Saturday, March 25, 2017
Peoria Stadium SEATTLE MARINERS (17-12) vs. TEXAS RANGERS (12-15-2)
Starting Pitchers: LH Dillon Overton (0-1, 3.27) vs. RH Nick Martinez (0-0, 10.54)
1:10 pm Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle TV: ROOT SPORTS Northwest
SPRING RECORD
Overall Record .............................. 17-12
PEORIA STADIUM ............................ 9-6
Home Record ................................... 8-6
Road Record .................................... 9-6
Current Streak ....................................L1
THE COUNTDOWN
9 days to Opening Day, 4/3 at HOU
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 25 ...................................vs. TEX
March 26 ..................................... at CIN
March 27 .......................................at SD
March 28 ....................................vs. ARI
Bold - Peoria Stadium
BY THE NUMBERS
5
Mike Zunino has hit 5 doubles in his last
7 games (3/6-c)overall, Zunino has 6
doubles this spring.
6
After today, the Mariners have 6 Spring
Training games left before opening the
regular season in Houston on April 3.
8
Mitch Haniger leads the Major Leagues
in doubles this spring with 8Guillermo
Heredia is tied with 7 others for 2nd in
MLB with 7 doubles.
14
Guillermo Heredia has hit safely in
14 of his 22 games with an at-bat this
spring, batting .373 (19x51) with 11
runs, 7 doubles, 1 triple and 10 RBI in
23 total games.
15
15 different Mariners have tallied a steal
this spring, including 5 apiece by Jarrod
Dyson and Taylor Motter and 4 each
from Ian Miller and Shawn OMalley.
70
The Mariners pitching staff has com-
bined for 70 walks this spring, 2nd-few-
est in MLBPittsburgh has issued the
fewest free passes (67).
THE ROSTER
The spring roster is currently at 43
players (34 roster, 9 non-roster)the
camp breakdown by position is the
following: 24 pitchers (5 non-roster),
5 catchers (2 non-roster), 8 infielders
(2 non-roster) and 6 outfielders (0
non-roster).
ON THE AIR
Todays game vs. the Rangers will
be broadcast live on 710 ESPN
Seattle and televised live in HD on
ROOT SPORTS NorthwestRick
Rizzs and Dave Sims will broadcast
the game on the radioAaron
Goldsmith and Mike Blowers will
call the game on TVcomplete
spring training day-by-day with TV
and radio listings is listed on Page 2
of these game notes.
Game #30 (17-12)
Road #15 (8-6)
TODAYS GAME INFORMATION
TODAYS TILTMariners continue their 41st spring training with a Cactus League match-up today
against the Texas Rangers at Peoria Stadiumtodays game is the 30th of a 36-game Cactus League
schedule for the Mariners that concludes April 1 vs. Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fieldsthe
Mariners will open the 2017 season April 3 at Minute Maid Park vs. Houston Astros.
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)
SATURDAY Mariners vs. Texas 1:10 pm ROOT#/710 ESPN Seattle#
TEX Martinez, Alvarez*, Gamboa
SEA Overton*, Scribner, Aro, Machi, Hagadone*
SUNDAY Mariners at Cincinnati 1:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle#
SEA Smyly*, Vincent, Rzepczynski*, Pazos*, Aro, Scribner, Daz
CIN Davis, Storen, Cingrani, Wood, Peralta*
MONDAY Mariners at San Diego 1:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle#/MLB Network#
SEA Gallardo, Pazos*, Rzepczynski*, Zych, Vincent, Daz
SD TBA
* left-handed pitcher #live + delayed
BACKSTOP BIRTHDAYSMariners catcher Mike Zunino is turning 26 years of age todayformer
Mariners catcher and Mariners Hall of Famer, Dan Wilson, is also celebrating his birthday today, his
48thamong Mariners all-time club leaders at catcher, Wilson ranks 1st in games played (1,237)
while Zunino ranks T6th (also: Bob Kearney) with 344Wilson also holds the club record for home
runs hit as a catcher with 86 while Zunino is 3rd with 50 home runs as a catcher.
SINGLE DIGITSthe countdown to Opening Day has reached single digitsthe Mariners open the
2017 Championship Season in 9 days on Monday, April 3 against the Houston Astros at 5:10 p.m.
PT at Minute Maid ParkSeattles 2017 Home Opener is 16 days away as the Mariners will host
Houston on Monday, April 10 at 2:10 p.m. at Safeco Field.
BORN TO BE FREEMike Freeman is making his first start at 1st base this spring in todays game
vs. TexasFreeman has made 13 starts this spring (2B: 8 GS, SS: 2 GS & 3B: 3 GS)he has made
8 starts in the last 12 days (3/13-c)Freeman has not appeared in a game at 1st base in the Major
Leagues, but he has appeared in 6 games (2 starts) there in the minor leagues.
HOME AWAY FROM HOMEthrough 14 home games this spring, the Mariners have drawn
103,882 fans to Peoria Stadium, an average of 7,420 fans per gamethe Mariners single-season
Spring Training attendance record is 145,146 in 2002 (15 games).
MINOR WORKJames Paxton is scheduled to start in a minor league game on the back fields of
the Peoria Sports Complex today at 1:00 p.m.Paxton last pitched vs. the White Sox advanced-A
squad in a B game on March 19 (4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 19 BF, 80 pitches, 48 strikes).
OPENING HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTSthe Mariners first homestand of the 2017 season and
the only homestand in April begins with Opening Day vs. the Houston Astros on Monday, April 10
at 2:10 p.m.the homestand also features Ken Griffey Jr. Replica Statue Night on Friday, April
14 at 7:10 p.m. vs. the Texas Rangers and Ichiro Dual Bobblehead Day on Wednesday, April 19
at 12:40 p.m. vs. the Miami Marlinstickets for all games are available at Mariners.com/tickets.
WHOA NELLIEformer Mariners reliever Jeff Nelson is in camp todaynot to be confused with
umpire Jeff Nelson who is working the bases for todays game vs. the RangersNelson, the side-
arming right-hander, appeared in 8 seasons with the Mariners over three separate stints (1992-
95, 2001-03 & 2005)he was teammates with Mariners hitting coach Edgar Martinez (1992-95
& 2001-03) and Mariners broadcaster Mike Blowers (1992-95) on the Mariners and with assistant
coach Scott Brosius (1998-2000) on the Yankees.
HAMMERIN HANIGERMitch Haniger has hit safely in each of his last 7 games (3/14-c), batting
.407 (11x27) with 4 runs, 4 doubles, 1 triple and 4 RBI during that spanoverall, he is batting .407
(24x59) with 8 runs, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 10 RBI and a .453 OBP in 18 games this spring.
VS. THE RANGERSthe Mariners and Rangers meet in the final of four games between the two
clubs this springTexas won the first matchup, 8-2, on March 3 in Surprise but Seattle won the
second one, 9-0 in Peoria on March 6 followed by a 3-2 Rangers win on March 19 in Surprise
Seattle was 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.
GETTING OFFENSIVEamong Major League leaders this spring, the Mariners rank T1st in doubles
(74) and 2nd in runs (180) and stolen bases (36)the club also ranks 3rd in hits (297) and walks
(117), T3rd in extra-base hits (109), 4th in batting (.288) and on-base percentage (.363), 5th in OPS
(.816), T7th in triples (9), 9th in slugging (.453) and 19th in home runs (26).
OFF TO THE RACESthe Mariners have recorded 36 steals this spring, 2nd-most in MLB, behind
the Angels (39)Seattle owns a stolen base percentage of 85.7% (36x42) this spring.
HEY AARON, DID YOU KNOW?that Mariners starters have only allowed 1 earned run in 3
starts vs. the Rangers this spring?Hisashi Iwakuma allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 2.0 innings
pitched on March 3 at TexasDrew Smyly blanked the Rangers over 3.0 innings on March 6 in
PeoriaDillon Overton gave up 2 runs (0 earned runs) on March 19 at Surprise.
 2017 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES MARCH 25, 2017 VS. TEXAS RANGERS

#60 DILLON OVERTON (LHP)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2016 Nashville 13-5 3.29 21 20 1 0 125.2 132 50 46 6 31 105
OAKLAND 1-3 11.47 7 5 0 0 24.1 48 31 31 12 7 17
2017 SPRING 0-1 3.27 5 1 0 0 11.0 12 8 4 2 0 10
MiLB Totals 20-14 3.18 60 57 1 0 288.2 289 113 102 17 62 264
2017 Spring Training - 0-1, 3.27 ERA (4 ER, 11.0 IP) in 5 G/1 GSallowed 1 H & 1 K in 2.0 ShO IP in relief in Cactus League debut on 2/26 vs. SD...allowed
2R/1ER in 2.0 IP on 3/3 at TEX (2.0,3,2,1,0,1,HR)ShO 6th before unearned run in B7th on 3/9 at CHC (2.0,2,1,0,0,0)allowed 3 R on 3 H with 4 K over 2.0
IP on 3/14 vs. CWS (2.0,3,3,3,0,4)surrendered only a 2-run HR over 3.0 IP in first Cactus League start on 3/19 at TEX (3.0,3,2,0,0,4,HR).
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 MLB 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 strikeouts in 21 games (20 GS) with Nashville in 2016.
Leaderboard - Among Pacific Coast League leaders last season, ranked 3rd in wins (13) and 5th in ERA (3.29).
Streaking - Won 9 straight starts with AAA Nashville May 17-July 10, going 9-0 with 1.71 ERA (11 ER, 58.0 IP) with 47 strikeoutswas 12-1 in final 14 starts of the season.
Keeping it in the Yard - Allowed 0.43 home runs per 9.0 innings with Nashville (6 HR, 125.2 IP).
None for You - Lead-off HR in 7th on July 10 vs. New Orleans, snapping nine-game, 64.0-inning, 264-batter Triple-A homerless streak.
Welcome to Seattle - Acquired by the Mariners from Oakland in exchange for C Jason Goldstein on Jan. 26, 2017.
Ranking - Rated by Baseball America as the Athletics 8th-best prospect following the 2015 season.
Career - Selected and signed by Oakland in 2nd round of the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Oklahomain parts of 3 minor league
seasons in the Athletics organization, owns a career record of 20-14 with a 3.18 ERA (102 ER, 288.2 IP) with 264 strikeouts in 60 career games 57 starts).

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH

#48 Jonathan Aro (RHP):
2017 Spring Training: 0-1, 6.52 ERA (7 ER, 9.2 IP) in 8 G...1-2-3 4th in Cac-
tus League debut on 2/27 vs. KC...allowed 1 H & 1 K in ShO 9th 3/2 vs.
MILafter a K, allowed 3 straight H, followed by an E, a 1B and a SF on 3/5
at LAD (1.0,4,3,1,0,1)on 3/9 at CHC, began with 2 K but allowed back-to-
back 2Bs and a 1B, yielding 2 R (1.0,3,2,2,0,2)1.0 ShO IP on 3/12 at LAA
(1.0,1,0,0,0,0)L#1 on 3/15 vs. LAD (1.0,3,2,2,0,0)gave up 2 R on 4 H (1
HR) on 3/18 vs. SF (2.0,4,2,2,0,0,HR)allowed 2 H but Kd 2 in 1.2 ShO IP
(1.2,2,0,0,0,2) on 3/21 vs. OAK.
Last Season - 1 game with Seattle, 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 - MiLB, 7-day, DL with right elbow forearm strain, July 1-end of year.
Out of the Gate Fast - In first 17 games with Tacoma (4/9-5/31), posted a
1.26 ERA (4 ER, 28.2 IP) with 19 strikeouts.
#41 Nick Hagadone (LHP):
2017 Spring Training: 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER, 8.0 IP) in 7 G...allowed 1 H in
1.0 ShO IP in Cactus League debut on 2/26 vs. SD (1.0,1,0,0,0,0)...W#1
on 3/2 vs. MIL, tossing 1-2-3 5th inning (1.0,0,0,0,0,1)worked around an
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
at MIL (1.0,0,0,0,0,2)struck out final 2 BF in 1.0 ShO IP on 3/16 at KC
(1.0,1,0,0,0,1)struck out 2 in 2.0 ShO IP on 3/19 at TEX (2.0,2,0,0,0,2)
allowed 1 R on 1 H and 1 BB on 3/23 at SF (1.0,1,1,1,1,1).
Last Season - Recovering from surgery in Feb. 2016 to repair fractured left elbow.
Seattle-Bound - Signed by Seattle as MiLB free agent on Jan. 31, 2017.
Last Time Out - Made last MLB appearance with Cleveland on July 6,
2015 vs. Houstonwent 0-1 with 4.28 ERA (13 ER, 27.1 IP) with 28 strike-
outs in 36 games with Indians in 2015finished season on DL (7/7-end)
with lower bower and elbow sorenesssuffered broken bone in left elbow
(medial epicondyle) while on rehab with Short-A Mahoning Valley.
Local Product - Graduated from Sumner (WA) High School where he
played baseball and footballattended the University of Washington for
three seasons and was First-Team All-Pac-10 in his junior year (2007),
posting a record of 6-1 with 11 saves and a 2.77 ERA (21 ER, 68.1 IP) in 25
games (2 starts)combined with Tim Lincecum on a no-hitter vs. Santa
Clara as a sophomore (2006), tossing the final 3.0 innings.
Career - Selected by the Mariners in the 36th round of the 2004 MLB First-
Year Player Draft but did not signselected by Boston out of 1st round
(55th overall) of the 2007 Draftbegan MLB career with Cleveland, where
he appeared in parts of 5 seasons, compiling 3-2 record with 1 save and
4.72 ERA (62 ER, 118.1 IP) with 122 strikeouts in 143 relief appearances.
#64 Jean Machi (RHP):
2017 Spring Training: 1-0, 3.86 ERA (3 ER, 7.0 IP) in 7 G...worked around 1
H and 2 BB in scoreless 9th in Cactus League debut on 2/28 at CWS1-2-3
8th inning on 3/6 vs. TEX (1.0,0,0,0,0,0)earned W #1 despite giving up 1 R
on 2 H and 1 BB on 3/9 at CHC (W,1.0,2,1,1,1,1)retired only BF on 3/13 at
LAA (0.1,0,0,0,0,0)1.1 IP, 2 R, BB, K on 3/15 vs. LADretired side in order
on 3/19 at TEX (1.0,0,0,0,0,0)1.1 ShO IP on 3/22 vs. LAA.
Last Season - Went 4-3 with 13 saves and a 3.65 ERA (25 ER, 61.2 IP)
with 53 strikeouts in 48 combined relief appearances between AAA Iowa
(Chicago-NL) and AAA Sacramento (San Francisco).
On Move - Released by Cubs on June 9signed by Giants on June 17.
Last MLB Appearance - Last appeared in the Majors on Oct. 1, 2015 with
Boston at New York-AL (1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 K, HR).
Welcome to Seattle - Signed by Seattle as a free agent on Jan. 22, 2017.
Career - Has appeared in parts of 4 Major League seasons with the Giants
(2012-15) and Red Sox (2015)has a career record of 12-2 with 6 saves
and a 3.47 ERA (71 ER, 184.0 IP) with 148 strikeouts in 189 career games
signed by Philadelphia as non-drafted free agent in February 2000.
#58 Evan Scribner (RHP):
2017 Spring Training: 0-0, 1.69 ERA (1 ER, 5.1 IP) in 6 G...allowed solo HR
with 2 out in Cactus League debut on 3/1 at CLE (1.0,1,1,1,0,0,HR)retired
the side in order in the 4th on 3/5 vs. OAK (1.0,0,0,0,0,1)1-2-3 4th on 3/9 at
CHC (1.0,0,0,0,0,1)1 UER in 0.2 IP 3/13 at MIL0.2 ShO IP 3/17 at ARI
Kd 2 in 1.1 ShO IP on 3/21 vs. OAK (1.1,0,0,0,1,2).
Last Season - Went 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER, 14.0 IP) with 15 strikeouts
in 12 relief appearances with Seattle last season.
Welcome Back - Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning on Sept. 2 vs. the Angels,
his first appearance since Aug. 31, 2015 vs. the Angels (with Oakland).
The Injury - Originally placed on 15-day DL April 3 (retro to 3/25) with
strained right latissimus dorsi muscletransferred to 60-day DL May 29
made 8 combined rehab appearances with the AZL Mariners, advanced-A
Bakersfield, AA Jackson and AAA Tacomarecalled from rehab assign-
ment and activated from the 60-day DL on Sept. 1.

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 9-2 Hernandez (2-0) Moore None 16-11 10,717
Friday March 24 Kansas City Royals 4-3 Iwakuma (1-1) Duffy Pagan (1) 17-11 9,017
Los Angels Angels 0-4 Norris Miranda (0-2) 17-2 6,895
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