LOS ANGELES ANGELS (73-72) vs.

SEATTLE MARINERS (71-76)

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Safeco Field
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Los Angeles Angels
Seattle Mariners
First Pitch: 7:10

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Time of Game: 2:40

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Temp: 66/SW at 1 mph

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Attendance: 16,176

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WP: Hisashi Iwakuma (8-4, 3.90) LP: Jered Weaver (7-11, 4.74)
SV: Tom Wilhelmsen (11)
HOME RUNS:
Jesus Montero

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Weaver

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MOB
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OUT
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COUNT
1-0

David Murphy

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Iwakuma

3-1

DISTANCE
404/LC
408/CF

MARINERS NOTES:
The Mariners have won 20 of the last 33 meetings against Los Angeles at Safeco Field, including 8 of the last 13.
Seattle improved to 10-5 during the month of September, including 9-3 against the AL West.
Hisashi Iwakuma earned his 8th win of the season, while recording his 9th quality start over 17 starts in 2015.
o Iwakuma recorded 9 strikeouts, setting a season high (previous: 8, 8/2 at MIN)his single-game career
high in strikeouts is 13 (7/30/12 vs. TOR).
o Marked the 32nd time in Iwakumas career to toss at least 5.0 innings and not allow a walk, including his
6th such start this season (last: 8/7 vs. TEX)is 19-4 when tossing at least 5.0 inning and walking 0 in
his career.
o Over his last 4 starts Iwakuma is 3-1 with a 2.59 ERA (7 ER, 24.1 IP), walking 6 and striking out 24.
Hisashi Iwakuma improved to 8-2 with a 2.62 ERA (23 ER, 79.0 IP) over 13 games/12 starts vs. the Angels in his
careerthe Mariners have gone 9-3 in Iwakumas 12 starts.
Kyle Seager recorded his 33rd double of the season, 2nd-most in his career trailing only a career-high 35
doubles in 2012.
o Dating back to Aug. 28, Seager is batting .392 (29x74) with 16 runs scored, 6 doubles, 6 home runs, 17
RBI, 10 walks and 1 stolen base in 19 games.
o Seager is batting .364 (20x55) with 13 runs scored, 5 doubles, 3 home runs, 11 RBI, 9 walks and 1 stolen
base in 15 games in September.
With a single to lead off the bottom of the 4th inning, Nelson Cruz recorded his 166th hit of the season, tying his
career high.
o Cruz has hit safely in each of his last 5 games, batting .316 (6x19) with 4 runs scored, 2 home runs, 4
RBI and 1 walk.
Jesus Montero hit a 3-run home run off Jered Weaver with 2 outs in the bottom of the 4th inning5 of his 6th
hits off Weaver have been home runsoverall he is batting .500 (6x12) with 5 home runs and 9 RBI vs. Weaver.
o Montero joins Curtis Granderson and Alex Rodriguez to record 5 home runs off Jered Weaver in his
career.
o Monteros 9 RBI are the 4th-most vs. Weaver, trailing Ian Kinsler (11), David Ortiz (10) and Mark Teixeira
(10).
Robinson Cano has reached base safely in each of his last 10 games, batting .303 (10x33) with 5 runs scored, 2
doubles, 2 home runs, 5 RBI and 6 walks.
Ketel Marte has hit safely in 6 straight games with an at-bat, batting .348 (8x23) with 2 runs scored, 1 doubles, 2
RBI, 3 walks and 2 stolen bases.
o Marte recorded his 11th multi-hit game of his career (last: 9/15 vs. LAA).
Tom Wilhelmsen recorded his 11th save of the seasonover his last 12 appearances, dating back to Aug. 17,
he has recorded 9 saves over 13.1 scoreless innings (8 H, 3 BB, 10 K).
o Wilhelmsens 13.1 scoreless innings streak is the longest this season by a Mariners reliever (previous:
Mark Lowe, 12.2 IP).
o Wilhelmsens 65 career saves are currently the 6th-most all-time in Mariners club history, passing
Fernando Rodney (64)trails Norm Charltons 67 saves with the Mariners for 5th in franchise history.
Over his last 12 appearances, dating back to July 12, Danny Farquhar is 0-1 with 1 save and a 1.38 ERA (2 ER,
13.0 IP)during this stretch he has limited opponents to a .174 (8x46) average, while walking 5 and striking out
14.
o Farquhar has not allowed a run over his last 6 games (5.2 innings), dating back to Sept. 7 (1 H, 1 BB, 8
K).
NEXT GAME
Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers - Friday, September 18, 2015 at 5:05 p.m. (ROOT Sports)
LHP James Paxton (3-4, 3.82)
vs.
RHP Yovani Gallardo (12-10, 3.35)

ANGELS NOTES:
Jered Weaver recorded his 11th loss of the season, his 2nd-most losses in a single season (12 losses in 2010).
o Weaver was ejected in the bottom of the 5th inning home plate umpire Brian ONora for hitting Kyle
Seager with a pitchwas Weavers 2nd career ejections (also: 7/31/11 at DET).
o Weaver made his 288th career start as a member of the Angels, tying Nolan Ryan for the 2 nd-most starts
in franchise history.
With a single in the first inning Kole Calhoun snapped a 0-for-17 hitless streak, dating back to his final 2 at-bats
on Sept. 11 vs. Houston.
Carlos Perez is batting .364 (12x33) with 7 runs scored, 4 doubles, 1 RBI and 5 walks in 11 games in September.
Erick Aybar has hit safely in 13 of 16 games this season vs. the Mariners, batting .358 (19x53) with 4 runs
scored, 4 doubles and 3 RBI.
Erick Aybar recorded his 11th multi-double game in his career and 3rd this season (also: 7/5 at TEX and 8/9 vs.
BAL).
David Murphy recorded his 10th home run of the season with a solo blast to lead off the 6th inningmarked the
12th time in his career to hit home runs in back-to-back game and first time this season (last: 5/20-21/14 vs. DET
w/CLE).
o Murphy is batting .375 (9x24) with 4 runs scored, 2 home runs, 7 RBI and 2 walks in 9 games vs. Seattle
this season.

ANGELS MANAGER MIKE SCIOSCIA:

On Jered Weavers ejection
He had to stop his delivery, but I think he was trying to get a fastball in. Seager had some pretty good cuts on soft away, I
know he was trying to get a fastball in and just pulled it too far. The umpires had a different viewpoint of it.
On moving on to a crucial series in Minnesota
Every game is tough. Every game is going to be tough, facing good pitching every night. I think again, our challenge is to
get our game going, get some guys swinging the bats, get our lineup lengthened, continue to pitch. Thats what we need
to do to reach our goals. It doesnt matter who or where were playing.