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AS YOU MAY KNOWâŠseveral 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, andâŠYOU MAY ALSO KNOWâŠthat 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), butâŠDID YOU KNOW?âŠthat since 2023, that trio also rank in the top 5 in multi-walk games?âŠRaleigh (2nd, 36), Crawford (3rd, 35) and Arozarena (5th, 33) trail AL leader Aaron Judge-NYYâŠSeattle 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).
TONIGHTâS TILTâŠthe Mariners continue the homestand tonight with the 2nd of 3 games against the Boston Red Sox (0â1)âŠSeattle is coming off a 3-game series sweep of the Cleveland GuardiansâŠfollowing 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 (6/20â6/22), 4-game series against the Minnesota Twins (6/23â6/26), and 3-game series against the Texas Rangers (6/27â6/29)âŠtonightâs game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Aaron Goldsmith and Ryan Rowland-Smith on the call, with Jen Mueller serving as field reporterâŠthe game will be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr. on the call.
ODDS AND ENDSâŠthe Mariners yesterday dropped the series opener against Boston by a 2â0 final, their 4th shutout loss of the seasonâŠSeattle is 17â9 in day games and 17â17 at nightâŠthe Mariners are 24â11 when scoring 4+ runs and 24â6 when scoring at least 5.
· Mariners.com/VoteâââMLB All-Star Game voting is open and you can vote up to 5 times everydayâŠthe first phase of voting ends on Thursday, June 26.
· Giving The Team LengthâââSeattle is 23â8 (.742) when its starting pitcher goes 6.0+ innings this year.
· Lead ManâââThe Mariners are 27â1 when leading after 7 innings, and 30â1 after 8 innings this season.
· Walter: The Returnâââ2024 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 nightâs gameâŠhe was on the IL with a right elbow flexor strain from April 26-June 15.
· âPopâ and Lock DownâââRHP Zach Pop made his Mariners debut last night, tossing 1.1 innings, retiring 4-of-5 batters faced and inducing 5 ground ballsâŠsince 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 YoungâââINF 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-STARâŠMajor League Baseball released its first All-Star ballot update yesterdayâŠMariners 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)âŠCalâs vote total is 2nd-highest among any AL player behind only outfielder Aaron Judge-NYY (1,568,527)âŠthe top vote-getter in each league skips phase 2 of voting and automatically earns a starting assignment in the All-Star Game.
THATâS OUR CALâŠCal Raleigh leads MLB catchers in home runs (26) by a wide margin over next-closest Logan OâHoppe-LAA (14 HR)âŠRaleigh also leads catchers in runs scored (45), RBI (54), walks (T-1st, 42), stolen bases (7), total bases (157) and extra-base hits (38)âŠamong qualified catchers, he also leads in slugging percentage (.606) and OPS (.975)âŠthe 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 GameâŠRaleigh 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 FĂ©lix HernĂĄndez (SP) and Robinson CanĂł (2B) in 2014.
HISTORICAL PACEâŠin 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 OPSâŠCalâs 26 HR are tied for most in the Majors with Aaron Judge-NYYâŠRaleigh became the first catcher in MLB history to reach 20+ home runs before the end of MayâŠCalâs 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 1970âŠhe 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 CASEâŠshortstop J.P. Crawford walked twice in yesterdayâs gameâŠin 69 games this season, Crawford is hitting .293 (71x242) with a .412 on-base percentage that is the 4th-highest in the MajorsâŠhe has 30 runs scored, 10 doubles, 6 homers, 29 RBI, 4 stolen bases and 48 walks with an .821 OPSâŠamong 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 CASEâŠamong American League outfielders, Julio RodrĂguez ranks 2nd in bWAR (3.2) and fWAR (2.5) behind only Aaron Judge-NYYâŠJulio ranks T-2nd in runs scored (43), T-5th in hits (74), T-4th in stolen bases (12) and 6th in total bases (119)âŠdefensively, he ranks T-2nd in outs about average (8) and T-4th in defensive runs saved (10).
ONE HOMER AWAY FROM TOP-10âŠCal Raleigh has 119 career home runs, tied with Mitch Haniger for 10th-most in Mariners historyâŠwith his 120th homer, Cal will move into sole possession for 10th-most homers in a Seattle uniformâŠdespite hitting just 2 HR in his rookie 2021 season, Calâs 119 HR are 2nd-most by a Mariner through a playerâs first 5 career seasons, trailing only Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. and his 132 HR in his first 5 seasons from 1989â93.
BACK END OF THE BULLPENâŠMatt Brashâs 14-game scoreless streak (5/3-c) and AndrĂ©s Muñozâs 16-game scoreless streak (3/27â5/3) to begin the season mark the first time that teammates have registered 14+ game scoreless streaks to start their season since Clevelandâs Tyler Olson (30 G, 7/21â10/1/2017) and Andrew Miller (15 G, 4/3â5/14/2017) did it during the 2017 seasonâŠsince Andrew Millerâs scoreless streak only got to 15 games to begin his â17 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 Oaklandâs Brad Ziegler (29 G, 5/31â8/12/2008) and Santiago Casilla (18 G, 3/26â5/6/2008) to begin their 2008 season.
WOO TANG FOREVERâŠRHP Bryan Woo is 5â4 with a 3.39 ERA (31 ER, 82.1 IP), 12 walks and 72 strikeouts in 13 starts this seasonâŠhe holds a 0.98 WHIP, 1.3 walks-per-9-innings and a 6.00 strikeout-to-walks ratioâŠamong 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)âŠin 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.
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