Seattle Mariners

Stadium: Safeco Field | Manager: Eric Wedge
20-25 Overall | 3rd AL West
Team RankingAVGRHRERA
Mariners.241168534.06
AL West Division5th5th2nd2nd
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R. Ibanez
M. Morse
J. Bay
M. Saunders
E. Chavez
F. Gutierrez
M. Morse
M. Saunders
J. Bay
E. Chavez
K. Seager
R. Andino
B. Ryan
R. Andino
Rotation
1. F. Hernandez
2. H. Iwakuma
3. J. Saunders
4. B. Maurer
5. Aaron Harang
D. Ackley
R. Andino
K. Seager
J. Smoak
K. Morales
M. Morse
DH
K. Morales
M. Morse
J. Montero
R. Ibanez
J. Montero
K. Shoppach
  Bullpen
T. Wilhelmsen (CL)
C. Capps
C. Furbush
O. Perez
D. Farquhar
L. Luetge
Y. Medina
J. Kinney
S. Pryor
Last Updated: 5/17/2013
 
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Last Five Games
5/20 vs. CLE
M. SaundersCF
J. BayLF
K. Seager3B
K. MoralesDH
M. MorseRF
J. Smoak1B
K. ShoppachC
R. Andino2B
B. RyanSS
 
5/19 vs. CLE
M. SaundersCF
D. Ackley2B
K. Seager3B
K. MoralesDH
M. MorseRF
R. IbanezLF
J. Smoak1B
J. MonteroC
B. RyanSS
 
5/18 vs. CLE
E. ChavezCF
D. Ackley2B
K. Seager3B
K. MoralesDH
M. MorseRF
R. IbanezLF
J. Smoak1B
J. MonteroC
B. RyanSS
 
5/17 vs. CLE
M. SaundersCF
D. Ackley2B
K. Seager3B
K. MoralesDH
J. Smoak1B
R. IbanezLF
K. ShoppachC
E. ChavezRF
B. RyanSS
 
5/16 vs. NYY
M. SaundersCF
J. BayLF
K. Seager3B
K. Morales1B
M. MorseRF
R. IbanezDH
J. MonteroC
D. Ackley2B
B. RyanSS

Most Frequent Lineup
 AvgHRRBI
M. SaundersCF.235412
K. Seager3B.275622
K. MoralesDH.270521
M. MorseRF.2481018
J. BayLF.241410
J. Smoak1B.25238
D. Ackley2B.22918
J. MonteroC.20839
R. AndinoSS.18604
 
Notes
  • 41 different lineups used this season.
  • Most frequent lineup used in 2 games.

Other Frequent Lineups
2 Game(s)
E. ChavezCF
J. BayRF
K. MoralesDH
R. IbanezLF
J. Smoak1B
K. Seager3B
K. ShoppachC
D. Ackley2B
B. RyanSS
1 Game(s)
M. SaundersCF
J. BayLF
K. Seager3B
M. MorseRF
J. Smoak1B
D. Ackley2B
K. ShoppachC
B. RyanSS
1 Game(s)
M. SaundersCF
D. Ackley2B
K. Seager3B
K. MoralesDH
M. MorseRF
R. IbanezLF
J. Smoak1B
J. MonteroC
B. RyanSS
1 Game(s)
E. ChavezCF
K. Seager3B
K. Morales1B
M. MorseRF
K. ShoppachC
J. MonteroDH
D. Ackley2B
J. BayLF
R. AndinoSS
1 Game(s)
M. SaundersCF
D. Ackley2B
K. Seager3B
K. MoralesDH
J. Smoak1B
R. IbanezLF
K. ShoppachC
E. ChavezRF
B. RyanSS

 
 
Raul Ibanez, #28
Year-to-date Stats
GAVGRHRRBISB
19.226148200
 
Position Breakdown
OF - 19, DH - 6
News
Mariners outfielder Raul Ibanez still is only batting .235 on the season -- that's how cold he was in April.

The veteran slugger has been ridiculously hot in May, however, and he kept that up on Friday in Cleveland. Ibanez went 3 for 5 in the game with his seventh home run.

He went deep in the sixth inning for a two-run blast. The two RBI gives him 19 on the year.

Ibanez has gone 11 for 28 (.393) in May with a double, triple, five homers and 14 RBI.
Jason Bay, #12
Year-to-date Stats
GAVGRHRRBISB
28.241134101
 
Position Breakdown
OF - 28, DH - 2
Michael Morse, #38
Year-to-date Stats
GAVGRHRRBISB
37.2481710180
 
Position Breakdown
OF - 37, DH - 1
News
Mariners outfielder Michael Morse overcame an eye irritation to play Saturday in Cleveland. He went 0 for 4 with a strikeout.

Morse, hitting .254, had his four-game hitting streak snapped. He had at least two hits in each of those games.
Brendan Ryan, #26
Year-to-date Stats
GAVGRHRRBISB
35.1787183
 
Position Breakdown
SS - 35
News
Mariners shortstop Brendan Ryan hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning of Saturday's game against the Indians. The homer cut the Tribe's lead to 4-2, but Cleveland held on for a 5-4 win.

Ryan went 2 for 3 on Saturday with two RBI.

Ryan has a five-game hitting streak and is 8 for 19 on the trip with three RBI. He's batting .178 on the year.
Yoervis Medina, #31
Year-to-date Stats
WLIPERASVK
0012.03.75014
 
Endy Chavez, #9
Year-to-date Stats
GAVGRHRRBISB
23.2894150
 
Position Breakdown
OF - 23
News
Mariners outfielder Endy Chavez delivered a pinch-hit home run leading off the ninth inning Monday at Cleveland, giving Seattle a 7-6 lead. Unfortunately, closer Tom Wilhelmsen allowed Cleveland to tie the game in the bottom of the inning.

It was Chavez's first home run since July 16 of last season. Chavez is batting .289 with five RBI through 26 games.

Jesus Montero, #63
Year-to-date Stats
GAVGRHRRBISB
26.2086390
 
Position Breakdown
C - 26, DH - 1
News
Mariners manager Eric Wedge showed catcher Jesus Montero he has confidence in him as he gave him another start Sunday at Cleveland, the Seattle Times reports. Montero may have cost Seattle the game with a defensive lapse Saturday. 

"He just came off the plate," Wedge said. "He just released too early. You’ve got to keep your foot planted. You’re not going to turn two on that, so you’ve just got to keep your foot planted on that."

The 23-year-old Montero continues to be more prized for his hitting than his fielding, but he has gone 7 for 34 (.206) in May with a homer and two RBI. He's struck out six times during the month. Montero is batting .206 on the season with three homers and nine RBI over 97 at-bats. 

Kyle Seager, #15
Year-to-date Stats
GAVGRHRRBISB
44.275216221
 
Position Breakdown
3B - 44
News
Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager ended a 2-for-15 slump Monday at Cleveland with a 2-for-5 performance. He had his sixth home run and 13th double, while scoring two runs and adding one RBI.

Seager is batting .246 (15 for 61) with three doubles, three home runs and nine RBI in 16 May games.

Brandon Maurer, #37
Year-to-date Stats
WLIPERABBK
2540.25.751428
 
News
Mariners pitcher Brandon Maurer turned in a decent performance but did not factor into the decision Friday night against the Indians.

Maurer, who made his eighth start of the season, surrendered two runs in the second and gave up a solo home run to Drew Stubbs in the fifth. He was charged with three runs and five hits over six innings of work. He struck out six and walked four in a 6-3 defeat in extras.

Maurer has allowedat least three runs in each of his last three starts since his last win on April 25 against the Angels. He is scheduled to make his next start Wednesday on the road against the Angels. He tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings in his last start against the Angels.
Oliver Perez, #59
Year-to-date Stats
WLIPERASVK
1117.01.59024
 
Justin Smoak, #17
Year-to-date Stats
GAVGRHRRBISB
38.25215380
 
Position Breakdown
1B - 38, DH - 2
News
Mariners first baseman Justin Smoak connected for a solo home run in the top of the 10th inning Monday at Cleveland, but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead and Yan Gomes hit a walk-off, three-run homer to win the game in the bottom of the inning. It was Smoak's third home run and second in three games.

He extended his hitting streak to five games Monday. Smoak is batting .350 (7 for 20) with one double, two home runs, two RBI, three walks and five runs in that span.

Kendrys Morales, #8
Year-to-date Stats
GAVGRHRRBISB
8.270165210
 
News
Mariners DH Kendrys Morales tied a season-high with three hits Monday at Cleveland. It was the third time this season he accomplished the feat and second time in May.

Morales had two doubles, one run and two RBI Monday. He's batting .305 (18 for 59) with two home runs, six doubles and 11 RBI in 15 May games.

Danny Farquhar, #40
Year-to-date Stats
WLIPERASVK
002.20.0005
 
News
The Mariners have recalled reliever Danny Farquhar from Triple-A Tacoma, MLB.com reports.

Farquhar, 26, owns a 2.25 ERA and 7.5 K/BB in 20 innings for Tacoma. It will be his Seattle debut; he threw two innings for Toronto in 2011 and allowed four runs on four hits.

Charlie Furbush, #41
Year-to-date Stats
WLIPERASVK
0315.15.28024
 
Tom Wilhelmsen, #54
Year-to-date Stats
WLIPERASVK
0019.00.471115
 
News
Mariners closer Tom Wilhelmsen suffered his first blown save Monday at Cleveland after the Indians tied the game at 7 in the ninth inning. Wilhelmsen was in line for his 12th save after first baseman Justin Smoak made a diving stop on a hard hit grounder by Carlos Santana with two outs, but Wilhelmsen could not field the throw at first base, allowing the tying run to score.

Wilhelmsen worked out of the jam, but the damage was done. He was charged with one unearned run on two hits in one inning. He struck out two.

Michael Saunders, #55
Year-to-date Stats
GAVGRHRRBISB
27.235194126
 
Position Breakdown
OF - 27
News
Mariners outfielder Michael Saunders has been given Saturday off to regroup, MLB.com reports.

Saunders is in a 2-for-19 slump and manager Eric Wedge just wants him to forget about it.

"I just think he's a bit worn down," Wedge said of Saunders.


Dustin Ackley, #13
Year-to-date Stats
GAVGRHRRBISB
40.22916181
 
Position Breakdown
2B - 40
Felix Hernandez, #34
Year-to-date Stats
WLIPERABBK
5369.22.071272
 
News
Mariners starter Felix Hernandez was not at his best Sunday at Cleveland. With Justin Masterson dominant for the Indians, Hernandez suffered the loss.

The starter entered the outing after being cleared during the week following his last outing against the Yankees when he tweaked his back. Hernandez had the shortest outing of his season as he threw 107 pitches over five innings, though it doesn't appear he was limited by the back.

Hernandez fell to 5-3 with a 2.07 ERA as he allowed six runs -- five earned -- on eight hits and two walks. He struck out eight. King Felix gave up two runs in the first inning and was down 5-0 after two as he allowed a three-run home run to Michael Brantley. Sunday marked the first time since April 11 that Hernandez allowed more than an earned run in any outing.

The 27-year-old snapped a four-game winning streak Sunday and will look to start another winning streak Saturday against Texas.

Carter Capps, #58
Year-to-date Stats
WLIPERASVK
2123.03.91030
 
Hisashi Iwakuma, #18
Year-to-date Stats
WLIPERABBK
5164.22.371161
 
News
Mariners starting pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma allowed a season-high five runs in six innings during a no-decision Monday at Cleveland. He allowed seven hits and three walks, while striking out six.

Iwakuma was handed a 2-0 lead before he took the mound in the bottom of the first, but he gave up the lead in the bottom of the second inning as Ryan Raburn clubbed a three-run homer and Yan Gomes added a solo home run. Seattle battled back to tie the game at 4 in the third inning, but Iwakuma allowed Cleveland to jump back out to a one-run lead in the bottom of the inning. The right-hander then settled down to toss three scoreless innings before hitting the showers.

Iwakuma's ERA jumped from 1.84 to 2.37. He had allowed a total of five earned runs in his previous three starts. Iwakuma has failed to make it six innings just once this season.

Iwakuma, who hasn't lost a decision in his last five starts, will be back on the mound Sunday against the Rangers. He is 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA against Texas this season.

Stephen Pryor, #46
Year-to-date Stats
WLIPERASVK
007.10.0007
 
Injuries
Lat - 60-day DL. Out until at least mid-June (Updated - 5/17/13)
News
The Mariners have moved reliever Stephen Pryor to the 60-day disabled list, the club announced Friday.

Pryor is eligible to return in mid-June. He has been dealing with a lat problem but will avoid surgery, and will likely return near the end of June.

Robert Andino, #3
Year-to-date Stats
GAVGRHRRBISB
26.1865040
 
Position Breakdown
2B - 8, SS - 17, 3B - 3
Josh Kinney, #53
Year-to-date Stats
WLIPERASVK
000.00.0000
 
Injuries
Rib - 60-day DL. On Triple-A rehab assignment (Updated - 5/18/13)
News
Mariners reliever Josh Kinney, on the 60-day disabled list with a stress reaction in his ribs, began his minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma Friday night.

Kinney allowed one hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning of relief. It was his first action since spring training.He's eligible to come off the 60-day disabled list on May 30.
Franklin Gutierrez, #21
Year-to-date Stats
GAVGRHRRBISB
15.25974101
 
Position Breakdown
OF - 15
Injuries
Hamstring - 15-day DL. On Triple-A rehab assignment (Updated - 5/17/13)
News
The Mariners will have outfielder Franklin Gutierrez play in right field during his rehab, the Seattle Times reports.

“We want him to play some right field as well as center field for a couple of reasons,” manager Eric Wedge said. "One…I think it’s easier to stay healthy if you’re playing left field or right field versus center field. Two, [Michael] Saunders has been great in center field."

The Mariners will not activate Gutierrez until he's fully healthy. He could use the entire 20 days allotted to him in his rehab before he returns.

“Like I told you (media) guys and I told him, too, I need him to be not just able to play up here, but able to come up here and play every day, steal a base and do some things," Wedge said. "Because otherwise, we’re going to end up right back where we are right now.”
Kelly Shoppach, #7
Year-to-date Stats
GAVGRHRRBISB
21.2427270
 
Position Breakdown
C - 21
Joe Saunders, #23
Year-to-date Stats
WLIPERABBK
3452.25.642022
 
News
He wasn't pitching at Safeco Field and so Joe Saunders couldn't have been expected to have a much better performance Saturday in Cleveland.

Saunders, who has been awful on the road and a stud at home for the Mariners this season, avoided taking another road loss against the Indians thanks to back-to-back homers in the top of the ninth.

He gave up four runs on 11 hits and two walks over 5 1/3 innings with two strikeouts as his ERA stands at 5.64 for the year.

Saunders (3-4) has gone 3-0 over four starts at Safeco Field with just three runs allowed over 30 2/3 innings. Saunders' next start comes Friday against Texas at home.
Lucas Luetge, #44
Year-to-date Stats
WLIPERASVK
017.09.0005