-fewer…the Mariners are 21-17 at T-Mobile Park and 15-20 on the road this season…they are 10-15 in day games and 26-22 at night.
- Series Openers – Seattle is 12-12 in series openers (6-6 on the road) this season.
- .500 or Better – The Mariners (36-37) are 13-26 (.333) against teams .500-or-better this season, and 23-11 (.676) against below-.500 teams.
- Connect Four – Seattle hit 4 home runs in last night’s 10-2 win, tying a season-high…they also hit 4 home runs on April 4 vs. Los Angeles-AL (11-2 win) and April 30 at Toronto (10-8 win).
PITCHING SPICIER THAN OLD BAY…the Mariners pitching staff leads the Majors in several pitching categories, including FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement (11.3), quality starts (37), strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.46), FIP (3.63), walks-per-9 innings (2.64), home runs-per-9 innings (0.98) and soft-contact percentage (18.5)…the pitching staff ranks 4th in WHIP (1.20).
TEOSCAR IS NOT A GROUCH…Teoscar Hernández went 3-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI last night… it was Teo’s 13th home run of the season, breaking a tie with Julio Rodríguez for most on the team…in 17 contests during the month of June, Hernández is batting .333 (21×63) with 9 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs, 13 RBI and 7 walks, getting on base at a .400 clip, slugging .603 with a 1.003 OPS…among American League players with at least 60 plate appearances during the month, Teo ranks 5th in slugging percentage and 6th in OPS.
BATTLE OF THE BULLPENS…the Mariners and Orioles boast the 2 best bullpens in the American League by fWAR…Baltimore (4.1) and Seattle (3.5) rank first and second in the AL, respectively…in 74 games this season, the Mariners bullpen is 12-11 with 16 saves and a 3.54 ERA (97 ER, 246.1 IP) with 95 walks and 275 strikeouts…Seattle relievers have posted a 2.89 strikeout-to-walk ratio, 2nd in the AL to Toronto (3.30)…Seattle relievers have recorded a 3.50 FIP, 2nd in the AL to Baltimore (3.44).
BALANCE BEAM…the Mariners have stayed within 2 games above-or-below the .500 mark across 43 of their last 44 games (5/3-c)…the lone exception was when they were 3 games above .500, holding a 28-25 record following a May 28 win vs. Pittsburgh…the previous occurrence of being more than 2 games above-or-below .500 was May 2, when they held a 13-16 record.
HEY NOW, YOU’RE A PAUL-STAR?…Paul Sewald is 2-0 with 13 saves and a 2.76 ERA (9 ER, 29.1 IP) with 10 walks and 41 strikeouts in 30 appearances this season…the right-hander has been one of the most effective relievers in the Majors this season by Win Probability Added (2.03), trailing only Alexis DíazCIN (3.18) and Yennier Cano-BAL (3.03)…Sewald has posted a 0.989 WHIP and held opponents to a .183 batting average.
ANDRÉS THE GIANT…Andrés Muñoz has not allowed a run in 9 appearances this season, recording 1 save with 3 walks and 13 strikeouts in 8.1 innings out of the Mariners bullpen…since being reinstated from the 15-day Injured List on June 6, he has tossed 5.0 scoreless innings over 5 appearances, with 2 walks and 10 strikeouts…the right-hander has not allowed a regular season home run in over a calendar year (last HR: June 10, 2022)…his homerless streak of 53.0 innings is the longest in the Majors among pitchers who have appeared in a game during the 2023 season.
RALEIGH TIME…Cal Raleigh belted his 10th home run of the season last night…Teoscar Hernández and Raleigh went back-to-back in the 4th inning…since the start of last season, Cal has 37 home runs, tied for most among Major League catchers during that span with Salvador Perez-KC…in 2022, Raleigh set a franchise record for most home runs (27) by a catcher in a season.
IT TAKES MORE THAN TWO TO TANGO…OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT…in last night’s game, the Mariners jumped out to a 10-0 lead after 4 innings…they scored 4, 2, 2 and 2 runs, respectively, in innings 1-through-4…it marked the first time Seattle scored 2+ runs in each of the first 4 innings of a game since Sept. 4, 2007 at Detroit…the Mariners beat the Tigers 14-7 in that game, scoring 2, 4, 4 and 3 runs, respectively, in innings 1-through-4…Félix Hernández started that game for Seattle.
KOLTEN’S ON THE BOARD…Kolten Wong had his best game in a Mariners uniform last night, reaching base 3 times and belting his 1st home run of the season…the second baseman went 2-for-3 with a homer and walk…Wong has reached base safely in 5 of his last 7 starts since May 31.
AS YOU MAY KNOW…Ty France homered in last night’s game, his 7th home run of the season…he also recorded his Major League-leading 13th hit-by-pitch of the season, but…DID YOU KNOW?…that France extended his on-base streak to 16 games, tied for longest active streak in the Major Leagues?… during the streak (6/3-c), Ty is batting .333 (21×63) with 13 runs, 5 doubles, 2 home runs, 8 RBI, 2 walks and 4 hit-by-pitches, getting on base at a .391 clip, slugging .508 with an .899 PS…the 16-game onbase streak is tied with Ketel Marte-ARI and Alex Verdugo-BOS for longest active streak, and…DID YOU ALSO KNOW?…that if France reaches base safely (via hit, walk or hit-by-pitch) in his next game, that he would tie a career-high 17-game on-base streak?…Ty reached base in 17 consecutive games from June 3-20, 2021…that streak started exactly 2 years to the day before his active streak began.
MARINERS STARTER – RHP LOGAN GILBERT
2023 MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 4-4 4.31 14/14 79.1 69 41 38 16 84 11
Home 1-3 4.00 6/6 36.0 28 18 16 6 38 7
Road 3-1 4.57 8/8 43.1 41 23 22 10 46 4
vs. BAL 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 23-15 3.89 70/70 384.1 351175 166 93 386 47
Home 7-11 3.88 33/33 183.1 173 83 79 31 182 25
Road 16-4 3.9 37/37 201.0 178 92 87 62 204 22
vs. BAL 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 15th start of the season and 1st against Baltimore…he will also make the 71st start of his MLB career and 1st career start against the Orioles.
- 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 14th start of the season against Chicago-AL on 6/17, tossing 5.1 innings and allowing 2 runs on 6 hits (1 HR) and 3 walks with 3 strikeouts.
WINNING AWAY FROM HOME…is making his 38th career start on the road…Logan has a 16-4 road record with a 3.90 ERA (201.0 IP, 87 ER) with 62 walks and 204 strikeouts…his .800 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 16 away wins are tied for the 10th most in the Major Leagues.
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 5.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks 6th in the Major Leagues and 2nd on the Mariners among qualified pitchers…he trails only George Kirby who has a 12.50 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 10 of his 14 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 4th longest streak among starting pitchers in the Majors this season.
KEEPING THE BASES CLEAN…has allowed 89 baserunners through his first 14 starts this season which is tied 4th fewest in the Major Leagues among pitchers who have made at least 14 starts this season…he currently trails Michael Wacha-SDP (88).
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 84 strikeouts so far this season ranks second among Mariners starting pitchers…he trails only Luis Castillo (101)…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 7 quality starts this season which ranks tied 2nd on the team with Luis Castillo and Bryce Miller and trails only George Kirby (11)…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.
BALTIMORE ORIOLES NOTES:
WEDNESDAY’S NEWS: The Orioles fell to the Rays Wednesday afternoon, 7-2, to split the two-game series…Ramón Urías and Gunnar Henderson both homered in the loss…The O’s had four base runners (2-1B, 2 HR), tied for their fewest of the season.
Henderson’s home run was estimated at 437 ft., per Statcast; he now has two of the four furthest long balls by the O’s in 2023.
HOME COOKING: The O’s begin a nine-game, 10-day homestand this weekend with three games against Seattle…The Birds host Cincinnati from June 26-28 and Minnesota from June 30 to July 2 following an off day on June 29.
Baltimore has won five of the last six games at Oriole Park since June 9 while outscoring opponents 36-17 during that time.
The Orioles have the third-best home record in MLB at 22-13 (.629) behind Tampa Bay (32-9) and Texas (24-13); marks the best 35-game home start since 2017 (23-12).
AGAINST THE MARINERS: The Orioles and Mariners are meeting for the first time this season…Baltimore travels to Seattle from August 11-13…The M’s took four of six games last year, winning two of three at Oriole Park from May 31 to June 2 and at T-Mobile Park from June 27-29…The O’s are 9-18 (.333) against the Mariners since 2018 and have not won a season series against the M’s since 2017 (4-2).
WHAT’S TRENDING: The O’s have won seven of their last 11 games, 36 of 57, 39 of 61, and 41 of 64…The 45-28 (.616) overall record is the third-best in the AL and fourth-best in MLB (see box at right)…Marks the eighth time since 1954 that the O’s have won 45 of their first 73 games and first since 1997 (50-23).
OPENING STATEMENTS: Orioles starting pitchers have not allowed more than three earned runs in 12 straight games and in 21 of the last 22 games…The starters have a 3.31 ERA (25 ER/68.0 IP) since June 8 and a 3.71 ERA (49 ER/119.0 IP) since May 27…In the team’s first 51 games through May 26, O’s starters had a 4.97 ERA (147 ER/266.0 IP).
BROHEARN: Ryan O’Hearn has slashed .388/.414/.746 (26-for-67) with six doubles, six homers, 15 runs scored, 14 RBI, and three walks in his last 20 games (18 GS) since May 16… Among players with at least 70 plate appearances during that time, he ranks second in batting average, slugging, and OPS (1.161)…He’s matched his career high with three hits three times during this stretch (6/16 at CHC, 6/11 vs.KC, & 5/20 at TOR).
HAYS OF OUR LIVES: Austin Hays leads the AL and is tied for third in MLB with a .323 batting average…He also ranks among AL leaders in slugging percentage (4th, 520), OPS (5th, .882), doubles (T-4th, 21), and hits (7th, 80)…Only one Oriole has ever won a batting title: Orioles Legend and Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, who hit .316 in 1966…Hanser Alberto, who finished with a .305 batting average in 2019, is the only qualified Oriole in the last 14 seasons to finish the year with a batting average of at least .300. Hays recorded multiple hits in a career-long five straight games from June 15-20; he has 2+ hits in six of the last seven games and in eight of 17 games this month; his 25 multi-hit games this season rank fifth in the AL and 10th in MLB.
He’s slashed .356/.391/.574 (36-for-101) with 11 doubles, one triple, three homers, 17 runs scored, 16 RBI, six walks, and one stolen base in 26 games since May 21; during that time, he ranks among AL leaders in doubles (T-2nd), batting average (3rd), OPS (3rd, .965), home runs (T-3rd), slugging percentage (4th), extra-base hits (T-4th, 15), hits (T-5th), total bases (7th, 58), and on-base percentage (7th).
YOUNG GUNN: Gunnar Henderson is slashing .358/.343/.464 (19-for-53) with two doubles, six homers, nine runs scored, 13 RBI, two walks, and two stolen bases in 14 June games (13 GS) …He ranks among AL leaders in home runs (T-2nd), total bases (39, T-6th), and RBI (T-9th) this month…Henderson homered in three straight games from June 10-13, becoming the first O’s rookie to do so since Ryan Mountcastle from June 2-5, 2021…He also scored a run in five consecutive games from June 8-13, one shy of his career high set earlier this year from April 11-16.
He earned his first AL Player of the Week honor for the week of June 5-11; he’s the first Oriole to win the award since Mountcastle in June 2021.
BIG TIME RUTSCH: Adley Rutschman is slashing .345/.436/.588 (41-for-119) with five doubles, eight home runs, 21 runs scored, 17 RBI, and 20 walks in 33 home games (32 GS) this season…He leads the AL and is second in MLB with a 1.024 OPS at home while also ranking third in MLB in batting average (3rd), on-base percentage (3rd) in home games…Eleven times in O’s history (since 1954) has a player finished with an OPS above 1.000 at home in a season, most recently done by Chris Davis (1.026) in 2015…Luke Scott (1.091) holds the team record.
Rutschman ranks second in the AL with 49 walks this season; he’s on pace to draw 109 base on balls, which would be tied for the second-most in team history with Don Buford in 1970 and Ken Singleton in 1979, and trailing Singleton’s 118 in 1975.
He’s fifth in the AL with a .382 on-base percentage.
AY, TONE: Anthony Santander is tied for seventh in the AL with 20 doubles and ranks eighth in the AL with 32 extra-base hits this season…He’s the first O’s player with 32 extra-base hits in the first 73 team games since Cedric Mullins had 34 to begin the year in 2021.
STARTING PITCHER – #48 KYLE GIBSON RHP
QUICK HITS: Scheduled to make his 16th start of the season, seventh at home, and 14th career start against the Mariners tonight…Became the first O’s pitcher in club history (since 1954) to start and win each of his three first appearances with the team…Started a season 4-0 for the second time in his career, joining a 6-0 start with Texas in 2021; became the fifth Oriole starting pitcher since 2004 to begin a year 4-0, joining John Means (4-0 in 2021), Bud Norris (4-0 in 2013), Wei-Yin Chen (4-0 in 2012), and Erik Bedard (4-0 in 2006)…Tossed 7.0 shutout frames on May 25 at New York-AL, becoming the oldest O’s pitcher (35-214) to work 7.0-or- more scoreless innings in a start since Freddy García (36-236) also tossed 7.0 scoreless frames on May 30, 2013 vs. Washington…Also marked his first shutout start of 7.0-or-more innings since also tossing 7.0 scoreless frames on August 27, 2022 vs. Pittsburgh with Philadelphia…The O’s signed Gibson to a one-year contract on
December 5, 2022…He has also spent time with the Twins, Phillies, and Rangers across 10 Major League seasons.
LAST TIME OUT: Dealt his fourth loss of the season on June 17 at Chicago-NL after allowing three runs on three hits with two walks, a wild pitch, and seven strikeouts…Recorded seven-or-more punchouts in a start for the third time this season (last: 7 K, 6/6 at MIL)…Marked his eighth quality start of the season…
Threw 93 pitches, 56 strikes.
HOMER (UN)HAPPY: Gibson did not allow in five straight starts from May 14 to June 6, his longest such streak since keeping opponents in the yard in seven straight outings from September 26, 2020 to April 29, 2021 with Texas…Also marked the longest homerless streak by an O’s starter since Spenser Watkins also allowed zero home runs in five straight starts from May 22 to July 13, 2022…Has allowed just seven home runs in 89.0 innings across his 15 starts; entering play today, he ranks among qualified pitchers in HR/9 (9th, 0.71).
ALL HE DOES IS WIN, WIN, WIN: Gibson earned his eighth win in his 13th start of the season on June 6 vs. Kansas City…Entering play today, he is one of 14 MLB pitchers with eight-or-more wins and his eight victories are tied for seventh in MLB…Did not win his eighth decision in 2022 until his 23rd start on August 16 at Cincinnati.
CAREER AGAINST THE MARINERS: Making his 14th career start against Seattle… Owns a 4-4 record with a 3.77 ERA (31 ER/74.0 IP) against the Mariners…Did not factor into the decision in his last start against Seattle with Texas on July 2, 2021 at T-Mobile Park…Allowed one run on five hits (1 HR) with three walks, a hit batter, and seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings…Left with two runners on, who were stranded… Threw 110 pitches, 66 strikes.
CAREER AGAINST THE AL WEST: Making his 61st career start against the AL West…Has made two starts against the division in 2023, going 2-0 with a 2.03 ERA (3 ER/13.1 IP) and quality starts in both games…Earned his third win of the season in his last start against the division on April 10 vs. Oakland…Allowed one run on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts in 6.1 innings…Threw 92 pitches, 57 strikes…Owns a 20-17 record with a 3.86 ERA (150 ER/349.2 IP), 33 quality starts, and one complete game in 60 career outings against the division.
HOME COOKING: Making his seventh home start of the 2023 campaign tonight… Earned the win, his eighth of the season, in his last start at Oriole Park on June 11 vs. Kansas City…Allowed three runs on seven hits (1 HR) with four strikeouts in 6.1 innings…Left with one runner on, who was stranded…Did not win his eighth decision in 2022 until his 23rd start on August 16 at Cincinnati with Philadelphia… Threw 90 pitches, 59 strikes….Owns a 4-2 record with a 3.53 ERA (14 ER/35.2 IP) in six home starts this season…Has pitched to a 50-50 record with a 4.49 ERA (393 ER/788.0 IP) and 60 quality starts in 139 career home appearances (137 GS).
