Mariners Game Notes - May 12 vs. Yankees

AS YOU MAY KNOW...outfielder Randy Arozarena has an active career-high 33-game on-base streak (3/31-c), batting .252 (30x119) with 15 runs, 9 doubles, 4 home runs, 23 walks and 8 stolen bases, getting on base at a .395 clip and slugging .429 (.823 OPS), and...YOU MAY ALSO KNOW...that his streak is the 2nd longest active streak in the Majors, trailing only Kyle Schwarber-PHI (46 G) and is the longest streak by a Mariners players since Robinson Canó's 34-game on-base streak from April 30-June 5, 2016, but...DID YOU KNOW?...that his streak is tied for the 6th-longest streak in a single season by a Cuban-born player in Major League history?...he trails Yordan Alvarez-HOU (36 G, March 30-May 16, 2023) and Tony Oliva-MIN (36 G, April 22-June 2, 1970) for the all-time record.

TONIGHT'S TILT…the Mariners continue a 6-game homestand today with the first of 3 games against the New York Yankees...Seattle also hosted the Toronto Blue Jays (0-3) on the homestand...following an off day on Thursday, the Mariners embark on a 10-game road trip against the San Diego Padres (3 G, 5/16-18), Chicago White Sox (3 G, 5/19-21) and the Houston Astros (4 G, 5/22-25)...tonight's game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Aaron Goldsmith and Angie Mentink on the call, with Jen Mueller serving as field reporter...the game will be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) and Mariners.com with Rick Rizzs, Gary Hill Jr. and Ryan Rowland-Smith on the call.

ODDS AND ENDS...the Mariners suffered their second series sweep of the season (also: 4/4-6 at SF), losing yesterday's game 9-1 to the Blue Jays...Seattle is still 8-5 over its last 13 games, 10-6 over its last 16 games, 12-7 over its last 19 games, 14-8 over its last 22 games, 18-9 over its last 27 games...the Mariners 18-9 (.667) record is the best in the Majors since April 9.

• Best In The West - The Mariners lead the American League West Division by 2.0 games over the second place Athletics (21-20) and Astros (20-19).
• Long Ball - The Mariners are 21-10 (.677) when hitting a homer this season.
• Hey Now! - Dave Sims returns to Seattle for the first time since taking the Yankees radio play-by-play announcer role this offseason...Sims spent 18 years (2007-24) as a key member of the Mariners broadcast team, calling games both on TV and radio.
• The Fireman Blows Out The Candles - Right-hander Matt Brash celebrates his 27th birthday today.
• Tacoma Terror - Infielder Cole Young, the Mariners No. 3 prospect (MLB Pipeline), was named the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week today...Young hit safely in all 6 games he played, batting .455 (10x22) with 8 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 4 RBI and a 1.357 OPS.
• Rehab Update - Right-handed pitchers George Kirby and Jackson Kowar both made rehab appearances with Triple-A Tacoma...Kirby started on Saturday, tossing 3.0 innings with 5 strikeouts in his 2nd rehab start and Kowar recorded a 1-2-3 inning in relief of Kirby in his first outing at Tacoma.
• Hancock's Signature - Emerson Hancock is 1-0 with a 3.52 ERA (9 ER, 23.0 IP), 6 walks and 17 strikeouts over his last 4 starts (4/17-c), with the Mariners winning each game.
• Julio is Warming - Julio Rodríguez is batting .304 (14x46) with 8 runs, 1 double, 2 home runs, 4 RBI and a .803 OPS over his last 11 games (4/29-c).

STERLING BACKSTOP...Cal Raleigh is batting .241 (34x141) with 26 runs, 7 doubles, 12 home runs, 25 RBI and 4 stolen bases, getting on base at a .371 clip and slugging .546 (.917 OPS) in 39 games this season...he ranks among the MLB leaders in home runs (T-3rd), slugging percentage (12th), OPS (13th) and fWAR (T-8th, 2.2).

J.P. HITS A LOT...shortstop J.P. Crawford went 2-for-4 with a double in yesterday's game...he recently had his career-high 16-game hitting streak snapped (4/19-5/9)...since April 9, he is batting .333 (33x99) with 14 runs, 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 17 RBI, 1 stolen base and 13 walks, getting on base at a .416 clip and slugging .465 (.881 OPS)...overall this season, J.P. ranks 7th in the AL in OBP (.394).

A TOP RANKED OFFENSE...Seattle batters lead the Majors in walk rate (10.6%), ranking 3rd in the Majors in walks (161), trailing the Diamondbacks (162) and Yankees (162)...across the Majors, the Mariners rank 6th in on-base percentage (.333), T-3rd in OPS+ (120), T-9th in OPS (.739), 6th in runs-per-game (4.92), T-5th in home runs (53), 7th in stolen bases (43) and 4th in hit-by-pitches (22) this season.

MATILDA'S DAD...Andrés Muñoz leads the American League with 13 saves...in 18 appearances this season, the reigning American League Reliever of the Month is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER, 18.0 IP) with 7 hits allowed, 1 run allowed (unearned), 8 walks (2 intentional) and 25 strikeouts, sporting a 0.833 WHIP and 12.5 strikeouts-per-9 innings rate...his 1.9 bWAR leads MLB relievers and ranks T-6th among all pitchers.

OFFENSIVE CONTRIBUTORS...the Mariners have received offensive contributions up and down their batting order this season...Jorge Polanco is batting .327 (33x101) with 16 runs, 6 doubles, 9 home runs, 28 RBI and a 1.026 OPS in 30 games this season...Dylan Moore hit his 7th homer of the season yesterday and is batting .296 (16x54) with 2 doubles, 5 home runs, 10 RBI, 5 stolen bases and a .933 OPS over his last 14 games (4/15-c)...Rowdy Tellez is batting .275 (14x51) with 2 doubles, 5 homers, 15 RBI and a .935 OPS over his last 20 games (4/17-c)...Leo Rivas is batting .341 (14x41) with 11 runs, 1 double, 4 stolen bases and 10 walks with a .836 OPS in 20 games this season.

SERIES WIN STREAK SNAPPED...Seattle's streak of 9 consecutive series won was snapped in their last series...the Mariners had won 9 straight series since April 7: vs. Houston (2-1), vs. Texas (3-0), at Cincinnati (2-1), at Toronto (2-1), at Boston (2-1), vs. Miami (2-1), vs. Los Angeles-AL (2-0), at Texas (2-1) and at the Athletics (2-1)...the 9 consecutive series victories marked their longest string of consecutive series wins since they won a franchise-record 14 (or 15) consecutive series from July 27-Sept. 20, 2001...one of those 15 series was a win in 1 game at Anaheim on Sept. 10, 2001.

HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS...the Mariners are at T-Mobile Park for a 6-game homestand against the Toronto Blue Jays (3 G, 5/8-5/11) and New York Yankees (3 G, 5/12-5/14)...remaining promotions on the homestand include, Star Wars Night tonight and Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Night tomorrow.

VEDDER CUP ON DECK...following the current series with the Yankees, the Mariners will travel to San Diego for the first official installment of the "Vedder Cup"...it was announced on March 14 that the two clubs would play annually for the Vedder Cup in their rivalry series, beginning this season...the winner of the series will take home the Vedder Cup Trophy, featuring a guitar provided by Eddie Vedder...as part of the series, both the Padres and Mariners are making annual donations to the EB Research Partnership.