Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Peoria Stadium
OAKLAND

ATHLETICS (9-9-3) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (10-11-2)

Game #24 (10-11-2)

Road #13 (5-7)

TODAYS GAME INFORMATION

Starting Pitchers: RH Jesse Hahn (0-0, 6.00) vs. RH Nathan Karns (1-1, 3.29)
7:10 pm Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle TV: ROOT Sports
SPRING RECORD
Overall Record ...........................10-11-2
PEORIA STADIUM ............................ 6-7
Home Record ................................... 5-7
Road Record .................................5-4-2
Current Streak ................................. 1 W

THE COUNTDOWN
12 days to Opening Day, 4/4 at TEX

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 23 ........................... vs. Oakland
March 24 .............................at Colorado
March 25 ....................vs. Chicago (AL)
March 26 .............vs. Los Angeles (NL)
March 27 .......................at Chicago (NL)
Bold - Peoria Stadium

BY THE NUMBERS

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TODAYS TILTthe Mariners continue their 40th spring training with the 24th game of the Cactus
League season tonight vs. the Oakland Athletics at Peoria Stadiumtonights game continues the
33-game Cactus League schedule for the Mariners that will conclude April 2 vs. Colorado at Salt
River FieldsSeattle will open the 2016 season April 4 at Globe Life Park vs. the Rangers.
TODAYS STARTING 9 VS. ATHLETICSthe Mariners starting 9 today by batting order: Norichika
Aoki (LF), Ketel Marte (SS), Kyle Seager (3B), Adam Lind (1B), Chris Iannetta (C), Seth Smith
(RF), Steve Clevenger (DH), Luis Sardias (2B), Leonys Martn (CF).
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)
WEDNESDAY: Mariners vs. Oakland
7:10 pm
ROOT SPORTS/710 ESPN Seattle
OAK

Hahn, Surkamp*
SEA

Karns, Parker, Peralta, Benoit, Cishek, Nuo, Coleman, Morales

THURSDAY:
Mariners at Colorado
1:10 pm
710 ESPN Seattle (delayed)
SEA

Walker
COL

Chatwood, Flande*, Motte, Miller

ROOT SPORTS/710 ESPN Seattle (delayed)
FRIDAY:
Mariners vs. Chicago (AL)
1:10 pm
CWS
SEA

Hernandez
* left-handed pitcher

Adam Linds batting average over his

last 6 games, hitting .412 (7x17) with 4
runs, 4 doubles, 2 home runs and 4 RBI.

MINOR WORKJames Paxton stayed in rotation by starting yesterdays minor league game
against the Charlotte Knights, the White Sox AAA affiliatePaxton struck out 8 and walked just 1
while allowing 2 runs on 4 hits over 5.0 innings pitchedPaxton retired the first 8 batters he faced.

1.59

SPRING SCHEDULEAfter playing 23 games in 20 days (3 split-squad days) to begin Spring

Training, the Mariners had their first off day of the Cactus League schedule yesterdaybeginning
tonight, Seattle will conclude its spring schedule with 10 games in 11 days (off day on Thursday,
March 31).

13.5

WHAT A RELIEFfour Mariners relievers rank among the top 11 relievers in innings pitched in MLB
this springDonn Roach is tied for 1st in MLB with 11.1 IP (also: Odrisamer Despaigne, BAL)
Joe Wieland is 3rd (11.0 IP), Adrian Sampson is T4 with three others (10.0 IP) and Vidal Nuo is
T9th (9.2 IP).

Mike Montgomerys ERA this spring (1

ER, 5.2 IP).

Donn Roachs strikeout-per-nine-innings-pitched ratio in his last three outings (12 K/8 ShO IP).

26

The Mariners are tied for the lead in the

Cactus League (also: Arizona) and are
T2nd in the Majors with 26 steals this
spring.

40

This is the Mariners 40th spring training in club historySeattle trained in

Tempe from 1977-1992 and have been
in Peoria since 1993 (all road games in
93 as stadium was being completed).

THE ROSTER
The spring roster is currently at 40
players (32 roster, 8 non-roster) +
2 players on the 60-day DLthe
camp breakdown by position is the
following: 20 pitchers (5 non-roster) +
1 DL, 3 catchers + 1 DL, 10 infielders
(2 non-roster) & 7 outfielders (1 nonroster).

ON THE AIR
Tonights game against the Athletics
will be televised on ROOT Sports
and broadcast on ESPN 710 Seattle
and on Mariners.comDave Sims
and Mike Blowers will call the
game on TVRick Rizzs and Aaron
Goldsmith will broadcast the game
on radiocomplete spring training
schedule with TV and radio listings is
on Page 2 of game notes.

MARINERSMEDIA.COM
Game notes, lineups, rosters,
statistics, news releases & the media
guide (among other things) can be
found on MarinersMedia.com.

SWUNG ON AND BELTEDthe Mariners have hit 10 home runs in the last 7 games and have hit
16 homers in the last 13 gamesSeattle started the spring hitting just 8 home runs in the first 10
gamesFranklin Gutierrez (4), Robinson Can (3), Nelson Cruz (2), Adam Lind (2) and Kyle
Seager (2) are the team home run leaders and 11 other players have homered once this spring.
TRIPLE THREATthe Mariners rank T2nd in the Majors this spring with 10 triples (also: ARI, ATL,
DET, and LAD) behind San Francisco (12)Daniel Robertson leads the club with 2 triples.
VS. THE ATHLETICSearlier this spring, the Mariners and Athletics played to an 11-11 tie on March
17 in MesaSeattle went 13-6 against Oakland in 2015the Mariners and Athletics are scheduled
to face each other 19 times in 2016 (10 games at Safeco Field, 9 games at O.co Coliseum), including
the 2016 home opener at Safeco Field (Apr. 8) and the final home game of the regular season (Oct.
2)Seattle trails the all-time regular season series 258-327.
STRIKEOUT MACHINEin six appearances this spring, Tony Zych has recorded multiple strikeouts
on 5 occasionsZych has recorded multiple strikeouts in 4 consecutive appearances (3/8-current).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!Mariners reliever Joel Peralta is celebrating his 40th birthday today.
ON A TEARShawn OMalley is batting .500 (15x30), with 13 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run
and 4 RBI in 18 games this spring.
GUTI, GUTI, GONEFranklin Gutierrez has hit 4 home runs in just 18 Spring Training at-batsin
2015, he hit 15 home runs in just 171 Major League at-bats, an average of one home run every 11.40
at-batsthe HR/AB ratio was 2nd-best in the Majors and 5th-best in club history.
NOT SO AVERAGEthe Mariners are hitting .281 (224x798) with 125 runs, 43 doubles, 10 triples,
24 home runs, 122 RBI and a .342 on-base percentage in 23 games this springthe .281 average
ranks 9th in the Majors this spring behind Arizona (.316), Los Angeles-AL (.307), Texas (.305), San
Francisco (.287), Oakland (.287), Atlanta (.283), San Diego (.283) and Washington (.283)
BROADCAST NOTES ROOT SPORTS and 710 ESPN Seattle will provide complete coverage of
the Mariners 2016 Spring Training schedulea club-record tying 16 Cactus League games will be
televised (all from Peoria Stadium except the last game of the spring from Talking Stick) and radio
partner 710 ESPN will air 30 spring gamescomplete broadcast schedule on page 2 of game notes.
SINGLE GAME TICKETSsingle-game tickets for the 2016 season are on sale to the publicsinglegame tickets for Opening Night (April 8) and Ken Griffey Jr. Number Retirement Ceremony (Aug.
6) are very limited but tickets for both games are still available as part of multi-game packages...see
Mariners.com/tickets for more information.
HEY CASEY AND JIM, DID YOU KNOWthat the last 9 Mariners pitchers to appear in relief have
not allowed a run, combining for 12.0 shutout innings? As a club, Mariners relievers have teamed
for 11.2 consecutive scoreless innings, dating back to the seventh inning on March 19 vs. Arizona.

2016 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES MARCH 23, 2016 VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS

#13 NATHAN KARNS (RHP)

YEAR TEAM
2015 TAMPA BAY
2016 SPRING
MLB Totals

W-L
7-5
1-1
8-7

ERA
3.67
3.29
4.00

G
27
4
32

GS
26
4
31

CG
0
0
0

SHO
0
0
0

IP
147.0
13.2
171.0

H
132
13
156

R
62
6
79

ER
60
5
76

HR
19
2
27

BB
56
5
66

SO
145
8
169

2016 Spring Training - 1-1, 3.29 ERA in 4 GS: made his Cactus League debut on 3/3 at SD, allowing 1 H and 1 BB in 2.0 scoreless innings...allowed 2 R (1 ER) on 5 H in 3.0 IP on 3/8 at CLE (3.0,5,2,1,0,0)allowed 3 R on 4 H in 4.0 IP on 3/13 vs. CIN (4.0,4,3,3,1,1)...W
#1 in 7-1 SEA victory over TEX 3/18 (4.2,3,1,1,3,7).
Last Season - Was 7-5 with a 3.67 ERA (60 ER, 147.0 IP) and 145 strikeouts in 27 games, 26 starts with Tampa Bay.
Leaderboard - Led A.L. rookies with 26 starts, 147 innings & 145 Ksamong A.L. rookies (100+IP), 3rd in ERA, 2nd in opp avg. (.239).
Limiting Damage - Allowed 2 runs or fewer in 19 of his 26 starts, 5th-best in the A.L.
Strong Finish - Was 6-4 with a 3.36 ERA (46 ER, 123.1 IP) in his final 23 games, including 22 starts after starting the season with a
5.32 ERA (14 ER, 23.2 IP) through his first 4 starts.
Career - Originally selected by Washington in the 12th round in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft Owns a career record of 8-7
with a 4.00 ERA (76 ER, 171.0 IP) in 32 games/31 starts in three MLB seasons with Washington and Tampa Bay.

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH

#53 Joaquin Benoit (RHP):

#38 Vidal Nuo (LHP):

2016 Spring Training: 0-0, 3.00 ERA in 3 games: Cactus League debut 3/6
at TEX, allowing 1 H and striking out 1 in ShO 3rd inning...Kd 1 in 1-2-3 4th
on 3/10 vs. CHIsolo HR in 7th inning 3/14 vs. COL (1.0,1,1,1,0,1).
Last Season - Was 6-5 record with two saves and a 2.34 ERA (17 ER,
65.1 IP) over 67 relief outings for the Padres.
Wins - His 6 wins were his most since winning 7 with Texas in 2007.
Stingy - Limited opponents to .159/.242/.305 (36x226) line, the best opponents batting average, fifth-best opponents on-base percentage.
No-No - Held right-handed hitters hitless for 41 consecutive at-bats from
May 3-July 2, the longest such streak by a pitcher during season.

2016 Spring Training: 1-1, 4.66 ERA in 6 G: Spring Training debut in Charity game 3/2 vs. SD, tossing 1-2-3 inning...allowed 2 R on 3 H in 2.0 IP on
3/5 vs. LAA...L#1 on 3/8 at CLE, allowing 1 run on 2 H in bottom of 8th inning...tossed 3.0 IP 3/12 at CIN, allowing 2 ER in final frameW#1 on 3/16
vs. SF, 1.1 ShO IP in relief (W,1.1,2,0,0,1,0)1.1 ShO IP, 2 K 3/19 vs. ARI.
Last Season - Split season with Seattle and Arizona, combining to go
1-5 with 3.74 ERA (37 ER, 89.0 IP) in 35 games including 10 starts.
With Seattle - Was 1-4 with a 4.10 ERA (34 ER, 74.2 IP) with 62 strikeouts in 32 games including 10 starts with the Mariners.
In Relief - Posted a 1.91 ERA (8 ER, 37.2 IP) with 39 strikeouts in 25
relief appearances with Seattle (22 G) & Arizona (3).

#31 Steve Cishek (RHP):

2016 Spring Training: 1-0, 0.00 ERA in 4 games: W#1 in Cactus League
debut 3/3 at SD, 1 hit in ShO 5th...1 H in ShO 4th on 3/6 at TEX1.0 ShO IP,
1 K March 18 at OAK1-2-3 top of the 6th vs. CLE on 3/20 (1.0,0,0,0,0,0).
Last Season - Was 2-6 with 4 saves and a 3.58 ERA (22 ER, 55.1 IP) with
48 strikeouts in 59 combined relief appearances with Miami and St. Louis.
Strong Finish - 1-1, 1.75 ERA (7 ER, 36.0 IP) with 31 Ks in final 40 G.
Trade - Traded from Miami to St. Louis July 24 for Kyle Barraclough (rhp).
Workhorse - Tossed 55.0+ innings for the fourth straight seasonhis
190.1 innings from 2013-15 are 11th-most in the National League.

#62 Joel Peralta (RHP):

2016 Spring: 0-0, 3.52 in 7 G: Retired first 9 BF in 3 G before allowing 2
R 3/11 at SF...Spring debut 3/2 vs. SD, 1-2-3 IP...1 K in 1-2-3 5th 3/5 vs.
LAA...Kd 2 in 1-2-3 7th 3/7 vs. ARI...2R HR to Pence w/ 2 out in 4th 3/11
at SF (2.0,3,2,2,0,1)Kd 2 in 0.2 ShO IP 3/14 at ARI (0.2,1,0,0,1,2)1.0 IP,
2H, 1ER 3/18 at OAK1.0 ShO IP, 1H, 1K 3/19 vs. ARI.
Last Season - Was 3-1 with three saves and a 4.34 ERA (14 ER, 29.0 IP)
with 24 strikeouts in 33 relief appearances with Los Angeles (NL).
Seasoned Vet - 11-year MLB veteran with six teams (Los Angeles - AL,
Kansas City, Colorado, Washington, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles - NL).
Successful September - Was 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA (2 ER, 9.0 IP) with 11
strikeouts over his final 11 relief apperances of 2015.

#50 Blake Parker (RHP):

2016 Spring: 0-1-1, 3.18 ERA in 6 G: ST debut 3/3 at SD, 1 H, 1 BB and
1 K in ShO 6th...1 H in ShO 9th 3/6 at TEX...SV#1 on 3/10 vs. CHI, striking
out 2 in a 1-2-3 9th inningStruck out 2 in 1.0 ShO IP 3/13 vs. CIN1.0
ShO IP, 1 K 3/18 at OAKloss on 3/19 vs. ARI; 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB.
Last Season - Appeared in only three games with AAA Iowa before
having surgery to remove loose bodies in his right elbow on June 16th.
Winter League - Played with Mexicali in the Mexican Winter League.
Debut - MLB debut with Chicago (NL) May 17, 2012 vs. Philadelphia.
Draft - Selected by Chicago (NL) in 16th round of 2006 MLB Draft.

#39 Casey Coleman (RHP):

2016 Spring: 0-0-1, 3.86 ERA in 6 G: Cactus League debut 3/3 at SD,
allowing 3 runs (0 ER) in 9th (1.0,2,3,0,0,1,HR)...2 R on 3 H on 3/6 at TEX
(2.0,3,2,2,1,2)...solo HR in 5th 3/10 vs. CHI (1.0,2,1,1,1,1,HR)1.0 ShO IP
3/14 vs. COL (1.0,0,0,0,0,1)ShO 9th 3/16 vs. SF (1.0,1,0,0,0,2)ShO 9th
inning vs. CLE 3/20 (1.0,0,0,0,1,0).
Last Season - Was 5-4 with 4.92 ERA (45 ER, 82.1 IP) with 54 Ks in 33
games including 6 starts with AAA Omaha in the Royals organization.
First To MLB - First player from the Florida Gulf Coast to appear in MLB,
making debut August 2, four days before FGCU teammate Chris Sale.
All In The Family - Part of only family with three generations of big
league pitchersfather, Joe, won 142 games between 1965-79his
grandfather, also Joe, appeared in 223 MLB games from 1942-55.

2016 SEATTLE MARINERS - SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

DAY
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

DATE
March 2
March 3
March 4
March 5
March 6
March 7
March 8
March 9
March 10
March 11
March 12

Sunday
Monday

March 13
March 14

Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

March 15
March 16
March 17
March 18
March 19

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

March 20
March 21
March 22
March 23
March 24
March 25
March 26
March 27
March 28
March 29
March 30
March 31
April 1
April 2

Bold: Home team

OPP
San Diego (Charity Game)
San Diego Padres
Milwaukee Brewers
Los Angeles Angels
Texas Rangers
Arizona Diamondbacks
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Royals
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Colorado Rockies
Arizona Diamondbacks
Los Angeles Angels
San Francisco Giants
Oakland Athletics
Texas Rangers
Kansas City Royals
Arizona Diamondbacks
Cleveland Indians
Los Angeles Dodgers
OFF DAY
Oakland Athletics
Colorado Rockies
Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Kansas City Royals
Cleveland Indians
San Diego Padres
OFF DAY
Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies

(ss) split squad game

SCORE
W, 7-0
W, 6-5
L, 2-5
L, 7-9
W, 7-3
L, 8-10
L, 3-4
W, 7-5
W, 10-8
W, 5-4
W, 5-2
L, 4-8 (10)
L, 3-5
L, 4-6
L, 3-8
T, 4-4
W, 9-6
T, 11-11
W, 7-1
L, 4-5
L, 2-4
L, 1-3
W, 6-3

WINNER
Paxton (1-0)
Cishek (1-0)
Peralta
Alcantara
Iwakuma (1-0)
De La Rosa
Otero
Sampson (1-0)
Fry (1-0)
Iwakuma (2-0)
Altavilla (1-0)
Patterson
DeSclafani
Chatwood
Sarianides
-Nuo (1-1)
-Karns (1-1)
Duensing (1-0)
Wagner (3-0)
House (1-1)
Montgomery (1-0)

LOSER
Perdomo (0-1)
Torres (0-1)
Walker (0-1)
Rollins (0-1)
Tepesch
Paxton (1-1)
Nuo (0-1)
Pounders
Acevedo
Samardzija
Contreras
Pineda (0-1)
Karns (0-1)
Hernandez (0-1)
Walker (0-2)
-Samardzija (0-2)
-Payano
Wieland (0-1)
Parker (0-1)
Miley (0-1)
Avilan (0-2)

SAVE

-Coleman (1)
--Alvarez (1)
Burgos (2)
Adams (1)
Roach (1)

REC
1-0
2-0
2-1
2-2
3-2
3-3
3-4
4-4
5-4
6-4
7-4
7-5
7-6
7-7
7-8
7-8-1
8-8-1
8-8-2
9-8-2
9-9-2
9-10-2
9-11-2
10-11-2

Peoria
Salt River
Peoria
Peoria
Mesa (Sloan)
Peoria
Goodyear
Peoria

7:10
1:10
1:10
1:10
1:05
1:10
6:05
12:10

R/TV
R#
R#/TV
R/TV
R
R/TV
R
R/TV

Peoria
Salt River

7:10
12:10

R/TV
R/TV

Chapman
Zeid
Capps
Shaw
Aro (1)
Parker (1)
Zych
Pagan (1)
Morris
Castro

ATT
5,505
3,901
3,745
8,425
6,649
6,214
3,893
5,921
9,226
11,708
6,907
10,066
7,428
5,960
11,491
7,607
11,171
9,086
9,742
10,638
11,319
8,641
11,802

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