2016 Seattle Mariners season

The 2016 Seattle Mariners season was the 40th season in franchise history. The Mariners played their 17th full season (18th overall) at Safeco Field. Despite finishing with a winning record of 86–76, they failed to make the playoffs, finishing second place in the American League West.

Standings

American League West

American League Wild Card

Record against opponents

Season summary

Game log

|-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 4 || @ Rangers || 2–3 || Hamels (1–0) || Hernández (0–1) || Tolleson (1) || 49,289 || 0–1 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 5 || @ Rangers || 10–2 || Vincent (1–0) || Barnette (0–1) || — || 28,386 || 1–1 ||W1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 6 || @ Rangers || 9–5 || Benoit (1–0) || Tolleson (0–1) || — || 26,945 || 2–1 ||W2 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 8 || Athletics || 2–3 || Doolittle (1–1) || Cishek (0–1) || Madson (2) || 47,065 || 2–2 ||L1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 9 || Athletics || 1–6 || Hill (1–1) || Karns (0–1) || — || 36,424 || 2–3 ||L2 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 10 || Athletics || 1–2 (10) || Axford (1–0) || Vincent (1–1) || Doolittle (1) || 30,834 || 2–4 ||L3 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 11 || Rangers || 3–7 || Lewis (1–0) || Iwakuma (0–1) || — || 13,468 || 2–5 ||L4 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 12 || Rangers || 0–8 || Holland (1–0) || Miley (0–1) || — || 13,376 || 2–6 ||L5 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 13 || Rangers || 4–2 (10) || Cishek (1–1) || Diekman (0–1) || — || 15,075 || 3–6 ||W1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 15 || @ Yankees || 7–1 || Karns (1–1) || Severino (0–2) || — || 35,531 || 4–6 ||W2 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 16 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Hernández (1–1) || Sabathia (1–1) || Cishek (1) || 38,574 || 5–6 ||W3 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 17 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || Tanaka (1–0) || Iwakuma (0–2) || Miller (3) || 43,856 || 5–7 ||L1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 19 || @ Indians || 2–3 || Carrasco (2–0) || Miley (0–2) || Allen (4) || 9,393 || 5–8 ||L2 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 20 || @ Indians || 2–1 || Walker (1–0) || Salazar (2–1) || Cishek (2) || 9,890 || 6–8 ||W1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 21 || @ Indians || 10–7 (10) || Zych (1–0) || Allen (0–1) || Cishek (3) || 11,525 || 7–8 ||W2 |--bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 22 || @ Angels || 5–2 (10) ||Peralta (1–0) || Álvarez (0–1) || Cishek (4) || 40,755 || 8–8 ||W3 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 23 || @ Angels || 2–4 || Santiago (2–0) || Hernández (1–2) || Street (5) || 41,058 || 8–9 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 24 || @ Angels || 9–4 || Miley (1–2) || Shoemaker (1–3) || Vincent (1) || 37,754 || 9–9 ||W1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 25 || Astros || 3–2 || Walker (2–0) || Fister (1–3) || Cishek (5) || 14,832 || 10–9 ||W2 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 26 || Astros || 11–1 || Karns (2–1) || Keuchel (2–3) || — || 13,821 || 11–9 ||W3 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 27 || Astros || 4–7 || McHugh (2–3) || Iwakuma (0–3) || — || 14,173 || 11–10 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 29 || Royals || 1–0 || Hernández (2–2) || Medlen (1–2) || Cishek (6) || 38,684 || 12–10 ||W1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 30 || Royals || 6–0 || Miley (2–2)|| Ventura (2–1) || — || 43,444 || 13–10 ||W2

|-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 1 || Royals || 1–4 || Kennedy (3–2) || Walker (2–1) || Davis (8) || 37,053 || 13–11 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 2 || @ Athletics || 4–3 || Karns (3–1) || Graveman (1–3) || Cishek (7) || 10,535 || 14–11 ||W1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 3 || @ Athletics || 8–2 || Iwakuma (1–3) || Gray (3–3) || — || 12,584 || 15–11 ||W2 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 4 || @ Athletics || 9–8 || Montgomery (1–0) || Axford (2–1) || Cishek (8) || 16,238 || 16–11 ||W3 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 5 || @ Astros || 6–3 || Vincent (2–1) || Gregerson (0–1) || Cishek (9) || 20,151 || 17–11 ||W4 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 6 || @ Astros || 3–6 || Fister (3–3) || Walker (2–2) || Gregerson (7) || 25,413 || 17–12 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 7 || @ Astros || 3–2 (10) || Cishek (2–1) || Sipp (0–2) || — || 31,559 || 18–12 ||W1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 8 || @ Astros || 1–5 || McHugh (4–3) || Iwakuma (1–4) || — || 28,148 || 18–13 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 9 || Rays || 5–2 || Hernández (3–2) || Eveland (0–1) || Cishek (10) || 15,230 || 19–13 ||W1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 10 || Rays || 6–4 || Miley (3–2) || Smyly (1–4) || Cishek (11) || 16,013 || 20–13 ||W2 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || May 11 || Rays || 6–5 (11) || Johnson (1–0) || Geltz (0–1) || — || 23,000 || 21–13 ||W3 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 13 || Angels || 6–7 || Smith (1–2) || Cishek (2–2) || Salas (1) || 34,579 || 21–14 ||L1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 14 || Angels || 7–9 || Bedrosian (1–0) || Cishek (2–3) || Smith (3) || 42,038 || 21–15 ||L2 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 15 || Angels || 0–3 || Santiago (3–2) || Hernández (3–3) || Smith (4) || 40,852 || 21–16 ||L3 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 17 || @ Orioles || 10–0 || Miley (4–2) || Jiménez (2–4) || — || 14,477 || 22–16 ||W1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 18 || @ Orioles || 2–5 || Tillman (6–1) || Walker (2–3) || Britton (11) || 21,167 || 22–17 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 19 || @ Orioles || 7–2 || Karns (4–1) || Wilson (2–2) || — || 35,012 || 23–17 ||W1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 20 || @ Reds || 8–3 || Iwakuma (2–4) || Wood (3–1) || — || 20,435 || 24–17 ||W2 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 21 || @ Reds || 4–0 || Hernández (4–3) || Lamb (0–2) || — || 38,200 || 25–17 ||W3 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 22 || @ Reds || 5–4 || Miley (5–2) || Simón (1–5) || Cishek (12) || 24,123 || 26–17 ||W4 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 23 || Athletics || 0–5 || Hill (7–3) || Walker (2–4) || — || 16,370 || 26–18 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 24 || Athletics || 6–5 || Montgomery (2–0) || Madson (2–1) || — || 17,471 || 27–18 ||W1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 25 || Athletics || 13–3 || Iwakuma (3–4) || Neal (0–1) || — || 19,227 || 28–18 ||W2 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 27 || Twins || 2–7 || Dean (1–1) || Hernández (4–4) || — || 40,921 || 28–19 ||L1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 28 || Twins || 5–6 || Pressly (2–3) || Vincent (2–2) || Jepsen (5) || 28,309 || 28–20 ||L2 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 29 || Twins || 4–5 || Nolasco (2–3) || Walker (2–5) || Jepsen (6) || 33,748 || 28–21 ||L3 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || May 30 || Padres || 9–3 || Karns (5–1) || Cashner (2–5) || — || 29,764 || 29–21 ||W1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || May 31 || Padres || 16–4 || Iwakuma (4–4) || Shields (2–7) || — || 16,815 || 30–21 ||W2

|-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 1 || @ Padres || 6–14 || Friedrich (2–1) || Paxton (0–1) || — || 20,557 || 30–22 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || June 2 || @ Padres || 16–13 || Martin (1–0) || Maurer (0–2) || Cishek (13) || 22,588 || 31–22 ||W1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 3 || @ Rangers || 3–7 || Darvish (2–0) || Walker (2–6) || — || 32,395 || 31–23 ||L1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 4 || @ Rangers || 4–10 || Pérez (4–4) || Karns (5–2) || — || 34,317 || 31–24 ||L2 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 5 || @ Rangers || 2–3 || Holland (5–4) || Iwakuma (4–5) || Dyson (7) || 37,616 || 31–25 ||L3 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 6 || Indians || 1–3 || Bauer (4–2) || Paxton (0–2) || Allen (12) || 15,824 || 31–26 ||L4 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || June 7 || Indians || 7–1 || Miley (6–2) || Anderson (1–4) || — || 16,944 || 32–26 ||W1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 8 || Indians || 5–0 || Walker (3–6) || Carrasco (2–1) || — || 15,337 || 33–26 ||W2 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 9 || Indians || 3–5 || Otero (1–0) || Benoit (1–1) || Allen (13) || 19,901 || 33–27 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 10 || Rangers || 7–5 || Iwakuma (5–5) || Holland (5–5) || Cishek (14) || 37,055 || 34–27 ||W1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 11 || Rangers || 1–2 (11) || Bush (2–0) || Montgomery (2–1) || Dyson (9) || 36,055 || 34–28 ||L1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 12 || Rangers || 4–6 || Hamels (6–1) || Miley (6–3) || Dyson (10) || 39,251 || 34–29 ||L2 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 14 || @ Rays || 7–8 || Garton (1–0) || Montgomery (2–2) || Colomé (19) || 11,455 || 34–30 ||L3 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 15 || @ Rays || 2–3 (13) || Andriese (6–0) || Montgomery (2–3) || — || 12,239 || 34–31 ||L4 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 16 || @ Rays || 6–4 || Paxton (1–2) || Snell (0–1) || Cishek (15) || 11,331 || 35–31 ||W1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || June 17 || @ Red Sox || 8–4 || Iwakuma (6–5) || Elias (0–1) || Cishek (16) || 35,896 || 36–31 ||W2 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 18 || @ Red Sox || 2–6 || Porcello (8–2) || Sampson (0–1) || — || 37,195 || 36–32 ||L1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 19 || @ Red Sox || 1–2 || Price (8–4) || Díaz (0–1) || Kimbrel (16) || 37,211 || 36–33 ||L2 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 20 || @ Tigers || 7–8 (12) || Sánchez (4–7) || Nuño (0–1) || — || 27,670 || 36–34 ||L3 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 21 || @ Tigers || 2–4 || Rondón (1–0) || Paxton (1–3) || Rodríguez (20) || 30,150 || 36–35 ||L4 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 22 || @ Tigers || 1–5 || Ryan (2–2) || Iwakuma (6–6) || – || 31,497 || 36–36 ||L5 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 23 || @ Tigers || 4–5 (10) || Ryan (3–2) || Cishek (2–4) || — || 35,767 || 36–37 ||L6 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 24 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Roach (1–0) || Rosenthal (2–3) || — || 35,746 || 37–37 ||W1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || June 25 || Cardinals || 5–4 || Karns (6–2) || Leake (5–5) || Cishek (17) || 40,431 || 38–37 ||W2 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 26 || Cardinals || 6–11 || Siegrist (5–2) || Vincent (2–3) || — || 35,955 || 38–38 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || June 28 || Pirates || 5–2 || Iwakuma (7–6) || Niese (6–6) || Cishek (18) || 24,836 || 39–38 ||W1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 29 || Pirates || 1–8 || Taillon (2–1) || Miley (6–4) || — || 25,477 || 39–39 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || June 30 || Orioles || 5–3 || Walker (4–6) || Tillman (10–2) || Cishek (19) || 23,715 || 40–39 ||W1

|-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 || July 1 || Orioles || 5–2 || LeBlanc (1–0) || Gausman (1–6) || Cishek (20) || 33,006 || 41–39 ||W2 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 || July 2 || Orioles || 12–6 || Paxton (2–3) || Wilson (4–6) || Karns (1) || 29,362 || 42–39 ||W3 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 82 || July 3 || Orioles || 9–4 || Iwakuma (8–6) || Jiménez (5–8) || — || 31,405 || 43–39 ||W4 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 4 || @ Astros || 1–2 || McCullers (4–2) || Miley (6–5) || Harris (8) || 29,844 || 43–40 ||L1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 5 || @ Astros || 2–5 || Keuchel (6–9) || Walker (4–7) || Harris (9) || 21,553 || 43–41 ||L2 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 6 || @ Astros || 8–9 || Giles (1–3) || Díaz (0–2) || Gregerson (14) || 25,709 || 43–42 ||L3 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 7 || @ Royals || 3–4 || Pounders (1–0) || Cishek (2–5) || — || 31,425 || 43–43 ||L4 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 87 || July 8 || @ Royals || 3–2 || Iwakuma (9–6) || Ventura (6–7) || Cishek (21) || 33,391 || 44–43 ||W1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 9 || @ Royals || 3–5 || Vólquez (8–8) || Miley (6–6) || Herrera (1) || 30,659 || 44–44 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 89 || July 10 || @ Royals || 8–5 || Montgomery (3–3) || Gee (3–3) || — || 27,544 || 45–44 ||W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" | colspan="10" | 87th All-Star Game in San Diego, California |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 15 || Astros || 3–7 || Fister (9–6) || Paxton (2–4) || — || 29,217 || 45–45 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 91 || July 16 || Astros || 1–0 || Iwakuma (10–6) || McCullers (4–4) || Cishek (22) || 41,386 || 46–45 ||W1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 17 || Astros || 1–8 || McHugh (6–6) || Montgomery (3–4) || — || 27,322 || 46–46 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 93 || July 18 || White Sox || 4–3 || Rollins (1–0) || Robertson (0–2) || — || 20,598 || 47–46 ||W1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 19 || White Sox || 1–6 || Quintana (8–8) || Miley (6–7) || — || 24,851 || 47–47 ||L1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | 95 || July 20 || White Sox || 6–5 (11) || Nuño (1–1) || Jennings (3–2) || — || 39,985 || 48–47 ||W1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb"