{"id":137692,"date":"2025-09-06T18:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T18:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/137692\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T18:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T18:53:09","slug":"mariners-game-notes-sept-6-at-braves-by-mariners-pr-sep-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/137692\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners Game Notes \u2014 Sept. 6 at Braves | by Mariners PR | Sep, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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AS YOU MAY KNOW\u2026catcher and Georgia native Harry Ford made his Major League debut last night in the 7th inning as a pitch hitter, but\u2026DID YOU KNOW?\u2026Ford is the first Mariner to debut in their home state since outfielder Braden Bishop made his MLB debut in his home state of California on March 21, 2019 at Oakland?\u2026Ford is also the first Georgia-born player to debut in Georgia since Michael Harris II made his Major League debut with Atlanta on May 28, 2022 against the Marlins.<\/p>\n

TONIGHT\u2019S TILT\u2026the Mariners continue the 9-game road trip with the second of 3 games against the Atlanta Braves (0\u20131)\u2026Seattle has also seen the Tampa Bay Rays (0\u20133) and Cleveland Guardians (1\u20132) on the trip\u2026tonight\u2019s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Aaron Goldsmith and Angie Mentink on the call with Brad Adam serving as field reporter\u2026the game will be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr. on the call.<\/p>\n

ODDS AND ENDS\u2026the Mariners dropped last night\u2019s series opener against the Braves by a 4\u20131 score\u2026Seattle is 58\u201322 when they score at least 4 runs and 44\u201323 when their starter goes 6 innings.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 That\u2019s Quality \u2014 Mariners starters have tallied 58 quality starts this season, 3rd-most in the American League and 6th-most in the Majors.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Big Tex \u2014 Today\u2019s starter Bryce Miller owns a 2.70 ERA (4 ER, 13.1 IP) with 2 walks compared to 14 strikeouts in 2 career starts against the Braves\u2026Miller is coming off an impressive outing in Cleveland where he tossed 6.0 innings and held the Guardians to 2 runs on just 2 hits.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Programming Note \u2014 Tomorrow\u2019s game against the Braves will be telecast exclusively on Roku\u2026the game will also be broadcast live on 770 AM KTTH\u2026fans can stream the game for free on The Roku Channel app or at therokuchannel.com.<\/p>\n

HARRY FORD MAKES MLB DEBUT\u2026catcher Harry Ford made his Major League debut last night as a pinch hitter in the 7th inning, becoming the 9th Mariner to make their MLB debut this season, joining INF Cole Young, INF Ben Williamson, OF Rhylan Thomas, RHP Logan Evans, RHP Blas Casta\u00f1o, RHP Juan Burgos, RHP Sauryn Lao and LHP Brandyn Garcia\u2026Ford was the Mariners 1st round (12th overall) draft pick in 2021 and ranked as the Mariners #4 overall prospect and MLB\u2019s #40 prospect by MLB Pipeline\u2026in 97 games with Triple-A Tacoma this season, Ford batted .283 (106×374) with 18 doubles, 16 home runs, 74 RBI, 74 walks and 7 stolen bases with a .408 OBP, slugging .460 for an .868 OPS.<\/p>\n

POSTSEASON PICTURE\u2026the Mariners are currently in Postseason position with 20 regular season games remaining, holding the third and final AL Wild Card spot and standing a half game ahead of next-closest Texas\u2026Seattle also sits 3.5 games behind Houston for the AL West Division lead.<\/p>\n

ROBLES IS BACK\u2026outfielder Victor Robles today returned to the Mariners active roster after completing his 7-game suspension\u2026Major League Baseball announced on Aug. 29 that outfielder Robles had his suspension reduced from 10 games to 7 games starting Aug. 29\u2026in 60 plate appearances this season, Robles is batting .263 (15×57) with 4 runs, 3 doubles, 5 RBI, 4 stolen bases and 1 walk.<\/p>\n

LEO\u2019S LOCKED IN\u2026infielder Leo Rivas went 2-for-3 and drove in the Mariners only run in last night\u2019s series opener against the Braves\u2026on Monday, Rivas was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma and hit his first career home run as a pinch hitter in the 9th inning against the Rays\u2026he became just the 5th Mariner to hit their first career home run as a pinch hitter, joining Jeff Clement (Sept. 26, 2007 vs. CLE), Greg Dobbs (Sept. 8, 2004 vs. CLE), Bruce Fields (July 7, 1988 at CWS) and Reggie Walton (Aug. 25, 1980 vs. BAL)\u2026in 33 games with Seattle this season, Rivas is batting .313 (20×64) with 15 runs, 2 doubles, 1 home run, 7 RBI, 4 stolen bases and 13 walks, reaching base at a .436 clip with a .827 OPS in 78 plate appearances.<\/p>\n

POLO POWER\u2026infielder Jorge Polanco went 2-for-4 with 1 run scored last night\u2026in 15 games since Aug. 17, Polanco is batting .360 (18×50) with 10 runs, 3 doubles, 5 home runs, 10 RBI, 1 stolen base and 4 walks, reaching base at a .407 clip and slugging .720 for a 1.127 OPS in 54 plate appearances\u2026among MLB hitters during that span (min. 50 PA), Polanco also ranks 5th in slugging and 5th in OPS.<\/p>\n

J-ROD\u2019S SECOND HALF SURGE\u2026since July 11, Julio Rodr\u00edguez is batting .297 (58×195) with 35 runs, 9 doubles, 1 triple, 17 home runs, 38 RBI, 9 stolen bases and 10 walks, reaching base at a .338 clip and slugging .615 for a .954 OPS in 48 games\u2026during that span (min. 200 PA), Julio leads the Majors in slugging percentage and total bases (120)\u2026he also ranks 5th in hits, 3rd in home runs, 6th in RBI, T-10th in stolen bases and 4th in OPS\u2026Rodr\u00edguez has tallied 21 multi-hit games since July 11, which is tied for the most such games in MLB during that span along with Michael Harris II-ATL and Bo Bichette-TOR.<\/p>\n

RANDY AND JULIO: POWER & SPEED\u2026Randy Arozarena (26 HR, 25 SB) and Julio Rodr\u00edguez (28 HR, 24 SB) are closing in on becoming the first pair of Mariners teammates with 25+ HR and 25+ SB in the same season\u2026if both players reach the 30 HR, 30 SB mark, they will be the 3rd pair of teammates with 30\/30 seasons in the same season, joining the 1987 Mets (Howard Johnson, Darryl Strawberry) and 1996 Rockies (Dante Bichette, Ellis Burks)\u2026on Monday, Arozarena became the 4th player in Mariners history with a 25\/25 season joining Julio Rodr\u00edguez (2022\u201323), Mike Cameron (2001\u201302) and Alex Rodriguez (1998).<\/p>\n

\u00b7 When Rodr\u00edguez records his next stolen base he will join Darryl Strawberry and Bobby Bonds as the only 3 players to record three 25+ HR and 25+ SB seasons within their first 4 MLB seasons\u2026if Julio reaches the 30\/30 mark, he will join Bobby Witt Jr.-KC (2023\u201324) as the only players with multiple 30\/30 seasons in the first 4 seasons of a player\u2019s career\u2026Julio has already become the 3rd player (since joined by Witt Jr.) to record 100+ HR and SB in his first 4 career seasons, joining Strawberry and Bonds.<\/p>\n

CAL RALEIGH FOR AL MVP\u2026in 138 games played this season, Cal Raleigh is batting .242 (125×516) with 90 runs, 19 doubles, 51 home runs, 109 RBI, 81 walks and 14 stolen bases, getting on base at a .351 clip, slugging .576 with a .927 OPS\u2026in the American League, he ranks 1st in home runs, 1st in RBI, 2nd in slugging, 3rd in OPS, T-4th in runs scored, 2nd in extra-base hits (70) and 2nd in total bases (297)\u2026on Aug. 24, Cal became the first catcher in MLB history with 50+ homers in a season and is the second player in Mariners history to join the 50+ home run club, joining Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. (56 HR, 2x, 1997\u201398).<\/p>\n

WHAT\u2019S NEXT FOR CAL?\u2026with Cal Raleigh\u2019s next home run *as a catcher*, he will tie Javy L\u00f3pez (42 HR in 2003) for the most in a single season while catching\u2026he recently joined Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle as the only switch-hitters with 50+ home runs in a season in MLB history\u2026Mantle holds the record of 54 home runs for the 1961 Yankees.<\/p>\n

BACK END BULLIES\u2026the Mariners have 2 relievers that rank in the top 5 in ERA (min. 39.0 IP) this season\u2026closer Andr\u00e9s Mu\u00f1oz owns a 1.69 ERA (10 ER, 53.1 IP) that ranks 2nd in the Majors and Matt Brash\u2019s 1.82 ERA (8 ER, 39.2 IP) ranks 5th\u2026Seattle is 1 of only 3 teams to have 2+ relievers with a sub-2.00 ERA and at least 39.0 IP this season along with the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants.<\/p>\n

UPCOMING HOMESTAND\u2026the Mariners return home on Sept. 8 for their penultimate regular season homestand, hosting the St. Louis Cardinals (3 G, 9\/8\u201310) and the Los Angeles Angels (4 G, 9\/11\u201314)\u2026highlights on the homestand include Logan Gilbert POP! Collectible 3-day Giveaway from Sept. 8\u201310, Mariners Value Game on Sept. 11 (tickets start at $11), Hispanic Heritage Night on Sept. 12, Fan Appreciation Night on Sept. 13, and more\u2026more information can be found at Mariners.com\/Tickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Press enter or click to view image in full size AS YOU MAY KNOW\u2026catcher and Georgia native Harry…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":137693,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[363,99],"class_list":["post-137692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}