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AS YOU MIGHT KNOW…during the Mariners 7-game winning streak, they outperformed their opponents with a 41-10 lead, but…DID YOU KNOW?…that the Mariners have scored at least 4 runs while holding their opponents to no more than 3 runs in each of those 7 games, setting a franchise record?…Seattle’s 7-game streak of at least 4 scoring while not over 3 surpasses the previous record of 6 games, set from September 7-19, 2001…AND FINALLY…it is the longest streak in the Majors this season and the first 7+ game streak since the Yankees did it September 20-28, 2021…if the Mariners score at least 4 and keep the White Sox at 3 or less tonight runs, it would be the first 8+ game series since the Oakland Athletics did it in 8 consecutive games from June 23 to July 1, 2005.

TILT TODAY…the Mariners begin an 8-game, 10-day homestand today with the 1st of 3 games against the Chicago White Sox… Seattle comes off a 6-0 road trip against the Detroit Tigers (3-0) and Cleveland Guardians (3 –0)…the Mariners will also welcome the Atlanta Braves (3G, 9/9–9/11) and San Diego Padres (2G, 9/13–9/14) to T-Mobile Park at the current homestand … today’s match will be broadcast live on CARROT SPORTS of Aaron Goldsmith and Ryan Rowland Smith during the call and broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) of Rick Rizzs and Dave Sims.

ODDS AND END…the Mariners defeated the Guardians 6-3 in 11 innings yesterday…the Mariners have won 7 consecutive games, are 9-1 in their last 10, 14-4 in their last 18, 21-9 in their last 30, 39-16 in their last 55, 42-17 in their last 59, 47-19 in their last 66 and 55-29 in their last 84 games… Seattle is 62-13 (0.827) in scoring ten least 4 runs and 14 –45 (.237) in scoring 3 or fewer runs this season… they are 35-28 at home and 41-30 away.

  • High marks — Seattle (76-58) is above .500 for the first time in 2022…with a win today, the Mariners would be 19 games above .500 for the first time since they were 89-70 last season.
  • seriously awesome — The Mariners have a 15-4-2 record in their last 21 series.
  • Bombs away Seattle has hit 46 home runs since August 1, the most in the American League during that period and second in the Majors with the Dodgers, trailing only the Cardinals (57 HR).
  • free ball — Seattle improved to 9-5 in extras and 5-0 in 11+ innings this season.
  • Labour Day – The Mariners are 18-24 all-time on Labor Day.

THE START ROTATION…in 18 games since August 15, Mariners’ starting pitchers are 11-1 with a 2.08 ERA (24 ER, 104.0 IP) with 15 walks and 99 strikeouts… during the 7-game winning streak since August 28 she 6–0 with a 0.92 ERA (4 ER, 39.0 IP) with 4 walks and 31 strikeouts… the 0.92 ERA in that period leads the Majors, along with the 7.75 strikeout-to-walk ratio and 0.92 walks-per -9 innings.

THE BULLPEN…in 66 games since June 21, the Mariners bullpen is 18-7 with 24 saves and a 2.40 ERA (60 ER, 224.2 IP) with 76 walks and 237 strikeouts, earning the Mariners to an American League-best 47-19 record led during that stretch … during that span, the Mariners led MLB bullpens in fWAR (3.8), ERA (2.40), opposing batting average (.190), hits-per-9 innings (5.97 ) and scored the percentage of inherited runners (18.5).

HIT DURING THE TIGHT…during the Mariners 7-game winning streak, they have scored 41 runs and averaged 5.9 runs per game with 14 home runs, the most home runs in the American League since August 28 and the second most in the Majors with only St. Louis (16)… Seattle hits .328 (19×58) with runners in scoring position during 7-game winning streak.

J-ROD: ALREADY ROOKIE OF THE YEAR FRONTRUNNER…Julio Rodriguez comes into play with an active run of six games…among MLB rookies this season, he ranks 1st in home runs (23), 1st in runs (73), 1st in total bases (220), 2nd in RBI (67) , 2nd in hits (124), 2nd in times on base (165), 2nd in stolen bases (24), 2nd in extra-base hits (47) and 1st in OPS (.809)… he is 1 of the 13 rookies in major league history to hit 20+ home runs and 20+ stolen bases in a season and 1 of the 5 freshman rookies to reach the 20/20 club…he became the fastest player (81 career G) in Major League history to reach 15+ home runs and 20+ stolen bases… he became the first player in major league history to reach 15+ home runs, 50+ RBI and 20+ stolen bases in his first 90 career games…he became the fastest player (107 career games) in American League history to hit 20+ home runs and 20+ stolen bases and the 2nd fastest in Major League history…he is 2 home runs away and 1 stolen base away from becoming just the 3rd rookie in Major League history with a 25+ home run, 25+ stolen base season and would join Chris Young-ARI (2007) and Mike Trout- LAA (2012) add.

JULIO’S ELITE COMPANY…yesterday, Julio Rodriguez went 4-for-6 with 2 runs, his 23rd homerun and his 24th stolen base…it was his first game to register both a homerun and a stolen base…he became only the 10th player aged 21 or under in the history of the American League to record at least 4 hits, 1 home run and 1 stolen base in a game and the first since Mike Trout-LAA on May 21, 2013…he was inducted into Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. as the only Mariners 21 or younger to do it… Griffey Jr. did it at age 19 on April 26, 1989.

100 GAMES OF CAL…Cal Raleigh hit a 2-run homer yesterday in the top of the 11th…he hit 3 homeruns in his last 3 games and registered a multi-homerun on September 2…in 100 games this season, the Mariners catcher has hit 40 extra-bases ( 17 doubles, 1 triple, 22 home runs)…his 22 home runs lead MLB catchers…his 22 HR is second in a season by a Seattle catcher, trailing only Mike Zunino (25 HR) in 2017.

#23…Ty France has hit safely in 7 consecutive games during the Mariners 7-game winning streak…the Mariners first baseman hits .379 (11×29) with 6 runs, 2 doubles, 4 home runs, 8 RBI and 2 walks, and comes on the base with a . 419 clip, slugging .862 with a 1,282 OPS over that period… France has an extra-base hit in each of its last 4 games, 1 game shy of tying a career high and tied for second longest active streak in the Majors with Justin Turner-LAD, trailing only Tommy Edman-STL (7).

10 JUGS… Seattle used 10 pitchers (Matthew Boyd, Matt Brash, Diego Castillo, Matthew Festa, Chris Flexen, George Kirby, Andrés Muñoz, Penn Murfee, Paul Sewald, Erik Swanson) in yesterday’s 6-3 win…it was only the 4th time in franchise history that the Mariners used 10+ pitchers in a game, joining September 25, 1992 (11 pitchers), September 25, 2018 (10) and September 21, 2019… Seattle went 4-0 in those games.

GOING OUT THE ONLY ‘WAY’ I EVER COUNTED FOR… the Mariners are 33-12 (.733) in their last 45 road games since May 31, the best road record in the Majors during that period … Seattle completed Detroit’s road trip sweep (6-0) (3 G, 8/30-9/1) and Cleveland (3 G, 9/2-9/4), their 2nd undefeated road trip of the season… the Mariners also went 6-0 on a road trip against Washington (2 G, 7 /13 DH) and Texas (4 G, 7/14-17) earlier this season… the Mariners are the only team in American League history to have compiled multiple undefeated road trips of at least 6 games in the same season. .. only the 1984 Tigers and 2021 Rays had put together multiple undefeated road trips of at least 5 games within the same season.