Sunday, March 3, 2019

Game #10 (5-3-1)

Peoria Stadium SEATTLE MARINERS (5-3-1) vs. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (5-2-1) Home #7 (4-1-1)

TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION

Starting Pitchers: LH Marco Gonzales (0-0, 0.00) vs. RH Zack Godley (0-0, 81.00)
1:10 pm MT/12:10 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW
TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue their 43rd spring training with a Cactus League match-up
SPRING RECORD
today against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Peoria Stadium…today’s game is the 10th of a 23-game
Overall Record.............................. 5-3-1 Cactus League schedule for the Mariners that will conclude March 22 vs. the Los Angeles Angels at
PEORIA STADIUM........................ 4-1-1
Home Record............................... 4-1-1
Peoria Stadium…the Mariners will open the regular season with the 2019 Japan Opening Series,
Road Record....................................1-2 March 20-21 against the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Current Streak................................... L1 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)…
THE COUNTDOWN TODAY: Mariners vs. Diamondbacks 1:10 pm/12:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
17 days to Opening Day, 3/20 at OAK SEA — Gonzales*, Strickland, Festa, Garton, Leyer, McKay
ARI — Godley, Nolasco, Payamps, Chafin*, Bracho, López, Shipley
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
MONDAY: OFF DAY
March 4.................................. OFF DAY
March 5 .......................... at San Diego TUESDAY: Mariners at Padres 1:10 pm/12:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle/ROOT Sports
March 6............................. vs. Oakland SD — Lauer*, Quantrill, Loup*, Stock, Bolligner*, Stammen
March 7............................. at Cincinnati SEA — Leake, Dunn, Armstrong, Gearrin, Altavilla
March 8....................... vs. Chicago-NL * left-handed pitcher #delayed to 7:00 pm PT
March 9................... at Los Angeles-NL
Bold - Peoria Stadium BRINGING VOGELBACH…Daniel Vogelbach has reached base safely in each of his 5 games this
spring, including 4 games with at least 1 hit…he has drawn a walk in 4 consecutive games, dating
CACTUS LEAGUE LEADERS back to Feb. 25 vs. Cincinnati…yesterday at Kansas City, Vogelbach collected 2 hits and drew 2 walks
IN ON-BASE PERCENTAGE in 4 plate appearances…overall this spring, he is running a .556/.733/.889 slash line (1.622 OPS).
(QUALIFIED PLAYERS)
Rk. Name OBP
LIVING ON BASE…the Mariners are 4th in the Cactus League with a .374 on-base percentage,
1. Ryan McMahon-COL.............. .588 trailing only Los Angeles-AL (.400), Kansas City (.398) and Cincinnati (.375)…Seattle is also 4th
2. Christian Walker-ARI............... .533 in the Cactus League with 39 walks, behind the Angels (54), Royals (46) and Reds (44)…Daniel
3. Franklin Barreto-OAK............. .526 Vogelbach ranks T2nd among Cactus League players with 6 walks (also: Kyle Schwarber-CHC and
4. Dylan Moore-SEA................. .471
Jhoan Urena-LAA), trailing only Scott Schebler-CIN (7)…among qualified Cactus League players,
Jose Rojas-LAA...................... .471
Dylan Moore ranks T4th with a .471 on-base percentage.
BASEBALL AMERICA’S VS. THE DIAMONDBACKS…the Mariners and Diamondbacks meet today in their lone Cactus
TOP-10 MARINERS League match-up of the spring…Seattle and Arizona did not face each other during Spring Training
PROSPECTS last season…the Mariners went 1-1 vs. the D-backs in spring of 2017…the Mariners and D-backs
Rk. Name Position meet for a three-game series last season, Aug. 24-26 in Phoenix, with the Mariners take 2-of-3…
1. Justus Sheffield.................... LHP
2. Yusei Kikuchi......................... LHP
overall, Seattle is 16-11 all-time vs. Arizona.
3. Jarred Kelenic........................... OF ROSTER MOVE…Mariners General Manager Jerry Dipoto announced today the following roster
4. Evan White.............................. INF move from the Mariners Major League spring camp: infielder Joey Curletta has been optioned to
5. Julio Rodriguez......................... OF
6. Justin Dunn...........................RHP
Triple-A Tacoma…the roster move leaves the Mariners with 61 players in Major League camp: 37
7. Logan Gilbert..........................RHP roster players and 24 non-roster invitees.
8. Kyle Lewis............................... OF
OPENING DAY IN SEATTLE…Opening Day at T-Mobile Park is just 25 days away, Thursday, March
9. Shed Long.............................. INF
10. Noelvi Marte.............................INF 28 vs. the Boston Red Sox at 4:10 pm…Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez will throw out the ceremonial
BOLD = Players in Major League camp first pitch…after the Mariners open the regular season with a pair of games vs. the Oakland Athletics
BY THE NUMBERS at the Tokyo Dome in Japan (March 20-21), they will return to Seattle on March 22.
GOODBYE BASEBALL…the Mariners have belted 12 home runs this spring, T5th-most in the

.281
The Mariners are batting .281 (85x303)
Cactus League (also: Milwaukee and San Diego)…they trail only San Francisco (16), Cleveland (15),
Colorado (13) and Kansas City (13)…of the club’s 51 runs scored this spring, 19 have come via
home runs…nine different Mariners have homered so far this spring: Braden Bishop, Jake Fraley,
this spring, 4th-best in the Cactus
League…Seattle trails only the Angels Mitch Haniger (2), Kyle Lewis (2), Shed Long, Chris Mariscal, Ian Miller, Domingo Santana (2)
(.303/97x320), Royals (.302/94x311) and Daniel Vogelbach…Haniger, Lewis and Santana are among 30 players in the Cactus League
and White Sox (.285/91x319). with multiple home runs this spring.

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CAMP IS ABOUT TO GET CROWDED…the Mariners minor league pitchers and catchers will report
for physicals tomorrow with their first workout on Tuesday, March 5…position players will report for
Marco Gonzales fanned 5 of 11 batters physicals on Saturday, March 9 with the first full squad minor league workout on Sunday, March
faced in his last start, Feb. 26 vs. Texas. 10…there are over 45 minor league players currently participating in Mini Camp (which will run until
MiL camp opens) with an additional 100 players showing up over the next week…the Mariners four

21
The Mariners have scored 21 of their
full season minor league affiliates (AAA Tacoma Rainiers, AA Arkansas Travelers, High-A Modesto
Nuts & A West Virginia Power) all open their 2019 seasons on Thursday, April 4.
51 runs this spring during the first and 2019 JAPAN OPENING SERIES…the Mariners will open the 2019 regular season in Tokyo, Japan
second innings. on March 20-21 against the Oakland Athletics…the two-game 2019 Japan Opening Series at the
Tokyo Dome will be “road” games for the Mariners…the Mariners will travel from Arizona to Tokyo on
THE ROSTER
Thursday, March 14…the trip will begin with two exhibition games vs. Nippon Professional Baseball
The spring roster is currently at 61 teams on Sunday, March 17 and Monday, March 18…the Mariners will begin the regular season on
players (37 roster, 24 non-roster)…
the camp breakdown by position is March 20 at 6:35 pm in Tokyo (2:35 am in Seattle) and will fly back to Seattle following the game on
the following: 30 pitchers (10 non- March 21 (6:35 pm in Japan/2:35 am in Seattle)…this will mark the 5th time that the Major League
roster), 6 catchers (4 non-roster), Baseball regular season has opened with a two-game series in Japan (last: 2012, SEA vs. OAK).
14 infielders (4 non-roster) and 11
outfielders (6 non-roster). BUSY OFFSEASON…from the end of the 2018 season through the first day of Seattle’s Major
League Spring Training (Feb. 11), the Mariners completed 9 trades, signed 7 Major League free
ON THE AIR agents and claimed 1 player in the Major League Phase of the Rule 5 Draft…of the 9 trades involving
Today’s game vs. Arizona will be the 40-man roster, the Mariners acquired 17 players and completed deals with 8 different clubs…
televised live in HD on ROOT
SPORTS NW and broadcast live of the 67 players who were on the Mariners Spring Training roster when the team opened camp, 35
on 710 ESPN Seattle (12:10 pm were new to the organization since the end of the 2018 season.
PT/1:10 pm MT)…Dave Sims and
Mike Blowers will call the action on
DID YOU KNOW?…that Dee Gordon ranks 5th among active players in career stolen bases
TV, while Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill against the Diamondbacks with 13?…Gordon trails Matt Kemp (19), Jose Reyes (18), Carlos
will broadcast the game on the radio. Gonzalez (14) and Billy Hamilton (14).
 2019 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 3, 2019 • VS. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

#7 — MARCO GONZALES (LHP)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2018 SEATTLE 13-9 4.00 29 29 1 0 166.2 172 76 74 17 32 145
2019 SPRING - 0.00 1 1 - - 3.0 1 0 0 - 1 5
MLB Totals 18-12 4.46 51 43 1 0 244.0 270 123 121 30 65 209
2019 Spring Training - Pitched a 1-2-3 first inning in a rain-out game on 2/21 at OAK...Pitched 3.0 scoreless innings on 2/26 vs. TEX
(3.0,1,0,0,1,5).
• Last Season - Went 13-9 with a 4.00 ERA (74 ER, 166.2 IP) with 145 strikeouts and 32 walks in 29 starts with the Mariners.
• Leaderboard - Among AL leaders, ranked 4th in walks-per-9-innings (1.73/32 BB, 66.2 IP), 18th in ERA (4.00) and WHIP (1.22/32 BB,
172 H, 166.2 IP) and 25th in innings (166.2).
• Tough on Lefties – In 121 plate appearances vs. left-handed batters, issued only 3 walks…among pitchers with at least 150.0 innings
pitched, his 3 walks to lefties tied for 2nd-fewest in the Majors (also: Chris Sale-BOS and Alex Wood-LAD), behind Mike Minor-TEX (2).
• Home Sweet Home – In 14 home starts, went 5-3 with a 3.63 ERA (32 ER, 79.1 IP).
• Control the Zone – Among Mariners pitchers with at least 150.0 innings pitched in single-season club history, ranks T3rd for fewest
walks allowed with 32 (also: Doug Fister, 2010, and Carlos Silva, 2008).
• No Free Passes – Issued 1-or-fewer walks in 20 of his 29 starts, ranking T8th in the Majors.
• Pick Your Poison – Ranked 2nd in ML/1st in the AL with 7 pickoffs, trailing only Eric Lauer-SD (10) for the Major League lead.

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH

#67 — Matt Festa (RHP): #80 — David McKay (RHP):
2019 Spring Training: Pitched 1.0 scoreless inning on 2/23 vs. SD 2019 Spring Training: Pitched one scoreless inning on 2/25 vs. CIN
(1.0,0,0,0,0,0)...Pitched 1.0 inning on 2/27 at CLE (1.0,3,3,3,1,2)... (1.0,1,0,0,0,1)...Pitched 1.0 scoreless inning on 2/28 vs. CWS (1.0,0,0,0,0,1)…
• Last Season - In 8 games (1 start) with the Mariners, compiled a 2.16 • The Trade - Acquired in minor league trade with Kansas City along with
ERA (2 ER, 8.1 IP) with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks. Ashton Goudeau (rhp), Matt Tenuta (lhp) and Colin Rodgers (lhp) on March
• No Runs for You – Held opponents scoreless in 6 of 8 Major League ap- 20, 2018.
pearances. • Last Season - Made stops with High-A Modesto, Triple-A Tacoma and
• Welcome to the Show – Made his Major League debut July 14 at Colorado Double-A Arkansas…in 35 relief appearances with Arkansas, was 5-1 with
(0.2,2,0,0,0,0). 1 save and a 2.49 ERA (14 ER, 50.2 IP) with 71 strikeouts and 21 walks.
• What a Year – Named the Jamie Moyer Minor League Pitcher of the Year by • No Hits for You - Limited opposing batters to a .199 (36x181) avg against.
the Mariners after going 5-2 with 20 saves and a 2.76 ERA (15 ER, 49.0 IP) • Whiffed - Struck out at least 1 batter in 32 of 35 games…averaged 12.61
in 44 games with Double-A Arkansas…struck out 67, walked 12 and limited strikeouts-per-9.0-innings (71 SO, 50.2 IP).
opponents to a .263 (50x190) average. • Durable - Worked at least 2.0 innings in 10 of 35 outings with Double-A
• Award Season – Named to the Texas League Postseason All-Star team. Arkansas.
• Leader in the Clubhouse – Led all Texas League relievers in saves (20) • Career - Selected by the Mets in the 30th round of the 2013 Draft; did
and save opportunities (22), while ranking T1st with 44 relief appearances. not sign…played at Florida Atlantic from 2014-16…selected by the Roy-
• Career - Selected by Seattle in the 7th round of the 2016 MLB First-Year als in the 14th round of the 2016 Draft…in 3 Minor League seasons in the
Player Draft out of East Stroudsburg University. Royals (2016-17) and Mariners (2018-c) organizations, compiled a 15-10
#58 — Ryan Garton (RHP): record, 4.73 ERA (101 ER, 192.1 IP) and 205 strikeouts in 74 games (19
2019 Spring Training: Is 0-0, 0.00 in 2 G: Pitched 1.0 ShO IP 2/23 vs. SD starts).
#43 — Hunter Strickland (RHP):
(1.0,1,0,0,0,0)...tossed 1.0 ShO IP 2/27 at CLE (1.0,1,0,0,0,0)... 2019 Spring Training: Pitched 1.0 scoreless inning on 2/23 vs. SD
• Last Season - In 35 games with Triple-A Tacoma, was 1-0 with 4 saves and
3.16 ERA (15 ER, 42.2 IP) with 43 strikeouts and 24 walks…held opponents (1.0,0,0,0,0,0)... Pitched 1.0 scoreless inning on 2/27 at CLE (1.0,0,0,0,0,2)...
to a .182 (27x148) average…had at least 1 strikeout in 26 of 35 outings… • Welcome to Seattle - Signed as a free agent on Jan. 27, 2019.
from June 22-Aug. 3, posted a 0.95 ERA (2 ER, 19.0 IP) in 15 games. • Last Season - Went 3-5 with 14 saves and a 3.97 ERA (20 ER, 45.1 IP)
• Ouch - On the minor league DL, April 26-May 27, with right elbow tendi- with 37 strikeouts and 21 walks in 49 games with San Francisco.
nitis. • Tough on Lefties – Limited opposing left-handed batters to a .186
• Minor Totals - Was 27-8 with 29 saves and a 2.82 ERA (108 ER, 345.0 IP) (16x86) average against and struck out 21 of 98 lefties faced…overall,
and 350 strikeouts over 7 Minor League seasons in the Rays (2012-17) and held opposing batters to a .247 (43x174) average against.
Mariners (2017-c) organizations. • On the Mend – On the 10-day disabled list, June 19-Aug. 18 (transferred
• Career - Made his Major League debut with Tampa Bay on May 26, 2016 to the 60-day DL on July 7), with a fractured right hand…combined for 6
vs. Miami…has appeared in parts of 2 Major League seasons with the Rays appearances on rehab assignments with the AZL Giants (1 G), High-A San
(2016-17) and Mariners (2017-c)…originally selected by the Rays in the Jose (1 G) and Triple-A Sacramento (4 G).
34th round of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft from Florida Atlantic • Postseason - Has made 11 career postseason appearances with the Gi-
University. ants, including winning the 2014 World Series…in the 2014 NLDS vs. the
#81 — Robinson Leyer (RHP): Nationals, had the save in Game 2 (scoreless 18th inning) and the win in
2019 Spring Training: 1.0 scoreless IP on 2/24 at COL (1.0,0,0,0,0,0)… Game 4…was on the Giants roster for the 2014 NL Wild Card Game (at
Pitched 1.0 scoreless inning on 2/28 vs. CWS (1.0,0,0,0,1,1)… PIT) and the 2016 NL Wild Card Game (at NYM) but did not appear.
• Last Season - Joined the Reds organization in a minor league trade during • Career - Has appeared in 5 Major League seasons with the Giants (2014-
Spring Training…in 42 games with Double-A Pensacola, was 6-3 with 2 18)…selected by the Red Sox in the 18th round of the 2007 MLB Draft out
saves and a 2.59 ERA (17 ER, 59.0 IP). of Pike County (GA) High School…made his ML debut with the Giants on
• Join the Club - Signed as a free agent on Nov. 20, 2018. Sept. 1, 2014 at Colorado.
• Career - In parts of 7 Minor League seasons with the White Sox (2012-17)
and Reds (2018) organizations, compiled a record of 26-40 with a 4.15 ERA
(261 ER, 566.2 IP) and 451 strikeouts in 196 games (83 starts).

2019 SEATTLE MARINERS - SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

DAY DATE OPP SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE REC ATT
Thursday February 21 Oakland Athletics Cancelled mid-2nd inning (rain) 0-0 N/A
Friday February 22 Oakland Athletics 8-1 Leake (1-0) Mengden None 1-0 5,298
Saturday February 23 San Diego Padres 4-6 Yardley Elías (0-1) Enns 1-1 5,766
Sunday February 24 Colorado Rockies 4-2 Swanson (1-0) Shaw Tenuta (1) 2-1 6,493
Monday February 25 Cincinnati Reds 11-3 Kikuchi (1-0) Wood None 3-1 3,541
Tuesday February 26 Texas Rangers 4-4 None None None 3-1-1 3,216
Wednesday February 27 Cleveland Indians (ss) 5-6 Tully Brennan (0-1) Angulo 3-2-1 3,061
Thursday February 28 Chicago White Sox 8-3 Elías (1-1) Turner None 4-2-1 4,341
Friday March 1 Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 Sheffield (1-0) Burnes None 5-2-1 6,962
Saturday March 2 Kansas City Royals 0-8 Ynoa Kikuchi (1-1) None 5-3-1 6,631
Sunday March 3 Arizona Diamondbacks Peoria 1:10/12:10 R/TV
Monday March 4 OFF DAY
Tuesday March 5 San Diego Padres (ss) Peoria 1:10/12:10 R#
Wednesday March 6 Oakland Athletics Peoria 6:40/5:40 R/TV
Thursday March 7 Cincinnati Reds Goodyear 6:05/5:05 R
Friday March 8 Chicago Cubs Peoria 6:40/5:40 R/TV
Saturday March 9 Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale 1:05/12:05 R
Sunday March 10 Cleveland Indians (SS) Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Los Angeles Angels (SS) Tempe 1:10
Monday March 11 Kansas City Royals (ss) Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Tuesday March 12 Chicago White Sox (ss) Glendale 1:05 R#
Wednesday March 13 San Francisco Giants Peoria 6:40 R/TV
MARINERS IN JAPAN, MARCH 14-21
Tuesday March 19 Chicago Cubs* Mesa-Sloan 1:05
Thursday March 21 Cincinnati Reds* Peoria 6:40
Friday March 22 Los Angeles Angels* Peoria 6:40
Bold: Home team (SS) in caps refers to Mariners split squad game
TV = ROOT Sports Broadcast R = 710 ESPN Seattle R# = Delayed radio on 710 ESPN Seattle
* While the Mariners are in Japan, a squad made up of players in Mariners Major League camp who are not part of the Japan traveling party, will remain in Arizona for a
game against the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park in Mesa (March 19) and two games at Peoria against the Cincinnati Reds (March 21) and the Los Angeles Angels (March 22).