SPRING TRAINING GAME INFORMATION

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Camelback Ranch
SEATTLE MARINERS (6-7) at CHICAGO

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WHITE SOX (5-7-2)

Game #14
Road #7

TODAYS GAME INFORMATION

Starting Pitchers: RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jeff Samardzija (1-0, 6.00)
1:05 pm TV: None Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle (delay)
SPRING RECORD
Overall Record................................... 6-7
PEORIA STADIUM............................. 4-3
Home Record.................................... 4-3
Road Record..................................... 2-4
Current Streak.....................................L1

THE COUNTDOWN
20 days to Opening Day, 4/6 vs. LAA

RECENT RESULTS
3/8.................................... L, 1-10 at CIN
3/9...................................W, 4-3 vs. CLE
3/10...................................L, 3-9 at COL
3/11................................. L, 1-4 vs. COL
3/12...................................L, 3-4 at OAK
3/13............................... W, 10-5 vs. MIL
3/14................................. W, 11-4 at ARI
3/15..................................L, 2-5 vs. LAD

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 18............vs. Oakland (1:05 pm)
March 19......... vs. Cleveland (7:05 pm)
March 20................... at Texas (1:05 pm)
March 21......... at Chicago-NL (1:05 pm)
March 22................ vs. Texas (1:05 pm)
March 23............ at LA Angels (1:05 pm)
March 24............at San Diego (1:05 pm)
March 25......vs. Chicago-NL (7:05 pm)
Bold - Peoria Stadium

BY THE NUMBERS

TODAYS TILTthe Mariners return to Cactus League play today after an

off day yesterdaythe well-rested Mariners will travel to Glendale today
to face the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranchthe Mariners open the
2015 season April 6 at Safeco Field vs. the Angels, the first home season
opener since 2008.
TODAYS STARTING 9the Mariners starting 9 today by batting order:
James Jones (CF), Seth Smith (RF), Robinson Can (2B), Kyle Seager
(3B), Logan Morrison (1B), Mike Zunino (C), Dustin Ackley (LF), Brad
Miller (SS), Jesus Montero (DH).
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)
TODAY:
Mariners at White Sox
1:05 pm
710 ESPN (delay)
SEA
Iwakuma, Correia, Medina, Luetge*, Saunders*, Furbush*, Perez*, Pagan
CWS
Samardzija, Beck, Montas, Putnam, Surkamp*, Phillips*, Kensing
WEDNESDAY: Mariners vs. Athletics
1:05 pm
ROOT/710 ESPN (delay)
OAK
Pomeranz*, Bassitt, Scribner, Mills*
SEA
Ramirez, Pries, Rollins*
THURSDAY: Mariners vs. Indians
7:05 pm
ROOT/710 ESPN
CLE
Carrasco, Swarzak, Crockett*, Adams, Hagadone*, Lee
SEA Walker
* left-handed pitcher

ROSTER MOVESthe Mariners made one roster today, optioning RHP Mayckol Guaipe to AAA
Tacomathe spring roster is now at 50 players.
ITS HIS DAYPatrick Kivlehan has appeared in 9 of Seattles first 13 games this spring, playing
first base, third base and outfieldhes batting .294 (5-for-17) with a .529 slugging percentage (2B,
HR, 3 RBI)his slugging percentage trails only B. Miller (.882), Taylor (.842), Cruz (.588), Cano (.545),
among Seattle players with at least seven games playedhonorable mention on the day to Shawn
OMalley, whos played in 11 of the teams first 13 games.

0.00

NOT SO GREENthe Mariners are 14-20 all-time on St. Patricks Day, and have lost 9 of last 11
were off on St. Patricks Day last spring, and beat the Rangers 4-3 in 2013.

.295

POWER OUTAGEthe Mariners have hit only one home run over the last 6 gamesthrough the
first 9 games the Mariners led the Cactus League with 11 home runs.

Taijuan Walker has not allowed a run in

his three Cactus League starts (8.0 IP).

Team batting average is 2nd-best in the

Cactus League behind KC (.316).

.438

Dustin Ackley is batting .438 (7x16) with

4 RBI in 6 spring gamesis 6-for-9 (.667)
over his last 3 starts.

2.20

ERA of Mariners starting pitchers (8 ER,

32.2 IP) in 13 games, 2nd-best in the
Cactus League (CIN - 1.48).

16

The spring schedule will feature 16

games televised by ROOT SPORTS.

THE ROSTER
The spring roster is currently at 50
players (36 roster, 14 non-roster)
the camp breakdown by position
is the following: 24 pitchers (7 nonroster), 4 catchers (1 non-roster),
12 infielders (4 non-roster) and 10
outfielders (2 non-roster).

ON THE AIR
Todays game vs. the White Sox will
air delayed tonight at 7 pm on 710
ESPN Seattleit will be streamed
live on Mariners.com (subscription
required with mobile devices)
Aaron Goldsmith and Dave Sims will
have the radio call from Glendale
the next TV game is tomorrow vs. the
Asa complete spring training TV
and radio schedule is on Page 2 of
the notes.

START IT UPMariners starting pitchers have compiled a 2.20 ERA (8 ER, 32.2 IP) so far in spring
training playthe ERA is 3rd-best in spring play trailing only Cincinnati (1.48) and Toronto (2.17).

JACK OF ALL TRADESOF Austin Jackson has hit safely in 5 of the first 6 games he has appeared,
batting .375 (6x16) with 2 runs scored, 1 double, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 1 walk and 2 stolen bases.
WERE GOING STREAKINGC Mike Zunino currently has a 6-game hitting streak, batting .429
(6x14) with 1 run scored, 1 double, 1 home run, 4 RBI and 1 walk.
A MINOR NOTEwhile the Big League camp was quiet yesterday for the off day, minor league
camp had its first full workout yesterday158 kids took the field, as the position players joined the
pitchers and catchers, whod been working out since March 11today was a full day for the minor
league side: pre-workout today included blood work and photo day, then the workout, and postworkout will include two sessions (English and Spanish) of media training.
ON THE AIR ROOT SPORTS and 710 ESPN Seattle will provide complete coverage of the
Mariners 2015 Spring Training schedulea club-record 16 Cactus League games will be televised
(all from Peoria Stadium) and radio partner 710 ESPN will air 30 spring gamessee the complete
broadcast schedule on page 2 of the game notes.
2014 IN REVIEWthe Mariners finished with a 87-75 (.537) record, the 6th-best winning percentage
in the American Leaguemarked a 16-win improvement from 2013 (71-91)finished one game back
of the Oakland Athletics for the second AL Wild Card, narrowly missing the clubs first postseason
since 2001were not eliminated from postseason play until the bottom of the 5th inning in G#162
posted a 24-23-6 record in series, including 11 sweepsrecorded the 4th-highest run differential in
the American League at +80 (634-554), 6th-best in MLB.
CACTUS LEAGUE TIDBITS

Lefty Showcase - Tyler Olson has faced the minimum 18 batters in his 4 appearances (6.0 IP) and
recorded 8 strikeoutsDavid Rollins has yet to allow a run in 5.1 innings.
Injury Update - Chris Taylor has been diagnosed with a fracture of the triquetrum bone in his right
wristhe is expected to be able to perform baseball activities in four to six weeks.
Spring Leaders - Taijuan Walker leads qualifying Cactus League pitchers with a 0.00 ERAJames
Jones is T4th with 7 runs scoredKetel Marte is T1st with 3 stolen bases.
HR Log - The Mariners have hit 11 home runs this spring, by 10 different players: Brad Miller (2),
Nelson Cruz (1), D.J. Peterson (1), Chris Taylor (1), Patrick Kivlehan (1), Justin Ruggiano (1), Kyle
Seager (1), Rickie Weeks (1), Jordy Lara (1), Mike Zunino (1).
HR Line in CF - New for the 2015 Cactus League season is a yellow line on the center field blue
monsterballs hit above the yellow line off the batters eye will now be a home run at Peoria Stadium.

HEY CHRISTIAN, DID YOU KNOWthat after today, 10 of the Mariners remaining 18 Cactus
League games will be televised by ROOT SPORTS?two additional games, March 23 at LA
Angels and March 27 at Kansas City, are scheduled to air on the MLB Network (check listings).

2015 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES MARCH 17, 2015 AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX

#18 HISASHI IWAKUMA (RHP)

YEAR TEAM
W-L
ERA
G
GS
CG
SHO
IP
H
R
ER
HR
BB
SO
2014
Tacoma # 0-0
4.50 1 1
4.0 0
4.0 6 3 2 0 0 2
SEATTLE 15-9 3.52
28 28 0 0
179.0
167 70 70 20 21 154
2015
SPRING 0-0
0.00 1 1 0 0
2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLB Totals 38-20 3.07 91 77 0
0
524.0 463 188 179 62 106 440

2015 Spring Training - Tossed simulated game (4.1 IP / 60 pitches) 3/12...retired all 6 BF (5 ground outs) 3/7 vs. AZ.
Last Season - Went 15-9 with a 3.52 ERA (70 ER, 179.0 IP) in 28 GS with Seattle...recorded a career-high 17 wins.
WHIP - Ranked 4th in the AL with a 1.050 WHIP, 4th-best in club history (holds 2nd-best mark with 1.006 in 2003.
Control Freak - Walked only 21 batters in 28 starts...ranked 2nd in the MLB with a 1.06 BB/9.0 IP and 3rd with 7.33 strikeout-to-walk
ratio...recorded 14 starts without issuing a walk, 2nd-best in MLB.
Japanese Wins - Became the 5th Japanese-born pitcher with 15 wins in a season: Nomo (3x), Matsuzaka (2x), Darvish, Kuroda.
Career - Signed with Seattle as a free agent on Jan. 5, 2012....is 38-20, 3.07 ERA (179 ER, 524.0 IP) in 91 G/77 GS over 3 seasons
with Seattle.

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH

#37 KEVIN CORREIA (RHP):

2015 Spring Training: Making first Cactus League appearance after signing a MiL contract on March 9.
2014 in Review - Split the season with the Twins and Dodgers, combining to go 7-17 with a 5.44 ERA in 32 games including 26 starts.
How it Unfolded - Began the season in the Twins rotation, going 5-13
with a 4.94 ERA in 23 GS before being traded to the Dodgers on Aug.
10 for future considerations...with Los Angeles (NL) was 2-4 with a 8.03
ERA (93 ER, 154.0 IP) in 9 games including 3 starts.
Career - Is 76-95 with a 4.59 ERA in 353 G/216 GS in 12 season combined with San Francisco (2003-08), San Diego (2009-10), Pittsburgh
(2011-2012), Minnesota (2013) and Los Angeles-NL (2013).

#41 CHARLIE FURBUSH (LHP):

2015 Spring Training: 0-0, 6.75 in 4 G...1.0 ShO IP 3/13 vs. MIL (1 SO)...
ShO IP 3/11 vs. COL (1 SO)...gave up 1 ER in 1.0 IP 6/8 at CIN (2 H, 1 BB)...
allowed 2 ER in 1.0 IP 3/5 vs. SD (2 H, 1 SO, 1 HR).
Last Season - Finished season 1-5-1, 3.61 in 67 G (42.1 IP, 40 H, 17 ER).
The Real Charlie - Was 1-2, 2.45 ERA (33.0 IP, 9 ER) in 53 G with 6 BB
and 43 Ks from May 5 to end of seasonallowed runs in 8 of final 53 G.
Hold It - Ranks 2nd on the team with 20 holds (T13th in AL).
Stranded - Stranded 34 of 39 inherited runners (87.2%).

#44 LUCAS LUETGE (LHP):

2015 Spring Training: 0-1, 6.75 in 4 G...1.0 ShO IP 3/14 at AZ (1 BB, 1

SO)...L #1 3/11 vs. COL (1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER)...1 ER in 0.2 IP 6/9 vs. CLE
(1 H, 1 SO)...tossed 1.1 ShO IP 3/5 vs. SD (1 BB, 2 SO).
Last Season - Had 5 separate stints with Seattle: April 9-14, April 25May 2, July 10-16, Aug. 8-9 and Sept. 1-end of season.
Tough on Leftys - Held left-handed batters to a .133 average (2x15)
career .211 (32x152) opponent batting average vs. left-handers.
Left on Base - Stranded 6 of 8 inherited runners (75%)for his career
has stranded 62 of 81 (76.5%).
The Minors - Went 3-2-3, 3.32 ERA (23 ER, 62.1 IP) in 42 appearances2nd among Rainiers relievers in appearances and strikeouts (70).
Arrival - Selected from MIL in ML phase of the Rule 5 Draft on 12/8/11.

#31 YOERVIS MEDINA (RHP):

2015 Spring Training: 0-0, 0.00 in 4 G...1-2-3 IP (1 SO) 3/14 at AZ...ShO IP

3/11 vs. COL (1 BB)...1-2-3 IP 6/8 at CIN...1.2 ShO IP (1 H, 2 K) 3/5 vs. SD.
Last Season finished season 5-3, 2.68 in 66 G (57.0 IP, 48 H, 17 ER).
Relief Wins Finished 2nd on team/T11in in AL with 5 relief wins.
Opponent Avg - Held opponents to a .229 (48x210) batting average
in 2-year career held opponents to a .214 batting avg and .635 OPS.
Rock Solid - Did not allowed a run in 54 of 66 appearances, and allowed
1 earned run or less in 62 of 66 games.

#38 RAFAEL PEREZ (LHP):

2015 Spring Training: 0-0, 6.75 in 5 G: Allowed 2 ER on 3 H in 0.2 IP 3/14

at AZ (1 SO)...retired only BF, stranding 2, 3/12 at OAK...ShO IP 3/10 at
COL (1 H)...tossed 1.0 ShO IP 3/5 at CWS...1 ER in 1.0 IP 3/4 vs. SD (1.0
IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO)non-roster invitee.
Last Season - Appeared in 24 G/16 GS with AAA Round Rock (TEX),
Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz (Mexican Lg.) and AAA Indianapolis (PIT).
Winter League - Pitched for Gigantes del Cibao in the DWLwent 0-2,
2.31 ERA in 15 G/6 GS...3-1, 0.84 ERA (3 ER, 32.0 IP) in 6 playoff starts
made 1 GS in Caribbean Series, tossing 5.1 scoreless IP vs. Cuba.
MLB Career - Appeared in 338 career games (all in relief) with the Indians from 2006-2012 (21-12, 3.64 ERA, 3 SV)has not pitched in the
Majors since 2012made 268 relief appearances over 4-season stretch
from 2008-2011 tied for the most amongst AL relievers during that span.

#35 JOE SAUNDERS (LHP):

2015 Spring Training: 0-0, 31.50 in 2 G...roughed up for 6 ER in 1.0 IP 6/8

at CIN (5 H, 1 BB, 2 SO)...1 ER in 1.0 IP 3/5 vs. SD (2 H, 1 BB, 1 SO, HR).
Signed as a minor league free agent on Feb. 20, 2015
Last Season - Appeared in 14 games with the Rangers (8 G/GS, 0-5,
6.13 ERA) and Orioles (6 G/0 GS, 0-0, 13.50 ERA).
Bounced Around - Spent time with the Rangers, Royals and Orioles
organizationsmade 1 GS with the Rangers on April 4 before landing
on the DL with a bruised left ankleactivated May 28.
Released by the Rangers on July 4 and signed a MiL deal with Kansas
City on July 8released by KC on July 29 after marking 4 GS for AAA
Omahasigned by Baltimore on Aug. 1 and reported to AAA Norfolk
made 10 relief appearances with Norfolkmade first career relief appearance Sept. 5 at Tampa Bay (0.2,0,0,0,0,0,HBP).

2015 SEATTLE MARINERS - SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

DAY
DATE
Wednesday
March 4
Thursday
March 5
Friday
March 6
Saturday
March 7

Sunday
March 8
Monday
March 9
Tuesday
March 10
Wednesday
March 11
Thursday
March 12
Friday
March 13
Saturday
March 14
Sunday
March 15
Monday
March 16
Tuesday
March 17
Wednesday
March 18
Thursday
March 19
Friday
March 20
Saturday
March 21
Sunday
March 22
Monday
March 23
Tuesday
March 24
Wednesday
March 25
Thursday
March 26

Friday
March 27
Saturday
March 28
Sunday
March 29
Monday
March 30
Tuesday
March 31
Wednesday
April 1
Thursday
April 2
Friday
April 3
Saturday
April 4

OPP
SCORE WINNER
LOSER
SAVE
San Diego Padres
W, 4-3 (10)
Lowe (1-0)
Guerrero
San Diego Padres
W, 9-4
Germano (1-0)
Kennedy
at Los Angeles Dodgers (ss)
L, 4-7
Anderson
Kickham (0-1)
Arizona Diamondbacks
L, 3-4
Runzler
Germano (1-1) Accardo
at Chicago White Sox
W, 11-7
Pries (1-0)
Putnam
at Cincinnati Reds
L, 1-10
Happ (0-1)
Marquis
Iglesisas
Cleveland Indians
W, 4-3
Lowe (2-0)
Maronde
at Colorado Rockies (ss)
L, 3-9
Hawkins
Leone (0-1)
Colorado Rockies
L, 1-4
Ottavino
Luetge (0-1)
Diaz
at Oakland Athletics
L, 3-4
Owens
Lowe (2-1)
Milwaukee Brewers
W, 10-5
Happ
Fiers
at Arizona Diamondbacks (ss) W, 11-4
Walker (1-0)
De La Rosa
Los Angeles Dodgers
L, 1-4
Kershaw
Elias (0-1)
Wieland
OFF DAY
at Chicago White Sox
Glendale/Camelback Ranch
1:05
Oakland Athletics
Peoria Stadium
1:05
Cleveland Indians
Peoria Stadium
7:05
at Texas Rangers (ss)
Surprise Stadium
1:05
at Chicago Cubs
Mesa/Sloan Park
1:05
Texas Rangers
Peoria Stadium
1:05
at Los Angeles Angels
Tempe Diablo Stadium
1:05
at San Diego Padres
Peoria Stadium
1:05
Chicago Cubs
Peoria Stadium
7:05
Kansas City Royals
Peoria Stadium
1:05
at Milwaukee Brewers
Maryvale Baseball Park
1:05
at Kansas City Royals
Surprise Stadium
6:05
San Francisco Giants
Peoria Stadium
1:05
at San Diego Padres
Peoria Stadium
1:05
Los Angeles Angels
Peoria Stadium
1:05
at Cleveland Indians
Goodyear Ballpark
1:05
Chicago White Sox (ss)
Peoria Stadium
1:05
OFF DAY
Colorado Rockies
Peoria Stadium
7:05
at Colorado Rockies
Scottsdale/Salt River Fields
12:10

Bold: Home team (ss) split squad game

TV = ROOT Sports Broadcast R# - Delayed radio on 710 ESPN Seattle

REC ATT
1-0
6,027
2-0
5,244
2-1
6,956
2-2
9,130
3-2
4,542
3-3
5,559
4-3
6,589
4-4
7,713
4-5
6,560
4-6
9,033
5-6
9,694
6-6
12,964
6-7
13,005
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