Mariners: 3 takeaways from lost series versus the Oakland Athletics

Mariners’ other notes

• The Mariners are 16-22 in night games this season, compared to 12-7 in day games.
• Seattle improved to 10-8 in series openers on Monday and are now 17-14 at home this season.
• The Mariners are 12-13 this season in games following a loss.
• Seattle is now 22-9 this season when scoring four or more runs, compared to 6-20 when scoring three or less.
• Following Monday’s win, the Mariners are now 5-0 in extra innings games this season.
• Seattle is now 13-5 in one-run games this season – this is a 72.2 winning percentage, which is best in the Majors.
• The Mariners are 19-3 this season when out-hitting their opponents.
• Walton hit the first home run of his Major League career on Monday afternoon, in the fourth inning; he also stole his first base of the season the following night.
• Seattle reached 900 wins at T-Mobile Park on Monday; overall they have a record of 900-822 in 1,722 games at their home ballpark.
• On Tuesday, Taylor Trammel hit a home run in his second at-bat since returning from Triple-A.
• Also on Tuesday, Jack Mayfield became the first Mariners player to appear on the mound since Aug. 29 last year.
• Chris Flexen gave up five earned runs during his start on Wednesday night, with all five coming in the fifth inning; he pitched 6.0 innings in total and allowed seven hits.
• The Mariners are 3-3 so far this season against the Athletics , including 2-1 in Oakland; there are 13 games remaining between the two sides, with seven more to be played in Seattle.
• The Mariners lead the Majors with 58 double plays turned.

All statistics correct following completion of games on June 2, 2021

What was your main positive and negative from the latest series against the Athletics? What do you expect from the four games versus the Angels? Let us know in the comments section below.