SPRING TRAINING GAME INFORMATION

PEORIA SPORTS COMPLEX

15707 N 83rd Ave

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Sunday, March 29, 2015

Peoria Stadium
SEATTLE MARINERS (10-14-2) at

(F) 623.776.4829

www.mariners.com

Game #27
Road #14

SAN DIEGO PADRES (13-11-1)

TODAYS GAME INFORMATION

Starting Pitchers: LHP J.A. Happ (1-2, 7.27) vs. RHP Andrew Cashner (2-0, 3.00)
1:05 pm TV: ROOT SPORTS Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle
SPRING RECORD
Overall Record............................10-14-2
PEORIA STADIUM............................. 8-6
Home Record.................................... 8-5
Road Record..................................2-9-2
Current Streak.....................................L4

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

RECENT RESULTS
3/23................................... L, 0-5 at LAA
3/24..................................... L, 4-6 at SD
3/25................................W, 3-2 vs. CHC
3/26....................................L, 0-3 vs. KC
3/26.................................. L, 1-15 at MIL
3/27..................................... L, 1-5 at KC
3/28.................................... L, 8-9 vs. SF

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 29.......... at San Diego (1:05 pm)
March 30.........vs. LA Angels (1:05 pm)
March 31............ at Cleveland (1:05 pm)
April 1...........vs. Chicago-AL (1:05 pm)
April 2.......................................OFF DAY
April 3............... vs. Colorado (7:05 pm)
April 4.................at Colorado (12:10 pm)
April 5............... Workout at Safeco Field
April 6................... Opening Day vs. LAA
Bold - Peoria Stadium
April 3-4 vs. Colorado are exhibition games

BY THE NUMBERS

TODAYS TILTthe Mariners continue Cactus League play with an away game vs. their complex
partners at Peoria Stadiumthis is the fourth meeting between the Mariners and Padres this spring,
with Seattle winning 2 of 3the Mariners are 10-14-2 in Cactus League play and after the completion
of todays game, will have 5 spring training games remainingthe Mariners open the 2015 season
April 6 at Safeco Field vs. the Angels, the first home season opener since 2008.
THE STARTING 9the Mariners starting 9 today by batting order: Justin Ruggiano (CF), Alex
Jackson (RF), Robinson Can (2B), Kyle Seager (3B), Rickie Weeks (DH), Logan Morrison (1B),
Dustin Ackley (LF), Mike Zunino (C), Rayder Ascanio (SS).
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)
TODAY:
Mariners at Padres
1:05 pm
ROOT/710 ESPN
SEA
Happ*, Rodney, Farquhar, Olson*, Wood, Anderson, Brooks
SD Cashner
MONDAY:
Mariners vs. Angels
1:05 pm
ROOT/710 ESPN
LAA

Tropeano, Smith, Ramos*
SEA
Walker, Medina, Leone, Smith, Furbush*
TUESDAY:
Mariners at Indians
1:05 pm
710 ESPN (delay)
SEA
Hernandez, Wilhelmsen, Farquhar, Olson*
CLE
Chen*, Shaw, Allen, Swarzak
WEDNESDAY: Mariners vs. White Sox
1:05 pm
ROOT/710 ESPN (delay)
CWS TBA
SEA Paxton*
* left-handed pitcher

HAVE YOU SEEN MY BASEBALLMike Zunino hit a pair of home

runs yesterday, his second multi-homer game of the spring (also: 3/20 at
TEX)Zunino ranks 2nd in the Cactus League (and all of spring training)
with 6 home runshe trails only Kris Bryant (9) of the Cubs.

SPRING HR LEADERS
Player
HR Team
Kris Bryant
9
CHI
Mike Zunino
6
SEA
Jose Bautista
5
TOR
Michael Cuddyer 5
NYM
J.D. Martinez
5
DET
Steve Pearce
5
BAL
Joc Pederson
5
LAD
Yasiel Puig
5
LAD

0.90

TURNSTILEthe Mariners are averaging 8,816 fans for 13 dates at

Peoria Stadium this spring (114,605 total)adding in the Padres mark
of 88,227 (7,352 avg), Peoria Stadium is on pace to break their spring
attendance record of 230,662 set in 2002.

10

ROSTER MOVESthe Mariners made 10 roster moves this morning to bring the spring roster to 28
players: Optioned to AAA Tacoma: LHP Roenis Elias, RHP Carson Smith; Re-Assigned to Minor
League Camp: RHP Mark Lowe, RHP Jordan Pries, RHP Kevin Correia, LHP Joe Saunders,
INF/OF Shawn OMalley, INF Carlos Rivero, C John Baker, OF Endy Chavez.

RHP Yoervis Medina has allowed 1 run

in 10.0 IP this spring (.152 opp avg).

Kyle Seager and Mike Zunino lead the

Mariners with 10 RBI this spring.

24

The Mariners 24 home runs are 4th-most

among American League teams.

93

The Mariners have used 93 different

players this spring (56 position players,
37 pitchers) to set a club spring training
recordprevious high was 89 in 2006.

8,816

The Mariners are averaging 8,816 fans

per game (13 dates - 114,605 fans) at
Peoria Stadium this spring.

THE ROSTER
The spring roster is at 28 players (27
roster, 1 non-roster) following todays
roster movesthe camp breakdown
by position is as follows: 14 pitchers
(1 non-roster), 2 catchers (0 nonroster), 6 infielders (0 non-roster) & 6
outfielders (0 non-roster).

ON THE AIR
Todays game vs. the Padres will be
televised on ROOT SPORTS and
broadcast live 710 ESPN Seattle &
live on Mariners.com (subscription)
Rick Rizzs & Aaron Goldsmith will
call the action on the radio with Dave
Sims and Mike Blowers on TV.

MARINERSMEDIA.COM

.300 HITTERRobinson Can doesnt know much about hitting below .300, even in spring play
in 13 Cactus League games he is batting .351 (13x37) with 5 doubles and 6 RBIlast spring he hit
.412 (21x51) in his first in the Cactus LeagueCan has hit over .300 in each of his last 6 regular
seasons (.314 in 2014), joining Miguel Cabrera as the only players to hit .300 or better in each of the
last 6 regular seasons (since 2009).
OPENING DAY FELIXmanager Lloyd McClendon officially announced Felix Hernandez as the
Mariners Opening Day starter for the April 6 game vs. the Los Angeles AngelsFelix will be making
his 8th career Opening Day start, and 7th consecutivein 7 career OD stats Felix is 5-0 with a 1.52
ERAhis 5 career Opening Day wins are tied for 12th all-time.
TAI-WONDERFULTaijuan Walker has thrown 18.0 scoreless innings this spring, going 2-0, 0.00
ERA with 19 strikeouts in 5 Cactus League startsover his last three starts has allowed only 4 hits
in 13.0 innings (13 strikeouts).
ALMOST HOMEthe Mariners will head home to Seattle following next Saturdays game vs. the
Rockiesafter today, Seattle has 3 Cactus League games to go plus a pair of exhibition games
against Colorado to wrap up spring play.
CACTUS LEAGUE TIDBITS
Iron Man - Mike Zunino leads all catchers with 84.0 innings caught and 15 starts this spring.
Solid Seager - Kyle Seager is batting .300 (12x40) with 3 home runs and a .979 OPS in 17 games.
Lefty Showcase - Tyler Olson has not allowed an earned run in his 8 appearances (9.2 IP) while
recording 11 strikeouts.
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.
HR Log - Seattle has 23 spring homers, by 14 players: Mike Zunino (6), Nelson Cruz (3), Kyle Seager
(3), Brad Miller (2), D.J. Peterson (1), Chris Taylor (1), Pat Kivlehan (1), Justin Ruggiano (1), Rickie
Weeks (1), Jordy Lara (1), Logan Morrison (1), Alex Jackson (1), Seth Smith (1) & Austin Wilson (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 CURTIS, DID YOU KNOWthat Mike Zuninos 6 home runs are not only 2nd-most in spring
training play, but also 3 off the Mariners spring club record of 9 set by Michael Morse in 2013?
Russell Branyan (2009) and Kendrys Morales (2013) hit 7 Cactus League homers, and Mike Wilson
hit 8 spring home runs in 2009.

2015 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES MARCH 29, 2015 AT SAN DIEGO PADRES

#33 J.A. HAPP (LHP)

YEAR TEAM
W-L
ERA
G
GS
CG
SHO
IP
H
R
ER
HR
BB
SO
2014
Dunedin # 1-0
3.60 1 1 0 0
5.0 3 2 2 0 1 5
Buffalo # 0-0
1.93 1 1 0 0
4.2 5 1 1 1 2 6
TORONTO 11-11 4.22
30 26 0 0
158.0
160 79 74 22 51 133
2015
SPRING 1-2
7.27 3 3 0 0 8.2 11 8 7 2 4 7
MLB Totals
51-53 4.24
164 140 4
3
840.2 812 424 396 106 354 708

2015 Spring Training - L #2 3/24 at SD (3.2,8,6,5,3,3,HR)...W #1 3/13 vs. MIL w/3.0 ShO IP (1 H, 2 SO)...L #1 in 1st GS, 3/8 at CIN; allowed a 2-run HR in 2.0 IP.
Last Season - Went 11-11, 4.22 (74 ER, 158.0 IP) in 30 G/26 GS...his most starts since a career-high 28 in 2001.
DL Stint - Opened the 2014 season on the 15-day DL with strain in back...made rehab starts with Dunedin and Buffalo.
Wins - Recorded a career-high 11 wins, 2nd time in his career with double-digits in wins (12 in 2009 w/PHI).
Career - Is 31-32, 3.47 ERA in 164 G/140 GS in 8 season with Philadelphia (2007-10), Houston (2010-12) and Toronto (2012-14).
Welcome to Seattle - Acquired by Seattle from Toronto in exchange for Michael Saunders on Dec. 4, 2014.

#56 FERNANDO RODNEY (RHP):

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH

2015 Spring Training: 0-0, 0.00 in 6 G...ShO IP 3/25 vs. CHI (1 H, 2 SO)...
ShO IP 3/24 at SD (1 H)...1.0 ShO IP 3/21 @CHI (1 H, 1 BB, 3 SO)...ShO IP
3/14 at AZ (1 BB, 1 GIDP)...ShO IP 3/11 vs. COL (2 BB, 1 SO)...ShO IP 6/8
at CIN (1 BB, 1 SO).
Last Season Went 1-6-48, 2.85 ERA (21 ER, 66.1 IP) in 69 G.
Saves Leader Led MLB with 48 saves, becoming first Mariners pitcher
to lead the ML (or AL) in saves...set Mariners single season SV record.
Elite Company - Recorded 2nd career season with 45+ saves, tying
career-high set in 2012 with TB.
All-Star - Appeared in his second All-Star games (also 2012).

#40 DANNY FARQUHAR (RHP):

2015 Spring Training: 0-0, 5.63 in 8 G...2 ER in 0.2 IP 3/26 vs. KC (2 H, 1

BB)...1.2 ShO IP 3/22 vs. TEX (1 H, 1BB, 3 SO)...1.0 ShO IP (1 BB, 1 SO)
3/19 vs. CLE...1-2-3 IP 3/15 vs. LAD...solo HR in 1.0 IP 3/13 vs. MIL...1.0
ShO IP 3/10 at COL (2 SO)...gave up solo HR in 1.0 IP 6/8 at CIN (2 H)...
allowed 1 ER in 0.2 IP 3/5 vs. SD (3 H, 1 BB).
Last Season - Went 3-1, 2.66 with 1 save in 66 appearances (71.0 IP,
58 H, 21 ER).
Clean Sheet Had 51 shutout appearances (in 66 games total) this
season and allowed 1 run or less in 61 of 66 games.
K/9.0 IP - Struck out 10.27 batters per 9.0 innings (81 SO, 71.0 IP) & has
averaged 11.26 K/9.0 IP in his career (161 SO, 128.2 IP).
Stay Right There - Stranded 24 of 30 inherited runners this season
(80.0%).
Everybodys Doing It One of 7 Seattle pitchers with at least 50 appearances.

#66 TYLER OLSON (LHP):

2015 Spring Training - 0-0, 0.00 in 8 G...has retired 28 OF 33 BF this

spring (+1 GIDP) in 9.2 IP...retired only BF 3/26 vs. KC...retired only BF 3/25
vs. CHI...allowed 1st run of spring, an unearned run, in 2.0 IP 3/21 @CHI (4
H, 2 SO)...1-2-3 IP 3/18 vs. OAK...allowed 1 H but had GIDP (3 BF) in 1.0
ShO IP 3/15 vs. LAD...2.0 Sho IP 3/12 at OAK (3 SO)...Kd side in 1.0 IP 3/9
vs. CLE...6-up, 6-down in 2.0 IP 3/6 at LAD (2 SO).

Last Season Went 12-8 with 3.46 ERA in GS combined between A

High Desert & AA Jackson in first full season in the minor leagues...led
the Mariners minor league system in wins (12), Ks (127) and IP (148.1).
Strong Finisher went 7-2 with a 2.15 ERA (13 ER, 54.1 IP) over final
9 starts in 2014, including going 5-1 with a 1.18 ERA (5 ER, 38.0 IP) in
August (.199/28x141 opp. average, 7 BB and 30 K.
He is a Washingtonian - Mariners 7th round selection out of Gonzaga
University in the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft; signed by Mariners
scout Joe Ross...graduated from University (WA) HS in June, 2008.

MINOR LEAGUE EXTRAS:

#91 GRADY WOOD (RHP):

From Minor League Camp: Mariners 10th round selection in the 2012 Draft.
This Spring 0-0, 4.50 in 3 A games...retired only BF 3/26 vs. KC...1 ER
in 1.1 IP 3/23 at LAA...Kd only BF 3/21 at CHI.
Last Season 6-4-6, 3.29 in 40 relief apps with High Desert (A).
Bio on page 328 of Mariners Information Guide.

#90 MATT ANDERSON (RHP):

From Minor League Camp: Signed as ND FA 8/3/12.

This Spring 0-0, 5.40 in 3 A games...0.1 IP 3/27 @KC (1 BB, 1 SO)...1
ER in 1.0 IP 3/19 vs. CLE...retired only BF 3/7 at CWS (1 SO).
Last Season 3-3-1, 4.59 in 14 G, 7 GS, with High Desert (A) & 3-5, 5.16
in 13 GS with Jackson (AA).
Bio on page 247 of Mariners Information Guide.

#92 AARON BROOKS (RHP):

From Minor League Camp: Mariners 26th round selection in the 2012 Draft.
This Spring Has not made an A game appearance.
Last Season Was 5-4-4, 3.22 in 40 relief appearances at Clinton (A).
Bio on page 255 of Mariners Information Guide.

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
T, 5-5
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Oakland Athletics
W, 4-0
Ramirez (1-0)
Pomeranz
Cleveland Indians
W, 5-2
Rollins (1-0)
House
at Texas Rangers (ss)
T, 4-4
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at Chicago Cubs
L, 10-12
Jokisch
Hernandez (0-1) Rondon
Texas Rangers
W, 8-0
Paxton (1-0)
Gallardo
at Los Angeles Angels
L, 0-5
Shoemaker
Ramirez (1-1)
at San Diego Padres
L, 4-6
Cashner
Happ (1-2)
Kelley
Chicago Cubs
W, 3-2
Walker (2-0)
Wood
Leone (1)
Kansas City Royals
L, 0-3
Guthrie
Hernandez (0-2) Madson
at Milwaukee Brewers
L, 1-15
Fiers
Eias (0-2)
at Kansas City Royals
L, 1-5
Ventura
Paxton (1-1)
San Francisco Giants
L, 8-9
Casilla
Ramirez (1-2)
Strickland
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

^ Exhibition 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
13,055
6-7-1
5,878
7-7-1
9,903
8-7-1
9,940
8-7-2
8,728
8-8-2
15,323
9-8-2
9,543
9-9-2
7,720
9-10-2
7,289
10-10-2 11,224
10-11-2 6,523
10-12-2
3,302
10-13-2
9,329
10-14-2 11,173
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