Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Goodyear Ballpark
SEATTLE

MARINERS (15-12-2) AT CLEVELAND INDIANS (13-12-3)

Game #30 (15-12-2)

Road #14 (7-4-2)

TODAYS GAME INFORMATION

Starting Pitchers: RH Taijuan Walker (1-2, 6.88) vs. RH Josh Tomlin (0-0, 7.15)
6:05 pm Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle TV: None
SPRING RECORD
Overall Record ...........................15-12-2
PEORIA STADIUM ............................ 9-8
Home Record ................................... 8-8
Road Record .................................7-4-2
Current Streak ................................. 5 W

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

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 29 ............................at Cleveland
March 30 ........................ vs. San Diego
March 31 ................................ OFF DAY
April 1...............................vs. Colorado
April 2 ..................................at Colorado
Bold - Peoria Stadium

BY THE NUMBERS

.500

Robinson Can is batting .500 (13x26)

with 7 runs scored, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 5
home runs and 12 RBI over an 8-game
hitting streak (3/16-current).

4
4

Nelson Cruz has 4 HR in his last 7 G.

Mariners Spring Training games left

before starting the 2016 Championship
season on April 4 in Texas.

Robinson Can reached base in seven

consecutive plate appearances (9th inning on 3/25-1st inning on 3/28).

15.2

Donn Roach leads Cactus & Grapefruit

League relievers this spring with 15.2 IP.

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
Spring roster is at 32 players (27
roster, 5 non-roster) + 2 players on the
60-day DLthe camp breakdown by
position is the following: 17 pitchers
(4 non-roster) + 1 DL, 3 catchers +
1 DL, 7 infielders (1 non-roster) & 6
outfielders (1 non-roster).

ON THE AIR

TONIGHTS TILTthe Mariners continue their 40th spring training with the 30th game of the Cactus
League season today vs. the Cleveland Indians at Goodyear Ballparktodays 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.
TONIGHTS STARTING 9 VS. INDIANSthe Mariners starting 9 today by batting order: Norichika
Aoki (LF), Luis Sardias (SS), Kyle Seager (3B), Nelson Cruz (DH), Adam Lind (1B), Franklin
Gutierrez (RF), Steve Clevenger (C), Tyler Smith (2B), Leonys Martin (CF).
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)
TUESDAY:
Mariners at Cleveland
6:05 pm
SEA

Walker
CLE

Tomlin
WEDNESDAY: Mariners vs. San Diego
12:10 pm
SD

Ross
SEA

Hernandez
THURSDAY:
OFF DAY
OPP

SEA

Iwakuma (MiLB Game)

710 ESPN Seattle

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* left-handed pitcher

HELLO CANRobinson Can reached base in seven consecutive plate appearances beginning
with a double in the ninth inning on 3/25 and ending with a single in the first inning on 3/28 (2B,
HR, HR, BB, 1B, HR, 1B)Can has homered in 4 of his last 8 plate appearancesCan is batting
.500 (13x26) with 7 runs scored, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs and 12 RBI over an 8-game hitting
streak (3/16-current)in his last three games, Can has an a slugging percentage of 1.636, an onbase percentage of .667 and an OPS of 2.303 with 7 home runs, Can ranks 2nd in the Majors
this spring behind Philadelphias Maikel Franco (8).
THE LAST SIXSeattle has collected 32 extra-base hits in the last six games (17 doubles, 4 triples,
11 home runs)in the previous nine games, collected 31 hits for extra bases (3/14-21)the Mariners
have averaged 12 hits in the last 6 games and have scored 52 runs in that span (8.7 runs per game).
WHAT A RELIEFMariners relievers are T1st (also: Arizona and Houston) for the MLB lead in wins
this spring with 9Dan Altavilla leads the club with 2 wins out of the bullpen seven others have
each recorded 1 win (Joaquin Benoit, Steve Cishek, Paul Fry, Mike Montgomery, Vidal Nuo,
Adrian Sampson and Tony Zych)in 2015, Mariners relievers ranked T25th (also: Oakland and
Toronto) in the Majors with 21 wins.
CRUZ MISSILENelson Cruz is hitting .333 (6x18) with 4 runs scored, 1 double, 3 home runs
and 7 RBI in his last five gameshe has hit 3 home runs in his last 5 gameshe opened the spring
hitless in his first 6 games (0x15).
VS. THE INDIANSthe Mariners lost their two previous meetings with Cleveland this spring, March
8 in Goodyear and March 20 in PeoriaSeattle was 3-4 vs. the Indians in 2015the Mariners went
2-1 against Cleveland during 2015 Spring TrainingSeattle trails the all-time regular season series,
171-216the two teams will face each other seven times during the 2016 season (April 19-21 in
Cleveland & June 6-9 in Seattle).
TONIGHTS BASE COACHESMariners third base coach Manny Acta is out tonight with flu-like
symptomsfirst base coach Casey Candaele will coach third base tonightquality assurance
coach Chris Prieto will coach first base tonight.
A-OKNorichika Aoki has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 games since March 10, batting .333 (13x39)
with 9 runs scored, 2 doubles, 1 RBI and 3 walksAoki has recorded multi-hit games in 2 of his
last 4 games.
THE RETURN OF THE HYPHEN...former Mariners left-hander Ryan Rowland-Smith is joining the
broadcast team over the next two daysRowland-Smith will join Rick Rizzs & Aaron Goldsmith
tonight for the radio broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle.
HEATING UPcatcher Chris Iannetta is hitting .333 (8x24) with 5 runs, 3 doubles, 6 RBI and 5
walks in his last 8 gamesin his first 7 games of the spring, he hit .154 (2x13) with 2 runs, 1 home
run and 3 RBI.

Todays game against the Indians

will be broadcast on ESPN 710
Seattle and on Mariners.comRick
Rizzs, Aaron Goldsmith and Ryan
Rowland-Smith will broadcast the
game on radiocomplete spring
training schedule with TV and radio
listings is on Page 2 of game notes.

CAN YOU TELL?...Ketel Marte went 2-for-2 with 1 RBI and 1 walk yesterdayMarte has hit safely
in each of his last 7 games, hitting .500 (10x20) with 10 runs, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 5 RBI
and 5 walkshe has scored at least two runs in four of his last five games.

MARINERSMEDIA.COM

HEY RIZZS, DID YOU KNOWthat in two career starts vs. Cleveland, Taijuan Walker is 2-0 with
a 0.64 ERA (1 ER, 14.0 IP) with 14 strikeouts and 2 walks? in his start against the Indians on May
29 at Safeco Field, Walker allowed a leadoff single to Jason Kipnis in the first inning before retiring
the next 13 battersafter a Nick Swisher single with two outs in the fifth inning, Walker retired the
next 10 batters he facedWalkers final line on May 29: W, 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K.

Game notes, lineups, rosters,

statistics, news releases & the media
guide (among other things) can be
found on MarinersMedia.com.

SWEET-SWINGING SETH SMITHSeth Smith has hit safely in 7 consecutive games (3/14-current)
and 12 of his 14 games this springover the last 7 games, Smith is batting .550 (11x20) with 3 runs
scored, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run and 9 RBI.

2016 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES MARCH 29, 2016 AT CLEVELAND INDIANS

#32 TAIJUAN WALKER (RHP)

YEAR TEAM
2015 SEATTLE
2016 SPRING
MLB Totals

W-L
11-8
1-2
3-3

ERA
4.56
6.88
2.89

G
29
5
11

GS
29
5
8

CG
1
0
1

SHO
0
0
0

IP
169.2
17.0
53.0

H
163
25
42

R
92
13
19

ER
86
13
17

HR
25
2
2

BB
40
2
22

SO
157
16
46

2016 Spring Training - 1-2, 6.88 ERA in 5 GS: L#1 in 2016 Cactus League debut 3/4 at MIL, 1 R on 2 H in 2.0 IP (BB, K)...5 Ks and allowed 1 R in 3.0 IP 3/9 vs. KC (3.0,3,1,1,0,5,HR)4 R on 7 H in 3.1 IP 3/14 at ARI (L,3.1,7,4,4,0,3)5.0 IP, 1 R, 4 K on 3/19 at KC3.2
IP, 9 H, 6 ER, BB, 3 K 3/24 at COL.
Last Season - Was 11-8 with a 4.56 ERA (86 ER, 169.2 IP) with 157 strikeouts in 29 starts.
Team Ranks - On the Mariners staff ranked 2nd in wins (11), starts (29), innings (169.2) and strikeouts (157).
Strong Finish - Was 10-3 with a 3.62 ERA (51 ER, 126.2 IP) with 118 strikeouts in his final 20 starts.
Thatll Do - Was shut down for the season to limit his inning count after his start on Sept. 14th.
Career - Originally selected by Seattle in the supplemental first round (43rd overall) in the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

ALSO AVAILABLE TO PITCH

#37 Mike Montgomery (LHP):

#50 Blake Parker (RHP):

2016 Spring Training - 1-0, 2.35 in 6 G (1 GS)ND in 1st G (1st GS) of

spring 3/12 at CIN (3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K)Made his first relief appearance
on 3/16 vs. SF, tossing 1.0 ShO IP (1.0,1,0,0,0,0)1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER
3/19 vs. ARI0.2 ShO IP 3/21 at LAD1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER 3/24 at COL
Pitched 1-2-3 8th inning on 3/26 vs. LAD (1.0,0,0,0,0,0).
Totals - Was 4-6, 4.60 ERA (46 ER, 90.0 IP) in 16 starts.
Good Start - Went 4-2, 1.62 ERA (9 ER, 50.0 IP) in first 7 starts of season (June 2-July 5).

2016 Spring Training: 0-1-1, 2.25 ERA in 8 games: ST debut on 3/3 at SD,
allowing 1 H, 1 BB and 1 K in ShO 6th...1 H in scoreless 9th inning on 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 scoreless inning on 3/13 vs. CIN (1.0,0,0,0,0,2)1.0 ShO IP, 1
K 3/18 at OAKloss on 3/19 vs. ARI; 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BBtossed
scoreless 9th inning on 3/23 vs. OAK (1.0,0,0,0,0,0)1.1 ShO IP in relief on
3/25 vs. CWS (1.1,0,0,0,0,1).
Last Season - Appeared in only three games with AAA Iowa before
having surgery to remove loose bodies in his right elbow on June 16th.
Debut - Made his Major League debut with Chicago (NL) May 17, 2012
vs. PhiladelphiaAllowed 3 runs (0 ER)

#38 Vidal Nuo (LHP):

2016 Spring Training: 1-1, 4.05 ERA in 9 games: Spring Training debut in
Charity game on 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. ARItossed scoreless 1.2 IP on 3/23 vs. OAK (1.2,0,0,0,1,1)allowed
1 R on 2 H in 1.0 IP on 3/28 at CHI (1.0,2,1,1,0,1)1.0 ShO IP 3/28 vs. KC.
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.

#48 Mayckol Guaipe (RHP):

2016 Spring Training: 0-0, 2.53 ERA in 7 games: made Cactus League
debut 3/4 at MIL, allowing a 2-R HR with 1 out in the 7th inning...stranded
1 inherited runner over 1.2 scoreless innings (1.2,0,0,0,0,1)...struck out 1
in 1-2-3 6th inning 3/10 vs. CHIPitched 1.0 scoreless inning on 3/13
vs. CIN (1.0,1,0,0,0,0)allowed 1 R on 3 H in 2.0 innings on 3/16 vs. SF
(2.0,3,1,1,1,1)2.0 ShO IP vs. CLE on 3/20 (2.0,0,0,0,0,1)2.0 ShO IP, K
3/24 at COL.
Last Season - Was 0-3 with 5.40 ERA (16 ER, 26.2 IP) with 22 strikeouts
in 21 outings with Seattle.
Strong Finish - Posted 2.70 ERA (3 ER, 10.0 IP) with 11 strikeouts in final
9 outings.

#55 Tony Zych (RHP):

2016 Spring Training: 1-0-1, 4.70 in 8 games: Spring debut in Charity
game on 3/2 vs. SD, striking out 2 in scoreless 9th innings (1.0,1,0,0,1,2)...
BS #1 on 3/5 vs. LAA, allowing 3 inherited runners to score in 7th inning
(0.2,2,1,1,0,1)...struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 4th inning 3/8 at CLE...SV#1 3/11 at
SF, allowing 2 R on 3 H in 9th (1.0,3,2,2,0,2,HR)...2 K in 1.0 IP (1 H) 3/18 vs.
TEX1.0 ShO IP on 3/21 at LAD1.0 ShO IP with 2 K in the 9th on 3/25
vs. CWS (1.0,0,0,0,0,2)earned W#1 on 3/26 vs. LAD, allowed 1 R on 1
H (1.0,1,1,1,0,1).
Last Season - Was 0-0 with a 2.45 ERA (5 ER, 18.1 IP) with 24 strikeouts
in 13 relief appearances with Seattle.
Welcome To The Show - Selected from AAA Tacoma on Sept. 1 when
Major League rosters expanded.

#63 Donn Roach (RHP):

2016 Spring Training: 0-0, 1.15 ERA in 7 games: Has not allowed a run in
his last 10.1 spring innings; Spring Training debut in Charity game on 3/2
vs. SD, allowing 1 hit over 2.0 scoreless innings in relief...allowed 6 R (2
ER) on 9 H in 1.1 IP in relief on 3/7 vs. ARI (1.1,9,6,2,0,1,HR)...allowed 1
H and 3 K in 2.0 ShO IP 3/11 at SF6 Ks in 3.0 ShO IP 3/15 at LAA3.0
ShO IP 3/21 at LAD2.1 ShO IP 3/24 at COL2.0 ShO IP on 3/28 at CHI
(2.0,0,0,0,0,2).
Last Season - Claimed off waivers from San Diego by Chicago (NL) in
November 2014made one start with Chicago, June 27 at St. Louis.
Debut - MLB deubt April 2 vs. Los Angeles (NL).

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)

L, 12-13
W, 10-8
W, 5-4 (10)
W, 7-6
W, 12-9
W, 6-4

Surkamp (1-1)
Walker (1-2)
Altavilla (2-0)
Zych (1-0)
Paxton (2-1)
Benoit (1-0)
Goodyear
Peoria

Peralta (0-1)
Flande (0-1)
Turner (0-3)
West (0-1)
Hammel (2-1)
Lannan (0-2)

Peoria
Salt River

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

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

Brasier (1)
--Cishek (1)
-Peralta (1)
6:05
12:10

10-12-2
11-12-2
12-12-2
13-12-2
14-12-2
15-12-2
R
R/TV

10,014
11,365
9,527
10,644
15,438
6,097

7:10
12:10

R/TV
R/TV

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

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