Seattle Mariners Net Runs for 6-6-2010 (Anaheim 9, Seattle 4)

Team	Player	Net Runs	Hit	Pitch	Def	Base	EXERA	PitOuts
ANA	Joel Pineiro	-0.594	0.000	-0.343	-0.251	0.000	4.69	18
ANA	Mike Napoli	2.888	2.888	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Robb Quinlan	1.048	0.713	0.000	0.335	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Howie Kendrick	-0.404	-0.752	0.000	0.348	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Kevin Frandsen	-0.875	-0.875	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Erick Aybar	0.653	1.655	0.000	-1.161	0.159	0.00	0
ANA	Juan Rivera	0.903	0.109	0.000	0.794	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Torii Hunter	0.192	-0.094	0.000	0.286	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Bobby Abreu	-1.382	-1.839	0.000	0.457	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Hideki Matsui	0.389	0.389	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Fernando Rodney	-0.187	0.000	-0.187	0.000	0.000	5.77	3
ANA	Francisco Rodriguez	0.771	0.000	0.474	0.297	0.000	0.26	3
ANA	Kevin Jepsen	0.283	0.000	0.283	0.000	0.000	1.85	3
ANA	ANA Luckbox	2.102	2.102	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Mike Scoiscia	-0.194	0.000	-0.194	0.000	0.000	0.00	0

Team	Player	Net Runs	Hit	Pitch	Def	Base	EXERA	PitOuts
SEA	Jason Vargas	-1.556	0.000	-1.399	-0.157	0.000	6.16	18
SEA	Eliezer Alfonzo	-0.312	-0.312	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Casey Kotchman	-0.576	-0.741	0.000	0.165	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Chone Figgins	-0.347	0.408	0.000	0.000	-0.755	0.00	0
SEA	Jose Lopez	-0.686	1.155	0.000	-1.841	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Josh Wilson	0.796	0.533	0.000	0.263	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Michael Saunders	0.319	-0.304	0.000	0.623	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Franklin Gutierrez	1.852	-0.865	0.000	2.717	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Ichiro Suzuki	3.427	1.189	0.000	2.238	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Milton Bradley	-0.358	-0.358	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Brandon League	0.500	0.000	0.500	0.000	0.000	0.04	3
SEA	Matt Tuiasosopo	-1.660	-0.689	0.000	-0.971	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	David Aardsma	-1.356	0.000	-1.356	0.000	0.000	21.18	2
SEA	Luke French	-0.421	0.000	-0.421	0.000	0.000	14.75	1
SEA	Shawn Kelley	-1.935	0.000	-1.935	0.000	0.000	28.43	2
SEA	Garrett Olson	-0.708	0.000	-0.708	0.000	0.000	21.93	1
SEA	SEA Luckbox	0.194	0.194	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Don Wakamatsu	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
	Safeco Field	2.766	0.000	0.000	-2.766	0.000	0.00	0.505

How Net Runs works

(Note the new number in the lower right corner of the home team table. This is the run expectancy for every half inning in the home park.)

Player of the Game: Ichiro (3.427 NRuns: 1.189 hitting, 2.238 fielding)
Mariners pitching: -5.319 NRuns
Mariners below -1.000 NRuns: 4 (Vargas, Tuiasosopo, Aardsma, Kelley)

Goat: Shawn Kelley (-1.935 pitching NRuns... 28.43 EXERA)

I will not dignify this effort with descriptive or analytical text.

Seattle Mariners Net Runs for 6-5-2010 (Anaheim 11, Seattle 2)

Team	Player	Net Runs	Hit	Pitch	Def	Base	EXERA	PitOuts
ANA	Ervin Santana	1.040	0.000	-0.498	1.538	0.000	4.91	18
ANA	Bobby Wilson	-1.140	-0.738	0.000	-0.402	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Mike Napoli	-0.091	-0.343	0.000	0.220	0.032	0.00	0
ANA	Howie Kendrick	1.223	1.460	0.000	-0.237	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Maicer Izturis	1.499	2.058	0.000	-0.559	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Erick Aybar	0.186	-0.341	0.000	0.527	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Juan Rivera	1.442	0.754	0.000	0.905	-0.217	0.00	0
ANA	Torii Hunter	3.407	3.158	0.000	0.249	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Bobby Abreu	1.520	0.940	0.000	0.580	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Hideki Matsui	-0.870	-0.870	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Kevin Frandsen	0.750	0.389	0.000	0.361	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Robb Quinlan	-0.217	-0.169	0.000	-0.048	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Reggie Willits	-0.098	-0.098	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Jason Bulger	0.497	0.000	0.497	0.000	0.000	2.14	6
ANA	Scot Shields	-0.808	0.000	-0.808	0.000	0.000	10.95	3
ANA	ANA Luckbox	0.660	0.440	0.000	0.220	0.000	0.00	0
ANA	Mike Scoiscia	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0

Team	Player	Net Runs	Hit	Pitch	Def	Base	EXERA	PitOuts
SEA	Ryan Rowland-Smith	-1.484	0.000	-1.484	0.000	0.000	6.69	15
SEA	Rob Johnson	0.642	0.562	0.000	0.080	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Casey Kotchman	0.260	-0.607	0.000	0.867	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Chone Figgins	1.662	1.338	0.000	0.924	-0.600	0.00	0
SEA	Jose Lopez	-2.151	-1.794	0.000	-0.357	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Josh Wilson	-2.773	-0.463	0.000	-2.310	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Michael Saunders	0.796	-0.908	0.000	2.059	-0.355	0.00	0
SEA	Franklin Gutierrez	-1.178	-1.485	0.000	0.200	0.107	0.00	0
SEA	Ichiro Suzuki	0.141	1.380	0.000	-1.239	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Milton Bradley	-0.160	-0.297	0.000	0.000	0.137	0.00	0
SEA	Ryan Langerhans	0.440	0.440	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Garrett Olson	-0.150	0.000	-0.150	0.000	0.000	7.97	1
SEA	Shawn Kelley	-3.092	0.000	-3.092	0.000	0.000	81.60	1
SEA	Sean White	-1.416	0.000	-1.416	0.000	0.000	13.07	4
SEA	Brandon League	-0.376	0.000	-0.376	0.000	0.000	7.35	3
SEA	Chad Cordero	0.142	0.000	0.142	0.000	0.000	3.03	3
SEA	SEA Luckbox	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Don Wakamatsu	-0.303	0.000	-0.303	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
	Safeco Field	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0

Player of the Game: Torii Hunter (3.407 NRuns: 3.158 hitting, 0.249 fielding)

Angels with over 1.000 NRuns: 6 (Santana, Hunter, Kendrick, Izturis, Rivera, Abreu)
Angels hitting: 6.200 NRuns

Mariners worse than -1.000 NRuns: 6
Mariners pitching: -6.376 NRuns
Mariners hitting: -1.834 NRuns

Goat: Shawn Kelley (-3.092 pitching NRuns, 81.60 EXERA)

I'd credit Chone Figgins for Mariners player of the game honors, except go figure he did a lot of his damage in garbage time. Of course.

Ryan Rowland-Smith's first two innings were good. It was the other three that needed some polish. Of course, that's nothing compared to the middle relief, which needs to be amputated.

Seattle Mariners Net Runs for 4-27-2010 (Seattle 3, Kansas City 2)

Team	Player	Net Runs	Hit	Pitch	Def	Base	EXERA	PitOuts
SEA	Ian Snell	0.638	0.000	-0.453	1.091	0.000	5.76	16
SEA	Adam Moore	-0.998	-0.998	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Casey Kotchman	-1.776	-2.048	0.000	0.272	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Chone Figgins	-1.379	-0.437	0.000	-0.942	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Jose Lopez	1.013	-0.291	0.000	0.688	0.616	0.00	0
SEA	Jack Wilson	-1.340	-1.150	0.000	-0.190	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Milton Bradley	3.861	1.363	0.000	2.498	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Franklin Gutierrez	3.102	0.978	0.000	2.124	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Ichiro Suzuki	-2.094	-0.091	0.000	-1.501	-0.502	0.00	0
SEA	Ken Griffey Jr	0.115	0.115	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	SEA Luckbox	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Don Wakamatsu	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Eric Byrnes	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
SEA	Shawn Kelley	0.620	0.000	0.620	0.000	0.000	1.94	5
SEA	Mark Lowe	-0.153	0.000	-0.153	0.000	0.000	6.32	3
SEA	David Aardsma	-0.609	0.000	-0.609	0.000	0.000	10.13	3

Team	Player	Net Runs	Hit	Pitch	Def	Base	EXERA	PitOuts
KCR	Zack Greinke	1.339	0.000	1.339	0.000	0.000	3.45	21
KCR	Jason Kendall	-0.622	-1.096	0.000	0.474	0.000	0.00	0
KCR	Billy Butler	1.595	1.199	0.000	0.396	0.000	0.00	0
KCR	Alberto Callaspo	-1.475	-0.292	0.000	-1.183	0.000	0.00	0
KCR	Alex Gordon	-0.308	-0.491	0.000	0.026	0.157	0.00	0
KCR	Yuniesky Betancourt	-2.195	-0.991	0.000	-1.204	0.000	0.00	0
KCR	Scott Podsednik	-0.105	-0.705	0.000	0.600	0.000	0.00	0
KCR	Mitch Maier	1.662	1.185	0.000	0.448	0.029	0.00	0
KCR	David DeJesus	0.456	-0.623	0.000	1.447	-0.368	0.00	0
KCR	Jose Guillen	-1.606	-1.606	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
KCR	KCR Luckbox	0.157	0.157	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
KCR	Trey Hillman	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0
KCR	Josh Rupe	-0.102	0.000	-0.102	0.000	0.000	7.60	1
KCR	Rob Tejeda	-1.115	0.000	-0.295	-0.820	0.000	∞	0
KCR	Bruce Chen	1.319	0.000	1.205	0.114	0.000	0.00	5
	Kauffmann Stadium	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.00	0

Players of the Game because picking only one is absurd:

Milton Bradley (3.861 NRuns: 1.363 hitting, 2.498 fielding)
Franklin Gutierrez (3.102 NRuns: 0.978 hitting, 2.124 fielding)

ICHIRO HURTS THIS TEAM WITH NEGATIVE NET RUNS (-2.094 NRuns: -0.091 hitting, -1.501 fielding, -0.502 running)

See what happens, Wak, when you use a reliever for multiple innings?: Shawn Kelley (0.620 pitching NRuns)

That pitcher's pretty good, you should use him more: Zack Greinke (1.339 pitching NRuns)

They used to be Mariners:

Yuniesky Betancourt (-2.195 NRuns: -0.991 hitting, -1.204 fielding... the GOAT)
Jose Guillen (-1.606 hitting NRuns)

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There was no way Ian Snell was going to pitch himself out of a demotion to the bullpen today, but despite his initial trouble he actually pitched very well in the early innings. Both back to back base hits that led off the game were on groundballs past Chone Figgins, and he got a strikeout and pop out with the bases loaded in that frame before a tapback to the mound got him out of it. Even the leadoff double in the 2nd came on a groundball, and none of his outcomes before the inning ending lineout in the 3rd were negative. Even the leadoff walk and wild pitch to start the 4th were negated by a strikeout, and his flyball that led to a triple was negated by a groundout.

It was only the Royals blasting off in his final 1.1 frames (three line drives and a walk) that brought his EXERA hurtling back to Earth like an armaggeddonic meteor. Though Snell will now work out of the bullpen with Cliff Lee back, he showed a ton of reasons today why the team keeps trying to work him into a better pitcher.

This was still a cheese grater of a win, and it took Milton Bradley and Franklin Gutierrez capitalizing with men on for the Mariners to pull ahead. One other positive is that Wak FINALLY used a reliever for multiple frames after a long stretch of one inning outings, as Shawn Kelley finished up the 6th for Snell, and then worked a 1-2-3 7th. See, Wak, it can work! Also, Kudos for actually using the otherwise disused Kelley. Shawn's velocity was down, but he also wasn't working consistently. Perhaps a rhythm of consistent outings can help him get back to form.