{"id":175733,"date":"2025-09-28T18:11:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T18:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/175733\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T18:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T18:11:12","slug":"mariners-game-notes-sept-28-vs-dodgers-by-mariners-pr-sep-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/175733\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners Game Notes \u2014 Sept. 28 vs. Dodgers | by Mariners PR | Sep, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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AS YOU MAY KNOW\u2026the Mariners starting pitching staff has had an incredible season with several members of the current quintet setting career high marks in strikeouts: George Kirby (14 K on 6\/8 at LAA and 9\/14 vs. LAA), Logan Gilbert (13 K on 8\/24 vs. ATH), Bryan Woo (13 K on 9\/13 vs. LAA) and today\u2019s starter Bryce Miller (11 K on 9\/11 vs. LAA) , but\u2026DID YOU KNOW?\u2026this season, the Mariners starting pitching staff has posted a franchise-best 8.87 SO\/9 rate, ranking ahead of their numbers posted in 2023 (8.55) and 2024 (8.49)\u2026among starting staffs in Mariners history, they also rank 2nd in strikeouts (861), 3rd in WHIP (1.181), 3rd in SO\/BB (3.57)\u2026Seattle starters have struck out 866 batters this season, which ranks 2nd in the Majors trailing only the Philadelphia Phillies (958 K).<\/p>\n

TODAY\u2019S TILT\u2026the Mariners finish off the 2025 regular season today with the finale of 3 games against the Los Angeles Dodgers (0\u20132)\u2026Seattle swept the Colorado Rockies (3\u20130) to begin the homestand\u2026today\u2019s game against the Dodgers will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Aaron Goldsmith and Ryan Rowland-Smith on the call and Jen Mueller serving as field reporter\u2026the game is broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr. on the call.<\/p>\n

THE MARINERS: 2025 AL WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS\u2026the Mariners have won the fourth division title in Mariners history (also: 1995, 1997 and 2001)\u2026Seattle will head to the Postseason for the sixth time in club history: 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2022, and 2025.<\/p>\n

ODDS AND ENDS\u2026Seattle is 17\u20133 over its last 20 games (9\/6-c), 31\u201318 over its last 49 games (8\/3-c), 42\u201326 over its last 68 games (7\/11-c), 45\u201329 over its last 74 games (7\/4-c), 52\u201334 over its last 86 games (6\/22-c), and 57\u201337 over its last 94 games (6\/13-c).<\/p>\n

\u00b7 This Is 50 \u2014 If Eugenio Su\u00e1rez (49 HR, 36 with Arizona and 13 with Seattle) hits another home run, he and Cal Raleigh (60 HR) will become the second 50+ homer teammate duo in MLB history, joining Roger Maris (61 HR) and Mickey Mantle (54 HR) for the 1961 Yankees.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 30 For Randy \u2014 Left fielder Randy Arozarena recorded his 30th stolen base of the season on Friday, his second career 30+ steal campaign (career-high 32 SB for 2022 Rays).<\/p>\n

SEATTLE LOCKS IN FIRST-ROUND BYE, #2 SEED IN AL\u2026the Mariners (90\u201371) are secured as the #2 seed in the American League Playoffs\u2026Seattle will have home-field advantage in the Division Series, hosting games 1 and 2 of the ALDS at T-Mobile Park on Saturday, Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 5\u2026the Mariners would also host game 5 (if necessary) on Friday, Oct. 10\u2026the Mariners announced that tickets for all 3 games of the Division Series at T-Mobile Park are sold out.<\/p>\n

CAL & HOME RUN HISTORY\u2026Cal Raleigh leads the Major Leagues with 60 home runs this season\u2026here\u2019s a look at 3 major records he\u2019s set in 2025:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Mariners Record \u2014 Cal has the most home runs in a season by a Mariners player, surpassing Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. (56 HR in 1997 and \u201898).<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Switch-Hitter Record \u2014 Cal has the most home runs in a season by a switch-hitter, surpassing Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle (54 HR for the 1961 Yankees).<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Catcher Record \u2014 Cal has the most home runs in a season by a primary catcher, surpassing Salvador Perez (48 HR for the 2021 Royals).<\/p>\n

CAL RALEIGH: AL MVP CALIBER SEASON\u2026in 158 games played this season, Cal Raleigh is batting .246 (146×593) with 110 runs, 24 doubles, 60 home runs, 125 RBI, 96 walks and 14 stolen bases, getting on base at a .358 clip and slugging .590 with a .948 OPS and 171 OPS+\u2026Raleigh leads the Majors in home runs and also ranks 3rd in RBI, 3rd in slugging, T-3rd in OPS, 6th in walks, 3rd in extra-base hits (84), 3rd in total bases (350) and 2nd in fWAR (9.0)\u2026last night, Cal snapped a career-high 24-game on-base streak (8\/31\u20139\/26), during which he reached base at a .405 clip, slugging .663 for a 1.068 OPS.<\/p>\n

JULIO REACHES 30\/30\u2026Julio Rodr\u00edguez last night recorded his 29th and 30th stolen bases of the season, reaching his 2nd career 30+ home run and 30+ stolen base season after also tallying 32 homers and 37 stolen bases in 2023\u2026Julio became the first player in franchise history to record multiple 30\/30 seasons and only the 2nd player in MLB history to record multiple 30\/30 seasons at age 24-or-younger, along with Bobby Witt Jr.-KC\u2026Rodr\u00edguez is one of 7 players in the Majors to accomplish the feat this season and joins Witt Jr. and Francisco Lindor-NYM as the only players with multiple 30\/30 seasons since 2023.<\/p>\n

JULIO! JULIO!\u2026over his last 68 games (7\/11-c), Julio Rodr\u00edguez is batting .299 (81×271) with 51 runs, 16 doubles, 1 triple, 21 home runs, 51 RBI, 15 stolen bases and 20 walks, getting on base at a .356 clip, slugging .598 with a .954 OPS in 295 plate appearances\u2026overall this season, Julio is batting .267 (174×652) with 31 doubles, 4 triples, 32 home runs, 95 RBI and 30 stolen bases with a .798 OPS\u2026his 32 homers are tied for a career-high (also: 2023).<\/p>\n

TERRIFIC AT T-MOBILE\u2026Seattle is 51\u201329 (.638) at T-Mobile Park in 2025, the 2nd best home record in franchise history behind only 2001 when the Mariners went 57\u201324 (.704) at home\u2026Seattle is also an MLB-best 26\u20138 (.765) at home since the All-Star Break\u2026the Mariners posted an 11-game home winning streak that was snapped on Friday.<\/p>\n

NAYL\u2019ING IT\u2026first baseman Josh Naylor has an active 12 game hitting streak (9\/13-c), the 3rd-longest streak of his career (14 G in 2023, 13 G earlier in 2025)\u2026during the streak, Naylor is batting .432 (19×44) with 7 runs, 4 doubles, 1 home run, 12 RBI and 3 stolen bases with a 1.049 OPS\u2026Naylor also recorded his 30th stolen base of the season on Friday, joining Jeff Bagwell (2x, 1997, \u201999) and Paul Goldschmidt (2016) as the only first basemen (min. 2\/3 of game at first base) in MLB history with a 20+ home run, 30+ stolen base season.<\/p>\n

SE\u00d1OR SMOKE\u2026Mariners closer Andr\u00e9s Mu\u00f1oz has 38 saves and a 1.74 ERA (12 ER, 62.1 IP) with 83 strikeouts and 28 walks in 64 appearances this season\u2026he ranks 3rd in saves behind Carlos Est\u00e9vez-KC (42 SV) and Robert Suarez-SD (40).<\/p>\n

CANZONE KEEPS ON HITTING\u2026right fielder Dominic Canzone is batting .300 (73×243) with 30 runs, 11 doubles, 11 home runs, 32 RBI and 20 walks in 82 games this season, slugging .481 with an .839 OPS\u2026Canzone is 1 of 12 MLB players to hit .300 with at least 200 at-bats this season, ranking T-8th in the AL\u2026among left-handed hitters, Canzone ranks 3rd to only Jonathan Aranda-TB (.316 AVG) and Daylen Lile-WSN (.302 AVG)\u2026Josh Naylor (.29 5AVG) also ranks T-5th on that list.<\/p>\n

DAN WILSON: AL MANAGER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE\u2026in his first full season as manager after taking the helm on Aug. 22, 2024, Dan Wilson has led the Mariners to their first division title since 2001 and their fourth overall in club history\u2026he is the first manager in club history to lead his team to the Postseason in his first full season in charge and just the second manager in club history to win the AL West, joining Mariners Hall of Famer Lou Piniella.<\/p>\n

BBWAA SEATTLE CHAPTER AWARDS\u2026on Friday, the Baseball Writers\u2019 Association of America Seattle Chapter announced the following award winners: Cal Raleigh as Player of the Year, Bryan Woo as Pitcher of the Year, and Andr\u00e9s Mu\u00f1oz as the inaugural Larry Stone \u201cGood Guy Award\u201d, given to a player whose contributions spill out beyond the field and include their presence in the clubhouse and community, and their interactions with the media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Press enter or click to view image in full size AS YOU MAY KNOW\u2026the Mariners starting pitching staff…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":175734,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[64,63,591,85],"class_list":["post-175733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}