Mariners GameDay Information — Sept. 22 at Oakland

Game #149: Mariners (81–67) at Athletics (55–94) | First Pitch: 12:37 pm PT | Oakland Coliseum

Starting Pitchers: RH George Kirby (7–4, 2.98) vs. RH Adrián Martínez (4–5, 5.77)

Radio: Seattle Sports (710 AM) and Mariners.com

TV: ROOT SPORTS

Live Stats: MLB Gameday (live box score with pitch-by-pitch data)

AS YOU KNOW…Mariners pitchers held the Athletics to 2 runs in last night’s game, and…AS YOU MAY KNOW…it marks the 6th time in the last 10 games that the Mariners have held opponents to 2 runs or less, but…DID YOU KNOW?…the Mariners rank 9th in the Majors with 53 games holding opponents to 2 runs or less?…Seattle has held opponents to 3 runs or less 82 times this season, 4th-most in the Majors behind only Houston (94), Los Angeles-NL (90) and Atlanta (83)…Seattle’s 82 games allowing 3 runs or less are already 4th-most in club history, trailing the 2014 Mariners (99), 2003 Mariners (86) and 2001 Mariners (83).

TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue a 10-game road trip (1–5) today with the finale of 3 games against the Oakland Athletics (0–2)…following today’s game, Seattle will travel to Kansas City for a 3-game set against the Royals…Seattle opened the current trip with a 4-game series at the Los Angeles Angels (1–3)…following the conclusion of the current trip, the Mariners will return to T-Mobile Park for their final 10 games of the regular season, opening with the Texas Rangers (3 G, 9/27–9/29), followed by series with the Oakland Athletics (3 G, 9/30–10/2) and Detroit Tigers (4 G, 10/3–10/5)…today’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Dave Sims and Mike Blowers on the call and broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr.

ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners dropped last night’s game against the A’s by a 1–2 score…despite back-to-back losses in Oakland, the Mariners are 12–9 in their last 21 games, 14–10 in their last 24, 19–13 in their last 32, 26–18 in their last 44, 44–25 in their last 69, 47–26 in their last 73, 52–28 in their last 80 and 60–38 in their last 98 games…Seattle is 65–16 (.802) when scoring at least 4 runs and 16–51 (.239) when scoring 3 or fewer runs this season…they are 39–32 at home and 42–35 in away games.

• Magic Number 10 — The Mariners are guaranteed a Postseason spot with 10 more wins.
• Do the Splits — Luis Torrens holds a .723 career OPS in 306 plate appearances when playing any defensive positions other than catcher (inc. DH)…holds a .559 career OPS in 465 plate appearances while playing catcher.

ROSTER MOVES…the Mariners made the below roster moves prior to yesterday’s game…the moves were the first Major League transactions announced by the Mariners since Sept. 1.

• Jarred Kelenic, OF, recalled from Triple-A Tacoma.
• Luis Torrens, C, selected from Triple-A Tacoma.
• Taylor Trammell, OF, optioned to Triple-A Tacoma.
• Jake Lamb, INF/OF, designated for assignment.

KIRBY’S WORLD…George Kirby has allowed 2 runs or less in 5 consecutive starts dating back to Aug. 24 vs. WSH…during that span, he is 2–1 with a 1.33 ERA (4 ER, 27.0 IP) with 2 walks and 30 strikeouts…overall, Kirby is 1 of 19 pitchers all-time to tally 120+ strikeouts with a K/BB ratio of 3.00 or better and a sub-3.00 ERA over his first 22 career starts, and the first since Walker Buehler in 2018…Kirby’s 2.98 ERA is 3rd-lowest in Mariners history through a player’s first 22 career starts, trailing only Matt Young (2.95) and Hisashi Iwakuma (2.37).

BEST STARTER AND RELIEVER SINCE JULY 1…since July 1, today’s Mariners starter George Kirby leads American League pitchers in fWAR (3.1), ranking ahead of Justin Verlander-HOU (3.0) and Triston McKenzie (2.9)…Andrés Muñoz leads AL relievers (1.6) during that stretch…in 12 starts since July 1, Kirby is 5–1 with a 2.09 ERA (15 ER, 64.2 IP) with 8 walks and 74 strikeouts…in 30 relief appearances since July 1, Muñoz has posted a 1.45 ERA (5 ER, 31.0 IP) with 7 walks and 49 strikeouts, holding opponents to a .130 batting average (14x104)…Seattle is 9–3 in Kirby’s last 12 starts and 25–5 over Muñoz’ last 30 appearances.

SLAMTANA…Carlos Santana has hit 7 home runs over his last 11 games, batting .238 (10x42) with 9 runs scored, 1 double, 7 home runs, 14 RBI and 2 walks, while reaching base at a .273 clip and slugging .762 with a 1.035 OPS during that span (9/9-c)…since joining the Mariners on June 28, he has tallied 15 home runs in 66 games…his 15 home runs in that span rank 3rd on the Mariners behind Eugenio Suárez (18) and Julio Rodríguez (16) and are tied for 8th-most in the American League.

JULIO RODRÍGUEZ: AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR FRONTRUNNER… Julio Rodríguez went 2-for-4 in last night’s game and has hit safely in 8 of his last 9 games and 15 of his last 17…among Major League rookies this season, he ranks 1st in bWAR (5.6), 1st in fWAR (4.9), 1st in home runs (27), T1st in runs (80), 2nd in RBI (73), 1st in total bases (249), 2nd in multi-hit games (38), 2nd in 3+ hit games (13), 1st in slugging percentage (.499), 1st in wRC+ (143), 1st in OPS (.840), 1st in OPS+ (142), 2nd in hits (139), 2nd in times on base (187), 2nd in stolen bases (25) and T1st in extra-base hits (53).

SCOTT SERVAIS, AL MANAGER OF THE YEAR?…Scott Servais has led the Mariners to a 29–20 record in 1-run games this season…Seattle’s 29 1-run wins are tied for the Major League lead with Toronto and San Diego…as things currently stand, it would mark the 2nd-consecutive season the Mariners have led the Majors in 1-run victories, becoming the first team to accomplish the feat since the 1983–84 Dodgers…since Scott’s first year as manager in 2016, the Mariners lead the Majors in 1-run wins (184) and winning percentage in 1-run games (184–139, .570).

JULIO RODRÍGUEZ REACHES 25/25 CLUB…Julio Rodríguez recorded his 25th stolen base of the season on Sept. 14, becoming the 3rd rookie in Major League history, and the 1st player in his debut season to reach 25+ home runs and 25+ stolen bases…Rodríguez also became the fastest player in Major League history (125 career games) to reach those feats, surpassing Mike Trout-LAA (128 career games)…the only other rookies in Major League history to reach the 25/25 club are Trout (2012) and Chris Young-ARI (2007).

50+ STRIKEOUT RELIEVERS…the Mariners have 5 relievers with 50+ strikeouts out of the bullpen this season: Andrés Muñoz (91), Paul Sewald (67), Penn Murfee (63), Erik Swanson (62) and Matt Festa (58)…Diego Castillo (48) is 2 strikeouts away…the franchise record is 6 pitchers, set in 2014: Danny Farquhar (81), Fernando Rodney (76), Dominic Leone (70), Tom Wilhelmsen (68), Yoervis Medina (60) and Charlie Furbush (51)…Seattle also had 5 relievers register 50+ strikeouts in 2013 and 2017.