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Mark Simon ESPN Staff
The Seattle Mariners could easily be in first place in the American League West if they could just find a way to win on the weekends.
The Mariners have put their fans through an up-and-down season, but in a weird way. They are 28-15 from Monday to Friday, but 6-14 on Saturday and Sunday after a pair of tough losses to the Texas Rangers the past two days.
The Mariners were a strike away from a 1-0 win on Saturday night, when Prince Fielder homered against Mariners closer Steve Cishek to tie and Rougned Odor hit a game-winning home run in extra innings against lefty reliever Mike Montgomery (who had pitched the most innings of anyone who hadn’t allowed a home run all season).
That game was somewhat reminiscent of May 14 (a Saturday), when the Mariners took a 7-6 lead into the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Angels, but Cishek lost it when he allowed a three-run home run to Albert Pujols.
On Sunday, it appeared the Mariners would get the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning, when Robinson Cano hit a ball into the right-field corner. But Cano was thrown out at second by Nomar Mazara to end the game. It wasn’t the first time the Mariners lost a game when a baserunner was thrown out. On May 28 (another Saturday), the Mariners had two runners thrown out on the bases on the same play (a pitch in the dirt) in a one-run loss to the Minnesota Twins.
2016 Mariners
Home Road
W-L 15-18 19-11
Runs PG 4.6 5.5
ERA 3.62 3.71
Bullpen ERA 3.82 2.44
Scoring Margin +18 +37
The other common thread to this is home-field issues. The Mariners are not the same team in Safeco Field as they are in other ballparks. They are 15-18 at home (despite outscoring their opponents 150-132) and 19-11 on the road. They are 5-10 in one and two-run games at home, 6-5 in them on the road.
As would be expected, three of the Mariners' best power hitters-- Cano, Kyle Seager and Nelson Cruz -- don't have the same sort of power success in spacious Safeco as they do elsewhere. They've combined for 19 home runs in 371 at-bats at home, but have 25 in 355 at-bats on the road.
One of the other big (and somewhat inexplicable) differences is the Mariners' bullpen, which has a 2.44 ERA on the road but a 3.82 ERA at home.
As such, the team's Pythagorean record (an estimate of what their record should be based on runs scored and allowed) is 37-26. The Rangers' mark would be 35-28. Alas, the Rangers are now five games better in the actual standings.
The good news for the Mariners? They head on the road for 10 games, though it’s a challenging trip with the Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers looming.
The Seattle Mariners could easily be in first place in the American League West if they could just find a way to win on the weekends.
The Mariners have put their fans through an up-and-down season, but in a weird way. They are 28-15 from Monday to Friday, but 6-14 on Saturday and Sunday after a pair of tough losses to the Texas Rangers the past two days.
The Mariners were a strike away from a 1-0 win on Saturday night, when Prince Fielder homered against Mariners closer Steve Cishek to tie and Rougned Odor hit a game-winning home run in extra innings against lefty reliever Mike Montgomery (who had pitched the most innings of anyone who hadn’t allowed a home run all season).
That game was somewhat reminiscent of May 14 (a Saturday), when the Mariners took a 7-6 lead into the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Angels, but Cishek lost it when he allowed a three-run home run to Albert Pujols.
On Sunday, it appeared the Mariners would get the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning, when Robinson Cano hit a ball into the right-field corner. But Cano was thrown out at second by Nomar Mazara to end the game. It wasn’t the first time the Mariners lost a game when a baserunner was thrown out. On May 28 (another Saturday), the Mariners had two runners thrown out on the bases on the same play (a pitch in the dirt) in a one-run loss to the Minnesota Twins.
2016 Mariners
Home Road
W-L 15-18 19-11
Runs PG 4.6 5.5
ERA 3.62 3.71
Bullpen ERA 3.82 2.44
Scoring Margin +18 +37
The other common thread to this is home-field issues. The Mariners are not the same team in Safeco Field as they are in other ballparks. They are 15-18 at home (despite outscoring their opponents 150-132) and 19-11 on the road. They are 5-10 in one and two-run games at home, 6-5 in them on the road.
As would be expected, three of the Mariners' best power hitters-- Cano, Kyle Seager and Nelson Cruz -- don't have the same sort of power success in spacious Safeco as they do elsewhere. They've combined for 19 home runs in 371 at-bats at home, but have 25 in 355 at-bats on the road.
One of the other big (and somewhat inexplicable) differences is the Mariners' bullpen, which has a 2.44 ERA on the road but a 3.82 ERA at home.
As such, the team's Pythagorean record (an estimate of what their record should be based on runs scored and allowed) is 37-26. The Rangers' mark would be 35-28. Alas, the Rangers are now five games better in the actual standings.
The good news for the Mariners? They head on the road for 10 games, though it’s a challenging trip with the Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers looming.
