Mariners Game Notes — August 13 vs. Baltimore

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AS YOU MAY KNOW…Dylan Moore has hit safely in 5-consecutive games (8/4-c), including extra-base hits in each of his last 4 starts, batting .467 (7x14) with 2 doubles, 1 triple and 1 home run during the streak, and…AS YOU MAY ALSO KNOW…that since the All-Star break, Moore has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball, batting .368 (14x38) with 7 runs, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs and 11 RBI, getting on base at a .442 clip and slugging .868 (1.310 OPS), but…DID YOU KNOW?… Moore’s 1.310 OPS during that span leads the Majors (min. 40 PA), ranking ahead of Corey Seager-TEX (1.231 OPS) and Matt Olson-ATL (1.224)?…Moore also leads the Majors in slugging percentage (.868) and isolated power (.500) since the break.

TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners wrap up the 5-game homestand (3–1) with the series finale against the Baltimore Orioles (1–1)…Seattle opened the homestand with a 2-game series sweep of the San Diego Padres (2–0)…following tomorrow’s series finale against Baltimore, the Mariners will embark on a 10-game road trip against the Kansas City Royals (4 G, Aug. 14–17), Houston Astros (3 G, Aug. 18–20) and Chicago White Sox (3 G, Aug. 21–23)…today’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS and broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM).

ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners dropped game 2 of the series with Baltimore by a 1–0 score, snapping their 8-game winning streak…despite the loss, the Mariners are 10–2 over their last 12, 13–3 over their last 16, 16–5 over their last 21 and 25–11 over their last 36 games…the Mariners are 48–18 when scoring at least 4 runs and 15–35 when scoring 3-or-fewer…the Mariners are 34–27 at T-Mobile Park and 29–26 on the road this season…they are 21–19 in day games and 42–34 at night.

SERIES-LY…the Mariners have won 6 consecutive series, with a chance to take their 7th-consecutive with a win in today’s rubber match with Baltimore…the Mariners have also won 9 of their last 11 series, owning an 9–1–1 series record since June 30…Seattle took 2 of 3 vs. Tampa Bay (6/30–7/2), 2 of 3 at San Francisco (7/3–7/5) and 3 of 4 at Houston (7/6–7/9) heading into the All-Star Break…the Mariners lost 2 of 3 vs. Detroit (7/14–7/16) and split a 4-game series vs. Minnesota (7/17–7/20)…in their last 6 series, they have won 2 of 3 vs. Toronto (7/21–7/23), 2 of 3 at Minnesota (7/24–7/26), 2 of 3 at Arizona (7/28–7/30), 2 of 3 vs. Boston (7/31–8/2), swept 4 games at Los Angeles-AL (8/3–8/6) and swept 2 games vs. San Diego (8/8–8/9).

FOR HE’S A RALEIGH GOOD FELLOW…Cal Raleigh is batting .272 (18x66) with 14 runs, 4 doubles, 8 home runs and 15 RBI over his last 17 games since July 22, getting on base at a .351 clip and slugging .682 (1.033 OPS)…during that span, Raleigh’s 8 home runs lead the AL and rank tied for 3rd in the Majors, trailing only Matt Olson-ATL (10 HR) and Pete Alonso-NYM (9)…Raleigh has 47 home runs since the start of 2022, most among MLB catchers in that span…overall this season, Raleigh has 3.0 fWAR which ranks 2nd among AL catchers and 5th in the Majors, trailing only Jonah Heim-TEX (3.5 fWAR) in the AL, while ranking ahead of Adley Rutschman-BAL (2.9)

WE GO WITH JULIO…Julio Rodríguez is batting .310 (26x86) with 16 runs, 7 doubles, 6 home runs, 16 RBI and 5 stolen bases over his last 19 games (7/22-c), getting on base at a .356 clip and slugging .607 (.963 OPS), with the Mariners going 14–5 during that span…J-Rod is also batting .295 (44x149) with 11 doubles and 6 home runs with a .846 OPS since July 1, and batting .288 (84x292) with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 19 stolen bases with a .813 OPS in 69 games since May 22…overall this season, Julio ranks 9th in the AL in fWAR (3.8) and T-11th in bWAR (3.6) with teammate J.P. Crawford…over his first 2 seasons in “The Show”, J-Rod has totaled 9.8 bWAR, which ranks 9th among players in their first 2 seasons in the Majors since 1969, trailing Kris Bryant-CHC, who had 12.6 bWAR from 2015–16.

SMOOTH SAILING…over the Mariners last 36 games (7/1-c), the team has gone 25–11 (.694) which is the best record in the Major Leagues…the Mariners bullpen leads the Majors with a 2.37 ERA (29 ER, 110.0 IP) with 40 walks and 136 strikeouts during that stretch…Seattle starters have compiled a 3.50 ERA (83 ER, 213.1 IP) with 43 walks and 213 strikeouts over the last 36 games, 3rd-best ERA in the Majors during that span…offensively, Seattle ranks in the top-10 in MLB in on-base percentage (.332/10th), slugging percentage (.440/10th) and OPS (.773/10th) since July 1.

FRANCE-Y PANTS…Ty France reached base safely 3 times in last night’s game, going 0-for-1 with 2 walks and a hit-by-pitch…France has reached safely in 14 of his last 16 games (7/25-c), batting .321 (17x53) with 6 runs, 3 doubles, 2 home runs, 8 RBI, 7 walks and 2 hit-by-pitch, getting on base at a .419 clip, slugging .491 with a .910 OPS with the Mariners going 13–3 in those games.

START OF SOMETHING SPECIAL…the Mariners starting rotation is 20–11 with a 3.30 ERA (112 ER, 305.1 IP) over the team’s last 52 games (6/12-c), leading the Majors in ERA during that stretch, ranking ahead of San Diego (3.35 ERA)…Mariners starters have walked 3-or-fewer batters in 31 consecutive outings (7/6-c)…overall this season, Seattle’s 58 quality starts are 2nd-most in the Majors to Minnesota (60).

PASSING THE MANTLE OF KING…yesterday George Kirby tossed a career-high 9.0 innings pitched, allowing just 3 hits and 0 walks with 7 strikeouts…the Orioles managed just 5 hard-hit balls (95+ MPH) against Kirby…it was also Kirby’s 17th quality start of the season, tied for the Major League lead (also: Logan Webb-SFG and Gerrit Cole-NYY)…George Kirby (3.6 fWAR) and Logan Gilbert (3.0) have been the 2 best pitchers age 26-or-younger in the American League, while Mariners pitchers in that age range lead the Majors in fWAR (11.2), strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.67) and WHIP (1.08).

FÉLIX HERNÁNDEZ: MARINERS HALL OF FAMER…Félix Hernández yesterday was inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame, becoming the 11th member of the Hall of Fame…”King Félix” joined Alvin Davis, Jay Buhner, Edgar Martinez, Randy Johnson, Dan Wilson, Ken Griffey Jr., Jamie Moyer, Ichiro Suzuki, broadcaster Dave Niehaus and manager Lou Piniella.