Here is today’s Mariners Podcast discussing the 6–1 road trip to New York, Atlanta and Tampa Bay and the upcoming 8-game homestand vs. the Yankees, Rangers and Padres:

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In this podcast, we roll through the highlights and hear plenty of reaction from the M’s clubhouse. Hisashi Iwakuma takes the hill tonight and we preview the matchup versus the Yankees. David Schoenfield Senior Writer and Editor for ESPN’s SweetSpot Blog joins the show to talk Iwakuma and explain where the Mariners fit in the wide open American League. Senior Director of Marketing and Promotions Gregg Greene also appears to preview the numerous events at Safeco Field during this homestand.

Here are some additional notes to catch you up on the Mariners:

Quick Notes:

The Mariners recorded a 3–0 shutout victory over the Rays yesterday to put an exclamation point on a 6–1 road trip. The Mariners are 7–1 in the month of June with 4 shutouts.

Marks the first time since April 21–28, 1993 to record 4 shutouts over an 8-game span.

Mariners recorded back-to-back road shutouts for the first time since July 4–5, 1999 (at TEX and at ANA)…5th time in club history with road shutouts in back-to-back games (and days).

for the first time since July 4–5, 1999 (at TEX and at ANA)…5th time in club history with road shutouts in back-to-back games (and days). Mariners are 7–1 in the month of June, with 4 shutouts….pitching staff has a 1.90 ERA (15 ER, 71.0 IP) in June.

Mariners went 6–1 during the 7-game road trip at NYY (1–0), ATL (2–0) and TB (3–1).

Since 8-game losing streak April 14–22, the Mariners have bounced back to go 27–16 (11 games over .500).

Elias Says:

The Elias Sports Bureau had a fun note about Robinson Cano and his clutch hitting (and extra-base hits) with the bases loaded over the last five seasons:

The Yankees are Coming:

The Yankees make their only trip to Seattle for a three-game series Tuesday-Thursday (all 7:10 pm).

Felix Hernandez Named AL Player of the Week:

Felix Hernandez has been named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending June 8th. Hernandez went 1–0 with a 1.29 ERA, one walk and 23 strikeouts in 14.0 innings over two starts to claim his second career weekly honor, last accomplishing the feat on August 20, 2012 after the right-hander tossed a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays earlier that week. Felix led the Majors in strikeouts and was second in the Junior Circuit in innings pitched.

The Captain:

As a young 20-year-old, Derek Jeter made his Major League debut May 29, 1995 at the Kingdome in Seattle…Jeter batted 9th and started at shortstop, going 0-for-5 in a Mariners 8–7 victory…he faced Rafael Carmona (3 PA), Jeff Nelson (1 PA) and Bobby Ayala (1 PA)…he went 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored the next game for his first Major League hits off Tim Belcher…Jeter is one of 13active players who have played in both the Kingdome and Safeco Field…Jeter is a career .299 hitter (98x328) in 80 games in Seattle, including 20 games in the Kingdome (.247/20x81) and 60 games at Safeco Field (.316/78x247)…also played 5 postseason games at Safeco Field in 2000 & 2001. (was not active for 1995 ALDS).