Friday, March 8, 2019
Game #14 (7-4-2)
Peoria Stadium SEATTLE MARINERS (7-4-2)
Starting Pitchers: LH Marco Gonzales (0-0, 1.29) vs. RH Duncan Robinson (0-0, 11.57)
6:40 pm MT/5:40 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW
SPRING RECORD
Overall Record.............................. 7-4-2
PEORIA STADIUM........................ 5-2-2
Home Record............................... 5-2-1
Road Record................................ 2-2-1
Current Streak.................................. W1
THE COUNTDOWN
12 days to Opening Day, 3/20 at OAK
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 9................... at Los Angeles-NL
March 10.........................vs. Cleveland
.................................at Los Angeles-AL
Bold - Peoria Stadium
CACTUS LEAGUE CLUB
LEADERS IN ERA
Rk. Team ERA
1. Seattle.................................... 3.83
2. Los Angeles-NL...................... 4.18
3. San Diego............................... 4.33
4. Arizona.................................... 4.50
5. San Francisco......................... 4.78
CACTUS LEAGUE LEADERS
IN HOME RUNS
Rk. Name HR
1. Domingo Santana-SEA.............. 4
2. Braden Bishop-SEA................... 3
Matt Davidson-TEX...................... 3
Phillip Ervin-CIN........................... 3
Ronald Guzmán-TEX................... 3
Garrett Hampson-COL................ 3
Rougned Odor-TEX..................... 3
Hernan Pérez-MIL........................ 3
Aderlin Rodriguez-SD.................. 3
Carlos Santana-CLE.................... 3
Pat Valaika-COL.......................... 3
BY THE NUMBERS
.500
Kyle Lewis has hit safely in 5 of 7
games this spring, batting .500 (7x14)
with 6 runs, 2 doubles, 2 home runs,
4 RBI, 2 walks and 1 stolen base…he
reached base safely in each of his 3
plate appearances (2 H, 1 BB) last night
in Goodyear.
5
In 2 official Cactus League starts this
spring, Marco Gonzales has retired 5
of 7 leadoff batters faced.
8
Daniel Vogelbach is tied for 2nd in the
Cactus League (also: Joey Votto-CIN)
with 8 walks this spring…trails only Kyle
Schwarber-CHC (9).
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 vs. the Cubs will
be televised live in HD on ROOT
SPORTS NW and broadcast live
on 710 ESPN Seattle (5:40 pm
PT/6:40 pm MT)…Dave Sims and
Mike Blowers will call the action
on TV, while Rick Rizzs and Aaron
Goldsmith will broadcast the game
on the radio.
vs. CHICAGO CUBS (8-6) Road #9 (5-2-1)
TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION
TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners continue their 43rd spring training with a Cactus League match-
up tonight against the Chicago Cubs at Peoria Stadium…tonight’s game is the 14th 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 vs. Cubs 6:40 pm/5:40 pm ROOT Sports/710 ESPN Seattle
CHC — Robinson, Tseng, Webster, Rosario*, Bergman, Brooks
SEA — Gonzales*, Armstrong, Rumbelow, Tenuta*, Garton
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
SUNDAY: Mariners (ss) vs. Indians 1:10 pm ROOT Sports/710 ESPN Seattle
CLE — Carrasco, Plutko, Wittgren, Grimm, Goody, Huh, Martinez
SEA — Hernández, Danish, Armstrong, Festa, McKay
SUNDAY: Mariners (ss) at Angels 1:10 pm
SEA — Leake, Dunn, Bautista
LAA — TBA
* left-handed pitcher #delayed to 7:00 pm PT
GOTTA HAVE BALANCE…the Mariners lead the Cactus League with a 3.83 ERA (49 ER, 115.0
IP)…on the offensive side, Seattle ranks 4th in the Cactus League with 80 runs scored, trailing
only the Angels (112), Royals (90) and Cubs (88)…Mariners batters have belted 18 home runs –
7th-most in the Cactus League – while Mariners pitchers have allowed only 14 homers, tied with
the Dodgers for 4th-fewest in the league…among Cactus League leaders, the Mariners rank 2nd
in slugging (.481), 3rd in batting (.285), 3rd in on-base percentage (.374) and 3rd in OPS (.854)…
Mariners pitchers are 2nd in the Cactus League in WHIP (1.32/49 BB, 103 H, 115.0 IP) and 3rd in
opponents’ average against (.240/103x430).
CHECKMATE…Braden Bishop has hit safely in 6 of his last 8 games, dating back to Feb. 24,
batting .538 (7x13) with 3 runs, 3 home runs, 9 RBI and 2 walks over that span…he has homered in
back-to-back games and in 3 of his last 6 games…overall, the University of Washington product is
batting .438 (7x16) with 3 runs, 3 home runs, 9 RBI, 2 walks, a .500 on-base percentage and a 1.000
slugging percentage (1.500 OPS) in 10 games this spring…his 3 home runs are T2nd-most in the
Cactus League (also: 9 others), while his 9 RBI are T3rd-most (also: 4 others).
VS. THE CUBS…the Mariners and Cubs meet tonight in the first of two Cactus League match-ups
this spring (also: March 19 in Mesa)…Seattle is 3-0-1 against the Cubs over the last two springs…the
two clubs will face each other for four games during the regular season: April 30-May 1 at T-Mobile
Park and Sept. 2-3 at Wrigley Field…the Mariners trail the all-time regular season series, 6-9.
FAMILIAR FACES…several Mariners have connections to the Cubs: manager Scott Servais played
with the Cubs from 1995-98 and served as a roving catching instructor from 2003-04, bullpen coach
Jim Brower was Chicago’s minor league pitching coordinator from 2016-17…four players in the
Mariners Major League camp have previously appeared in the Cubs organization: David Freitas,
Kristopher Negrón, Zac Rosscup and Daniel Vogelbach…several players in the Cubs camp have
previously appeared with the Mariners: Steve Cishek, Mike Montgomery, Brandon Morrow, Christian
Bergman and Jacob Hannemann, as well as quality assurance coach Chris Denorfia.
FAN FEST…the Mariners 2019 FanFest will take place Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24
at T-Mobile Park in Seattle…following the club’s trip to Tokyo for the 2019 Japan Opening Series vs.
the Athletics, the Mariners will hold workouts at T-Mobile Park on March 23 and March 24…FanFest
weekend will be followed by a pair of exhibition games in Seattle against the San Diego Padres
on Monday, March 25 at 7:10 pm and Tuesday, March 26 at 1:10 pm…tickets for the preseason
exhibition games and FanFest are available at Mariners.com/Tickets.
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), while
ranking 2nd in 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.
BRINGING VOGELBACH…Daniel Vogelbach has reached base safely in 7 of his 8 games this
spring, including 5 games with at least 1 hit…he has drawn a walk in 5 of his last 7 games, dating
back to Feb. 25 vs. Cincinnati…overall this spring, he has a .400/.609/.600 slash line (1.209 OPS).
OPENING DAY IN SEATTLE…Opening Day at T-Mobile Park is just 20 days away, Thursday, March
28 vs. the Boston Red Sox at 4:10 pm… tickets for Opening Day 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.
HEY ROWLAND-SMITH, DID YOU KNOW?...that the Mariners lead all of Spring Training in run
differential?…over the course of Spring Training, the Mariners have outscored their opponents by
24 runs, having scored 80 runs while allowing only 56 runs.
 2019 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 8, 2019 • VS. CHICAGO CUBS

#18 — MARCO GONZALES (LHP)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2018 SEATTLE 13-9 4.00 29 29 1 0 166.2 172 76 74 17 32 145
2019 SPRING - 1.29 2 2 - - 7.0 4 1 1 - 2 9
MLB Totals 18-12 4.46 51 43 1 0 244.0 270 123 121 30 65 209
2019 Spring Training - 1-2-3 first inning in rain-out game for 2019 Cactus League debut 2/21 at OAK...3.0 ShO IP 2/26 vs. TEX
(3.0,1,0,0,1,5)...4.0 IP 3/3 vs. ARI (4.0,3,1,1,1,4)...
• Last Season - Went 13-9 with a 4.00 ERA (74 ER, 166.2 IP) with 145 strikeouts and 32 walks in 29 starts with the Mariners.
• AL - Among AL leaders, ranked 4th in BB/9 (1.73/32BB, 66.2IP), 18th in ERA (4.00) & WHIP (1.22/32BB, 172H, 166.2IP), 25th in IP
(166.2).
• Tough on Lefties – In 121 plate appearances vs. left-handed batters, issued only 3 walks…among pitchers with at least 150.0 innings
pitched, his 3 walks to lefties tied for 2nd-fewest in the Majors (also: Chris Sale-BOS and Alex Wood-LAD), behind Mike Minor-TEX (2).
• Complete Effort – Recorded his first career complete game on June 29 vs. Kansas City…was 1 out away from his first career shutout,
but allowed a two-out, RBI-single to Mike Moustakas…after Whit Merrifield’s single to lead off the game, retired 22-of-26 batters faced
through the end of the 8th inning…scattered 6 hits and struck out 7 while allowing 1 run in 9.0 innings of work.
• Home Sweet Home – In 14 home starts, went 5-3 with a 3.63 ERA (32 ER, 79.1 IP).
• Control the Zone – Among Mariners pitchers with at least 150.0 IP in single-season club history, ranks T3rd for fewest walks allowed
with 32 (also: Doug Fister, 2010, and Carlos Silva, 2008).
• No Free Passes – Issued 1-or-fewer walks in 20 of his 29 starts, ranking T8th in the Majors.
• It Just Takes One – 4 of his 13 wins came in 1-run games, T8th-most among ML starters…made the start in two 1-0 Mariners victo-
ries, tossing 6.0 scoreless IP on 4/24 at CWS & 7.0 scoreless IP on 5/23 at OAK…became 1 of 4 pitchers in club history (done 5x) to
start multiple 1-0 wins in same season…joins Wade LeBlanc (2018), Félix Hernández (2009, 2, & 2012, 4) & Ryan Franklin (2004, 2).
• Pick Your Poison – Ranked 2nd in the Major Leagues/1st in the AL with 7 pickoffs, trailing only Eric Lauer-SD (10) for ML lead.
• Career - In parts of 4 ML seasons w/ STL (2014-15, ‘17) & Seattle (2017-18), is 18-12 w/ 4.46 ERA (121 ER, 244.0 IP), 209 SO & 65
BB in 51 G (43 GS)…drafted & signed by STL w/ 19th overall pick in 2013 MLB Draft out of Gonzaga University...over 3 seasons at
Gonzaga, compiled a career record of 26-7 with a 2.34 ERA...shared West Coast Conference Player of the Year honors with the Cubs’
Kris Bryant (University of San Diego) as a freshman in 2011 and as a junior in 2013.

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH

#37 — Shawn Armstrong (RHP):
2019 Spring Training: Is 0-0, 0.00 in 3 G this spring...pitched 1.0 ShO IP 2/22
vs. OAK, walked two (1.0,0,0,0,2,0)...tossed 1.0 ShO IP 2/25 vs. CIN, striking
out 2 (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)...pitched 1.0
scoreless inning on 3/5 at SD (1.0,1,0,0,0,0)...
• Last Season - Was 0-1 with 1 save and a 1.23 ERA (2 ER, 14.2 IP) with
15 strikeouts and 3 walks in 14 games with the 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 with Cleveland (2015-17) and Seattle (2018-
c), is 1-1 with a 2.95 ERA (19 ER, 58.0 IP) with 53 strikeouts and 20 walks
in 53 games.
• Drafted - Selected by Cleveland in the 18th round of the 2011 MLB First-
Year Player Draft from East Carolina University.
#58 — Ryan Garton (RHP):
2019 Spring Training: Is 0-0, 0.00 in 2 G: Pitched 1.0 ShO IP 2/23 vs. SD
(1.0,1,0,0,0,0)...tossed 1.0 ShO IP 2/27 at CLE (1.0,1,0,0,0,0)...Pitched 1.0
scoreless inning on 3/3 vs. ARI (1.0,2,0,0,0,1)...
• Last Season - In 35 games with Triple-A Tacoma, was 1-0 with 4 saves and
3.16 ERA (15 ER, 42.2 IP) with 43 strikeouts and 24 walks…held opponents
to a .182 (27x148) average…had at least 1 strikeout in 26 of 35 outings…
from June 22-Aug. 3, posted a 0.95 ERA (2 ER, 19.0 IP) in 15 games.
• Ouch - On the minor league DL, April 26-May 27, with right elbow tendi-
nitis.
• Minor Totals - Was 27-8 with 29 saves and a 2.82 ERA (108 ER, 345.0 IP)
and 350 strikeouts over 7 Minor League seasons in the Rays (2012-17) and
Mariners (2017-c) organizations.
• Career - Made his Major League debut with Tampa Bay on May 26, 2016
vs. Miami…has appeared in parts of 2 Major League seasons with the Rays
(2016-17) and Mariners (2017-c)…originally selected by the Rays in the
34th round of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft from Florida Atlantic
University.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)...
#52 — Nick Rumbelow (RHP):
2019 Spring Training: Is 0-0, 3.00 in 3 G this spring: Pitched 1.0 inning on
2/22 vs. OAK (1.0,2,1,1,0,0)...worked 1.0 ShO IP 2/26 vs. TEX...tossed ShO
IP 3/1 vs. MIL (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO).
• Last Season - Had a 6.11 ERA (12 ER, 17.2 IP) with 16 strikeouts and 6
walks in 13 games with Seattle.
• Length - Tossed a career-high 3.0 innings on Aug. 22 vs. Houston.
• First Impression - Fanned 1 in Mariners debut on June 14 vs. Boston.
• Riding the Shuttle - Appeared in 5 stints with the Mariners: June 14-22,
July 4-12, Aug. 9-11, Aug. 22-28 and Sept. 11 – end of season.
• Minor League Report - Was 1-0 with 2 saves and a 2.04 ERA (4 ER, 17.2
IP) with 25 strikeouts in 13 games with Triple-A Tacoma…made 2 appear-
ances with Double-A Arkansas (2.0 ShO IP)…began the season on the
Tacoma DL with a brachial plexus injury; reinstated June 5.
• Career - Made his Major League debut with the Yankees on June 23,
2015 vs. Philadelphia…appeared in 17 games with New York-AL in
2015…orginally selected by the Yankees in the 7th round of the 2013
MLB First-Year Player Draft out of LSU.
#69 — Matt Tenuta (LHP):
2019 Spring Training: Is 0-0, 4.50 in 2 G this spring...tossed 1.0 ShO IP 2/24
at COL (1.0,2,0,0,0,2)…allowed 1 ER in 1.0 IP 3/1 vs. MIL (1.0,1,1,1,0,1,HR).
• Last Season - Spent most of the year with Double-A Arkansas, going
1-3 with 1 save and a 2.98 ERA (15 ER, 45.1 IP) with 52 strikeouts in 28
games.
• Hold that Thought - Ranked 3rd among Texas League relievers with 8
holds.
• Welcome to Seattle - Acquired in minor league trade with Kansas City
along with Ashton Goudeau (rhp), David McKay (rhp) and Colin Rodgers
(lhp) on March 20, 2018...re-signed by Seattle on Sept. 19, 2018.
• Career - Selected by Kansas City in the 25th round of the 2012 Draft…
had a chance to play at North Carolina State but signed with the Royals…
in parts of 7 Minor League seasons with the Royals (2012-17) and Mari-
ners (2018-c) organizations compiled a record of 31-45 with a 4.52 ERA
(298 ER, 593.1 IP) with 455 strikeouts in 167 games (84 starts).

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 11-3 Kikuchi (2-1) Castillo None 7-4-2 5,019
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).