The 2018 Seattle Mariners season was the 42nd season in franchise history. The Mariners played their 19th full season (20th overall) at Safeco Field, their home ballpark. After the Buffalo Bills of the NFL clinched a playoffs spot for the first time since 1999, The Mariners entered this season with the longest active playoff drought in the four major North American professional sports, failing to make their first postseason appearance since 2001. At several points in the season, the Mariners were 10 games ahead of the Oakland Athletics in the AL Wild Card race, but ended up finishing eight games behind them. The Mariners were eliminated from playoff contention on September 22 with the Athletics win against the Minnesota Twins. The Mariners began the season on March 29, 2018 against the Cleveland Indians and finished the season on September 30 against the Texas Rangers.
2018 Seattle Mariners | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Safeco Field | |
City | Seattle, Washington | |
Record | 89–73 (.549) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Baseball Club of Seattle, LP, represented by CEO John Stanton | |
Managers | Scott Servais | |
Television | Root Sports Northwest (Dave Sims, Aaron Goldsmith, Mike Blowers) | |
Radio | ESPN-710 Seattle Mariners Radio Network (Rick Rizzs, Aaron Goldsmith, Dave Sims) | |
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The Mariners were led by manager Scott Servais in his third year as manager.
Offseason and spring training
editOn December 7, 2017, the Mariners traded three minor leaguers to the Miami Marlins for Dee Gordon and $1 million in international slot money. General manager Jerry Dipoto stated he planned to use Gordon in center field instead of his usual second base.[1]
On March 6, 2018, the Mariners signed free agent Ichiro Suzuki for a $750k salary with incentives up to $2M. He returned to the Seattle Mariners after five years being with the New York Yankees and the Miami Marlins, respectively.
Regular season
editGame log
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April: 15–10 (Home: 4–4; Away: 11–6)
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May: 18–11 (Home: 12–7; Away: 6–4)
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June: 19–9 (Home: 10–2; Away: 9–7)
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July: 10–13 (Home: 8–6; Away: 2–7)
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August: 12–16 (Home: 3–8; Away: 9–8)
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September: 14–13 (Home: 7–8; Away: 7–5)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Mariners team member |
Standings
editAmerican League West
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Houston Astros | 103 | 59 | .636 | — | 46–35 | 57–24 |
Oakland Athletics | 97 | 65 | .599 | 6 | 50–31 | 47–34 |
Seattle Mariners | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14 | 45–36 | 44–37 |
Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 23 | 42–39 | 38–43 |
Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36 | 34–47 | 33–48 |
American League Wild Card
editTeam | W | L | Pct. |
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Boston Red Sox | 108 | 54 | .667 |
Houston Astros | 103 | 59 | .636 |
Cleveland Indians | 91 | 71 | .562 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 100 | 62 | .617 | +3 |
Oakland Athletics | 97 | 65 | .599 | — |
Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 |
Seattle Mariners | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8 |
Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17 |
Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | .451 | 24 |
Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 |
Detroit Tigers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 33 |
Chicago White Sox | 62 | 100 | .383 | 35 |
Kansas City Royals | 58 | 104 | .358 | 39 |
Baltimore Orioles | 47 | 115 | .290 | 50 |
Record against opponents
editSource: MLB Standings Grid – 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 3–16 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 7–13 |
Boston | 16–3 | — | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 6–1 | 15–4 | 16–4 |
Chicago | 4–3 | 4–3 | — | 5–14 | 7–12 | 0–7 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–14 |
Cleveland | 5–2 | 4–3 | 14–5 | — | 13–6 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 12–8 |
Detroit | 4–2 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 6–13 | — | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 0–7 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 6–14 |
Houston | 6–1 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 5–1 | — | 5–1 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 4–2 | 13–7 |
Kansas City | 4–2 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 1–5 | — | 1–6 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 6–14 |
Los Angeles | 5–1 | 0–6 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 6–1 | — | 4–3 | 1–5 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 10–10 |
Minnesota | 6–1 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | — | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 8–12 |
New York | 12–7 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 11–9 |
Oakland | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 3–3 | — | 9–10 | 2–5 | 13–6 | 7–0 | 12–8 |
Seattle | 6–1 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–9 | — | 6–1 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 6–14 |
Tampa Bay | 11–8 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 1–6 | — | 5–1 | 13–6 | 7–13 |
Texas | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 9–10 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 9–11 |
Toronto | 14–5 | 4–15 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 0–7 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 13–7 |
Roster
editStatistics
editBatting
edit(Through September 30, 2018)
Players in bold finished the season on the active roster.
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage;
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | TB |
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John Andreoli | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .200 | 1 |
Gordon Beckham | 22 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .182 | .250 | .205 | 9 |
Christian Bergman | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1 |
Robinson Canó | 80 | 310 | 44 | 94 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 0 | 32 | 47 | .303 | .374 | .471 | 146 |
Nelson Cruz | 144 | 519 | 70 | 133 | 18 | 1 | 37 | 97 | 1 | 55 | 122 | .256 | .342 | .509 | 264 |
Roenis Elías | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1 |
David Freitas | 36 | 93 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 25 | .215 | .277 | .312 | 29 |
Ben Gamel | 101 | 257 | 37 | 70 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 31 | 61 | .272 | .358 | .370 | 95 |
Marco Gonzales | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
Dee Gordon | 141 | 556 | 62 | 149 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 30 | 9 | 80 | .268 | .288 | .349 | 194 |
Mitch Haniger | 157 | 596 | 90 | 170 | 38 | 4 | 26 | 93 | 8 | 70 | 148 | .285 | .366 | .493 | 294 |
Ryon Healy | 133 | 493 | 51 | 116 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 73 | 0 | 27 | 113 | .235 | .277 | .412 | 203 |
Guillermo Heredia | 125 | 292 | 29 | 69 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 32 | 52 | .236 | .318 | .342 | 100 |
Félix Hernández | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
Chris Herrmann | 36 | 76 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 | .237 | .322 | .421 | 32 |
Mike Leake | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
Wade LeBlanc | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | 1 |
Mike Marjama | 10 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .111 | .172 | .222 | 6 |
Cameron Maybin | 30 | 91 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | .242 | .289 | .319 | 29 |
Taylor Motter | 7 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .267 | .353 | .467 | 7 |
Kristopher Negrón | 18 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .207 | .233 | .310 | 9 |
Erasmo Ramírez | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
Andrew Romine | 72 | 119 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 39 | .210 | .260 | .244 | 29 |
Kyle Seager | 155 | 583 | 62 | 129 | 36 | 1 | 22 | 78 | 2 | 38 | 138 | .221 | .273 | .312 | 233 |
Jean Segura | 144 | 586 | 91 | 178 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 63 | 20 | 32 | 69 | .304 | .341 | .415 | 243 |
Denard Span | 94 | 294 | 36 | 80 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 3 | 23 | 55 | .272 | .329 | .435 | 128 |
Ichiro Suzuki | 15 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .205 | .255 | .205 | 9 |
Zach Vincej | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 2 |
Daniel Vogelbach | 37 | 87 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 26 | .207 | .324 | .368 | 32 |
Mike Zunino | 113 | 373 | 37 | 75 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 44 | 0 | 24 | 150 | .201 | .259 | .410 | 153 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5513 | 677 | 1402 | 256 | 32 | 176 | 644 | 79 | 430 | 1221 | .254 | .314 | .408 | 2250 |
Pitching
edit(Through September 30, 2018)
Players in bold finished the season on the active roster.
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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Dan Altavilla | 3 | 2 | 2.61 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 23 |
Shawn Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1.23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 14.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
Christian Bergman | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
Chasen Bradford | 5 | 0 | 3.69 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 53.2 | 55 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 38 |
Álex Colomé | 5 | 0 | 2.53 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 46.1 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 49 |
Ryan Cook | 2 | 1 | 5.29 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
Ross Detwiler | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Edwin Díaz | 0 | 4 | 1.96 | 73 | 0 | 57 | 73.1 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 124 |
Zach Duke | 2 | 1 | 5.52 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
Roenis Elías | 3 | 1 | 2.65 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 51.0 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 34 |
Matt Festa | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Erik Goeddel | 2 | 0 | 1.23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Marco Gonzales | 13 | 9 | 4.00 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 166.2 | 172 | 76 | 74 | 32 | 145 |
Justin Grimm | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Félix Hernández | 8 | 14 | 5.55 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 155.2 | 159 | 107 | 96 | 59 | 125 |
Casey Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 7.33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 14 |
Mike Leake | 10 | 10 | 4.36 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 185.2 | 207 | 98 | 90 | 34 | 119 |
Wade LeBlanc | 9 | 5 | 3.72 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 162.0 | 151 | 74 | 67 | 40 | 130 |
Ariel Miranda | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Mike Morin | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Taylor Motter | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Juan Nicasio | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 42.0 | 53 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 33 |
James Paxton | 11 | 6 | 3.76 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 160.1 | 134 | 67 | 67 | 42 | 208 |
James Pazos | 4 | 1 | 2.88 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 47 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 45 |
Erasmo Ramírez | 2 | 4 | 6.50 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 45.2 | 52 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 33 |
Andrew Romine | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Nick Rumbelow | 0 | 0 | 6.11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
Marc Rzepczynski | 0 | 1 | 9.39 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Sam Tuivailala | 1 | 0 | 1.69 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Nick Vincent | 4 | 4 | 3.99 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 56.1 | 50 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 56 |
Adam Warren | 3 | 1 | 3.74 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 |
Rob Whalen | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 89 | 73 | 4.13 | 162 | 162 | 60 | 1448.2 | 1396 | 711 | 664 | 400 | 1328 |
Farm system
editReferences
edit- ^ Johns, Greg. "Speed & Dee-fense: Gordon dealt to Mariners". MLB.com.
External links
edit- Seattle Mariners Official Site Archived October 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- 2018 Seattle Mariners season at Baseball Reference