Mariners Game Information — April 28 vs. Arizona

AS YOU MAY KNOW…the Mariners pitching staff over its last 15 games (4/10-c) has posted a Major League-leading and franchise-low 1.47 ERA, allowing 22 earned runs across 135.0 innings pitched, but…DID YOU KNOW?…that it marks the lowest ERA in the Majors over a 15-game span since 2017?…Seattle’s 1.47 ERA is the lowest over a 15-game span since Cleveland posted a 1.46 ERA (22 ER, 136.0 IP) from Sept. 1–14, 2017, and…DID YOU ALSO KNOW?…that, looking forward, the most recent ERA below 1.50 across a 16-game span occurred from Sept. 23, 2012-April 7, 2013, when the Los Angeles Dodgers posted a 1.45 ERA (23 ER, 143.0 IP)?…the last time it occurred without overlapping seasons was Sept. 7–24, 2010, when the San Francisco Giants posted a 1.34 ERA (21 ER, 141.0 IP).

TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 6-game homestand (2–0) today with the last of 3 games against the Arizona Diamondbacks (2–0)…Seattle will also welcome the Atlanta Braves (3 G, 4/29–5/1) to T-Mobile Park on the homestand…the Mariners are coming off a 6-game road trip (4–2) with a pair of series wins against the Colorado Rockies (2–1) and Texas Rangers (2–1)…today’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Aaron Goldsmith and Mike Blowers on the call, and broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) with Rick Rizzs and Dave Sims.

ODDS AND ENDS…Seattle defeated Arizona by a 3–1 score last night…the Mariners are a season-high 3 games above the .500 mark going into Sunday…the Mariners are 5–1 over their last 6 games, 9–2 over their last 11 games (4/15-c) and 11–4 over their last 15 games (4/10-c)…Seattle also has a 5-game home winning streak coming into play today…the Mariners are 13–3 when scoring first in a game this season.

• Snake Sweepers — The Mariners go for their 2nd series sweep of 2024 (other: 3 G vs. CIN, 4/15–4/17).
• Series-ly Splendid — Seattle has won 4 consecutive series: vs. Cincinnati (3–0, 4/15–4/17), at Colorado (2–1, 4/20–4/21), at Texas (2–1, 4/23–4/25) and vs. Arizona (2–0 going into today’s finale).
• #1000 — The Mariners have had 998 players appear in a game in franchise history…infielder Leo Rivas would be the 999th Mariners player when he first appears in a game.
• Homebase — Mitch Garver has reached base safely in 10 of 11 home games.
• Bombs Away! — Seattle is 12–5 when hitting a home run and 3–7 when homerless this season.

HISTORIC PITCHING OVER LAST 15 GAMES…since April 10, the Mariners pitching staff has led the team to an AL-best 11–4 record with a 1.47 ERA (22 ER, 135.0 IP) with 33 walks and 143 strikeouts.

• League Leaders — Since April 10, Mariners pitchers lead the Majors in ERA (1.47), WHIP (0.83), hits-per-9 innings (5.27), strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.33) and opponent batting average (.167/79x472).
• No Runs Allowed — Over their last 15 games, Seattle pitchers have allowed 29 runs (22 earned runs), fewer than 2 runs/game…the 29 R allowed are 23 fewer than the next-closest Dodgers (52 RA in 15 G); the 29 RA in 15 G sets a Mariners record, surpassing 30 RA in 15 G (2x: 8/1–17/2014 & 8/21–9/6/2022).
• The Starters — Since April 10, Mariners starters are 10–3 with a 1.46 ERA (15 ER, 92.1 IP) with 22 walks and 97 strikeouts. The rotation has allowed no-more-than 2 earned runs in a franchise-record 15 consecutive starts…per OptaSTATS, Seattle is the first team in MLB history to have its starting pitchers do that in 15+ consecutive games while also recording at least 4+ strikeouts in each start.
• The Bullpen — Since April 10, Seattle’s bullpen has 4 saves and a 1.48 ERA (7 ER, 42.2 IP) with 11 walks and 46 strikeouts…they lead MLB in ERA, WHIP (0.87) and opponent OBP (.251) in that span.

OVERALL ON THE MOUND…while Mariners pitching has been particularly sensational over its last 15 games, on the season overall Seattle ranks 1st in MLB in WHIP (1.05), 1st in walks-per-9 innings (2.40), 1st in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.88), 2nd in quality starts (16), 3rd in ERA (3.11), 3rd in opponent batting average (.213/189x886), 3rd in hits-per-9 innings (7.08) and 5th in strikeouts-per-9 innings (9.29).

HIGH-QUALITY STUFF…Seattle’s 16 quality starts lead the American League this season, ranking 2nd in the Majors to Philadelphia (18)…the Mariners have 5 pitchers with 3+ quality starts: Logan Gilbert (4), Luis Castillo (3), George Kirby (3), Emerson Hancock (3) and Bryce Miller (3)…the Mariners starting rotation is the only team in the Majors to have 5 pitchers record 3+ quality starts, with no other team even having 4 pitchers…the next-closest are Philadelphia, San Francisco and Tampa Bay tied with 3 apiece.

NASTY ‘PEN…the Mariners bullpen leads the Majors with a 2.44 ERA (23 ER, 84.2 IP) this season…Seattle relievers have 29 walks and 85 strikeouts…Mariners relievers rank 1st in MLB in WHIP (1.03), 2nd in hits-per-9 innings (6.17) and 3rd in opponent batting average (.192/58x302)…in 11 appearances, Gabe Speier has a 0.90 ERA (1 ER, 10.0 IP) with 2 walks and 15 strikeouts…in 11 appearances, Ryne Stanek has a 2.70 ERA (3 ER, 10.0 IP) with 6 walks and 11 strikeouts…in 11 appearances, Trent Thornton has a 0.84 ERA (1 ER, 10.2 IP) with 1 walk and 10 strikeouts, not allowing a run across his last 10 outings.

MAN ON THE MUÑ…right-hander Andrés Muñoz threw a 1–2–3 ninth with a strikeout last night, recording his 4th save of the season…in 11 appearances, Muñoz has a 2.61 ERA (3 ER, 10.1 IP) with 6 walks and 13 strikeouts, limiting opposing hitters to a .194 batting average (7x36)…Muñoz made his 150th appearance in the big leagues last night…thru his first 150 games (128 with Seattle, 22 with San Diego), he has a 2.86 ERA (47 ER, 148.0 IP) with 56 walks and 207 strikeouts, holding opponents to a .199 average (106x534).

IT AIN’T NO LIE, TY TY TY…Ty France belted his 2nd home run of the season in last night’s win…over his last 4 games (4/24-c), the Mariners first baseman is batting .286 (4x14) with 2 home runs and 4 RBI, slugging .714 with a 1.000 OPS.

THE J-ROD SHOW…over his last 11 games (4/15-c), Julio Rodríguez is batting .391 (18x46) with 8 runs, 2 doubles, 1 home run, 5 RBI, 3 walks and 5 stolen bases, getting on base at a .429 clip, slugging .500 with a .929 OPS…he has reached base safely in 10 of his last 11, hitting safely in 9 of those contests.

BUNT CAKE…Luke Raley registered a bunt single in last night’s win, Seattle’s 4th bunt hit this season (Raley 2, J.P. Crawford 1, Samad Taylor 1)…the Mariners already have more bunt hits this year than they had in 2023 (3 bunt hits)…Seattle’s 4 bunt hits are tied for 4th-most in the big leagues in 2024.

ON THE HOMESTAND…the Mariners continue their 3rd homestand of the season today, welcoming the Arizona Diamondbacks (3 G, 4/26–4/28) and Atlanta Braves (3 G, 4/29–5/1) to T-Mobile Park…the homestand’s remaining games are highlighted by Little League Day — Cal Raleigh Poster (today), the first Bark at the Park of the season (April 29), and Value Games on April 30 and May 1.