Mariners GameDay — April 19 vs. Los Angeles-NL

Game #17: Mariners (10–6) vs. Dodgers (13–3) | First Pitch: 7:10 pm PT | T-Mobile Park

Starting Pitchers: LHP Justus Sheffield (0–1, 4.91) vs. RHP Dustin May (1–0, 1.74)

Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network…also Mariners.com (for MLB.tv subscribers)

TV: The game will be televised in HD on ROOT SPORTS

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

Starting Lineups: Starting lineups will be posted on MarinersMedia.com and Twitter when they become available

Pronunciations: Name pronunciations for the Mariners 40-man roster can be found on Mariners.com.

AS YOU MAY KNOW…Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager and Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager are both expected to take the field this series…the brothers have appeared in the same game 3 times in their careers (Aug. 17–19, 2020)…Kyle hit .444 (4x9) with 3 runs, 1 double, 1 home run, 2 RBI, 4 walks and 1 stolen base, while Corey hit .308 (4x13) with 2 runs, 1 double, 1 home run, 4 RBI and 1 walk over those 3 games, but…DID YOU KNOW?…that on Aug. 17 at Dodger Stadium, the Seager brothers homered in the same game?…the pair became the first brothers to homer in the same game since César and Felipe Crespo did so on June 7, 2001 for the Padres and Giants, respectively, and…DID YOU ALSO KNOW?…that in 2016, Kyle and Corey Seager became the first pair of brothers to hit 25+ home runs in the same season in MLB history?…the Seager brothers are 1 of 421 pairs of brothers to appear in an MLB game.

TONIGHT’S TILT…the AL West-leading Mariners play the 4th game of a 5-game homestand, hosting the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers to begin a 2-game set…took 2 out of 3 from the Houston Astros to start the homestand…went 5–2 on the road trip, winning a 3-game series at Minnesota (2–1) and a 4-game series consisting of two doubleheaders at Baltimore (3–1)…tonight’s game will be televised on ROOT Sports NW, as well as broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network.

ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners allowed just 1 hit in a 7–2 defeat of the Astros yesterday to capture their 4th series victory in 5 series to start the season…have won 7 of their last 9 games and 8 of their last 11 games…are 4–1 in series this season…are 6–1 in day games and 4–5 at night…are 5–4 at T-Mobile Park and 5–2 on the road…are 9–2 when scoring at least 4 runs.

One-Hitter — Seattle pitching allowed just 1 hit in yesterday’s win over the Astros, an Aledmys Díaz double in the 2nd inning off Mariners starter Nick Margevicius…Houston batted .034 (1x29) with 2 walks, 1 hit-by-pitch and 1 catcher’s interference on the afternoon…it was the Mariners first one-hitter since July 19, 2019 (a 10–0 win vs. LAA in a CG shutout by RHP Mike Leake)…it was the Mariners first combined one-hitter since April 4, 2016 in a 3–2 loss at Texas (Félix Hernández 6.0 IP, 1 H; Mike Montgomery 2.0 IP).

26th Time — It was the 26th time in franchise history the Mariners allowed their opponent to 1 or fewer hits in a ballgame…it was the 25th occurrence in a game of 9 or more innings.

Defending Champs — This series marks the first time Seattle will play a team that won the previous year’s World Series since meeting the Boston Red Sox in 7 games (3/28–3/31 at T-Mobile Park; 5/10–5/12 at Fenway Park) during the 2019 season…the Mariners went 3–4 against Boston that season, taking 3 of 4 in Seattle and being swept in 3 games at Boston.

4 of 5 — The Mariners have won 4 of 5 series to begin a season for the first time since 2019…Seattle won its first 5 series that season, dropping their 6th series against the Astros (April 12–14 at T-Mobile Park).

Triple & Homer In Same Inning — Yesterday Mitch Haniger tripled and Ty France homered in back-to-back at-bats in the 5th inning…the duo became the first Mariners to triple and homer in the same inning since Aug. 23, 2019…in that game, Dee Strange-Gordon tripled and Omar Narváez homered in the 5th inning of a 7–4 win vs. Toronto.

Young Guns — The Mariners pitching staff is the 3rd-youngest in the Majors this season with an average age of 27.7 years old, trailing only Cleveland (26.2) and Miami (27.6).

Take it to the Grave — Dating back to Sept. 9, 2020, Kendall Graveman has made 9 consecutive appearances without allowing a run, spanning 11.1 IP…during that stretch, he has allowed only 3 hits (all singles) and 4 walks with 8 strikeouts, while holding opponents to a .088 batting average, a .205 on-base percentage and a .088 slugging percentage (.293 OPS).

Save Me — The Mariners are the only team in the Majors to have 3 players with multiple saves so far during the 2021 season: Kendall Graveman (2), Keynan Middleton (2) and Rafael Montero (2).

Let’s Start Another One — Shortstop J.P. Crawford went 0-for-2 with a walk yesterday, snapping his 8-game hitting streak which ties a career-high…he hit .385 (10x26) during the streak.

WHAT A RELIEF…Mariners relief pitchers are 7–3 with a 2.93 ERA (19 ER, 58.1 IP) and 6 saves in 16 games this season…Seattle relievers have allowed opponents to bat just .184 (38x206) which ranks best in the Majors…Seattle relievers have also allowed the lowest slugging percentage (.301) and OPS (.581) among MLB bullpens…the Mariners rank 5th in bullpen ERA (2.93) and 3rd in WHIP (1.063).

THE MITCH IS BACK…right fielder Mitch Haniger went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and 3 RBI in yesterday’s win…Haniger has reached base safely in 15 of 16 games this season, hitting safely in 14 of 16…Haniger hit the Mariners first triple of the season yesterday off Astros starter Jake Odorizzi…Haniger became the first Seattle player to double and triple in the same game since Shed Long Jr. doubled and tripled on Sept. 22, 2019 in a 2–1 loss at Baltimore…Haniger is batting .338 (22x65) with 13 runs scored, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs, 14 RBI and 3 walks…his 22 hits are tied for most in the AL coming into play today and his 10 extra-base hits are tied for 2nd, trailing only Boston’s J.D. Martinez (12)…Haniger has gotten on-base at a .357 clip, slugging .631 with a .988 OPS in 70 plate appearances.

THE FRENCH CONNECTION…infielder Ty France reached base 3 times yesterday, going 2-for-3 with a double, home run, walk and 3 RBI…he has reached base safely in 14 of 16 games this season and has hit safely in 12 of 16…France hit a 2-run homer off Brooks Raley, becoming the 3rd Mariners player this season (Mitch Haniger, 4/3 vs. SF; Jose Marmolejos, 4/13-G2 at BAL) to double and homer in the same game…it was his 3rd home run of the season and 2nd at T-Mobile Park…France is batting .305 (18x59) with 12 runs scored, 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 10 RBI and 7 walks this season…he is getting on-base at a .400 clip with a .525 slugging percentage and .925 OPS.

STRIVE FOR FIVE…first baseman Evan White has an active 4-game hitting streak…he is batting .385 (5x13) with 1 home run, 2 RBI and 1 walk over his last 4 games…the hitting streak ties a career-high for White, last hitting safely in 4 consecutive games from Sept. 18–21, 2020…he batted an identical .385 (5x13) during that streak, hitting 2 home runs with 4 RBI.

FOUR SPOT…the Mariners have scored at least 4 runs in 7 of their last 9 games, in 8 of their last 11 games and 11 of their 16 games overall this season…Seattle’s 11 games of 4-or-more runs scored are tied for most in the Majors with Atlanta and Los Angeles-NL…the Mariners are 9–2 this season when scoring at least 4 runs in a game.

INTERLEAGUE PLAY…the Mariners host the Dodgers for their 2nd interleague series of the season…the Mariners went 2–1 vs. the San Francisco Giants to open the 2021 season, the first time in Mariners history that their season opened with interleague play…last season the Mariners went 7–13 in interleague play and in 2019 went 9–11…the last time Seattle finished a season with an above-.500 record against the National League was 2017, when they finished 12–8 in interleague play.