Mariners GameDay — October 1 vs. Los Angeles-AL

Game #160: Mariners (89–70) vs. Angels (75–84) | First Pitch: 7:10 pm PT | T-Mobile Park

Starting Pitchers: LHP Marco Gonzales (10–5, 4.00) vs. LHP José Suarez (7–8, 3.86)

Radio: 710 ESPN 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 KNOW…the Mariners are 30–15 (.667) over their last 45 games since August 11…in that span, their .667 winning percentage ranks best in the American League and 4th-best in the Majors to Los Angeles-NL (.761, 35–11), San Francisco (.717, 33–13) and St. Louis (.702, 33–14), but…DID YOU KNOW?…that it is Seattle’s best 45-game stretch since going 30–15 in 45 games from May 22-July 8, 2018?…it’s also their best 45-game stretch during September or later since going 32–13 (.711) over their final 45 regular season games in 2001 from Aug. 12-Oct. 7.

TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners begin their final series of the 2021 regular season tonight with the 1st of 3 games against the Los Angeles Angels…are coming off a 3-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics to start the homestand…tonight’s game will be televised on ROOT SPORTS NW, as well as broadcast on 710 ESPN and the Mariners Radio Network.

ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners completed their sweep of the Athletics on Wednesday, winning by a 4–2 score…have won 10 of their last 11 games and 11 of their last 13…are 19–8 over their last 27 games, 26–14 over their last 40, an AL-best 30–15 over their last 45, 33–21 over their last 54, 38–24 over their last 62, 44–28 over their last 72, 55–34 over their last 89, 58–35 over their last 93 and 68–44 over their last 112…are 33–22 in day games and 56–48 at night…are 45–33 at T-Mobile Park and 44–37 on the road…are 73–25 when scoring at least 4 runs and 16–45 when scoring 3 or fewer runs…are 60–9 when out-hitting their opponent.

• Going For 90 — The Mariners go for their 90th win of the season…would be their sixth 90-win season in franchise history and first since going 93–69 in 2003.
• Joy Division — Seattle is 46–27 (.630) against the American League West Division this season.
• Series Openers — The Mariners are 32–19 (.627) in series openers this season.
• Series Record — The Mariners own an 19–9–2 series record since June 14, winning or splitting 21 of their last 30…the Mariners own a 27–19–5 record in 51 series on the season.
• Say Do You Remember — Seattle went 18–8 (.692) in 26 September games, the 2nd-best September winning percentage in the AL behind Toronto (.704, 19–8).
• 1-Run Games — Seattle is 33–18 (.647) in 1-run games, leading MLB with 33 one-run victories.

20 GAMES ABOVE .500 IN SIGHTS…the Mariners (89–70) are a season-high 19 games above .500…they are 19 games above for the first time since Aug. 12, 2018 when they were 69–50…with a win tonight, the Mariners would be 20 games above .500 for the first time since July 30, 2018 when they were 63–43.

SCORCHING DOWN THE STRETCH…Seattle is 10–1 (.909) over its last 11 games since Sept. 19, best record in the American League in that span and 2nd-best in the Majors to St. Louis (.917, 11–1)…it is the Mariners best 11-game stretch since going 10–1 in 11 games from March 30-April 11, 2019…it is the Mariners best 11-game stretch this late into a season since going 10–1 in 11 games from Sept. 24-Oct. 6, 2001, winning their 116th regular season game that season on Oct. 6.

BBWAA AWARDS…the Baseball Writers Association of America Seattle Chapter has named Ty France the Player of the Year, Chris Flexen the Pitcher of the Year and J.P. Crawford the Unsung Hero.

SCOREBOARD WATCHING…the Boston Red Sox play at the Washington Nationals at 4:05 pm PT…the New York Yankees host the Tampa Bay Rays at 4:05 pm PT…the Toronto Blue Jays host the Baltimore Orioles at 4:07 pm PT.

NEVER GIVE UP…the Mariners have recorded 4 consecutive comebacks coming into play tonight, the first time they have recorded 4+ consecutive comeback wins since July 25–28, 2019 vs. Detroit…if Seattle wins in come-from-behind fashion tonight, it will be the first time they have recorded 5+ consecutive comeback wins since 5 straight from Aug. 27–31, 2004 vs. Kansas City (8/27–8/29) and at Toronto (8/31).

AL COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR?…Mitch Haniger hit his 100th career home run on Tuesday night…he’s hit 3 home runs in his last 3 games and has 38 home runs and 95 RBI on the season…Haniger ranks T6th in home runs (38), T5th in runs scored (109) and 10th in total bases (294) in the American League this season…in 26 September games, he batted .260 (27x104) with 19 runs, 3 doubles, 9 home runs, 22 RBI and 11 walks with an .881 OPS.

KELENIC KRUSHING IT…in 26 September games, Jarred Kelenic is batting .242 (23x95) with 18 runs, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home runs, 18 RBI and 11 walks, getting on-base at a .321 clip, slugging .537 with an .858 OPS…among AL rookies in the month of Sept/Oct, he ranks T1st in hits (23), 1st in runs scored (18), 2nd in home runs (7) behind Ryan Mountcastle-BAL (8), 1st in total bases (51) and 1st in RBI (18).

THE FRENCH CONNECTION…Ty France went 1-for-3 with a run scored and sacrifice fly in his last game…he is batting .293 (164x560) with 82 runs, 30 doubles, 1 triple, 18 home runs, 73 RBI and 44 walks this season…since the All-Star Break, he is batting .327 (87x266) with 43 runs, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs, 36 RBI and 18 walks, with his 86 hits leading the American League since the break…his 26 hit-by-pitches are tied for most in the Majors with Mark Canha-OAK.

CRAWDADDY GETS ON BASE…J.P. Crawford reached base twice on Wednesday, going 1-for-3 with a walk…in 28 games since August 30, he is batting .325 (38x117) with 22 runs, 9 doubles, 3 home runs, 14 RBI and 14 walks, getting on-base at a .394 clip, slugging .479 with an .873 OPS…J.P. has tallied 123 non-pull hits (straightaway + opposite field) this season, tied for 2nd-most in the Majors with DJ LeMahieu-NYY and trailing only Bo Bichette-TOR (128).

SADLER SETS TEAM RECORD…Casey Sadler has not allowed a run over his last 26 appearances since July 27, setting a franchise record and surpassing Shigetoshi Hasegawa’s 25-game scoreless streak (6/3–8/17/2003)…it’s also tied for the longest streak in the Majors this season with Andrew Chafin-CHC (26 G, 5/8–7/21) and Josh Taylor-BOS (26 G, 4/30–7/5)…Sadler’s streak has spanned 25.0 innings, walking 4 and striking out 19 during the streak…opponents are batting just .125 (10x80) against him in that stretch…on the season, Sadler’s 0.72 ERA is lowest in the Majors among pitchers with at least 30.0 innings pitched.

PAUL FOR 100…Paul Sewald is 9–3 with 11 saves and a 2.73 ERA (19 ER, 62.2 IP) in 60 relief appearances this season…he has 22 walks and 99 strikeouts, 1 strikeout away from becoming just the 4th pitcher in Mariners history to record 100 strikeouts as a reliever in a season…with his next strikeout, Sewald would join Bill Caudill (111 SO in 1982), J.J. Putz (104 SO in 2006) and Edwin Diaz (124 SO in 2018).

LUIS LUIS…in 23 September games, he’s batting .338 (22x65) with 8 runs, 3 doubles, 1 home run and 8 RBI…he’s slugging .431 with a .784 OPS in September…in 76 games since June 15, Torrens is batting .267 (65x243) with 30 runs, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 13 home runs, 41 RBI and 24 walks, getting on-base at a .331 clip, slugging .477 with an .808 OPS.

DOMINATING THE ZONE…since August 1, the Mariners staff has the lowest walks-per-9 innings ratio (2.62) and have the 2nd-the fewest walks (143) in the American League…Mariners starting pitchers have allowed 4 or fewer runs in 16 of their last 17 outings and 3 or fewer in 14 of their last 17.

WINNING SEASON…the Mariners clinched a winning 2021 season, securing the 15th winning season in franchise history…Seattle has finished above .500 in 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2018 and now 2021.

MONTH BY MONTH…the Mariners have put together 4 consecutive winning months…they went 14–12 (.538) in June, 14–10 (.583) in July, 15–13 (.536) in August and 18–8 (.692) in September…it’s the first time Seattle has recorded 4 consecutive winning months since June-Sept. 2009…this season, the Mariners have put together a winning record in 5 of 6 months, going 15–12 (.556) in April and 13–15 (.464) in May…the Mariners have put together a winning record in 6 of their last 7 months, going 12–11 (.522) in Sept. 2020…it is the first time Seattle has put together 6 of 7 winning months since June 2002-June 2003.

GREAT SCOTT!…Scott Servais has a 437–430 (.504) record in 6 seasons as Seattle Mariners manager…he is the 2nd-winningest manager in franchise history, trailing only Lou Piniella (840 wins)…Servais tallied his 400th managerial win on July 23 vs. Oakland.

KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER…Seattle has played 81 games decided by 1 or 2 runs this season, 2nd-most in the American League…the Mariners are 50–31 (.617) in those games, with their .617 winning percentage ranking 2nd-highest in the AL and 3rd-highest in the Majors…Seattle has played 51 one-run games, most in the AL and 4th-most in the Majors…the Mariners are 33–18 (.647) in 1-run games, most 1-run wins in the Majors and 2nd-best winning percentage in the AL and 3rd-best in the Majors.