Mariners Minor League Report — July 4
Games of July 3, 2021
TRIPLE-A — TACOMA RAINIERS
RECAP: The Rainiers rallied for 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning, but it wasn’t enough as Tacoma fell to Reno 8–3 on Saturday night. 2B Donovan Walton (2x4, R, 2B, HR, RBI) and LF Eric Filia (2x2, R, HR, RBI, 2 BB) combined to go 4-for-6 with 2 runs scored, 1 double, 2 home runs and 2 RBI. Both Walton and Filia homered for the first time this season. Filia hit a solo home run to lead off the 2nd inning and Walton hit a solo home run to lead off the 8th inning. 1B Jantzen Witte (1x3, 2B, RBI, SF) recorded the Rainiers only other hit and RBI in the game. Starter Robert Dugger (3.0,8,6,6,2,2,2HR) recorded the loss, allowing 6 runs on 8 hits over 3.0 innings. RH Wyatt Mills (2.0,2,2,2,1,3) allowed 2 runs in the 5th inning, RH Erik Swanson (1.0,1,0,0,0,0), RH Taylor Guerrieri (1.0,0,0,0,1,1) and LH Daniel Zamora (2.0,2,0,0,0,5) combined to strikeout 6 over 4.0 scoreless innings in relief.
REHAB ASSIGNMENT — RH Erik Swanson began his rehabilitation assignment with Tacoma on July 3…he made his first appearances on July 3 vs. Reno, allowing 1 hit in a scoreless 6th inning…Swanson was placed on the 10-day Injured List with a right groin strain…in 2 stints with Seattle (4/12–15 & 5/2-c), Swanson is 0–0 with 1 save and a 0.69 ERA (1 ER, 13.0 IP) in 9 games (2 starts)…he has limited opponents to a .098 (4x41) while walking 6 and striking out 14…he opened the season on the Mariners Alternate Site roster, but did not appear in any games with the Rainiers this season.
OF NOTE:
· GIVE ME 23 — C Cal Raleigh hit safely in 23 consecutive games (5/15–6/17)…during the streak he hit .396 (38x96) with 22 runs scored, 13 doubles, 1 triple, 6 home runs, 22 RBI, 2 HBP and 6 walks…it is the longest hitting streak of his career (previous: 8, 7/1–10/19 w/High-A Modesto).
· HOT — Since May 13, C Cal Raleigh has hit safely in 31 of 36 games, including 15 multi-hit contests, batting .338 (49x145) with 30 runs scored, 19 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home runs, 32 RBI, 3 HBP and 13 walks…overall this season he has hit safely in 34 of 41 games, batting .319 (53x166) with 32 runs scored, 20 doubles, 1 triple, 8 home runs, 35 RBI, 4 HBP, 14 walks and 3 stolen bases.
· A LEADER AMONG US — C Cal Raleigh ranks among Triple-A West leaders in doubles (2nd, 20), extra-base hits (3rd, 29), total bases (9th, 99), hits (9th, 53), RBI (9th, 35) and 10th in average (.319).
· JK — OF Jarred Kelenic has hit safely in 7 of his last 9 game, including 3 multi-hit contests (6/24-c)…during this stretch he is batting .351 (13x37) with 9 runs scored, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home run, 10 RBI, 1 HBP, 6 walks and 1 stolen base…Kelenic has hit safely in 20 of 27 AAA games he has appeared this season, batting .292 (33x113) with 25 runs scored, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 8 home runs, 25 RBI, 1 HBP, 13 walks and 6 stolen bases.
· TOUGH OUT — INF Donovan Walton has hit safely in 14 of 16 AAA games this season, batting .309 (21x68) with 7 runs scored, 5 doubles, 1 home run, 13 RBI, 3 HBP and 3 walks.
· HOT — INF/OF Jose Marmolejos has hits safely in 8 of his last 13 games (6/17-c), batting .295 (13x44) with 6 runs scored, 1 double, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 7 RBI and 7 walks…he has reached base safely in 27 of 30 games he has appeared with Tacoma, including 20 games with at least 1 hit…he has also drove in at least 1 run in 15 of 30 games…overall he is batting .313 (31x99) with 15 runs scored, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 8 home runs, 20 RBI and 18 walks.
· LOTS OF HITS — INF Jantzen Witte has reached base safely in 7 straight games, including at least 1 hit in 6 games (6/24-c)…during this stretch he is batting .400 (10x25) with 4 runs scored, 4 doubles, 2 RBI and 4 walks.
· I CAN PITCH — RH Jantzen Witte has appeared in 4 games in relief for the Rainiers this season: May 20 vs. Round Rock (2.0,3,1,1,0,1), May 27 at Reno (1.0,1,0,0,0,0), June 10 vs. Sacramento (1.0,4,3,3,0,1,HR) and June 27 at Albuquerque (0.2,0,0,0,0,1)…prior to this season had only appeared in a game as a pitcher on June 7, 2019 vs. Rochester w/Pawtucket (1.0,8,7,3,0,0).
· GOOD STRETCH — OF Dillon Thomas has hit safely in 6 of his last 8 games (6/25-c), batting .267 (8x30) with 3 runs scored, 3 doubles, 3 RBI, 2 HBP, 3 walks and 1 stolen base.
· IN A GROOVE — Since returning to Tacoma on June 21, C Jose Godoy has reached base safely in all 9 games, including hits in each of his last 8 straight games…during his 8-game hitting streak (6/22-c), he is batting .270 (10x37) with 6 runs scored, 3 doubles, 6 RBI, 1 HBP and 2 walks.
DOUBLE-A — ARKANSAS TRAVELERS
RECAP: C Brian O’Keefe and 3B Josh Morgan each homered and combined to drive in 7 runs as Arkansas defeated Tulsa 7–4 on Saturday night. O’Keefe (3x5, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI) hit his 11th home run of the season with a solo shot leading off the 2nd innings. O’Keefe’s 11 home runs at T6th-most in the Double-A Central this season. Morgan recorded his 5th home run of the season with a 3-run blast with 2 outs in the 5th inning. 2B Jordan Cowan (1x4), CF Stephen Wrenn (1x4, R) and SS Connor Kopach (1x3, R, BB) each collected 1 of the Travelers 8 hits. Starter Devin Sweet (5.0,5,2,2,4,6,HR) improved to 2–4 on the season with the win, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits while walking 4 and striking out 6 over 5.0 innings. RH Jack Anderson (2.0,2,1,1,1,2,HR) and RH Collin Kober (1.0,2,1,1,1,2,HR) combined to allow 2 runs over 3.0 innings, while LH Raymond Kerr (1.0,1,0,0,0,0,3) allowed 1 hit and struck out 3 in a scoreless 9th inning to earn his 1st save of of the season.
JUNE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Arkansas Travelers right-hander Penn Murfee was named Double-A Central June Pitcher of the Month by Minor League Baseball. He went 3–0 with a 1.38 ERA in 4 starts. He allowed 15 hits and 4 earned runs while striking out 30 over 26.0 innings. Opponents batted just .167 against him. On June 18, he threw a 3-hit shutout against Tulsa with a career-high 11 strikeouts. Murfee, 27, was selected by Seattle in the 33rd round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Santa Clara University.
WELCOME TO ARKANSAS: OF Julio Rodriguez was promoted to Double-A Arkansas from High-A Everett. Rodriguez will make his AA debut on June 29. Rodriguez reached base safely in his final 12 games with Everett, including at least 1 hit in 11 games (5/22–6/16), batting .340 (17x50) with 12 runs scored, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 8 RBI 2 HBP, 6 walks and 2 stolen bases…overall with Everett, Rodriguez has hit safely in 24 of 28 games this season, including 9 multi-hit contests, batting .325 (38x117) with 29 runs scored, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 6 home runs, 21 RBI, 3 HBP, 14 walks and 5 stolen bases…at the time of his promotion on June 28, Rodriguez led the High-A West League in batting average (.325), slugging percentage (.581) and OPS (.992)…he also ranked 3rd in on-base percentage (.410).
OF NOTE:
· LET’S GO STREAKING — INF Jordan Cowan recorded a season-high 10-games hitting streak (6/4–30), batting .390 (16x41) with 9 runs, 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 6 RBI, 3 walks and 5 stolen bases…he has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 games (6/2-c), including 7 multi-hit contests, batting .323 (20x62) with 11 runs, 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 7 RBI, 3 walks and 7 stolen bases.
· HOMER HAPPY — INF Jordan Cowan has recorded 2 multi-home run games this season: Aug. 24, 2016 vs. San Jose w/Bakersfield (2x3, 2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB) and June 27 at NW Arkansas (2x5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI).
· HEATING UP — After going 2-for-21 in his first 7 games of the season (5/12–6/5), C Josh Morgan hit safely in 19 of his last 22 games (6/6-c), batting .333 (29x87) with 12 runs scored, 4 doubles, 5 home runs, 20 RBI, 5 HBP and 6 walks…Morgan reached base safely in each of his last 5 game, including 4 games with at least 1 hits (6/27), batting .389 (7x18) with 4 runs scored, 2 doubles, 1 home run, 4 RBI, 3 HBP and 1 walk.
· HITS IN BUNCHES — C Brian O’Keefe currently has a 7-game hitting streak (6/24-c), batting .414 (12x29) with 6 runs scored, 2 doubles, 3 home runs, 11 RBI and 1 walk…has hit safely in 20 of his last 26 games (5/28-c), batting .360 (36x100) with 14 runs scored, 5 doubles, 8 home runs, 25 RBI, 1 HBP, 9 walks, 3 stolen bases…he has hit safely in 31 of his last 38 games, including 14 multi-hit contests (5/11-c)…during this stretch he is batting .338 (50x148) with 23 runs scored, 7 doubles, 10 home runs, 37 RBI, 2 HBP, 14 walks and 3 stolen bases.
· HR — On June 8 at Springfield, C Brian O’Keefe (2x4, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI) recorded his 4th career multi-HR game with a solo HR in the 2nd inning & a 2-run HR in the 3rd inning…all of his previous multi-home run games came in 2017 with A Peoria: June 17 vs. Burlington (2x3, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI), July 2 at Kane County (2x5, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI) and Aug. 8 at Clinton (2x4, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI).
· LOTS OF HITS — INF Bobby Honeyman reached base safely in 20 of his last 22 games, including at least 1 hit in 17 games (6/4-c)…during this stretch he is batting .326 (28x86) with 13 runs, 7 doubles, 3 home runs, 9 RBI, 14 walks and 1 stolen base.
· HOT — OF Stephen Wrenn has hit safely in 8 of his last 10 games (6/22-c), batting .275 (11x40) with 4 runs scored, 1 double, 1 home run, 2 RBI, 1 walk and 4 stolen bases.
· BULLPEN BULLY — RH Collin Kober has held opponents scoreless in 12 of his 16 appearances this season, including tossing 8.1 scoreless innings over his first 7 relief appearances to open the season season (5/5–5/22)…overall his season he is 1–0–1 with a 2.41 ERA (5 ER, 18.2 IP) in 16 games…he has limited opponents .214 (15x70) average, while walking 10 and striking out 28 (3 HB).
· TOUGH IN RELIEF — RH Darin Gillies is 0–0–8 with a 2.65 ERA (5 ER, 17.1 IP) in 16 games this season…he has limited opponents to .203 (13x64) average while walking 10 and striking out 25.
· BULLPEN BULLY — In 11 appearances this season, RH Moises Gomez is 1–0 with a 1.72 ERA (3 ER, 15.2 IP)…he has limited opponents to a .241 (13x54) average, while walking 5 and striking out 12.
· HEATING UP — In 5 starts in June, Adam Hill is 1–0 with a 2.38 ERA (6 ER, 22.2 IP)…he has limited opponents to a .202 (17x84) average, while walking 10 and striking out 24…he struck out a career-high 9 batters on June 23 at NW Arkansas (5.2,6,2,2,1,9,HB)…Hill earned his first win of the season on June 30 at Tulsa (6.0,1,0,0,3,5,HB), tossing 6.0 scoreless innings.
· DOUBLE-A — In 2 starts with Arkansas, Brandon Williamson is 0–1 with a 3.60 (4 ER, 10.0 IP) ERA…he has limited opponents to a .250 (9x36) average, while walking 2 and striking out 10.
IMMACULATE INNING x2 — LH Brandon Williamson tossed an immaculate bottom of the 1st inning on 6/24 at NW Arkansas (Kevin Merrell strikes out swinging, Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging & Nick Pratto struck out looking)…Williamson also tossed an immaculate in 3rd inning on 5/29 at Vancouver w/Everett (Ronny Brito called out on strikes, David Schneider strikes out swinging & D.J. Neal strikes out on a foul tip)…he also struck out the side in the 4th inning, a stretch of 6 consecutive strikeouts (7.1,2,1,1,1,13,HR,HB).
HIGH-A — EVERETT AQUASOX
RECAP: The AquaSox scored 3 runs over the first 3 inning for an early lead, but also added 8 runs between the 6th through 8th innings as Everett defeated Vancouver 11–5. With the win, the AquaSox move into first place with a 0.5 game lead over Eugene. DH Kaden Polcovich (1x3, R, HR, 5 RBI) drove in a career-high 5 runs, including hitting a grand slam home run with 2 outs in the 8th inning. The home run was Polcovich’s 8th of the season, which is the most by an AquaSox player this season. 3B Austin Shenton (2x4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB) recorded 2 hits, including hitting his 7th home run of the season with a 2-run blast with 1 out in the 1st inning. CF Cade Marlowe (2x4, R, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, BB), RF Zach DeLoach (1x4, R, BB), C Carter Bins (1x3, R, RBI, 2 BB), 1B Jack Larsen (1x4, 2 R), 2B Joseph Rosa (1x3, RBI, BB) and LF Coonor Hoover (1x4, R, 2B) each collected at least 1 of the team’s 10 hits. Starter George Kirby (5.0,3,0,0,2,8) improved to 3–2 on the season with the win, allowing only 3 hits while walking 2 and striking out 8 over 5.0 scoreless innings. RH Igor Januario (1.0,2,3,3,2,0), RH Stephen Kolek (2.0,2,1,1,1,2) and RH Kyle Hill (1.0,2,1,1,0,1) combined to allo 4 runs over the final 4.0 innings in relief to secure the win.
JUNE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Everett AquaSox outfielder Zach DeLoach was named High-A West June Player of the Month by Minor League Baseball. He led the league in batting average (.363), hits (33), runs (23) and doubles (12) and was third in total bases (50) and fourth in OPS (1.003). He hit safely in 19 of 21 June contests and recorded 10 multi-hit games and a 12-game hitting streak. DeLoach, 22, was selected by Seattle in the second round of the 2020 MLB Draft out of Texas A&M University.
OF NOTE:
· WALK THIS WAY — RH George Kirby issued his first career walk in the 2nd inning on May 14 vs. Tri-City…dating back to 2019, he tossed 27.2 consecutive innings without allowing a walk to open his career (23.0 innings in 2019 and 4.2 innings in 2021)…overall this this season he is 3–2 with a 2.84 ERA (10 ER, 31.2 IP) in 7 starts…he has limited opponents to a .233 (28x120) average, while walking 7 and striking out 39.
LOT’S OF K’S — In 9 games (8 GS) this season, RH Matt Brash is 2–2–1 with a 2.45 ERA (10 ER, 36.2 IP)…he has limited opponents to a .200 (26x130) average while walking 22 and striking out 51…he has allowed 3 earned runs or fewer in all 9 appearances, including 6 games with 1 earned run or fewer.
· STARTER — RH Emerson Hancock earned his first professional win on June 19 at Vancouver (5.0,3,3,1,1,8,HB)…Hancock is 2–0 with a 2.42 (7 ER, 26.0 IP over 7 starts…he has limited opponents to a .178 (16x90) average, while walking 11 and striking out 25.
· START ME UP — LH Brandon Williamson went 2–1 with a 3.19 ERA (11 ER, 31.0 IP) in 6 starts with Everett…he tossed 8.0 scoreless inning over his first 2 starts (5/8–5/15)…he limited opponents to a .189 (21x111) average while walking 10 and striking out 59…he earned his first career win on 5/29 at Vancouver (7.1,2,1,1,1,13,HR,HB).
· LOTS OF K’S — LH Brandon Williamson struck out 33 batters over his final 18.1 innings with Everett…he struck out a career-high 13 batters on May 29 at Vancouver (7.1,2,1,1,1,13,HR,HB) and followed it up with a 12 strikeout game on June 2 vs. Hillsboro (5.2,9,5,5,0,12,2HR,HB).
· STRONG START — RH Levi Stoudt is 4–1 with a 2.98 ERA (15 ER, 45.1 IP) in 9 starts this season…he has limited opponents to a .200 (32x160) average, while walking 28 and striking out 48…struck out a season-high 10 batters on June 2 vs. Hillsboro (5.0,5,1,1,3,10)…he earned his first career win on June 10 vs. Eugene (5.2,5,3,3,5,5,HR).
· BULLPEN BULLY — RH Jarod Bayless has tossed 8.2 scoreless innings over his last 7 game (5/22-c)…during this stretch he has limited opponents to a .094 (3x32) average, while walking 0 and striking out 11.
· K’D — RH Dayeison Arias has struck out 16 batters over his last 7.1 innings in relief (0 R, 2 H, 0 BB) over his last 4 appearances (6/19-c)…overall this season he is 0–0 with a 3.00 ERA (5 ER, 15.0 IP)…he has limited opponents to a .196 (11x56) average while walking 6 and striking out 25.
· TOUGH IN RELIEF — In 13 relief appearances with Everett, RH David Ellingson is 2–0 with a 0.89 ERA (2 ER, 20.1 IP)…he has limited opponents to a .211 (16x76) average, while walking 5 and striking out 26…since May 19, Ellingson has tossed 13.2 innings with allowing an earned run over 9 relief appearances (.216/11x51, 4 BB, 17 K).
· NO RUNS — LH Ben Onyshko has allowed 1 earned run over his last 8.1 innings in relief (6/11-c)…during this stretch he is 0–0 with a 1.08 ERA (1 ER, 8.1 IP) in 6 games…he has limited opponents to a .172 (5x29) while walking 4 and striking out 10 (2 HB).
· NO HITS ALLOWED — RH Evan Johnson is 1–0 with 1 save and a 2.35 ERA (4 ER, 15.1 IP) in 11 games (1 GS) with Everett…he has limited opponents to a .130 (7x54) average, while walking 9 and striking out 28…over his last 6 appearances with Everett has allowed only 3 hits while walking 2 and striking out 13 over 5.2 scoreless innings.
· ALL HE DOES IS WIN — RH Stephen Kolek is 2–0 with a 2.08 ERA (5 ER, 21.2 IP) in 11 games with Everett…he has limited opponents to a .135 (10x74) average, while walking 8 and striking out 24.
· LOTS OF HITS — OF Zach DeLoach currently has a 9-game hitting streak (6/24-c), batting .357 (15x42) with 11 runs scored, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 6 RBI, 1 HBP and 5 walks…has hit safely in 21 of his last 22 games (6/3-current), batting .383 (36x94) with 26 runs scored, 14 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 11 RBI, 2 HBP, 14 walks and 3 stolen bases…he has recorded 15 multi-hit games this season, including a season-high 4 hits on June 19 at Vancouver (4x5, 3 R, 2 2B, RBI).
· STREAKER — OF Zach DeLoach hit safely in a career-high 12 games (6/3–20/21), batting .438 (21x48) with 14 runs scored, 9 doubles, 5 RBI, 1 HBP, 8 walks and 2 stolen bases…
· STREAKING — C Carter Bins has hit safely in 14 of his last 18 games (6/4-c), batting .324 (22x68) with 20 runs scored, 5 doubles, 3 home runs, 19 RBI, 2 HBP and 17 walks…he has also hit safely in 21 of his last 28 games with 9 multi-hit contests (5/18-c), batting .308 (33x107) with 28 runs scored, 6 doubles, 6 home runs, 26 RBI, 2 HBP and 21 walks…
· JUNE BLOOM — In 18 games in June, C Carter Bins hit safely in 14 of 18 games with 8 multi-games, batting .338 (24x71) with 22 runs scored, 5 doubles, 5 home runs, 19 RBI, 2 HBP and 13 walks.
· FOUR SQUARE — C Carter Bins has recorded 3 games in his career with 4 RBI, including 2 this season: Aug. 10, 2019 at Vancouver w/Short-A Everett (2x3, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI, HBP, BB), June 15, 2021 at Vancouver w/High-A Everett (2x6, R, HR, 4 RBI) and June 29, 2021 vs. Vancouver w/High-A Everett (3x4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB).
· GETTING ON BASE…A LOT — INF Patrick Frick has hit safely in 20 of his last 27 games (5/28-c), batting .340 (34x100) with 20 runs scored, 7 doubles, 2 home runs, 16 RBI, 4 HBP, 19 walks and 1 stolen base.
· CAREER DAY — INF/OF Kaden Polcovich recorded his first career multi-home run game and set a career-high with 4 RBI on June 1 vs. Hillsboro (3x5, 3 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI)…he also hit 2 home runs on June 4 vs. Hillsboro (3x5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI).
· WELCOME BACK — Since returning from the IL on June 15, INF Tyler Keenan has hit safely in 6 of 8 games, batting .308 (8x26) with 8 runs scored, 3 doubles, 3 home runs, 11 RBI and 6 walks.
· WARMING UP — Since June 19, INF Austin Shenton has hit safely in 9 of his last 12 games (7 multi-hit contests), batting .392 (17x47) with 14 runs scored, 6 doubles, 2 home runs, 13 RBI, 1 HBP and 11 walks…he has hit safely in 14 of his last 20 games (6/8-c), batting .342 (27x79) with 22 runs scored, 8 doubles, 4 home runs, 27 RBI, 3 HBP, 15 walks and 1 stolen base…Shenton has also reached base safely in 32 of his last 38 games, including 26 games with at least 1 hit (5/16-c)…during this stretch he is batting .313 (47x150) with 38 runs scored, 15 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home run, 38 RBI, 3 HBP, 27 walks and 1 stolen base.
· OFF AND RUNNING — OF Jack Larsen has reached base safely in 38 of 45 games this season with at least 1 at-bat, batting .300 (51x170) with 28 runs scored, 17 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, 29 RBI, 4 HBP, 28 walks and 8 stolen bases…Larsen has also hit safely in 29 of his last 39 games (5/13-c), batting .306 (45x147) with 26 runs scored, 15 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, 26 RBI, 4 HBP, 25 walks and 8 stolen bases.
· HOT START — Julio Rodriguez reached base safely in his final 12 straight games with Everett, including at least 1 hit in 11 games (5/22-c), batting .340 (17x50) with 12 runs scored, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 8 RBI 2 HBP, 6 walks and 2 stolen bases…Rodriguez hit safely in 24 of 28 games with Everett, including 9 multi-hit contests…overall he is batting .325 (38x117) with 29 runs scored, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 6 home runs, 21 RBI, 3 HBP, 14 walks and 5 stolen bases.
· WHAT A STREAK — OF Julio Rodriguez hit safely in 10 games (5/6–16)…during this 10-game stretch (5/6-c) he hit .405 (17x42) with 17 runs scored, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, 12 RBI, 7 walks, 1 HBP and 3 stolen bases.
LOW-A — MODESTO NUTS
RECAP: The Nuts scored 4 runs in the 1st inning for an early lead and went on to add 1 run in the 4th and 4 more in the 9th inning as Modesto defeated Visalia 9–5 on Friday night. DH Alberto Rodriguez (1x4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI) and RF Kennie Taylor (2x4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) each homered and combined to drive in 5 of the Nuts 9 runs. Rodriguez hit his 4th home run of the season with a 3-run blast in the 1st, while Taylor hit his first home with a 2-run homer in the 9th. CF Victor Labrada (2x3, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB), SS Noelvi Marte (1x5, R), 1B Dariel Gomez (1x2, R, 3 BB), C Matt Scheffler (1x5, RBI), 2B Justin Lavey (1x2, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB) and 3B Cesar Izturis Jr. (1x4) each collected at least 1 of the nuts 10 hits.
OF NOTE:
· ON A ROLL — INF Noelvi Marte currently has an 11-game hitting streak (6/20-c), batting .271 (13x44) with 14 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 9 RBI, 7 walks and 2 stolen bases…he has also hit safely in 18 of his last 21 games (6/6-c), batting .291 (25x86) with 20 runs scored, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home run, 14 RBI, 3 HBP, 12 walks and 3 stolen bases.
· WHAT A START — SS Noelvi Marte hit safely in 37 of 48 games this year, batting .293 (58x198) with 44 runs scored, 11 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs, 37 RBI, 4 HBP, 29 walks and 7 stolen bases…he recorded multi-hits in 9 of 12 games (5/12–21), batting .434 (23x53) with 15 runs, 3 doubles, 4 home runs, 17 RBI, 7 walks and 3 stolen bases.
· LEADER — INF Noelvi Marte is T2nd in Low-A West League with 10 home runs…he also ranks among league leaders in runs scored (1st, 44), hits (3rd, 58), total bases (4th, 101), RBI (T7th, 37), extra-base hits (T7th, 22) and walks (8th, 29).
· HEATING UP — INF Robert Perez currently has a 7-game hitting streak (6/25-c), batting .370 (10x27) with 8 runs scored, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 11 RBI and 1 walk.
· CAREER DAY — INF Robert Perez (3x5, 2 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI) drove in a career-high 7 runs while also recording his 2nd career multi-home run game (last: 6/21/18 at DSL DBacks-1). Perez is 1 of 21 players this season to drive in at least 7 RBI in game this season in the minor leagues (most by a Mariners farmhand). Perez hit a 3-run home run with 1 out in the 6th and a 2-run blast with 2 outs in the 8th inning.
· HOT — INF Cesar Izturis Jr. has hit safely in 6 of his last 7 games (6/24-c), batting .385 (10x26) with 5 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 7 RBI, 1 HBP, 3 walk and 1 stolen base…he recorded his first career multi-home run game and drove in a career-high 5 runs on June 29 at Visalia (3x5, 2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI).
· HEATING UP — INF Dariel Gomez his recorded 4 multi-hit contests in his last 8 games (6/24-c), batting .407 (11x27) with 11 runs scored, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 4 RBI and 11 walks…he has also hit safely in 19 of his last 23 games (6/2-c), batting .325 (25x77) with 17 runs scored, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 14 RBI, 3 HBP and 19 walks…dating back to May 22, Gomez is batting .317 (33x104) with 22 runs , 7 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 18 RBI, 4 HBP and 22 walks in 30 games…during this 29-game stretch he has raised his average from .212 to .292.
· THE SHOW — OF Victor Labrada made his professional debut on May 14 vs. Rancho Cucamonga w/Modesto, going 2x3 with 1 run, 1 double, 2 RBI, 2 walks & 2 stolen bases…he singled in his 1st career plate appearance…he has hit safely in 29 of his first 38 career games, batting .297 (44x148) with 37 runs, 13 doubles, 3 triples, 22 RBI, 5 HBP, 30 walks & 18 stolen bases.
· HEATING UP — OF Alberto Rodriguez has homered in back-to-back games, July 2–3…he has reached base safely in 10 straight games (6/20-c), batting .350 (14x40) with 10 runs scored, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 10 RBI, 1 HBP and 6 walks.
· STREAKING — C Matt Scheffler has hit safely in each of his last 4 games (6/27-c), batting .267 (4x15) with 5 runs scored, 1 triple, 1 home run, 5 RBI and 3 walks.
· IN A GROOVE — OF Kennie Taylor has hit safely in 5 of 7 games with Modesto, batting .320 (8x25) with 5 runs scored, 2 doubles, 1 home run, 7 RBI, 4 walks and 1 stolen base.
· FINISHING STRONG — OF Cade Marlow hit safely in 10 of his final 17 games (5/27–6/16) with Modesto, batting .309 (21x68) with 19 runs scored, 1 double, 4 triples, 2 home runs, 15 RBI, 1 HBP, 10 walks and 5 stolen bases…Marlowe reached base safely in 28 of 34 games he appeared with Modesto this season, batting .293 (39x133) with 35 runs scored, 6 doubles, 5 triples, 6 home runs, 29 RBI, 1 HBP, 24 walks and 11 stolen bases.
· PROMOTION — At the time of his promotion on June 17, OF Cade Marlowe ranked among the Low-A West League leaders in runs scored (1st, 35), triples (T1st, 5), totals bases (T3rd, 74), walks (4th, 24), RBI (5th, 29), home runs (T6th, 6), slugging percentage (7th, .963), extra-base hits (T8th, 17), stolen bases (T7th, 11) and hits (8th, 40).
· K’S — LH Adam Macko has struck out 40 batters in 21.2 innings this season…overall he is 2–1 with a 6.23 ERA (15 ER, 21.2 IP)…he has limited opponents to a .236 (21x89) average, while walking 15 and striking out 40…recorded back-to-back-to-back 10 strikeout games: 5/13 at Rancho Cucamonga (4.1,3,4,3,4,10), 5/20 at Inland Empire (5.0,5,4,4,3,10); also marked first career win & 5/27 vs. Visalia (5.0,4,3,2,3,10).
· LOTS OF K’S — RH Connor Phillips has struck out 49 batters in 34.0 innings over 7 starts this season…overall he is 3–2 with a 4.50 ERA (17 ER, 34.0 IP) in 7 starts…he has limited opponents to a .226 (28x124) average, while walking 24 and striking out 49…earned first professional win on May 12 at Rancho Cucamonga (5.0,2,0,0,1,7)…tossed a season-high 7.0 innings on June 6 vs. Fresno (ND, 7.0,4,3,3,5,3)…struck out a season-high 9 batters in back-to-back starts May 19 at Inland Empire (5.0,4,1,1,4,9,HB) and May 26 vs. Visalia (4.0,8,6,5,2,9).
· ALL DOLLED UP — RH Taylor Dollard struck out 59 batters over 37.2 innings this season with Modesto…overall he is 3–2 with a 3.35 ERA (14 ER, 37.2 IP), while limiting opponents to a .265 (40x151) average with 10 walks and 59 strikeouts…Dollard has struck out at last 10 batters in 3 of his 6 starts: 5/7 vs. Stockton (4.0,2,0,0,0,10), 5/21 at Inland Empire (4.2,6,3,3,3,11) & 5/28 vs. Visalia (5.2,6,4,4,1,10,HR).
· START ME UP — RH Sam Carlson is 2–1 with a 4.40 ERA (22 ER, 45.0 IP) in 9 starts with Modesto…he has limited opponents to a .236 (43x182) average, while walking 27 and striking out 59…he earned his first career win and while setting career-high in innings pitched and strikeouts on May 29 vs. Visalia (6.0,3,2,1,2,9,HR).
· PEN PALS — RH Luis Curvelo has tossed 11.0 scoreless innings over his last 7 relief…during this stretch he has limited opponents to a .135 (5x37) average, while walking 2 and striking out 18…overall this season he is 2–0 with 3 saves and a 1.00 ERA (3 ER, 27.0 IP) in 16 games…he has limited opponents to a .158 (15x95) while walking 5 and striking out 40.
· NO RUNS ALLOWED — Dating back to May 29, LH Jorge Benitez has not allowed an earned run (2 R) in his last 14.0 innings over 9 relief appearances…during this stretch he has limited opponents to a .130 (6x49) while walking 6 and striking out 19.
· TOUGH IN RELIEF — RH Kelvin Nunez is 2–0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER, 8.0 IP) in his last 4 relief appearances (6/17-c)…during this stretch he has limited opponents to a .154 (4x26) average, while walking 4 and striking out 6 in 8.0 scoreless innings.
· SAVE ME — RH Travis Kuhn is 2–0–4 with a 3.48 ERA (8 ER, 20.2 IP)…he has limited opponents to a .200 (15x75) average while walking 13 and striking out 26…he has tossed 9.1 scoreless innings over 7 games (6/5–26).
· BULLPEN BULLY — LH Brayan Perez did not allowed an earned run over 13.1 innings over 6 appearances (5/16–6/10)…during this stretch he limited opponents to a .275 (14x51) average, while walking 8 and striking out 19…overall this season he is 1–1 with 2.88 ERA (8 ER, 25.0 IP) in 12 games (1 GS).
· WARMING UP — RH Nolan Hoffman tossed 7.0 scoreless innings over 7 relief appearances (5/23–6/13)…during this stretch he limited opponents to a .125 (3x24) average, while walking 1 and striking out 7…overall this season he is 1–1 with 4 saves and a 3.32 ERA (7 ER, 19.0 IP) in 17 games (1 GS)…he has limited opponents to a .197 (14x71) average, while walking 8 and striking out 23.
