The Year the Mariners Went 162-0

[jaa36]

This is a dynasty about the 2016 Mariners, who incredibly went 162-0 and then swept the playoffs to win their first-ever World Series.

Basically, I'm going to force-quit any time the M's lose a game.

I think it will be fun to see what kind of numbers the team will put up if everything breaks right, 173 times in a row. I'll give weekly updates on the team's progress. Here we go!

[jaa36]

On opening day, before the M's had even played a game, owner Howard Lincoln passed away. New owner Todd Lincoln (his son) wants us to finish at least .500, to upgrade our left fielder (Nori Aoki, ecchh...), and to make the playoffs within the next four seasons. I think we can do it!

[jaa36]

April 4: 7-0 vs Rangers. King Felix pitches an opening day shutout, striking out six but walking five. The Mariners pounded 13 hits, and Franklin Gutierrez homered.

April 5: 5-1 vs Rangers. Hisashi Iwakuma pitched eight innings for the win, and Kyle Seager homered.

April 6: 7-6 vs Rangers. Taijuan Walker got knocked around a bit, giving up two home runs to Rougned Odor, but Nori Aoki had three hits and Dae Ho Lee homered in the win. Nelson Cruz strained a hip flexor and will miss two weeks.

April 8: 5-4 vs A's, 13 innings. Ketel Marte tied the game with a ninth-inning single, then hit a sac fly to score Stefen Romero and win the game.

April 9: 3-1 vs A's. Nate Karns pitched seven solid innings.

April 10: 6-5 vs A's. After Oakland took a 5-3 lead in the 10th, Robinson Cano scored on a wild pitch to tie the score in the bottom of the inning. Dae Ho Lee hit a sac fly to win it two innings later.

[Kobeck]

oh man this will be someghing - LOL

[Sam_15]

Originally Posted by jaa36

This is a dynasty about the 2016 Mariners, who incredibly went 162-0 and then swept the playoffs to win their first-ever World Series.

Basically, I'm going to force-quit any time the M's lose a game.

I think it will be fun to see what kind of numbers the team will put up if everything breaks right, 173 times in a row. I'll give weekly updates on the team's progress. Here we go!

Very interesting idea. I recommend you back up the game as often as you can, because I've heard force quitting has a tendency to corrupt game files

[jaa36]

April 11: 9-3 vs Rangers. Chris Iannetta had two home runs and six RBI, Hisashi Iwakuma got his second win.

April 12: 2-1 vs. Rangers. Franklin Gutierrez drove in the M's only two runs, and Taijuan Walker won his second game.

April 13: 3-2 vs. Rangers. Iannetta hit a double to win the game in the ninth.

April 15: 4-3 vs Yankees. Gutierrez homered and Felix got his second win.

April 16: 6-2 vs Yankees. Leonys Martin hit two home runs, and Iwakuma went 8 2/3 innings.

April 17: 7-6 vs Yankees. Three Mariner home runs bailed out Taijuan Walker, who went only 2 1/3 innings. Kyle Seager hit one of them and drove in three. Steve Cishek got his sixth save.

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April 19: 5-1 vs Indians. Wade Miley pitched seven solid innings.

April 20: 7-2 vs Indians. Nate Karns pitched six strong innings, then Mike Montgomery finished up the final three.

April 21: 4-1 vs Indians. Felix pitched seven innings, Kyle Seager hit two home runs.

April 22: 6-2 vs Angels. Seven good innings from Iwakuma and Robinson Cano homered.

April 23: 4-3 vs Angels. Adam Lind drove in three in the win.

April 24: 3-2 vs Angels. Yunel Escobar had four hits, but Franklin Gutierrez homered and Steve Cishek locked down his 10th save.

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April 25: 5-0 vs Rangers. Nate Karns pitched seven shutout innings, and Joaquin Benoit finished things off. Kyle Seager and Adam Lind both homered.

April 26: 5-1 vs Rangers. Felix threw a complete game, striking out nine. Seager hit his seventh home run.

April 27: 7-6 vs Rangers, 11 innings. Nelson Cruz hit two home runs, including the game winner.

April 29: 7-0 vs Royals. Taijuan Walker pitched a complete game shutout, striking out eight, and Cruz hit his third home run of the season.

April 30: 9-2 vs Royals. Wade Miley pitched a complete game, and Seager hit home run number eight, leading the team.

May 1: 6-2 vs Royals. Robinson Cano was 3 for 3, and Seager hit his ninth home run.

Kyle Seager won the AL Player of the Month, with a .367 average, eight home runs, and 26 RBI. Steve Cishek won the Pitcher of the Month, with 15 scoreless innings and 10 saves.

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May 2: 13-2 vs Athletics. Robinson Cano had a home run and two doubles, and Felix moved to 5-0.

May 3: 8-6 vs Athletics. Nelson Cruz hit a ninth-inning grand slam to bring the Mariners from behind, and Steve Cishek put on two baserunners in the bottom of the inning before retiring the side.

May 4: 8-5 vs Athletics. Chris Iannetta homered to help overcome a poor start by Wade Miley.

May 5: 2-0 vs Astros. Taijuan Walker and Steve Cishek combined in the shutout, and Iannetta and Cruz both homered.

May 6: 14-3 vs Astros. The M's combined for seven extra-base hits in the rout. Robinson Cano had four hits.

May 7: 4-2 vs Astros. Felix won his sixth and Cishek got save #14.

May 8: 19-8 vs Astros. The M's slammed six home runs, including two apiece by Kyle Seager and Nelson Cruz, who drove in six. He, Nori Aoki, and Leonys Martin each had four hits.

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May 9: 4-3 vs Rays, 17 innings. Robinson Cano singled in the winning run after five hours of playing. Nelson Cruz had four hits, and the Seattle bullpen pitched ten scoreless innings.

May 10: 1-0 vs Rays. The M's had only three hits, but it was enough, with Taijuan Walker striking out 10 over 7 1/3 innings.

May 11: 10-4 vs Rays. Felix got his seventh win, and the M's got five home runs to win easily.

May 13: 4-3 vs Angels, 11 innings. Albert Pujols hit a home run to put Los Angeles ahead in the top of the 11th, but Ketel Marte tied the score and Franklin Gutierrez won it with consecutive doubles in the bottom of the inning.

May 14: 6-3 vs Angels. Franklin Gutierrez had three hits, including a home run.

May 15: 6-2 vs Angels. Taijuan Walker moved to 7-0 on the year with another solid performance.

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May 17: 7-3 vs Orioles. Seth Smith had two home runs, and Nori Aoki had four hits. Ketel Marte went on the DL with a torn thumb ligament, and Chris Taylor came up from AAA.

May 18: 6-3 vs Orioles. Taylor, Smith, and Chris Iannetta all homered in the win.

May 19: 8-6 vs Orioles. Seth Smith, Robinson Cano, and Kyle Seager had three hits apiece to overcome a poor start by Nathan Karns. Steve Cishek gave up his first run of the season but got his 17th save.

May 20: 9-7 vs Reds, 10 innings. Zach Cozart tied the score in the ninth with a home run off Mike Montgomery, but Nori Aoki singled in two in the tenth to win it.

May 21: 5-2 vs Reds. Nelson Cruz hit his 11th home run and Taijuan Walker won his eighth game.

May 22: 8-2 vs Reds. Cruz homered again, and Felix moved to 9-0 by allowing two runs over seven innings, striking out 10.

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May 23: 3-2 vs Athletics, 13 innings. Luis Sardinas hit a sac fly to end the game. Tony Zych, Steve Cishek, and Mike Montgomery combined for six scoreless innings.

May 24: 7-5 vs Athletics, 10 innings. Dae Ho Lee slugged two home runs, including the game winner.

May 25: 8-5 vs Athletics. Adam Lind had a bases-clearing double in the seventh to make the difference. Hisashi Iwakuma only made it through four innings, and his ERA ballooned to 4.84.

May 27: 4-2 vs Twins. King Felix moved to 10-0 with seven innings of two-run baseball, and Seth Smith hit his seventh home run.

May 28: 4-3 vs Twins. Smith, Leonys Martin, and Chris Iannetta all doubled in the win.

May 29: 16-2 vs Twins. Robinson Cano and Kyle Seager each had four hits, and Seager, Nelson Cruz, Adam Lind, and Smith all homered.

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May 30: 8-7 vs Padres. The M's came back from a 7-2 deficit, with little-used Shawn O'Malley tying the score in the ninth with a double and Seth Smith singling home the winning run three batters later. Smith had four hits on the night.

May 31: 1-0 vs Padres. Nate Karns pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings, and Steve Cishek got his 19th save.

June 1: 7-1 vs Padres. The M's pounded five doubles and Felix won game #11.

June 2: 7-3 vs Padres. Robinson Cano hit home run #7, and Taijuan Walker won his tenth game.

June 3: 4-3 vs Rangers. Nelson Cruz's 14th home run helped the M's to the win.

June 4: 12-7 vs Rangers. Robinson Cano had four hits and the M's hit three home runs. Hisashi Iwakuma moved to 7-0, but with a 5.20 ERA.

June 5: 13-6 vs Rangers. Chris Iannetta had four hits, including two home runs.

Nelson Cruz won the Player of the Month, hitting .371 with 10 home runs and 35 RBI. Felix Hernandez was the Pitcher of the Month, going 6-0 with a 2.09 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 43 innings.

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June 6: 7-0 vs Indians. Kyle Seager and Chris Iannetta homered and Nate Karns pitched seven scoreless innings.

June 7: 5-1 vs Indians. Nelson Cruz hit two home runs, reaching 17 on the season, and Taijuan Walker pitched eight innings, striking out nine. Joaquin Benoit tore his labrum and will miss the rest of the season- he was 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA on the season. Charlie Furbush will replace him.

June 8: 3-2 vs Indians. Kyle Seager hit a walk-off home run as Steve Cishek moved to 3-0.

June 9: 4-2 vs Indians. Hisashi Iwakuma pitched eight effective innings for his eighth win.

June 10: 9-1 vs Rangers. Seager hit another home run and drove in six, and Felix pitched 8 1/3 innings, striking out eight, to run his record to 13-0.

June 11: 5-4 vs Rangers. Nori Aoki had three hits, and Robinson Cano drove in the game winner in the ninth.

June 12: 8-2 vs Rangers. Seth Smith homered and drove in four, and Taijuan Walker won his 12th game. Chris Iannetta strained a hip muscle and will miss four months- Mike Zunino, who was hitting just .185 in Tacoma, will replace him. Iannetta hit .270 with 12 home runs and a .401 OBP prior to the injury.

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June 14: 6-2 vs Rays. Nori Aoki had four singles, and Hisashi Iwakuma gave up ten hits but won.

June 15: 6-3 vs Rays. An eighth-inning three-run home run by Aoki was the difference.

June 16: 4-1 vs Rays. Felix pitched eight innings, and Nelson Cruz hit his 18th home run.

June 17: 4-2 vs Red Sox. Kyle Seager homered in the first inning, Taijuan Walker went six, and Steve Cishek collected his 24th save.

June 18: 7-4 vs Red Sox. Aoki and Robinson Cano both had three hits, and the bullpen came through again in the win.

June 19: 8-4 vs Red Sox. Hisashi Iwakuma pitched well again en route to the win.

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June 20: 6-5 vs Tigers, 11 innings. Robinson Cano and Ketel Marte each had three hits in the extra-inning victory.

June 21: 10-2 vs Tigers. Felix won his 15th game, and Nelson Cruz went 4 for 4 with a home run.

June 22: 10-5 vs Tigers. Ketel Marte hit for the cycle to overcome a poor start by Taijuan Walker.

June 23: 13-5 vs Tigers. Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz hit two home runs apiece, driving in seven and five respectively.

June 24: 4-2 vs Cardinals. Cruz and Franklin Gutierrez both homered, and Hisashi Iwakuma pitched well en route to his 11th win.

June 25: 5-4 vs Cardinals. Adam Lind homered, and Steve Cishek got his 26th save.

June 26: 5-3 vs Cardinals. Ketel Marte and Nori Aoki homered, and Felix got win #16.

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June 28: 3-1 vs Pirates. Taijuan Walker won his 14th, and Steve Cishek saved his 28th game.

June 29: 4-1 vs Pirates. Franklin Gutierrez homered and Nate Karns got the win.

June 30: 4-3 vs Orioles. Robinson Cano and Adam Lind homered, Hisashi Iwakuma got his 12th win.

July 1: 13-0 vs Orioles. Nori Aoki had five hits, and Mike Zunino drove in five, including his first home run. Felix moved to 17-0 with a nine-strikeout shutout.

July 2: 5-2 vs Orioles. Wade Miley got his seventh win and Ketel Marte knocked three base hits.

July 3: 4-2 vs Orioles. Franklin Gutierrez and Seth Smith both homered.

Robinson Cano won the Player of the Month, hitting .393 with five home runs and 27 RBI. Felix was Pitcher of the Month again, going 6-0 with a 2.11 ERA and 37 strikeouts.

Halfway through the season, Todd Lincoln is "very happy" with our 82-0 record. He is also pleased that we found an improvement in left field- Nori Aoki- replacing Nori Aoki. OK.

I'll throw up the midseason stats for our illustrious squad.

[jaa36]

July 4: 7-4 vs Astros. Nori Aoki had four hits, and Kyle Seager homered.

July 5: 6-4 vs Astros. Backup center fielder Shawn O'Malley hit a grand slam to lead the M's to the win.

July 6: 9-2 vs Astros. Felix got his 18th win, and Aoki hit two home runs in the rout.

July 7: 7-6 vs Royals. Ketel Marte, Kyle Seager, and Franklin Gutierrez homered, and Steve Cishek barely held on in the ninth for his 33rd save.

July 8: 7-4 vs Royals. Guti homered again to reach 15 on the season. Taijuan Walker left with an injury after one inning, but the bullpen pitched well and Cishek got another save.

July 9: 5-4 vs Royals. Nate Karns pitched eight solid inning, followed by yet another Cishek save.

July 10: 5-4 vs Royals, 10 innings. After Joel Peralta coughed up the lead in the ninth, Dae Ho Lee hit a sac fly in the tenth to give the M's the win.

Taijuan Walker was diagnosed with a torn back muscle and will miss the rest of the season- he went 15-0 with a 2.65 ERA. Mike Montgomery will replace him in the rotation, with Vidal Nuno coming up from AAA to join the bullpen.

Nelson Cruz was the top vote-getter in the American League, and he, Robinson Cano, Kyle Seager, Seth Smith, Nate Karns, Nick Vincent, and Steve Cishek all made the all-star team. Nori Aoki actually leads the AL in WAR with 4.5 and was absolutely robbed.

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July 12: AL 5, NL 3. Felix pitched a scoreless inning and Kyle Seager had two hits as the American League took the All-Star Game.

July 15: 11-1 vs Astros. Seth Smith had two home runs and drove in five.

July 16: 9-7 vs Astros. Dae Ho Lee had a pinch-hit, walk-off, three-run homer to cap off a comeback from a 7-3 ninth-inning deficit.

July 17: 11-9 vs Astros. Felix got hit around a bit, but still got his 19th win as Seth Smith had three hits, including a home run, and drove in four.

[pauwoo]

Originally Posted by jaa36

july 12: Al 5, nl 3. Felix pitched a scoreless inning and kyle seager had two hits as the american league took the all-star game.

July 15: 11-1 vs astros. Seth smith had two home runs and drove in five.

July 16: 9-7 vs astros. Dae ho lee had a pinch-hit, walk-off, three-run homer to cap off a comeback from a 7-3 ninth-inning deficit.

July 17: 11-9 vs astros. Felix got hit around a bit, but still got his 19th win as seth smith had three hits, including a home run, and drove in four.

daaaaaaae-ho!