#91: No Excuse If Mariners Can't Hit This Week

GAME: Mariners (37-53, 4th, AL West, – 17.5 GB) at Royals (38-49, 4th, AL Central, -10.5 GB). GAME #: 91. SERIES: 1st of 4 games. MEETING: 1st. WHEN: Monday, 5:10 p.m., Kauffman Stadium. PROBABLE PITCHERS: LHP Jason Vargas (Seattle, 8-7, 4.07) vs. LHP Jonathan Sanchez (Kansas City, 1-5, 6.75). STREAKS: Mariners L 1; Royals L 1. TV: ROOT Sports, MLB TV. RADIO: KIRO 710 (Seattle), Mariners Radio Network.

The Mariners (37-53) couldn’t do much of anything Sunday with Texas lefty Matt Harrison, who blanked them on five hits, but Harrison is an All-Star in the midst of one of his better seasons (12-4). Seattle will have no excuses for not hitting this week when they play a four-game series at Kansas City.

The four Royals starters the Mariners are scheduled to face are a combined 15-24 this season with the following ERAs: 6.75 (Monday), 5.52 (Tuesday), 5.50 (Wednesday) and 5.15 (Thursday). Monday’s Kansas City starter, Jonathan Sanchez, hasn’t won since April 8 (four losses and five no-decisions).

Sanchez’s recent numbers have “designated for assignment” written all over them. In the four games before the All-Star break, he allowed 20 runs on 26 hits and 19 walks. Only the Mariners could starve when offered a banquet like this.

Jason Vargas (8-7, 4.07) will receive his first post-All-Star start for the Mariners, who enter the week 17.5 games behind first-place Texas in the AL West and 9.5 back of third-place Oakland. A closer look at Monday’s probables:

MARINERS: LHP Jason Vargas (8-7, 4.07 ERA, 1.15 WHIP)

The 29-year-old Vargas, in his seventh major league season and fifth with the Mariners, will make his 20th start and first against the Royals. Vargas finished up his first half with a complete-game gem in a 7-1 victory over Oakland, allowing seven hits and one run while picking up his first win in a month. Due to the way the Mariners set up their post All-Star break rotation, Vargas received an an extra four days of rest.

A native of Apple Valley, CA., the 6-0, 215-pound Vargas was selected in the second round of the 2004 amateur draft by the Florida Marlins.

He made his debut with Florida July 14, 2005, pitching one inning of relief in a 13-7 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Mariners acquired Vargas as part of a three-team swap Dec. 11, 2008, when the New York Mets sent him along with Mike Carp, Ezequiel Carrera, Endy Chavez, Maikel Cleto and Aaron Heilman to the Mariners. The Mariners sent Sean Green, J.J. Putz and Jeremy Reed to the Mets.

The Mariners also sent Luis Valbuena to the Indians. The Mets sent Joe Smith to the  Indians, who sent Franklin Gutierrez to the Mariners.

Vargas, the only lefty in Seattle’s starting rotation, has a career record of 36-46, 4.45 ERA, including 30-38, 4.17 ERA with the Mariners.

• LAST START: July 7 vs. Oakland at Safeco Field, won 7-1 with a complete-game seven-hitter; struck out six and walked one, throwing 107 pitches, 66 for strikes.
• LAST VS. ROYALS: Sept. 8, 2011, won 4-1 at Safeco Field; allowed one earned run on four hits over 6.0 innings; struck out three, walked two, did not allow a home run.t Texas, won 10-3.
• CAREER VS. ROYALS: 2-1, 4.26 ERA in three starts, covering 19.0 innings; eight strikeouts to nine walks; 2.8 strikeouts per nine innings; one home run.
• AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM: 0-1, 9.00 ERA in one game, a start, covering 7.0 innings; no strikeouts to three walks; one home run.
• LOVES TO FACE: Alcides Escobar (0-for-3, .000 BA), Alex Gordon (0-for-3, .000 BA), Mike Moustakas (0-for-2), .000 BA).
• HATES TO FACE: Jeff Francoeur (4-for-9, .444 BA), Yuniesky Betancourt (1-for-3, .333 BA), Eric Hosmer (1-for-3, .333 BA).
• CURRENT ROYALS VS. VARGAS: 13-for-44, .295 BA, one home run, six strikeouts.

Vargas / 2012

• March 29 (ND, 0-0): Pitched well enough to win in Tokyo, but after he departed the game, the bullpen imploded, surrendering three home runs, greasing Seattle’s 4-1 defeat to Oakland.
• April 6 (W, 1-0): Threw 91 pitches, 58 for strikes, finishing with an in-game ERA of 2.31 in a 7-3 victory over Oakland, Vargas’ first win.
• April 12 (L, 1-1): Allowed four earned runs on seven hits and lost to Derek Holland and the Rangers 5-3 in Arlington; fanned six and walked one; gave up a two-run bomb to Michael Young, who had four RBIs; threw 96 pitches, 63 strikes.
• April 18 (W, 2-1): Allowed one earned run on four hits over 7 innings, defeating Indians, 4-1; had nine ground-ball outs and nine fly-ball outs.
• April 24 (W, 3-1): Allowed four runs on six hits, defeating Max Scherzer and the Tigers 7-4 in a game in which the Mariners banged out 15 hits; struck out four, walked one in a 94-pitch effort that included 61 strikes.
• April 29 (L, 3-2): Allowed two earned runs on four hits over 6.0 innings and suffered the loss to the Blue Jays; struck out four, walked three; threw a season-high 111 pitches, 60 for strikes.
• May 4 (ND, 3-2): Took a no-decision in Seattle’s 3-2 loss to Minnesota at Safeco Field; allowed one earned run on four hits over 6.1 innings, but lost a chance to win on Wilhelmsen’s throwing error.
• May 9 (W, 4-2): Defeated Detroit 2-1 at Safeco Field; allowed one run on five hits over 8.0 innings; struck out six and didn’t issue a walk; threw 90 pitches, 66 for strikes.
• May 14 (L, 4-3): At Fenway Park, lost to Red Sox 6-1; allowed five earned runs on seven hits over 6.0 innings; struck out three, walked three; two home runs.
• May 19 (W, 5-3): At Coors Field, won his fifth decision of the year, defeating Colorado 10-3; allowed three earned runs on five hits over 7.0 innings; struck out one, walked one and gave up one home run; threw 95 pitches, 64 for strikes.
• May 24 (L, 5-4): At Safeco Field, lost to the Angels 3-0 in a game in which Dan Haren registered 14 strikeouts; allowed three earned runs on seven hits in 7.0 innings; struck out six, walked none; one home run.
• May 29 (W, 6-4): At Rangers Ballpark, defeated the Texas Rangers 10-3; allowed three earned runs on five hits in 6.2 innings; struck out three, walked two and allowed a home run; threw 101 pitches, 61 for strikes.
• June 4 (W, 7-4): At Angels Stadium, defeated the Angels 8-6; allowed three earned runs on five hits in 6.2 innings; struck out two, walked three; one home run; threw 101 pitches, 61 for strikes.
• June 9 (L, 7-5): 8-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Safeco Field; five earned runs on nine hits over 6.0 innings; struck out three, walked one; one home run.
• June 15 (L, 7-6): Vs. San Francisco, lost 4-2; four earned runs on 10 hits in 8.0 innings; struck out one, walked two, two home runs; threw 106 pitches, 70 for strikes.
• June 20 (L, 7-7): At Arizona, lost 14-10; allowed a season-high 10 earned runs on 10 hits, including five home runs in a season-low 4.1 innings; struck out two, walked two.
• June 26 (ND, 7-7): At Safeco Field,  a no-decision in a 3-2 win over Oakland Athletics; allowed two runs on five hits in 7.0 innings; struck out a career-high 10 and walked two.
• July 1 (ND, 7-7): At Safeco Field, lost to Boston 2-1; allowed one run on five hits over 8.0 innings; struck out six, walked two, allowed one home run.
• July 7 (W, 8-7): Vs. Oakland at Safeco Field, defeated the Athletics 7-1 with a complete-game seven-hitter; struck out six and walked one, throwing 107 pitches, 66 for strikes.

ROYALS: LHP Jonathan Sanchez (1-5, 6.75 ERA, 1.94 WHIP)

The 29-year-old Sanchez, in his seventh major league season and first with the Royals, will make his 12th start and first against the Mariners. Sanchez closed out the first half July 6 with what has become a common outing for the lefty. He lasted 5 2/3 innings against Detroit, allowing four runs on six hits and a walk, taking the loss. He hasn’t won a game since April 8.

A native of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, the 6-0, 200-pound Sanchez attended Ohio Dominican University in Columbus. The San Francisco Giants selected him in the 27th round of the 2004 amateur draft.

Sanchez pitched in the Giants system until May 28, 2006, when he made his major league debut in a 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Sanchez worked one inning in relief and did not factor in the decision.

Sanchez split the 2006-07 seasons between the majors and minors before moving into the Giants rotation in 2008, when he went 9-12, 5.01. He had an 8-12 record in 2009 and produced his best major league season in 2010, going 13-9 with a 3.07 ERA.

Sanchez made only 19 starts in 2011 and finished with a 4-7, 4.26 record. Following the season, the Giants traded Sanchez with Ryan Verdugo to the Royals for Melky Cabrera.

• 2012: Sanchez defeated the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 in his first start and hasn’t produced a victory since, recording five losses and six no-decisions. He has allowed at least four earned runs six times in 11 starts, three times giving up six earned runs.
• LAST START: July 6 at Detroit, lost 4-2; allowed four earned runs on six hits in 5.2 innings; struck out two, walked three; one home run; threw 101 pitches, 60 for strikes.
• LAST VS. MARINERS: June 17, 2006, pitching for San Francisco, worked one inning in relief and did not factor in the decision, an 8-1 Mariners win; Seattle lineup that day included Ichiro, RF; Adrian Beltre, 3B; Jose Lopez, 2B; Raul Ibanez, LF; Richie Sexson, 1B; Carl Everett, DH; Jeremy Reed, CF; Rene Rivera, C; Yuniesky Betancourt, SS; Gil Meche, SP.
• CAREER VS. MARINERS: 0-0, 0.00 ERA in one game, a relief appearance, covering 1.0 innings; one walk, no strikeouts.
• AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM: 0-1, 8.44 ERA in five games, all starts, covering 21.1 innings; 14 strikeouts to eight walks; 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings; four home runs.
• LOVES/HATES TO FACE: Sanchez has limited exposure to members of Seattle’s roster. Brendan Ryan (2-for-3) and Miguel Olivo (2-for-7) have hits off Sanchez while Chone Figgins (0-for-4) and Ichiro (0-for-1) do not.

AL WEST STANDINGS

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road	Last 10	Streak
Rangers	54	35	.609	—	29-16	25-19	4-6	Won 1
Angels	49	40	.551	5.0	25-18	24-22	5-5	Won 1
Athletics	46	43	.517	8.0	24-20	22-23	9-1	Won 4
Mariners	37	53	.411	17.5	17-27	20-26	3-7	L 1

MARINERS / STATS NOTES

• CURRENT ROAD TRIP: Four at Kansas City (Monday-Thursday), three at Tampa Bay (Friday-Sunday).
• MARINERS VS. ROYALS: Mariners are 188-210 all-time vs. Kansas City, including 89-115 at Kauffman Stadium. Mariners lost the 2011 season series 5-3 and have not taken a season series from the Royals since 2007 (6-3). Mariners have not swept a four-game series at Kauffman Stadium since May 25-28, 2001. Kansas City last swept Seattle in four at Kauffman Stadium Sept. 15-18, 2008.
• LOG: The Mariners have lost seven consecutive series dating to June 15-17 against the San Francisco Giants (2-9-1 in last 12 series) . . . The Mariners have scored two runs or less in four of their past six games . . . Seattle has been shut out 11 times, tied with Oakland for most in the majors . . . More than half of the Mariners games have been decided by one or two runs. Seattle is 10-15 in one-run games and 7-12 in two-run games . . . Justin Smoak went 0-for-4 Sunday, dropping his batting average to .199 . . . Texas starter Matt Harrison, who beat the Mariners 4-0 Sunday, won eight straight starts against the Mariners and is 5-0 all-time at Safeco Field . . . Three times in the first five innings, the Mariners had runners in scoring position with two outs and failed to get them home . . . Tom Wilhelmsen tossed one scoreless inning Sunday, extended his streak to 22.0, fourth-longest streak in club history by a reliever . . . Jesus Montero singled in the first inning to snap an 0-for-23 skid.
• SEASON SUMMARY: Series Record: Won 10, Split 1, Lost 18 . . . Sweeps: 2; Swept: 4. . . . Longest Win Streak: 4 (April 24-27, May 18-21); Longest Losing Streak: 7 (April 28-May 4) . . . Vs. AL East: 5-14; vs. AL Central: 9-11; vs. AL West: 15-18; vs. LAA: 2-5; vs. Oak: 7-6; vs. Tex: 6-7; vs. NL West: 8-10; vs. Interleague: 8-10 . . . Biggest Lead: 1.0, April 7; Farthest Behind: 17.5, July 15 . . . Most Runs Scored: 21, May 30 at Texas (21-8); Most Runs Allowed: 11, April 9 at Texas . . . Walk-Off Wins: 4, May 7, first since Sept. 14, 2011 vs. New York, and first via a sacrifice fly (John Jaso) since Sept. 14, 2007 vs. Tampa Bay (Jose Guillen); June 17 vs. San Francisco (Justin Smoak ninth-inning single); June 28 vs. Boston (Jaso PH ninth-inning single); June 30 vs. Boston (Chone Figgins sacrifice fly 11th inning) . . . Walk-Off Losses: 4, April 30 at Tampa Bay, Elliott Johnson, RBI single in 12th off Brandon League; May 17, at Cleveland, Carlos Santana bases-loaded single off League in 11th; July 6, at Oakland, Chris Carter 3-run walk-off homer off Steve Delabar; July 7, at Oakland, Josh Reddick run-scoring double off Oliver Perez in 13th . . . Times Opponent Shut out: 6; Times Shut out by Opponent: 11; Comeback Wins: 11; Largest Comeback: 3; Blown Leads: 23; Largest Comeback: 3.
• BATTING: Mariners rank 13th (AL) in runs (346), 12th in hits (697), 10th in doubles (138), 10th in triples (12) and 13th in home runs (74) . . . Rank 13th in batting average (.229), 14th in on-base percentage (.291), 14th in slugging (.355) and 14th in OPS (.646) . . . batting 161-for-675 (.239) with runners in scoring position after going 0-for-4 Sunday . . . Batting Average: Ichiro, Michael Saunders, .258; Hits: Ichiro, 95; Runs: Dustin Ackley, 47; Home Runs: Justin Smoak, 11; RBIs: Kyle Seager, 54 . . . Batted around six times: April 7 at Oakland (4th inning), April 9 at Texas (1st), April 17 vs. Cleveland (4th), May 29 at Texas (8th), May 30 at Texas (2nd and 3rd).
• BATTING EXTRA: Longest Hitting Streak: Dustin Ackley, 13 games, May 3-17 . . . Four-Hit Games: Ichiro, March 28 vs. Oakland; Justin Smoak, April 17 vs. Cleveland; Jesus Montero, May 1 at Tampa; Kyle Seager, May 30 at Texas; Michael Saunders, June 2, at Chicago; Ichiro, June 19 at Arizona; Franklin Gutierrez, June 22 at San Diego . . .  Grand Slams (2): Michael Saunders, April 27 at Toronto; Alex Liddi, May 23 vs. Texas . . . Back-To-Back Home Runs (2): Jesus Montero, Justin Smoak, 3rd inning, May 20, at Colorado; Miguel Olivo, Dustin Ackley, 8th inning, July 2, vs. Baltimore.
• PITCHING: Mariners sixth in ERA (3.92), fourth in hits allowed (737), fifth in runs allowed (372), 12th in home runs allowed (102), sixth in walks (257) and fifth in strikeouts (677) . . . Games: Tom Wilhelmsen, Brandon League 40; Starts: Jason Vargas, Felix Hernandez, 19; Wins: Vargas 8; ERA: Hernandez 2.92; Complete Games: Hernandez 2 . . . Shutouts: Hernandez 2; Saves: League 9.
• ICHIRO (0-for-3 Sunday) has 779 multi-hit games, which ranks fourth among active players, and No. 1 since his debut in 2001. Ichiro’s 48 games with four or more hits leads all active players . . . Three-hit game June 22 marked the 229th of his major league career . . . Ranks 92nd on career hits list (2,523) and needs one to tie No. 91 Heinie Manush (2,524) . . . Has 37 leadoff home runs, No. 6 all time; needs one to tie Jimmy Rollins for No. 5 . . . Has recorded 99 outfield assists. Only Jeff Francouer, with 100, has more . . . With 99 career home runs, needs one to become the 12th Mariner with 100. Breakdown: 97 as a leadoff hitter, one batting second, one batting third.
• ODDS/ENDS: Mariners have one more bobblehead night: July 28 (Dan Wilson and Randy Johnson).
• DEBUTS: Munenori Kawasaki (April 7), Lucas Luetge (April 7), Erasmo Ramirez (April 9), Hisashi Iwakuma (April 20), Stephen Pryor (June 2).
• DISABLED LIST: George Sherrill (60-day, April 13, strained flexor bundle), Mike Carp (15-day, June 13, inflamed right elbow); Franklin Gutierrez (7-day, June 29, concussion); Erasmo Ramirez (15-day, July 1, elbow).
• EX-MARINERS VS. CURRENT MARINERS: April 19, Jack Hannahan, Indians, 2-run single in ninth off Brandon League in Tribe’s 2-1 win; April 28, Brandon Morrow, Blue Jays, one earned run over 7.0 innings in 7-0 win; May 11, Raul Ibanez, Yankees, 3-run homer off Felix Hernandez in 6-2 win; May 12, Raul Ibanez, Yankees, solo homer off Hector Noesi in 6-2 win; May 15, David Ortiz, Red Sox, solo homer off Blake Beaven in 5-0 Red Sox win; May 16, Shin-Soo Choo (3), Asdrubal Cabrera (2) and Jose Lopez (1) combined for 6 hits in 9-3 Cleveland win; May 17, Casey Kotchman (2), Cabrera (2), Jose Lopez (1), Choo (1) had six of Cleveland’s 10 hits, plus 5 RBIs, in a 6-5 win; July 4, Chris Tillman recorded first win of the year in a 4-2 Baltimore win by allowing two runs over 8.1 innings; July 13, Adrian Beltre two-run HR off Kevin Millwood in a 3-2 Texas win at Safeco Field; July 15, Beltre three hits,two RBIs in a 4-0 Texas win at Safeco Field.

2012 RECORDS / MILESTONES

• April 24: Catcher Miguel Olivo matched the franchise record  when he was charged with three passed balls in a 7-4 win at Detroit. Jerry Narron let three balls get by him Oct. 4, 1980, and Jeff Clement did likewise Aug. 10, 2008 (Clement was catching knuckleballer R.A. Dickey).
• April 27: Michael Saunders joined Donnie Scott (April 29, 1985) and Jimmy Presley (April 8, 1986) as the only Mariners to hit two home runs in a game in the ninth inning or later (solo homer in the 9th, grand slam in the 10th).
• April 30: When both Miguel Olivo and Jesus Montero homered, it marked the first time in franchise history that two players had homered in the same game as a catcher.
• May 2: Ichiro set a club record for most putouts by a right fielder in a nine-inning game, registering 10 in a 5-4 loss at Tampa.
• May 3: The Mariners featured a lineup at Tampa Bay that included seven left- handed hitters and two switch-hitters. It marked only the third time in club history that the Mariners used an all left-sided lineup. Others: Aug. 13, 1983 at California and Aug. 9, 1983 at Oakland.
• May 5: Combined one-hitter by Felix Hernandez and Steve Delabar vs. Minnesota was the 13th in Mariners history. Ten have been thrown by one pitcher, three combined. Most recent combined: Michael Pineda, Jeff Gray and Brandon League vs. Tampa, July 30, 2011. Most recent by one pitcher: Jarrod Washburn, July 6, 2009.
• May 9: When John Jaso batted leadoff against Detroit, it marked the first time since 1978 that a catcher had hit first for the Marines (Bob Stinson). Oddly, lefty Jaso led off against Tiger lefty Drew Smyly.
• May 8: Kevin Millwood’s 2-0 shutout marked his first in nearly nine years. He did not surrender his first hit until there were two outs in the sixth. Millwood’s gem marked only the fourth time in 1,440 games at Coors Field that an opposing pitcher held the Rockies to two hits or less while shutting them out. Millwood’s complete game also was the first by a Mariner in 2012.
• May 27: The pinch-hit grand slam allowed by Felix Hernandez to Alberto Callaspo marked just the sixth against the Mariners in 35 years, and the first since May 6, 1988 when Pat Sheridan of Detroit hit one off Mike Jackson.
• May 30: Mariners defeated Texas 21-8, just the third time in franchise history they have scored 20 or more runs in a game. The Mariners, with 20 hits, became the first team since 1880 to score 20 runs in a game in the same season it also go perfect-oed.
• June 8: Kevin Millwood and five relievers collaborated for the 10th combined no-hitter in major league history in a 1-0 win over the Dodgers at Safeco Field. Millwood (6.0), Charlie Furbush (0.2), Stephen Pryor (0.1), Lucas Luetge (0.1), Brandon League (0.2), and Tom Wilhelmsen (1.0) tied the MLB record for most pitchers used in a no-hitter (Houston vs. the Yankees June 11, 2003). It marked the third no-hitter in Mariners history.
• June 18: Aaron Hill of Arizona hit for the cycle in the Diamondbacks’ 7-1 win over the Mariners. Hill singled in the first (Hector Noesi), tripled in the third (Noesi), doubled in the fifth (Noesi) and homered in the seventh (Shawn Kelley).
• June 19: Ichiro reached 2,500 hits (first-inning single) in the fourth-fewest games in major league history during a 12-9 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. His 2,500th hit came in his 1,817th game. Al Simmons had 2,500 hits in 1,784 games, Ty Cobb in 1,790 and George Sisler in 1,808 . . . When Kyle Seager and Brendan Ryan both hit three-run homers in the fifth inning, it marked the first time since July 30, 2003 vs. Detroit that the Mariners had a pair of three-run bombs in the same inning. In that July 30, 2003 game, John Olerud hit a three-run homer and Randy Winn a grand slam in the first inning.
• July 1: One-time Mariner farmhand David Ortiz of the Red Sox hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning, giving Boston a 2-1 win over the Mariners.
• July 3: In Seattle’s 6-3 win over Baltimore at Safeco Field, The Mariners had three Japanese players in the starting lineup – Ichiro Suzuki,  Munenori Kawasaki and Hisashi Iwakuma – for the first time in major league history.

MARINERS WON-LOSS BREAKDOWN

Rec.	Home	Road	Day	Night	vs. RHP	vs. LHP	Hit HR	No HR
37-53	17-27	20-26	8-19	28-36	26-36	11-17	25-22	10-31

MARINERS BATTING PROFILE

Avg.	Home	Road	R	HR	OBP	SLG	OPS	RISP
.229	.196	.256	346	74	.291	.355	.646	.239

MARINERS PITCHING PROFILE

Rec.	ERA	IP	R	ER	HR	BA	OBP	SLG
37-53	3.92	806.0	372	350	102	.244	.307	.396

PROBABLE PITCHERS

Date	Day	Opp.	Probable Pitchers
7/16	Mon	at KC	Jason Vargas (8-7, 4.07) vs. Jonathan Sanchez (1-5, 6.75)
7/17	Tue	at KC	TBA vs. Everett Teaford (1-3, 5.52)
7/18	Wed	at KC	Kevin Millwood (3-7, 3.71) vs. Bruce Chen (7-8, 5.50)
7/19	Thr	at KC	Felix Hernandez (7-5, 2.92) vs. Luke Hochevar (6-8, 5.16)

MARINERS 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

March (1-1)

Gm.#	Date	Opp.	W/L	Rec.	Win / Loss
1	3/28	at Oak	W, 3-1	1-0	W: Wilhelmsen (1-0); L: Carignan (0-1)
2	3/29	at Oak	L, 4-1	1-1	W: Colon (1-0); L: Kelley (0-1)

April (10-12)

Gm. #	Date	Opp.	W/L	Rec.	Win / Loss
3	4/6	at Oak	W, 7-3	2-1	W: Vargas (1-0); L: McCarthy (0-1)
4	4/7	at Oak	W, 8-7	3-1	W: Hernandez (1-0); L: Colon (1-1)
5	4/9	at Tex	L, 11-5	3-2	W: Darvish (1-0); L: Noesi (0-1)
6	4/10	at Tex	L, 1-0	3-3	W: Feliz (1-0); L: Beavan (0-1)
7	4/11	at Tex	W, 4-3	4-3	W: Luetge (1-0); L: Nathan (0-2)
8	4/12	at Tex	L, 5-3	4-4	W: Holland (1-0); L: Vargas (1-1
9	4/13	vs Oak	L, 4-0	4-5	W: Colon (2-1); L: Hernandez (1-1)
10	4/14	vs. Oak	W, 4-0	5-5	W: Noesi (1-1); L: Milone (1-1)
11	4/15	vs. Oak	W, 5-3	6-5	W: Beavan (1-1); L: Godfrey (0-2)
12	4/17	vs. Cle	L, 9-8	6-6	W: Perez (0-1); L: Furbush (0-1)
13	4/18	vs. Cle	W, 4-1	7-6	W: Vargas (2-1); L: Lowe (2-1)
14	4/19	vs. Cle	L, 2-1	7-7	W: Tomlin (1-1); L: League (0-1)
15	4/20	vs. CWS	L, 7-3	7-8	W: Sale (2-1); L: Noesi (1-2)
16	4/21	vs. CWS	L, 4-0	7-9	W: Humber (1-0); Beavan (1-2)
17	4/22	vs. CWS	L, 7-4	7-10	W: Danks (2-2); L: Millwood (0-1)
18	4/24	at Det	W, 7-4	8-10	W: Vargas (3-1); L: Scherzer (1-2)
19	4/25	at Det	W, 9-1	9-10	W: Fernandez (2-1); L: Wilk (0-3)
20	4/26	at Det	W, 5-4	10-10	W: Furbush (1-1); L: Porcello (1-2)
21	4/27	at Tor	W, 9-5	11-10	W: Furbush (2-1); L: Perez (2-1)
22	4/28	at Tor	L, 7-0	11-11	W: Morrow (2-1); L: Millwood (0-2)
23	4/29	at Tor	L, 7-2	11-12	W: Alvarez (1-2); L: Vargas (3-2)
24	4/30	at TB	L, 3-2	11-13	W: Howell (1-0); L: League (0-2)

May (12-17)

Gm. #	Date	Opp.	W/L	Rec.	Win / Loss
25	5/1	at TB	L, 3-1	11-14	W: Moore (1-1); L: Noesi (1-3)
26	5/2	at TB	L, 5-4	11-15	W: Shields (5-0); L: Beavan (1-3)
27	5/3	at TB	L, 4-3	11-16	W: Niemann (2-3); L: Millwood (0-3)
28	5/4	vs. Min	L, 3-2	11-17	W: Pavano (2-2); L: Wilhelmsen (1-1)
29	5/5	vs. Min	W, 7-0	12-17	W: Hernandez (3-1); L: Marquis (2-1)
30	5/6	vs. Min	W, 5-2	13-17	W: Noesi (2-3): L: Blackburn (0-4)
31	5/7	vs. Det	W, 3-2	14-17	W: Delabar (1-0); L: Dotel (1-1)
32	5/8	vs. Det	L, 6-4	14-18	W: Verlander (3-1); L: Millwood (0-4)
33	5/9	vs. Det	W, 2-1	15-18	W: Vargas (4-2); L: Putkoen (0-1)
34	5/11	at NYY	L, 6-2	15-19	W: Kuroda (3-4); L: Hernandez (3-2)
35	5/12	at NYY	L, 6-2	15-20	W: Hughes (3-4); L: Noesi (2-4)
36	5/13	at NYY	W, 6-2	16-20	W: Millwood (1-4); L: Pettitte (0-1)
37	5/14	at Bos	L, 6-1	16-21	L: Lester (2-3); L: Vargas (4-3)
38	5/15	at Bos	L, 5-0	16-22	W: Beckett (3-4); L: Beavan (1-4)
39	5/16	at Cle	L, 9-3	16-23	W: Jimenez (4-3): L: Hernandez (3-3)
40	5/17	at Cle	L, 6-5	16-24	W: Smith (4-1); L: League (0-3)
41	5/18	at Col	W, 4-0	17-24	W: Millwood (2-4); L: White (0-3)
42	5/19	at Col	W, 10-3	18-24	W: Vargas (5-3); L: Friedrich (1-1)
43	5/20	at Col	W, 6-4	19-24	W: Beavan (2-4); L: Guthrie (2-2)
44	5/21	vs. Tex	W, 6-1	20-24	W: Hernandez (4-3); L: Darvish (6-2)
45	5/22	vs. Tex	L, 3-1	20-25	W: Harrison (5-3): L: Noesi (2-5)
46	5/23	vs. Tex	W, 5-3	21-25	W: Millwood (3-4); L: Feldman (0-2)
47	5/24	vs. LAA	L, 3-0	21-26	W: Haren (2-5); L: Vargas (5-4)
48	5/25	vs. LAA	L, 6-4	21-27	W: Isringhausen (1-0); L: League (0-4)
49	5/26	vs. LAA	L, 5-3	21-28	W: Williams (5-2); L: Hernandez (4-4)
50	5/27	vs. LAA	L, 4-2	21-29	W: Wilson (5-4); L: Noesi (2-6)
51	5/28	at Tex	L, 4-2	21-30	W: Harrison (6-3); L: Delabar (1-1)
52	5/29	at Tex	W, 10-3	22-30	W: Vargas (6-4); L: Feldman (0-3)
53	5/30	at Tex	W, 21-8	23-30	W: Beaven (3-4); L: Holland (4-4)

June (11-16)

Gm. #	Date	Opp.	W/L	Rec.	Win / Loss
54	6/1	at CWS	L, 7-4	23-31	W: Jesse Crain (1-0); L: Shawn Kelly (0-2)
55	6/2	at CWS	W, 10-8	24-31	W: Wilhelmsen (2-1); L: Reed (0-1)
56	6/3	at CWS	L, 4-2	24-32	W: Sale (7-2); L: Millwood (3-5)
57	6/4	at LAA	W, 8-6	25-32	W: Vargas (7-4); L: Santana (2-7)
58	6/5	at LAA	L, 6-1	25-33	W: Richards (1-0); L: Beavan (3-5)
59	6/6	at LAA	W, 8-6	26-33	W: Kelley (1-2); L: Williams (6-3)
60	6/8	vs. LAD	W, 1-0	27-33	W: Pryor (1-0); L: Elbert (0-1)
61	6/9	vs. LAD	L, 8-3	-27-34	W: Kershaw (5-3): L: Vargas (7-5)
62	6/10	vs. LAD	L, 8-2	27-35	W: Billingsley (4-4); L: Beavan (3-6)
63	6/12	vs. SDP	L, 5-4	27-36	W: Richard (3-7); L: Hernandez (4-5)
64	6/13	vs. SDP	L, 1-0	27-37	W: Marquis (3-5); L: Noesi (2-7)
65	6/14	vs. SDP	L, 6-2	27-38	W: Volquez (3-6); L: Ramirez (0-1)
66	6/15	vs. SF	L, 4-2	27-39	W: Vogelsong (6-2); L: Vargas (7-6)
67	6/16	vs. SF	W, 7-4	28-39	W: Iwakuma (1-0); L: Lincecum (2-8)
68	6/17	vs. SF	W, 2-1	29-39	W: Wilhelmsen (3-1); L: Romo (2-1)
69	6/18	at AZ	L, 7-1	29-40	W: Miley (8-3); L: Noesi (2-8)
70	6/19	at AZ	W, 12-9	30-40	W: Furbush (3-1); L: Putz (1-4)
71	6/20	at AZ	L, 14-10	30-41	W: Cahill (6-5): L: Vargas (7-7)
72	6/22	at SDP	L, 9-5	30-42	W: Richard (5-7); L: Millwood (3-6)
73	6/23	at SDP	W, 5-1	31-42	W: Fernandez (5-5); L: Marquis (3-7)
74	6/24	at SDP	L, 2-0	31-43	W: Volquez (4-7); L: Noesi (2-9)
75	6/25	vs. Oak	L, 1-0	31-44	W: Milone (8-5); L: Ramirez (0-2)
76	6/26	vs. Oak	W, 3-2	32-44	W: Furbush (4-1); L: Miller (2-1)
77	6/27	vs. Oak	L, 2-1	32-45	W: Parker (4-3); L: Iwakuma (1-1)
78	6/28	vs. Bos	W, 1-0	33-45	W: Hernandez (6-5); L: Atchison (2-1)
79	6/29	vs. Bos	L, 5-0	33-46	W: Cook (2-1); L: Noesi (2-10)
80	6/30	vs. Bos	W, 3-2	34-46	W: Kelley (2-2); L: Aceves (0-5)

July (3-7)

Gm. #	Date	Opp.	W/L	Rec.	Win / Loss
81	7/1	vs. Bos	L, 2-1	34-47	W: Padilla (2-0); L: League (0-5)
82	7/2	vs. Bal	W, 6-3	35-47	W: Delabar (2-1); L: Hammel (8-4)
83	7/3	vs. Bal	L, 5-4	35-48	W: Day (5-0); L: Furbush (4-2)
84	7/4	vs. Bal	L, 4-2	35-49	W: Tillman (1-0); L: Noesi (2-11)
85	7/6	at Oak	L, 4-2	35-50	W: Norberto (1-1); L: Perez (0-1)
86	7/7	at Oak	W, 7-1	36-50	W: Vargas (8-7); L: Parker (5-4)
87	7/8	at Oak	L, 2-1	36-51	W: Norberto (2-1); L: Perez (0-2)
88	7/13	vs. Tex	L, 3-2	36-52	W: Holland (6-4); L: Millwood (3-7)
89	7/14	vs. Tex	W, 7-0	37-52	W: Hernandez (7-5); L: Darvish (10-6)
90	7/15	vs. Tex	L, 4-0	37-53	W: Harrison (12-4); L: Iwakuma (1-2)
91	7/16	at KC	—	—	—
92	7/17	at KC	—	—	—
93	7/18	at KC	—	—	—
94	7/19	at KC	—	—	—
95	7/20	at TB	—	—	—
96	7/21	at TB	—	—	—
97	7/22	at TB	—	—	—
98	7/23	vs. NYY	—	—	—
99	7/24	vs. NYY	—	—	—
100	7/25	vs. NYY	—	—	—
101	7/26	vs. KC	—	—	—
102	7/27	vs. KC	—	—	—
103	7/28	vs. KC	—	—	—
104	7/29	vs. KC	—	—	—
105	7/30	vs. Tor	—	—	—
106	7/31	vs. Tor	—	—	—