Thursday, March 18, 2021
Game #18 (5-7-5)
Scottsdale Stadium SEATTLE MARINERS (5-7-5) at SAN
Starting Pitchers: RH Justin Dunn (0-0, 0.00) vs. RH Anthony DeSclafani (1-0, 4.50)
SPRING RECORD
Overall Record................................5-7-5
PEORIA STADIUM..........................4-4-2
Home Record.................................4-4-2
Road Record..................................1-3-3
Current Streak.....................................L1
THE COUNTDOWN
14 days to Opening Night, 4/1 vs. SF
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 19..................... vs. Chicago-AL
March 20.................................. at Texas
March 21.......................... at Milwaukee
March 22.............. vs. Los Angeles-NL
Bold - Peoria Stadium
BY THE NUMBERS
60
The Mariners Spring Training ros-
ter is now at 60 players after Tues-
day’s roster moves that involved 3
players. So far in camp, 11 players
have been re-assigned to minor
league camp, two (2) were op-
tioned to the Mariners alternate
site one (1) optioned to AAA Ta-
coma and one (1) optioned to A
Everett.
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Outfielder Julio Rodríguez
extended his on-base streak to 7
games on Wednesday night, draw-
ing a walk in his only plate appear-
ance. This spring, the 20-year-old
is batting .318 (7x22) with 2 dou-
bles, 1 home run, 3 RBI, 5 walks,
.444 on-base percentage and a
.990 OPS.
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The Mariners are in the midst of a
“marathon” of Cactus League
games, yesterday completing the
16th of 26 consecutive days with
a scheduled game, ranging from
March 2-27. The next-closest Cac-
tus League team are the Chicago
White Sox, with games on 18 con-
secutive days.
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Mariners Manager Scott Servais
has already named Marco Gonza-
les as Opening Night starter for the
Mariners vs. the Giants on April 1...
will mark his third consecutive start
on Opening Day, trailing only Félix
Hernández (11), Randy Johnson (6)
and Jamie Moyer (4) for the most
Opening Day starts in club history.
THE ROSTER
The spring roster is currently at 60
players (36 roster, 23 non-roster, 1
60-day IL)…the camp breakdown
by position is the following: 33
pitchers (14 non-roster, 1 IL), 5
catchers (3 non-roster), 8 infielders
(2 non-roster), 10 outfielders (5
non-roster) and 4 INF/OF (1 non-
roster).
ON THE AIR
Thursday night’s contest against the
San Francisco Giants (first pitch 7:05
pm local and PT) will be broadcast live
on 710 ESPN Seattle with Rick Rizzs
and Aaron Goldsmith on the call...
complete spring training day-by-day
with TV and radio listings is listed on
Page 2 of these game notes.
FRANCISCO GIANTS (7-7-3) Road #8 (1-3-3)
TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION
7:05 pm AZ/PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle • TV: None
TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners and Giants meet tonight for the first time this spring...
right-hander Justin Dunn will start for Seattle, with lefty Nick Margevicius expected
to follow...Seattle looks to win back-to-back road games for the first time in 2021, after
defeating the Royals by a 13-0 score at Surprise Stadium on Tuesday night.
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)…
TODAY: Mariners at Giants 7:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
SEA — Dunn, Margevicius*, Swanson, Chargois, Ramirez
SF — DeSclafani, Rogers, Wisler, Marte, Peralta*, Bracho, Alvarez
FRIDAY: Mariners vs. White Sox 6:40 pm 710 ESPN Seattle/ROOT
SEA — Gonzales*, Sadler, Vest, Steckenrider, Misiewicz*, Swanson
CWS — Lynn, Bummer*, Heuer, Foster, Guerrero
SATURDAY: Mariners at Rangers 6:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
SEA — Dugger, Montero, Graveman, Middleton, Misiewicz*, Gerber
TEX — Benjamin*, King*, Vincent, Gaviglio, Sborz, Herget, Kennedy
* left-handed pitcher
I’M TIRED OF RUNNIN’, LET’S WALK FOR A MINUTE...the Mariners drew 9 walks as a
team on Wednesday, including 5 in the 6th inning...Seattle leads the Cactus League with
82 walks as an offense coming into play Thursday...the Giants and Reds are tied for 2nd
with 77 walks each...J.P. Crawford is tied for the Cactus League lead with 9 walks this
spring, while Kyle Seager and Jake Fraley’s 7 walks are tied for 5th in the league...The
Mariners 82 walks are not only the most in the Cactus League, but also lead the entire
Majors...the Detroit Tigers lead the Grapefruit League with 75 walks as a team.
GRAND SLAM…Mariners designated Evan White hit a grand slam in the bottom of the
6th last night as Seattle batted around in the inning...White drove in Jose Marmolejos,
Donovan Walton and Jarred Kelenic...the grand slam was the first by a Mariners player
in Cactus League action since Kyle Lewis hit one on March 6, 2020 in a 9-3 win at the
Dodgers...for White, it was his first Spring Training home run in his 99th plate appearance...
the grand slam gave him 11 RBI this spring, breaking a tie with Ty France (7 RBI) for most
on the Mariners.
KELENIC RETURNS...Jarred Kelenic made his first appearance in a game for the
Mariners since March 5...he came into left field as a defensive replacement for Taylor
Trammell...he drew a walk in his first plate appearance in the 6th and grounded out to
second base in the 7th.
‘PEN PALS...over their last 2 games, the Mariners bullpen has a 1.00 ERA (1 ER, 9.0
IP)...Seattle relievers Casey Sadler, Will Vest, Joey Gerber, Drew Steckenrider, Taylor
Guerrieri, Kendall Graveman, Rafael Montero and Keynan Middleton have all appeared
for the Mariners in the last 2 contests.
VS. SAN FRANCISCO...the Mariners and Giants meet for the first time this spring...the
clubs have met 126 times in Spring Training, with Seattle owning a 52-72-2 record in
the series...they last met on March 8, 2020 in Scottsdale in an 8-4 Giants win...in that
game, Donovan Walton homered and J.P. Crawford hit a 2-run triple...the Mariners last
defeated the Giants in spring action on March 13, 2019 in an 8-4 game...Marco Gonzales
started for Seattle that game.
THE FRENCH CONNECTION…Mariners infielder Ty France is batting .423 (11x26) this
spring with 7 runs scored, 2 doubles, 4 home runs, 7 RBI and 3 walks...he’s gotten on
base at a .516 clip with a .962 slugging percentage and a 1.478 OPS.
MLB NETWORK 30 CLUBS IN 30 DAYS…On Wednesday the Seattle Mariners were
featured on MLB Network’s “30 Clubs in 30 Days”...John Smoltz and Greg Amsinger
checked in with a variety of Mariners players including Taylor Trammell, Kyle Lewis,
James Paxton, J.P. Crawford and Marco Gonzales.
TOUGH TICKET…the Mariners are tied for the most home games among Cactus League
clubs with Cincinnati...in 10 games at Peoria Stadium this spring the Mariners have seen
an average of 1,787 fans, including a game-high of 2,000 in Sunday afternoon’s 5-4 win
over the Milwaukee Brewers...capacity is limited this spring for health and safety reasons…
since the ballpark opened in 1994, and coming into 2021, Seattle averaged 7,635 per
game over the 27 seasons (397 games).
PROSPECTING…the Mariners are ranked by Baseball America as having the 2nd-best
farm system in the Major Leagues, trailing only Tampa Bay…Seattle’s No. 2 ranking is its
best in club history...5 Mariners are ranked in Baseball America’s Top-100 Prospects: OF
Julio Rodriguez (#3), OF Jarred Kelenic (#4), RHP Logan Gilbert (#35), RHP Emerson
Hancock (#57) and INF Noelvi Marte (#73)…the Mariners are the only club with two of
the top-5 prospects in 2021.
HEY COREY, AS YOU KNOW…the Mariners and Giants play today in what will be their
first of 2 Spring Training matchups, but...DID YOU KNOW?...the clubs meet again on
Opening Day at T-Mobile Park on April 1...the Giants will be in Seattle for a 3-game
series to open the regular season that goes through April 3...it will be the first time the
Mariners have ever opened a season with interleague play...it will also be the first time
that San Francisco has began a season with an interleague series...in 9 of the last 10
seasons, the Giants have started the season against a divisional opponent...in 10 of the
last 11 seasons, the Mariners have opened the season againt a divisional opponent,
with the exception coming in 2018 against the Cleveland Indians.
 2021 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 18, 2021 • AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

#35 — JUSTIN DUNN (RHP)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2020 SEATTLE 4-1 4.34 10 10 0 0 45.2 31 23 22 10 31 38
2021 SPRING 0-0 0.00 2 1 0 0 5.0 4 1 0 0 3 5
MLB Totals 4-1 4.13 14 14 0 0 52.1 33 25 24 10 40 43

2021 Spring Training - 0-0, 0.00 in 2G: Made his 2021 debut on March 6 vs. Oakland...threw 2.0 scoreless innings with 1 hit allowed, 2
walks and 2 strikeouts...the top of the 1st was “rolled” with the bases loaded and 2 outs...pitched 3.0 innings in a relief effort on March
12 vs. Cincinnati, allowing 1 unearned run on 3 hits, walking 1 and striking out 3.
• 2020 Totals – Went 4-1 with a 4.34 ERA (22 ER, 45.2 IP) in 10 starts with Seattle…limited opponents to a .189 (31x164) with 31 walks
and 38 strikeouts.
• A Win to Remember – Earned first Major League win on Aug. 10 at Texas, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits while walking 3 and striking out
2 in 6.0 innings.
• Innings Eater – Tossed at least 5.0 innings in 6 of his 10 starts, including 5 of his final 6 starts of the season (8/23-9/26)…tossed a
season-high 6.0 innings in 4 times: Aug. 10 at TEX (6.0,7,2,2,3,2), Aug. 23 vs. TEX (6.0,1,0,0,1,6), Aug. 30 at LAA (6.0,1,0,0,4,6) and
Sept. 6 vs. TEX (6.0,4,2,2,4,4,2HR).

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH

#52 — Nick Margevicius (LHP):
2021 Spring Training - 0-0, 3.60 in 2G: Made spring debut on March 6
vs. OAK, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings in relief of starter Justin Dunn...
walked 1 and struck out 1 in that outing...started on March 12 vs. CIN,
tossing 3.0 innings and allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits, striking out 3.
• Pronunciation – mahr-GAV-a-chiss
• 2020 Totals – Went 2-3 with a 4.57 ERA (21 ER, 41.1 IP) with 36
strikeouts and 14 walks in 10 games (7 starts).
• For Starters – In 7 starts, was 2-3 with a 4.46 ERA (18 ER, 36.1 IP)
with 31 strikeouts and 13 walks.
• Home Sweet Home – In 3 starts at T-Mobile Park, was 2-0 with a
2.45 ERA (4 ER, 14.2 IP) with 14 strikeouts and 5 walks.
• Out of the Pen – Began the season in the bullpen, where he made
3 relief appearances and posted a 5.40 ERA (3 ER, 5.0 IP) with 5
strikeouts and 1 walk.
• Houston, You Have a Problem – Made 3 of his 10 appearances
against Houston and went 1-1 with a 1.38 ERA (2 ER, 13.0 IP) vs. the
Astros…struck out 7, walked 3 and allowed 1 home run while limiting
opponents to a .156 (7x45) average against.
• Trouble with the Long Ball – Home runs accounted for 42.9 percent
(9x21) of his total runs allowed…4 of the 6 homers he allowed were
solo home runs.
#50 — Erik Swanson (RHP):
2021 Spring Training: 1-0, 4.50 in 4G: Allowed 2 earned runs in his first
spring appearance on a 2-run homer off the bat of Cleveland’s Andrés
Giménez...rebounded in his next outing on March 5 at CWS, tossing a
scoreless 7th to preserve a tie...tossed a scoreless frame on March 8 at
Cleveland...recorded the win on March 12 vs. CIN, tossing a scoreless
7th inning in a 4-3 win.
• 2020 Totals – Posted a 12.91 ERA (11 ER, 7.2 IP) with 9 strikeouts
and 2 walks in 9 games.
• Trust The Heater – Threw 149 pitches in 2020, 101 of which were
his 4-seam fastball (67.8%)…among pitchers who threw at least 100
4-seam fast balls in 2020, his 67.8% fastball rate ranked tied for 8th
in the Majors with Oakland’s Liam Hendriks.
• Recalled – Was recalled on Aug. 2 for his first stint with the big
league club.
• Ouch – Was placed on the 10-Day Injured List on Aug. 20 with a
strained right forearm…was reinstated on Sept. 14, and finished the
season with the team.
#84 — JT Chargois* (RHP):
2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 9.00 in 1G: Made spring debut on March
15 vs. ARI, allowing a home run to Christian Walker and also record-
ing 2 strikeouts in 1.0 inning.
• Personal – Pronounced SHA-gwah...Jon Thomas Chargois...
made Major League debut with Minnesota on June 11, 2016 vs.
Boston...began pro career with Rookie-Level Elizabethton in 2012.
• February Signee – Signed a minor league contract with Seattle
on Feb. 8, 2021.
• 2020 – Made 31 appearances with Rakuten in Japan’s Pacific
League...also made 10 outings with Rakuten’s minor league team
in the Japan’s Eastern League.
#55 — Yohan Ramirez (RHP):
2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 18.00 in 1G: Struggled in his 2021 debut
on March 15 vs. ARI, allowing 2 earned runs with 2 hit by pitches and
2 wild pitches in 1.0 inning of work.
• 2020 Totals – Went 0-0 with 3 saves and a 2.61 ERA (6 ER, 20.2 IP)
in 16 relief appearances with Seattle…limited opponents to a .130
(9x69) average, while walking 20 and striking out 26.
• Long Haul – Was 1 of 2 relievers (along with Anthony Misiewicz) to
begin and end the season on the Mariners active roster all season.
• Rookie Rankings – Among American League rookie pitchers (min.
20.0 IP), ranked 1st in opponent batting average (.130), 3rd in saves
(3), 7th in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (11.32), 8th in lowest opponent
slugging and 10th in ERA (2.61).
• Four of a Kind – Recorded at least 1 strikeout in 12 of his 16 relief
appearances, including striking out a season-high 4 batters in 3
consecutive outings: Aug. 2 vs. OAK (2.0,1,0,0,2,4), Aug. 7 vs. COL
(2.0,3,3,3,3,4) and Aug. 14 at HOU (3.0,1,1,1,3,4).

2021 SEATTLE MARINERS - SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

DAY DATE OPP SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE REC ATT
Sunday Feb. 28 San Diego Padres 5-4 Sewald (1-0) Markel (0-1) None 1-0 1,744
Monday March 1 OFF DAY
Tuesday March 2 Cleveland Indians 1-6 (7.5) Plutko (1-0) Kikuchi (0-1) None 1-1 1,525
Wednesday March 3 Chicago Cubs 8-8 None None None 1-1-1 3,282
Thursday March 4 Colorado Rockies 9-9 (8.5) None None None 1-1-2 1,606
Friday March 5 Chicago White Sox 2-2 (7) None None None 1-1-3 2,339
Saturday March 6 Oakland Athletics 1-1 (7) None None None 1-1-4 1,865
Sunday March 7 Los Angeles Angels 2-6 (6) Buttrey (1-0) Steckenrider (0-1) Suarez (1) 1-2-4 1,975
Monday March 8 Cleveland Indians 0-10 Plesac (1-1) Kikuchi (0-2) None 1-3-4 2,211
Tuesday March 9 Kansas City Royals 6-3 Newsome (1-0) Duffy (0-1) None 2-3-4 1,770
Wednesday March 10 Texas Rangers 5-17 Cotton (1-0) Sheffield (0-1) None 2-4-4 1,788
Thursday March 11 Los Angeles Dodgers 4-4 None None None 2-4-5 2,343
Friday March 12 Cincinnati Reds 4-3 (8) Swanson (1-0) Carle (0-1) Bautista (1) 3-4-5 1,803
Saturday March 13 Colorado Rockies 1-2 Estevez (1-1) Magill (0-1) None 3-5-5 2,371
Sunday March 14 Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 (7.5) Montero (1-0) Boxberger (0-1) Gerber (1) 4-5-5 2,000
Monday March 15 Arizona Diamondbacks 2-6 Widener (1-0) Newsome (1-1) None 4-6-5 1,875
Tuesday March 16 Kansas City Royals 13-0 Sheffield (1-1) Keller (1-1) None 5-6-5 2,096
Wednesday March 17 Los Angeles Angels 4-7 (7) Quintana (2-0) Flexen (0-1) Faria (1) 5-7-5 1,897
Thursday March 18 San Francisco Giants Scottsdale 7:05 R
Friday March 19 Chicago White Sox Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Saturday March 20 Texas Rangers Surprise 6:05 R
Sunday March 21 Milwaukee Brewers Maryvale 1:10 R
Monday March 22 Los Angeles Dodgers Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Tuesday March 23 Arizona Diamondbacks Salt River 6:10 R
Wednesday March 24 Chicago Cubs Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Thursday March 25 Oakland Athletics Mesa 1:05 R
Friday March 26 San Diego Padres Peoria 6:40 R
Saturday March 27 San Francisco Giants Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Sunday March 28 OFF DAY
Monday March 29 Cincinnati Reds Goodyear 12:05 R

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