The
@Mariners
7-run comeback victory marks the largest postseason comeback win in franchise history, surpassing the 5-run comeback on Oct. 7, 1995 in Game 4 of the ALDS vs. New York-AL.
Luis Torrens is the FIRST position player in
@Mariners
history to record a win.
Torrens is the first non-Ohtani position player in the Majors to record a win since John Baker-CHC on July 29, 2014.
The
@Mariners
have won 9 consecutive games for the first time since May 27-June 5, 2003.
The Mariners are 17-3 over their last 20 games, their best 20-game stretch since going 17-3 from April 2-23, 2002.
Mitch Haniger ranked 1st in runs (110), T1st in home runs (39), 2nd in RBI (100), 2nd in total bases (301) & T3rd in extra-base hits (64) among American League outfielders in 2021.
The
@Mariners
extend their winning streak to 14 games and are 22-3 over their last 25 games, just the second time in franchise history they have done that (other: May 11-June 8, 2001).
.
@JRODshow44
's 41 home runs in the 1st round are the most in any single round in
@MLB
Home Run Derby history, surpassing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (40 HR) in 2019 Round 2.
José Caballero leads American League second basemen in OBP (.407) and wRC+ (135), ranking 2nd in fWAR (1.5), 2nd in OPS (.785) & 4th in SB (9) this season (min 100 PA).
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Logan Gilbert was named American League Pitcher of the Month for April.
Gilbert's 0.40 ERA in April was the lowest single month ERA in Mariners history (min. 20.0), surpassing Mark Langston's 0.50 ERA (3 ER, 53.2 IP) in 1988.
Julio Rodríguez is the first player in
@Mariners
history to record 4+ hits in 3 consecutive games.
He is just the 13th player in
@MLB
history to accomplish the feat (last: Charlie Blackmon, 3 G, June 13-15, 2019).
Lowest ERA in first 5 starts of a season,
@Mariners
history (excluding openers):
0.64 - LOGAN GILBERT (2022)
0.92 - Randy Johnson (1995)
1.11 - Bill Swift (1990)
1.23 - Joel Piñeiro (2001)
1.29 - Doug Fister (2010)
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acquire two-time All-Star Dee Gordon and international slot money from Miami in exchange for minor leaguers Robert Dugger, Nick Neidert and Christopher Torres.
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Julio Rodríguez & Cal Raleigh are the 2nd
@Mariners
duo age 25-or-younger to hit 25+ home runs in a season, joining Jim Presley & Danny Tartabull in 1986.
Jean Segura becomes the 6th
#Mariners
player to homer in the
#AllStarGame
. He joins Ken Griffey Jr. (1992), Edgar Martinez (1997), Alex Rodriguez (1998), Ichiro Suzuki (2007) and Robinson Canó (2017).
The
#Mariners
32 home runs are the most by any team in Major League history in the first 12 games of a season (previous: 2000 St. Louis Cardinals, 31)...via
@StatsBySTATS
.
Ty France was rated as
@FanGraphs
' best defensive first baseman in 2021, leading the American League in fielding percentage (.999) & ultimate zone rating (3.0).
.
@JRODshow44
led the American League in batting average (.429), hits (45), doubles (10), RBI (30), stolen bases (11), total bases (76), OBP (.474), SLG (.724), OPS (1.198) & fWAR (2.4) during the month of August.
Since 1908, 3 teams have scored at least 6 runs in 10 of their first 12 games of a season:
1932 New York Yankees
1998 Cleveland Indians
2019 Seattle Mariners
Most strikeouts in first 24 career games,
@Mariners
history:
148 -- Michael Pineda
145 -- Félix Hernández
128 -- GEORGE KIRBY
128 -- Logan Gilbert
128 -- Mark Langston
The
@Mariners
are 36-14 since July 1, best record in
@MLB
during that span. It marks Seattle's best 50-game stretch since going 36-14 from April 23-June 18, 2003.
With his leadoff home run today, Julio Rodríguez now has 50 extra-base hits this season, tied with Ichiro Suzuki (2001) for 4th-most XBH by a rookie in club history.
Julio Rodríguez in June:
🔹 6 HR (1st among AL rookies)
🔹 1.3 fWAR (1st among AL rookies)
🔹 160 wRC+ (1st among AL rookies)
🔹 54 total bases (1st among AL rookies)
🔹 42 times on base (1st among AL rookies)
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Luis Castillo’s 7 strikeouts to begin the game sets a
@Mariners
record and ties an American League record, joining Joe Cowley for the White Sox (May 28, 1986) and Carlos Rodón for the White Sox (Sept. 30, 2016).
Paul Sewald went 10-3 with 11 saves and a 3.06 ERA, striking out 104 in 62 appearances. His 104 strikeouts in relief were 2nd-most in the Majors in 2021.
Julio Rodríguez has 16 hits over his last 4 games, tied for the most in
@MLB
history in a 4-game span.
He joins Milt Stock of the Brooklyn Robins in 1925.
Tonight marks the
@Mariners
2nd win by a 1-0 score in extra innings in franchise history. The other was on Aug. 12, 2009 vs. the White Sox, when Ken Griffey Jr. hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 14th.
Cal Raleigh led
@MLB
catchers in home runs (30) and catcher caught stealing (24) in 2023, becoming the first player to do that since Mike Piazza in 1993.
Most quality starts with no walks this season:
9 -- George Kirby-SEA
6 -- Zac Gallen-ARI
6 -- Zach Eflin-TB
6 -- Anthony DeSclafani-SF
6 -- Bailey Ober-MIN
The
@Mariners
secure their 6th series sweep of the season and their first sweep of Houston since Aug. 9-12, 2018 (4 G).
Seattle has won 6-consecutive games, improving to 16-4 over its last 20 games.
Cade Marlowe: first
@Mariners
player with a go-ahead grand slam in the 9th inning (or later) with his team trailing since Richie Sexson on Sept. 19, 2005 at Toronto.
Julio Rodríguez joins Alex Rodriguez (2x, 1996 & ’97) and Ken Griffey Jr. (2x, 1990 & ’91) as the only Mariners players to be selected as an All-Star in their age 21 season or younger.
.
@JRODshow44
is also just the 2nd player in MLB history to reach 50+ home runs & 50+ stolen bases through his first 2 MLB seasons, joining Ronald Acuña Jr.
Jean Segura is only the 7th player in
#AllStarGame
history with at least 2 hits, 2 runs, 1 home run and 3 RBI.
He joins joins Andruw Jones (2003), Willie McCovey (1969), Ted Kluszewski (1954), Al Rosen (1954), Ted Williams (1946) and Arky Vaughan (1941).
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“As I said in my Hall of Fame speech, I’m very proud to be a Seattle Mariner,” Griffey said. “I’m excited for this incredible opportunity to join John and the rest of the Mariners partnership group.
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Kyle Seager is the 7th player in
#Mariners
history with multiple 30 HR seasons, joining Ken Griffey Jr., Nelson Cruz, Alex Rodriguez, Jay Buhner, Bret Boone & Richie Sexson.
The
@Mariners
extend their season-high winning streak to 7 games, climbing to 10 games above .500 for the first time this season.
Seattle has won 6 consecutive and 9 of their last 11 series, going an MLB-best 24-10 (.706) since July 1.
Kelenic is the first
@Mariners
player age 23-or-younger to homer in 4+ consecutive games since Ken Griffey Jr. homered in 8 consecutive at the age of 23 from July 20-28, 1993, tied for an MLB record.
Cal Raleigh leads
@MLB
catchers in home runs (30) & catcher caught stealings (24) this season.
Cal could become the first catcher to lead the Majors in both in a season since Mike Piazza in 1993.
“I can’t wait to get started here in Seattle. I’m here to win,”
@RobbieRay
said. “There’s something special going on here with the team coming off a 90-win season, and I’m excited to be a part of it."
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Mitch Garver hits his first career walk-off home run and his 2nd walk-off of any kind.
His other walk-off was a double on July 30, 2018 with Minnesota.
The
@Mariners
enter today's action with the best offense in
@MLB
according to
@fangraphs
wRC+ metric:
🔹Seattle (131 wRC+)
🔹Cleveland (128)
🔹Chicago-NL (125)
🔹Los Angeles-AL (125)
🔹New York-NL (123)
Ty France is the first player with a game-tying HR in the 9th inning (or later) in back-to-back games in
#Mariners
history.
France is the first player to do it since Hanley Ramirez did it for the Florida Marlins on June 29-30, 2008.
The
@Mariners
have won 7+ consecutive games for the first time since June 25-July 3, 2018.
The Mariners are 15-3 over their last 18 games, their best 18-game stretch within a season since May 16-June 5, 2003.