September 29, 2003

21-win salute
Jamie Moyer set a club record with his 21st victory on September 29. Here's a list of Mariners pitchers who have won 18 or more games:
Year	Pitcher	W-L
2003	Jamie Moyer	21-7
2001	Jamie Moyer	20-6
1997	Randy Johnson	20-4
1993	Randy Johnson	19-8
1987	Mark Langston	19-13
1995	Randy Johnson	18-2
1990	Erik Hanson	18-9

September 26, 2003

Head of the class
Seattle's Edgar Martinez leads all American League designated hitters in games, at-bats, hits, total bases and RBI. A look at the league's DHs who have at least 200 at-bats (statistics are through Wednesday's games, and are only for games as a DH):
DH, team	G	AB	R	H	TB	2B	3B	HR	RBI	Avg	SLG	OBP
Edgar Martinez, Seattle	137	478	70	142	239	25	0	24	98	.297	.500	.413
Frank Thomas, Chicago	121	444	65	110	233	24	0	33	81	.248	.525	.366
Erubiel Durazo, Oakland	119	418	76	105	181	25	0	17	56	.251	.433	.365
Josh Phelps, Toronto	103	361	51	97	171	18	1	18	58	.269	.474	.354
Rafael Palmeiro, Texas	94	346	51	85	163	11	2	21	62	.246	.471	.340
David Ortiz, Boston	71	270	59	83	191	23	2	27	72	.307	.707	.380
Dmitri Young, Detroit	71	266	35	83	139	16	5	10	36	.312	.523	.378
Tim Salmon, Anaheim	66	241	26	60	100	17	1	7	29	.249	.415	.350
Jason Giambi, New York	66	236	35	53	109	8	0	16	41	.225	.462	.377
Mike Sweeney, Kansas City	59	231	31	64	88	7	1	5	40	.277	.381	.351
Matt LeCroy, Minnesota	63	217	22	56	94	11	0	9	35	.258	.433	.309

September 24, 2003
In the Mariners 4-0 loss to the Angels, Seattle accumulated only five hits against Angels starter John Lackey. Lackey pitched a complete game, walking two and striking out four. The M's starter Gil Meche pitched five innings, giving up three runs on six hits and only striking out one.

September 23, 2003
Seattle has used the same five starters all season long, which puts them on track to become just the second club since 1904 to use the same starters for an entire season. That matches the ML record for fewest starters used in a year, as only four teams have used the same five starters all season since 1900 (the last team to do it were the Dodgers in 1966).

September 22, 2003
In the M's 12-0 loss to the A's on September 21, four of the six pitchers who threw for Seattle gave up at least one run and two pitchers gave up more than four runs. Between the six hurlers, they only struck out three batters while giving up 15 hits.

September 17, 2003
Edgar Martinez needs four home runs to become the all-time leader in homers by a designated hitter. Martinez has hit 232 homers as a DH, three shy of Harold Baines at 235. Edgar's .320 average as a designated hitter is first among DH's and he needs just 41 RBI to break the runs-batted-in record.

September 16, 2003

The Mariners are below .500 in September for the first time since 1999. Seattle is 53-35 (.602) overall in the month of September since the 2000 season. A year-by-year breakdown:
Year	W-L	Pct.
2000	18-10	.643
2001	15-6	.714
2002	14-12	.538
2003	6-7	.462

September 15, 2003
The Mariners pitching staff has a 3.08 ERA in September, which is fourth lowest in the Majors and second in the AL. Seattle has allowed 38 earned runs in 111 innings in September. But despite the ERA, the M's are only 6-6 in the month.

September 12, 2003
In the M's 8-2 win over the Rangers on September 11, Mariners starter Gil Meche threw 115 total pitches, 71 of which were strikes (61%). He threw eight complete innings, striking out four, while only giving up two earned runs on five hits.

September 9, 2003
In the past 18 games, the Mariners are 6-12 and have scored more than three runs just seven times. During the span, Ichiro is hitting .147, Mike Cameron is hitting .153 with no home runs and one RBI and Edgar Martinez is at .192 with no homers and three RBI. Joel Pineiro hasn't won since July 31, with five losses and a no-decision.

September 8, 2003
The Mariners hit only .222 (48 for 216) with two home runs on the 2-4 road trip vs. the Orioles and Devil Rays. They scored only 18 total runs, with an average of three per game. They have only five home runs since hitting two on August 19 and are 6-11 in that stretch. With men in scoring position, Seattle was 6 for 45 (.133), while opposition hit .303 in the six games and scored 25 runs.

September 5, 2003
In Ryan Franklin's last 21.1 innings pitched, the Mariners have given Franklin an average of 1.3 runs of support per game. In that span, he's 1-2, giving up 23 hits, nine earned runs and struck out eight.

September 3, 2003
Since the year 2000, the M's winning percentage in September is .632 and they have a record of 48-28. In 2000 they went 18-10, 2001 15-6 and 2002 14-12.

September 2, 2003

Edgar's numbers
Edgar Martinez's career statistics continue to climb. A look at his numbers, and where he ranks all-time for the Mariners:
Category	Rank	Stats
Batting average	Second	.316
On-base pct.	First	.423
At bats	First	6,643
Base hits	First	2,098
Runs batted in	First	1,185
Games played	First	1,890
Extra-base hits	First	800
Runs scored	First	1,165
Total bases	First	3,509
Walks	First	1,208
Doubles	First	487
Home runs	Third	295

September 1, 2003
In getting his 17th win of the season, Jamie Moyer also won his 10th game of the year at the Safe and got his 14th straight victory over the Baltimore Orioles. For the year, Moyer is 17-6 with a 3.59 ERA and 110 strikeouts.

August 29, 2003
The M's are on pace to set the record for fewest errors in a season. The Mariners have committed 50 total errors this year, but seven in their last nine games. Overall, Seattle has a .990 fielding percentage (4,798 total chances).

August 27, 2003
In the Mariners 9-3 win over Tampa Bay on August 26, every M's starter had at least one hit, except for Bret Boone. Carlos Guillen had one home run and five RBI, while Dan Wilson had two RBI. Jamie Moyer pitched seven innings, giving up three runs (all in the first inning) and striking out six.

August 26, 2003
Pedro Martinez's now 12-0 vs. the M's in 11 starts and one relief outing. In Martinez' starts, Seattle has held only two leads, both 1-0, for a total of three innings.

August 25, 2003
The Mariners are in the middle of a six game losing streak, their longest all season. In the last 14 games, M's starters have a 3-9 record and 6.40 ERA.

August 22, 2003

Hendrickson does it again
Mount Vernon's Mark Hendrickson beat his home-state team, the Seattle Mariners, for the second time in 10 days.
Date	IP	H	ER	Result
Aug. 11	6.2	9	2	Blue Jays 5, M's 3
Aug. 21	7	4	2	Blue Jays 7, M's 3

August 20, 2003
Since being traded from the Mets to the M's, Rey Sanchez is hitting .348 in 18 games. In the 18 games with the Mariners, he's hit safely in 16 of those contests, including the last nine games with an on-base percentage of .389.

August 19, 2003
The Mariners have allowed at least one home run in their last 14 games. Over those 14 games, Seattle has allowed 18 total dingers. The last time the M's didn't allow a home run was Aug. 2 vs. Chicago. Of the home runs, 11 of the last 12 have either allowed the opponents to tie or go ahead in the game.

August 18, 2003
In the M's 3-1 win over Boston on August 17, Mariners pitchers (Garcia, Soriano, Hasegawa) combined for a four-hit victory. Garcia gave up the four hits and one run in 7.2 innings, while Hasegawa and Soriano each struck one out and allowed no runs, walks or hits.

August 15, 2003
The Mariners' bullpen has allowed one run or less in 12 of its last 15 games, including no runs in eight of those games. On August 14, the M's bullpen allowed one run in five innings, they struck out five and only gave up three hits.

August 13, 2003

Unsteady Freddy
Freddy Garcia has been inconsistent to an extreme this season. Breaking down his 25 starts:
Starts	W-L	ERA
1-10	3-6	5.90
11-17	6-0	2.12
18-24	0-6	9.61
25*	1-0	1.42
*Last night

August 12, 2003
With Kazuhiro Sasaki on the DL, the Mariners bullpen is 4-5 with a 3.42 ERA and 20 saves. With Sasaki in the pen, the M's are 9-1 with a 3.47 ERA and have 11 saves. Sasaki returns to the M's bullpen tonight.

August 11, 2003
Shigetoshi Hasegawa has not allowed a run in his last 25.0 innings, which is a new club record for a reliever. The club record for consecutive scoreless innings is 34.1, held by Mark Langston. Gil Meche has the season-high record for a starter, which is 20.1 innings.

August 7, 2003

Armando Benitez's regular-season statistics:
Year	Team	IP	W-L	BB	SO	SV	ERA
1994	Baltimore	10.0	0-0	4	14	0	0.90
1995	Baltimore	47.2	1-5	37	56	2	5.66
1996	Baltimore	14.1	1-0	6	20	4	3.77
1997	Baltimore	73.1	4-5	43	106	9	2.45
1998	Baltimore	68.1	5-6	39	87	22	3.82
1999	N.Y. Mets	78.0	4-3	41	128	22	1.85
2000	N.Y. Mets	76.0	4-4	38	106	41	2.61
2001	N.Y. Mets	76.1	6-4	40	93	43	3.77
2002	N.Y. Mets	67.1	1-0	25	79	33	2.27
2003	N.Y. Mets	49.1	3-3	24	50	21	3.10
2003	N.Y. Yankees	9.1	1-1	6	10	0	1.93
Totals		570.0	30-31	303	749	197	3.03

August 6, 2003
Rafael Soriano has allowed only one run in his last 10 games. He's worked 16 innings in those games, allowing six hits, one run, one walk and struck out 22. In his last 15 appearances, Soriano's only been scored on twice.

August 5, 2003
On August 3, John Olerud was 2-3 with two home runs, one a grand slam, and a career-high seven RBI. It was his eighth career grand slam and his 16th two home run game. Olerud has hit safely in his last six games (9-22, .409) with four home runs and 15 RBI in those games.

August 3, 2003
Stats for June and July show how valuable pitching is. In June, the Mariners scored only 108 runs, hitting .264, but had an earned-run average of 3.08 and went 17-10. In July, the team hit .274 and scored 133 runs but had an ERA of 4.24 and went 13-14.

July 30, 2003

Low cost of victory
Among Mariners starting pitchers, Gil Meche accounts for only 2 percent of the payroll and 21 percent of the victories. Conversely, Freddy Garcia accounts for 47 percent of the payroll and only 17 percent of the victories. The breakdown:
Pitcher	2003 salary	2003 wins	Cost per win*
Gil Meche	$325,000	11	$19,332
Joel Pineiro	440,000	12	23,991
Ryan Franklin	425,000	7	39,725
Jamie Moyer	6,500,000	13	327,150
Freddy Garcia	6,875,000	9	499,813
Total	$14,565,000	52	$183,267
*Based on 106/162 of 2003 salary

July 29, 2003
In the month of July, Rafael Palmeiro had been hitting .171 in his last 19 games. On July 28, Palmeiro lit up the Mariners for two home runs, one a grand slam, and seven RBI. Overall, Palmeiro has hit 23 home runs in Seattle, 14 at Safeco Field, and a total of 45 overall vs. the Mariners. He has the most homers in Seattle by any visiting player.

July 28, 2003

Freddy falls off
Mariners pitcher Freddy Garcia lost his fourth straight decision July 27. Garcia, who is 0-4 in July with a 9.45 earned-run average, hasn't won since June 24. A look at his past six outings:
Date	IP	ER	SO	Dec.
July 27	5-2/3	5	3	L
July 22	2-2/3	7	2	ND
July 17	5	6	3	L
July 10	7	3	4	L
July 4	6-1/3	7	7	L
June 29	6	1	5	ND

July 27, 2003
On the Mariners last road trip vs. Kansas City (1-3) and Minnesota (1-1), Seattle had a tough time getting anything going. M's bats hit just .232 with seven home runs, 26 RBI and 27 runs scored (Averaging 4.5 runs a game). Pitchers had a 6.14 ERA, while giving up six home runs.

July 25, 2003
The Mariners have never lost a series to the Rangers at Safeco Field. The M's have won a total of eight series vs. Texas, with a 21-8 record at the Safe. The last time the Rangers won a series in Seattle was when they swept the M's in the Kingdome April 13-15, 1999.

July 23, 2003
In the Mariners 10-8 win over the Twins on July 22, Freddy Garcia pitched 2.2 innings, giving up seven runs on seven hits, while walking two. The rest of the M's bullpen (Mateo, Soriano, Hasegawa) combined to give up four hits, 0 runs and 0 walks in 6.1 innings of work.

July 21, 2003
Shiggy Hasegawa is 6-for-6 in save situations in 2003. It is the second-most of his career, with a career-high of nine coming in 2000 with the Angels. In his six saves this season, Shiggy has a 0.00 ERA, with eight innings pitched, allowing six hits and 0 walks.

July 18, 2003
The M's left 11 runners on-base on July 17 in the 7-1 loss to the Royals. The Mariners left seven men on in scoring position, even though they connected for eight total hits.

July 16, 2003
In the 2003 All-Star game, the AL beat the NL 7-6. Here's how the boys from Seattle fared:
Bret Boone: 0-2, one strikeout
Shiggy Hasegawa: 2/3 of an inning, one K, 4 earned runs, 54.00 ERA
Ichiro: Two walks, one run scored,
Jamie Moyer: One inning pitched, 0 hits, 0 earned runs, one strikeout
Edgar Martinez: 0-2, two strikeouts

July 11, 2003

1-2 paunch
The Mariners have lost 2 of 3 to the last four teams with losing records they've faced:
Opponent	When	Scores
@ S. Diego	June 20-22	3-5, 4-2, 1-3
S. Diego	June 27-29	8-2, 0-6, 6-8
@ Texas	July 4-6	3-7, 3-2, 1-5
Baltimore	July 8-10	6-5, 2-7, 1-4

July 10, 2003
In his past four games, all losses, Ryan Franklin has averaged 1.25 runs of offensive support. He's given up an average of 3.75 runs a game while going almost six complete innings. He's struck out 13 in those four games and his season ERA is 3.75.

July 7, 2003
Five Mariners were just selected to 2003 All-Star Game. As the day approaches, here are the stats thus far for the boys representing Seattle:

Bret Boone: .310 avg., 22 HRs, 70 RBI, 106 hits
Shiggy Hasegawa: 0.81 ERA, 37 appearances, 3 saves, 4 earned runs
Edgar Martinez: .305 avg., 18 HRs, 60 RBI
Jamie Moyer: 2.99 ERA, 11 wins, 76 strikeouts, 114.1 innings pitched
Ichiro Suzuki: .349 avg., 127 hits, 63 runs, 23 stolen bases

July 2, 2003
In the Mariners 3-2 loss to the A's on July 1, Gil Meche pitched a solid game, only to have the bullpen blow a lead in the eleventh inning. Here's a comparison of the numbers:

	Meche	Bullpen
Innings pitched	7	3.2
No. hits	5	4
Earned runs	1	2
Walks	3	1

July 1, 2003
The Mariners starting pitchers lead the AL with a 3.52 ERA (526.2 IP, 206 ER). The 206 earned runs is lowest allowed among all AL starting staffs. The A's starting pitchers rank second in the AL with a 3.72 ERA.

June 30, 2003
The Mariners lead the Majors with a .990 fielding percentage, committing only 28 errors in 2,891 total chances. Seattle has made just two errors in their last 16 games and they have 58 errorless games in 2003.

June 29, 2003
In the M's 8-6 loss to the Padres on June 29, Seattle gave up six runs in the top of the ninth en route to the defeat. Here are other facts about the ninth inning:
• San Diego sent 11 batters to the plate
• Arthur Rhodes faced five batters without recording an out
• Rhodes also gave up four hits and five earned runs
• Jeff Nelson threw 24 pitches to get two outs

June 25, 2003
Freddy Garcia has been victorious in his last six starts, after losing his previous three. In that time, he's dropped his ERA from 5.40 to 4.28. In the six wins, he's struck out a total of 29 batters, never given up more than four runs and pitched at least 6.2 innings in each outing.

June 24, 2003
Here's a breakdown of the M's scoring of late:
Runs scored in last 13 games: 34 (2.6 per game)
Runs scored in last 13 games before that: 89 (6.8 per game)

June 23, 2003
In Ryan Franklin's last three losses, he's given up only three runs in each game after pitching at least six innings. In those three losses, he's given up a total of 14 hits, allowed six earned runs, struck out 14 and only received three total runs of offensive support.

June 20, 2003
Edgar Martinez has ten career starts in the National League during Interleague play, hitting safely in all ten games. In those games, Martinez has a .361 batting average with five HR and seven RBI. He also has a .1000 fielding percentage, with 0 errors in 88 chances. The last time Martinez played the field was June 12, 2001, going 1x3 with one home run.

June 18, 2003
In the M's 8-4 win over Anaheim on June 17, a total of seven home runs were hit the game. Two were hit by Ichiro, one by Boone, and four solo shots from various Angels. Also in the game, Boone knocked in five RBI and the M's walked six times, improving their record to 47-22.

June 17, 2003

A look at Mariners pitcher Joel Pineiro's ERA by inning this season:
Inning	IP	ER	ERA
First	14	11	7.07
Second	14	9	5.78
Third	14	3	1.93
Fourth	14	6	3.86
Fifth	14	6	3.86
Sixth	12-1/3	4	2.93
Seventh	7	1	1.29
Eighth	3	0	0.00
Ninth	1	0	0.00

June 16, 2003
The Mariners are 3-5 in their last eight home games and have scored a total of 13 runs in those games (1.6 rpg). Seattle has not scored more than three runs in a game at home since since a 5-2 win on May 23 vs. Minnesota. In the last eight home games, the M's are batting .199.

June 11, 2003
The Mariners are 0-15 in 2003 when scoring three or less runs in a game. Seattle is 42-6 when scoring four or more runs and 35-4 when scoring five or more runs.

June 9, 2003
The M's took down the Mets in a doubleheader 13-1 and 7-0 on June 8. In that game Seattle:

• Combined for 31 total hits
• Held New York to nine total hits
• Scored 20 runs altogether (None off a home run)
• Hit six doubles
• Limited the Mets to just one run in two games

June 5, 2003
Kazuhiro Sasaki had a rough opening part of the 2003 season. But after his return from the injured list on May 8, Sasaki has made quite a turnaround. As of June 5, he has a 1-1 record with nine saves, 20 strikeouts and a 4.34 ERA. Here is a look at his first two months of the season:

	April '03	May '03
ERA	9.00	0.00
Innings pitched	9.00	8.2
Hits allowed	14	3
Earned runs	9	0
Blown saves	4	0
No. of saves	4	5

June 4, 2003
The M's are hitting .336 in the first inning this season. They have scored 55 runs in the first and hit 13 home runs. Seattle is 23-5 when scoring in the first inning.

June 3, 2003
Ichiro is batting .348 in his last 35 games. Ichiro has gone 54-155 in those 35 games, raising his total average from .250 to .317.

June 2, 2003
The M's are 24-6 against the AL Central this season. Here's the breakdown:
5-1 vs. Chicago
5-1 vs. Cleveland
5-1 vs. Detroit
4-1 vs. Kansas City
5-2 vs. Minnesota

May 30, 2003
In Joel Pineiro's 4-0, complete-game shutout of the Twins on May 30, Pineiro:
Threw 121 total pitches
Threw 84 strikes
Struck out 12 batters
Allowed four hits
Gave up two walks

May 28, 2003
Greg Colbrunn's pinch-hit single in the ninth inning on May 27 snapped an 0-15 streak by M's pinch hitters in 2003. Seattle was the last club in the Majors to get a pinch-hit. In 2002, M's pinch-hitters hit .208 with one double and one home run. In 2001, the M's pinch-hitters hit .317 with 10 doubles.

May 27, 2003
Bret Boone is one of only six players that have ever homered against all 30 teams in the Majors. Boone joins Rafael Palmeiro, Fred McGriff, Richie Sexson, Eric Davis, and Glenallen Hill as the only other players to accomplish the feat.

May 24, 2003
The Mariners are hitting .306 in the month of May, fourth best in baseball. The M's have double figures in hits in 13 of 20 games this month, averaging 10.6 hits a game. Overall, the Mariners have 36 doubles, seven triples and 26 homers with 121 runs in May.

May 23, 2003
In 2003, Jamie Moyer is 4-0, with a 2.40 ERA in five starts at Safeco Field. The last time he lost at Safeco Field, was on Sept. 4, 2002 against the Twins. Since the loss, Moyer is 4-0 with a 3.73 ERA at the Safe (41 IP).

May 22, 2003
The Mariners have scored more runs in the first inning than any other team in baseball. Seattle has scored a total of 41 runs in the first and have an 18-5 record when scoring in the top inning. As a team, the M's bat .317 in the first (also tops of the Majors) and have 11 home runs (tied with the Yankees for first).

May 21, 2003
In 2003, the Mariners are:
• 3-0 in extra inning games
• 7-0 on Sundays
• 14-4 vs. left-handers
• 15-11 vs. right-handers

May 17, 2003
In Seattle's 6-3 win over Detroit on May 17, Jamie Moyer only threw a total of 72 strikes (out of 114 total pitches thrown). In 6.2 innings, Moyer struck out eight, walked one and allowed three earned runs, moving his ERA to 3.67.

May 16, 2003
In the month of May, Edgar Martinez is hitting .311. To go with that, Martinez has 16 hits, 19 RBI and seven home runs.

May 14, 2003
In the M's 8-3 win over the Indians on May 13, every player but one had at least one hit. Ichiro led the way with four hits, followed by Jeff Cirillo with three. Randy Winn chipped in with three RBI and one triple.

May 12, 2003
The Mariners' Mike Cameron has gone 9 for 19 (a .474 average) in six games vs. the Chicago White Sox this season.

May 9, 2003
Carlos Guillen, now in his fifth season, has found his swing. Through the season's first six weeks, he's hitting .314 (32 of 102) with 14 RBI.

May 8, 2003
The Mariners' Jeff Cirillo, who struggled at the plate to begin the season, has raised his batting average from .147 to .226 over the last 10 games. During that stretch, he's had 10 hits in 19 at-bats. Through May 7, he had a six-game hitting streak.

May 6, 2003
Ichiro, who has struggled offensively this season, showed signs of life Sunday, going 2-for-3 with a home run. Ichiro and the Yankees' Hideki Matsui went a combined 6-for-25 in their three-game series last week.

May 3, 2003
M's starting pitcher Gil Meche, who is 3.1 with a 2.53 ERA, hasn't allowed a run in his last two starts and is riding a streak of 22 innings without an earned run.

April 30, 2003
In the M's 6-0 shutout of the Yankees, all but one Mariner had at least one hit. Five players had at least one run, six M's struck out at least once, and Ben Davis, Edgar Martinez and Bret Boone all had a home run.

April 25, 2003
The Mariners are 7-2 against left-handed pitchers this season, winning their last six games when a lefty starts for the opposition. Seattle is batting .264 against left-handers and .253 against righties.

April 23
The Mariners are 7-0 in day games in 2003, with a 2.70 ERA, compared to a 4.69 ERA in night games. Overall, Seattle is 5-8 in night games on the season. The M's have allowed 21 ER in 70.0 IP in day games, compared to 59 ER in 113.1 IP in the evening. Batters are hitting .277 during the day while it's .249 at night.

April 22
Freddy Garcia has gotten three total runs of support in his three losses this season. Garcia, 1-3 in 2003, has lost by scores of 4-1, 4-2, and 5-0. In four starts this year, Garcia's total run support in 3.75 runs per game.

April 21
The Mariners have allowed 18 runs in the fifth inning this year, almost one-quarter of the total runs scored against them. The M's have allowed 74 runs on the season, with 24% coming in the fifth. Opponents are batting .271 with seven home runs against Seattle in the fifth this season.

April 17, 2003
Seattle is batting .432 with runners in scoring position after going 0-20 in the first part of the season. Since the slump, the M's are 19-44, bringing the overall average to .307 with RISP for the season. Only Anaheim (.331) and Boston (.311) are batting better with runners in scoring position.

April 16, 2003
The Mariners have eight wins this season, recorded by eight different pitchers. Each of the starters has one win (Garcia, Moyer, Pineiro, Franklin, Meche) and three relievers also have one win (Nelson, Rhodes, Sasaki).

April 15, 2003
The Mariners bullpen leads the Majors with a 1.40 ERA (45.0 IP, 7 ER). Montreal's bullpen is second with a 1.73 ERA (36.1 IP, 7 ER) and Minnesota is third with a 1.79 ERA (40.1 IP, 8 ER).

April 14, 2003
Bret Boone's walk off home run in the 13th inning on April 13 was the first walk off home run since Mike Cameron homered in the 19th inning on August 1, 2000 to beat the Red Sox 5-4. It was the 46th walk-off home run all-time for the Mariners and the fifth at Safeco Field.

April 11, 2003
Since 2000, the Mariners are 271-12 (.958) when leading after eight innings. Seattle was 82-2 in 2000, 105-7 in 2001, 80-3 in 2002 and is 4-0 this season when handing a lead to the bullpen heading into the ninth inning.

April 9, 2003
Left fielder Randy Winn has started all seven games in 2003, hit in six of the outings, with four of those being multi-hit games. Currently, Winn is 12-29 at the plate, hitting .414 with five walks and seven runs scored.

April 8, 2003
With the M's 5-0 win over Anaheim, Jamie Moyer won his 99th game as a Mariner. Moyer pitched seven innings, allowing only four hits, one walk and no runs allowed. Out of 117 pitches thrown, Moyer tossed 75 strikes.

April 7, 2003
In the M's 11-2 route of the Rangers on April 6, every Mariner, except Willie Bloomquist and John Olerud, scored at least one run. Though he didn't score, Olerud did pitch in with three hits and two RBI.

April 4, 2003
In 2002, the M's went 13-7 against Texas and were 15-20 against the Rangers 2001. Seattle leads the all-time series 189-161.

April 3, 2003
This is the seventh time in Seattle's history that they have begun the season on the road, but the first since 1994. In opening series on the road, the M's are 8-24 and have never posted a winning record.