Friday, March 3, 2017
Surprise Stadium
Starting Pitchers: RH Hisashi Iwakuma (0-0, -.--) vs. RH Tyler Wagner (0-1, 9.00)
1:10 pm MT/12:10 pm PT Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle TV: None
SPRING RECORD
Overall Record .................................. 5-1
PEORIA STADIUM ............................ 3-1
Home Record ................................... 2-1
Road Record .................................... 3-0
Current Streak .................................. W3
THE COUNTDOWN
32 days to Opening Day, 4/3 at HOU
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 3 .................................... at Texas
March 4 ...............................at Colorado
March 5 ............................. vs. Oakland
March 5 ....................at Los Angeles-NL
Bold - Peoria Stadium
BY THE NUMBERS
.625
Nelson Cruz is hitting .625 (5x8) with 4
runs, 2 doubles, 2 home runs and 6 RBI
in four Spring Training games.
.714
Boog Powell has hit safely in 5 of his 7
at-bats this spring.
2
2 days since GM Jerry Dipoto made his
last trade (De Jong from LAD on Mar. 1).
12.83
Seattle has averaged 12.83 hits per
game this spring (77 hits in 6 games),
recording double-digit hits in 5 of the 6
games (had 9 on Feb. 27 vs. KC).
16
The spring schedule features 16 games
televised by ROOT Sportsthe first TV
game will be March 5 vs. Oakland.
28
The Mariners currently have 62 players in
camp28 of them were not in the orga-
nization when the 2016 season ended.
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: 36 pitchers (13 non-
roster), 8 catchers (5 non-roster),
9 infielders (1 non-roster) and 9
outfielders (2 non-roster).
ON THE AIR
Todays game at Texas will be
broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle
(12:10 pm PT/1:10 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 #7 (5-1)
SEATTLE MARINERS (5-1) vs. TEXAS RANGERS (1-6) Road #4 (3-0)
TODAYS GAME INFORMATION
TODAYS TILTMariners continue their 41st spring training with a Cactus League match-up today
against the Texas Rangers at Surprise Stadiumtodays game is the 7th of a 36-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)
FRIDAY: Mariners at Texas 1:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
SEA Iwakuma, Weber, Overton*, Bergman, Vincent, Rzepczynski*, Altavilla
TEX Wagner, Claudio*, Dragmire
SATURDAY Mariners vs. Colorado 1:105 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
COL Gray, Almonte, Howard*, Dunn*, Lee, Jiminian
SEA Gallardo, Paxton*, Curtis*, Heston, Whalen
SUNDAY: Mariners vs. Oakland 1:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
OAK Cotton, Triggs, Detwiler*, Puk*, Brady, Coulombe*
SEA Hernandez
SUNDAY: Mariners at Los Angeles-NL 1:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
SEA Moore, Diaz, Vieira, Kiekhefer*, Aro, Unsworth, Owings
LAD Urias*
* left-handed pitcher ^switch-handed pitcher
NO SURPRISESthree Mariners in todays lineup called Surprise Stadium their Spring Training
home at some point in their career: Jarrod Dyson (KC, 2010-16), Nelson Cruz (TEX, 2006-13) and
Danny Valencia (KC, 2014).
WBC DEPARTURESthe Mariners will have 10 players departing camp over the next few days
tomorrow will be the last day in camp for members of team Canada (Tyler ONeill), Dominican
Republic (Robinson Can, Nelson Cruz, Jean Segura), Italy (Pat Venditte) and Mexico (Yovani
Gallardo, Sebastian Valle)Sunday will be the last day for members of team Puerto Rico (Edwin
Diaz), Venezuela (Felix Hernandez) and USA (Drew Smyly-not active until next round).
OFF TO THE RACESThe Mariners have tallied 5 stolen bases in 6 games this spring, which ranks
T5th in the Cactus League (also: San Diego & San Francisco), trailing Chicago-AL (11), Colorado (9),
Los Angeles-AL (8) and Arizona (6)Jarrod Dyson, Guillermo Heredia, Shawn OMalley, Jean
Segura and Braden Bishop have each recorded 1 steal this spring.
MY COUSIN GUILLERMOGuillermo Heredia has tallied 5 extra-base hits this spring (4 doubles,
1 triple), which is tied for the lead in both the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues, tied with Greg Bird-
NYY (5 XBH)Heredia is also batting .583 (7x12), 2nd-best in the Majors this Spring.
LEADING THE PACKthe Mariners lead all teams with a .344 (77x224) batting average, a .432
on-base percentage, and rank 5th with a .509 slugging percentage this springSeattle leads the
Cactus League with 50 runs scored (6 games), trailing only New York-AL (55 in 8 games) for the
Major League leadSeattle is averaging 8.33 runs per game this spring.
VS. THE RANGERSSeattle and Texas will face each other twice this season (also: March 6 in
Peoria)the Mariners were 7-12 against the Rangers in 2016, including 5-5 at Safeco Fieldthe
Mariners went 2-0 against Texas during 2016 Spring TrainingSeattle trails the all-time regular
season series 302-315the teams will face each other 19 times during the regular season, including
the first six meetings in Seattle April 14-16 and May 5-7.
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.
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 made its 2017 spring debut last night
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).
HEY SHANNON, DID YOU KNOWthat the Mariners rank 2nd in the Major in hits this spring with 77
hits in 6 games (behind New York-AL, 85 in 8 G) and 2nd in walks with 31 (behind San Francisco, 33 in
8 G)?Seattle leads the Majors with 23 doubles, but are T23rd with 4 home runsthe only Mariners
with home runs this spring are Nelson Cruz (2), Jean Segura (1) and Mitch Haniger (1).
 2017 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES MARCH 3, 2017 AT TEXAS RANGERS

#18 HISASHI IWAKUMA (RHP)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2016 SEATTLE 16-12 4.12 33 33 0 0 199.0 218 95 91 28 46 147
2017 SPRING - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MLB Totals 63-37 3.39 144 130 1 1 852.2 798 336 321 108 173 698
2017 Spring Training - Is making his first appearance of the 2017 Spring Training.
Last Season - Went 16-12 with a 4.12 ERA (91 ER, 199.0 IP) with 147 strikeouts and 46 walks in 33 starts with Seattle last season.
Team Leader - Led the Mariners in wins (16), starts (33), innings pitched (199.0) and strikeouts (147) in 2016.
AL Leaderboard - Among American League leaders last season, ranked T6th in wins (16), T4th in starts (33) and 11th in innings pitched (199.0 IP).
Just Win - Earned a career-high 16 wins (previous: 15, 2014)became the 7th Mariners pitcher to record at least 2 seasons with 15 or more wins,
joining Jamie Moyer (4x), Freddy Garcia (3x), Felix Hernandez (3x), Randy Johnson (3x), Marc Langston (3x) and Aaron Sele (2x).
Quite the Finish - Over his final 25 starts of the season, was 15-8 with a 4.03 ERA (67 ER, 149.2 IP) with 109 strikeouts.
Career - Signed with Seattle as a free agent on Jan. 5, 2012....is 63-37 with a 3.39 ERA (321 ER, 852.2 IP) in 144 games (130 starts) over 5 seasons.

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH

#67 Ryan Weber (RHP):
2017 Spring Training: 1-0, 13.50 ERA (3 ER, 2.0 IP) in 1 G...allowed 3 R on
5 H over 2.0 IP to pick up the win in Cactus League debut on 2/25 at SD.
Last Season - Made 16 appearances, including 2 starts, with Atlanta last
season, going 1-1 with a 5.45 ERA (22 ER, 36.1 IP) with 23 strikeouts.
Minor Work - Went 2-3 with a 2.76 ERA (19 ER, 62.0 IP) with 41 strikeouts
in 26 games, including 5 starts, with AAA Gwinnett last season.
Welcome to Seattle - Claimed off waivers from Atlanta on Nov. 2, 2016.
Career - Spent 8 seasons in the Braves organizationappeared in 21 G/7
GS with the Braves over parts of two Major League seasons (2015-16), go-
ing 1-4 with a 5.15 ERA (37 ER, 64.2 IP) with 42 strikeoutsselected and
signed by Atlanta out of the 22nd round of the 2009 MLB First-Year Player
Draft out of St. Petersburg (FL) College.
#60 Dillon Overton (LHP):
2017 Spring Training - 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER, 2.0 IP) in 1 G...allowed 1 H & 1 K
in 2.0 ShO IP in relief in Cactus League debut on 2/26 vs. SD.
Last Season - Went 1-3 with 11.47 ERA (31 ER, 24.1 IP) with 17 strikeouts
in 7 games, including 5 starts, with Oakland last season.
Debut - Selected by Oakland June 25 and won his Major League debut
later that night at Los Angeles-AL (5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 3 HR).
Minor Recap - Went 13-5 with 3.29 ERA (46 ER, 125.2 IP) with 105 strike-
outs in 21 games (20 GS) with Nashville in 2016.
Welcome to Seattle - Acquired by the Mariners from Oakland in exchange
for C Jason Goldstein on Jan. 26, 2017.
Career - Selected by Oakland out of the 2nd round of the 2013 Draft out
of the Univ. of Oklahomain parts of 3 MiL in the As organization, owns a
career record of 20-14 with a 3.18 ERA (102 ER, 288.2 IP) in 60 G/57 GS.
#56 Christian Bergman (RHP):
2017 Spring Training: 0-0, 9.00 ERA (2 ER, 2.0 IP) in 1 G...allowed 2 R on 5
H in 2.0 IP in Cactus League debut 2/26 vs. SD.
Last Season - Went 1-3, 8.39 ERA (23 ER, 24.2 IP) 15 G/1 GS with COL.
DL Stint - On the disabled list with a strained left oblique May 20-July 9.
Minors Recap - Made 10 starts with AAA Albuquerque, going 3-3 with a
3.66 ERA (21 ER, 51.2 IP) with 33 strikeouts.
Welcome to Seattle - Signed as a MiL free agent on Dec. 1, 2016.
Career - Spent 7 seasons in the Rockies organization, including parts of 3
seasons at the Major League level, where he has compiled a career record
of 7-9 with a 5.79 ERA (95 ER, 147.2 IP) in 55 G/15 startsoriginally se-
lected by the Rockies in the 24th round of the 2010 Draft out of UC Irvine.
#50 Nick Vincent (RHP):
2017 Spring Training: 0-0, 9.00 ERA (1 ER, 1.0 IP) in 1 G...allowed solo HR
in Cactus League debut on 2/27 vs. KC (1.0,1,1,1,0,2,HR).
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 with 60.1 (Cishek, 64.0) and 3rd in Ks with 65.
DL & Rehab - Placed on 15-day DL with a mid-back strain on June 29
(retro to 6/27)made 1 rehab appearance with Short-A Everett, striking
out three in 1.0 shutout inning on Aug. 5activated from the DL on Aug. 7.
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 5 ML seasons with SD (2012-15) & SEA (2016), is 13-10-4, 2.94
ERA (69 ER, 211.0 IP) with 226 Ks in 221 Goriginally selected by SD in
the 18th round of the 2008 Draft out of Long Beach State University.
#25 Marc Rzepczynski (LHP): (zep-CHIN-ski)
2017 Spring Training: 0-0, 45.00 (5 ER, 1.0 IP) in 1 G...allowed 6 R/5 ER in
1.0 IP in Cactus League debut on 2/27 vs. KC (1.0,5,6,5,0,2,2HR).
Last Season - Went 1-0, 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 a two-year contract on Dec. 3, 2016.
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 9th ML season with his 7th different club: TOR (2009-11),
STL (2011-13), CLE (2013-15), SD (2015), OAK (2016) & WAS (2016)orig-
inally selected by TOR in 5th round of the 2007 Draft out of UC Riverside.
#53 Dan Altavilla (RHP): (all-tuh-VIL-uh)
2017 Spring Training: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER, 1.0 IP) in 1 G...1-2-3 5th inning in
Cactus League debut on 2/27 vs. KC.
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 inningselected
from AA Jackson earlier that day (8/27).
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.

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 None 1-0 6,370
Sunday February 26 San Diego Padres 13-2 Heston (1-0) Lee None 2-0 4,856
Monday February 27 Kansas City Royals 3-14 Vargas Gallardo (0-1) None 2-1 3,400
Tuesday February 28 Chicago White Sox (ss) 8-1 Hernandez (1-0) Kopech None 3-1 2,200
Wednesday March 1 Cleveland Indians 7-4 Vieira (1-0) Merritt Fien (1) 4-1 3,443
Thursday March 2 Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 Hagadone (1-0) Marinez None 5-1 4,251
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