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AS YOU KNOW…Eugenio Suarez went 2-for-5 with 2 runs, 2 homeruns and 3 RBI in Wednesday’s game, registering his 3rd multi-HR game of the season, and…AS YOU MIGHT KNOW…Geno leads the Mariners and is tied for 8th in the AL with 27 homeruns this season, but…DID YOU KNOW?… Suárez has hit 11 home runs since August 1, tied for second place in MLB during that period, behind only Aaron Judge-NYY (13)?… As of August 1, Geno’s .925 OPS ranks 4th in MLB third basemen, with only Alex Bregman-HOU (1,059), Nolan Arenado-STL (1.004), Manny Machado-SD (.938).

TILT TILT…the Mariners continue an 8-game, 10-day homestand (1-2) today with the first of 3 games against the Atlanta Braves…the Mariners also welcome the San Diego Padres (2 G, 13-09 -14-14) ) to T-Mobile Park at the current homestand, after opening the homestand with a 3-game set against the Chicago White Sox (1–2)…tonight’s game will be broadcast live on APPLE TV+ of Stephen Nelson, Katie Nolan, Hunter Pence and Heidi Watney during the call and broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) of Rick Rizzs and Dave Sims.

ODDS AND END…the Mariners lost the game against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday with a score of 9-6…despite the loss, the Mariners are 8-2 in their last 10 games, 10-3 in their last 13, 15-6 in their last 21 , 22-11 in their last 33, 40-18 in their last 58, 43-19 in their last 62, 48-21 in their last 69 and 56-31 in their last 87 games… Seattle is 62-14 (0.816 ) in scoring at least 4 points and 15-46 (.246) in scoring 3 or less points this season… they are 36-30 at home and 41-30 away.

  • seriously impressive — The Mariners have a 15-5-2 record in their last 22 series.
  • Apple TV+ — Tonight’s game marks the 4th time this season the Mariners have aired on Apple TV+… each of Seattle’s last two games on Apple TV+ has been decided in 11 innings, with the Mariners winning both games (8/26 vs. CLE, 3 -2 and 7/8 vs. TOR, 5-2).
  • vs Atlanta — Tonight’s game marks the first match-up between Seattle and Atlanta since August 23, 2017, a 9-6 Mariners victory in Atlanta.

INTERLEAGUE ACTION…the Mariners are 9-6 (.600) in interleague games this season and have won 5 of their last 6 interleague games… Seattle’s .600 win rate in interleague games is tied for 7th place this season in the Majors, behind only Milwaukee (13–4, .765), Los Angeles-NL (15–5, .750), Atlanta (12–5, .706), Toronto (12–6, .667), Arizona (11–7, .611) and Cincinnati (11–7, 0.611).

RAY DAY…Robbie Ray enters tonight’s game without allowing a run over his last 13.0 innings pitched from the first inning of his start on August 28 vs. Cleveland… on his last 6 starts since August 1, Ray is 4-0 with a 1.38 ERA (6 ER, 39.0 IP) with 11 walks and 44 strikeouts, while keeping his opponents at a .185 batting average. in that span he threw 6.0+ innings while giving up 2 runs or less in each of his 6 starts…the 6-game stretch stands for the third longest in the Majors this season, trailing just a few 7-game series: Justin Verlander-HOU (June 24 – Aug 4) and Merrill Kelly (July 1 – Aug 6.).

POWER SURGE…dating August 1, the Mariners batters hit 49 homeruns, averaging 1.44 homeruns/game…with 1.44 HR/G in that period, Seattle leads the American League and is in third place in the Majors, behind only St. Louis (1.72) and Los Angeles-NL (1.51)…Mariners pitchers have allowed just 25 home runs since August 1, finishing 3rd in the Majors with opponents that only hit 0.74 HR/G during that period…only St. Louis (0.61) and Houston (0.68) allowed less HR/G during that period.

CAL RALEIGH: SILVER AND GOLD?…Cal Raleigh leads Major League catchers with 23 home runs this season … the 25-year-old backstop among American League catchers this season is 1st in slugging percentage (0.492), 2nd in extra-base hits (42), T3rd in RBI (54 ), 4th in total bases (155) and 4th in OPS (0.775)…Raleigh’s 23 home runs are the 2nd most by a Mariners catcher in a season in franchise history, behind only Mike Zunino (25 HR) in 2017.. Defensively, Raleigh is ranked 3rd by AL catchers in defensive runs saved (12) via FanGraphs…he is 1 of 2 AL catchers to be worth at least 2.0 offensive WAR and 1.0 defensive WAR this season, along with Adley Rutschman-BAL…Cal is the only MLB catcher with 2.0+ oWAR, 1.0+ dWAR and 20+ home runs this season… he is also the only MLB catcher with 10+ defensive runs saved and 20+ home runs… he is 1 of 3 players with 2.0+ oWAR, 1.0+ dWAR, 20+ HR and an OPS+ of at least 120 (Raleigh: 123 OPS+) , along with Nolan Arenado-STL and Mookie Betts-LAD.

J-ROD: ALREADY ROOKIE OF THE YEAR FRONTRUNNER…Julio Rodriguez has hit safely in 8 of his last 9 games since August 30, hitting .316 (13×38) with 9 runs, 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 3 RBI, 5 walks and 1 stolen base, reaching base with a clip of .395 and hit .526 (.922 OPS) over that period … among Major League rookies this season, ranks 1st in bWAR (5.0), 1st in home runs (23), 1st in runs (74), 1st overall bases (224 ), 2nd in RBI (68), 2nd in hits (127), 2nd in times on base (170), 2nd in stolen bases (24) and 2nd in extra-base hits (48).

J-ROD: FORCE SPEED THREAT…Julio Rodriguez is 1 of 13 rookies in Major League history to hit 20+ home runs and 20+ stolen bases in a season and 1 of 5 freshman rookies to reach the 20/20 club… he became the fastest player (81 career G) in major league history who reached 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 games in his career…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.

BULLYING PEN…in 69 games since June 21, the Mariners bullpen is 18–8 with 25 saves and a 2.32 ERA (60 ER, 233.0 IP) with 81 walks and 248 strikeouts, taking the Mariners to an American League-best 48-21 record led during that stretch … in that span, the Mariners led MLB bullpens in fWAR (4.1), ERA (2.32), opponent’s batting average (.190), hits-per-9 innings (5.99) and percentage of inherited runners (18.2).

2023 MOVING BAN…the Mariners roster included 3 of the top 5 most shifted players this season (min. 100 PA)…Carlos Santana leads the Majors with a shift percentage of 98.7% in its plate appearances, followed by Cal Raleigh (2nd, 95.5%) and Taylor Trammell (5th, 93.3%)…Eugenio Suarez is the most shifted right-handed batter in MLB with an 82.1% switching rate.