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Mariners Game Notes — June 17 vs. Red Sox Mariners Game Notes — June 17 vs. Red Sox AS YOU MAY KNOW…several Mariners are among the American League leaders in walks with J.P. Crawford (48, 2nd), Cal Raleigh (42, 4th) and Randy Arozarena (37, T-6th) all ranking within the top 10 this season, and…YOU MAY ALSO KNOW…that dating back to the 2023 season, that trio also rank within the top 10 in the AL with Crawford (194, 2nd), Arozarena (190, 3rd) and Raleigh (166, T-7th) trailing AL leader Aaron Judge-NYY (268), but…DID YOU KNOW?…that since 2023, that trio also rank in the top 5 in multi-walk games?…Raleigh (2nd, 36), Crawford (3rd, 35) and Arozarena (5th, 33) trail AL leader Aaron Judge-NYY…Seattle has had 210 games since 2023 where a player has had multiple walks, 3rd-most in the Majors during that span trailing only the Dodgers (228) and Yankees (225). TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue the homestand tonight with the 2nd of 3 games against the Boston Red Sox (0–1)…Seattle is coming off a 3-game series sweep of the Cleveland Guardians…following the current series against the Red Sox, the Mariners embark on a 10-game road trip with a 3-game series against the Chicago Cubs (6/20–6/22), 4-game series against the Minnesota Twins (6/23–6/26), and 3-game series against the Texas Rangers (6/27–6/29)…tonight’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Aaron Goldsmith and Ryan Rowland-Smith on the call, with Jen Mueller serving as field reporter…the game will be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr. on the call. ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners yesterday dropped the series opener against Boston by a 2–0 final, their 4th shutout loss of the season…Seattle is 17–9 in day games and 17–17 at night…the Mariners are 24–11 when scoring 4+ runs and 24–6 when scoring at least 5. · Mariners.com/Vote — MLB All-Star Game voting is open and you can vote up to 5 times everyday…the first phase of voting ends on Thursday, June 26. · Giving The Team Length — Seattle is 23–8 (.742) when its starting pitcher goes 6.0+ innings this year. · Lead Man — The Mariners are 27–1 when leading after 7 innings, and 30–1 after 8 innings this season. · Walter: The Return — 2024 All-Star Logan Gilbert was reinstated from the 15-day Injured List yesterday and recorded 10 strikeouts over 5.0 innings allowing 2 runs in last night’s game…he was on the IL with a right elbow flexor strain from April 26-June 15. · ‘Pop’ and Lock Down — RHP Zach Pop made his Mariners debut last night, tossing 1.1 innings, retiring 4-of-5 batters faced and inducing 5 ground balls…since the 2022 season, Pop has a 54.4% ground ball rate, 29th-best among the 219 relievers with 100.0+ IP during that span. · Forever Young — INF Cole Young is batting .346 (9x26) with 2 doubles and a .793 OPS over his last 7 games (6/7-c). CAL RALEIGH: A SLAM DUNK ALL-STAR…Major League Baseball released its first All-Star ballot update yesterday…Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh leads American League catchers in votes (1,043,168) by nearly 700,000 votes over next-closest Alejandro Kirk-TOR (370,460)…Cal’s vote total is 2nd-highest among any AL player behind only outfielder Aaron Judge-NYY (1,568,527)…the top vote-getter in each league skips phase 2 of voting and automatically earns a starting assignment in the All-Star Game. THAT’S OUR CAL…Cal Raleigh leads MLB catchers in home runs (26) by a wide margin over next-closest Logan O’Hoppe-LAA (14 HR)…Raleigh also leads catchers in runs scored (45), RBI (54), walks (T-1st, 42), stolen bases (7), total bases (157) and extra-base hits (38)…among qualified catchers, he also leads in slugging percentage (.606) and OPS (.975)…the 28-year-old backstop is primed to join his current manager Dan Wilson (1996) as the only catchers in Mariners history to make the All-Star Game…Raleigh is vying to become the first catcher to ever start the All-Star Game for Seattle and the first Mariner at any position to start since Nelson Cruz in 2015 (DH) and first to start in the field since Félix Hernández (SP) and Robinson Canó (2B) in 2014. HISTORICAL PACE…in 70 games this season, Cal Raleigh is batting .259 (67x259) with 45 runs, 12 doubles, 26 home runs, 54 RBI, 7 steals and 42 walks, getting on base at a .369 clip, slugging .606 with a .975 OPS…Cal’s 26 HR are tied for most in the Majors with Aaron Judge-NYY…Raleigh became the first catcher in MLB history to reach 20+ home runs before the end of May…Cal’s 26 HR are already tied for 2nd-most by a catcher before the All-Star Break with Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez-TEX (26 HR) in 2000, trailing only Hall of Famer Johnny Bench-CIN (28 HR) in 1970…he is also 4 HR and 3 SB shy of becoming the 7th player (8th season) and 1st catcher with 30+ HR and 10+ SB before the All-Star Break. J.P. CRAWFORD: A COMPELLING ALL-STAR CASE…shortstop J.P. Crawford walked twice in yesterday’s game…in 69 games this season, Crawford is hitting .293 (71x242) with a .412 on-base percentage that is the 4th-highest in the Majors…he has 30 runs scored, 10 doubles, 6 homers, 29 RBI, 4 stolen bases and 48 walks with an .821 OPS…among American League shortstops, J.P. ranks 1st in OBP, 1st in walks, 1st in times on base (120), 3rd in OPS, 2nd in OPS+ (145) behind Jacob Wilson-ATH (153) and 3rd in bWAR (2.8). JULIO: ANOTHER COMPELLING ALL-STAR CASE…among American League outfielders, Julio Rodríguez ranks 2nd in bWAR (3.2) and fWAR (2.5) behind only Aaron Judge-NYY…Julio ranks T-2nd in runs scored (43), T-5th in hits (74), T-4th in stolen bases (12) and 6th in total bases (119)…defensively, he ranks T-2nd in outs about average (8) and T-4th in defensive runs saved (10). ONE HOMER AWAY FROM TOP-10…Cal Raleigh has 119 career home runs, tied with Mitch Haniger for 10th-most in Mariners history…with his 120th homer, Cal will move into sole possession for 10th-most homers in a Seattle uniform…despite hitting just 2 HR in his rookie 2021 season, Cal’s 119 HR are 2nd-most by a Mariner through a player’s first 5 career seasons, trailing only Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. and his 132 HR in his first 5 seasons from 1989–93. BACK END OF THE BULLPEN…Matt Brash’s 14-game scoreless streak (5/3-c) and Andrés Muñoz’s 16-game scoreless streak (3/27–5/3) to begin the season mark the first time that teammates have registered 14+ game scoreless streaks to start their season since Cleveland’s Tyler Olson (30 G, 7/21–10/1/2017) and Andrew Miller (15 G, 4/3–5/14/2017) did it during the 2017 season…since Andrew Miller’s scoreless streak only got to 15 games to begin his ’17 campaign, if Brash can go his next 2 outings without giving up a run, he and Muñoz would become the first teammates to register 16+ game scoreless streaks to start their season since Oakland’s Brad Ziegler (29 G, 5/31–8/12/2008) and Santiago Casilla (18 G, 3/26–5/6/2008) to begin their 2008 season. WOO TANG FOREVER…RHP Bryan Woo is 5–4 with a 3.39 ERA (31 ER, 82.1 IP), 12 walks and 72 strikeouts in 13 starts this season…he holds a 0.98 WHIP, 1.3 walks-per-9-innings and a 6.00 strikeout-to-walks ratio…among AL starting pitchers this season, he ranks 7th in WHIP, 3rd in BB/9 and 2nd in SO/BB ratio, trailing only reigning Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal-DET (12.33)…in 5 home starts this season, Woo has a 2.53 ERA (9 ER, 32.0 IP), with 6 walks, 27 strikeouts and opponents hitting .197 (23x117) with a .595 OPS. --- Mariners Game Notes — June 17 vs. Red Sox was originally published in From the Corner of Edgar & Dave on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. http://dlvr.it/TLPwGv