SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES:
TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue the road trip today with the 2nd of 3 games at the San Francisco Giants (1-0)…Seattle will also travel to Houston (4 G, July 6-9) during the current 7-game road trip…Seattle is coming off a 3-3 homestand vs. the Nationals (1-2) and Rays (2-1)…today’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 won last night’s series opener against the Giants by a 6-5 score… Seattle is 32-16 when scoring at least 4 runs and 9-26 when scoring 3-or-fewer…the Mariners are 24-20 at T-Mobile Park and 17-22 on the road this season…they are 12-18 in day games and 29-24 at night.
• The All-Star Game is One Week Away – The Major League Baseball All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park in Seattle is one week from today: Tuesday, July 11 with first pitch set for 5:00 pm PT.
- W3 – The Mariners have a 3+ game winning streak for the first time since May 22-25, when they won 4 consecutive games vs. Oakland.
- Happy Birthday! – Mike Ford celebrates his 31st birthday today.
- Tuesday In The Park, I Think It Was The Fourth of July – Seattle is 18-25 all-time on Independence Day.
- When the Calendar Turns – The Mariners are 35-17 in July since 2021, including going 18-7 in July last season.
RUNNIN’ DOWN A DREAM…the Mariners have scored 118 runs over their last 22 games (6/9-c), averaging 5.14 runs-per-contest which ranks 3rd in the American League over that span to Houston (5.36) and Tampa Bay (5.27)…Seattle’s 1.50 home runs-per-game over that span also ranks 3rd in the AL, trailing Los Angeles (1.91) and Texas (1.58).
HANDMADE QUALITY STUFF…the Mariners starting rotation has 42 quality starts this season, 2nd-most in the Majors to Minnesota (43)…in 19 games since June 12, Seattle’s starting rotation is 7-5 with a 3.08 ERA (38 ER, 111.0 IP) with 33 walks and 109 strikeouts…the 3.08 starters ERA leads the American League, ranking 2nd in the Majors during that span trailing only Philadelphia (3.05)…the Mariners have put together 9 quality starts in that span, with their starters allowing 3-or-fewer runs in 17-of-19 games and 2-or-fewer
in 12 of the contests.
TEO TECHNOLOGY…Teoscar Hernández went 2-for-5 with an RBI single in the 9th inning of last night’s 6-5 win…he’s hit safely in 6 of his last 7 games (6/26-c)…over his last 27 games (6/2-c), Teo is batting .311 (32×103) with 19 runs, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 6 home runs, 21 RBI and 12 walks, getting on base at a .379 clip, slugging .563 with a .942 OPS…over his last 45 games (5/13-c), he is batting .292 (50×171) with 24 runs, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 8 homers, 32 RBI and 15 walks, getting on base at a .346 clip, slugging .503 with an .849 OPS.
JULIO AMONG TOP AL OUTFIELDERS…Julio Rodríguez, who is participating in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby in 6 days at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, went 1-for-4 with a run scored, double, 3 RBI, walk and stolen base last night…Rodríguez has 16 doubles, 13 homers and 20 stolen bases in 81 games this season, currently on pace for about 31 doubles, 25 homers and 39 steals over the team’s 162 regular season games…among American League outfielders, Julio ranks T7th in fWAR (2.2) with Yordan AlvarezHOU, trailing Luis Robert Jr.-CWS (3.8), Mike Trout-LAA (3.0), Adolis Garcia-TEX (3.0), Randy ArozarenaTB (2.9), Aaron Judge-NYY (2.8) and Luke Raley-TB (2.6).
ROCK THE MIKE…Mike Ford reached base 3 times last night, going 2-for-3 with a walk…over his last 8 games (6/24-c), Ford is batting .391 (9×23) with 3 runs, 2 home runs, 6 RBI and 3 walks, getting on base at a .462 clip, slugging .652 with a 1.114 OPS…he has reached base safely in each of his last 5 starts.
TAXI CABBY…José Caballero provided excellent baserunning after pinch-running for Mike Ford in the 9th inning of last night’s 6-5 win…Caballero stole both second base and third base before eventually scoring the go-ahead run, his 12th and 13th steals of the season…he became the first Mariners player to steal second and third base in the 9th inning or later since Leonys Martín in the bottom of the 9th on Sept. 21, 2016 vs. Toronto in a 2-1 Mariners win.
WOO HOO!…Bryan Woo shined in his start last night against his hometown team, tossing 6.0 innings and allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits, walking 2 and striking out 7 on 88 pitches (59 strikes)…it marked Woo’s longest career outing through 6 starts and his first career quality start…over his last 5 starts, the righty has a 2.36 ERA (7 ER, 26.2 IP) with 7 walks and 35 strikeouts.
‘LA PIEDRA’ THE ALL-STAR…Luis Castillo was named to the American League All-Star team on Sunday…this will be Castillo’s second consecutive All-Star appearance and the third appearance of his career (2019, 2022, 2023)…Castillo has been one of the best pitchers in the American League this season, going 5-6 with a 3.14 ERA (35 ER, 100.1 IP), 114 strikeouts, a 1.076 WHIP and limiting opponents to a .214 (80×374) batting average…outfielder Julio Rodríguez will participate in the Home Run Derby.
YESTERDAY’S ROSTER MOVES…the Mariners yesterday acquired LHP Zack Muckenhirn from the New York Mets in exchange for RHP Chris Flexen and RHP Trevor Gott…RHP Matt Festa was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma…RHP Bryce Miller was placed on the 15-day Injured List with a right middle finger blister (retro. 7/1)…RHP Darren McCaughan was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma…Seattle’s, Major League 40-man roster is full at 40 players.
AS YOU MAY KNOW…Julio Rodríguez recorded his 20th stolen base of the season last night…he is 20-for-25 in stolen base attempts this season, but…DID YOU KNOW?…that Julio and Ichiro Suzuki are the only players in Mariners franchise history with 20+ stolen bases in each of their first 2 Major League seasons?…Julio recorded 25 stolen bases during his American League Rookie of the Year season in 2021…Ichiro stole 56 bases during his AL MVP and Rookie of the Year season in 2001, following it up with 31 steals in 2002.
MARINERS STARTER – RHP LOGAN GILBERT
ABOUT LOGAN GILBERT…
- The 26-year-old right-handed pitcher is scheduled to make his 17th start of the season and 1st against San Francisco…he will also make the 73rd start of his MLB career and 1st career start against the Giants.
- 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#5 in 16th start of the season against Washington on 6/28, tossing 6.0 innings and allowing 4 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks with 4 strikeouts.
WINNING AWAY FROM HOME…is making his 39th career start on the road…Logan has a 17-4 road record with a 3.81 ERA (208.0 IP, 88 ER) with 63 walks and 209 strikeouts…his .810 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 17 away wins are tied for the 8th most in the Major Leagues.
AMONG MARINERS GREATS…in Logan’s first 71 starts in his career and he has recorded 391 strikeouts…this is tied 3rd most strikeouts in franchise history in a player’s first 71 career starts…he is tied with James Paxton and ranks behind Erik Hanson (395).
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 4.89 strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks 8th in the Major Leagues and 2nd on the Mariners among qualified pitchers…he trails only George Kirby who has a 9.56 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 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 102 baserunners through his first 16 starts this season which is the 2nd fewest in the Major Leagues among pitchers who have made at least 16 starts this season…he currently trails Joe Ryan-MIN (98).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS NOTES:
TODAY’S GAME: SF looks to snap a three-game losing streak this afternoon after dropping the last two games of the Mets series and last night’s series opener…the last time the Giants lost three in a row prior to this stretch was May 30-June 2 when they lost the last two games of the Pirates series and first game of the Orioles series here at Oracle Park…since their 10-game win streak was halted on June 22, SF has gone 4-7.
TOUGH STRETCH: During this tough 11-game stretch where SF has gone 4-7 the Giants have been outscored 56-37 (-19) while logging a .617 OPS offensively…they’ve averaged 3.4 runs per game but have done okay with runners in scoring position, posting an. 851 OPS in those spots…below is a breakdown of the Giants last 11 games versus their 10-game win streak that preceded this stretch…SF has been without a few of its key offensive contributors during this recent stretch with OFs Michael Conforto and OF Mike Yastrzemski each missing some time and now IF Thairo Estrada has hit the IL.
STRONGER COFFEE?: Since June 1 the Giants have scored 35 runs in innings 1-4, the fewest of any team in the Majors… that wasn’t so much the case in the season’s first two months as SF logged 130 runs in innings 1-4 through May 31, 10thmost in MLB…the flip side of this has been that the Giants lead the Majors in runs scored from the 5th inning on since June 1 (114)…the next closest team, Cincinnati, has 94 in that time.
A BREAKDOWN…: The Giants enter today 21-20 (.512) versus teams that are below .500, ranking 22nd among MLB clubs… against teams that are .500 or better, SF is 25-19 (.568), third-best in the Majors (team’s records are as of today to determine .500 status).
KEEP GRINDING…: Despite this tough stretch, the Giants have still been one of the best teams in baseball over the last 2+ months, posting a 35-23 record since May 1…SF’s .603 winning percentage in that stretch is the third-best in the Majors behind the Braves (39-18, .684) and D-Backs (34-22, .607)…this recent success is in large part due to the bullpen, who’s sporting a 2.88 ERA (second in MLB) with an MLB-high 266 strikeouts in that stretch.
SHAKE & BLAKE: C/OF Blake Sabol slugged two homers yesterday, the first multi-homer game of his career…the last Giants rookie catcher to have a multi-homer game prior to Sabol was C Trevor Brown, who went deep twice in Colorado on April 12, 2016…Sabol is one of eight rookies this year to reach the 10-homer mark, joining ARI’s Corbin Carroll (17), TEX’s Josh Jung (17), CIN’s Spencer Steer (14), NYM’s Francisco Álvarez (13), NYY’s Anthony Volpe (11), BAL’s Gunnar Henderson (11) and MIL’s Joey Wiemer (11)…Sabol’s 33 RBI this year tied for seventh-most among rookies.
A WINN WIN?:RHP Keaton Winn makes his second career MLB start this afternoon in what will be his fifth MLB appearance… Winn was super efficient in his first start last Thursday in Toronto, working through 6.0 innings on 67 pitches while allowing only two runs on a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. two-run homer in the 6th…the 67 pitches were the most he’d thrown in a game in the Majors or minors this season since he threw 70 in a start for Triple-A Sacramento on April 27 in Oklahoma City in
the second game of a twinbill…the 6.0 innings overall marked his longest outing of the season in the Majors or minors…the righty is still seeking his first career MLB win.
WHAT DOES HE DO? HE GETS ON BASE: C Patrick Bailey has now reached base safely in 18 consecutive games dating to June 9…his 18-game on base-streak is longest by a Giants rookie since Mike Yastrzemski also had an 18-gamer from September 6-27, 2019…below are the five most recent streaks by SF rookies including Bailey’s.
IN GOOD COMPANY: C Patrick Bailey played his 35th big league game Sunday night and his production has put him with some all-time names…according to Stats, LLC, he is one of five Giants to have 35+ hits and 25+ RBI in their first 35 games of their MLB career…Bailey is also the fourth catcher to have at least 35 hits and 25 RBI through 35 MLB games (since 1920), joining Willians Astudillo, Russell Martin and Bob Rogers.
TODAY’S STARTER – KEATON WINN RHP #67
2023 RECORD: 0-1, 3.50 ERA
WITH THE GIANTS: In his first year at the Major-League level for SF…was selected by the Giants in the fifth round (136th overall) of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Iowa Western Community College.
MEET THE ROOK: One year prior to being drafted and signing with SF, Winn was selected by the Giants in the 20th round of the 2017 MLB Draft…he opted to return to college…Winn missed two years of MiLB action, first with the 2020 season cancellation, and next by missing the entire 2021 season recovering from Tommy John surgery…he is currently the Giants’ No. 12 prospect on MLB.com.
TODAY’S GAME: Today marks Winn’s second career start, and second straight outing vs. an American League team.
LAST OUTING: Made his first career start on June 29 at Toronto, receiving his first loss as a Major Leaguer…Winn allowed just two runs, both coming on a home run by IF Vladimir Guerrero Jr., in the 2-1 defeat.
VS. SEATTLE: Today is Winn’s first career outing vs. Seattle… Winn’s last two Triple-A starts before being promoted to the Majors were against the Mariners’ Triple-A affiliate, Tacoma on May 30 and June 4…the right-hander had 10 strikeouts, a 0.75 WHIP and a .115 opposing batting average across 8.0 shutout innings between the two starts.
BFFS: Winn has a 2.54 ERA (14er, 49.2ip) combined between MLB and MiLB when C Patrick Bailey is his catcher…he has 4.13 ERA (132er, 288.0ip) when throwing to a catcher other than Bailey behind the dish.
