#133: Mariners Can Still Escape AL West Cellar

GAME: Angels (69-62, 3rd, AL West, – 8.5 GB) at Mariners (64-68, 4th, AL West, – 14.0 GB). GAME #: 133. SERIES: 1st of 3 games. MEETING: 11th (Angels lead 6-4). WHEN: Friday, 7:10 p.m., Safeco Field. PROBABLE PITCHERS: RHP Dan Haren (Los Angeles, 8-10, 4.82) vs. RHP Kevin Millwood (Seattle, 4-11, 4.28). STREAKS: Mariners W 1; Angels W 3. TV: ROOT Sports, MLB TV. RADIO: ESPN 710-AM (Seattle), Mariners Radio Network

Unless the Mariners (64-68) put together a substantial winning streak, they don’t have much of a chance to escape last place in the AL West since Seattle sits 5.5 games behind the L.A. Angels with 30 to play. The Mariners do have a decent shot at a .500 record, which seemed an impossibility July 15 when they were 37-53 and 17.5 games out of first.

The Mariners open a 10-day, nine-game home stand Friday with three against the Angels, third in the division race. Kevin Millwood, who has won just once since May 23, will start for Seattle opposite Dan Haren, traditionally a Mariner killer. But Haren has stuggled this season (8-10) and lost to Seattle Aug. 11. A closer look:

MARINERS: RHP Kevin Millwood (4-11, 4.28 ERA, 1.38 WHIP)

In his 16th major league season and first with the Mariners, Millwood is making his 26th start and first against the Angels. Millwood has lost three consecutive decisions, has won just once since May 23 (one win, seven losses, six no decisions), and is coming off a tough-luck loss to the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field Aug. 26.

A native of Gastonia, NC., the 6-4, 230-pound Millwood was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 11th round of the 1993 amateur draft.

Millwood made his major league debut July 14, 1997, winning in relief for the Braves against Philadelphia. During his career, Millwood pitched for the Braves (1997-02), Philadelphia (2003-04), Cleveland (2005), Texas (2006-09), Baltimore (2010) and Colorado (2011) before joining the Mariners.

Millwood twice won 18 games in a season, going 18-7 for the 1999 Braves and 18-8 for the 2002 Braves. Millwood led the National League in starts with 35 in 2000, led the NL in shutouts in 2003 with three, led the American League in ERA in 2005 at 2.86, and the AL in losses in 2010 with 16.

Millwood represented Atlanta in the 1999 All-Star Game.

During his American League career, Millwood made 24 starts against the Mariners, posting an 8-13 record with a 4.91 ERA.

Millwood signed with the Mariners Jan. 24 as a free agent, and earned the fifth spot in the rotation with a strong performance during spring training.

Millwood has a career record of 167-151, 4.11 ERA.

• LAST START: Aug. 26 at U.S. Cellular Field, lost 4-3; three earned runs on seven hits in 6.2 innings; three strikeouts to one walk; forced to stand in the rain for six minutes while the grounds crew worked on the field, immediately after which he gave up a massive home run.
• LAST VS. ANGELS: Aug.. 28, 2010, at Anaheim, won 5-0; pitching for Baltimore, scattered six hits over 8.0 innings; five strikeouts to one walk; 110 pitches, 67 for strikes.
• CAREER VS. ANGELS: 6-5, 3.98 ERA in 17 starts covering 108.2 innings; 82 strikeouts to 26 walks; 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings; nine home runs.
• AT SAFECO FIELD: 5-12, 4.71 ERA in 25 starts covering 145.1 innings; 86 strikeouts to 37 walks; 5.3 strikeouts per nine innings; 15 home runs.
• LOVES TO FACE: Albert Pujols (2-for-14, .179 BA), Mark Izturis (3-for-19, .158 BA), Bobby Wilson (1-for-5, .200 BA).
• HATES TO FACE: Kendrys Morales (5-for-12, .417 BA), Torii Hunter (17-for-42, .405 BA), Alberto Callaspo (5-for-15, .333 BA).
• CURRENT ANGELS VS. MILLWOOD: 52-for-184, .283 BA, six home runs, 21 strikeouts.

Millwood / 2012

• April 11 (ND, 0-0): One earned run on four hits over 6 innings; a no-decision in a 4-3 Seattle victory over Texas; struck out seven, walked three; threw 103 pitches, 61 for strikes.
• April 17 (ND, 0-0): Couldn’t hold an 8-1 lead, but took a no-decision after allowing seven runs on nine hits in four innings in Seattle’s 9-8 loss to Cleveland.
• April 22 (L, 0-1): Shelled for the second consecutive starts (five earned runs in 6.0 IP) in a 7-4 loss to Cleveland at Safeco.
• April 28 (L, 0-2): Lost 7-0 at Toronto despite allowing just one earned run on seven hits over 7.0 innings.
• May 3 (L, 0-3): Dropped a 4-3 decision to Jeff Niemann and the Tampa Bay Rays, falling to 0-3; four earned runs on seven in 6.1 innings; struck out five and walked two, throwing 107 pitches, 66 for strikes.
• May 8 (L, 0-4): Fell to Justin Verlander and Tigers 6-4 at Safeco Field; raked for five earned runs on eight hits in 5.0 innings; struck out six, walked two; threw 113 pitches, 68 for strikes.
• May 13 (W, 1-4): Won his first game as a Mariner by beating New York; one earned run on three hits over 7.0 innings; struck out six, walked four; threw 90 pitches, 55 for strikes.
• May 18 (W, 2-4): At Coors Field, threw a complete-game, two-hit shutout over the Rockies, becoming just the ninth opposing pitcher to blank the Rockies at Coors with two or fewer hits; first complete game in nine years.
• May 23 (W, 3-4): At Safeco Field, defeated Texas 5-3; did not allow a run and only three hits in 6.0 innings, his third consecutive victory after starting out 0-4; struck out two, walked one.
• May 28 (ND, 3-4): At Rangers Ballpark, had a no-decision in 4-2 loss; one earned run on four hits.
• June 3 (L, 3-5): At Chicago, lost to the White Sox 4-2; four earned runs on seven hits; matched a season high with five walks (vs. four strikeouts); 95 pitches, 58 for strikes.
• June 8 (ND, 3-5): At Safeco Field worked 6.0 innings before departing with a groin injury. Millwood became the fourth pitcher to have participated in a no-hitter and a combined no-bitter.
• June 16 (ND, 3-5): At Safeco Field vs. San Francisco, took a no-decision in Seattle’s 7-4 victory; three earned runs on nine hits in 5.0 innings; struck out four, walked one.
• June 22 (L, 3-6): Lost at San Diego 9-5; five earned runs on eight hits in 5.0 innings; struck out three and walked three; one home run.
• June 27 (ND, 3-6): Vs Oakland at Safeco Field, took a no-decision in a 2-1 Seattle loss.
• July 6 (ND, 3-6): At Oakland, took a no-decision in 4-1 loss; three hits and no runs over 7.0 innings; struck out seven and walked two.
• July 13 (L, 3-7): At Safeco Field, lost to the Texas Rangers 3-2; three earned runs on eight hits over 6.2 innings; struck out four, walked two; one home run.
• July 18 (ND, 3-7): At Kansas City, took a no-decision in an 8-7 loss to the Royals; seven earned runs on 10 hits in 5.0 innings; struck out two, walked one, one home run.
• July 23 (L, 3-8): Vs. New York, lost 4-1; three earned runs on nine hits over 7.0 innings; fanned five, walked three; threw 102 pitches, 68 for strikes.
• July 28 (W, 4-8): At Safeco Field, defeated the Royals 4-3 and ended a streak of 10 starts without a win; one earned run on six hits over 6.1 innings; fanned three and walked one.
• Aug. 3 (L, 4-9): At Yankee Stadium, lost 6-3; four earned runs on nine hits in 6.0 innings; three strikeouts, one walk, one home run; 109 pitches, 69 for strikes.
• Aug. 8 (L, 4-10): At Baltimore, lost 9-2; four earned runs on nine hits in 6.0 innings; three strikeouts, one walk, one home run; 109 pitches, 69 for strikes.
• Aug. 14 (ND, 4-10): At Safeco Field, took a no-decision in Seattle’s 3-2 win over Tampa Bay; two earned runs on eight hits over 7.0 innings; season-high eight strikeouts, one walk; 102 pitches, 64 for strikes.
• Aug. 20 (ND, 4-10): At Safeco Field, took a no-decision in Seattle’s 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians; three earned runs on five hits in 6.0 innings; no strikeouts, three walks, one home run.
• Aug. 26 (L, 4-11): At U.S. Cellular Field, lost 4-3; three earned runs on seven hits in 6.2 innings; three strikeouts to one walk; forced to stand in the rain for six minutes while the grounds crew worked on the field, immediately after which he gave up a massive home run.

ANGELS: RHP Dan Haren (8-10, 4.82 ERA, 1.39 WHIP)

The 31-year-old Haren, in his 10th major league season,  third with the Angels, will make his making his 24th start and third against the Mariners. Haren threw a complete-game shutout against the Mariners May 24 at Safeco Field and lost to Seattle 7-4 Aug. 11 in Anaheim. He has lost his last two and is coming off a 5-3 setback at Detroit.

A native of Monterey Park, CA., the 6-5, 215-pound Haren pitched for Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA., and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round of the 2001 amateur draft.

Haren pitched in the St. Louis system for two years and made his major league debut June 30, 2003, taking a 5-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants. He allowed two runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings.

Haren had a 6-10 MLB record when the Cardinals, on Dec. 18, 2004, traded him, along with Daric Barton and Kiko Calero to the Oakland Athletics for Mark Mulder.

Haren pitched for the Athletics from 2005-07, producing his bet season in 2007 when he won 15 games. On Dec. 4, 2007, the Athletics traded Haren, along with Connor Robertson, to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Brett Anderson, Chris Carter, Aaron Cunningham, Dana Eveland and Carlos Gonzalez and Greg Smith.

Haren pitched for three years in Arizona, his best year coming in 2008 when he won 16 and lost eight.

The Diamondbacks traded Haren to the Los Angeles Angels July 25, 2010.

Haren is a three-time All-Star (2007-09) and finished fifth in the 2009 Cy Young voting. Haren has a career record of 115-94, 3.68 ERA.

• 2012: Haren has pitched into the seventh inning in nine of his starts and has allowed three or fewer runs 13 times. Haren has been shelled (5+ runs) seven times. He had by far his best outing of the year May 24 against the Mariners.
• LAST START: Aug. 25 at Detroit, lost 5-3; two earned runs on eight hits over 5.2 innings; seven strikeouts to no walks; no home runs 95 pitches, 64 for strikes.
• LAST VS. MARINERS: Aug. 11 at Anaheim, lost 7-4; five earned runs on seven hits in a season-low 3.1 innings; no strikeouts, three walks, one home run.
• CAREER VS. MARINERS: 11-6, 2.69 ERA in 21 starts, covering 140.1 innings; 120 strikeouts to 31 walks; 1.14 WHIP; nine home runs; 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• AT SAFECO FIELD: 5-2, 1.99 ERA in 10 starts covering 72.1 innings; 69 strikeouts to 14 walks; 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings; three home runs.
• LOVES TO FACE: Miguel Olivo (2-for-17, .118 BA), Jesus Montero (1-for-6, .167 BA), John Jaso (3-for-12, .250 BA).
• HATES TO FACE: Trayvon Robinson (3-for-7, .429 BA), Dustin Ackley (6-for-16, .375 BA), Kyle Seager (4-for-14, .286 BA).
• CURRENT MARINERS VS. HAREN: 49-for-210, .233 BA, five home runs 50 home runs.

AL WEST STANDINGS

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road	Last 10	Streak
Rangers	77	53	.592	—	43-25	34-28	7-3	Lost 1
Athletics	73	57	.562	4.0	39-27	34-30	8-2	Won 6
Angels	69	62	.527	8.5	36-29	33-33	7-3	Won 3
Mariners	64	68	.485	14.0	33-30	31-38	6-4	Won 1

MARINERS / STATS NOTES

• CURRENT HOME STAND: Three vs. L.A. Angels Friday-Sunday, three vs. the Boston Red Sox Monday-Wednesday, three vs. Oakland Athletics (Sept. 7-9).
• MARINERS VS. ANGELS: Mariners 234-291 all-time vs. the Angels, including 51-65 at Safeco Field. Angels swept Seattle at Safeco in a four-game series May 24-27; Mariners took two out of three in Anaheim June 4-6, and two out of three in Anaheim Aug. 10-12. Mariners last swept a three-game series from the Angels at Safeco Sept. 12-14, 2005; Angels last swept a three game in Seattle June 4-6, 2010.
• LOG: Mariners finished the seven-game road trip to Chicago and Minnesota with a 3-4 record . . . The victory over Minnesota Thursday secured the Mariners’ second consecutive winning month. Mariners went 15-11 in July and are 15-11 in August . . . The series win was Seattle’s 18th of the season . . . Mariners now have 20 come-from-behind wins. . . Mariners have won 21 of their past 32 games . . . Through 132 games, the Mariners have scored 517 runs and allowed 519 . . . Blake Beavan is 6-2 since his July 17 recall from AAA Tacoma. Beavan pitched into the seventh inning Thursday for the first time since Aug. 1 . . . Jesus Montero collected a base hit in his last at-bat Thursday, finishing the trip 1-for-10 . . . Justin Smoak went 0-for-12 in the four-game series . . . Mariners have won 17 of last 18 games against teams under .500 . . . Mariners have hit 116 home runs, seven more than they hit in the entire .2011 campaign . . . Mariners have hit 28 home runs in August, most in a single month this season, and most in any month since hitting 29 in September, 2009 . . . Seattle manager Eric Wedge held OF Michael Saunders out Thursday for the sixth consecutive game . . . Wedge said that the Mariners will bring up one or two players from AAA Tacoma Saturday, the first day rosters can expand with September callups. Mike Carp will be one of those players. More callups will arrive when the Rainiers season ends Monday . . . Probables to be summoned to Seattle include Casper Wells, Carlos Peguero, Alex Liddi, Shawn Kelley, Erasmo Ramirez and Hector Noesi . . . Mariners announced that No. 1 draft pick Mike Zunino would head a list of eight organization minor leaguers named to the Peoria Javelinas, who will play in the Arizona Fall League. Infielders Nick Franklin, Vinnie Catricala and Stefen Romero, RHPs Carson Smith and Logan Bawcom and LHPs James Paxton and Bobby LaFromboise were also named to the squad, which will play from Oct. 9 through Nov. 15 in the Phoenix area.
• SEASON SUMMARY: Series Record: Won 19, Split 2, Lost 22 . . . Sweeps: 6; Swept: 5 . . . Longest Win Streak: 8 (Aug. 15-21); Longest Losing Streak: 7 (April 28-May 4) . . . vs. AL East: 14-23; vs. AL Central: 24-16; vs. AL West: 17-19; vs. LAA: 4-6; 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: 6, 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); Aug. 14, vs. Tampa, Eric Thames ninth-inning single scored Figgins; Aug. 18 vs. Minnesota, John Jaso sacrifice fly in ninth inning . . . Walk-Off Losses: 9, April 30 at Tampa Bay, Elliott Johnson, RBI single in 12th off Brandon League; 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; Aug. 24, Paul Konerko double in ninth off Wilhelmsen . . . Times Opponent Shut out: 9; Times Shut out by Opponent: 12; Comeback Wins: 20; Largest Comeback: 3; Blown Leads: 32; Largest Comeback: 3.
• BATTING: Mariners rank 14th (AL) in runs (517), 13th in hits (1030), 13th in doubles (192), eighth in triples (22) and 11th in home runs (116) . . . Rank 14th in batting average (.232), 14th in on-base percentage (.293), 14th in slugging (.363) and 14th in OPS (.656) . . . Batting 239-for-962 (.248) with runners in scoring position after going 3-for-5 Thursday . . . Batting Average: John Jaso, .278; Hits: Kyle Seager, 118; Runs: Dustin Ackley, 74; Home Runs: Kyle Seager, 15; RBIs: Kyle Seager, 77 . . Batted around seven 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), Aug. 24 at Chicago (9th).
• 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 third in ERA (3.73), third in hits allowed (1081), third in runs allowed (519), sixth in home runs allowed (137), fifth in walks (365) and seventh strikeouts (950) . . . Games: Tom Wilhelmsen, 59; Starts: Jason Vargas, 28; Wins: Vargas, Hernandez 13; ERA: Hernandez 2.43; Complete Games: Hernandez 5 . . . Shutouts: Hernandez 5; Saves: Wilhelmsen, 21.
• 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).
• 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.
• Aug. 15: Felix Hernandez threw the 23rd perfect game in major league history, defeating Tampa Bay 1-0 at Safeco Field. Hernandez recorded 12 strikeouts in throwing the third no-hitter in franchise history . . . Mariners became the first team in MLB history to throw a perfect game and have one thrown against them.  It was also the first time two have been thrown in the same stadium in one season . . . Of the 22 previous perfect games, six were by 1-0 scores, the last by Roy Halladay May 29, 2010 at Florida. It was also the fourth 1-0 win for the Mariners this season . . .Hernandez became the second Latin American pitcher to do the deed (Nicaragua’s Dennis Martinez for Montreal July 28, 1991, against the Dodgers).

MARINERS WON-LOSS BREAKDOWN

Rec.	Home	Road	Day	Night	vs. RHP	vs. LHP	Hit HR	No HR
64-68	33-30	31-38	18-22	45-48	42-48	22-20	43-31	19-37

MARINERS BATTING PROFILE

Avg.	Home	Road	R	HR	OBP	SLG	OPS	RISP
.232	.213	.246	517	116	.293	.363	.656	.248

MARINERS PITCHING PROFILE

Rec.	ERA	IP	R	ER	HR	BA	OBP	SLG
64-68	3.73	1182.0	519	489	137	.245	.306	.391

PROBABLE PITCHERS

Date	Day	Opp.	Probable Pitchers
8/31	Fri	vs. LAA	Kevin Millwood (4-10, 4.28) vs. Dan Haren 8-10, 4.82)
9/1	Sat	vs. LAA	Felix Hernandez (13-5, 2.43) vs. Ervin Santana 7-11, 5.45)
9/2	Sun	vs. LAA	Hisashi Iwakuma (5-3, 3.40) vs. Jered Weaver (16-3, 3.85)

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 (15-11)

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	W, 4-1	53-63	W: Vargas (13-8); L: Weaver (15-2)
117	8/13	vs. TB	L, 4-1	53-64	W: Cobb (7-8); L: Beavan (7-7)
118	8/14	vs. TB	W, 3-2	54-64	W: Pryor (2-0); L: Rodney (2-2)
119	8/15	vs. TB	W, 1-0	55-64	W: Hernandez (11-5); L: Hellickson (7-8)
120	8/17	vs. Min	W, 5-3	56-64	W: Iwakuma (4-3); L: Blackburn (4-9)
121	8/18	vs. Min	W, 3-2	57-64	W: Wilhelmsen (4-2); L: Robertson (1-1)
122	8/19	vs. Min	W, 5-1	58-64	W: Beavan (8-7); L: Deduno (4-1)
123	8/20	vs. Cle	W, 5-3	59-64	W: Furbush (5-2): L: Smith (7-4)
124	8/21	vs. Cle	W, 5-1	60-64	W:  F. Hernandez (12-5); L: R. Hernandez (0-2)
125	8/22	vs. Cle	W, 3-1	61-64	W: Pryor (3-0); L: Pestano (3-1)
126	8/24	at CWS	L, 9-8	61-65	W: Reed (3-1); L: Wilhelmsen (4-3)
127	8/25	at CWS	L, 5-3	61-66	W:  Jones (6-0); L: Beavan (8-8)
128	8/26	at CWS	L, 4-3	61-67	W: Jones (7-0); L: Millwood (4-11)
129	8/27	at Min	W, 1-0	62-67	W: Hernandez (13-5); L: Hendriks (0-7)
130	8/28	at Min	W, 5-2	63-67	W: Iwakuma (5-3); L: Diamond (10-6)
131	8/29	at Min	L, 10-0	63-68	W: Deduno (5-2); L: Vargas (13-9)
132	8/30	at Min	W, 5-4	64-68	W: Beavan (9-8); L: Duensing (3-10)
133	8/31	vs. LAA	—	—	—

September

Gm. #	Date	Opp.	W/L	Rec.	Win / Loss
134	9/1	vs. LAA	—	—	—
135	9/2	vs. LAA	—	—	—
136	9/3	vs. Bos	—	—	—
137	9/4	vs. Bos	—	—	—
138	9/5	vs. Bos	—	—	—
139	9/7	vs. Oak	—	—	—
140	9/8	vs. Oak	—	—	—
141	9/9	vs. Oak	—	—	—
142	9/11	at Tor	—	—	—
143	9/12	at Tor	—	—	—
144	9/13	at Tor	—	—	—
145	9/14	at Tex	—	—	—
146	9/15	at Tex	—	—	—
147	9/16	at Tex	—	—	—
148	9/17	vs. Bal	—	—	—
149	9/18	vs. Bal	—	—	—
150	9/19	vs. Bal	—	—	—
151	9/21	vs. Tex	—	—	—
152	9/22	vs. Tex	—	—	—
153	9/23	vs. Tex	—	—	—
154	9/25	at LAA	—	—	—
155	9/26	at LAA	—	—	—
156	9/27	at LAA	—	—	—
157	9/28	at Oak	—	—	—
158	9/29	at Oak	—	—	—
159	9/30	at Oak	—	—	—

October

Gm. #	Date	Opp.	W/L	Rec.	Win / Loss
160	10/1	vs. LAA	—	—	—
161	10/2	vs. LAA	—	—	—
162	10/3	vs. LAA	—	—	—