Mariners: 4 takeaways from sweep by the San Diego Padres

Other Mariners’ notes

• Seattle is 11-20 in night games this season, compared to 10-6 in day games.
• The Mariners dropped to 7-8 in series openers on Friday and are 9-14 on the road this season.
• Seattle is now 11-12 this season in games following a loss.
• The Mariners are now 17-8 this season when scoring four or more runs, compared to 4-18 when scoring three or less.
• On Friday, Jose Godoy became the 20,000th player to make their debut in Major League history; he was also the 900th player in Mariners history to make his MLB debut.
• Sheffield had the first hit of his Major League career, with a single in the second inning on Saturday; it also represented the first hit by a Mariners pitcher since Sept. 17, 2019 (Marco Gonzales).
• Kyle Seager has safely reached base in 20 of 23 road games this season, including 16 games with at least one hit.
• Mitch Haniger continued to prove he is the most consistent bat on the team with a hit in all three Padres games, including his 13th home run of the season on Saturday (two behind the league lead).
• The Mariners showed some offensive improvement with nine hits on both Saturday and Sunday, but remain bottom of the league in team batting average (.200), OBP (.279) and OPS (.637).
• Seattle now has a 3-7 record halfway through their interleague schedule for the 2021 season.
• Kelenic was given his first day off in the Majors on Sunday; he is 2-for-29 since his three-hit game.
• The Mariners dropped to 6-7-2 in series this season, after starting out 5-2-2.
• Seattle’s current stretch of 17 consecutive games between May 21 and June 6 will be their longest run this season without a day off.

All statistics correct following completion of games on May 23, 2021

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Mariners claim pitcher Daniel Zamora from the Mets

The move was announced on Saturday and Zamora will be assigned to Triple-A Tacoma.

Zamora made four appearances (one start) with Triple-A Syracuse this season, amassing an 0-2 record while tossing a total of 6.2 innings.

In his big league career the 28-year-old is 1-1, 4.08 (8 ER, 17.2 IP) in 33 relief appearances with the Mets in 2018 and 2019. In nine minor league seasons (2015-2021) he has notched a mark of 9-10, 3.57 (81 ER, 204.0 IP) with 18 saves in 147 games, including two starts. He has struck out 245 while walking 71, a 10.8 strikeout-per-9.0 innings mark.

Zamora made his MLB debut with the Mets in 2018 and was 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA (3 ER, 9.0 IP) in 16 relief appearances. He appeared in 17 games with the Mets in 2019, but totaled just 8.2 innings. He did not pitch in 2020, due to the minor league season being eliminated.

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