GAME: Mariners (70-76, 4th, AL West, – 16.5 GB) at Rangers (86-59, 1st, AL West, + 2.0 GA). GAME #: 147. SERIES: 3rd of 3 games. MEETING: 16th (Rangers lead 8-7). WHEN: Sunday, 12:05 p.m., Rangers Ballpark, Arlington, TX. PROBABLE PITCHERS: RHP Blake Beavan (Seattle, 9-9, 5.01) vs. LHP Matt Harrison (Texas, 16-9, 3.36). STREAKS: Mariners W 1; Rangers L 1. TV: ROOT Sports, MLB TV. RADIO: ESPN 710 (Seattle), Mariners Radio Network
The Mariners have a chance to win a series from Texas Sunday and cut the Rangers’ lead in the AL West race to just 1.0 game when the teams wind up their three-game set. But if form holds, the Mariners will have a tough time coming away with a win with All-Star Matt Harrison on the mound for the Rangers.
Harrison is 9-1, 2.25 ERA against Seattle in his career and 3-0 this season. He will oppose Blake Beavan, coming off 10 days of rest after being skipped in the rotation to make way for an Erasmo Ramirez start. A closer look at Sunday’s pitchers:
MARINERS: RHP Blake Beavan (9-9, 5.01 ERA, 1.27 WHIP)
A native of Irving, TX., the 6-7, 240-pound Beavan was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the first round (17th pick) of the 2007 amateur draft.
After pitching in the minor leagues from 2008-11, Beavan made his major league debut July 3 against the San Diego Padres. He worked 7 IP, allowed three hits, two walks and one earned run in a 3-1 victory at Safeco Field.
Beavan became a Mariner July 9, 2010, when the Rangers traded him, along with Matthew Lawson (minors), Josh Lueke and Justin Smoak to Seattle for Cliff Lee, Mark Lowe and cash.
Beavan had 15 starts for the Mariners in 2011, compiled a 5-6 record, and has a career mark of 14-15, 4.69 ERA.
- LAST START: Sept. 4 at Safeco Field, lost to Boston 4-3; four earned runs on eight hits over 5.2 innings; one dstrikeout, no walks, two home runs; 85 pitches, 55 for strikes.
- LAST VS. RANGERS: May 30 at Rangers Ballpark, won 21-8; five earned runs on eight hits in 6.0 innings; two strikeouts, no walks, no home runs; 79 pitches, 58 for strikes.
- CAREER VS. RANGERS: 2-2, 3.00 ERA in four starts covering 27.0 innings; 11 strikeouts to three walks; 3.7 strikeouts per nine innings; one home run.
- AT RANGERS BALLPARK: 1-1, 4.19 ERA in two starts covering 12.1 innings; five strikeouts to one walk; 5.0 strikeouts per nine innings; no home runs.
- LOVES TO FACE: Mitch Moreland (1-for-11, .091 BA), Nelson Cruz (1-for-9, .111 BA), Josh Hamilton (2-for-12, .167 BA), Elvis Andrus (2-for-9, .222 BA).
- HATES TO FACE: Adrian Beltre (5-for-11, .455 BA), David Murphy (5-for-12, .417 BA).
- CURRENT RANGERS VS. BEAVAN: 21-for-93, .226 BA, one home run, 11 strikeouts.
Beavan / 2012
- April 12 (L, 0-1): Worked 6.1 innings; one earned run, but couldnt overcome the start by Texas Neftali Feliz, who had eight shutout innings.
- April 15 (W, 1-1): Outdueled Graham Godfrey in a 5-3 win over the Oakland Athletics; three earned runs on six hits over 7.0 innings; seven ground-ball outs and 16 fly-ball outs.
- April 21 (L, 1-2): Loser in Philip Humbers perfect game at Safeco Field; three runs on seven hits over 6.0 innings; one home run among his 101 pitches, 70 for strikes.
- April 27 (ND, 1-2): Gave up three earned runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings, taking a no-decision in Seattles 9-5 win at Toronto.
- May 2 (L, 1-3): Suffered a 5-4 loss to Tampa after allowing five earned runs on seven hits in 5.1 innings; struck out one, walked two and gave up two home runs (Sean Rodriguez, Luke Scott); threw 86 pitches, 51 for strikes.
- May 7 (ND, 1-3): Took a no-decision in a 3-2 Seattle victory over Detroit; left the game in the third inning when struck by a drive from Miguel Cabrera; one earned run on four hits prior to the injury.
- May 15 (L, 1-4): At Fenway Park, was the losing pitcher in Seattles 5-0 setback; struck out four, walked two.
- May 20 (W, 2-4): At Coors Field, defeated the Rockies 6-4; two runs on seven hits in 5.0 innings; struck out seven, walked one and allowed one home run; threw 82 pitches, 52 for strikes.
- May 25 (ND, 2-4): At Safeco Field, lost to the Angels 6-4; three earned runs on five hits over 7.0 innings; struck out one, walked two; one home run; fifth quality start of the season.
- May 30 (W, 3-4): At Texas, was the winning pitcher in 21-8 win; five earned runs on eight hits in 6.0 innings; struck out two, walked none.
- June 5 (L, 3-5): At Texas, lost 6-1 after allowing six earned runs on 10 hits in 5.0 innings; struck out two and walked one and surrendered a season-high three home runs.
- June 10 (L, 3-6): vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, lost 8-2; six earned runs on five hits in 2.0 innings; no strikeouts, two walks; one home run; demoted to Tacoma after the loss.
- July 17 (W, 4-6): At Kansas City, won 9-6; five earned runs on seven hits over 6.0 innings; struck out three, did not walk a batter or allow a home run; 94 pitches, 58 for strikes.
- July 22 (W, 5-6): At Tampa Bay, defeated the Rays 2-1; one earned run on four hits in 8.0 innings; struck out five and did not walk a batter; threw 101 pitches, 70 for strikes.
- July 27 (W, 6-6): Vs. Kansas City, defeated the Royals 6-1; one earned run on four hits over 6.2 innings; struck out six, walked one, no home runs.
- Aug. 1 (W, 7-6): Vs. Toronto, won 5-1; three earned runs on seven hits in 7.2 innings; four strikeouts, two walks, two home runs; 82 pitches, 64 for strikes.
- Aug. 7 (ND, 7-6): At Baltimore, took a no-decision in Seattles 8-7 loss; four earned runs on seven hits over 4.0 innings; two strikeouts, one walk, two home runs; 104 pitches, 69 for strikes.
- Aug. 13 (L, 7-7): At Safeco Field, lost to Tampa Bay 4-1; four earned runs on eight hits over 6.0 innings; four strikeouts and no walks, one home run; 97 pitches, 63 strikes.
- Aug. 19 (W, 8-7): At Safeco Field, defeated Minnesota 5-1; one earned run on seven hits in 5.1 innings; three strikeouts to one walk; 97 pitches, 72 for strikes.
- Aug. 25 (L, 8-8): At Safeco Field, lost 5-4; two earned runs on seven hits in 5.0 innings; two strikeouts to three walks; one home run; 97 pitches, 72 for strikes.
- Aug. 30 (W, 9-8): At Minnesota, won 5-4; two earned runs on five hits over 7.0 innings; one strikeout to two walks, no home runs; 96 pitches, 57 for strikes.
- Sept. 4 (L, 9-9): At Safeco Field, lost to Boston 4-3; four earned runs on eight hits over 5.2 innings; one dstrikeout, no walks, two home runs; 85 pitches, 55 for strikes.
RANGERS: LHP Matt Harrison (16-9, 3.36 ERA, 1.27 WHIP)
The 26-year-old Harrison, in his fifth major league season, all with the Rangers, will make his 29th start of the 2012 season and fourth against the Mariners. Harrison defeated Seattle 3-1 May 22 and came back May 28 and whipped the Mariners 4-2. Harrison ran his record against Seattle to 3-0 this season when he beat them Mariners 4-0 July 15. Harrison is coming off a 6-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians Sept. 11.
A native of Durham, NC., the 6-4, 240-pound Harrison was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the third round of the 2003 amateur draft.
Harrison pitched in the Atlanta system until July 31, 2007, when the Braves traded him with Beau Jones (minors), Elvis Andrus, Neftali Feliz and Jarrod Saltalamacchia to the Rangers for Ron Mahay and Mark Teixeira.
Harrison made his major league debut July 8, 2008, defeating the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 at the Ballpark in Arlington; allowed two runs on five hits over 7.0 innings. Harrison made 14 starts after his debut, finishing with a 9-3 record and 5.49 ERA.
He went 4-5 in 11 starts in 2009, 3-2 as primarily a reliever in 2009 and a career-best 14-9, 3.39 in 30 starts in 2011. Harrison has three complete games and two shutouts to his credit.
Harrison will bring a career record of 34-22, 4.57 ERA into Tuesdays game at Safeco Field.
- 2012: Harrison won his first three decisions, lost his next two, had a win and a loss in his next two and has been shaky since. Since Aug. 3, he won four decisions and lost three.
- LAST START: Sept. 11 vs. Cleveland, won 6-4; two earned runs on five hits over 5.2 innings; six strikeouts and two walks, no home runs; 87 pitches, 55 for strikes.
- LAST VS. MARINERS: July 15, won 4-0 with a nine-inning shutout; scattered five hits over 9.0 innings; three strikeouts to four walks.
- CAREER VS. MARINERS: 9-1, 2.25 ERA, in 16 games, including 12 starts, covering 88.0 innings; 55 strikeouts to 20 walks; 5.6 strikeouts per nine innings; one home run.
- AT RANGERS BALLPARK: 21-14, 4.44 ERA in 63 games, including 45 starts, covering 290.0 innings; 186 strikeouts to 88 walks; 5.8 strikeouts per nine innings; 29 home runs.
- LOVES TO FACE: Dustin Ackley (0-for-15, .000 BA), Mike Carp (0-for-10, .000 BA), Miguel Olivo (1-for-18, .056 BA).
- HATES TO FACE: Eric Thames (3-for-5, .600 BA), Brendan Ryan (4-for-10, .400 BA), Franklin Gutierrez (6-for-17, .353 BA).
- CURRENT MARINERS VS. HARRISON: 36-for-177, .203 BA, no home runs, 35 strikeouts.
AL WEST STANDINGS
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road | Last 10 | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 86 | 59 | .593 | — | 46-22 | 40-32 | 6-4 | Lost 1 |
| Athletics | 84 | 61 | .579 | 2.0 | 44-30 | 40-31 | 8-2 | Won 2 |
| Angels | 79 | 67 | .541 | 7.5 | 40-32 | 39-35 | 6-4 | Lost 1 |
| Mariners | 70 | 76 | .479 | 16.5 | 36-36 | 34-40 | 4-6 | Won 1 |
MARINERS / STATS NOTES
- CURRENT ROAD TRIP: Three at Toronto (Tuesday-Thursday), three at Texas (Friday-Sunday).
- MARINERS VS. RANGERS: Mariners 265-273 all-time vs. the Rangers, including 70-90 at Rangers Ballpark. Mariners lost two of three at Texas April 9-11 and won two of three there May 28-30. Mariners last swept a three-game series at Texas Sept. 24-26, 2001. Rangers last swept Seattle in a three-game series in Texas Sept. 23-25, 2011.
- LOG: The Marines are 3-2 on the current road trip . . . Justin Smoak’s game-wining home run marked his first since Aug. 18 and his 3-for-4 night lifted his batting average to .196 . . . Smoak has hit .318 with six home runs and 18 RBIs in 17 games Texas in Rangers Ballpark . . . Tom Wilhelmsen now has 27 saves in 30 chances . . . Mariners plan to start Hector Noesi and Erasmo Ramirez Monday and Tuesday against Baltimore. Manager Eric Wedge says he wants to give Kevin Millwood more time to recover from a shoulder problem. “We’ll see if Millwood pitches again,” said Wedge.
- SEASON SUMMARY: Series Record: Won 21, Split 2, Lost 24 . . . Sweeps: 6; Swept: 6 . . . Longest Win Streak: 8 (Aug. 15-21); Longest Losing Streak: 7 (April 28-May 4) . . . vs. AL East: 18-25; vs. AL Central: 24-16; vs. AL West: 19-25; vs. LAA: 5-8; vs. Oak: 7-9; vs. Tex: 7-8; vs. NL West: 8-10; vs. Interleague: 8-10 . . . Biggest Lead: 1.0, April 7; Farthest Behind: 17.5, July 15, Aug. 14 . . . 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: 21; Largest Comeback: 3; Blown Leads: 33; Largest Comeback: 3.
- BATTING: Mariners rank 14th (AL) in runs (556), 14th in hits (1146), 3th in doubles (207), eighth in triples (25) and 11th in home runs (128 ) . . . Rank 14th in batting aver age (.233) . . . 14th in on-base percentage (.295), 14th in slugging (.364) and 14th in OPS (.658) . . . Batting 263-for-1074 (.245) with runners in scoring position after going 5-for-9 Saturday . . . Batting Average: John Jaso, .274; Hits: Kyle Seager, 135; Runs: Dustin Ackley, 80; Home Runs: Kyle Seager, 18; RBIs: Kyle Seager, 81 . . 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 (3): Jesus Montero, Justin Smoak, 3rd inning, May 20, at Colorado; Miguel Olivo, Dustin Ackley, 8th inning, July 2, vs. Baltimore; Franklin Gutierrez, Kyle Seager, 3rd inning, Sept. 4, vs. Boston.
- PITCHING: Mariners third in ERA (3.78), third in hits allowed (1207), third in runs allowed (584), fifth in home runs allowed (151), fifth in walks (409) and ninth in strikeouts (1051) . . . Games: Tom Wilhelmsen, 66; Starts: Jason Vargas, 31; Wins: Vargas, 14; ERA: Hernandez 2.92; Complete Games: Hernandez 5 . . . Shutouts: Hernandez 5; Saves: Wilhelmsen, 27.
- 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), Luis Jimenez (Sept. 5), Carlos Triunfel (Sept. 7).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70-76 | 36-36 | 34-40 | 21-26 | 49-50 | 47-50 | 23-26 | 49-37 | 21-39 |
MARINERS BATTING PROFILE
| Avg. | Home | Road | R | HR | OBP | SLG | OPS | RISP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .233 | .216 | .247 | 556 | 128 | .295 | .364 | .658 | .245 |
MARINERS PITCHING PROFILE
| Rec. | ERA | IP | R | ER | HR | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70-76 | 3.78 | 1306.0 | 584 | 547 | 151 | .246 | .307 | .393 |
PROBABLE PITCHERS
| Date | Day | Opp. | Probable Pitchers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/16 | Sun | at TX | Blake Beavan (9-9, 5.01) vs. Matt Harrison (15-9, tonight) |
| 9/17 | Mon | vs. Bal | Hector Noesi (2-11, 5.54) vs. Chris Tillman (7-2, 3.39) |
| 9/18 | Tue | vs. Bal | Erasmo Ramirez (1-2, 3.49) vs. TBA |
| 9/19 | Wed | vs. Bal | Felix Hernandez (13-8, 2.92) vs. Joe Saunders (2-1, 4.24) |
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 (15-12)
| 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 | L, 9-1 | 64-69 | W: Haren (9-10); L: Millwood (4-12) |
September (6-7)
| Gm. # | Date | Opp. | W/L | Rec. | Win / Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | 9/1 | vs. LAA | L, 5-2 | 64-70 | W: Santana (8-11); L: Hernandez (13-6) |
| 135 | 9/2 | vs. LAA | W, 2-1 | 65-70 | W: Iwakuma (6-3); L: Weaver (16-4) |
| 136 | 9/3 | vs. Bos | W, 4-1 | 66-70 | W: Vargas (14-9); L: Buchholz (11-5) |
| 137 | 9/4 | vs. Bos | L, 4-3 | 66-71 | W: Lester (9-11); L: Beavan (9-9) |
| 138 | 9/5 | vs. Bos | W, 2-1 | 67-71 | W: Millwood (5-12); L: Cook (3-9) |
| 139 | 9/7 | vs. Oak | L, 6-1 | 67-72 | W: Griffin (5-0); L: Hernandez (13-7) |
| 140 | 9/8 | vs. Oak | L, 6-1 | 67-73 | W: Anderson (4-0); L: Iwakuma (6-4) |
| 141 | 9/9 | vs. Oak | L, 4-2 | 67-74 | W: Milone (12-10); L: Vargas (14-10) |
| 142 | 9/11 | at Tor | W, 4-3 | 68-74 | W: Ramirez (1-2); L: Morrow (8-6) |
| 143 | 9/12 | at Tor | W, 3-2 | 69-74 | W: Millwood (6-12); Romero (8-14) |
| 144 | 9/13 | at Tor | L, 8-3 | 69-75 | W: Alvarez (9-12); L: Hernandez (13-8) |
| 145 | 9/14 | at Tex | L, 9-3 | 69-76 | W: Darvish (15-9); L: Iwakuma (6-5) |
| 146 | 9/15 | at Tex | W, 8-6 | 70-76 | W: Luetge (2-1); L: Scheppers (1-1) |
| 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 | — | — | — |
