TAMPA BAY RAYS (30-27) vs.

SEATTLE MARINERS (25-31)

Saturday, June 6, 2015 Safeco Field
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Tampa Bay Rays
Seattle Mariners
First Pitch: 7:10

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Time of Game: 2:45

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Temp: 82/W at 6 mph

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Attendance: 31,106

WP: Felix Hernandez (9-2, 2.51) LP: Steve Geltz (1-2, 3.09)
SV: Carson Smith (1)
HOME RUNS:
Austin Jackson

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Geltz

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DISTANCE
392/LF

MARINERS NOTES:
Seattle snapped its 7-game losing streak (May 30-June 5).
o The streak was the longest since an 8-game streak April 15-22, 2014.
Felix Hernandez became the first 9-game winner this season, passing Gerrit Cole & Bartolo Colon.
Felix Hernandez is 7-2 with a 1.90 ERA (24 ER, 113.2 IP) with 124 strikeouts in 15 career starts vs. Tampa Bay.
o Improved to 6-0 with a 1.58 ERA (13 ER, 74.0 IP) in his home career vs. Tampa Bay.
o Seattle has won all 10 of his home starts against the Rays in his career.
Felix Hernandez allowed a run in the 6th inning, snapping streak of 21.0 consecutive scoreless innings vs. Rays.
o The streak spanned his last three starts (streak began June 8, 2014 at TB).
Austin Jackson hit a go-ahead home run in the 7th inning, his 3rd home run of the season.
o Over his last 10 games hes hitting .390 (16x41) with 2 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run and 4 RBI.
Logan Morrison extended his hitting streak to a career-high tying 13 games (since May 24).
o During the streak he is hitting .367 (18x49) with 2 runs and 1 double.
o Had 2 previous 13-game streaks: July 29-Aug. 12, 2014 & April 7-May 15, 2011.
o Morrison recorded his 3rd 3-hit game of the season (last: May 5 at LAA) and 21st of his career.
Carson Smith recorded his first career save by tossing a scoreless 9th inning.
o On the season he has a 1.08 ERA (3 ER, 25.0 IP) with 29 strikeouts.
Seth Smith recorded his team-leading 13th double, moving ahead of Kyle Seager & Robinson Can (12)
Willie Bloomquists RBI single in 4th snapped a string of 16 straight scoreless innings by Mariners offense.
Nelson Cruz recorded his second consecutive multi-hit game to bring his total to 22 on the season.
RAYS NOTES:
The Rays 4 game winning streak ended and they were held to 3 hits, tying a season low (last: 4/18 vs. NYY).
Alex Colome tied a season-high with 6.0 innings while allowing just one run.
o Has allowed 2 runs or less in 3 of his last 4 outings including twice against Seattle.
o Over his last 5 starts is 1-1 with a 3.22 ERA (8 ER, 22.1 IP) with 13 strikeouts.
In that stretch, lowered his season ERA from 6.05 to 4.54.
Tampa Bay snapped a 21.1 inning scoreless streak dating back to May 12, 2014 against Felix Hernandez on a
wild pitch in the sixth.
Kevin Kiermaier became the first player in the Majors this season to record a triple and two stolen bases in the
same game.
Joey Butlers career-high 7 game hitting streak was snapped by going hitless in four at-bats.
o During the streak he hit .444 (12x27) with 5 runs, 3 doubles, 2 home runs and 4 RBI.

NEXT GAME
Seattle Mariners vs. Tampa Bay Rays - Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 1:10 p.m. (ROOT Sports)
LHP Mike Montgomery (0-0, 1.50)
vs.
RHP Chris Archer (6-4, 2.01)

RAYS MANAGER KEVIN CASH:

On facing Felix Hernandez:

We knew coming in that hes tough and that you have to grind it. I think we did, we barreled up some balls. But you have
to tip your cap. We probably made him work a little more. I thought we did have some good at-bats.
On Austin Jacksons game-winning home run:
Colome gave us a chance to win the ballgame. Geltz comes in, tries to go low and away to Jackson and it looked like a
ball that leaked over the plate. Jackson didnt miss it, hes barreled up some balls against us this series. That was
basically the ballgame, but we still did a lot of things really good.