#116: Mariners Face A Gem Sunday In Jered Weaver

GAME: Mariners (52-63, 4th, AL West, – 15.5 GB) at Angels (60-54, 3rd, AL West, – 7.0 GB). GAME #: 116. SERIES: 3rd of 3 games. MEETING: 10th (Angels lead 6-3). WHEN: Sunday, 12:35 p.m., Angel Stadium, Anaheim. PROBABLE PITCHERS: LHP Jason Vargas (Seattle, 12-8, 3.69) vs. RHP Jered Weaver (Los Angeles, 15-1, 2.13). STREAKS: Mariners W 1; Angels L 1. TV: ROOT Sports, MLB TV. RADIO: ESPN 710 AM (Seattle), Mariners Radio Network.

If Jered Weaver (15-1, 2.13) of the Angels pitches anywhere near to form Sunday, the Mariners’ current nine-game road trip will go down among the worst in franchise history. Despite Saturday’s 7-4 win, the Mariners are just 2-6 on the trip, so Weaver easily could send them home 2-7.

The Angels have been able to count on Weaver all season, and he demonstrated that again in his last start. With the team’s bullpen needing a break, the right-hander delivered with a complete-game shutout against the Athletics.

The Mariners will counter Weaver with Jason Vargas. The 29-year-old lefty recorded his eighth consecutive quality start last Monday, but saw his five-game win streak snapped in a 3-1 complete-game loss at Baltimore. Vargas is having his best season as a starter and was AL Pitcher of the Month in July.

For the record, Seattle’s worst road trips: The Mariners went 0-11 against the Rangers, Athletics and Angels Aug. 10-20, 2006, and 0-11 against the Angels, Royals and Athletics Sept. 11-21, 2008.

A closer look at Sunday’s probables:

MARINERS: LHP Jason Vargas (12-8, 3.69 ERA, 1.13 WHIP)

The 29-year-old Vargas, in his seventh major league season and fifth with the Mariners, will make his 25th start and third against the Angels. Vargas, the American League Pitcher of the Month for July, lost to L.A. 3-0 May 24 and defeated the Angels 8-6 June 4. Vargas is coming off a 3-1 loss to Baltimore Aug. 6, but has won five of his last six decisions.

A native of Apple Valley, CA., the 6-0, 215-pound Vargas was selected in the second round of the 2004 amateur draft by the Florida Marlins.

He made his debut with Florida July 14, 2005, pitching one inning of relief in a 13-7 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Mariners acquired Vargas as part of a three-team swap Dec. 11, 2008, when the New York Mets sent him along with Mike Carp, Ezequiel Carrera, Endy Chavez, Maikel Cleto and Aaron Heilman to the Mariners. The Mariners sent Sean Green, J.J. Putz and Jeremy Reed to the Mets.

The Mariners also sent Luis Valbuena to the Indians. The Mets sent Joe Smith to the  Indians, who sent Franklin Gutierrez to the Mariners.

Vargas, the only lefty in Seattle’s starting rotation, has a career record of 40-47, 4.35ERA, including 34-39, 4.07 ERA with the Mariners. Vargas’ run of five wins in his last six decisions follows two no-decisions and three straight losses.

• LAST START: Aug. 6 at Baltimore, lost 3-1; three earned runs on eight hits over 8.0 innings; two strikeouts, no walks, one home run; 105 pitches, 73 for strikes.
• LAST VS. ANGELS: At Angels Stadium, defeated the Angels 8-6; three earned runs on five hits in 6.2 innings; struck out two, walked three; one home run; threw 101 pitches, 61 for strikes.
• CAREER VS. ANGELS: 4-4, 2.82 ERA in 12 games, including 11 starts, covering 76.2 innings; 59 strikeouts to 18 walks; 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings; 10 home runs.
• AT ANGELS STADIUM: 2-1, 2.55 ERA in six games, including five starts, covering 35.1 innings; 28 strikeouts to seven walks; 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings; five home runs.
• LOVES TO FACE: Maicer Izturis (1-for-11, .091 BA), Peter Bourjos (2-for-16, .176 BA), Albert Callaspo (3-for-16, .188 BA), Erick Aybar (7-for-33, .212 BA).
• HATES TO FACE: Mike Trout (4-for-7, .571 BA), Albert Pujols (6-for-12, .500 BA), Kendrys Morales (5-for-12, .417 BA).
• CURRENT ANGELS VS. VARGAS: 49-for-201, .244 BA, five home runs, 44 strikeouts.

Vargas / 2012

• March 29 (ND, 0-0): Pitched well enough to win in Tokyo, but after he departed the game, the bullpen imploded, surrendering three home runs, greasing Seattle’s 4-1 defeat to Oakland.
• April 6 (W, 1-0): Threw 91 pitches, 58 for strikes, finishing with an in-game ERA of 2.31 in a 7-3 victory over Oakland, Vargas’ first win.
• April 12 (L, 1-1): Four earned runs on seven hits and lost to Derek Holland and the Rangers 5-3 in Arlington; fanned six and walked one; gave up a two-run bomb to Michael Young, who had four RBIs; threw 96 pitches, 63 strikes.
• April 18 (W, 2-1): One earned run on four hits over 7 innings, defeating Indians, 4-1; had nine ground-ball outs and nine fly-ball outs.
• April 24 (W, 3-1): Four runs on six hits, defeating Max Scherzer and the Tigers 7-4 in a game in which the Mariners banged out 15 hits; struck out four, walked one in a 94-pitch effort that included 61 strikes.
• April 29 (L, 3-2): Two earned runs on four hits over 6.0 innings and suffered the loss to the Blue Jays; struck out four, walked three; season-high 111 pitches, 60 for strikes.
• May 4 (ND, 3-2): No-decision in Seattle’s 3-2 loss to Minnesota at Safeco Field; one earned run on four hits over 6.1 innings, but lost a chance to win on Wilhelmsen’s throwing error.
• May 9 (W, 4-2): Defeated Detroit 2-1 at Safeco Field; one run on five hits over 8.0 innings; struck out six and didn’t issue a walk; threw 90 pitches, 66 for strikes.
• May 14 (L, 4-3): At Fenway Park, lost to Red Sox 6-1; five earned runs on seven hits over 6.0 innings; struck out three, walked three; two home runs.
• May 19 (W, 5-3): At Coors Field, won his fifth decision of the year, defeating Colorado 10-3; three earned runs on five hits over 7.0 innings; struck out one, walked one and gave up one home run; threw 95 pitches, 64 for strikes.
• May 24 (L, 5-4): At Safeco Field, lost to the Angels 3-0 in a game in which Dan Haren registered 14 strikeouts; three earned runs on seven hits in 7.0 innings; struck out six, walked none; one home run.
• May 29 (W, 6-4): At Rangers Ballpark, defeated the Texas Rangers 10-3; three earned runs on five hits in 6.2 innings; struck out three, walked two and allowed a home run; threw 101 pitches, 61 for strikes.
• June 4 (W, 7-4): At Angels Stadium, defeated the Angels 8-6; three earned runs on five hits in 6.2 innings; struck out two, walked three; one home run; threw 101 pitches, 61 for strikes.
• June 9 (L, 7-5): 8-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Safeco Field; five earned runs on nine hits over 6.0 innings; struck out three, walked one; one home run.
• June 15 (L, 7-6): Vs. San Francisco, lost 4-2; four earned runs on 10 hits in 8.0 innings; struck out one, walked two, two home runs; threw 106 pitches, 70 for strikes.
• June 20 (L, 7-7): At Arizona, lost 14-10; season-high 10 earned runs on 10 hits, including five home runs in a season-low 4.1 innings; struck out two, walked two.
• June 26 (ND, 7-7): At Safeco Field,  a no-decision in a 3-2 win over Oakland Athletics; two runs on five hits in 7.0 innings; struck out a career-high 10 and walked two.
• July 1 (ND, 7-7): At Safeco Field, lost to Boston 2-1; one run on five hits over 8.0 innings; struck out six, walked two, one home run.
• July 7 (W, 8-7): Vs. Oakland at Safeco Field, defeated the Athletics 7-1 with a complete-game seven-hitter; struck out six and walked one, throwing 107 pitches, 66 for strikes.
• July 16 (W, 9-7): At Kansas City, won 9-4; three earned runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings; struck out three, walked three, two home runs.
• July 21 (W, 10-7): At Tampa Bay, won 2-1; one unearned run on seven hits in 6.0 innings; struck out five, walked three, threw 108 pitches, 67 for strikes.
• July 26 (W, 11-7): At Safeco Field, defeated Kansas City 4-1 for his 11th win; one earned run on one hit over 8.0 innings; struck out five and walked three.
• July 31 (W, 12-7): At Safeco Field, defeated Toronto 7-2; two earned runs on five hits over 7.0 innings; four strikeouts, two walks, no home runs; 103 pitches, 70 for strikes.
• Aug. 6 (L, 12-8): At Baltimore, lost 3-1; three earned runs on eight hits over 8.0 innings; two strikeouts, no walks, one home run; 105 pitches, 73 for strikes.

ANGELS: RHP Jered Weaver (15-1, 2.13 ERA, 0.91 WHIP)

The 29-year-old Weaver, in his seventh major league season, all with the Angels, makes his 21st start and first against the Mariners. The American League leader in wins (15), winning percentage (.938), ERA (2.13) and WHIP (0.91), Weaver has won 10 consecutive decisions and is coming off a complete-game 4-0 shutout win over the Oakland Athletics Aug. 6.

A native of Northridge, CA., the 6-7, 210-pound Weaver, brother one one-time Mariner Jeff Weaver, attended Simi Valley (CA.) High School and Cal State Long Beach. The Angeles selected him in the first round (12th pick) of the 2004 amateur draft.

Weaver worked in the Angels minor league system until May 27, 2006, when he made his major league debut in a 10-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Weaver collected the victory, scattering three hits over 7.0 innings.

Weaver went 11-2 over the balance of the 2006 season and has reached double figures in wins every season since. He is a three-time All-Star (2010, 2011, 2012) and has his best statistical season in 2011 when he went 18-8, 2.41 and finished second in Cy Young voting.

Weaver has won at least 13 games in a season five times in seven years. In 2007, he led the American League in strikeouts with 233.

• 2012: Weaver has pitched into the seventh inning 12 times and has allowed three or fewer runs 17 times. He threw his first career no-hitter May 2 vs. Minnesota, recording nine strikeouts and just one walk. Weaver has been hit hard just once, on May 13 at Texas when he surrendered eight earned runs in 3.1 innings.
• LAST START: Aug. 6 at Oakland, won 4-0; four hits over 9.0 innings with nine strikeouts and no walks; 117 pitches, 80 for strikes.
• LAST VS. MARINERS: Aug. 5, 2011, defeated Seattle 1-0; no earned runs on seven hits over 9.0 innings; eight strikeouts and one walk; 94 pitches, 55 for strikes.
• CAREER VS. MARINERS: 12-4, 3.08 ERA 22 starts covering 146.1 innings; 109 strikeouts to 30 walks; 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings; 1.16 WHIP; 13 home runs.
• AT ANGELS STADIUM: 49-18, 2.53 ERA in 93 starts covering 615.2 innings; 555 strikeouts to 143 walks; 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings; 1.05 WHIP; 52 home runs.
• LOVES TO FACE: Kyle Seager (0-for-4, .000 BA), Miguel Olivo (1-for-15, .067 BA), Brendan Ryan (2-for-10, .200 BA).
• HATES TO FACE: Michael Saunders (4-for-11, .364 BA), Mike Carp (3-for-10,.300 BA).
• CURRENT MARINERS VS. WEAVER: 22-for-118, .188 BA, two home runs, 28 strikeouts.

AL WEST STANDINGS

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road	Last 10	Streak
Rangers	66	46	.589	—	35-22	31-24	7-3	Won 1
Athletics	61	52	.540	5.5	34-26	27-26	5-5	Won 1
Angels	60	54	.526	7.0	31-23	29-31	3-7	Lost 1
Mariners	52	63	.452	15.5	25-29	27-34	4-6	Won 1

MARINERS / STATS NOTES

• CURRENT ROAD TRIP: Three at New York Yankees, three at Baltimore, three at L.A. Angels Friday-Sunday.
• MARINERS VS. ANGELS: Mariners are 233-291 all-time vs. the Angels, including 113-142 at Angel Stadium. Mariners played a three-game series at Angel Stadium June 4-6, taking two of the three. Mariners have not swept a three-game series at Angel Stadium since June 9-11, 2006. Angels last swept Seattle at Angels Stadium Sept. 10-12, 2010.
• LOG: Saturday’s 7-4 victory snapped Seattle’s five-game losing streak . . . Mariners are 2-6 on the nine-game road trip . . . Hisashi Iwakuma, Saturday’s winning pitcher, allowed three runs and six hits in seven-plus innings. Iwakuma has also allowed at least one home run in each of his seven starts . . . John Jaso’s homer Saturday night was his seventh of the season and second in two nights. Jaso, 2-for-4 Saturday, is batting .475 for his career at Angel Stadium . . . Michael Saunders went 0-for-5 and is 2-for-29 on the road trip . . . When Felix Hernandez blew a 5-0 lead Friday, it marked only the second time in his career that he had done that. Hernandez also coughed up a five-run lead and lost Sept. 23, 2006 against the White Sox. He’s now 33-2 when spotted a five-run lead . . . When the Mariners lost Friday on a walk-off wild pitch, it marked only the third time in franchise history they had lost in such a fashion. Mariners also lost via a walk-off wild pitch June 16, 1989 at Toronto (Mike Schooler) and June 21, 1999 at Cleveland (Jose Mesa) . . . Due to conflicts with Seahawks football coverage, five more Mariners games will be broadcast on KTTH 770-AM instead of 710 ESPN Seattle. The five games are Aug. 18 and 24 and Sept. 9, 16 and 30.
• SEASON SUMMARY: Series Record: Won 14, Split 1, Lost 21 . . . Sweeps: 4; Swept: 4 . . . Longest Win Streak: 7 (July 26-Aug. 1); Longest Losing Streak: 7 (April 28-May 4) . . . Vs. AL East: 12-22; vs. AL Central: 16-12; vs. AL West: 16-19; vs. LAA: 3-6; vs. Oak: 7-6; vs. Tex: 6-7; vs. NL West: 8-10; vs. Interleague: 8-10 . . . Biggest Lead: 1.0, April 7; Farthest Behind: 17.5, July 15 . . . Most Runs Scored: 21, May 30 at Texas (21-8); Most Runs Allowed: 11, April 9 at Texas . . . Walk-Off Wins: 4, May 7, first since Sept. 14, 2011 vs. New York, and first via a sacrifice fly (John Jaso) since Sept. 14, 2007 vs. Tampa Bay (Jose Guillen); June 17 vs. San Francisco (Justin Smoak ninth-inning single); June 28 vs. Boston (Jaso ph ninth-inning single); June 30 vs. Boston (Chone Figgins sacrifice fly 11th inning) . . . Walk-Off Losses: 8, April 30 at Tampa Bay, Elliott Johnson, RBI single in 12th off BrandonLeague; May 17, at Cleveland, Carlos Santana bases-loaded single off League in 11th; July 6, at Oakland, Chris Carter 3-run walk-off homer off Steve Delabar; July 7, at Oakland, Josh Reddick run-scoring double off Oliver Perez in 13th; July 18, at Kansas City, Billy Butler, home run off Josh Kinney in bottom 9th; July 20, at Tampa Bay, Ben Zobrist double off Tom Wilhelmsen in bottom 14th; Aug. 7, Adam Jones 14th-inning single off Shawn Kelley in bottom 14th; Aug. 10, Josh Kinney wild pitched in the winning run (Bourjos) with the bases loaded in the ninth inning at Anaheim  . . . Times Opponent Shut out: 7; Times Shut out by Opponent: 11; Comeback Wins: 13; Largest Comeback: 3; Blown Leads: 30; Largest Comeback: 3.
• BATTING: Mariners rank 14th (AL) in runs (456), 12th in hits (910), 11th in doubles (174), sixth in triples (19) and 14th in home runs (97) . . . Rank 12th in batting average (.232), 14th in on-base percentage (.294), 14th in slugging (.361) and 14th in OPS (.655) . . . batting 214-for-863 (.248) with runners in scoring position after going 3-for-6 Saturday . . . Batting Average: John Jaso, .288; Hits: Kyle Seager, 102; Runs: Dustin Ackley, 65; Home Runs: Justin Smoak, Kyle Seager, 13; RBIs: Kyle Seager, 68 . . Batted around six times: April 7 at Oakland (4th inning), April 9 at Texas (1st), April 17 vs. Cleveland (4th), May 29 at Texas (8th), May 30 at Texas (2nd and 3rd).
• BATTING EXTRA: Longest Hitting Streak: Dustin Ackley, 13 games, May 3-17 . . . Four-Hit Games: Ichiro, March 28 vs. Oakland; Justin Smoak, April 17 vs. Cleveland; Jesus Montero, May 1 at Tampa; Kyle Seager, May 30 at Texas; Michael Saunders, June 2, at Chicago; Ichiro, June 19 at Arizona; Franklin Gutierrez, June 22 at San Diego . . .  Grand Slams (2): Michael Saunders, April 27 at Toronto; Alex Liddi, May 23 vs. Texas . . . Back-To-Back Home Runs (2): Jesus Montero, Justin Smoak, 3rd inning, May 20, at Colorado; Miguel Olivo, Dustin Ackley, 8th inning, July 2, vs. Baltimore.
• PITCHING: Mariners fourth in ERA (3.85), third in hits allowed (947), fourth in runs allowed (467), 10th in home runs allowed (125), fifth in walks (317) and fifth in strikeouts (846) . . . Games: Tom Wilhelmsen, 51; Starts: Jason Vargas, Felix Hernandez 24; Wins: Vargas 12; ERA: Hernandez 2.74; Complete Games: Hernandez 3 . . . Shutouts: Hernandez 3; Saves: Wilhelmsen, 15.
• DEBUTS: Munenori Kawasaki (April 7), Lucas Luetge (April 7), Erasmo Ramirez (April 9), Hisashi Iwakuma (April 20), Stephen Pryor (June 2), Carter Capps (Aug. 3).
• DISABLED LIST: George Sherrill (60-day, April 13, strained flexor bundle), Franklin Gutierrez (7-day, June 29, concussion); LHP Charlie Furbush (15-day, July 19, triceps).
• EX-MARINERS VS. CURRENT MARINERS: April 19, Jack Hannahan, Indians, 2-run single in ninth off Brandon League in Tribe’s 2-1 win; April 28, Brandon Morrow, Blue Jays, one earned run over 7.0 innings in 7-0 win; May 11, Raul Ibanez, Yankees, 3-run homer off Felix Hernandez in 6-2 win; May 12, Raul Ibanez, Yankees, solo homer off Hector Noesi in 6-2 win; May 15, David Ortiz, Red Sox, solo homer off Blake Beaven in 5-0 Red Sox win; May 16, Shin-Soo Choo (3), Asdrubal Cabrera (2) and Jose Lopez (1) combined for 6 hits in 9-3 Cleveland win; May 17, Casey Kotchman (2), Cabrera (2), Jose Lopez (1), Choo (1) had six of Cleveland’s 10 hits, plus 5 RBIs, in a 6-5 win; July 4, Chris Tillman recorded first win of the year in a 4-2 Baltimore win by allowing two runs over 8.1 innings; July 13, Adrian Beltre two-run HR off Kevin Millwood in a 3-2 Texas win at Safeco Field; July 15, Beltre had three hits and two RBIs in a 4-0 Texas win over Seattle at Safeco Field; July 23, Four ex-Mariners played roles in beating the Mariners 4-1: Ichiro, traded 3 1/2 hours before the opening pitch, singled and stole his 16th base; Alex Rodriguez belted his 40th career home run at Safeco Field; Raul Ibanezhad an RBI single; Rafael Soriano notched the save; July 26, Soriano notched his 26th save in New York’s 5-2 win over the Mariners at Safeco Field; Aug. 5, Raul Ibanez clubbed a three-run homer, Freddy Garcia won his 150th career game and Ichiro extended his hitting streak to 12 games as the Yankees defeated the Mariners 6-2; Aug. 6, Chris Tillman took a three-hit shutout into the eighth and defeated the Mariners 3-1 at Camden Yards; Aug. 7, Adam Jones walk-off single against Shawn Kelley in the bottom of the 14th gave Baltimore an 8-7 win over Seattle.

2012 RECORDS / MILESTONES

• April 24: Catcher Miguel Olivo matched the franchise record  when he was charged with three passed balls in a 7-4 win at Detroit. Jerry Narron let three balls get by him Oct. 4, 1980, and Jeff Clement did likewise Aug. 10, 2008 (Clement was catching knuckleballer R.A. Dickey).
• April 27: Michael Saunders joined Donnie Scott (April 29, 1985) and Jimmy Presley (April 8, 1986) as the only Mariners to hit two home runs in a game in the ninth inning or later (solo homer in the 9th, grand slam in the 10th).
• April 30: When both Miguel Olivo and Jesus Montero homered, it marked the first time in franchise history that two players had homered in the same game as a catcher.
• May 2: Ichiro set a club record for most putouts by a right fielder in a nine-inning game, registering 10 in a 5-4 loss at Tampa.
• May 3: The Mariners featured a lineup at Tampa Bay that included seven left- handed hitters and two switch-hitters. It marked only the third time in club history that the Mariners used an all left-sided lineup. Others: Aug. 13, 1983 at California and Aug. 9, 1983 at Oakland.
• May 5: Combined one-hitter by Felix Hernandez and Steve Delabar vs. Minnesota was the 13th in Mariners history. Ten have been thrown by one pitcher, three combined. Most recent combined: Michael Pineda, Jeff Gray and Brandon League vs. Tampa, July 30, 2011. Most recent by one pitcher: Jarrod Washburn, July 6, 2009.
• May 9: When John Jaso batted leadoff against Detroit, it marked the first time since 1978 that a catcher had hit first for the Marines (Bob Stinson). Oddly, lefty Jaso led off against Tiger lefty Drew Smyly.
• May 8: Kevin Millwood’s 2-0 shutout marked his first in nearly nine years. He did not surrender his first hit until there were two outs in the sixth. Millwood’s gem marked only the fourth time in 1,440 games at Coors Field that an opposing pitcher held the Rockies to two hits or less while shutting them out. Millwood’s complete game also was the first by a Mariner in 2012.
• May 27: The pinch-hit grand slam allowed by Felix Hernandez to Alberto Callaspo marked just the sixth against the Mariners in 35 years, and the first since May 6, 1988 when Pat Sheridan of Detroit hit one off Mike Jackson.
• May 30: Mariners defeated Texas 21-8, just the third time in franchise history they have scored 20 or more runs in a game. The Mariners, with 20 hits, became the first team since 1880 to score 20 runs in a game in the same season it also go perfect-oed.
• June 8: Kevin Millwood and five relievers collaborated for the 10th combined no-hitter in major league history in a 1-0 win over the Dodgers at Safeco Field. Millwood (6.0), Charlie Furbush (0.2), Stephen Pryor (0.1), Lucas Luetge (0.1), Brandon League (0.2), and Tom Wilhelmsen (1.0) tied the MLB record for most pitchers used in a no-hitter (Houston vs. the Yankees June 11, 2003). It marked the third no-hitter in Mariners history.
• June 18: Aaron Hill of Arizona hit for the cycle in the Diamondbacks’ 7-1 win over the Mariners. Hill singled in the first (Hector Noesi), tripled in the third (Noesi), doubled in the fifth (Noesi) and homered in the seventh (Shawn Kelley).
• June 19: Ichiro reached 2,500 hits (first-inning single) in the fourth-fewest games in major league history during a 12-9 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. His 2,500th hit came in his 1,817th game. Al Simmons had 2,500 hits in 1,784 games, Ty Cobb in 1,790 and George Sisler in 1,808 . . . When Kyle Seager and Brendan Ryan both hit three-run homers in the fifth inning, it marked the first time since July 30, 2003 vs. Detroit that the Mariners had a pair of three-run bombs in the same inning. In that July 30, 2003 game, John Olerud hit a three-run homer and Randy Winn a grand slam in the first inning.
• July 1: One-time Mariner farmhand David Ortiz of the Red Sox hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning, giving Boston a 2-1 win over the Mariners.
• July 3: In Seattle’s 6-3 win over Baltimore at Safeco Field, The Mariners had three Japanese players in the starting lineup – Ichiro Suzuki,  Munenori Kawasaki and Hisashi Iwakuma – for the first time in major league history.
• July 23: Mariners traded Ichiro, face of the franchise for 11 1/2 years, to the Yankees for two prospects and cash considerations. Ichiro made his debut against Seattle with the Yankees at Safeco field and went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.

MARINERS WON-LOSS BREAKDOWN

Rec.	Home	Road	Day	Night	vs. RHP	vs. LHP	Hit HR	No HR
52-63	25-29	27-34	13-21	38-44	34-44	18-19	34-28	16-35

MARINERS BATTING PROFILE

Avg.	Home	Road	R	HR	OBP	SLG	OPS	RISP
.232	.208	.251	456	97	.294	.361	.655	.248

MARINERS PITCHING PROFILE

Rec.	ERA	IP	R	ER	HR	BA	OBP	SLG
52-63	3.85	1034.0	467	441	125	.245	.306	.395

PROBABLE PITCHERS

Date	Day	Opp.	Probable Pitchers
8/12	Sun	at LAA	Jason Vargas (12-8, 3.69) vs. Jered Weaver (15-1, 2.13)
8/13	Mon	vs. TB	Blake Beavan (7-6, 5.12) vs. Alex Cobb (6-8, 4.32)
8/14	Tue	vs. TB	Kevin Millwood (5-10, 4.38) vs. Matt Moore (9-7, .373)
8/15	Wed	vs. TB	Felix Hernandez (10-5, 2.74) vs. Jeremy Hellickson (7-7, 3.52)

MARINERS 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

March (1-1)

Gm.#	Date	Opp.	W/L	Rec.	Win / Loss
1	3/28	at Oak	W, 3-1	1-0	W: Wilhelmsen (1-0); L: Carignan (0-1)
2	3/29	at Oak	L, 4-1	1-1	W: Colon (1-0); L: Kelley (0-1)

April (10-12)

Gm. #	Date	Opp.	W/L	Rec.	Win / Loss
3	4/6	at Oak	W, 7-3	2-1	W: Vargas (1-0); L: McCarthy (0-1)
4	4/7	at Oak	W, 8-7	3-1	W: Hernandez (1-0); L: Colon (1-1)
5	4/9	at Tex	L, 11-5	3-2	W: Darvish (1-0); L: Noesi (0-1)
6	4/10	at Tex	L, 1-0	3-3	W: Feliz (1-0); L: Beavan (0-1)
7	4/11	at Tex	W, 4-3	4-3	W: Luetge (1-0); L: Nathan (0-2)
8	4/12	at Tex	L, 5-3	4-4	W: Holland (1-0); L: Vargas (1-1
9	4/13	vs Oak	L, 4-0	4-5	W: Colon (2-1); L: Hernandez (1-1)
10	4/14	vs. Oak	W, 4-0	5-5	W: Noesi (1-1); L: Milone (1-1)
11	4/15	vs. Oak	W, 5-3	6-5	W: Beavan (1-1); L: Godfrey (0-2)
12	4/17	vs. Cle	L, 9-8	6-6	W: Perez (0-1); L: Furbush (0-1)
13	4/18	vs. Cle	W, 4-1	7-6	W: Vargas (2-1); L: Lowe (2-1)
14	4/19	vs. Cle	L, 2-1	7-7	W: Tomlin (1-1); L: League (0-1)
15	4/20	vs. CWS	L, 7-3	7-8	W: Sale (2-1); L: Noesi (1-2)
16	4/21	vs. CWS	L, 4-0	7-9	W: Humber (1-0); Beavan (1-2)
17	4/22	vs. CWS	L, 7-4	7-10	W: Danks (2-2); L: Millwood (0-1)
18	4/24	at Det	W, 7-4	8-10	W: Vargas (3-1); L: Scherzer (1-2)
19	4/25	at Det	W, 9-1	9-10	W: Fernandez (2-1); L: Wilk (0-3)
20	4/26	at Det	W, 5-4	10-10	W: Furbush (1-1); L: Porcello (1-2)
21	4/27	at Tor	W, 9-5	11-10	W: Furbush (2-1); L: Perez (2-1)
22	4/28	at Tor	L, 7-0	11-11	W: Morrow (2-1); L: Millwood (0-2)
23	4/29	at Tor	L, 7-2	11-12	W: Alvarez (1-2); L: Vargas (3-2)
24	4/30	at TB	L, 3-2	11-13	W: Howell (1-0); L: League (0-2)

May (12-17)

Gm. #	Date	Opp.	W/L	Rec.	Win / Loss
25	5/1	at TB	L, 3-1	11-14	W: Moore (1-1); L: Noesi (1-3)
26	5/2	at TB	L, 5-4	11-15	W: Shields (5-0); L: Beavan (1-3)
27	5/3	at TB	L, 4-3	11-16	W: Niemann (2-3); L: Millwood (0-3)
28	5/4	vs. Min	L, 3-2	11-17	W: Pavano (2-2); L: Wilhelmsen (1-1)
29	5/5	vs. Min	W, 7-0	12-17	W: Hernandez (3-1); L: Marquis (2-1)
30	5/6	vs. Min	W, 5-2	13-17	W: Noesi (2-3): L: Blackburn (0-4)
31	5/7	vs. Det	W, 3-2	14-17	W: Delabar (1-0); L: Dotel (1-1)
32	5/8	vs. Det	L, 6-4	14-18	W: Verlander (3-1); L: Millwood (0-4)
33	5/9	vs. Det	W, 2-1	15-18	W: Vargas (4-2); L: Putkoen (0-1)
34	5/11	at NYY	L, 6-2	15-19	W: Kuroda (3-4); L: Hernandez (3-2)
35	5/12	at NYY	L, 6-2	15-20	W: Hughes (3-4); L: Noesi (2-4)
36	5/13	at NYY	W, 6-2	16-20	W: Millwood (1-4); L: Pettitte (0-1)
37	5/14	at Bos	L, 6-1	16-21	L: Lester (2-3); L: Vargas (4-3)
38	5/15	at Bos	L, 5-0	16-22	W: Beckett (3-4); L: Beavan (1-4)
39	5/16	at Cle	L, 9-3	16-23	W: Jimenez (4-3): L: Hernandez (3-3)
40	5/17	at Cle	L, 6-5	16-24	W: Smith (4-1); L: League (0-3)
41	5/18	at Col	W, 4-0	17-24	W: Millwood (2-4); L: White (0-3)
42	5/19	at Col	W, 10-3	18-24	W: Vargas (5-3); L: Friedrich (1-1)
43	5/20	at Col	W, 6-4	19-24	W: Beavan (2-4); L: Guthrie (2-2)
44	5/21	vs. Tex	W, 6-1	20-24	W: Hernandez (4-3); L: Darvish (6-2)
45	5/22	vs. Tex	L, 3-1	20-25	W: Harrison (5-3): L: Noesi (2-5)
46	5/23	vs. Tex	W, 5-3	21-25	W: Millwood (3-4); L: Feldman (0-2)
47	5/24	vs. LAA	L, 3-0	21-26	W: Haren (2-5); L: Vargas (5-4)
48	5/25	vs. LAA	L, 6-4	21-27	W: Isringhausen (1-0); L: League (0-4)
49	5/26	vs. LAA	L, 5-3	21-28	W: Williams (5-2); L: Hernandez (4-4)
50	5/27	vs. LAA	L, 4-2	21-29	W: Wilson (5-4); L: Noesi (2-6)
51	5/28	at Tex	L, 4-2	21-30	W: Harrison (6-3); L: Delabar (1-1)
52	5/29	at Tex	W, 10-3	22-30	W: Vargas (6-4); L: Feldman (0-3)
53	5/30	at Tex	W, 21-8	23-30	W: Beaven (3-4); L: Holland (4-4)

June (11-16)

Gm. #	Date	Opp.	W/L	Rec.	Win / Loss
54	6/1	at CWS	L, 7-4	23-31	W: Jesse Crain (1-0); L: Shawn Kelly (0-2)
55	6/2	at CWS	W, 10-8	24-31	W: Wilhelmsen (2-1); L: Reed (0-1)
56	6/3	at CWS	L, 4-2	24-32	W: Sale (7-2); L: Millwood (3-5)
57	6/4	at LAA	W, 8-6	25-32	W: Vargas (7-4); L: Santana (2-7)
58	6/5	at LAA	L, 6-1	25-33	W: Richards (1-0); L: Beavan (3-5)
59	6/6	at LAA	W, 8-6	26-33	W: Kelley (1-2); L: Williams (6-3)
60	6/8	vs. LAD	W, 1-0	27-33	W: Pryor (1-0); L: Elbert (0-1)
61	6/9	vs. LAD	L, 8-3	-27-34	W: Kershaw (5-3): L: Vargas (7-5)
62	6/10	vs. LAD	L, 8-2	27-35	W: Billingsley (4-4); L: Beavan (3-6)
63	6/12	vs. SDP	L, 5-4	27-36	W: Richard (3-7); L: Hernandez (4-5)
64	6/13	vs. SDP	L, 1-0	27-37	W: Marquis (3-5); L: Noesi (2-7)
65	6/14	vs. SDP	L, 6-2	27-38	W: Volquez (3-6); L: Ramirez (0-1)
66	6/15	vs. SF	L, 4-2	27-39	W: Vogelsong (6-2); L: Vargas (7-6)
67	6/16	vs. SF	W, 7-4	28-39	W: Iwakuma (1-0); L: Lincecum (2-8)
68	6/17	vs. SF	W, 2-1	29-39	W: Wilhelmsen (3-1); L: Romo (2-1)
69	6/18	at AZ	L, 7-1	29-40	W: Miley (8-3); L: Noesi (2-8)
70	6/19	at AZ	W, 12-9	30-40	W: Furbush (3-1); L: Putz (1-4)
71	6/20	at AZ	L, 14-10	30-41	W: Cahill (6-5): L: Vargas (7-7)
72	6/22	at SDP	L, 9-5	30-42	W: Richard (5-7); L: Millwood (3-6)
73	6/23	at SDP	W, 5-1	31-42	W: Fernandez (5-5); L: Marquis (3-7)
74	6/24	at SDP	L, 2-0	31-43	W: Volquez (4-7); L: Noesi (2-9)
75	6/25	vs. Oak	L, 1-0	31-44	W: Milone (8-5); L: Ramirez (0-2)
76	6/26	vs. Oak	W, 3-2	32-44	W: Furbush (4-1); L: Miller (2-1)
77	6/27	vs. Oak	L, 2-1	32-45	W: Parker (4-3); L: Iwakuma (1-1)
78	6/28	vs. Bos	W, 1-0	33-45	W: Hernandez (6-5); L: Atchison (2-1)
79	6/29	vs. Bos	L, 5-0	33-46	W: Cook (2-1); L: Noesi (2-10)
80	6/30	vs. Bos	W, 3-2	34-46	W: Kelley (2-2); L: Aceves (0-5)

July (15-11)

Gm. #	Date	Opp.	W/L	Rec.	Win / Loss
81	7/1	vs. Bos	L, 2-1	34-47	W: Padilla (2-0); L: League (0-5)
82	7/2	vs. Bal	W, 6-3	35-47	W: Delabar (2-1); L: Hammel (8-4)
83	7/3	vs. Bal	L, 5-4	35-48	W: Day (5-0); L: Furbush (4-2)
84	7/4	vs. Bal	L, 4-2	35-49	W: Tillman (1-0); L: Noesi (2-11)
85	7/6	at Oak	L, 4-2	35-50	W: Norberto (1-1); L: Perez (0-1)
86	7/7	at Oak	W, 7-1	36-50	W: Vargas (8-7); L: Parker (5-4)
87	7/8	at Oak	L, 2-1	36-51	W: Norberto (2-1); L: Perez (0-2)
88	7/13	vs. Tex	L, 3-2	36-52	W: Holland (6-4); L: Millwood (3-7)
89	7/14	vs. Tex	W, 7-0	37-52	W: Hernandez (7-5); L: Darvish (10-6)
90	7/15	vs. Tex	L, 4-0	37-53	W: Harrison (12-4); L: Iwakuma (1-2)
91	7/16	at KC	W, 9-4	38-53	W: Vargas (9-7); L: Sanchez (1-6)
92	7/17	at KC	W, 9-6	39-53	W: Beavan (4-6): L: Verdugo (0-1)
93	7/18	at KC	L, 8-7	39-54	W: Holland (4-2); L: Kinney (0-1)
94	7/19	at KC	W, 6-1	40-54	W: Hernandez (8-5); L: Smith (0-1)
95	7/20	at TB	L, 4-3	40-55	W: McGee (3-2); L: Wilhelmsen (3-2)
96	7/21	at TB	W, 2-1	41-55	W: Vargas (10-7); L: Cobb (4-7)
97	7/22	at TB	W, 2-1	42-55	W: Beavan (2-1); L: Moore (6-7)
98	7/23	vs. NYY	L, 4-1	42-56	W: Kuroda (10-7); L: Millwood (3-8)
99	7/24	vs. NYY	W, 4-2	43-56	W: Hernandez (9-5); L: Garcia (4-4)
100	7/25	vs. NYY	L, 5-2	43-57	W: Phelps (2-3); L: Luetge (1-1)
101	7/26	vs. KC	W, 4-1	44-57	W: Vargas (11-7); L: Mendoza (4-7)
102	7/27	vs. KC	W, 6-1	45-57	W: Beavan (6-6); L: Guthrie (3-11)
103	7/28	vs. KC	W, 4-3	46-57	W: Millwood (4-8); L: Chen (7-9)
104	7/29	vs. KC	W, 7-6	47-57	W: Perez (1-2); L: Mijares (2-2)
105	7/30	vs. Tor	W, 4-1	48-57	W: Iwakuma (2-2); Romero (8-8)
106	7/31	vs. Tor	W, 7-2	49-57	W: Vargas (12-7); L: Laffey (2-2)

August (3-4)

Gm. #	Date	Opp.	W/L	Rec.	Win / Loss
107	8/1	vs. Tor	W, 5-3	50-57	W: Beavan (7-6); L: Villanueva (6-1)
108	8/3	at NYY	L, 6-3	50-58	W: Sabathia (11-3); L: Millwood (4-9)
109	8/4	at NYY	W, 1-0	51-58	W: Hernandez (10-5); L: Kuroda (10-8)
110	8/5	at NYY	L, 6-2	51-59	W: Garcia (5-5); L: Iwakuma (2-3)
111	8/6	at Bal	L, 3-1	51-60	W: Tillman (5-1); L: Vargas (12-8)
112	8/7	at Bal	L, 8-7	51-61	W: O’Day (6-0); L: Kelley (2-3)
113	8/8	at Bal	L, 9-2	51-62	W: Johnson (1-0); L: Millwood (4-10)
114	8/10	at LAA	L, 6-5	51-63	W: Frieri (2-0); L: Kinney (0-2)
114	8/11	at LAA	W, 7-4	52-63	W: Iwakuma (3-3); L: Haren (8-9)
116	8/12	at LAA	—	—	—–
117	8/13	vs. TB	—	—	—–
118	8/14	vs. TB	—	—	—–
119	8/15	vs. TB	—	—	—–
120	8/17	vs. Min	—	—	—–
121	8/18	vs. Min	—	—	—–
122	8/19	vs. Min	—	—	—–
123	8/20	vs. Cle	—	—	—–
124	8/21	vs. Cle	—	—	—–
125	8/22	vs. Cle	—	—	—–
126	8/24	at CWS	—	—	—–
127	8/25	at CWS	—	—	—–
128	8/26	at CWS	—	—	—–
129	8/27	at Min	—	—	—–
130	8/28	at Min	—	—	—–
131	8/29	at Min	—	—	—
132	8/30	at Min	—	—	—
133	8/31	vs. LAA	—	—	—