Thursday, March 4, 2021

Game #4 (1-1-1)
Peoria Stadium COLORADO ROCKIES (2-1) at SEATTLE MARINERS (1-1-1) Home #3 (1-1)

TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION

Starting Pitchers: LH Justus Sheffield (4-3, 3.58 in 2020) vs. RH Chi Chi González (0-0, 18.00)
1:10 pm AZ/12:10 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle (delayed 7:00 pm PT) • TV: None
TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners return home to Peoria Stadium to face the Colorado Rockies...
SPRING RECORD finishing off a stretch of 3 home games in the first 4 games before a stretch of 3 road games over
Overall Record................................1-1-1 the next 4 contests...Seattle is coming off an 8-8 tie yesterday at the Cubs, in which both teams
PEORIA STADIUM............................. 1-1 recorded 8 runs, 9 hits and 3 home runs.
Home Record.................................... 1-1
Road Record..................................0-0-1 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)…
Current Streak.................................... T1 TODAY: Mariners vs. Rockies 1:10 pm/12:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
SEA — Sheffield*, Graveman, Middleton, Vest, Misiewicz*, Sadler, Lail, Sewald
THE COUNTDOWN COL — C. Gonzalez, Tinoco, B. Gonzalez*, Jo. Sheffield, Bowden*, Diehl*, Harvey
28 days to Opening Night, 4/1 vs. SF
FRIDAY: Mariners at White Sox 1:05 pm/12:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
UPCOMING SCHEDULE SEA — Flexen, Gerber, Tapia, Swanson, Schultz, Elias*, Magill
March 5.......................... at Chicago-AL
CHW — Stiever, Ruiz, Burdi, Foster, Guerrero, Medeiros*
March 6............................. vs. Oakland SATURDAY: Mariners vs. Athletics 1:10 pm/12:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
March 7....................at Los Angeles-AL SEA — Dunn, Margevicius*, Duron, Fletcher*, Nittoli, Yacabonis, Chargois
March 8............................. at Cleveland OAK — Jeffries, Diekman*
Bold - Peoria Stadium
* left-handed pitcher
FIRST SPRING HOME RUN POWER SURGE…the Mariners hit 3 home runs in their third Cactus League contest after going
2006............Raul Ibañez, Solo vs. CHC
homerless in the first 2 games...Jarred Kelenic hit the first home run in the top of the 4th, a 2-run
2007...............Raul Ibañez, 2-run at SD blast to left-center field off Brandon Workman...Taylor Trammell hit a solo home run in the 5th off
2008..... Wladimir Balentien, Solo at SD Jason Adam...in the top of the 9th down by an 8-6 score, Jack Reinheimer hit a game-tying 2-run
2009............. Chris Shelton, Solo at SD homer off Tommy Nance, who was tagged with a blown save.
2010...............Ryan Garko, Solo vs. SD
VS. COLORADO…the Mariners and Rockies have met 71 times in Spring Training action, with
2011....... Carlos Peguero, 2-run vs. SD
2012.. Michael Saunders, 2-run at OAK Colorado looking to knot up the all-time series with Seattle currently owning a 36-35 advantage...
2013........... Casper Wells, 2-run vs. SD the clubs last met on March 2, 2020, a 9-6 COL win at Peoria Stadium...prior to that contest, last
2014.............. Nick Franklin, Solo at SD meeting was Feb. 24, 2019 at COL, a 4-2 Mariners win.
2015............D.J. Peterson, Solo vs. SD
ROLL WITH THE CHANGES…due to COVID-19 protocols, Cactus League teams have the ability
2016..........Chris Iannetta, 2-run vs. SD
2017.............. Nelson Cruz, 3-run at SD
to “roll over an inning” (effectively ending it) after a pitcher has thrown 20 pitches...after the Mariners
2018............. Matt Hague, Solo at CHC first 2 spring games witnessed 3 combined instances of “rolling an inning” (2 in the first game, 1 in
2019....... Mitch Haniger, 2-run vs. OAK the second game), Wednesday’s game at Sloan Park included 4 instances, a pair from each team...
2020........Joseph Odom, 2-run vs. TEX Mariners pitching “rolled” the bottom of the 4th and 6th innings, while Cubs pitching “rolled” the top
2021..... Jarred Kelenic, 2-run at CHC of the 5th and 8th innings.
BY THE NUMBERS TY CUBB…the Mariners and Cubs tied Wednesday, 8-8, in a 9-inning game...it was Seattle’s first
spring game that ended in a tie since March 10, 2019 at Los Angeles-AL...in that game, the Mariners

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and Angels finished 9 innings tied by a 9-9 score...the Mariners scored 5 runs in the top of the 8th,
and the Angels put up 6 in the bottom of the 9th in that contest.
Mariners Manager Scott Servais LOU GEHRIG DAY…Major League Baseball announced it will hold a sportwide Lou Gehrig Day
has already named Marco Gonza- starting this season, honoring the Hall of Fame New York Yankees first baseman whose grace and
les as Opening Night starter for the
Mariners vs. the Giants on April 1... courage fighting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis inspired a group of those affected by the disease to
will mark his third consecutive start make June 2 synonymous with him...the announcement joins Gehrig with Jackie Robinson and
on Opening Day, trailing only Félix Roberto Clemente on the short list of players honored throughout the big leagues.
Hernández (11), Randy Johnson (6)
and Jamie Moyer (4) for the most PROSPECTING…the Mariners are ranked by Baseball America as having the 2nd-best farm system
Opening Day starts in club history. in the Major Leagues, trailing only Tampa Bay…Seattle’s No. 2 ranking is its best in club history...5
Mariners are ranked in Baseball America’s Top-100 Prospects: OF Julio Rodriguez (#3), OF Jarred

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The Mariners are in the midst of a
Kelenic (#4), RHP Logan Gilbert (#35), RHP Emerson Hancock (#57) and INF Noelvi Marte (#73)…
the Mariners are the only club with two of the top-5 prospects in 2021…since 2018, the Mariners
farm system has risen in Baseball America’s from #30 (2018) to #14 (2019) to #5 (2020) and finally #2
“marathon” of Cactus League (2021)…of the Mariners top-10 organizational prospects as ranked by Baseball America, seven are
games, yesterday completing the in Major League Spring Training: Rodriguez (#1), Kelenic (#2), Gilbert (#3), OF Taylor Trammell (#6),
2nd of 26 consecutive days with
a scheduled game, ranging from C Cal Raleigh (#8), RHP Juan Then (#9) and RHP Andrés Muñoz (#10).
March 2-27. COACHES…the Mariners eight-man coaching staff features only one new face this season: Bullpen
Coach and Director of Pitching Strategy Trent Blank (Acting Bullpen Coach in ‘20)...the 7 returning

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Of the 72 players on the Mariners
coaches remain in the same roles: Third Base Coach Manny Acta, First Base/Infield Coach Perry
Hill, Hitting Coach Tim Laker, Bench Coach Jared Sandberg, Major League Field Coordinator
Carson Vitale, Pitching Coach Pete Woodworth and Asst. Hitting Coach Jarret DeHart.
Spring Training roster, 59 of them
were with the Mariners organiza- TOUGH TICKET…Wednesday’s game at Sloan Park between the Mariners and Cubs drew 3,282
tion in 2020. fans...through 2 games at Peoria Stadium, the Mariners have averaged 1,635 fans...capacity is
limited to 1,960 for health and safety reasons…since the ballpark opened in 1994, and coming into
THE ROSTER 2021, Seattle has averaged 7,635 per game over the 27 seasons (397 games) here.
The spring roster is currently at 72
ON THE AIR…ROOT SPORTS and 710 ESPN Seattle will provide complete coverage of the
players (40 roster, 31 non-roster, 1 Mariners 2021 Spring Training schedule…ROOT SPORTS will televise 8 Cactus League games
60-day IL)…the camp breakdown by and 710 ESPN Seattle will air all 28 spring games (21 will be aired live, while 7 will be carried on a
position is the following: 41 pitchers delayed basis)…see the complete broadcast schedule on page 2 of the game notes.
(17 non-roster, 1 IL), 7 catchers
(5 non-roster), 9 infielders (3 non- INFORMATION GUIDE…the 2021 Seattle Mariners Information Guide is available for download via
roster), 10 outfielders (5 non-roster) the Mariners Virtual Press Box (www.MarinersMedia.com)...the printed version of the 2021 Media
and 4 INF/OF (1 non-roster). Guide will be available and distributed later this week.
ON THE AIR HEY MIKE, AS YOU KNOW…the Mariners hit a trio of home runs in Wednesday’s game at
Today’s game against Colorado will Chicago-NL...Jarred Kelenic, Taylor Trammell and Jack Reinheimer supplied the Mariners first
be broadcast on delay (7:00 pm PT) 3 home runs of 2021 Cactus League play...Reinheimer’s 2-run homer in the top of the 9th tied
on 710 ESPN Seattle (first pitch 1:10
things up at 8-8, but...DID YOU KNOW?...it was the first game-tying homer in the 9th inning or
pm in AZ/12:10 pm PT)…Rick Rizzs
and Mike Blowers are on the call…... later by a Mariners batter in a spring game since Feb. 26, 2019 vs. Texas, when Chris Mariscal
complete spring training day-by-day hit a solo homer to make it a 4-4 tie...Mariscal’s home run was the second of back-to-back home
with TV and radio listings is listed on runs, with Jake Fraley’s 2-run homer preceding it...that game also ended in a tie after 9 frames,
Page 2 of these game notes. with the teams finshing the game knotted up, 4-4.
 2021 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 4, 2021 • VS. COLORADO ROCKIES

#33 — JUSTUS SHEFFIELD (LHP)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2020 SEATTLE 4-3 3.58 10 10 0 0 55.1 52 23 22 2 20 48
2021 SPRING 0-0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Totals 4-4 4.50 21 17 0 0 94.0 100 48 47 8 41 85

2021 Spring Training - Is making his 2021 Cactus League debut today.
• The Totals – Went 4-3 with a 3.58 ERA (22 ER, 55.1 IP) with 48 strikeouts and 20 walks in 10 starts.
• Rookie Leader – Led American League rookies with 6 quality starts...among AL rookies, also ranked T2nd in starts (10), 3rd in innings
pitched (55.1), 6th in strikeouts (48) and T7th in wins (4).
• True Value – Posted a 1.6 fWAR, 2nd-best among all rookie pitchers in 2020, trailing only the Dodgers Tony Gonsolin (1.8)...Kyle Lewis
(1.7) was the only American League rookie (position player or pitcher) to post a higher fWAR than Sheffield.
• September to Remember – Went 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA (6 ER, 25.0 IP) with 19 strikeouts and 8 walks in 4 starts in the month of
September…his 2.16 ERA was tied for 10th-best in the Major Leagues (also: Joe Musgrove-PIT)/4th-best in the American League in
September…his 2.16 ERA was 2nd-best by a Mariners rookie in the month of September in club history, behind only Rich DeLucia in
1990 (2.00/8 ER, 36.0 IP).

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH

#49 — Kendall Graveman (RHP): #65 — Casey Sadler (RHP):
2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 0.00 in 1G: Made spring debut on Feb. 28 vs. SD, tossing 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 0.00 in 1G: Threw a scoreless top of the 8th in the Mari-
a scoreless 3rd inning in relief of starter Marco Gonzales. ners Cactus League opener on Feb. 28 vs. SD...had 1 strikeout, 1 hit and a wild
• 2020 Totals – Went 1-3 with 5 holds and a 5.79 ERA (12 ER, 18.2 IP) in 11 games pitch.
(2 starts) with Seattle…limited opponents to a .221 (15x68) average, while walking • 2020 Totals – In 7 relief appearances with the Mariners, was 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA
8 and striking out 15. (5 ER, 10.0 IP) with 12 strikeouts and 4 walks.
• Ouch - Missed 27 games due to injuries…on 10-Day Injured List on Aug. 4 (retroac- • Strong Start – Retired 20 of 22 batters faced (2 H), including 9 via strikeout,
tive to Aug. 3)-Sept. 1 with a neck spasm…appeared in 2 Intrasquad games at the across 6.2 scoreless innings in his first 4 relief appearances with the Mariners,
alternate site in Tacoma while on the IL. spanning Sept. 8-19.
• Mariners Debut – Recorded the loss in his Mariners debut on July 27 at HOU, al- • What’s Right is Right – While with Seattle, limited opposing right-handed batters
lowing 7 runs (6 ER) on 6 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 7 over 4.0 innings… to an .067 (1x15) average against…struck out 5 of 17 right-handed batters faced,
also allowed 2 home runs, his only home runs of the season. while walking 2.
#99 — Keynan Middleton (RHP): • Home Away From Home – While with Seattle, posted a 1.04 ERA (1 ER, 8.2 IP)
2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 9.00 in 1G...tossed the 4th inning of Seattle’s opening in 6 outings on the road.
game...allowed a solo home run to San Diego’s Wil Myers. #62 — Brady Lail* (RHP):
• 2020 Totals – Appeared in 13 games for Los Angeles-AL, going 0-1 with a 5.25 ERA 2021 Spring Training - Is making his 2021 Cactus League debut...is a non-roster
(7 ER, 12.0 IP), 11 strikeouts and 6 walks. invitee.
• Personal – Keynan Anthony Middleton...attended Milwaukie (OR) High School and • 2020 Totals – Went 0-0 with a 4.41 ERA (8 ER, 16.1 IP) with 7 walks and 12 strike-
Lane (OR) Community College, where he was also a shooting guard on the basket- outs in 8 games with Mariners.
ball team...coached the JV basketball team at his high school during the offseasons • Historic Beginning – Became the 4th pitcher in modern era to make 1st 3 MLB
when he was in the minor leagues...has two daughters, Kamrynn, 5, and Karter, 2. appearances for 3 different teams (NYY-2019, CWS-2020, SEA-2020); joins John
• Acquired – Signed as a free agent by Seattle on December 16, 2020. Peters, 1915-21; Mysterious Walker, 1910-13; Ensign Cottrell, 1911-1913.
#53 — Will Vest (RHP): • 2020 in Depth – Joined Mariners on Aug. 14 and tossed career-high 3.0 IP that
2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 0.00 in 1G: Tossed a perfect 7th inning in the Mariners night at HOU (3.0,0,0,0,1,3); faced just 10 batters over 3.0 scoreless innings, al-
spring opener vs. the Padres...struck out Gosuke Katoh and Robert Hassell III. lowing only 1 walk with 3 strikeouts...tossed 2.0 innings or more in 4 of his 8 relief
• Totals – Did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season. appearances, including 2 outings of at least 3.0 innings...tossed a season-high
• Personal – William Vest…was a middle infielder primarily at Stephen F. Austin State 4.0 innings of relief on Sept. 14 in Game 2 of a doubleheader vs. OAK...claimed
University before transitioning to a relief role in 2017...was a two-year letter winner off waivers from Chicago-AL on Aug. 10.
for Ridge Point (TX) High School. #37 — Paul Sewald* (RHP):
• Acquired – Selected by Seattle in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 2020 Rule 5 2021 Spring Training: 1-0, 0.00 in 1G: Earned a victory in the Mariners Cactus
Draft from Detroit. League opener on Feb. 28...in the 5-4 walk-off win, tossed a scoreless top of the
#38 — Anthony Misiewicz (LHP): 9th with a pair of strikeouts...allowed a single in that inning, but runner was caught
2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 0.00 in 1G: Threw a scoreless 5th inning in Seattle’s spring stealing.
opener vs. San Diego...struck out Brian O’Grady and Robert Hassell III. • 2020 Totals – Appeared in 5 games for the New York Mets, covering 6.0 innings
• 2020 Totals – Made his first Opening Day roster and pitched in 21 games for Se- with 2 strikeouts.
attle, going 0-2 with a 4.05 ERA (9 ER, 20.0 IP), 25 strikeouts to 6 walks (1 IBB), an • Personal – Paul Stanton Sewald graduated from Bishop Gorman (NV) High
11.25 K/9 ratio and 1 pickoff…14 of his 21 appearances were scoreless, and 17 of School where he helped lead his team to three consecutive Nevada State 4A
his 21 appearances included at least 1 strikeout. championships...played three years of basketball in high school...attended the
• Rookie Stud – Ranked 8th in the American League among rookie pitchers with an University of San Diego, where he was named a first-team All-WCC selection
11.25 K/9 ratio, directly behind teammate Yohan Ramirez (11.32), (min. 20.0 IP)… during his senior season...was a teammate of Cubs infielder and fellow Las Vegas
ranked 7th in that group in K/batters faced at .301, and his 0.5 Pitching FanGraphs native Kris Bryant while at the University of San Diego...is an avid fan of the Vegas
WAR ranked tied for 14th in that group. Golden Knights.
• FIP – Among AL rookie pitchers who threw at least 20.0 IP, Misiewicz’s 3.04 FIP was • Acquired – Signed with Seattle as a minor league free agent on Jan. 7, 2021.
tied for 6th best with Aaron Slegers-TB and Peter Fairbanks-TB.

2021 SEATTLE MARINERS - SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

DAY DATE OPP SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE REC ATT
Sunday Feb. 28 San Diego Padres 5-4 Sewald (1-0) Markel (0-1) None 1-0 1,744
Monday March 1 OFF DAY
Tuesday March 2 Cleveland Indians 1-6 (7.5) Plutko (1-0) Kikuchi (0-1) None 1-1 1,525
Wednesday March 3 Chicago Cubs 8-8 None None None 1-1-1 3,282
Thursday March 4 Colorado Rockies Peoria 1:10/12:10 R#
Friday March 5 Chicago White Sox Glendale 1:05/12:05 R
Saturday March 6 Oakland Athletics Peoria 1:10/12:10 R
Sunday March 7 Los Angeles Angels Tempe 1:10/12:10 R
Monday March 8 Cleveland Indians Goodyear 1:05/12:05 R#
Tuesday March 9 Kansas City Royals Peoria 1:10/12:10 R#
Wednesday March 10 Texas Rangers Peoria 1:10/12:10 R#
Thursday March 11 Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale 6:05/5:05 R
Friday March 12 Cincinnati Reds Peoria 6:40/5:40 R/TV
Saturday March 13 Colorado Rockies Salt River 1:10/12:10 R/TV
Sunday March 14 Milwaukee Brewers Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Monday March 15 Arizona Diamondbacks Peoria 1:10 R#
Tuesday March 16 Kansas City Royals Surprise 6:05 R
Wednesday March 17 Los Angeles Angels Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Thursday March 18 San Francisco Giants Scottsdale 7:05 R
Friday March 19 Chicago White Sox Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Saturday March 20 Texas Rangers Surprise 6:05 R
Sunday March 21 Milwaukee Brewers Maryvale 1:10 R
Monday March 22 Los Angeles Dodgers Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Tuesday March 23 Arizona Diamondbacks Salt River 6:10 R
Wednesday March 24 Chicago Cubs Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Thursday March 25 Oakland Athletics Mesa 1:05 R
Friday March 26 San Diego Padres Peoria 6:40 R
Saturday March 27 San Francisco Giants Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Sunday March 28 OFF DAY
Monday March 29 Cincinnati Reds Goodyear 12:05 R

Bold: Home team

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