--CF Ichiro Suzuki has been on something of a stolen base tear. His steal in the third inning Sunday was his 16th of the season. He's had at least one steal in three consecutive games and in eight of the last 11. He also is riding an 11-game hitting streak and has hit in every game in May, which historically is his best month (.370).

--2B Jose Lopez has moved from the No. 2 spot in the batting order to No. 5. Part of that is the need for the Mariners to make up for the loss of regular No. 5 hitter Richie Sexson, but part also is that Lopez is having a better year offensively than most of his teammates. In his first six plate trips batting fifth, Lopez had a single, a double, a triple and a sacrifice fly.

--1B Richie Sexson was handed a six-game suspension for charging the mound against Texas LHP Kason Gabbard and throwing his batting helmet at him. After an appeal, the suspension was reduced to five games, meaning Sexson won't play again until Friday against San Diego.

--RHP Brandon Morrow, who threw a scoreless eighth Sunday, lowered his ERA to 1.23. He's appeared in 10 games this season and has been scored on just once. He struck out DH Jim Thome of the White Sox with a 97 mph fastball Sunday, but he credited part of that to his use earlier in the count of a changeup he's going to more and more often.

BY THE NUMBERS: 27 -- The number of times CF Ichiro Suzuki has had a hitting streak of 10 or more games in his career. He comes into Monday with an 11-game streak, currently the longest in the AL.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "We've got to do this ourselves. No one's going to do it for us." -- Manager John McLaren on the Mariners' need to dig themselves out of last place in the American League West.