Monday, February 27, 2017
Peoria Stadium SEATTLE
Starting Pitchers: RH Yovani Gallardo (6-8, 5.42 in 2016) vs. LH Jason Vargas (0-0, 2.25 in 2016)
12:10 pm MT/11:10 am PT Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle TV: None
SPRING RECORD
Overall Record .................................. 2-0
PEORIA STADIUM ............................ 2-0
Home Record ................................... 1-0
Road Record .................................... 1-0
Current Streak .................................. W2
THE COUNTDOWN
35 days to Opening Day, 4/3 at HOU
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Feb. 27 ........................ vs. Kansas City
Feb. 28 ..........................at Chicago (AL)
March 1 ..............................at Cleveland
Bold - Peoria Stadium
BY THE NUMBERS
3-0
Seattle is looking to improve to 3-0
this afternoonit would be the 7th
time opening Spring Training with three
straight winsalso: 2014, 1994, 1992,
1991, 1990, 1989.
12:10/11:10
Todays game was moved up one hour
to 12:10 MT/11:10 PT to avoid rain that
is in the forecast for this afternoon.
16
The spring schedule features 16 games
televised by ROOT Sportsthe first TV
game will be March 5 vs. Oakland.
19
19 days since GM Jerry Dipoto made
his last trade (Sucre to TB on Feb. 8).
27
The Mariners currently have 62 players in
camp27 of them were not in the orga-
nization when the 2016 season ended.
41
All 41 players on 40-man roster have
agreed to terms on contracts for 2017.
41
This is the Mariners 41st spring training
in club historySeattle trained in Tempe
from 1977-1992 and have been in Peoria
since 1993 (played all road games in 93
as stadium was being completed).
THE ROSTER
The spring roster is currently at 62
players (41 roster, 21 non-roster)
the camp breakdown by position is
the following: 35 pitchers (13 non-
roster), 8 catchers (5 non-roster),
10 infielders (1 non-roster) and 9
outfielders (2 non-roster).
ON THE AIR
Todays game vs. Padres will be
broadcast on ESPN 710 Seattle
(11:10 pm PT/12:10 pm in AZ)
Rick Rizzs & Aaron Goldsmith will
broadcast the game on the radio
complete spring training day-by-day
with TV and radio listings is listed on
Page 2 of these game notes.
Game #3 (2-0)
MARINERS (2-0) vs. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (1-1) Home #2 (1-0)
TODAYS GAME INFORMATION
TODAYS TILTMariners continue their 41st spring training with a Cactus League match-up today
against the Kansas City Royals at Peoria Stadiumtodays game is the 3rd of a 33-game Cactus
League schedule for the Mariners that concludes April 1 vs. Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields
the Mariners will open the 2017 season April 3 at Minute Maid Park vs. Houston Astros.
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)
MONDAY: Mariners vs. Royals 1:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
KC Vargas*, Soria, Minor*, Withrow
SEA Gallardo, Whalen, Vincent, Rzepczynski*, Altavilla, Aro
TUESDAY: Mariners at White Sox 1:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
SEA Hernandez, Moore, Unsworth, Owings, Fry*, Machi
CWS Kopech, Danish, Beck, Goldberg, Purke*, Smith, Bummer*
WEDNESDAY Mariners at Indians 1:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
SEA Smyly*, Diaz, Scribner, Povse, Vieira, Tago
CLE TBA
* left-handed pitcher ^switch-handed pitcher
HAPPY BIRTHDAYtodays Mariners starter Yovani Gallardo is celebrating his 31st birthday
todayothers who share his birthday include actress Elizabeth Taylor, singer Josh Groban,
Chelsea Clinton and novelist John Steinbeck.
CONTROL THE ZONEthe Mariners coaxed 14 walks from the Padres pitchers yesterdayin two
games this spring, Seattle hitters have drawn 16 walks, while the Mariners pitching staff has issues
zero free passes (while striking out 9).
DIFFERENT SHADE OF BLUEformer Royals Jarrod Dyson (2010-16) and Danny Valencia
(2014) will face former Mariners hurler Jason Vargas (2009-12) in todays gameothers in Royals
camp with Mariners ties at the Major League level include Nathan Karns (rhp), Brandon League
(rhp), Chris Young (rhp) and coaches Dale Sveum (player), Pedro Grifol (coach), Rusty Kuntz
(coach) and Don Wakamatsu (manager).
MARINERSMEDIA.COMgame notes, lineups, rosters, statistics and news releases (among
other things) can be found on MarinersMedia.comif you need login information, please contact a
member of the Mariners Baseball Information staff.
VS. THE ROYALSthe Mariners and Royals will face each other twice this spring, today and in
Surprise on March 16Seattle was 4-3 vs. Kansas City during 2016the Mariners went 2-1 against
the Royals during 2016 Spring TrainingSeattle trails all-time regular season series 206-221the
teams will face each other 7 times during the 2017 season (July 3-5 in Seattle & Aug. 3-6 in KC).
WHAT TIME IS IT ANYWAY?Arizona is currently one hour ahead of Seattle timewhen the
clocks change for Daylight Saving Time on March 12, Seattle and Peoria will be on the same time
so todays game starts at 12:10 pm in Seattle (1:10 pm in Peoria).
BROADCAST NOTES ROOT SPORTS and 710 ESPN Seattle will provide complete coverage of
the Mariners 2017 Spring Training schedulea club-record tying 16 Cactus League games will be
televised (all from Peoria Stadium) and radio partner 710 ESPN will air 33 spring gamessee the
complete broadcast schedule on page 2 of the game notes.
CACTUS LEAGUE REPORTthe Cactus League Report will make its 2017 spring debut on
Wednesday, March 1 from 6:00-7:30 pm (MT) from the Salty Seorita in Peoria, the first of five
live shows, all on Wednesday, and four from the Salty Seoritathe Cactus League Report will be
hosted by Rick Rizzs, Aaron Goldsmith, Dave Sims, Mike Blowers and Shannon Drayer.
INFORMATION GUIDEthe 2017 Seattle Mariners Information Guide has been printed and
available for pickup in the Mariners PR officethe digital edition of the media guide is also available
for download via the Mariners Virtual Press Box (www.MarinersMedia.com).
SINGLE GAME TICKETSsingle-game tickets for the 2017 season go on sale to the public at 10 am
PT on Saturday, March 11Mariners Mail subscribers (Mariners.com/Mail) will have an opportunity
to participate in a presale beginning March 7 (deadline to register is March 4)select groups will
have opportunity to buy before they go on sale to general public (see Mariners.com/tickets).
INJURY REPORTreliever Steve Cishek (torn left labrum in his hip) had surgery on Oct. 12 and Tony
Zych (biceps tendon debridement on his right arm) had surgery on Oct. 11both are making progress
this springRandy Adamack, the Mariners Sr. Vice President of Communications and Broadcasting,
had knee replacement surgery on his second knee; were glad hes out of knees to replace.
2016 IN REVIEWcompleted the 2016 season 86-76 (.531), finishing 2nd in the American League
West (9.0 games behind division winner Texas)finished 3.0 games back of the AL Wild Card
registered 10 more wins than in 2015compiled a winning record in 2 of last 3 seasonswent 44-
37 (.543) at home and 42-39 (.519) on the roadwere 45-44 prior to the All-Star break and 41-32
following the breakposted a 25-18-9 record in series, including 9 sweeps.
HEY BOB, AS YOU MAY KNOWSeattle recorded 14 walks in yesterdays 13-2 win over San Diego
BUT DID YOU KNOW?that the 14 walks would have tied the Mariners club record for walks in
a 9.0-inning game?Seattle drew 14 walks on June 15, 1991 vs. Detroit in a 15-2 winHarold
Reynolds, Alvin Davis and Scott Bradley each recorded 3 free passes that day.
 2017 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES FEBRUARY 27, 2017 VS. KANSAS CITY ROYALS

#49 YOVANI GALLARDO (RHP)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2016 BALTIMORE 6-8 5.42 23 23 0 0 118.0 126 74 71 16 61 85
Frederick # 0-0 9.00 1 1 0 0 3.0 7 3 3 0 2 4
Norfolk # 1-0 3.60 2 2 0 0 10.0 5 4 4 2 4 10
2017 SPRING - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MLB Totals 108-83 3.79 270 267 4 3 1591.2 1525 726 670 167 603 1432
2017 Spring Training - Is making his first appearance of the 2017 Spring Training.
Last Season - Went 6-8 with 5.42 ERA (71 ER, 118.0 IP) with 85 strikeouts in 23 starts with Baltimore last season.
Moving On Up - Earned his 105th career win last season on June 29 at San Diego, passing Ismael Valdez for 3rd-most by Mexican-born pitcher in
MLB history (enters 2017 with 108 career wins)trails Fernando Valenzuela (173) and Esteban Loaiza (126).
Milestone Start - Made his 250th career start on June 24 vs. Tampa Bay, becoming 4th Mexicanborn pitcher to make 250+ career starts (also: F.
Valenzuela, 424; E. Loaiza, 333 & I. Valdez, 288)one of 23 active pitchers to make 250 or more starts.
DL Stint - Placed on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder bicep tendinitis on April 23, his first DL stint since 2013activated from the DL on
June 18 after rehab assignments with advanced-A Frederick and AAA Norfolk.
Steady Starter - Joins rotation-mate Felix Hernandez as one of only 10 pitchers to make 30 or more starts in at least 7 of the last 8 seasons since 2009.
New Beginnings - Acquired by Seattle from Baltimore along with cash considerations in exchange for OF Seth Smith on Jan. 6, 2017
Career - In parts of 10 ML seasons with MIL (2007-14), TEX (2015) and BAL (2016), has compiled a career record of 108-83 with a 3.79 ERA (670 ERA,
1591.2 IP) in 270 games (267 GS)originally selected by Milwaukee in 2nd round (46th overall) of 2004 Draft out of Trimble Tech (TX) High School.

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH

#63 Rob Whalen (RHP):
2017 Spring Training - Making his first appearance of Spring Training.
Last Season - Went 1-2 with a 6.57 ERA (18 ER, 24.2 IP) in 5 GS w/Atlanta.
Welcome to Seattle - Acquired from Atlanta along with RHP Max Povse in
exchange for OF Alex Jackson & PTBNL (LHP Tyler Pike) on Nov. 28, 2016.
First Win - Earned the win in ML debut, Aug. 3 vs. PIT (5.0,4,4,4,4,5,HR,2HB).
Injury - Placed on 15-day DL on Aug. 25 with right shoulder fatigue and
transferred to 60-day DL for the remainder of the season on Sept. 17.
Award Season - Named Mississippi Braves Pitcher of the Year after going
7-5 with 2.49 ERA (28 ER, 101.1 IP) with 94 strikeouts in 18 starts.
Promotion - On July 14, promoted to AAA Gwinnett, where he went 0-1
with a 1.93 ERA (4 ER, 18.2 IP) with 18 strikeouts and 7 walks in 3 starts.
Career - In parts of 5 MiL seasons with the Mets (2012-15) and Braves
(2015-16), is 24-17 with a 2.45 ERA (98 ER, 359.2 IP) with 320 strikeouts
and 120 walks in 66 career games (62 starts)originally selected by New
York-NL in the 12th round of the 2012 Draft out of Haines City (FL) HS.
#50 Nick Vincent (RHP):
2017 Spring Training: Making his first Cactus League appearance today.
Last Season - Went 4-4 with 3 saves and a 3.73 ERA (25 ER, 60.1 IP) with
65 strikeouts in 60 relief appearances with Seattle last season.
Leader - Among Mariners relievers, ranked 2nd in games with 60 (Cishek,
62), 2nd in IP (60.1) and 3rd in strikeouts (65).
DL & Rehab - Placed on 15-day disabled list with a mid-back strain on
June 29 (retroactive to June 27)-Aug. 5.
Join the Club - Acquired by the Mariners from San Diego in exchange for a
player to be named later or cash considerations on Mar. 30, 2016.
Career - In parts of 5 Major League seasons with the Padres (2012-15)
and Mariners (2016)originally selected by San Diego in the 18th round of
the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Long Beach State University.
#25 Marc Rzepczynski (RHP):
2017 Spring Training: Making his first Cactus League appearance today.
Last Season - Went 1-0 with a 2.64 ERA (14 ER, 47.2 IP) with 46 strikeouts
and 29 walks in 70 combined relief appearances with OAK and WAS.
Welcome to Seattle - Signed by Seattle to a 2-year contract on 12/3/16.
Durabe - Since 2011, has made 394 relief appearances, 4th-most among
left-handed pitchers during the spanhas made at least 70 appearances
in 5 of the last 6 seasons (2011-16), including the last 3 consecutive.
Career - Enters his 9th ML season with his 7th different clubwhile with
TOR (2009-11), STL (2011-13), CLE (2013-15), SD (2015), OAK (2016) and
WAS (2016).
#53 Dan Altavilla (RHP):
2017 Spring Training: Making his first Cactus League appearance today.
Last Season - Went 0-0 with a 0.73 ERA (1 ER, 12.1 IP) with 10 strikeouts
in 15 relief appearances with the Mariners.
Debut - Made his MLB debut last season on Aug. 27 at Chicago-AL, toss-
ing 1.0 ShO inning...struck out Todd Frzier to end 8th inning.
Minor Totals - Went 7-3 with 16 saves with a 1.91 ERA (12 ER, 56.2 IP)
with 65 strikeouts in 43 relief outings with AA Jackson.
Drafted - Selected by Seattle in the 5th round of the 2014 MLB First-Year
Player Draft out of Mercyhurst College.
#48 Jonathan Aro (RHP):
2017 Spring Training: Making his first Cactus League appearance today.
Last Season - Appeared in one game with the Mariners last season, June
20 at Detroit (0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB).
AAA Recap - Went 3-2 with 1 save and 2.48 ERA (10 ER, 36.1 IP) with 25
strikeouts in 24 games, including 1 start, with AAA Tacoma last season.
DL Time - Was on MiL DL w/right elbow forearm strain, July 1-end of year.
Career - Made his ML debut with BOS in 2015has appeared in 7 com-
bined games in parts of two ML seasons with the Red Sox (2015) and
Mariners (2016)originally signed by BOS as a non-drafted free agent on
June 6, 2011.

2017 SEATTLE MARINERS - SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

DAY DATE OPP SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE REC ATT
Saturday February 25 San Diego Padres (Charity Game) 13-3 Weber (1-0) Nina (0-1) None 1-0 6,370
Sunday February 26 San Diego Padres 13-2 Heston (1-0) Lee (0-1) None 2-0 4,856
Monday February 27 Kansas City Royals Peoria 1:10/12:10 R
Tuesday February 28 Chicago White Sox (ss) Glendale 1:05/12:05 R
Wednesday March 1 Cleveland Indians Goodyear 1:05/12:05 R
Thursday March 2 Milwaukee Brewers Peoria 1:10/12:10 R
Friday March 3 Texas Rangers Surprise 1:10/12:10 R
Saturday March 4 Colorado Rockies Salt River 1:10/12:10 R
Sunday March 5 Oakland Athletics Peoria 1:10/12:10 R/TV
Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale 1:05/12:05
Monday March 6 Texas Rangers Peoria 1:10/12:10 R#/TV
Tuesday March 7 OFF DAY
Wednesday March 8 Cleveland Indians Peoria 7:10/6:10 R
Thursday March 9 Chicago Cubs Mesa 1:05/12:05 R#/TV
Friday March 10 Chicago Cubs Peoria 1:10/12:10 R#/TV
Saturday March 11 Cincinnati Reds Peoria 1:10/12:10 R/TV
Sunday March 12 Los Angeles Angels Tempe 1:10 R
Monday March 13 Milwaukee Brewers Maryvale 1:05 R#
Tuesday March 14 Chicago White Sox Peoria 1:10 R#/TV
Wednesday March 15 Los Angeles Dodgers Peoria 1:10 R#/TV
Thursday March 16 Kansas City Royals (ss) Surprise 1:05 R#
Friday March 17 Arizona Diamondbacks Salt River 1:10
Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale 7:05 R
Saturday March 18 San Francisco Giants Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Sunday March 19 Texas Rangers Surprise 1:05 R
Monday March 20 OFF DAY
Tuesday March 21 Oakland Athletics Peoria 7:10 R/TV
Wednesday March 22 Los Angels Angels Peoria 1:10 R#/TV
Thursday March 23 San Francisco Giants Scottsdale 6:05 R
Friday March 24 Kansas City Royals Peoria 1:10 R#/TV
Los Angels Angels Tempe 1:10
Saturday March 25 Texas Rangers Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Sunday March 26 Cincinnati Reds Goodyear 1:10 R
Monday March 27 San Diego Padres Peoria 1:10 R
Tuesday March 28 Arizona Diamondbacks Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Wednesday March 29 Los Angeles Dodgers Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Thursday March 30 OFF DAY
Friday March 31 Colorado Rockies Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Saturday April 1 Colorado Rockies Salt River 12:10 R/TV
Bold: Home team (ss) split squad game
TV = ROOT Sports Broadcast R# - Delayed radio on 710 ESPN Seattle