For Immediate Release

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

MARINERS SELECT LHP ANDREW ALBERS FROM AAA TACOMA;

RECALL RHP SAM GAVIGLIO FROM AAA TACOMA
RHP Casey Lawrence and RHP Thyago Vieira optioned to AAA Tacoma; RHP Christian Bergman DFA.
SEATTLE, Wash. Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto
announced today the following roster moves:

Andrew Albers, LHP, selected from AAA Tacoma.

Sam Gaviglio, RHP, recalled from AAA Tacoma.
Casey Lawrence, RHP, optioned to AAA Tacoma.
Thyago Vieira, RHP, optioned to AAA Tacoma.
Christian Bergman, RHP, designated for assignment.

Albers (#63) and Gaviglio (#44) will be in uniform and available for tonights (7:10 p.m.) game vs. the Baltimore Orioles at
Safeco Field. Albers is tonights starting pitcher for the Mariners.

The Mariners Major League, 40-man roster remains full at 40 players.

Albers, 31 (turns 32 on Oct. 6), was acquired by Seattle from Atlanta in exchange for cash considerations in a minor league
trade on Aug. 11. He was assigned to AAA Tacoma but did not appear with the Rainiers. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound left-hander
went 12-3 with a 2.61 ERA (35 ER, 120.2 IP) with 115 strikeouts and 19 walks in 26 games (17 starts) with AAA Gwinnett in
the Atlanta organization this season. At the time of the trade, he ranked T1st in wins (12), 3rd in ERA (2.61), 6th in WHIP (1.15),
7th in strikeouts (115) and 8th in innings pitched (120.2). Over his last 8 starts with Gwinnett (7/1-8/10), he went 6-0 with a 0.98
ERA (6 ER, 55.1 IP) with 49 strikeouts and 9 walks while posting 7 quality starts.

In parts of 3 Major League seasons with Minnesota (2013 and 2016) and Toronto (2015), Albers is 2-5 with a 4.41 ERA (39
ER, 79.2 IP) with 42 strikeouts and 15 walks in 17 games (12 starts). He made his Major League debut with the Twins on Aug.
6, 2013 at Kansas City. The native of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada was originally drafted by Milwaukee in the 12th
round of the 2004 MLB Draft out of John Paull II High School (North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada) but did not sign. He
was selected and signed by San Diego in the 10th round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of the University of Kentucky. He was
teammates with James Paxton at the University of Kentucky from 2007-08).

Gaviglio (Guh-VEE-leo), 27, was 3-5 with a 3.70 ERA (24 ER, 58.1 IP) with 40 strikeouts in 10 starts with AAA Tacoma.
This is his third stint with Seattle this season (May 10-July 6, July 18-20 and Aug. 15-current). In 12 games, including 11
starts with Seattle this season, he is 3-5 with a 4.62 ERA (32 ER, 62.1 IP) with 40 strikeouts. He has pitched at least 5.0
innings in 10-of-his-11 starts and has allowed 3 earned runs or fewer in 7-of-his-11 starts.
Gaviglio was acquired by the Mariners from St. Louis in exchange for INF Ty Kelly on Nov. 20, 2014. The native of Ashland,
Ore., has appeared in parts of 7 minor league seasons in the Cardinals (2011-14) and Mariners (2015-17) organizations,
compiling a 36-39 record with a 4.01 ERA (278 ER, 624.1 IP) with 501 strikeouts and 164 walks.

Lawrence, 29, is 1-0 with a 5.64 ERA (19 ER, 30.1 IP) with 34 strikeouts in 13 relief appearances over three stints with the
Mariners this season. From May 21 June 1, he held opponents to 3 runs in 11.2 innings pitched (2.31 ERA) while striking
out 14 and walking 3 in 4 relief appearances. The 6-foot, 175-pound right-hander struck out 9 over 5.0 innings in relief on
June 1 vs. Colorado, setting the single-game club record for strikeouts by a reliever. In his most recent stint with AAA
Tacoma June 13-27, he was 2-3, including 1 shutout, with a 3.35 ERA (17 ER, 45.2 IP) with 30 strikeouts and 9 walks in 7
starts. Overall in 11 games (7 starts) with the Rainiers, he is 2-4 with a 4.08 ERA (26 ER, 57.1 IP) with 41 strikeouts.

He was claimed off waivers from Toronto on May 11 after being designated for assignment on May 8. Lawrence went 0-3
with an 8.78 ERA (13 ER, 13.1 IP) with 7 strikeouts and 11 walks in 4 games (2 starts) with Toronto this season. He was
selected by the Blue Jays from AAA Buffalo on April 8 and made his Major League debut in relief later that day at Tampa
Bay. With AAA Buffalo, he was 1-0 with a 0.90 ERA (1 ER, 10.0 IP) with 7 strikeouts in 3 starts. The native of McSherrytown,
PA, was originally signed as an amateur free agent on June 15, 2010 after 4 seasons at Albright College (Reading, PA).
Over parts of 8 minor league seasons with Toronto (2010-17) and Seattle (2017), he is 66-64 with a 3.81 ERA (437 ER,
1031.1 IP) with 677 strikeouts and 191 walks in 183 career games (168 starts).

Vieira (pronounced chee-AH-go vee-AIR-ah), 24, made his Major League debut with the Mariners last night, tossing 1.0
scoreless inning while striking out 1. He was recalled from AAA Tacoma earlier on Monday. will be making his Major League
debut with his first appearance. In 7 relief appearances with AAA Tacoma this, he has earned 2 saves while posting a 3.18
ERA (4 ER, 11.1 IP) with 10 strikeouts and 6 walks. Prior to being promoted to Tacoma on July 19, the 6-foot-2, 210-pound
right-hander went 2-3 with 2 saves and a 3.72 ERA (15 ER, 36.1 IP) with 35 strikeouts and 15 walks in 29 outings with AA
Arkansas. Vieira was named to the World Team (Brazil) roster for the 2017 All-Star Futures Game. He struck out 1 while
allowing 1 hit and 1 walk in 0.2 scoreless innings on July 9 vs. the U.S. Futures squad. The native of Sao Paulo, Brazil,
originally signed by Seattle as a non-drafted free agent on Sept. 21, 2010. In parts of 7 minor league seasons with the
Mariners, Vieira is 14-18 with 13 saves and a 4.53 ERA (143 ER, 284.1 IP) with 237 strikeouts and 146 walks in 144 career
games (28 starts).
Bergman, 29, made 2 relief appearances with the Mariners since being selected from AAA Tacoma prior to Saturdays
game. He combined for 5.0 scoreless innings in relief including 4.0 scoreless innings Sunday vs. the Angels scattering
2 hits and 1 hit batsman while striking out 3. Overall, the 6-foot-1, 195-pound right-hander is 4-4 with a 4.91 ERA (28 ER,
51.1 IP) with 33 strikeouts and 14 walks in 11 games (8 starts) over two stints (5/7-6/20 and 8/12-13) with Seattle this
season. In 14 starts with AAA Tacoma, Bergman is 8-3 with a 4.88 ERA (43 ER, 79.1 IP) with 60 strikeouts and 16 walks.
In 4 Major League seasons with Colorado (2014-16) and Seattle (2017), he is 11-13 with a 5.56 ERA (123 ER, 199.0 IP)
with 123 strikeouts in 66 games (23 starts). He was selected by Colorado in the 24th round of the 2010 MLB Draft.

ALBERS PLAYING RECORD

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2008 AZL Padres 1-0 0.00 5 2 0 0 0 7.0 3 1 0 0 0 3 7 0 0
2009 INJURED DID NOT PLAY
2010 Quebec 3-0 1.40 40 0 0 0 17 57.2 41 13 9 0 2 16 59 2 1
2011 Fort Myers 4-1 1.55 22 2 0 0 4 52.1 48 11 9 2 1 7 46 1 0
New Britain 4-1 2.91 13 5 0 0 0 43.1 44 15 14 0 5 7 34 2 0
2012 New Britain 4-3 3.75 19 17 0 0 0 98.1 111 41 41 7 2 12 73 6 3
GCL Twins 1-0 1.93 2 1 0 0 0 4.2 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0
2013 Rochester 11-5 2.86 22 22 3 1 0 132.1 124 46 42 14 0 32 116 0 1
MINNESOTA 2-5 4.05 10 10 1 1 0 60.0 64 34 27 6 2 7 25 0 1
2014 Hanwha 6-13 5.89 28 28 1 1 0 151.1 200 108 99 18 4 40 107 9 0
2015 Buffalo 2-11 5.70 20 15 1 0 0 83.2 110 57 53 7 4 26 53 2 1
TORONTO 0-0 3.38 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0
2016 Lancaster 1-0 0.00 1 1 1 1 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0
Rochester 10-6 3.69 21 21 2 0 0 124.1 150 53 51 10 4 30 84 8 0
MINNESOTA 0-0 5.82 6 2 0 0 0 17.0 27 16 11 5 0 6 16 1 0
2017 Gwinnett 12-3 2.61 26 17 0 0 0 120.2 120 38 35 6 1 19 115 3 1
Ind. Lg Totals 4-0 1.25 45 40 2 2 0 230.3 292 159 138 30 6 55 149 10 1
Korean Lg. Totals 6-13 5.89 28 28 1 1 0 151.1 200 108 99 18 4 40 107 9 0
Minor Lg Totals 49-30 3.32 150 102 6 1 4 666.2 714 263 246 46 17 139 531 22 6
ML Totals 2-5 4.41 17 12 1 1 0 79.2 92 51 39 12 2 15 42 1 1

GAVIGLIOs PLAYING RECORD

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2011 Batavia 0-0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
2012 Quad Cities 9-9 3.92 23 23 0 0 0 133.0 128 74 58 12 11 30 113 16 0
2013 GCL Cardinals 0-0 0.00 2 1 0 0 0 8.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0
Palm Beach 4-1 2.72 7 7 0 0 0 39.2 29 13 12 2 1 12 30 1 0
2014 Springfield 5-12 4.29 25 24 0 0 0 136.1 153 79 65 8 9 46 126 12 3
2015 Tacoma 8-7 5.13 21 17 0 0 0 101.2 102 64 58 16 4 36 79 4 0
AZL Mariners 0-0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2016 Jackson 5-5 4.15 18 17 0 0 0 102.0 104 51 47 7 1 22 73 3 0
Tacoma 3-2 3.71 10 9 1 1 0 63.0 59 29 26 7 1 14 50 2 0
2017 Tacoma 3-5 3.70 10 10 1 0 0 58.1 57 27 24 4 4 10 40 1 0
SEATTLE 3-5 4.62 12 11 0 0 0 62.1 63 37 32 15 2 21 40 1 2
Minor Lg Totals 37-41 4.01 120 112 2 1 0 650.1 640 337 290 56 31 171 525 39 3
ML Totals 3-5 4.62 12 11 0 0 0 62.1 63 37 32 15 2 21 40 1 2
# Rehab Assignment
LAWRENCEs PLAYING RECORD
YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2010 Auburn 6-1 1.74 12 10 0 0 0 57.0 41 13 11 2 2 9 48 0 1
Lansing 1-1 3.98 4 3 0 0 1 20.1 21 9 9 1 3 3 13 1 0
2011 Lansing 11-8 3.08 22 21 2 0 0 125.2 123 57 43 9 1 22 97 1 2
Dunedin 3-1 2.84 4 4 1 0 0 25.1 26 8 8 3 0 2 14 1 0
2012 Dunedin 9-6 3.63 24 23 1 0 0 138.2 149 60 56 9 1 21 90 1 1
New Hampshire 0-1 6.39 3 2 0 0 0 12.2 20 9 9 1 1 5 6 0 0
2013 Buffalo 0-1 11.25 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 10 6 5 0 0 2 3 0 0
Dunedin 4-6 4.43 16 15 0 0 0 89.1 107 48 44 7 0 15 54 1 1
New Hampshire 0-0 2.70 2 2 0 0 0 10.0 9 4 3 2 0 3 6 0 0
2014 New Hampshire 9-9 3.69 26 22 1 1 0 151.1 161 72 62 9 2 29 93 1 1
2015 New Hampshire 12-13 4.52 26 26 1 0 0 161.1 208 92 81 9 2 32 91 4 0
Buffalo 0-1 5.68 1 1 0 0 0 6.1 9 4 4 1 0 0 6 0 0
2016 Buffalo 5-6 3.83 15 15 1 0 0 87.0 87 47 37 5 3 24 58 2 0
New Hampshire 3-6 4.56 13 13 0 0 0 75.0 92 42 38 8 1 13 50 0 1
2017 TORONTO 0-3 8.78 4 2 0 0 0 13.1 21 14 13 2 0 11 7 0 0
Buffalo 1-0 0.90 3 3 0 0 0 10.0 9 2 1 1 1 1 7 0 0
Tacoma 2-4 4.08 11 7 1 1 0 57.1 50 26 26 7 1 10 41 0 0
SEATTLE 1-0 5.64 13 0 0 0 0 30.1 40 19 19 7 0 5 34 1 0
Minor Lg Totals 66-64 3.81 183 168 8 2 1 1031.1 1122 499 437 74 18 191 677 12 7
ML Totals 1-3 6.60 17 2 0 0 0 43.2 61 33 32 9 0 16 41 1 0

VIEIRAs PLAYING RECORD

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2011 VSL Mariners 2-0 4.00 12 2 0 0 0 18.0 20 11 8 0 1 22 8 8 1
2012 VSL Mariners 3-5 6.05 13 13 0 0 0 55.0 67 40 37 2 12 17 35 12 0
2013 Everett 4-5 3.84 14 13 0 0 0 68.0 60 30 29 2 16 34 51 8 1
2014 Clinton 1-1 5.31 13 0 0 0 1 20.1 16 12 12 1 2 14 23 4 0
2015 Clinton 1-4 6.97 22 0 0 0 0 31.0 35 32 24 2 4 20 22 9 0
2016 Bakersfield 1-0 2.84 34 0 0 0 8 44.1 37 19 14 1 2 18 53 9 0
2017 Arkansas 2-3 3.72 29 0 0 0 2 36.1 30 18 15 1 2 15 35 4 1
Tacoma 0-0 3.18 7 0 0 0 2 11.1 9 4 4 0 0 6 10 7 1
SEATTLE 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Minor Lg Totals 14-18 4.53 144 28 0 0 13 284.1 274 166 143 9 39 146 237 61 4
ML Totals 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
 BERGMANs PLAYING RECORD
YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2010 Casper 1-4 5.96 14 5 0 0 0 48.1 62 39 32 5 1 11 37 4 0
2011 Tri-City 7-5 2.59 15 15 2 2 0 97.1 83 31 28 4 4 11 68 2 0
2012 Modesto 16-5 3.65 27 27 0 0 0 162.2 161 73 66 16 3 37 121 4 0
2013 Tulsa 8-7 3.37 27 27 1 1 0 171.0 162 76 64 25 5 23 111 0 0
2014 Colorado Springs 5-5 4.21 15 15 0 0 0 92.0 96 48 43 11 2 18 60 1 0
COLORADO 3-5 5.93 10 10 0 0 0 54.2 75 37 36 9 1 10 31 0 0
Tulsa 0-1 3.00 2 2 0 0 0 9.0 8 3 3 1 0 5 5 2 0
2015 COLORADO 3-1 4.74 30 4 0 0 0 68.1 82 36 36 8 0 15 37 4 0
Albuquerque 0-0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0
2016 COLORADO 1-3 8.39 15 1 0 0 0 24.2 39 24 23 7 0 6 22 0 0
Albuquerque 3-3 3.66 10 10 0 0 0 51.2 52 24 21 8 2 12 33 1 0
2017 Tacoma 8-3 4.88 14 14 1 1 0 79.1 90 44 43 5 1 16 60 1 0
SEATTLE 4-4 4.91 11 8 0 0 0 51.1 55 29 28 11 3 14 33 0 0
Minor Lg Totals 48-33 3.77 126 117 4 4 0 716.1 716 338 300 75 18 135 501 15 0
ML Totals 11-13 5.56 66 23 0 0 0 199 251 126 123 35 4 45 123 4 0

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