2006 Seattle Mariners season explained

Seattle Mariners
Season:	2006
League:	American League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Safeco Field
City:	Seattle, Washington
Divisional Place:	4th
Owners:	Nintendo of America (represented by Howard Lincoln)
General Managers:	Bill Bavasi
Managers:	Mike Hargrove
Television:	KSTW 11 FSN Northwest (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson, Jay Buhner)
Radio:	KOMO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson, Jay Buhner)

The Seattle Mariners 2006 season was their 30th since the franchise creation, and their third consecutive season finishing at the bottom of the American League West, finishing with a record.

Two players were featured in the All-Star Game: Ichiro Suzuki, making his sixth appearance in the All-Star Game, and José López, with his first appearance.

The Mariners' longest winning streak was 5 games, which they managed twice, between and counterpointed by their longest losing streak of 11 games from

Offseason

• December 7, 2005: Yorvit Torrealba was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Colorado Rockies for Marcos Carvajal.^[1]
• January 9, 2006: Cody Ransom was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.^[2]
• March 30, 2006: Cody Ransom was purchased by the Houston Astros from the Seattle Mariners.^[2]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• July 26, 2006: Ben Broussard was traded by the Cleveland Indians with cash to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later and Shin-Soo Choo. The Seattle Mariners sent Shawn Nottingham (minors) (August 24, 2006) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.^[3]

Roster

2006 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches (pitching) (third base) (first base) (bench) (hitting) (bullpen)

Game log

|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 1 || April 3 || Angels || 5–4 || Shields (1–0) || Sherrill (0–1) || Rodríguez (1) || 45,515 || 0–1|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 2 || April 4 || Angels || 10–8 || Piñeiro (1–0) || Lackey (0–1) || || 20,051 || 1–1|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 3 || April 5 || Angels || 6–4 || Washburn (1–0) || Weaver (0–1) || Sherrill (1) || 21,394 || 2–1|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 4 || April 6 || Athletics || 6–2 || Meche (1–0) || Loaiza (0–1) || Putz (1) || 22,701 || 3–1|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 5 || April 7 || Athletics || 5–0 || Blanton (1–0) || Hernández (0–1) || || 30,612 || 3–2|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 6 || April 8 || Athletics || 3–0 || Zito (1–1) || Moyer (0–1) || Street (1) || 37,904 || 3–3|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 7 || April 9 || Athletics || 6–4 || Harden (1–0) || Piñeiro (1–1) || Street (2) || 27,139 || 3–4|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 8 || April 11 || @ Indians || 9–5 || Lee (1–0) || Washburn (1–1) || || 17,559 || 3–5|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 9 || April 12 || @ Indians || 11–9 || Woods (1–0) || Byrd (1–1) || Guardado (1) || 14,773 || 4–5|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"|10 || April 13 || @ Indians || 9–5 || Mateo (1–0) || Sauerbeck (0–1) || Putz (2) || 24,638 || 5–5|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 11 || April 14 || @ Red Sox || 2–1 || Schilling (3–0) || Moyer (0–2) || Papelbon (5) || 36,431 || 5–6|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 12 || April 15 || @ Red Sox || 3–0 || Piñeiro (2–1) || Wakefield (1–2) || Guardado (2) || 36,047 || 6–6|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 13 || April 16 || @ Red Sox || 3–2 || Beckett (3–0) || Washburn (1–2) || Papelbon (6) || 36,181 || 6–7|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 14 || April 17 || @ Red Sox || 7–6 || Timlin (1–0) || Guardado (0–1) || || 36,188 || 6–8|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 15 || April 18 || Rangers || 7–4 || Koronka (2–1) || Hernández (0–2) || Cordero (2) || 17,927 || 6–9|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 16 || April 19 || Rangers || 9–6 || Putz (1–0) || Cordero (1–2) || || 17,613 || 7–9|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 17 || April 20 || Rangers || 4–3 || Bauer (1–0) || Guardado (0–2) || Cordero (3) || 17,917 || 7–10|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 18 || April 21 || Tigers || 2–1 || Maroth (3–0) || Washburn (1–3) || Jones (1) || 35,237 || 7–11|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 19 || April 22 || Tigers || 2–0 || Robertson (2–2) || Meche (1–1) || Rodney (4) || 27,893 || 7–12|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 20 || April 23 || Tigers || 6–4 || Verlander (2–2) || Hernández (0–3) || Jones (2) || 28,659 || 7–13|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 21 || April 24 || White Sox || 4–3 || Mateo (2–0) || McCarthy (1–1) || || 20,390 || 8–13|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 22 || April 25 || White Sox || 13–3 || Vázquez (2–1) || Piñeiro (2–2) || Logan (1) || 20,451 || 8–14|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 23 || April 26 || White Sox || 5–1 || Washburn (2–3) || Buehrle (3–1) || || 23,848 || 9–14|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 24 || April 28 || @ Orioles || 5–2 || Cabrera (2–2)|| Meche (1–2) || Ray (7) || 26,934 || 9–15|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 25 || April 29 || @ Orioles || 8–6 || Hernández (1–3) || Brower (0–1)|| Guardado (3) || 34,161 || 10–15|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 26 || April 30 || @ Orioles || 4–3 || Moyer (1–2) || López (1–3) || Guardado (4) || 32,421 || 11–15|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 27 || May 1 || @ Twins || 8–2 || Piñeiro (3–2) || Baker (1–3) || || 11,796 || 12–15|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 28 || May 2 || @ Twins || 5–1 || Santana (2–3) || Washburn (2–4) || || 14,513 || 12–16|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 29 || May 3 || @ White Sox || 6–5 || Jenks (1–0) || Woods (1–1) || || 27,569 || 12–17|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 30 || May 4 || @ White Sox || 4–1 || Contreras (5–0) || Hernández (1–4) || Jenks (9) || 26,313 || 12–18|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 31 || May 5 || Indians || 9–4 || Westbrook (3–2) || Soriano (0–1) || || 32,998 || 12–19|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 32 || May 6 || Indians || 4–1 || Piñeiro (4–2) || Lee (2–3) || Putz (3) || 28,672 || 13–19|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 33 || May 7 || Indians || 2–0 || Sabathia (2–0) || Washburn (2–5) || Wickman (6) || 35,562 || 13–20|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 34 || May 8 || Devil Rays || 6–3 || Meche (2–2) || Orvella (1–4) || Putz (4) || 16,102 || 14–20|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 35 || May 9 || Devil Rays || 8–1 || Hernández (2–4) || Waechter (0–2) || Soriano (1) || 19,726 || 15–20|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 36 || May 10 || Devil Rays || 1–0 || Kazmir (5–2) || Moyer (1–3) || Walker (4) || 21,801 || 15–21|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 37 || May 12 || @ Angels || 12–7 || Escobar (5–2) || Piñeiro (4–3) || Carrasco (1) || 43,912 || 15–22|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 38 || May 13 || @ Angels || 5–4 || Sherrill (1–1) || Gregg (2–2) || Woods (1) || 43,821 || 16–22|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 39 || May 14 || @ Angels || 9–4 || Meche (3–2) || Weaver (1–6) || Fruto (1) || 43,191 || 17–22|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 40 || May 16 || @ Athletics || 12–6 || Blanton (4–4) || Hernández (2–5) || || 16,397 || 17–23|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 41 || May 17 || @ Athletics || 7–2 || Zito (3–3) || Moyer (1–4) || || 19,208 || 17–24|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 42 || May 18 || @ Athletics || 6–3 || Saarloos (2–1) || Piñeiro (4–4) || Street (6) || 16,397 || 17–25|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 43 || May 19 || Padres || 7–4 || Soriano (1–1) || Cassidy (3–2) || || 35,338 || 18–25|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 44 || May 20 || Padres || 6–3 || Meche (4–2) || Hensley (2–3) || Putz (5) || 33,946 || 19–25|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 45 || May 21 || Padres || 10–8 || Hernández (3–5) || Park (2–2) || Putz (6) || 37,132 || 20–25|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 46 || May 22 || Orioles || 8–6 || Moyer (2–4) || Bédard (5–3) || Guardado (5) || 18,819 || 21–25|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 47 || May 23 || Orioles || 14–4 || Halama (3–1) || Piñeiro (4–5) || Ray (11) || 19,435 || 21–26|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 48 || May 24 || Orioles || 7–4 || Washburn (3–5) || Benson (6–4) || Putz (7) || 21,991 || 22–26|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 49 || May 25 || Orioles || 2–0 || López (2–7) || Meche (4–3) || Ray (12) || 23,806 || 22–27|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 50 || May 26 || @ Twins || 3–1 || Liriano (3–0) || Hernández (3–6) || Nathan (6) || 28,082 || 22–28|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 51 || May 27 || @ Twins || 9–5 || Bonser (1–0) || Moyer (2–5) || Rincón (1) || 25,305 || 22–29|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 52 || May 28 || @ Twins || 4–3 || Nathan (3–0) || Guardado (0–3) || || 24,388 || 22–30|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 53 || May 29 || @ Rangers || 2–0 || Rheinecker (1–0) || Washburn (3–6) || Bauer (1) || 23,771 || 22–31|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 54 || May 30 || @ Rangers || 6–4 || Millwood (6–3) || Meche (4–4) || Otsuka (9) || 18,084 || 22–32|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 55 || May 31 || @ Rangers || 14–5 || Hernández (4–6) || Koronka (4–3) || || 19,131 || 23–32|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 56 || June 2 || Royals || 4–0 || Moyer (3–5) || Keppel (0–1) || || 28,382 || 24–32|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 57 || June 3 || Royals || 12–1 || Piñeiro (5–5) || Etherton (1–1) || || 29,659 || 25–32|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 58 || June 4 || Royals || 9–4 || Redman (1–4) || Washburn (3–7) || Dessens (1) || 28,886 || 25–33|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 59 || June 5 || Royals || 4–1 || Meche (5–4) || Wood (3–1) || Putz (8) || 18,409 || 26–33|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 60 || June 6 || Twins || 4–2 || Hernández (5–6) || Liriano (4–1) || Putz (9) || 21,028 || 27–33|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 61 || June 7 || Twins || 10–9 || Mateo (3–0) || Crain (0–4) || || 24,785 || 28–33|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 62 || June 8 || Twins || 7–3 || Santana (6–4) || Piñeiro (5–6) || || 27,341 || 28–34|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 63 || June 9 || @ Angels || 4–1 || Washburn (4–7) || Escobar (5–7) || Putz (10) || 44,114 || 29–34|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 64 || June 10 || @ Angels || 12–6 || Meche (6–4) || Lackey (4–4) || || 44,129 || 30–34|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 65 || June 11 || @ Angels || 6–2 || Hernández (6–6) || Weaver (3–9) || || 42,198 || 31–34|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 66 || June 13 || @ Athletics || 2–0 || Blanton (6–6) || Moyer (3–6) || Street (15) || 15,216 || 31–35|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 67 || June 14 || @ Athletics || 7–2 || Haren (6–5) || Piñeiro (5–7) || || 20,550 || 31–36|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 68 || June 15 || @ Athletics || 9–6 || Loaiza (2–3) || Washburn (4–8) || Street (16) || 16,563 || 31–37|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 69 || June 16 || Giants || 5–4 || Hernández (7–6) || Lowry (2–5) || Putz (11) || 41,133 || 32–37|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 70 || June 17 || Giants || 8–1 || Meche (7–4) || Schmidt (6–3) || || 45,229 || 33–37|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 71 || June 18 || Giants || 5–1 || Moyer (4–6) || Wright (5–7) || || 45,216 || 34–37|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 72 || June 20 || @ Dodgers || 9–4 || Piñeiro (6–7) || Penny (7–2) || Soriano (2) || 43,949 || 35–37|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 73 || June 21 || @ Dodgers || 8–5 || Mateo (4–0) || Báez (4–4) || Putz (12) || 40,419 || 36–37|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 74 || June 22 || @ Dodgers || 4–2 || Lowe (6–3) || Hernández (7–7) || || 46,207 || 36–38|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 75 || June 23 || @ Padres || 2–1 || Linebrink (5–2) || Mateo (4–1) || || 40,049 || 36–39|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 75 || June 24 || @ Padres || 9–5 || Moyer (5–6) || Park (5–4) || || 33,349 || 37–39|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 77 || June 25 || @ Padres || 9–4 || Sherrill (2–1) || Embree (2–1) || || 32,707 || 38–39|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 78 || June 27 || @ D-backs || 11–7 || Woods (2–1) || Lyon (1–2) || Putz (13) || 25,068 || 39–39|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 79 || June 28 || @ D-backs || 11–3 || Hernández (8–7) || González (0–2) || || 19,723 || 40–39|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 80 || June 29 || @ D-backs || 3–2 || Guardado (1–3) || Julio (1–3) || Putz (14) || 20,649 || 41–39|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 81 || June 30 || Rockies || 2–0 || Fogg (6–5) || Moyer (5–7) || || 31,612 || 41–40|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 82 || July 1 || Rockies || 8–7 || Mateo (5–1) || Cortés (3–1) || Putz (15) || 33,638 || 42–40|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 83 || July 2 || Rockies || 4–3 || Fuentes (2–1) || Mateo (5–2) || King (1) || 31,709 || 42–41|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 84 || July 3 || Angels || 7–1 || Weaver (5–0) || Hernández (8–8) || || 30,632 || 42–42|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 85 || July 4 || Angels || 14–6 || Santana (9–3) || Mateo (5–3) || || 30,853 || 42–43|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 86 || July 5 || Angels || 4–0 || Colón (1–4) || Moyer (5–8) || || 25,009 || 42–44|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 87 || July 7 || Tigers || 6–1 || Bonderman (8–4) || Piñeiro (6–8) || || 31,727 || 42–45|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 88 || July 8 || Tigers || 2–1 || Miner (6–1) || Washburn (4–9) || Jones (23) || 32,404 || 42–46|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 89 || July 9 || Tigers || 3–2 || Meche (8–4) || Robertson (8–5) || Putz (16) || 37,364 || 43–46|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 90 || July 14 || @ Blue Jays || 5–3 || Meche (9–4) || Janssen (6–8) || Putz (17) || 23,443 || 44–46|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 91 || July 15 || @ Blue Jays || 7–6 || Downs (3–0) || Fruto (0–1) || || 36,069 || 44–47|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 92 || July 16 || @ Blue Jays || 4–3 || Downs (4–0) || Sherrill (2–2) || || 28,679 || 44–48|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 93 || July 17 || @ Yankees || 4–2 || Wang (10–4) || Washburn (4–10) || Rivera (22) || 53,444 || 44–49|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 94 || July 18 || @ Yankees || 5–4 || Proctor (3–2) || Mateo (5–4) || || 52,992 || 44–50|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 95 || July 19 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Lowe (1–0) || Johnson (10–8) || Putz (18) || 54,121 || 45–50|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 96 || July 21 || Red Sox || 9–4 || Snyder (2–1) || Moyer (5–9) || || 46,325 || 45–51|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 97 || July 22 || Red Sox || 5–2 || Hernández (9–8) || Gabbard (0–1) || Putz (19) || 46,118 || 46–51|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 98 || July 23 || Red Sox || 9–8 || Putz (2–0) || Timlin (5–1) || || 45,975 || 47–51|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 99 || July 24 || Blue Jays || 7–3 || Piñeiro (7–8) || Janssen (6–10) || || 29,787 || 48–51|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 100 || July 25 || Blue Jays || 12–3 || Halladay (13–2) || Meche (9–5) || || 30,793 || 48–52|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 101 || July 26 || Blue Jays || 7–4 || Moyer (6–9) || Burnett (2–4) || Putz (20) || 33,629 || 49–52|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 102 || July 28 || @ Indians || 1–0 || Sowers (3–3) || Hernández (9–9) || || 25,045 || 49–53|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 103 || July 29 || @ Indians || 3–1 || Washburn (5–10) || Westbrook (7–7) || Putz (21) || 27,876 || 50–53|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 104 || July 30 || @ Indians || 7–3 || Woods (3–1) || Carmona (1–4) || Putz (22) || 23,146 || 51–53|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 105 || July 31 || @ Orioles || 10–5 || Mateo (6–4) || Loewen (1–3) || || 16,620 || 52–53|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 106 || August 1 || @ Orioles || 2–0 || López (8–11) || Moyer (6–10) || Ray (27) || 20,226 || 52–54|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 107 || August 2 || @ Orioles || 2–1 || Hernández (10–9) || Bédard (12–7) || Putz (23) || 17,682 || 53–54|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 108 || August 4 || Athletics || 5–2 || Zito (12–7) || Washburn (5–11) || || 44,277 || 53–55|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 109 || August 5 || Athletics || 5–2 || Haren (9–9) || Piñeiro (7–9) || Street (24) || 40,115 || 53–56|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 110 || August 6 || Athletics || 7–6 || Blanton (12–9) || Meche (9–6) || Street (25) || 37,437 || 53–57|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 111 || August 7 || Devil Rays || 5–4 || Mateo (7–4) || Corcoran (4–3) || Putz (24) || 30,735 || 54–57|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 112 || August 8 || Devil Rays || 5–1 || Mateo (8–4) || Camp (4–1) || || 32,951 || 55–57|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 113 || August 9 || Devil Rays || 2–0 || Washburn (6–11) || Shields (4–6) || Putz (25) || 39,856 || 56–57|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 114 || August 10 || @ Rangers || 8–2 || Eaton (2–2) || Piñeiro (7–10) || || 31,763 || 56–58|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 115 || August 11 || @ Rangers || 14–7 || Littleton (2–0) || Meche (9–7) || || 28,207 || 56–59|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 116 || August 12 || @ Rangers || 5–4 || Vólquez (1–1) || Moyer (6–11) || Ostuka (23) || 35,784 || 56–60|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 117 || August 13 || @ Rangers || 10–6 || Millwood (11–8) || Hernández (10–10) || || 29,717 || 56–61|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 118 || August 14 || @ Athletics || 5–4 || Kennedy (3–0) || Soriano (1–2) || Duchscherer (3) || 21,859 || 56–62|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 119 || August 15 || @ Athletics || 11–2 || Saarloos (5–6) || Piñeiro (7–11) || || 23,726 || 56–63|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 120 || August 16 || @ Athletics || 4–0 || Haren (11–9) || Meche (9–8) || || 34,077 || 56–64|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 121 || August 17 || @ Angels || 5–2 || Escobar (9–10) || Moyer (6–12) || Rodríguez (32) || 43,813 || 56–65|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 122 || August 18 || @ Angels || 3–0 || Weaver (9–0) || Hernández (10–11) || Rodríguez (33) || 44,072 || 56–66|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 123 || August 19 || @ Angels || 9–7 || Carrasco (4–3) || Washburn (6–12) || Rodríguez (34) || 44,106 || 56–67|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 124 || August 20 || @ Angels || 3–2 || Donnelly (3–0) || Putz (2–1) || || 43,876 || 56–68|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 125 || August 22 || Yankees || 6–5 || Mateo (9–4) || Villone (3–2) || || 42,454 || 57–68|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 126 || August 23 || Yankees || 9–2 || Wang (15–5) || Hernández (10–12) || || 41,380 || 57–59|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 127 || August 24 || Yankees || 4–2 || Washburn (7–12) || Johnson (14–10) || Putz (26) || 44,634 || 58–69|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 128 || August 25 || Red Sox || 6–0 || Woods (4–1) || Schilling (14–6) || || 40,817 || 59–69|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 129 || August 26 || Red Sox || 4–3 || Putz (3–1) || Timlin (5–4) || || 44,779 || 60–69|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 130 || August 27 || Red Sox || 6–3 || Baek (1–0) || Snyder (3–3) || Putz (27) || 44,288 || 61–69|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 131 || August 28 || Angels || 2–0 || Hernández (11–12) || Escobar (9–12) || || 28,748 || 62–69|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 132 || August 29 || Angels || 6–4 || Washburn (8–12) || Weaver (9–2) || J. J. Putz (28) || 29,059 || 63–69|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 133 || August 30 || Angels || 5–3 || Lackey (11–9) || Woods (4–2) || Rodríguez (37) || 31,269 || 63–70|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 134 || September 1 || @ Devil Rays || 2–1 || McClung (5–12) || Sherrill (2–3) || || 11,196 || 63–71|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"|135 || September 2 || @ Devil Rays || 4–3 || Baek (2–0) || Howell (0–2) || Putz (29) || 14,503 || 64–71|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 136 || September 3 || @ Devil Rays || 7–6 || Meadows (3–5) || Hernández (11–12) || McClung (4) || 14,501 || 64–72|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 137 || September 4 || @ Tigers || 6–2 || Robertson (12–11) || Washburn (8–13) || || 32,948 || 64–73|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 138 || September 5 || @ Tigers || 4–3 || Piñeiro (8–11) || Miller (0–1) || Putz (30) || 23,583 || 65–73|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 139 || September 6 || @ Tigers || 5–4 || Huber (1–0) || Zumaya (6–3) || Putz (31) || 23,066 || 66–73|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 140 || September 8 || Rangers || 7–2 || Baek (3–0) || Millwood (14–10) || Piñeiro (1) || 28,646 || 67–73|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 141 || September 9 || Rangers || 3–2 || Fruto (1–1) || Rheinecker (4–6) || || 33,454 || 68–73|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 142 || September 10 || Rangers || 4–2 || Wilson (2–2) || Huber (1–1) || Otsuka (32) || 34,321 || 68–74|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 143 || September 11 || Blue Jays || 6–2 || Lilly (13–12) || Woods (4–3) || || 24,462 || 68–75|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 144 || September 12 || Blue Jays || 4–2 || Meche (10–8) || Marcum (2–4) || Putz (32) || 26,144 || 69–75|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 145 || September 13 || Blue Jays || 10–0 || Burnett (8–7) || Baek (3–1) || || 26,225 || 69–76|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 146 || September 14 || @ Royals || 10–8 || Pérez (2–3) || Washburn (8–14) || || 8,839 || 69–77|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 147 || September 15 || @ Royals || 11–8 || Woods (5–3) || Braun (0–1) || || 16,412 || 70–77|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 148 || September 16 || @ Royals || 7–4 || Redman (10–9) || Piñeiro (8–12) || Nelson (8) || 12,116 || 70–78|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 149 || September 17 || @ Royals || 10–5 || Meche (11–8) || Gobble (3–6) || || 9,817 || 71–78|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 150 || September 18 || @ Rangers || 8–1 || Millwod (16–10) || Hernández (11–14) || || 18,214 || 71–79|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 151 || September 19 || @ Rangers || 9–7 || Huber (2–1) || Wilson (2–1) || Putz (33) || 18,551 || 72–79|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 152 || September 20 || @ Rangers || 6–3 || Baek (4–1) || Tejeda (4–4) || Putz (34) || 26,006 || 73–79|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 153 || September 21 || @ White Sox || 9–0 || Woods (6–3) || Vázquez (11–10) || || 33,976 || 74–79|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 154 || September 22 || @ White Sox || 11–6 || Fruto (2–1) || Contreras (13–9) || || 37,557 || 75–79|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 155 || September 23 || @ White Sox || 11–7 || Haeger (1–1) || Piñeiro (8–13) || || 37,400 || 75–80|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 156 || September 24 || @ White Sox || 12–7 || García (16–9) || Feierabend (0–1) || || 37,518 || 75–81|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 157 || September 25 || Athletics || 10–9 || Putz (4–1) || Calero (3–2) || || 20,982 || 76–81|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 158 || September 26 || Athletics || 12–3 || Harden (4–0) || Jake Woods (6–4) || || 19,604 || 76–82|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 159 || September 27 || Athletics || 7–6 || Witasick (4–0) || Sherrill (2–4) || Street (37) || 23,421 || 76–83|- style="background-color:#ffbbbb"| 160 || September 29 || Rangers || 6–5 || Padilla (15–10) || Fruto (2–2) || Wilson (2–2) || 30,766 || 76–84|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 161 || September 30 || Rangers || 3–1 || Hernández (12–14) || Millwood (16–12) || Putz (35) || 23,310 || 77–84|- style="background-color:#bbffbb"| 162 || October 1 || Rangers || 3–2 || Woods (7–4) || Tejeda (5–5) || Putz (36) || 28,361 || 78–84

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
RF		161	695	224	.322	9	49
C		144	506	147	.291	18	76
LF		159	626	181	.289	33	123
SS		157	558	161	.289	8	47
2B		151	603	170	.282	10	79
3B		156	620	166	.268	25	89
1B		158	591	156	.264	34	107
DH		92	308	70	.227	11	33
CF		67	212	46	.217	6	17

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	102	251	62	.247	1	15
	56	164	39	.238	8	17
	35	99	15	.152	2	4
	36	96	24	.250	3	8
	43	87	17	.195	1	11
	32	74	16	.216	1	8
	21	43	16	.372	0	11
	31	27	5	.185		1	2
	11	27	7	.259	0	1
	23	27	10	.370	0	3
	18	14	2	.143	1	2
	4	11	1	.091	0	0
	6	9	2	.222	0	0
	4	3	2	.667	0	0
	1	2	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	31	191.0	12	14	4.52	176
	31	187.0	8	14	4.67	103
	32	186.2	11	8	4.48	156
	25	160.0	6	12	4.39	82
	6	34.1	4	1	3.67	23

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Joel Piñeiro	40	165.2	8	13	6.36	87
	37	105.1	7	4	4.20	66
Ryan Feierabend	4	17.0	0	1	3.71	11
César Jiménez	4	7.1	0	0	14.73	3
Francisco Cruceta	4	6.2	0	0	10.80	2

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; H = Holds; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	H	SV	ERA	SO
Jon Huber	16	16.2	2	1	6	0	1.08	11
Mark Lowe	15	18.2	1	0	6	0	1.93	20
Rafael Soriano	53	60.0	1	2	18	2	2.25	65
J. J. Putz	72	78.1	4	1	59	5	2.30	104
Eric O'Flaherty	15	11.0	0	0	1	0	4.09	6
Julio Mateo	48	53.2	9	4	7	0	4.19	31
George Sherrill	72	40.0	2	4	17	1	4.28	42
Sean Green	24	32.0	0	0	3	0	4.50	15
Jeff Harris	3	3.1	0	0	0	0	5.40	1
	28	23.0	1	3	2	5	5.48	22
Emiliano Fruto	23	36.0	2	2	1	1	5.50	34
Travis Chick	3	5.0	0	0	0	0	12.60	2
Jorge Campillo	1	2.1	0	0	0	0	15.43	1
Bobby Livingston	3	5.0	0	0	0	0	18.00	3
Clint Nageotte	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	27.00	1

Team statistics

Positions in brackets are in league with other MLB teams

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Team	G	AB	H	R	Avg.	HR	RBI
Mariners	162	5670 (2nd)	1540 (10th)	756 (21st)	.272 (11th)	172 (18th)	703 (24th)
Opponents	162	5611	1500	792	.267	183	758

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SHO = Shutouts

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Inland Empire^[4]

Major League Baseball Draft

2006 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Brandon Morrow (pictured right) was the Mariners first round pick in .
Information
Owner	Nintendo of America
General Manager(s)
Manager(s)	Mike Hargrove
First pick	Brandon Morrow
Draft positions	5
Number of selections	50
Players signed (Rule 4)	26 (before deadline)
Links
Results	Baseball-Reference
Official Site	The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners
Years	2005 • 2006 • 2007

Below is a complete list of Seattle Mariners draft picks from the June 2006 draft.

The Seattle Mariners took part in both the Major League Baseball Rule 4 draft but not the Rule 5 draft in .

The 2006 Major League Baseball Draft was held from June 6 to 7.^[5] The Mariners selected a total of 50 players in the draft. Of those 50 players, the Mariners signed 26 players.^[5] They did however sign multiple players after the draft deadline.

Key

Round (Pick)	Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted
Position	Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
Bold	Indicates the player signed with the Mariners
Italics	Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners

Table

Round (Pick)	Name	Position	School	Ref
1 (5)	Brandon Morrow	Right-handed pitcher	University of California, Berkeley	^[6]
2 (49)	Chris Tillman	Right-handed pitcher	Fountain Valley High School	^[7]
3 (81)	Anthony Butler	Left-handed pitcher	Oak Creek High School	^[8]
4 (111)	Ricky Orta	Right-handed pitcher	University of Miami
5 (141)	Nathan Adcock	Right-handed pitcher	North Hardin High School
6 (171)	Adam Moore	Catcher	University of Texas at Arlington
7 (201)	Doug Fister	Right-handed pitcher	California State University, Fresno
8 (231)	Steven Richard	Right-handed pitcher	Clemson University
9 (261)	Justin Souza	Right-handed pitcher	Sacramento Community College
10 (291)	Christopher Minaker	Shortstop	Stanford University
11 (321)	Aaron Solomon	Right-handed pitcher	Cumberland University
12 (351)	Gavin Dickey	Outfielder	University of Florida
13 (381)	Joseph Kantakevich	Right-handed pitcher	College of William & Mary
14 (411)	Jared Baehl	Third baseman	North Posey High School
15 (441)	Andrew Fiorenza	Right-handed pitcher	Clemson University
16 (471)	Austin Bibens-Dirkx	Right-handed pitcher	University of Portland
17 (501)	Dan Runzler	Left-handed pitcher	University of California, Riverside
18 (531)	Kam Mickolio	Right-handed pitcher	Utah Valley State College
19 (561)	Cameron Nobles	Right-handed pitcher	Jackson High School
20 (591)	Johan Limonta	First baseman	Miami Dade College
21 (621)	Brent Gaphardt	Left-handed pitcher	University of Delaware
22 (651)	Fabian Williamson	Left-handed pitcher	Kennedy High School
23 (681)	Marcos Villezcas	Shortstop	Brigham Young University
24 (711)	Kyle Parker	Right-handed pitcher	University of Washington
25 (741)	Tyson Gillies	Outfielder	R.E. Mountain SS
26 (771)	Gregory Moviel	Left-handed pitcher	Vanderbilt University
27 (801)	Bryan Ball	Right-handed pitcher	University of Florida
28 (831)	Everett Collis	Right-handed pitcher	Cornell University
29 (861)	Gregory Nesbitt	Left-handed pitcher	James Madison University
30 (891)	Matthew Vogel	Shortstop	Lewis-Clark State College
31 (921)	David McClain	Right-handed pitcher	San Jacinto College
32 (951)	Joe Agreste	First baseman	Potomac State College
33 (981)	Robert Harmon	Right-handed pitcher	University of Arkansas at Little Rock
34 (1011)	Stanley Posluszny	Outfielder	West Virginia University
35 (1041)	Alex Meneses	Shortstop	Barry University
36 (1071)	Kyle Haas	Right-handed pitcher	Douglas College
37 (1101)	Christopher Walden	Right-handed pitcher	Bellefontaine High School
38 (1131)	Michael Drake	Outfielder	Cosumnes River College
39 (1161)	Philip Roy	Right-handed pitcher	Miami Dade College
40 (1191)	Haley Winter	Right-handed pitcher	University of California, Riverside
41 (1221)	Brandon Fromm	First baseman	San Jose State University
42 (1251)	Shane Cox	Right-handed pitcher	Alvin Community College
43 (1280)	Clint Straka	Right-handed pitcher	Northern Oklahoma College
44 (1309)	Bryan Earley	Right-handed pitcher	Elder High School
45 (1338)	Jeremy Camacho	Shortstop	Eagle Rock High School
46 (1367)	Robbie Dominguez	Right-handed pitcher	Cerritos College
47 (1395)	Sean Ward	Outfielder	Evans High School
48 (1423)	Jeremy Beeching	Left-handed pitcher	Volunteer State Community College
49 (1451)	Nathan Tacker	Right-handed pitcher	Rice University
50 (1479)	Tyler Sanford	Catcher	Saguaro High School

References

• Game Logs:

1st Half: Seattle Mariners Game Log on ESPN.com

2nd Half: Seattle Mariners Game Log on ESPN.com

• Batting Statistics: Seattle Mariners Batting Stats on ESPN.com
• Pitching Statistics: Seattle Mariners Pitching Stats on ESPN.com

External links

• 2006 Seattle Mariners team page at Baseball Reference
• 2006 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yorvit Torrealba Stats.
2. Web site: Cody Ransom Stats.
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brousbe01.shtml Ben Broussard Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
5. Web site: 2006 Seattle Mariners Draft Picks . The Baseball Cube . thebaseballcube.com . December 29, 2009.
6. News: M's gamble on Cal's 'power arm': Morrow gets nod over Lincecum . June 7, 2006 . The News Tribune . accessmylibrary.com . December 29, 2009 . Darrin . Beene.
7. Web site: Mariners draft features plenty of arms . Corey Brock . June 7, 2006 . Major League Baseball . mlb.mlb.com . December 29, 2009.
8. Web site: Mariners make 18 selections on first day of draft . June 6, 2006 . Major League Baseball . seattle.mariners.mlb.com . December 29, 2009 . June 17, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110617082548/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060606&content_id=1491662&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea . dead .