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08.17.15 Game Notes
08.17.15 Game Notes
Date
8/18
8/19
8/20
RADIO
710 ESPN
710 ESPN
All games televised on ROOT SPORTS with home games on Spanish Audio via TV SAP
RECORD BREAKDOWN
Overall........................................... 55-63
Home............................................. 26-33
Road.............................................. 29-30
vs. LH Starter................................ 14-19
vs. RH Starter................................ 41-44
Day................................................ 18-22
Night.............................................. 37-41
1-Run / 2-Run......................23-20 / 9-15
Extra Inning..................................... 10-9
vs. AL / vs. NL.....................48-53 / 7-10
OFFENSIVE SERIES
The Mariners and Red Sox combined
for a wild series over the weekend:
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TONIGHTS TILTthe Mariners continue a 6-game road trip today with the first game of a threegame series vs. the Texas Rangersopened this trip dropping 2 of 3 at Bostonwent 4-2 in recentlycompleted homestand vs. the Rangers (2-1) and Orioles (2-1)return home following Wednesdays
day game, are off Thursday, and open a 6-game homestand vs. the White Sox (Friday-Sunday)
and Athleticstonights game will be televised in the Mariners TV market on ROOT SPORTS and
broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network.
ODDS AND ENDSdropped 2 of 3 games to start this road trip, but have still won 9 of last 15
games5-5 over last 10, 9-6 in last 15, 10-10 in last 20 and 14-16 in last 30 gameswon 3 of last 4
series to improve to 13-17-8 in series played.
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PLAYER
MLB HR
N. Cruz, SEA...................................... 36
C. Davis, BAL..................................... 34
M. Trout, LAA...................................... 33
J. Donaldson, TOR............................. 31
A. Pujols, LAA..................................... 31
M. Teixeira, NYY................................. 31
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PLAYER OF THE WEEKHisashi Iwakuma has been named the American League Player of the
Week after throwing his no-hitter Wednesday vs. the OriolesIwakuma is the third Mariners player
to earn a Player of the Week award this season, joining Brad Miller (5/18) and Nelson Cruz (4/20)
first Mariners pitcher to win an award since Felix Hernandez (6/9/14).
SCORCHING IN TEXASKyle Seager is a career .340 hitter (50x147) in 37 games at Globe Life
Park, including 14 doubles, 7 home runs and 23 RBIhas recorded at least one hit in 28 of 37 games,
with 13 multi-hit gamesoverall Seager is a .322 (93x289, 24 2B, 13 HR) hitter vs. the Rangers (75 G).
CRUZ ON BASENelson Cruz has reached base safely in a career-high 27 consecutive games,
tied for the longest on-base streak in the American League this season (M. Cabrera)Cruz is batting
.372 (42x113) with 22 runs, 6 doubles, 15 home runs and a 1.268 OPS (.445 OBP / .823 SLG) during
the streak that dates back to July 18streak has been extended via hit 25 times and walk 2 times.
BACK-TO-BACK HRthe Mariners have had 7 instances of back-to-back home runs this season
(last: Can & Gutierrez, 1st inning yesterday), the most in the Majorsthe Astros and Orioles have
each logged 6 back-to-back home runs this season.
SINCE THE BREAKsince the All-Star break the Mariners lead the Majors with 113 extra-base hits
(2nd-best is CWS with 107), including an MLB-best 65 doubles and 46 home runsteam OPS of .789
also leads MLB since the break, while .266 batting average is 6th in the AL and 4.79 runs per game
ranks 7thprior to the All-Star break were 13th in the AL in extra-base hits, 14th in OPS and 14th in
runs per game (3.51)averaging 5.14 runs per game in August (60 XBH, .794 OPS).
MAKING HIS RUN TOWARDS .300since July 1, Robinson Can is batting .342 (54x158, 10 2B,
3B, 9 HR, .984 OPS) to raise his season batting average from .238 to .274average is 6th-best in
the AL during this span and OPS is 8th-bestCan has hit .300 in each of his last 6 seasons (20092014), tied with Miguel Cabrera for the longest active streak of hitting .300.
ROAD HOMERSthe Mariners have homered in each of their last 14 road contests (25 total HR)
dating back to July 20tied for 2nd-longest streak in club history with only equal or longer streaks
being: 14 G (8/28-9/27/1999) and 17 G (4/9-5/23/1994)Nelson Cruz leads MLB with 26 road home
runs (2nd is N. Arenado w/18).
LOOKING AHEADHisashi Iwakuma will make his first start tomorrow since throwing the 5th nohitter in Mariners history last Wednesday vs. Baltimorecarries a streak of 10 consecutive no-hit
innings and 12.0 consecutive scoreless innings into the starthere are some details on the no-hitter:
MARINERSMEDIA.COM
10+ Runs - Mariners have recorded consecutive games with 10+ runs for the first time since June 30
(10-4 win) and July 1 (13-2 win) last season (2014) at Houston.
Multi-Hit Streak - Austin Jackson has recorded 2+ hits in 5 consecutive games (.455/10x22).
Edgar Effect - Seattle is hitting .257 with 173 extra-base hits and averaging 4.4 runs per game since
Edgar Martinez took over has hitting coach on June 20hit .233 w/3.38 RPG in first 68 G of season.
Iron Man - Kyle Seager is T2nd in AL with 117 games played591 G since 2012 are most in MLB
(Robinson Can 2nd with 590 games played).
AL Leader - Nelson Cruz is amongst AL leaders: 1st in HR (36), 1st in SLG (.611), 1st in OPS (1.000),
T1st in hits (143), 3rd in multi-H G (43), 3rd in AVG (.321), 4th in OBP (.389), 4th in XBH (56), 7th in RBI (74).
OF vs. DH - Nelson Cruz has hit 29 of his 36 HR playing RF (.354/95x268)in 46 G as DH (.271/7 HR).
Close Games - Tied for MLB lead with 67 of 118 G decided by 2 or fewer runs (23-20 in 1-run games).
Last At-Bat - 20 defeats in final at-bat, most in MLBT1st in AL with 8 walk-off losses (TB-8).
Extra Innings - Mariners lead the Majors with 19 extra-inning games (10-9: 4-5 home, 6-4 road).
Multi-HR - Mariners players have recorded 11 multi-HR games, tied for AL lead with TOR/BOS/BAL.
Power Stroke - Robinson Can has hit 11 of his season total 13 HR in his last 45 G (since June 22).
Japanese No-Hitter - Became the second Japanese-born pitcher with a no-hitter in MLB history, joining Hideo Nomo: Sept. 17, 1996 at Colorado (with Dodgers) & April 4, 2001 at Baltimore (with Boston).
Breaking the AL Jinx - Became the first AL pitcher with a no-hitter since Felix Hernandez on Aug. 15,
2012were 12 no-hitters (11 individual, one combined) in the NL since Felixs Perfect Gamemarks
the longest streak of no-hitters thrown in one league since the inception of the AL in 1901.
Mariners No-Hit Theme - Each of the last 3 no-hitters in the American League have been tossed by
the Marinersprior to Seattle, the last team responsible for three consecutive no-hitters in its league
was the Yankees (3 straight, 1996-99).
YOU ALREADY KNOWthat Nelson Cruz leads the Majors with 36 home runs, after leading the
Majors with 40 home runs last season with the OriolesBUT DID YOU KNOW?that it has taken
Cruz 115 games (491 PA) to record home run #36 this season, compared to 134 games (569 PA) to
reach #36 last season?...Cruz has homered in 10 of his last 14 games and is tied with Chris Davis
(BAL) for the MLB lead with 15 home runs since the All-Star break.
2015 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY AUGUST 17, 2015 AT TEXAS RANGERS PAGE 2
TONIGHTS MARINERS STARTER
RHP TAIJUAN WALKER
2015 MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS
IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 8-7 4.60 23/23 135.0 128 74 69 35 132 21
Home 2-3 4.09 10/10 31.2 49 30 28 13 68 10
Road
6-4 5.03 13/13 73.1 79 44 41 22 64 11
vs. TEX 1-0 0.00 1/1 7.0 6 1 0 1 5 0
W-L ERA G/GS
IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 11-10 4.12 34/31 188.0 170 93 86 57 178 23
Home 2-4 4.03 13/12 73.2 59 36 33 20 82 10
Road
9-6 4.17 21/19 114.1 111 57 53 37 96 13
Starter 11-10 4.23 31/31 178.2 160 90 84 55 171 23
Reliever 0-0 1.93 3/0 9.1 10 3 2 2 7 0
vs. TEX 0-0 0.00 2/1 8.1 7 1 0 1 6 0
ABOUT WALKER
scr
DT
OPP SCR W-L
IP H R ER BB SO HR left PC-K
4/10 @OAK 0-12 L (0-1) 3.1 9 9 9 2 3 1
0-6
77-48
4/15 @LAD 2-5 L (0-2) 4.0 6 5 5 4 3 0
1-5
76-46
4/21 HOU 3-6 ND
5.1 4 1 1 4 8 0
3-1
102-62
4/27 @TEX 3-1 W (1-2) 7.0 6 1 0 1 5 0
3-1
92-62
APRIL: 4 GS, 1-2, 6.86
19.2 25 16 15 11 19
1
5/2 @HOU 4-11 L (1-3) 3.0 9 8 7 1 2 3
0-2
77-46
5/8 OAK 4-3 ND
5.0 5 3 3 2 6 1
1-3
97-59
5/13 SD 2-4 L (1-4) 6.0 4 2 2 1 6 1
1-2
102-63
5/19 @BAL 4-9 ND
3.2 7 4 4 4 3 0
4-4
71-42
5/24 @TOR 2-8 L (1-5) 5.2 6 4 4 4 3 2
1-4
97-58
5/29 CLE 2-1 W (2-5) 8.0 2 0 0 0 8 0
2-0
102-76
MAY: 6 GS, 1-3, 5.74
31.1 33 21 20 12 28
7
6/3 NYY 1-3 L (2-6) 8.0 5 3 3 1 7 2
1-3
108-76
6/10 @CLE 9-3 W (3-6) 6.0 8 1 1 2 6 0
9-1
92-63
6/15 @SF 5-1 W (4-6) 7.0 7 1 1 0 6 0
4-1
98-67
6/20 HOU 6-3 W (5-6) 6.1 5 3 3 0 11 2
5-2
94-64
6/26 @LAA 3-1 W (6-6) 7.0 7 1 1 0 6 1
3-1
96-65
JUNE: 5 GS, 4-1, 2.36
34.1 32
9
9
3 36
5
7/1 @SD 7-0 W (7-6) 6.0 1 0 0 0 7 0
1-0
76-52
7/7 DET 7-6 ND
6.0 6 5 5 1 3 3
6-5
87-56
7/12 LAA 3-10 L (7-7) 5.0 7 7 6 0 7 0
0-6
87-64
7/21 @DET 11-9 ND
4.1 7 6 5 0 4 2
5-5
78-52
7/26 TOR 6-5 ND
6.0 6 4 3 3 6 1
3-4
98-57
7/31 @MIN 6-1 W (8-7) 9.0 1 1 1 1 11 1
CG
101-77
JULY: 6 GS, 2-1, 4.95
36.1 28 23 20
5 38
7
8/5 @COL 5-7 ND
7.1 5 3 3 3 5 1
5-3
101-63
8/11 BAL 6-5 ND
6.0 5 2 2 1 6 0
5-2
101-68
AUGUST: 2 GS, 0-0, 3.38
13.1 10
5
5
4 11
1
SEASON: 23 GS, 8-7, 4.60
135.0 128 74 69 35 132 21
34-year-old right-hander will be making his 12th start of the season, his 9th since coming back off the DL, in tomorrow vs. the Rangerstossed Mariners 5th
no-hitter in Mariners franchise history on Aug. 12 vs. BAL (9.0,0,0,0,3,7)over last 3 starts is 2-0, 1.46 ERA (4 ER, 24.2 IP) with 21 strikeouts and 4 walks
NO-HITTER - Tossed the 5th no-hitter in Mariners history on 8/12 vs. BAL, the 4th individual2nd Japanese-born pitcher with a no-hitter in MLB history, joining
Hideo Nomo (2x)first AL pitcher to pitch a no-hitter since teammate Felix Hernandez did it on August 15, 2012 (12 NL no-hitters)at age 34 years, 122 days,
was the 23rd no-hitter in MLB history by a pitcher 34 years or older17th pitcher (since 1914) to throw a no-hitter in first career CG (last: P. Humber perfect
game vs. SEA on 4/21/12)2015 - Is 4-2, 3.86 ERA in 11 GS with the Marinerson 15-day DL April 24-July 6 with a right lat strain, incl. rehab starts with short-A
Everett & AAA TacomaCareer: Signed with Seattle as a free agent on Jan. 5, 2012.is 42-22-2, 3.17 ERA (210 ER, 596.1 IP) in 102 G/88 GS over 4 seasons
with Seattlevs. TEX: Making his 14th career appearance/ 13th start vs. the Rangersis 7-3-1 with a 3.50 ERA (32 ER, 82.1 IP) over 13 G/12 GS vs. TEX,
including going 3-2-1 with a 3.89 ERA (15 ER, 34.2 IP) in 6 G/5 GS vs. the Rangers at Globe Life Park.
2015 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY AUGUST 17, 2015 AT TEXAS RANGERS PAGE 3
Season Totals
Starters
Relievers
Safeco
Road
April
May
June
July
August
TEAM PITCHING
Pitcher
Last Start (IP,H,R,ER,BB,K)
Result Streak GS
IP/GS P/GS SB/CS K/9
BB/9 QS
GIDP
34-Hernandez, rhp 8/15 at BOS (2.1,12,10,10,1,2,HR-3) L
L1
24
6.4
97.0
9/2
8.65
2.53
16
15
18-Iwakuma, rhp
8/12 vs. BAL (9.0,0,0,0,3,7)
W
W2
11
6.2
94.3
1/1
7.22
1.49
5
4
37-Montgomery, lhp 8/14 at BOS (2.1,10,9,9,1,1,HR-2)
L
L3
14
5.9
94.1
0/1
6.64
3.48
8
11
38-Nuo*, lhp
8/16 at BOS (4.1,9,4,4,1,2,HR-2)
ND
L10
3
4.3
80.0
1/0
6.92
2.08
0
0
32-Walker, rhp
8/11 vs. BAL (6.0,5,2,2,1,6)
ND
W1
23
5.9
91.4
4/3
8.80
2.33
13
5
65-Paxton, lhp-DL 5/28 vs. CLE (4.2,8,4,3,1,4,HR)
L
L1
10
5.2
92.4
2/0
6.94
3.39
6
3
29-Elias, lhp
7/2 at OAK (6.0,3,3,3,1,7,HR)
L
L2
13
6.0
93.0
4/2
7.38
2.88
9
8
33-Happ, lhp
7/30 at MIN (3.1,9,7,6,1,2,3 HR)
L
L1
20
5.2
91.8
5/5
6.69
2.67
10
9
INNINGS
0.0-4.2
5.0-5.2
6.0-6.2
7.0-7.2
8.0-9.0
Total Starts
Runs scored/start:
Teams record when starting:
Team No.
(Team Rec.)
23 (4-19)
18 (5-13)
35 (18-17)
29 (18-11)
13 (11-2)
118 (55-63)
3.82 (451 R)
55-63
Hernandez
(Starters Rec.)
3 (0-3)
1 (0-0)
7 (2-3)
10 (9-1)
3 (3-0)
24 (14-7)
3.50 (84 R)
15-9
Iwakuma
Montgomery
0 (0-0)
5 (1-1)
1 (0-1)
2 (1-0)
3 (2-0)
11 (4-2)
5.09 (56 R)
6-5
3 (0-2)
2 (1-1)
5 (1-0)
2 (0-2)
2 (2-0)
14 (4-5)
3.07 (43 R)
4-10
W/L
After Loss
7-5
4-2
4-0
0-0
5-4
1-0
4-4
3-2
2 (0-2)
2 (0-1)
5 (2-2)
3 (2-0)
1 (0-1)
13 (4-6)
2.38 (31 R)
4-9
Team
Record
15-9
6-5
4-10
2-1
13-10
4-6
4-9
7-13
Happ
5 (0-2)
3 (1-1)
6 (3-1)
6 (1-2)
0 (0-0)
20 (4-6)
3.70 (74 R)
7-14
IP,H,R,ER,BB,K
LAST WIN
0.0,0,1,1,1,0
7/26 vs. TOR
1.0,0,0,0,0,2
9/8/14 vs. HOU
1.0,1,0,0,1,3 (W)
7/7 vs. DET
1.0,1,1,1,0,2,HR
--
1.0,0,0,0,2,2 (W)
8/16 at BOS
1.2,1,0,0,0,2 (H)
8/11 vs. BAL
2.2,4,2,2,0,2
--
2.0,3,2,2,3,4 (BS)
5/8 vs. OAK
2.0,0,1,1,1,2
5/15 vs. BOS
^relief appearances only
LAST SAVE
5/26 at TB
8/16 at BOS
7/19/14 at LAA
--
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7/5 at OAK
--
8/7 vs. TEX
8/2 at MIN
DL Stint- On 15-day disabled list with left biceps tendinitis (retro to 7/8).
Nothing Doing - Has not allowed a run in 29 of 33 appearances.
Do the Splits - LHH are 4x38/.105 w/11K & no XBH...RHH 5x36/.139 w/2 HR.
Lately - Allowed 3R in last 25 G (4/26-c): 17.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 2 HR, 2 HB, 13K.
Stranded - Has stranded all 16 runners hes inherited this season.
W #1 - 1st win of 15 7/7 vs. DET: leadoff 2B, IBB, struck out next 3 BF in 11th.
Save Me - First career save 7/19, 2014 at LAA, retiring all 3 BF in 12th.
Recalled - 1st stint with SEA after being recalled 8/17 from AAA Tacoma.
AAA - In 20 apps (2 GS) w/Tacoma was 1-1-1, 3.55 ERA (13 ER, 33.0 IP).
Lately - Was 0-1, 1.86 in last 10 games at AAA (7/10-current).
DL Time - On DL (left shoulder impingement) 4/3-5/20/15.
Claimed - Claimed off Waivers by SEA from MIA 11/20/14.
Big League Time - Appeared in 5 MLB games w/Marlins in 2013 (0-1, 7.20).
All or Nothing - In 9 games, has 5 ShO outings (2-0, 0.00 in 5.2 IP); in other 4
games has allowed 12 ER in 2.0 IP (0-1, 54.00).
W #2 - Scoreless 1.0 inning pitched (the 11th) 8/16 at BOS (2 BB, 2 K).
L #1 - Allowed hits to all 6 BF (and all 6 scored) in the 11th 8/8 vs. TEX for L #1.
W#1 - W#1 in career 8/4 at COL, King 2 in 1.1 ShO IP.
SEA Debut - allowed 1 H to only BF (run would score) on 8/3 at COL.
Trade - Acquired from Toronto on July 31 along with LHPs Jake Brentz and Nick
Wells in exchange for RHP Mark Lowe.
Lone Appearance - Made 1 appearance with TOR this season (6/26 vs. TEX).
AAA - 4-1-1, 2.36 ERA (11 ER, 42.0 IP) w/40 Ks in 34 G/1 GS w/AAA Buffalo.
College Rotation - On same pitching staff at UCLA with current MLB pitchers
Gerrit Cole (PIT) and Trevor Bauer (CLE).
LAST LOSS
7/17 at NYY
5/21 at BAL
4/21 vs. HOU
6/4/13 @PHI
8/8 vs. TEX
6/5 vs. TB
--
8/9 vs. TEX
6/28 at LAA
Team Totals
SV/OPP
1/3 (.333)
1/3 (.333)
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
0/0 (---)
16/22 (.727)
0/0 (---)
12/15 (.800)
2/2 (1.000)
33/50 (.660)
1st BF/RETIRED
41/32 (.780)
27/19 (.704)
33/24 (.727)
0/0
8/6 (.750)
52/32 (.615)
11/6 (.545)
52/34 (.654)
36/22 (.611)
357/243 (.681)
RI/STRANDED
28/15 (.536)
18/11 (.611)
16/16 (1.000)
0/0
7/6 (.857)
5/3 (.600)
9/3 (.333)
25/18 (.720)
23/8 (.348)
174/114 (.655)
#56 - FERNANDO RODNEY, RHP 2015: 52 G, 5-4, 5.04 ERA, 16-22 SV, 7 HLD
Career-Hi IP: 3.0 (9/18/12 vs. BAL)
2015-High IP: 1.1 IP (7/27 vs. ARI)
Clean - 0 runs in 9 of last 10 G (7/27-c): 9.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 11 K.
Hold on - Allowed 1 H w/2 K in scoreless 1.2 IP for Hold #7 on 8/16 at BOS.
W #5 - 1-2-3 10th 8/11 vs. BAL (7 pitches, 6 strikes) for win #5.
BS#6 - Allowed 2 R on 2 H & 2 BB in 0.1 IP in 9th to tie game on 8/5 at COL.
W#4 - Earned W#4 8/2 at MIN with scoreless 10th inning (1.0,0,0,0,1,1).
Leaderboard - 14th in the AL with 16 savesalso 1st with 6 blown saves.
Since 2012 - 149 SV since 2012, 2nd-most in MLB behind C. Kimbrel.
SV#16 - Allowed 1 H, 1 BB & 1 K in scoreless 9th inning 7/5 at OAK (2-1 win).
Sweep - Saved all 3G @Texas sweep 4/27-29 (SV #5-6-7).
#59 - DAVID ROLLINS, LHP
Career-High IP: 2.0-5x (last: 8/16 at BOS) 2015-High IP: 2.0-3x (last: 8/16 at BOS)
2015 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY AUGUST 17, 2015 AT TEXAS RANGERS PAGE 4
SEATTLE HITTERS vs. TEXAS RANGERS
2015
CAREER
HR @
AVG
AB H HR RBI
AVG AB H HR RBI GLP
R. Can
.250 36 9 1 2
.288 371 107 12 56
5
N. Cruz
.459
37 17 5 9
.359 64 23 7 14 94
F. Gutierrez
-- -- -- -- --
.284 250
71 6 30 0
A. Jackson
.241
29
7 1 2
.278 209
58
6 17 3
K. Marte
.300
10
3 0 1
.300 10
3 0 1
0
B. Miller
.348
23
8 0 2
.250 100
25
1 7
1
J. Montero
.333
12 4 1 3
.321 81 26 2 14
1
L. Morrison
.308
26 8 0 2
.221 68 15 1 7
1
K. Seager
.250
32 8 0 4
.322 289
93 13 46
7
S. Smith
.133
15
2 0 3
.260 100
26
1 12 1
J. Sucre
.200
5 1 0 0
.227 22
5 0 3
0
M. Trumbo
.267
15 4 1 4
.259 224
58 12 43
7
M. Zunino
.048
21 1 1 1
.169 71 12 4 9
2
Season-Hi: streak: 6 (7/19-8/4)hits: 2-3x (last: 8/7 vs. TEX)RBI: 2-3x (8/9 vs. TEX)
HR Leader - Leads MLB with 36 HR, in front of Chris Davis (34 HR).
Hot August - Batting .377 (20x53) w/13 R, 3 2B, 9 HR, 11 RBI in August.
Ouch - Left game in the 7th inning with neck spasms on 8/11 vs. BAL.
Hitting Streak - Had 21-G hitting streak July 21-Aug. 11 (.411/37x90)current
on-base streak of 27 games is a career-high.
AL Leader - 1st in HR (36), 1st in SLG (.611), 1st in OPS (1.000), T1st in H
(143), 3rd in multi-H G (43), 3rd in AVG (.321), 4th in XBH (56), 7th in RBI (74).
XBH Streak - Recorded extra-base hit in 9 straight games, 7/31-8/9.
HR Streak - HR in 5 straight 7/31-8/4, his 2nd 5-game streak of season (also:
April 11-15)13 HR since ASG break, tied for most in MLB (Gonzalez, COL).
.300 Hitter - Has been above .300 since 3-hit game 4/17batting .371
(49x132) over last 32 games (since 7/9).
Clutch - T3rd in AL with 12 GWRBI and 2nd with 23 go-ahead RBI.
vs. Lefties - 42x114/.368 w/10 HR vs LHP (1.152 OPS); 101x331/.305 vs RHP.
Road Warrior - .329 (76x231) on road w/26 of 36 HR (1st in MLB in road HR)
batting .313 (67x214) at Safeco Field (10 HR, 29 RBI).
OF vs. DH - .354 (95x268, 29 HR, 53 RBI) as OF & .271 (48x177, 7 HR) as DH.
All-Star - Starting D.H. for A.L.4th All-Star G (2009, 2013-2015) & 2nd start.
Awards - Named AL POM for April: .322 (28x87) w/10 HR, 3 2B, 3B, 22 RBI in
22 GA.L. POW-April 13-19: hit .500 (12x24), 7 R, 6 HR, 10 RBI, 1.806 OPS.
Season-Highs: streak: 3-3x (last: 8/12-c)hits: 3 (8/5 at COL)RBI: 4-2x (8/16 at BOS)
Multi-HR - 2nd career multi-HR game 8/16 at BOS (also: June 18, 2009 at SD).
OPS - Has a .999 OPS in 89 plate appearances this season.
Walk-Off - Hit walk-off HR in 10th inning 7/26 vs. TOR (3rd career walk-off H).
Slam - PH GS 7/21 at DET2nd in club history (Broussard, 5/27/08 vs. CWS).
Defensively - Appeared in games in LF (19 G, 16 GS) RF (4 G) & DH (2 GS).
Been A While - HR on July 7 vs. DET, was first MLB HR since 9/27/13 vs. OAK.
Welcome Back - Selected from AAA Tacoma on June 24.
AAA Tacoma - Hit .317 (57x180) with 34 R, 12 2B, 7 HR & 31 RBI in 48 games
with Rainiers, appearing in games in left field (29) and designated hitter (18).
Hot Steak - Batting .352 (19x54) w/7 R, 5 2B, HR, 8 RBI in last 18 G.
On the Upswing - Since 3-H G 6/26 is batting .306 (38x124).
Big Game - 3x4, HR, 2 RBI 8/3 at COLfirst HR since 7/3 at OAK (88 PA).
Defense - Has played at the following positions this season: SS (87 G/81 GS),
2B (1 G/GS), 3B (1 G), LF (7 G/5 GS), RF (2 G) & CF (1 G/GS).
A.L. Player of the Week - Named A.L. Player of the Week May 11-17 after
hitting .429 (9x21) with 6 runs, 3 doubles, 4 home runs, 5 RBI and 3 walks.
The Split - Hitting .262 (68x260) with 17 2B, 3 3B, 9 HR and 29 RBI against
right-handers; .224 (17x76) w/2B & 7 RBI vs. lefties but 13x37/.351 6/20-c.
GWRBI - Hit 2-run HRin 4th inning 8/9 vs. TEX for eventual game-winner.
Welcome Back - 2x4, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI July 31 at MIN in first G back.
Called Up - Recalled from AAA Tacoma 7/31 (2nd stint with club).
W/SEA - W/Mariners from 7/9-19: 3x10/.300, R, RBI, 3 BB, 1 K.
AAA Tacoma - .346 (130x376), 64 R, 17 2B, 6 3B, 16 HR, 75 RBI in 93 G.
Lately in AAA - Recorded a hit in last six games for Tacoma and since returning from Seattle on July 21 has hit .472 (17x36) with 7 R, 7 XBH & 7 RBI.
vs. MLB Lefties - Hitting .304 (84x276) with 12 2B, 3B, 8 HR vs. LHP in his
Major League career... .228 (108x504) against right-handers.
#20 - LOGAN MORRISON, 1B vs. Hamels: .375 (9x24), 3 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2K
Last Game: 0x2, K yest. at BOS.
Current Streak: 0 G (0x3)
Road Trip: 1x7, 2B, RBI, K
Last HR: 7/9 vs. LAA (#12)
Season-Highs: streak: 16 (5/24-6/10)hits: 4 (4/29 at TEX)RBI: 5 (6/13 at HOU)
Early Exit Left game (7/29 vs. ARI) in the 7th inning with sore thumb.
Power Up His 12 home runs are already more than last season (11) and
the most hes had since hitting 23 in 2011 with the Florida Marlins.
Soft Hands Leads the AL with a .999 fielding percentage (1 E, 906 TC).
Up & Down Over last 47 G, .147 (20x136) with 14 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR & 14
RBIhit .307 (50x163) with 18 R, 6 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR & 21 RBI with .876 OPS
April 29-June 15opened season hitting .149 (10x67) with 4 R, 1 HR & 2 RBI.
The Streak Career-high 16-game hitting streak May 24-June 10, hitting
.349 (22x63) with 2 runs, 3 doubles and 3 RBI.
#15 - KYLE SEAGER, 3B
vs. Hamels: .200 (1x5), BB, K
Last Game: 2x7, R, RBI, 2 K yest. at BOS.
Current Streak: 1 G (2x7)
Road Trip: 3x15, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, 3 K
Last HR: 8/14 at BOS (#17)
Season-Highs: streak: 12 (5/14-26)hits: 3-5x (8/3 at COL)RBI: 6 (5/26 at TB)
Steady Hits in 28 of last 35 games, batting .280 (42x150), 10 2B, 5 HR.
Big Game - 3x4, 3 R, 2B, HR, RBI 8/3 at COLfirst XBH since 7/24.
RISP - Batting .175 (18x103) with RISP.
Clutch HR 10 of last 12 HR have tied or given Seattle lead (since May 23).
Reverse Splits Hitting .294 (42x143) with 7 2B, 6 HR & 16 RBI against
lefties; .247 (76x308) with 19 2B, 11 HR and 31 RBI vs. righties.
The Streak Did not play on June 18, snapping a streak of 192 consecutive
games played (191 starts) from May 11, 2014-June 17, 2015played in 590
G since 2012, most in MLB (R. Can is 2nd with 589).
#7 - SETH SMITH, OF
Last Game: 1x2, 3B yest. at BOS.
Road Trip: 1x5, 3B, BB, 3 K
Season-Highs: streak: 2 (last: 7/25-29)hits: 1-5x (last: 8/12)RBI: 1-2x (8/11 vs BAL)
Lately Batting .307 (35x114) with 15 R, 6 2B, 4 HR & 14 RBI in last 34 G...
in his first 22 G with Seattle, hit .139 (11x79) with 4 R, 1 2B, 1 HR & 5 RBI.
Defense w/SEA Appeared in games in right field (19 G, 17 GS), first base
(11 G, 10 GS) and left field (5 G, 4 GS) as well as designated hitter (21 G/GS).
Hitting Streak Had season-best tying 7-game hitting streak July 4-11,
hitting .545 (12x22) with 3 runs, 2 doubles, 1 home run and 4 RBI.
Trade Acquired by Seattle June 3 as part of 6-player trade with Arizona.
With AZ - Hit .259 (45x174) w/10 2B, 3 3B, 9 HR, 23 RBI in 46 games.
#3 - MIKE ZUNINO, C
Last Game: 1x6, RBI, 3 K yest. at BOS.
Road Trip: 3x10, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, 4 K
Skid Snapped - Broke 0x26 (and 0x25 August) going 2x4, HR 8/15 at BOS.
Homers - 11 home runs are T5th-most by AL catcher.
Defensively Appeared in 105 games at catcher, 2nd in MLB (Yadier Molina-STL, 106)his 95 starts ranks 3rd in Majors (2nd in AL)T2nd in MLB (T1st
in AL) among catchers w/864.1 innings caught.
Mikey Likes It - 10 G hit streak 7/20-31: 13x36/.361 w/5 2B, HR, 6 RBI.
Lay It Down - Has 6 sac bunts, T8th in AL...had 0 SH in pro career prior to 15.
Lets Hit Two Collected 2nd career multi-HR game on May 12 vs. San Diego.
2015 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY AUGUST 17, 2015 AT TEXAS RANGERS PAGE 5
SCORE BY INNINGS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X
Total
Mariners 66 31 60 62 48 48 40 49 33 14
451
Opponent 77 62 64 74 37 54 47 52 41 22
530
Player
Solo 2R 3R GS Total
Ackley
3 3 -- -- 6
Bloomquist -- -- -- -- 0
Can
7 5 1 -- 13
Cruz
25 7 4 -- 36
Gutierrez 4 1 1
1 7
Jackson
3 3 -- 1 7
Miller
7 2 -- -- 9
Montero
1 1 -- -- 2
Morrison
8 2 2 -- 12
Ruggiano 1 1 -- -- 2
Seager
10 4 1 2 17
Smith
6 3 -- -- 9
Sucre
1 -- -- -- 1
Trumbo 2 2 1
-- 5
Weeks
1 -- 1
-- 2
Zunino
10 1 -- -- 11
Team
89 35 11 4 139
Runs via HR:
208
DISABLED LIST
Name
Charlie Furbush-lhp
James Paxton-lhp
Hisashi Iwakma-rhp
Austin Jackson-of
Edgar Olmos-lhp
Tyler Olson-lhp
Chris Taylor-inf
Tom Wilhelmsen-rhp
TYPE
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
15-Day
DL Dates
July 9 (retro 7/8)-current
May 29-current
April 24 (retro 4/21)-July 5
May 4-25
April 4 (retro 3/30)-May 20
May 3-June 1
March 29 (retro 3/27)-April 18
April 13 (retro 4/11)-May 8
Eligible
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
Injury
Left biceps tendinitis
Strained left middle finger
Strained right latissimus dorsi
Right ankle sprain
Left shoulder impingement
Right knee contusion
Fractured right wrist - Triquetrum Bone
Hyper-extended right elbow
G Missed
33
71
66
19
38
27
10
22
Team Record
17-16
33-38
32-35
11-8
17-21
14-13
3-7
8-14
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ackley
0-2 1-2 -- -- -- 3-0 8-11 6-12 1-7
Bloomquist -- 2-2 -- -- -- -- 3-1 3-2 0-3
Can
--
5-5
36-42
12-11
-- -- -- -- -Castillo
-- -- -- -- --
1-2
1-1 -- -Cruz
-- --
17-21
36-41
-- -- -- -- -Gutierrez
-- 2-3 1-0 1-1 4-7 -- -- -- -Jackson 22-28
9-13
-- -- --
8-8 -- -- -Jones
1-0 -- -- -- -- 0-1 -- 0-1 -Marte
7-5
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -Miller
3-3 5-5 --
-- -- 0-3 9-14 23-14 6-11
Montero
-- -- -- --
2-1
2-2
2-4
1-1 -Morrison 10-10
-- -- --
1-1
15-18
15-17
4-3 -Ruggiano 1-0
4-1 -- -- -- 5-2 -- 0-2 -Seager
-- 16-17 1-0 5-8 32-37 -- -- -- -Smith
9-9
9-13 -- 1-2
12-11
6-7 2-1 -- -Sucre
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-1
6-11
Taylor
0-1 -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 2-5 9-9
Trumbo
-- 0-2 -- -- 3-6
12-14
9-5 0-1 -Weeks
2-5 2-0 -- -- 1-0 2-4 1-0 1-0 -Zunino
-- -- -- -- --
1-2
4-9
14-20
28-17
PITCHER - Hernandez (15-9), Paxton (4-6), Iwakuma (6-5), Walker (13-10), Happ (7-13), Elias (4-9), Montgomery (4-10), Nuo (2-1)
Player
2 3 4 5 Total
Ackley
4 1 -- -- 5
Bloomquist 1 -- -- -- 1
Can
28
8
1
1
38
Castillo
1 -- -- -- 1
Cruz
31 11 1 -- 43
Gutierrez
6 1 -- -- 7
Jackson
27 2 1 -- 30
Jones
-- -- -- -- 0
Marte
3 1 -- -- 4
Miller
21 3 -- -- 24
Montero
3 -- -- -- 3
Morrison
8 3 1 -- 12
Ruggiano
3 -- -- -- 3
Seager
24 5 -- -- 29
Smith
12 2 -- -- 14
Sucre
-- -- -- -- 0
Taylor
3 -- -- -- 3
Trumbo
11 2 -- -- 13
Weeks
2 -- -- -- 2
Zunino
10 2 -- -- 12
Team
198 41 4 1 244
Player
Ackley
Bloomquist
Can
Castillo
Cruz
Gutierrez
Jackson
Jones
Marte
Miller
Montero
Morrison
Ruggiano
Seager
Smith
Sucre
Taylor
Trumbo
Weeks
Zunino
Team
GAME-WINNING/2-OUT RBI:
July 31
August 3
August 4
August 14
August 15
August 17
Mark Lowe, RHP, traded to TOR for three MiLB pitchers: Rob Rasmussen (lhp), Nick Wells (lhp) & Jake Brentz (lhp).
J.A. Happ, LHP, traded to PIT for MiLB pitcher Adrian Sampson (rhp).
Jose Ramirez, RHP, recalled from AAA Tacoma.
Rob Rasmussen, LHP, recalled from AAA Tacoma.
Jesus Montero, 1B/DH, recalled from AAA Tacoma.
Ketel Marte, INF, recalled from AAA Tacoma.
Jose Ramirez, RHP, optioned to AAA Tacoma (post-game).
Mayckol Guaipe, RHP, recalled from AAA Tacoma.
Mayckol Guaipe, RHP, optioned to AAA Tacoma (post-game).
Danny Farquhar, RHP, recalled from AAA Tacoma.
Edgar Olmos, LHP, recalled from AAA Tacoma.
2015 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY AUGUST 17, 2015 AT TEXAS RANGERS PAGE 6
MARINERS UPDATE
Overall Record.........................................55-63
Series Records.................................... 13-17-8
First Game of Series................................18-20
Second Game of Series..........................21-17
Third Game of Series..............................12-22
Fourth Game of Series................................4-4
Leading After 6..........................................44-8
Trailing After 6............................................6-44
Tied After 6.................................................5-11
Leading After 7..........................................45-8
Trailing After 7............................................4-44
Tied After 7.................................................6-11
Leading After 8..........................................45-4
Trailing After 8............................................1-50
Tied After 8...................................................9-9
Score First................................................38-17
Opponent Score First..............................17-46
Comeback Wins / Blown Losses.........23 / 25
Last at-bat W/L (walk-off).............. 13-20 (6-8)
Hit a home run.........................................46-35
No home runs............................................9-27
Scoring 4 or more runs...........................38-18
Scoring less than 4 runs.........................17-45
Shutouts Thrown / Times Shut Out.........9 / 9
Score in 3 or more innings......................33-15
Out-hit opponent.....................................34-18
Out-hit by opponent................................15-40
Hits even.......................................................6-5
Lineups Used.............................................. 102
Players Used (Pitchers)......................... 42 (23)
Safeco Field Roof Open..........................23-27
Safeco Field Roof Closed...........................1-3
Safeco Field Roof Moved............................2-3
Sunday Cream Jersey.................................5-5
Northwest Green Jersey.............................5-3
Astro Navy Jersey....................................10-10
2014 after 118 games..............................63-55
2014 after 119 games..............................64-55
2014 after 120 games..............................65-55
Best ever after 118 games..............85-33 (01)
Best ever after 119 games..............86-33 (01)
Best ever after 120 games..............87-33 (01)
April...........................................................10-12
May...........................................................14-14
June..........................................................11-16
July............................................................12-15
August..........................................................8-6
September....................................................0-0
Monday.........................................................6-8
Tuesday......................................................10-8
Wednesday.................................................8-10
Thursday.......................................................2-9
Friday..........................................................11-8
Saturday.....................................................9-10
Sunday........................................................9-10
Safeco Field Sellouts...................................1-0
1-Run Games/2-Run Games......... 23-20/9-15
Extra Innings..............................................10-9
Average Time of Game (9-inn.)................. 2:53
Postponements............................................---
INDIVIDUAL BATTING
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
2015 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY AUGUST 17, 2015 AT TEXAS RANGERS PAGE 7
2015 MARINERS GAME NOTES MONDAY AUGUST 17, 2015 AT TEXAS RANGERS PAGE 8
G
D
D/N OPP W / L
SCORE WINNER/LOSER/SAVE
REC.
POS GA/GB CLUBS
TIME
78 7/1 D @SD
W
7-0
Walker (7-6)/Shields
36-42
4
-9.5
HOU
3:01
79 7/2 N @OAK L
4-0
Kazmir/Elias (4-6)
36-43
4
-10.0
HOU
2:17
80 7/3 N @OAK
W
9-5
Happ (4-5)/Chavez
37-43
4
-10.0
HOU
2:52
81 7/4 D @OAK L
0-2
Graveman/Hernandez (10-5)/Clippard
37-44
4
-10.0
HOU
2:36
82 7/5 D @OAK
W
2-1
Montgomery (4-2)/Bassitt/Rodney (16)
38-44
4
-9.0
HOU
2:47
83 7/6 N DET L
5-12
Simon/Guaipe (0-1)
38-45
4
-10.0
HOU
3:17
84 7/7 N DET
W 7-6 (11) Furbush (1-1)/Kroll
39-45
4
-9.0
HOU
3:44
85 7/8 D DET L
4-5
Sanchez/Guaipe (0-2)/Soria
39-46
4
-9.0
HOU
3:28
86 7/9 N LAA
W
7-2
Hernandez (11-5)/Richards/Smith (6)
40-46
4
-8.0
HOU
3:14
87 7/10 N LAA L
3-7
Santiago/Montgomery (4-3)
40-47
4
-8.0
HOU
2:49
88 7/11 N LAA
W
5-0
Iwakuma (1-1)/Wilson
41-47
4
-7.0
HOU
2:42
89 7/12 D LAA L
3-10
Heaney/Walker (7-7)
41-48
4
-7.5
LAA
2:56
7/13
7/14
All-Star Game (Cincinnati) -- AL 6, NL 3
7/15
7/16
90 7/17 N @NYY L
3-4
Tanaka/Beimel (0-1)/Miller
41-49
4
-8.5
LAA
2:43
91 7/18 D @NYY
W
4-3
Iwakuma (2-1)/Pineda/Smith (7)
42-49
4
-8.5
LAA
3:12
92 7/19 D @NYY L
1-2
Betances/Rodney (2-4)/Miller
42-50
T4
-9.0
LAA
2:45
93 7/20 N @DET L
4-5
Albuquerque/Lowe (0-1)/Soria
42-51
5
-10.5
LAA
2:54
94 7/21 N @DET
W
11-9
Beimel (1-1)/Feliz/Smith (8)
43-51
4
-10.5
LAA
3:55
95 7/22 N @DET L
4-9
Sanchez/Montgomery (4-4)/Soria
43-52
5
-11.5
LAA
3:10
96 7/23 D @DET W 3-2 (12) Rodney (3-4)/Krol/Wilhelmsen (1)
44-52
4
-10.5
LAA
4:33
97 7/24 N TOR
W
5-2
Hernandez (12-5)/Estrada/Smith (9)
45-52
4
-9.5
LAA/HOU 2:49
98 7/25 D TOR L
6-8
Sanchez/Smith (1-3)/Osuna
45-53
4
-9.5
LAA/HOU 3:29
99 7/26 D TOR
W 6-5 (10) Beimel (2-1)/Loup
46-53
4
-9.5
LAA
3:05
100 7/27 N ARI L 3-4 (10) Perez/Smith (1-4)/Chafin
46-54
4
-10.0
LAA
3:27
101 7/28 N ARI L
4-8
Godley/Iwakuma (2-2)
46-55
4
-10.0
LAA/HOU 3:00
102 7/29 D ARI L
2-8
Corbin/Hernandez (12-6)
46-56
4
-11.0
HOU
2:59
103 7/30 N @MIN L
5-9
Hughes/Happ (4-5, 4.27)
46-57
4
-12.0
HOU
3:08
104 7/31 N @MIN
W
6-1
WALKER (8-7)/Milone
47-57
4
-11.0
HOU
2:23
July (12-15)
Batting: .268 (253x943), 37 HR
Pitching: 12-15, 6 SV, 4.63 ERA (125 ER, 243.0 IP)
105 8/1 N @MIN L
2-3
May/Smith (1-5)
47-58
4
-12.0
HOU
2:45
106 8/2 D @MIN W 4-1 (11) Rodney (4-4)/Jepson/Wilhelmsen (2)
48-58
4
-12.0
HOU
3:12
107 8/3 N @COL
W
8-7
Hernandez (13-6)/Butler/Smith (10)
49-58
4
-11.0
HOU
3:19
108 8/4 N @COL
W
10-4
Rasmussen (1-0)/Friedrich
50-58
4
-10.0
HOU
3:22
109 8/5 D @COL L 5-7 (11) Flande/Guaipe (0-3)
50-59
4
-10.0
HOU
4:06
8/6
Off Day
50-59
4
-10.5
HOU
110 8/7 N TEX
W
4-3
Iwakuma (3-2)/Hamels/Smith (11)
51-59
4
-9.5
HOU
2:55
111 8/8 D TEX L 3-11 (11) Tolleson/Rasmussen (1-1)
51-60
4
-9.5
HOU
4:11
112 8/9 D TEX
W
4-2
Hernandez (14-6)/LEWIS/Smith (12)
52-60
4
-8.5
HOU
2:34
113 8/10 N BAL L
2-3
Chen/Nuo (0-1)/Britton
52-61
4
-9.0
HOU
2:36
114 8/11 N BAL
W 6-5 (10) Rodney (5-4)/McFarland
53-61
4
-8.0
HOU
3:29
115 8/12 D BAL
W
3-0
IWAKUMA (4-2)/Gausman
54-61
4
-8.0
HOU
2:29
8/13
Off Day
4
-8.0
HOU
116 8/14 N @BOS L
1-15
Kelly/Montgomery (4-5)
54-62
4
-9.0
HOU
3:30
117 8/15 D @BOS L
10-22 Miley/Hernandez (14-7)
54-63
4
-9.0
HOU
3:21
118 8/16 D @BOS W 10-8 (12) Rasmussen (2-1)/Breslow/Farquhar (1)
55-63
4
-9.0
HOU
4:24
119 8/17 N @TEX
RHP Taijuan Walker (8-7, 4.60) vs. LHP Cole Hamels (0-1, 5.93)
120 8/18 N @TEX
RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (4-2, 3.86) vs. RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez (2-4, 4.22)
121 8/19 D @TEX
LHP Mike Montgomery (4-5, 4.14) vs. LHP Martin Perez (1-2, 5.29)
8/20
Off Day
122 8/21 N CWS
123 8/22 N CWS
124 8/23 D CWS
125 8/24 N OAK
126 8/25 N OAK
127 8/26 D OAK
128 8/27 N @CWS
129 8/28 N @CWS
130 8/29 N @CWS
131 8/30 D @CWS
132 8/31 N @HOU
August (8-6)
Batting: .265 (138x521), 23 HR
Pitching: 8-6, 5 SV, 5.94 ERA (88 ER, 133.1 IP)
133 9/1 N @HOU
134 9/2 N @HOU
9/3
Off Day
135 9/4 N @OAK
136 9/5 N @OAK
137 9/6 D @OAK
138 9/7 D TEX
139 9/8 N TEX
140 9/9 N TEX
141 9/10 D TEX
142 9/11 N COL
143 9/12 N COL
144 9/13 D COL
145 9/14 N LAA
146 9/15 N LAA
147 9/16 N LAA
9/17
Off Day
148 9/18 N @TEX
149 9/19 N @TEX
150 9/20 D @TEX
9/21
Off Day
151 9/22 N @KC
152 9/23 N @KC
153 9/24 N @KC
154 9/25 N @LAA
155 9/26 N @LAA
156 9/27 D @LAA
157 9/28 N HOU
158 9/29 N HOU
159 9/30 N HOU
10/1
Off Day
160 10/2 N OAK
161 10/3 N OAK
162 10/4 D OAK
Sept/Oct (0-0)
Batting: .--- (---), 0 HR
Pitching: 0-0, 0 SV, -.-- ERA (-- ER, -- IP)
ATT
30,251
13,062
35,067
18,915
22,163
22,584
21,823
26,523
28,170
29,689
40,791
36,963
47,086
46,119
42,926
34,353
34,088
36,670
40,225
43,331
45,042
35,248
19,572
25,111
32,502
30,534
27,643
36,901
30,325
33,107
34,376
30,196
29,320
39,132
29,939
20,839
24,863
25,661
37,678
36,027
35,260