Thursday, March 5, 2020
Game #12 (3-8)
Peoria Stadium SEATTLE MARINERS (3-8) vs.
Starting Pitchers: LH Yusei Kikuchi (1-1, 7.36) vs. RH Dinelson Lamet (1-0, 0.00)
1:10 pm MT/12:10 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle (delayed) / Mariners.com (live) • TV: None
SPRING RECORD
Overall Record..................................3-8
PEORIA STADIUM............................0-5
Home Record...................................0-5
Road Record....................................3-3
Current Streak.................................. L4
THE COUNTDOWN
21 days to Opening Day, 3/26 vs TEX
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 6................... at Los Angeles-NL
March 7............................. vs. Oakland
March 8...................... at San Francisco
Bold - Peoria Stadium
PLAYERS IN CAMP BY AGE
AGE # OF PLAYERS
30+...................................................... 8
25-29................................................. 36
<25.................................................... 18
BASEBALL AMERICA
ORGANIZATION FARM
SYSTEM RANKINGS
Rk. TEAM
1. ........................................ Tampa Bay
2. ..........................................San Diego
3. .................................Los Angeles-NL
4. ............................................... Atlanta
5. .............................................. Seattle
MARINERS RANKED AMONG
BASEBALL AMERICA’S
TOP-100 PROSPECTS
Rk. Player Position
8. Julio Rodríguez....................... OF
11. Jarred Kelenic......................... OF
54. Evan White...............................1B
59. Logan Gilbert........................RHP
92. Noelvi Marte............................INF
BY THE NUMBERS
.455
In 5 Cactus League games this spring,
Kyle Seager is batting .455 (5x11) with
1 run, 2 doubles, 2 RBI and 1 walk.
6
Jose Siri ranks T6th in the Cactus
League with 6 runs scored this spring.
31.0
Shed Long Jr. and Mallex Smith have
each played 31.0 defensive innings this
spring, tops on the Mariners.
62
Players currently in camp.
THE ROSTER
The spring roster is currently at 62
players (40 roster, 21 non-roster, 1
IL)…the camp breakdown by position
is the following: 32 pitchers (10 non-
roster, 1 IL), 6 catchers (4 non-roster),
13 infielders (2 non-roster) and 11
outfielders (5 non-roster).
ON THE AIR
Today’s game vs. the Padres will be
broadcast on a delayed basis on
710 ESPN Seattle (7:00 pm PT), but
available live via Mariners.com…
Rick Rizzs and Mike Blowers will
have the call on the radio.
SAN DIEGO PADRES (9-2) Home #6 (0-5)
TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION
TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue their 44th spring training today with a Cactus League match-
up against the San Diego Padres at Peoria Stadium…today’s contest is the 12th of the Mariners
32-game Cactus League schedule that will conclude March 24 at the Colorado Rockies at Salt River
Fields…the Mariners will open the regular season at T-Mobile Park on Thursday, March 26 vs. the
Texas Rangers.
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)…
TODAY: Mariners vs. Padres 1:10 pm/12:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle#
SD — Lamet, Pagan, Quantrill, Gore*, Lawson, Muñoz, Miller
SEA — Kikuchi*, Newsome, Edwards Jr., Bautista, Ramirez, Delaplane
FRIDAY: Mariners at Dodgers 6:05 pm/5:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
SEA — Gonzales*, Margevicius*, Grotz, Fletcher*, Gerber, Swanson, Misiewicz*
LAD — Stripling, Lobstein*, Kasowski, Guduan*, Santana, Gilbert*, Sborz, Ramos
SATURDAY: Mariners vs. Athletics 1:10 pm/12:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
OAK — Luzardo*, Diekman*, McFarland*, Wendelken, Charles
SEA — Graveman, C. Anderson, Guilbeau*, Hirano, Altavilla, Brennan, Warren
* left-handed pitcher # delayed
ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners lost to the Angels, 2-0, before a crowd of 5,062 yesterday in
Tempe…Justin Dunn was charged with the loss after allowing 1 run on 1 hit and 1 walk while
striking out 3 in 1.2 innings pitched…Taylor Guilbeau (1.1 IP), Nestor Cortes (2.0 IP), Brandon
Brennan (1.0 IP) and Dan Altavilla (1.0 IP) each logged scoreless outings in relief.
• Bullpen Bullies – three Mariners relievers have worked at least 3.0 scoreless innings out
of the bullpen: Brandon Brennan (4.0 ShO IP), Sam Delaplane (3.0 ShO IP) and Joey
Gerber (3.0 ShO IP)…three Mariners relievers have worked at least 3.0 innings out of the
bullpen while allowing 1 earned run: Dan Altavilla (4.0 IP, 1 ER), Gerson Bautista (3.0 IP, 1
ER), Nestor Cortes (5.0 IP, 1 ER).
• For Starters – three Mariners have made 6 starts apiece this spring: J.P. Crawford, Shed
Long Jr. and Mallex Smith.
• Versatile – Sam Haggerty is making the start in left field today…marks the 4th different
position at which Haggerty has appeared this spring…he has played 13.0 defensive innings
at shortstop, 7.2 defensive innings at second base and 7.0 defensive innings in center
field…in 3 home games this spring, Haggerty is 4-for-6 (.667) with 2 doubles and 2 RBI.
• Double Time – the Mariners rank T2nd in the Cactus League with 26 doubles (also:
Chicago-NL and Cleveland)…trail only Oakland (27)…Tim Lopes leads the Mariners with 5
doubles, followed by Evan White (3), Sam Haggerty (2), Shed Long Jr. (2), Kyle Seager
(2), Patrick Wisdom (2) and 10 players with 1 double apiece.
IN SEARCH OF HOME COOKING…the Mariners are 0-5 at home this spring…the Mariners have
held the lead in 7 of 45 innings at home this spring…the Mariners offense is average 6.6 runs-per-
game (33 R, 5 G) at home this spring, but Mariners pitchers have an 8.40 home ERA (42 ER, 45.0
IP…Seattle’s 8.40 home ERA is the highest home ERA in all of Spring Training…Mariners pitchers
have surrendered 11 home runs at home this spring, tied with Kansas City for 3rd-most in Spring
Training, behind Pittsburgh (16) and San Francisco (14).
VS. THE PADRES…the Mariners and Padres meet today in the first of three Cactus League match-
ups this spring (also: March 11 and March 22)…the Mariners and Padres were slated to play 4
times this spring but were rained out on Feb. 22…Seattle was 0-3-1 vs. San Diego last spring…the
Mariners and Padres will meet 4 times during the 2020 regular season: 2 games in San Diego on
Sept. 1 & 2 and 2 games in Seattle on Sept. 14 & 15.
FOR STARTERS…over the club’s last 9 games, dating back to Feb. 25, Mariners starting pitchers
have combined to go 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA (4 ER, 20.0 IP) with 20 strikeouts and 6 walks…over this
span, Mariners starters have combined to limit opposing batters to a .167 (12x72) average against
while posting a 0.90 WHIP (6 BB, 12 H, 20.0 IP)…during this stretch, the Mariners have gotten starts
from Kendall Graveman (2/25 at MIL and 3/1 at CHC), Justin Dunn (2/26 at CIN and 3/4 at LAA),
Logan Gilbert (2/27 vs. SF), Ljay Newsome (2/27 at CWS), Yusei Kikuchi (2/28 at ARI), Marco
Gonzales (2/29 vs. KC) and Justus Sheffield (3/2 vs. COL).
OFF TO THE RACES…after recording 1 stolen base yesterday against the Angels, the Mariners
lead all of Spring Training with 16 stolen bases…the Mariners rank ahead of Baltimore (14), Kansas
City (14), Atlanta (13), Miami (12) and San Diego (12)…12 different Mariners have recorded a stolen
base this spring, led by J.P. Crawford (2), Dee Gordon (2), Shed Long Jr. (2) and Dylan Moore (2).
LOPES HITS ROPES…Tim Lopes leads all players with 5 doubles this spring, while also ranking
T12th with 7 RBI (also: five other players)…in 7 Cactus League games this spring, Lopes is batting
.500 (8x16) with 3 runs, 5 doubles, 7 RBI and 1 stolen base.
OPENING DAY…the Mariners open the regular season against the Texas Rangers on Thursday,
March 26 at 1:10 pm at T-Mobile Park…Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki will throw out the ceremonial
first pitch prior to the Opening Day game…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.
HEY RICK, AS YOU MAY KNOW…the Mariners are batting .288 (51x177) in 5 home games this
spring…BUT DID YOU KNOW?…that the Mariners .288 home batting average is 6th-best in all of
Spring Training?…the only clubs with a higher home batting average are the Orioles (.324), Cubs
(.314), Rangers (.298), Indians (.293) and Athletics (.289).
 2020 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 5, 2020 • VS. SAN DIEGO PADRES

#18 — YUSEI KIKUCHI (LHP)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2019 SEATTLE 6-11 5.46 32 32 1 1 161.2 195 109 98 36 50 116
2020 SPRING 1-1 7.36 2 2 0 0 3.2 5 4 3 0 3 5
MLB Totals 6-11 5.46 32 32 1 1 161.2 195 109 98 36 50 116

2020 Spring Training - Lost his Spring Training debut on Feb. 23, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits vs. Texas...picked up his first win
of spring on Feb. 28 at Arizona after firing 2.1, 1-hit innings, allowing 1 run with 3 strikeouts.
• The Totals – Was 6-11 with a 5.46 ERA (98 ER, 161.2 IP) with 116 strikeouts and 50 walks in 32 starts with the Mariners.
• Reliable – His 32 starts tied for 4th-most by a rookie in single-season club history (also: Matt Young, 1983)…his 32 starts were tied for
the Major League lead among rookies in 2019 (also: Sandy Alcantara-MIA, Dakota Hudson-STL and Merrill Kelly-ARI).
• Rookie Leader – Finished the season with 116 strikeouts, 6th-most in club history by a Mariners rookie…ranked 10th in the Majors
(4th in the AL) among rookies in 2019 (most: Merrill Kelly-ARI, 158).
• Give Me Five – When tossing at least 5.0 innings, was 6-5 with a 3.84 ERA (53 ER, 124.1 IP) with 99 strikeouts and 33 walks in 21
starts…in 11 starts in which he did not complete 5.0 innings, went 0-6 with a 10.85 ERA (45 ER, 37.1 IP) with 17 strikeouts and 17 walks.
• Rise to the Occasion – In 15 starts against teams with a winning percentage of .500 or better, posted a 3.92 ERA (36 ER, 82.2 IP)…
in 17 starts against teams with a losing record, posted a 7.06 ERA (62 ER, 79.0 IP).
• Historic Debut – Made his Major League debut on March 21 against Oakland at the Tokyo Dome in Japan…became the first Japa-
nese-born player to make his Major League debut in Japan…worked into the 5th inning with a 3-1 lead but took a no decision.

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH

#46 — Gerson Bautista (RHP):
2020 Spring Training: 0-0, 3.00 in 3G: Threw a clean 6th inning, Feb. 24
vs. CHC, with 2 strikeouts…struck out 1 in 1.0 ShO IP, 2/27 at CWS
(1.0,0,0,0,0,1)...allowed 1 ER on 1 H with 1 SO on 3/1 at CHC.
• Totals – Was 0-1, 11.00 (11 ER, 9.0 IP) with 9 strikeouts and 7 walks in 8
games (2 starts) with Seattle.
• Ouch – On 10-day IL, March 18 – June 5, with right pectoralis strain…
transferred to 60-day IL May 27.
• Opener – Had 2 starts as an “opener”: June 12 at Minnesota (1.1 ShO IP)
and June 15 at Oakland (0.2 IP, 3 R).
#77 — Sam Delaplane (RHP):
2020 Spring Training: 0-0, 0.00 in 3G: Pitched a perfect 9th inning Feb. 24 with
1 strikeout...threw a scoreless inning, allowing 1 hit and 1 strikeout vs. SF on Feb.
27...walked the bases loaded, but didn’t allow a run with 1 strikeout on 3/1 at CHC.
• SO/9.0 IP – Averaged 15.73 strikeouts per 9.0 innings combined between
Modesto and Arkansas (120 K, 68.2 IP)…among all Minor League pitchers with
at least 50.0 innings, his 15.73 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ranked 2nd…led all
Minor League relievers (0 GS) with 120 strikeouts.
• What A Stretch – Allowed only 1 run over final 26.1 innings, July 6-Sept. 1…
went 2-0 with 5 saves and a 0.34 ERA (1 ER, 26.1 IP) in final 18 games…lim-
ited opponents to a .118 (10x85) average, while walking 4 and striking out 36.
• AFL Alum – Played for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League, go-
ing 0-1 with a 1.13 ERA (1 ER, 8.0 IP) in 6 games…limited opponents to a
.172 (5x29), while walking 1 and striking out 15.
#16 — Carl Edwards Jr. (RHP):
2020 Spring Training: 0-0, 9.00 in 3G: Allowed 3 R on 3 H and 1 BB with 1 SO
on Feb. 24...threw 1.0 scoreless inning with 2 strikeouts on 2/27 vs. SF...threw
1.0 scoreless inning with 1 walk and 1 strikeout on 3/1 at CHC.
• Totals – Went 1-1 with an 8.47 ERA (16 ER, 17.0 IP) in 22 relief appearances
between Chicago-NL and San Diego.
• Splits – Limited hitters to a .190 (12x63) average against…right-handed
batters hit .222 (4x18) and lefties hit .178 (8x45).
• On the Move – Made the Cubs Opening Day roster before being optioned to Triple-
A Iowa from April 5-May 6…acquired by San Diego in exchange for Brad Wieck (lhp)
on July 31 and optioned to Triple-A El Paso where he made 3 relief appearances.
#74 — Ljay Newsome (RHP):
2020 Spring Training - Worked 2.0 ShO IP in his Cactus League debut, 2/27
at CWS (2.0,2,0,0,0,2).
• Last Season – spent majority of the season with High-A Modesto (April
4-June 22 & June 25-July 14), but also made 1 start with Triple-A Tacoma
(June 23) and 9 starts with Double-A Arkansas (July 15-end of the season)…
overall went 9-10 with a 3.54 ERA (61 ER, 155.0 IP) in 28 combined starts…
limited opponents to a .251 (151x602) average, while walking 17 and striking
out 169.
• Lots Of K’s – Struck out at least 6 batters in 15 of 28 starts, including
a season-high 11 batters in 5.0 innings on April 9 at Inland Empire w/
Modesto (5.0,4,1,0,2,11).
• League Leader – Finished among the California League leaders in com-
plete games (T1st, 1), strikeouts (8th, 124), wins (T15th, 6), starts (T19th,
18) and innings pitched (23rd, 100.2 IP).
#55 — Yohan Ramirez (RHP):
2020 Spring Training: 0-0, 16.88 in 3G: Made his spring debut on 2/24, al-
lowing 2 runs on 2 hits with 1 strikeout...allowed 1 R on 1 H with 3 SO on Feb.
27 vs. SF...allowed 2 ER on 1 H and 3 BB with 1 SO and 2 WP on 3/1 at CHC.
• The Totals – Was a combined 4-7 with a 3.99 ERA (47 ER, 106.0 IP) with
158 strikeouts and 74 walks in 27 games (15 starts) between High-A and
Double-A in Houston’s system.
• Hey Now – Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star…did not pitch in the
All-Star Game.
• Leading The Way – Ranked 3rd in the minor leagues with a 13.42 SO/9.0
IP (158 K, 106.0 IP) ratio…was 5th in the minors in opponents’ batting
average (.169, min. 100.0 IP).
• Hot Stretch – From June 13 – August 1 with Double-A Corpus Christi,
went 2-3 with a 3.49 ERA (15 ER, 38.2 IP) with 52 strikeouts over 10 games
(6 starts)…struck out 10 in 5.0-hitless innings on July 4 vs. Midland.
• Not A Lot Of Hits – In 17 games (8 starts) with Corpus Christi, did not
allow more than 5 hits in any single outing while also recording at least 1
strikeout in each game.
• Welcome to Seattle – Selected by Seattle from Houston with 5th overall
pick in the 2019 Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 12, 2019.

2020 SEATTLE MARINERS - SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

DAY DATE OPP SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE REC ATT
Saturday Feb. 22 San Diego Padres Cancelled (Rain) 0-0 N/A
Sunday Feb. 23 Texas Rangers 5-7 Palumbo Kikuchi (0-1) Evans 0-1 4,737
Monday Feb. 24 Chicago Cubs 12-16 Alzolay Gonzales (0-1) None 0-2 5,265
Tuesday Feb. 25 Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 Gerber (1-0) Topa Enns (1) 1-2 3,512
Wednesday Feb. 26 Cincinnati Reds 5-3 Hirano (1-0) Sims Sweet (1) 2-2 2,528
Thursday Feb. 27 San Francisco Giants (ss) 4-5 Jimenez Fletcher (0-1) Martinez 2-3 4,108
Chicago White Sox (ss) 5-6 Kincanon Haberer (0-1) None 2-4 2,898
Friday Feb. 28 Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 Kikuchi (1-1) Young None 3-4 9,243
Saturday Feb. 29 Kansas City Royals 6-9 Fillmyer Guilbeau (0-1) Rosario (2) 3-5 6,405
Sunday March 1 Chicago Cubs 3-7 Ryan Anderson, C. (0-1) None 3-6 14,804
Monday March 2 Colorado Rockies 9-6 Jimenez Chen (0-1) Estevez 3-7 4,300
Tuesday March 3 OFF DAY
Wednesday March 4 Los Angeles Angels 0-2 Bundy Dunn (0-1) Cole 3-8 5,062
Thursday March 5 San Diego Padres Peoria 1:10/12:10 R#
Friday March 6 Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale 6:05/5:05 R
Saturday March 7 Oakland Athletics Peoria 1:10/12:10 R/TV
Sunday March 8 San Francisco Giants Scottsdale 1:05 R
Monday March 9 Milwaukee Brewers Maryvale 7:05 R
Tuesday March 10 Los Angeles Angels Peoria 1:10 R#
Wednesday March 11 San Diego Padres Peoria 6:40 R
Thursday March 12 Cincinnati Reds (ss) Peoria 1:10 R#
Kansas City Royals (ss) Surprise 1:05
Friday March 13 Los Angeles Dodgers Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Saturday March 14 Oakland Athletics Mesa 1:05 R
Sunday March 15 Chicago White Sox Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Monday March 16 Texas Rangers Surprise 1:05 R#
Tuesday March 17 Cleveland Indians Peoria 1:10 R#
Wednesday March 18 OFF DAY
Thursday March 19 Milwaukee Brewers Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Friday March 20 Arizona Diamondbacks (ss) Peoria 6:40 R
March 20 Colorado Rockies (ss) Scottsdale 6:40 TV
Saturday March 21 Cleveland Indians Goodyear 6:05 R
Sunday March 22 San Diego Padres Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Monday March 23 Colorado Rockies Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Tuesday March 24 Colorado Rockies Scottsdale 12:10 R/TV
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