AS YOU KNOW…the Mariners pitching staff has posted a 2.43 ERA (61 ER, 226.0 IP) over the last 25 games…it is Seattle’s 5th separate span of 25 games this season with an ERA that low, but…DID YOU KNOW?…that the Mariners are 1 of just 3 Major League teams with at least 5 separate 25-game spans with an ERA of 2.45 or lower this season?…the Mariners, Dodgers and Astros are the only 3 teams that have put together at least 5 such spans in 2022.
TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 10-game road trip today with the 3rd of 4 games against the Los Angeles Angels (0–2)…they are coming off an 8-game homestand (4–4) against the Chicago White Sox (1–2), Atlanta Braves (2–1) and San Diego Padres (1–1)…the Mariners will also visit the Oakland Athletics (3 G, 9/20–9/22) and Kansas City Royals (3 G, 9/23–9/25) on the road trip…today’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Dave Sims and Mike Blowers on the call and broadcast live on KTTH (770 AM) with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr.
ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners dropped last night’s game to the Angels by a 2–1 score…despite back-to-back losses, the Mariners are 11–6 in their last 17 games, 13–7 in their last 20, 18–10 in their last 28, 25–15 in their last 40, 43–22 in their last 65, 46–23 in their last 69, 51–25 in their last 76 and 59–35 in their last 94 games…Seattle is 64–16 (.800) when scoring at least 4 runs and 16–48 (.250) when scoring 3 or fewer runs this season…they are 39–32 at home and 41–32 in away games.
- Lefty Gonzales — Marco Gonzales is 3–1 with a 2.67 ERA (9 ER, 30.1 IP) with 5 walks and 14 strikeouts over his last 5 starts…the Mariners are 4–1 in those contests.
- Taylor’d To Perfection — Taylor Trammell’s 442-foot home run (Statcast) was Seattle’s 4th-farthest home run this season, trailing Julio Rodríguez (450 and 445 ft. HR) and Jesse Winker (446).
- Programming Note — Today’s game will air live on KTTH (770 AM).
JULIO…