Thursday, March 7, 2019
Game #13 (6-4-2)
Goodyear Ballpark SEATTLE MARINERS (6-4-2) at
Starting Pitchers: LH Yusei Kikuchi (1-1, 3.60) vs. RH Luis Castillo (0-1, 20.25)
6:05 pm MT/5:05 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle / Mariners.com • TV: None
SPRING RECORD
Overall Record.............................. 6-4-2
PEORIA STADIUM........................ 5-2-2
Home Record............................... 5-2-1
Road Record................................ 1-2-1
Current Streak................................... L1
THE COUNTDOWN
13 days to Opening Day, 3/20 at OAK
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 8....................... vs. Chicago-NL
March 9................... at Los Angeles-NL
Bold - Peoria Stadium
BASEBALL AMERICA’S
TOP-10 MARINERS
PROSPECTS
Rk. Name Position
1. Justus Sheffield.................... LHP
2. Yusei Kikuchi......................... LHP
3. Jarred Kelenic........................... OF
4. Evan White.............................. INF
5. Julio Rodriguez......................... OF
6. Justin Dunn...........................RHP
7. Logan Gilbert..........................RHP
8. Kyle Lewis............................... OF
9. Shed Long.............................. INF
10. Noelvi Marte.............................INF
BOLD = Players in Major League camp
CACTUS LEAGUE LEADERS
IN TOTAL BASES
Rk. Name TB
1. Domingo Santana-SEA............ 21
2. Peter Bourjos-LAA..................... 20
3. Ryan McMahon-COL................. 19
Matt Thaiss-LAA........................ 19
5. Pat Valaika-COL........................ 18
BY THE NUMBERS
.280
The Mariners are batting .280 (114x407)
this spring, 3rd-best in the Cactus
League…Seattle trails only the Los An-
geles Angels (.304/140x460) and Kan-
sas City Royals (.287/117x408).
.417
Kyle Lewis has hit safely in 4 of 6
games this spring, batting .417 (5x12)
with 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 4 RBI, 1
walk and 1 stolen base.
4
Domingo Santana leads the Cactus
League with 4 home runs this spring.
8
In 3 Cactus League appearances this
spring, Gerson Bautista has retired 8
of 10 batters faced, striking out 3.
THE ROSTER
The spring roster is currently at 61
players (37 roster, 24 non-roster)…
the camp breakdown by position is
the following: 30 pitchers (10 non-
roster), 6 catchers (4 non-roster),
14 infielders (4 non-roster) and 11
outfielders (6 non-roster).
ON THE AIR
Tonight’s game at Cincinnati will be
broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle
(5:05 pm PT/6:05 pm MT)…Rick
Rizzs and Mike Blowers will call the
action on the radio.
CINCINNATI REDS (4-6-2) Road #5 (1-2-1)
TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION
TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue their 43rd spring training with a Cactus League match-up
tonight against the Cincinnati Reds at Goodyear Ballpark…tonight’s game is the 13th of a 23-game
Cactus League schedule for the Mariners that will conclude March 22 vs. the Los Angeles Angels at
Peoria Stadium…the Mariners will open the regular season with the 2019 Japan Opening Series,
March 20-21 against the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)…
TONIGHT: Mariners at Reds 6:05 pm/5:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
CIN — Castillo, Duke*, Lorenzen, Stephens, Boshers*, Finnegan*, Herget
SEA — Kikuchi*, Armstrong, Gearrin, Rosscup*, Altavilla, Bautista, McKay
FRIDAY: Mariners vs. Cubs 6:40 pm/5:40 pm ROOT Sports/710 ESPN Seattle
CHC — Robinson
SEA — Gonzales*, Strickland, Rumbelow, Tenuta*, Scott
SATURDAY: Mariners at Dodgers 1:05 pm/12:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
SEA — Elías*, Swanson, Rosscup*, Bradford, Brennan, Leyer
LAD — Maeda, Jansen, Schultz, Garcia
* left-handed pitcher #delayed to 7:00 pm PT
SHOWMINGO…Domingo Santana has hit safely in 6 of 7 games this spring, including 5 games
with an extra-base hit…Santana has homered in 4 of his last 6 games and has recorded an RBI in 5
of his last 6 games, dating back to Feb. 25…he leads the Cactus League in home runs (4) and total
bases (21) this spring…overall, Santana is batting .444 (8x18) with 6 runs, 1 double, 4 home runs, 8
RBI, 2 walks, a .500 on-base percentage and a 1.167 slugging mark (1.667 OPS) in 7 spring games.
GETTING DEFENSIVE…Shed Long, who is starting at third base tonight, has played at least 10
defensive innings at 3 different positions this spring: second base (15.0 innings), third base (12.0)
and left field (10.0)…in 4 minor league seasons, Long has appeared in 367 games at second base
(338 starts) and 42 games at catcher (36 starts).
JAKE CAN RAKE…Jake Fraley has hit safely in 5 of 9 Cactus League games this spring, including
2 multi-hit games…he has reached base safely in 7 of 9 games…in his last game, March 5 at San
Diego, he went 2-for-2 with 1 run, 1 double, 1 home run, 3 RBI and 1 walk…overall, Fraley is batting
.438 (7x16) with 3 runs, 1 double, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 6 RBI, 3 walks and 1 stolen base this spring.
INTRASQUAD ACTION…here are pitching and batting lines from an intrasquad game this afternoon
on Field 2 in Peoria…Justus Sheffield: 3.2,2,0,0,0,6,13 BF; Tommy Milone: 2.1,2,0,0,1,4,10 BF;
Nabil Crismatt: 2.1,0,0,0,2,1,WP,8 BF; Jorgan Cavanerio: 2.0,2,1,0,1,4,10 BF; Ichiro Suzuki:
2-for-7, 2 BB; Mitch Haniger: 2-for-4, 2B and Cal Raleigh: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB.
QUEEN CITY CONNECTION…the Mariners Spring Training roster features five players who have
spent time in the Cincinnati Reds organization: Jay Bruce (2005-16 w/CIN), Edwin Encarnación
(2001-09 w/CIN), Mike Leake (2010-15 w/CIN), Shed Long (2013-18 w/CIN) and Kristopher
Negrón (2009-15)…Mariners Bullpen Coach Jim Brower also spent two seasons with the Reds
as a player (2001-02)…in the Reds dugout, a couple of figures have spent time with the Mariners:
manager David Bell (1998-01) and left-hander Zach Duke (2018).
VS. THE REDS…the Mariners and Reds meet for the final of two Cactus League match-ups this
spring; the Mariners topped the Reds, 11-3, on March 7 in Goodyear…Seattle went 1-1 in 2 Cactus
League games against Cincinnati last season and are 4-1 in spring action against the Reds since
2017…Seattle and Cincinnati will square off for a three-game series at T-Mobile Park on Sept. 10-12.
BRINGING VOGELBACH…Daniel Vogelbach has reached base safely in 6 of his 7 games this
spring, including 5 games with at least 1 hit…he has drawn a walk in 4 of his last 6 games, dating
back to Feb. 25 vs. Cincinnati…overall this spring, he has a .462/.632/.692 slash line (1.324 OPS).
LIVING ON BASE…the Mariners are 3rd in the Cactus League with a .369 on-base percentage,
trailing only Kansas City (.395) and Los Angeles-AL (.388), while ranking ahead of Cincinnati (.349)
and Colorado (.347)…Seattle is also 5th in the Cactus League with 51 walks, behind the Royals (67,
Angels (63), Reds (56) and Cubs (54)…Daniel Vogelbach ranks T4th among Cactus League players
with 6 walks (also: Mike Tauchman-COL, Jhoan Urena-LAA and Joey Votto-CIN), trailing only Kyle
Schwarber-CHC (9), Jarrett Parker-LAA (7) and Scott Schebler-CIN (7).
OPENING DAY IN SEATTLE…Opening Day at T-Mobile Park is just 21 days away, Thursday, March
28 vs. the Boston Red Sox at 4:10 pm… tickets for Opening Night and all Mariners home games are
available at Mariners.com/Tickets, the T-Mobile Park Box Office and any Mariners Team Store…
Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez will throw out the ceremonial first pitch…after the Mariners open the
regular season with a pair of games vs. the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome in Japan (March
20-21), they will return to Seattle on March 22.
2019 JAPAN OPENING SERIES…the Mariners will open the 2019 regular season in Tokyo, Japan
on March 20-21 against the Oakland Athletics…the two-game 2019 Japan Opening Series at the
Tokyo Dome will be “road” games for the Mariners…the Mariners will travel from Arizona to Tokyo on
Thursday, March 14…the trip will begin with two exhibition games vs. Nippon Professional Baseball
teams on Sunday, March 17 and Monday, March 18…the Mariners will begin the regular season on
March 20 at 6:35 pm in Tokyo (2:35 am in Seattle) and will fly back to Seattle following the game on
March 21 (6:35 pm in Japan/2:35 am in Seattle).
AS YOU KNOW…Domingo Santana leads the Cactus League in total bases this spring with 21…
BUT DID YOU KNOW?...that the last Mariners player to lead the American League in total bases
was Ken Griffey Jr. in his MVP season of 1997?…Griffey recorded 393 total bases in 1997.
 2019 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 7, 2019 • AT CINCINNATI REDS

#18 — YUSEI KIKUCHI (LHP)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2018 SEIBU 14-4 3.08 23 23 1 0 163.2 124 59 56 16 45 153
2019 SPRING 1-1 3.60 2 2 - - 5.0 3 4 2 - 1 4
JPPL Minors 4-1 4.14 10 9 2 0 54.1 63 26 25 6 8 24
JPPL Totals 69-45 2.69 148 144 13 7 956.1 747 330 286 67 363 879
2019 Spring Training - Is 1-1, 3.60 in 2 GS...pitched 2.0 innings on 2/25 vs. CIN, allowing 2 unearned runs...tossed 3.0 IP on 3/2 at KC,
allowing a pair of runs in the 3rd (3.0,2,2,2,0,3).
• The Totals – Went 14-4 with a 3.08 ERA (56 ER, 163.2 IP) with 153 strikeouts and 45 walks in 23 starts with the Seibu Lions.
• Sky Full of Stars – Named to the NPB All-Star Team for the 3rd time in his career (also: 2013 and 2017).
• Winning Ways – Earned double-digit wins (14) for the 3rd consecutive season, following 12 wins in 2016 and a league-best 16 wins
in 2017.
• You Complete Me – Tossed 1 complete game.
• Career – Has appeared in parts of 8 Japan Pacific League seasons with the Seibu Lions (2011-18)...selected and signed by the Seibu
Lions in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 2009 NPB Draft out of Hanamaki Higashi High School in Japan.
ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH
#53 — Dan Altavilla (RHP):
2019 Spring Training: Pitched 1.0 ShO IP 2/22 vs. OAK, striking out 1
(1.0,0,0,0,0,1)...tossed 1.0 IP 2/25 vs. CIN, (1.0,1,1,1,0,3,HR)...ShO IP 3/1 vs.
MIL (1.0,0,0,0,1,1)...1.0 scoreless IP on 3/5 at SD (1.0,0,0,0,0,0)...
• Totals - Went 3-2 with 5 holds and a 2.61 ERA (6 ER, 20.2 IP) with 23
strikeouts and 15 walks in 22 outings over 3 stints with Seattle.
• Down Time - Made 2 trips to the DL: May 1-12 (right AC join inflammation),
including 1 game on rehab with Double-A Arkansas…June 8 (retro to 6/7)-
Aug. 29 (right elbow UCL sprain); transferred to 60-day DL on July 31…on
Aug. 29, recalled from rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma, reinstated
from the DL, optioned to Tacoma.
• Up and Down - In first 7 G (3/29 – 4/14), was 1-1, 1.29 (1 ER, 7.0 IP)…from
April 17-29, was 1-1, 8.44 ERA (5 ER, 5.1 IP) in 6 outings…over last 9 G
(5/12 – 6/6), was 1-0, allowed 1 run (0 ER) on 3 H, 6 BB and 1 HBP w/ 7 SO.
• Tacoma Time - Optioned to Triple-A Tacoma, May 23-27…during this
span, tossed 1.0 scoreless IP May 24 vs. El Paso…entered game but didn’t
throw a pitch May 26 at Las Vegas…recalled by Seattle following day.
• Career - Is 4-3 with a 3.28 ERA (29 ER, 79.2 IP) with 85 strikeouts and
36 walks in 78 career appearances over 3 seasons with Seattle (2016-18).
• Drafted - Selected by Seattle in the 5th round of the 2014 MLB First-Year
Player Draft out of Mercyhurst College.
#37 — Shawn Armstrong (RHP):
2019 Spring Training: Is 0-0, 0.00 in 3 G this spring...1.0 ShO IP 2/22 vs.
OAK, walked two (1.0,0,0,0,2,0)...1.0 ShO IP 2/25 vs. CIN (1.0,1,0,0,1,2)...1-
2-3 IP w/3 SO 3/1 vs. MIL (1.0,0,0,0,0,3)...1.0 innings pitched on 3/5 at SD
(1.0,1,0,0,0,0)...
• Last Season - Was 0-1 w/ 1 SV and 1.23 ERA (2 ER, 14.2 IP) w/ 15 SO and
3 BB in 14 G with Mariners…selected from Triple-A Tacoma on Aug. 28.
• Save Me - Recorded his first career save on Sept. 30 vs. Texas.
• Stingy - Did not allow a run in 13 of his 14 outings with Seattle.
• Career - In parts of 4 seasons w/ CLE (2015-17) & Seattle (2018-c), is 1-1
w/2.95 ERA (19 ER, 58.0 IP), 53 SO & 20 BB in 53 G.
#46 — Gerson Bautista (RHP):
2019 Spring Training: Is 0-0, 0.00 in 3 games: 1.0 ShO inning pitched 2/23
vs. SD (1.0,0,0,0,0,2)...1.0 ShO IP 2/27 at CLE (1.0,0,0,0,1,1)...3/2 at KC
(1.0,0,0,0,1,0).
• 2018 - Was 0-1, 12.46 ERA (6ER, 4.1IP) w/ 3 SO and 5 BB in 5 G with the
Mets.
• Trade - Acquired in trade with New York-NL along with Jay Bruce (of),
Anthony Swarzak (rhp), Jarred Kelenic (cf) and Justin Dunn (rhp) for Rob-
inson Canó (inf), Edwin Díaz (rhp) and cash on Dec. 3, 2018.
• Debut - Recalled from Double-A Binghamton on 4/17, made ML debut vs.
Washington w/ 1.0 scoreless IP.
• Minors - Combined for 69 SO in 49.0 IP in MiL (12.67 K/9.0 IP)…was 3-1
w/ 3 SV, 5.22 ERA (23ER, 39.2IP) w/ 54 SO & 18 BB in 31G w/ Triple-A
Las Vegas…in 6G w/ Double-A Binghamton, 1-0 w/ 4.82 ERA (5ER, 9.1
IP) w/ 15 SO.
#35 — Cory Gearrin (RHP):
2019 Spring Training: 1.0 IP in B game 3/1 vs. NC Dinos (1.0,1,0,0,0,1;
stats don’t count)...1.0 IP on 2/23 vs. SD (1.0,1,0,0,0,1)...1.0 IP 2/26 vs. TEX
(1.0,1,1,1,1,1)...1.0 IP on 3/5 at SD (1.0,2,1,1,0,1)...
• Last Season - Combined to go 2-1 with 1 save and a 3.77 ERA (24 ER,
57.1 IP) with 53 strikeouts and 21 walks in 62 G w/ SF, TEX and Oakland.
• Giants – Made 35 relief appearances w/SF and was 1-1 w/4.20 ERA (14
ER, 30.0 IP) with 31 SO & 13 BB…held opponents scoreless in 26 of 35 G.
• Texas Two-Step – In 21 games with the Rangers, was 1-0 with a 2.53
ERA (6 ER, 21.1 IP) with 20 SO and 6 BB…earned 7 holds…held oppo-
nents to a .176 (13x74) avg. against & 0.89 WHIP (6 BB, 13 H, 21.1 IP).
• Acquisition – Signed as a free agent on Jan. 10, 2019.
• Career - Selected by ATL in 4th round of 2007 June Draft & made his ML
debut w/ ATL on 4/25/2011 at SD (2.0 ShO IP)…has appeared in parts of
7 ML seasons w/ ATL (2011-13), SF (2015-18), TEX (2018) & OAK (2018).
#80 — David McKay (RHP):
2019 Spring Training: One IP on 2/25 vs. CIN (1.0,1,0,0,0,1)...1.0 IP on 2/28
vs. CWS (1.0,0,0,0,0,1)…1.0 scoreless IP on 3/3 vs. ARI (1.0,0,0,0,0,2)...
• The Trade - Acquired in MiL trade w/ KC along w/ Ashton Goudeau (rhp),
Matt Tenuta (lhp) and Colin Rodgers (lhp) on March 20, 2018.
• Last Season - Made stops with High-A Modesto, Triple-A Tacoma and
Double-A Arkansas…in 35 relief appearances with Arkansas, was 5-1 with
1 save and a 2.49 ERA (14 ER, 50.2 IP) with 71 strikeouts and 21 walks.
• No Hits for You - Limited opposing batters to a .199 (36x181) avg against.
• Whiffed - Struck out at least 1 batter in 32 of 35 games…averaged 12.61
strikeouts-per-9.0-innings (71 SO, 50.2 IP).
• Durable - Worked at least 2.0 IP in 10 of 35 G w/ Double-A Arkansas.
• Career - Selected by the Mets in the 30th round of the 2013 Draft; did not
sign…played at Florida Atlantic from 2014-16…selected by the Royals in
the 14th round of the 2016 Draft…in 3 Minor League seasons in the Roy-
als (2016-17) and Mariners (2018-c) organizations, went 15-10, 4.73 ERA
(101 ER, 192.1 IP) and 205 SO in 74 G (19 GS).
#59 — Zac Rosscup (LHP):
2019 Spring Training: Is 0-0, 0.00 in 3G: 1.0 ShO IP 2/22 vs. OAK
(1.0,0,0,0,0,2)...1.0 ShO IP 2/26 vs. TEX, (1.0,1,0,0,0,1)...allowed un-earned
run 3/2 at KC (1.0,0,1,0,0,2).
• 2018 - In 17 relief G w/ LAD, 20 SO & 4 BB; 6 ER over 11.1 IP (4.76 ERA).
• Seattle-Bound - Signed as a free agent on Dec. 20, 2018.
• Tough – Held batters to .209 (9x43) avg; LH batters to .143/.280/.429.
• Ouch – Made 3 trips to DL: 3/29-7/11 (blister on left middle finger), July
25-Aug. 4 (left middle finger inflammation) 8/20-9/1 (left calf strain).
• On the Mend – Rehab appearances w/ Triple-A Albuquerque (COL),
High-A Rancho Cucamonga (LAD) and Triple-A Oklahoma City (LAD).
• Career - Selected by TB in 28th round of 2009 MLB Draft out of Cheme-
keta CC (Salem, OR)…acquired by CHC from TB in 8-player deal on
1/8/2011…dealt from CHC to COL on 6/26/2017…appeared in parts of 5
ML seasons w/ CHC (2013-15, 2017), COL (2017) & LAD (2018)…made
ML debut w/ CHC on Sept. 3, 2013 vs. Miami.

2019 SEATTLE MARINERS - SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

DAY DATE OPP SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE REC ATT
Thursday February 21 Oakland Athletics Cancelled mid-2nd inning (rain) 0-0 N/A
Friday February 22 Oakland Athletics 8-1 Leake (1-0) Mengden None 1-0 5,298
Saturday February 23 San Diego Padres 4-6 Yardley Elías (0-1) Enns 1-1 5,766
Sunday February 24 Colorado Rockies 4-2 Swanson (1-0) Shaw Tenuta (1) 2-1 6,493
Monday February 25 Cincinnati Reds 11-3 Kikuchi (1-0) Wood None 3-1 3,541
Tuesday February 26 Texas Rangers 4-4 None None None 3-1-1 3,216
Wednesday February 27 Cleveland Indians (ss) 5-6 Tully Brennan (0-1) Angulo 3-2-1 3,061
Thursday February 28 Chicago White Sox 8-3 Elías (1-1) Turner None 4-2-1 4,341
Friday March 1 Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 Sheffield (1-0) Burnes None 5-2-1 6,962
Saturday March 2 Kansas City Royals 0-8 Ynoa Kikuchi (1-1) None 5-3-1 6,631
Sunday March 3 Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3 Festa (1-0) Bracho None 6-3-1 9,359
Monday March 4 OFF DAY
Tuesday March 5 San Diego Padres (ss) 7-7 None None None 6-3-2 4,987
Wednesday March 6 Oakland Athletics 4-7 Anderson LeBlanc (0-1) Triggs 6-4-2 5,226
Thursday March 7 Cincinnati Reds Goodyear 6:05/5:05 R
Friday March 8 Chicago Cubs Peoria 6:40/5:40 R/TV
Saturday March 9 Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale 1:05/12:05 R
Sunday March 10 Cleveland Indians (SS) Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Los Angeles Angels (SS) Tempe 1:10
Monday March 11 Kansas City Royals (ss) Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Tuesday March 12 Chicago White Sox (ss) Glendale 1:05 R#
Wednesday March 13 San Francisco Giants Peoria 6:40 R/TV
MARINERS IN JAPAN, MARCH 14-21
Tuesday March 19 Chicago Cubs* Mesa-Sloan 1:05
Thursday March 21 Cincinnati Reds* Peoria 6:40
Friday March 22 Los Angeles Angels* Peoria 6:40
Bold: Home team (SS) in caps refers to Mariners split squad game
TV = ROOT Sports Broadcast R = 710 ESPN Seattle R# = Delayed radio on 710 ESPN Seattle
* While the Mariners are in Japan, a squad made up of players in Mariners Major League camp who are not part of the Japan traveling party, will remain in Arizona for a
game against the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park in Mesa (March 19) and two games at Peoria against the Cincinnati Reds (March 21) and the Los Angeles Angels (March 22).