Mariners Game Notes – May 27 vs. Houston | by Mariners PR | May 2024

AS YOU MAY KNOW…the Mariners are 15-10 (.600) in 25 games at T-Mobile Park this season, the 5th-best home record in the American League and tied for the 8th-best home record in the Majors, but…DID YOU KNOW?…that Seattle is 11-4 (.733) in its last 15 home games, the 2nd best home record in the AL and 3rd best in the Majors during that span?…since April 15 , the Mariners’ home record is second only to that of the Phillies. (.900/18-2) and the Guardians (.833/15-3), ranking ahead of the Yankees (.700/14-6) and the Royals (.684/13-6), and…DID YOU ALSO KNOW?…that Seattle has won every home series during this stretch?…the Mariners own a 5-0 home series record since April 15, going 3-0 against the Reds (4/15-4/ 17), 2-1 against. the Diamondbacks (4/26-4/28), 2-1 against the Braves (4/29-5/1), 2-1 against the Athletics (5/10-5/12) and 2-1 against . the Royals (05/13-05/15).

Tonight’s tilt…the Mariners open their 7-game homestand with the first of 4 games against the Houston Astros…Seattle just completed a 10-game road trip (4-6) at Baltimore (1-2), New York-AL (2- 2) and Washington (1-2)… on the current field, Seattle will also host Los Angeles-AL (3 B, 5/31-6/2) at T-Mobile Park for the clubs’ first match in 2024 …this evening’s match will be broadcast live on ROOTS SPORTS with Dave Sims and member of the Mariners Hall of Fame Dan Wilson on the call and broadcast live on Seattle Sports (7:10 a.m.) with Rick Rizes And Gary Hill Jr..

BUTTS…the Mariners beat the Nationals by a score of 9-5 yesterday to cap the 10-game road trip on a winning note…Seattle is 15-10 at home and 13-16 on the road…Seattle has a 23-3 record (.885). ) when he scores more than 4 runs this season and 24-11 (.686) when his starting pitcher goes more than 6.0 innings.

• Hi! — The Mariners have won 7 straight home series openers tonight…their only home series opener loss came in their first series of the year.
• Close it — Seattle is 21-0 when leading after 7 innings (22-0 after 8 innings) this season.
• Stronger — The Mariners played the 2nd “toughest” schedule in the Majors according to Baseball-ReferenceThe measure of Seattle’s “strength of schedule”…Seattle is behind only the Chicago White Sox.
• Memorial Day Domination – Seattle is 29-13 (.690) in 42 games all-time on Memorial Day.

FIRST PLACE…Seattle (28-26) holds 1st place in the American League West Division, 3.0 games ahead of 2nd place Texas (25-29) and 3.5 games ahead of 3rd place Houston (24-29)… the Mariners have held 1st place for a season-high 15 consecutive days (5/12-c) and 26 of the last 32 days (4/25-c).

3RD SEASON…the Mariners are exactly a third of the way into the 2024 regular season…Seattle (28-26) is in 1st place at third for the first time since 2003…Seattle holds an identical record at the third mark as it did last season …some notable statistical marks the Mariners are close to hitting include Luis Castillo (69 SO) en route to 207 strikeouts, Logan Gilbert (66 SO) en route to 198 strikeouts, Andrés Munoz (10 SV) at pace for 30 stops, Cal Raleigh (11 HR, 28 RBI) on pace for 33 home runs and 84 RBI and Julio Rodriguez (11 SB) to the tune of 33 stolen bases.

JULIO HEATING…Julio Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with a home run, 4 RBI and 2 stolen bases in yesterday’s 9-5 win…this is the only 1+ HR, 4+ RBI, 2+ SB game by an individual in the Majors this season, the first since Jazz Chisholm Jr.-MIA (September 16, 2023) and the 2nd all-time by a Mariners player, joining Mike Cameron (May 16, 2002)… J-Rod homered during consecutive games for the 13th time in his career, looking to homer in 3 consecutive games for the 2nd time in his career (other: 08/26–08/28/2023)… in 28 Mariners wins this season, Julio hits .313 (36×115) with a .790 OPS…in 26 losses, he is hitting .200 (20×100) with a .473 OPS.

MOORE, MOORE, MOORE…over his last 18 matches (5/7-c), Dylan Moore hitting .310 (18×58) with 10 runs, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs, 14 RBIs, 9 walks and 3 stolen bases, getting on base at a .423 clip, hitting .672 with a 1.095 OPS …overall on the season, Moore leads the Mariners with 1.8 bWAR, ranking ahead Logan Gilbert (1.5) and Cal Raleigh (1.4) although Moore has only the 7th most plate appearances (158) on the team… D-Mo, who appeared in SS, LF, 2B, 3B and 1B, also has was the most valuable player in the Majors among those who appeared in more than 5 positions

ANDRÉS MUÑOZ: ALL-STAR OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE?…right-handed Andrés Munoz has been one of the best relievers in baseball in 2024…in 21 appearances, he has gone 10 of 11 in save opportunities with 3 strikes and a 1.61 ERA (4 ER, 22.1 IP) with 8 walks on balls and 30 strikeouts… the 25-year-old is one of 7 MLB pitchers (min. 15.0 IP) with an ERA below 2.00 and more than 12.0 strikeouts per 9 innings , with Mason Miller-OAK, Cade Smith-CLE, Matt Strahm-PHI, Garrett Cleavinger-TB, Colin Holderman-PIT and Jeremiah Estrada-SD.

NOW THIS IS WHAT I CALL QUALITY…the Mariners starting rotation has 31 quality starts this season…the 31 outings of 6.0+ innings and 3 earned runs or fewer by Seattle starters are tied for most in the Majors with Philadelphia…Logan Gilbert (9 QS) is tied for the most in Majors… Gilbert (9), Luis Castillo (7), George Kirby (5) and Bryce Miller (5) and the Yankees (Carlos Rodón, Nestor Cortes, Luis Gil, Marcus Stroman) are the only clubs to have 4 pitchers making 5+ QS this season.

OF COURSE HIS NAME IS “TY”…Ty France provided the RBI hit in the 8th inning of yesterday’s win, his 3rd tying hit or base hit in the 7th inning or later on the road trip… as of 2021, all 22 RBI hits for the break tie and match tie in the 7th inning or higher is tied for 4th in the Majors with Kyle Schwarber and Josh Naylor, behind Adolis Garcia (26), Eugenio Suárez (25) and Aaron Judge (23).

CLUTCH TIMING…Cal Raleigh has been one of the best catchers in the major leagues, tied for the most home runs (11) with Shea Langeliers-OAK…since the start of 2023, Cal has hit 10 home runs in the 9th inning or higher, tied for the most the most in the Majors in this period with Shohei Ohtani-LAA/LAD and Christian Walker-ARI.

OUT OF THE RAGS…Luc Raley was red hot at the plate for Seattle, hitting .323 (21×65) with 13 runs, 2 doubles, 4 home runs, 9 RBIs, 3 walks and 2 stolen bases, getting on base at a .362 clip , hitting .539 with a .901 OPS in games May 20…the outfielder/first baseman recorded a career-high 8-game hitting streak from May 13-21, with a hitting streak of .424 (14×33) during the streak…in 19 games at T-Mobile Park. this season, Raley is hitting .314 (16×51) with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 9 RBIs and 3 stolen bases.

ON THE HOUSE…the Mariners are at home for a 7-game homestand through June 2 against the Houston Astros (5/27-5/30) and Los Angeles Angels (5/31-6/2)… home game is highlighted by the AANHPI Heritage Night and Bark at the Park on May 29, country music fireworks night on May 31, Pride Day on June 1 and Mariners Value Games on May 28 and 30 with tickets only $10.