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Thursday, March 23, 2017 Game #27 (15-11)

Scottsdale Stadium SEATTLE MARINERS (15-11) at SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (12-14) Home #14 (8-5)

TONIGHTS GAME INFORMATION


Starting Pitchers: RH Felix Hernandez (1-0, 5.40) vs. LH Matt Moore (1-1, 3.94)
6:05 pm Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle TV: None
TONIGHTS TILTMariners continue their 41st spring training with a Cactus League match-up
SPRING RECORD tonight against the San Francisco Giants at Scottsdale Stadiumtonights game is the 27th of a 36-
Overall Record .............................. 15-11 game Cactus League schedule for the Mariners that concludes April 1 vs. Colorado Rockies at Salt
PEORIA STADIUM ............................ 8-6 River Fieldsthe Mariners will open the 2017 season April 3 at Minute Maid Park vs. Houston Astros.
Home Record ................................... 7-6
Road Record .................................... 8-5 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)
Current Streak ....................................L3 THURSDAY Mariners at San Francisco 6:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle#
THE COUNTDOWN SEA Hernandez, Hagadone*, Fien
11 days to Opening Day, 4/3 at HOU
SF Moore, Dominguez, Strickland, Osich*, Gearrin
FRIDAY Mariners vs. Kansas City 1:10 pm ROOT#/710 ESPN Seattle+
UPCOMING SCHEDULE KC Duffy*, Herrera, Soria, Strahm
March 23 ....................................... at SF
March 24 ..................vs. KC (1:10 p.m.)
SEA Paxton*, Altavilla, Kiekhefer*, Perry
...................................at LAA (5:10 p.m.) FRIDAY Mariners at Los Angeles-AL 5:10 pm None
March 25 ...................................vs. TEX SEA Miranda*, Unsworth, Pistorese*
Bold - Peoria Stadium LAA Norris, Bedrosian, Bailey, Adams, Alvarez*, Parker
ROSTER MOVE SATURDAY Mariners vs. Texas 1:10 pm ROOT#/710 ESPN Seattle#
TEX Martinez
Mariners General Manager Jerry
Dipoto announced from Mariners SEA Gaviglio, Scribner, Aro, Machi, Hagadone*
Major League spring camp today * left-handed pitcher #live + delayed
that 1B Daniel Vogelbach has been
optioned to AAA Tacoma.
RETURN OF THE KINGFelix Hernandez is making his 3rd Cactus League start of the spring
tonight and his first since returning from the World Baseball Classic, where he started 2 games for
BY THE NUMBERS Team VenezuelaFelix went 0-1 with a 1.17 ERA (1 ER, 7.2 IP) with 6 strikeouts and 2 walks in his
2 starts with his native Venezuela.

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The Mariners rank 2nd in the Majors
FELIX THE GIANT SLAYERin 4 career regular season starts vs. the Giants, Felix Hernandez
owns a record of 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA (6 ER, 29.0 IP) with 27 strikeouts and 7 walksthree of his four
starts against San Francisco have been quality starts, including three outings of at least 7.0 innings
in batting this spring with a mark of
.299 (280x935), trailing the Brewers pitched and 1-or-fewer earned runs allowedthe Mariners are 4-0 in his four starts vs. the Giants
(.303/273x900). in Felixs last start against San Francisco, he outdueled Madison Bumgarner, scattering 4 hits over
8.0 scoreless inning in a 2-0 win on June 17, 2015 at Safeco Field.

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Nick Hagadone has recorded 2 strike-
NO MINOR THINGYovani Gallardo tossed 4.2 innings vs. the Kansas City Royals advanced-A
affiliate in a B game yesterdayhe allowed 3 runs on 4 hits (2 home runs) while walking 1 and
outs in each of his last 4 outings (3/6- striking out 7Drew Smyly allowed 6 runs (4 earned runs) on 7 hits while walking 2 and striking out
c)overall, his 9 strikeouts rank 6th on 3 over 4.0 innings pitched in a B game vs. the San Diego Padres AAA team on TuesdayJames
the club this spring.
Paxton struck out 8 and walked 2 while allowing 2 runs on 3 hits in 4.2 innings of work in a B game
vs. the Chicago White Sox advanced-A squad on Sunday.
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Guillermo Heredia is tied with 3 others
ON THE MENDSteve Cishek, recovering from an Oct. 12, 2016 surgery to repair a torn labrum in
his left hip, threw 22 pitches in his first bullpen of the spring todayTony Zych, recovering from a
(Tim Federowicz-SF, Scooter Gennett- right shoulder biceps tendon transfer on Oct. 11, 2016, tossed 1.0 scoreless inning with 1 strikeout
MIL & Trevor Story-COL) for the Major
League lead in doubles this spring with 7. in a B game vs. the Texas Rangers AA squad today (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3 BF, 12
pitches, 8 strikes).

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Casey Fiens 12 strikeouts rank 2nd on
DEFENSIVELY SPEAKINGTaylor Motter is slated to start in right field for the first time this spring
in tonights game...Motter has started at shortstop (5 GS), 2nd base (4 GS), 3rd base (3 GS), 1st
base (1 GS) and left field (1 GS) so far this springhe appeared in 6 games (2 starts) in right field
the club this spring, trailing only Cody
Martin (14). with Tampa Bay last season.
BUENOS DAZin four World Baseball Classic appearances for Team Puerto Rico, Edwin Daz

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The Mariners pitching staff has com-
went 1-0 with 2 saves and a 3.38 ERA (2 ER, 5.1 IP) with 9 strikeouts and 4 walkshis 9 strikeouts
ranked T4th (also: J. Jurrjens-NED and H. Santiago-PR) in this years tourneyTeam Puerto Rico
lost to Team USA, 8-0, in the WBC Championship last night in Los Angeles.
bined for 64 walks this spring, T2nd-few-
est in MLB (also: Pittsburgh)Arizona BACK ON TRACKover his last six games (3/14-c), Leonys Martin is batting .375 (6x16) with 4
has the fewest walks with 63.
runs, 2 home runs, 2 RBI and 4 walksin his first nine spring games, he hit .179 (5x28).
VS. THE GIANTSthe Mariners and Giants are meeting in the final of two match-ups this spring
70
The Mariners have tallied 70 doubles this
Seattle won the first meeting, 6-5, on March 18 in Peoriathe Mariners went 2-2 against the Giants
during Interleague play in 2015, but the two clubs are not scheduled to face each other this season
spring, tied with Cleveland for the Major Seattle went 2-0 vs. San Francisco during Cactus League play last seasonthe Mariners lead the
League lead.
all-time regular season series, 16-13.
THE ROSTER HAMMERIN HANIGERMitch Haniger has hit safely in each of his last 5 games (3/14-c), batting
The spring roster is currently at 43 .421 (8x19) with 2 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple and 2 RBI during that spanoverall, he is batting .412
players (34 roster, 9 non-roster)the (21x51) with 6 runs, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 8 RBI and a .464 OBP in 16 games this spring.
camp breakdown by position is the
following: 24 pitchers (5 non-roster), GETTING OFFENSIVEamong Major League leaders this spring, the Mariners rank 1st in runs (167)
5 catchers (2 non-roster), 8 infielders and T1st in doubles (7)the club also ranks 2nd in hits (280), batting (.299), on-base percentage
(2 non-roster) and 6 outfielders (0
non-roster).
(.375), stolen bases (35), OPS (.846) and walks (109) while ranking 5th in slugging (.471), T5th in
triples (9) and T18th in home runs (24).
ON THE AIR
Tonights game at the Giants will be
HEY MIKE, AS YOU KNOWsix of the Mariners nine hits yesterday went for doublesBUT DID YOU
broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle KNOW?that the Mariners have recorded two regular season games in club history with 9-or-fewer
andRick Rizzs and Mike Blowers hits and 6-or-more doubles?the first such game was the inaugural game in Safeco Field history, July
will broadcast the game on radio. 15, 1999 vs. San Diegothe most recent such game was April 18, 2003 at Los Angeles-AL.
2017 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES MARCH 23, 2017 AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

#34 FELIX HERNANDEZ (RHP)


YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2016 SEATTLE 11-8 3.82 25 25 0 0 153.1 138 76 65 19 65 122
Tacoma # 1-0 1.59 1 1 0 0 5.2 5 1 1 1 1 7
Everett # 0-0 7.36 1 1 0 0 3.2 6 3 3 0 2 6
2017 WBC-Venezuela 0-1 1.17 2 2 0 0 7.2 5 2 1 0 2 6
SPRING 1-0 5.40 2 2 0 0 5.0 7 3 3 0 1 5
MLB Totals 154-109 3.16 359 359 25 11 2415.2 2157 946 848 203 695 2264

2017 Spring Training - 1-0, 5.40 ERA (3 ER, 5.0 IP) in 2 GS...tossed scoreless 1st inning before allowing 1 R in the 2nd inning in Cactus
League debut on 2/28 at CWS (2.0,3,1,1,1,0)allowed two two-out runs in the 1st but then settled down to retire six of the next seven
batters faced on 3/5 vs. OAK (3.0,4,2,2,0,5)made two appearances with Venezuela in the World Baseball Classicallowed 1 earned
run in 2.2 IP on 3/10 vs. Puerto Rico, a losstossed 5.0 ShO IP, 3 H, 3 K on 3/15 vs. eventual Champion Team USA.
Last Season - Went 11-8 with a 3.82 ERA (65 ER, 153.1 IP) with 122 strikeouts and 65 walks in 25 starts with the Mariners last season.
Hes Our Leader - Surpassed Randy Johnson to become the Mariners all-time leader in career strikeouts on April 23 at Los Angeles-
ALsurpassed Jamie Moyer to become the clubs all-time winningest pitcher on May 9 vs. Tampa Bayis the only active pitcher who
holds his respective clubs records for career wins and career strikeouts.
10 - Recorded his 10th win of the season on Sept. 5 vs. Texashas recorded at least 10 wins in 10 of his last 11 seasons, including
each of his last 8 seasonsthe streak of 8 consecutive seasons with at least 10 wins is currently tied for the 3rd-longest active streak
in the Majorstrails only John Lackey (13) and Zack Greinke (9), while tied with David Priceit is the longest such streak in club his-
tory, ahead of Jamie Moyer (7) and Randy Johnson (6).
DL Stint - On 15-day DL on June 1 (retroactive to May 28) with a right calf strainmade a rehab start with Short-A Everett on July 10
vs. Spokane and with AAA Tacoma on July 15 vs. Colorado Springsactivated on July 20marked his first trip to the DL since 2008.
After DL - After being activated from 15-day DL on July 20, was 7-4 with a 4.48 ERA (45 ER, 90.1 IP) with 69 strikeouts in 15 starts
Seattle went 10-5 in those 15 starts.
Career - Spent entire pro career with Seattle...6-time All-Star (2009, 2011-2015), 2-time ERA champ, 2010 AL Cy Young Award win-
ner...is 154-109, 3.16 in 359 career starts with 25 CG, 11 ShO, and one perfect gameholds Mariners all-time career records for wins
(154), starts (359), quality starts (240), innings pitched (2415.2) and strikeouts (2,264).

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH


#38 Casey Fien (RHP): #41 Nick Hagadone (LHP):
2017 Spring Training: 0-1, 4.70 ERA (4 ER, 7.2 IP) in 7 G...allowed 1 2017 Spring Training: 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER, 7.0 IP) in 6 G...allowed 1 H in
H and Kd 2 in 1.0 ShO IP in Cactus League debut on 2/25 at SD...SV#1 1.0 ShO IP in Cactus League debut on 2/26 vs. SD (1.0,1,0,0,0,0)...W#1
on 3/1 at CLE, scoreless 9th (1.0,1,0,0,0,2)Kd 1 in 1-2-3 9th on 3/5 vs. on 3/2 vs. MIL, tossing 1-2-3 5th inning (1.0,0,0,0,0,1)worked around an
OAK (1.0,0,0,0,0,1)1-2-3 8th on 2 K on 3/8 vs. CLE (1.0,0,0,0,0,2)al- error and a walk on 3/6 vs. TEX (1.0,0,0,0,1,2)1.0 ShO IP, 2 K on 3/13
lowed leadoff 2B, a 2-run HR, a DP and back-to-back 2Bs on 3/12 at LAA at MIL (1.0,0,0,0,0,2)struck out final 2 BF in 1.0 ShO IP on 3/16 at KC
(1.0,3,3,3,2,1,HR)1.2 ShO IP, 2 K on 3/15 vs. LAD (1.2,0,0,0,0,2)L #1 on (1.0,1,0,0,0,1)struck out 2 in 2.0 ShO IP on 3/19 at TEX (2.0,2,0,0,0,2).
3/19 at TEX, allowing a solo home run in 1.0 IP (1.0,2,1,1,0,2,HR). Last Season - Recovering from surgery in Feb. 2016 to repair fractured left elbow.
Last Season - Combined to go 1-1 with 5.49 ERA (24 ER, 39.1 IP) with 35 Seattle-Bound - Signed by Seattle as MiLB free agent on Jan. 31, 2017.
strikeouts in 39 games with Minnesota and Los AngelesNL. Last Time Out - Made last MLB appearance with Cleveland on July 6,
Twins Tale of the Tape - Began season with Minnesota, going 1-0 with 2015 vs. Houstonwent 0-1 with 4.28 ERA (13 ER, 27.1 IP) with 28 strike-
7.90 ERA (12 ER, 13.2 IP) with 12 Ks in 14 games. outs in 36 games with Indians in 2015finished season on DL (7/7-end)
New Start - Claimed off waivers by Los Angeles-NL from Twins on May with lower bower and elbow sorenesssuffered broken bone in left elbow
7made 25 relief appearances with Dodgers, going 0-1 with 4.21 ERA (12 (medial epicondyle) while on rehab with Short-A Mahoning Valley.
ER, 25.2 IP) with 23 Ks. Local Product - Graduated from Sumner (WA) High School where he
Throwing Strikes - In 39 games, had 1-or-fewer walks in 38 games played baseball and footballattended the University of Washington for
recorded 30 outings with zero walks. three seasons and was First-Team All-Pac-10 in his junior year (2007),
Seattle-Bound - Signed as a free agent on Dec. 3, 2016. posting a record of 6-1 with 11 saves and a 2.77 ERA (21 ER, 68.1 IP) in 25
Career - Has played in parts of 7 Major League seasons with Detroit games (2 starts)combined with Tim Lincecum on a no-hitter vs. Santa
(2009-10), Minnesota (2012-16) and Los Angeles-NL (2016)posted three Clara as a sophomore (2006), tossing the final 3.0 innings.
consecutive seasons with 60-plus appearances from 2013-15 (73 G, 2013, Career - Selected by the Mariners in the 36th round of the 2004 MLB First-
73 G, 2014 & 62 G, 2015)is 17-17 with a 4.06 ERA (125 ER, 277.0 IP) with Year Player Draft but did not signselected and signed by Boston out of
241 strikeouts in 293 career gamesoriginally selected by Detroit in the the 1st round (55th overall) of the 2007 Draftbegan his Major League ca-
20th round of the 2006 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Cal Poly - San reer with Cleveland, where he appeared in parts of 5 seasons, compiling a
Luis Obispo. 3-2 record with 1 save and a 4.72 ERA (62 ER, 118.1 IP) with 122 strikeouts

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 2-8 Sadzeck Overton (0-1) None 5-2 5,084
Saturday March 4 Colorado Rockies 4-3 Curtis (1-0) Carasiti Bergman (1) 6-2 11,148
Sunday March 5 Oakland Athletics 4-5 Detwiler De Jong (0-1) Triggs 6-3 6,639
Los Angeles Dodgers 3-7 Ravin Owings (0-1) None 6-4 8,240
Monday March 6 Texas Rangers 9-0 Smyly (1-0) Griffin None 7-4 5,483
Tuesday March 7 OFF DAY 7-4
Wednesday March 8 Cleveland Indians 6-14 Carrasco Pazos (0-1) None 7-5 7,645
Thursday March 9 Chicago Cubs 8-6 Machi (1-0) Duensing Bergman (2) 8-5 15,107
Friday March 10 Chicago Cubs 11-10 Altavilla (1-0) Cleto None 9-5 12,201
Saturday March 11 Cincinnati Reds 7-6 Martin (1-0) Lorenzen Pazos (1) 10-5 8,176
Sunday March 12 Los Angeles Angels 2-9 Chavez Miranda (0-1) None 10-6 8,617
Monday March 13 Milwaukee Brewers 3-24 Guerra Iwakuma (0-1) None 10-7 5,336
Tuesday March 14 Chicago White Sox 7-6 Paxton (1-0) Giolito Pazos (2) 11-7 6,252
Wednesday March 15 Los Angeles Dodgers 7-12 Liberatore Aro (0-1) None 11-8 8,383
Thursday March 16 Kansas City Royals (ss) 9-2 De Jong (1-1) Vargas None 12-8 7,023
Friday March 17 Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5 Moore (1-0) Nakaushiro None 13-8 13,621
Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Povse (1-0) Kershaw Weber (1) 14-8 13,094
Saturday March 18 San Francisco Giants 6-5 Gillies (1-0) Dominguez Bergman (3) 15-8 12,358
Sunday March 19 Texas Rangers 2-3 Gamboa Fien (0-1) Kela 15-9 6,395
Monday March 20 OFF DAY 15-9
Tuesday March 21 Oakland Athletics 5-8 Cotton Heston (1-1) Smith 15-10 8,080
Wednesday March 22 Los Angels Angels 8-9 Petit Martin (1-1) Anderson 15-11 7,141
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 5:10
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 #Delayed Broadcast

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