Mariners Game Notes — April 29 vs. Angels | by Mariners PR | Apr, 2025

AS YOU MAY KNOW…J.P. Crawford has been a drive each on the plate and defensively at shortstop for the Mariners this season, however…DID YOU KNOW?…that Crawford’s 140 OPS+ is tied for 2nd-best amongst Main League shortstops this season?…Crawford is tied with Francisco Lindor-NYM, trailing solely Bobby Witt Jr.-KC (145 OPS+)…in 27 video games this season, the Mariners shortstop is hitting .277 (23×83) with 15 runs, 2 doubles, 2 house runs, 12 RBI and 18 walks, getting on base at a .412 clip, slugging .373 with a .785 OPS…J.P.’s .412 OBP leads MLB shortstops and ranks T-Eighth within the Majors (min. 100 PA).

TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners play the fourth sport of a 5-game homestand (2–1) tonight in opposition to the Los Angeles Angels…Seattle took 2-of-3 in opposition to the Marlins from April 25–27 to start the homestand…tonight’s sport might be televised dwell on ROOT SPORTS with Aaron Goldsmith and Ryan Rowland-Smith on the decision and Jen Mueller serving as area reporter…the sport might be broadcast dwell on Seattle Sports activities (710 AM) and Mariners.com with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr. on the decision.

ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners defeated the Marlins by a 7–6 rating on Sunday to seize their sixth consecutive sequence victory earlier than the off day yesterday…Seattle is 4–1 over its final 5 video games, 6–2 over its final 8 video games, 8–3 over its final 11 video games, and 12–4 over its final 16 video games.

· Finest In The Bigs — Seattle is 12–4 (.750) over its final 16 video games, finest document in MLB since April 9.

· 2-Recreation Set — The Mariners play their solely 2-game sequence of 2025 over the subsequent 2 days vs. the Angels.

· Profitable April — Seattle (16–12) has clinched a gap month of the season (March/April)…Seattle went 17–13 (.567) in March/April 2024.

· Residence Runs Are Good — The Mariners are 15–8 (.652) in video games when hitting a house run, and 1–4 (.200) when they don’t homer…their lone win with out homering got here on April 24 at Boston (W 4–3).

SERIES-LY IMPRESSIVE…the Mariners have received 6 consecutive sequence…they’ve sequence wins at house in opposition to the Astros (2–1), Rangers (3–0) and Marlins (2–1), and highway sequence wins on the Reds (2–1), Blue Jays (2–1) and Pink Sox (2–1) throughout that span…Seattle has additionally received 4 consecutive sequence through which it has dropped the sequence opener, setting a franchise document.

JORGE POLANCO NAMED AL PLAYER OF THE WEEK…infielder Jorge Polanco was named American League Participant of the Week for April 21–27…Polanco hit .471 (8×17) with 5 runs scored, 2 doubles, 4 house runs, 8 RBI and a couple of walks in 5 video games (4 begins) in the course of the week, recording 22 whole bases with a 1.844 OPS…the switch-hitting infielder homered in 3 of his 4 begins, together with a multi-homer sport on April 26 vs. Miami. “Polo” went back-to-back with Julio Rodríguez to start the sport in a 14–0 win over the Marlins…Polanco and Dylan Moore, who received AL Participant of the Week for April 14–20, are the primary Mariners to win back-to-back AL Participant of the Week awards since Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr. on June 27 and July 4, 1998…general this season, Polanco is batting .377 (26×69) with 10 runs, 4 doubles, 7 house runs, 20 RBI and three walks, getting on base at a .405 on-base proportion, slugging .739 with a 1.145 OPS in 20 video games. His 1.145 OPS ranks 2nd in MLB (min. 75 PA) behind solely Aaron Choose-NYY (1.217 OPS).

ANDRÉS MUÑOZ: AL RELIEVER OF THE MONTH FRONTRUNNER…Mariners reliever Andrés Muñoz leads the American League with 10 saves this season, tied for the Main League lead with Robert Suarez-SD…Muñoz is 10-for-10 in save alternatives and has not allowed a run in 14 appearances this season…in 14.0 innings pitched, the right-hander has 18 strikeouts and 6 walks (2 intentional) with a 0.79 WHIP and .114 opponent batting common (5×44)…Muñoz’s 1.5 bWAR leads all American League pitchers and ranks Third within the Majors, whereas he additionally ranks highest on the Mariners, forward of J.P. Crawford (1.3 bWAR).

RALEIGH ROCKS…Cal Raleigh is tied together with his former teammate Eugenio Suárez-ARI for many house runs (10) within the Main Leagues…it marks the fifth time in Mariners historical past {that a} participant has double-digit house runs in the course of the season’s opening month (March and April each included), becoming a member of Ken Griffey Jr. (2x, 1997–98), Nelson Cruz (2015) and Mitch Haniger (2018)…in 28 video games this season, Cal is batting .229 (25×109) with 17 runs, 6 doubles, 10 homers, 17 RBI, 16 walks, and is 3-for-3 in stolen bases with a .333 on-base proportion, .560 slugging proportion and .893 OPS.

A TOP RANKED OFFENSE…the Mariners offense has a .749 OPS and 126 OPS+ this season, rating fifth and 2nd in MLB in these classes, respectively…Seattle’s 126 OPS+ trails solely the Yankees (131) throughout the large leagues…Mariners hitters additionally rank T-Sixth in runs-per-game (4.93), Third in house runs (42), T-Third in stolen bases (35), 4th in on-base proportion (.336), Sixth in slugging proportion (.412), 1st in walks (125) and 2nd in hit-by-pitches (19).

10/10…Seattle has a participant with 10+ house runs (Cal Raleigh) and 10+ saves (Andrés Muñoz)…it marks the primary time a workforce has a ten+ homer and 10+ save participant earlier than the tip of April for the reason that 2019 Dodgers (Cody Bellinger, Kenley Jansen)…it marks simply the second time in Mariners historical past that it’s occurred, with the opposite occurring in 2018 (Mitch Haniger, Edwin Díaz).

I TAKE A WALK…the Mariners lead the Majors with 125 base on balls as a workforce this season, outranking the Diamondbacks (121 BB) and Phillies (120)…Randy Arozarena paces the membership with 20 walks, adopted by J.P. Crawford (18), Cal Raleigh (16) and Julio Rodríguez (15)…Julio’s stroll charge is at 11.5% via 28 video games this season, up over 5% from his 6.2% mark for 2024.

EVANS RECORDS WIN IN DEBUT…right-hander Logan Evans made his Main League debut in a Sunday begin in opposition to the Miami Marlins…he went 5.0 innings, permitting 2 runs on 2 hits with 3 walks and three strikeouts…Evans was chosen within the twelfth spherical of the 2023 MLB Draft and is ranked because the Mariners #10 prospect by MLB Pipeline…he grew to become the primary Seattle starter to win his MLB debut since Andrew Moore on June 22, 2017 vs. Detroit.

I SPEI A STUD…left-hander Gabe Speier has a 0.77 ERA (1 ER, 11.2 IP) with 2 walks and 15 strikeouts in 13 appearances this season, toting a 0.69 WHIP and .150 opponent batting common (6×40)…Speier has thrived in the course of the opening month of the season (March and April each included) throughout his profession, sporting a 0.46 ERA (2 ER, 39.0 IP) with 5 walks and 44 strikeouts in 41 profession appearances.

STEAL AWAY…the Mariners lead the American League in stolen bases (35) this season, tied for Third in MLB with Pittsburgh and trailing the Cubs (44 SB) and Brewers (37)…Randy Arozarena is an ideal 8-for-8 in steals this season, tied for Third-most within the AL…he’s adopted by Dylan Moore and Julio Rodríguez, who’re tied for 2nd-most on the workforce with 5 steals apiece.

IN OUR AROZARENA ERA…Randy Arozarena has reached base in a career-high 23 consecutive contests (3/31-c)…the streak is the Third-longest energetic streak in MLB, trailing solely Kyle Schwarber-PHI (34 G) and Aaron Choose-NYY (25 G)…in the course of the streak, Randy has 6 doubles, 3 house runs, 16 RBI, 17 walks and eight stolen bases, getting on base at a .370 clip, slugging .391 with a .761 OPS.