Saturday, March 7, 2020
Game #14 (4-9)
Peoria Stadium SEATTLE MARINERS (4-9) vs. OAKLAND
Starting Pitchers: RH Zac Grotz (0-0, 9.00) vs. RH Jesús Luzardo (1-0, 0.00)
1:10 pm MT/12:10 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW
SPRING RECORD
Overall Record..................................4-9
PEORIA STADIUM............................0-6
Home Record...................................0-6
Road Record....................................4-3
Current Streak................................. W1
THE COUNTDOWN
19 days to Opening Day, 3/26 vs TEX
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 8...................... at San Francisco
March 9............................ at Milwaukee
March 10.............. vs. Los Angeles-AL
March 11......................... at San Diego
Bold - Peoria Stadium
PLAYERS IN CAMP BY AGE
AGE # OF PLAYERS
30+...................................................... 8
25-29................................................. 35
<25.................................................... 17
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
5
Dylan Moore is tied for 2nd all of spring
training (also: two others) with 5 stolen
bases this spring, trailing only Ian Miller
(7) of the Cubs.
16
The Mariners bullpen retired the last 16
batters in order to end last night’s game
at the Los Angeles Dodgers...overall,
the Mariners pitching staff has limited
opposing lineups to 3 runs or less in 3
consecutive games.
58
Players currently in camp.
THE ROSTER
The spring roster is currently at 58
players (38 roster, 21 non-roster, plus
1 60-day IL)…the camp breakdown by
position is the following: 31 pitchers
(10 non-roster, 1 IL), 6 catchers (4 non-
roster), 13 infielders (2 non-roster) and
10 outfielders (5 non-roster).
ON THE AIR
Today’s game vs. the Athletics will
be televised live in HD on ROOT
SPORTS NW and broadcast live on
710 ESPN Seattle…Dave Sims and
Mike Blowers will have the call on
TV, while Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr.
will call the action on the radio.
ATHLETICS (10-7) Home #7 (0-6)
TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION
TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue their 44th spring training today with a Cactus League match-
up against the Oakland Athletics at Peoria Stadium…today’s contest is the 14th 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. Athletics 1:10 pm/12:10 pm ROOT/710 ESPN Seattle
OAK — Luzardo*, Diekman*, McFarland*, Wendelken, Charles
SEA — Grotz, C. Anderson, Guilbeau*, Hirano, Altavilla, Brennan
SUNDAY: Mariners at Giants 1:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle/MLB Network
SEA — Sheffield*, Bañuelos*, Delaplane, Edwards Jr., Bautista
SF — Samardzija, Rogers, Gott, Garcia, Anderson, Navas
MONDAY: Mariners at Brewers 7:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
SEA — Walker, Dunn, Fletcher*, Gerber, Swanson
MIL — Burners, Claudio*, Wahl, Feyereisen, Faria, Yardley
* left-handed pitcher # delayed
ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners beat the Dodgers, 9-3, before a crowd of 13,211 yesterday at
Camelback Ranch in Glendale...Mariners pitchers struck out a spring-high 17 batters.
• Off to the Races – the Mariners lead all of Spring Training with 19 stolen bases.
• 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 (4.0 ShO IP) and Joey
Gerber (4.0 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 (4.0 IP, 1
ER), Nestor Cortes (5.0 IP, 1 ER).
• Double Time – the Mariners rank 2nd in the Cactus League with 31 doubles...trail only
Oakland (32)…Tim Lopes leads the Mariners with 5 doubles, followed by Sam Haggerty
(3), Evan White (3), Dee Gordon (2), Shed Long Jr. (2), Jose Marmolejos (2), Kyle Seager
(2), Patrick Wisdom (2) and 10 players with 1 double apiece.
IN SEARCH OF HOME COOKING…the Mariners are 0-6 at home this spring…the Mariners have
held the lead in 7 of 54 innings at home this spring…the Mariners offense is average 5.5 runs-per-
game (33 R, 6 G) at home this spring, but Mariners pitchers have an 7.33 home ERA (44 ER, 54.0
IP…Seattle’s 7.33 home ERA the highest in the Cactus League this season, and ranks 2nd-highest
in all of Spring Training, trailing only Detroit (7.75)…Mariners pitchers have surrendered 12 home
runs at home this spring, tied with Kansas City for 4th-most in Spring Training, behind Pittsburgh
(16), San Francisco (14) and Detroit (13).
TV TIME…today marks the second of three consecutive Mariners games that will be televised live
on either ROOT SPORTS NW or MLB Network…ROOT SPORTS NW will televise today’s game
vs. the Oakland Athletics live at 12:10 pm PT/1:10 pm MT…the Mariners will travel to Scottsdale
tomorrow to face the San Francisco Giants on Sunday at 1:05 pm MT/PT in a game that will be
available on MLB Network.
VS. THE ATHLETICS...the Mariners and Athletics are facing off for the first of two times this spring...
last year, the clubs also met two times in spring training, splitting the series 1-1...Seattle and Oakland
will go head-to-head 19 times during the regular season, first on April 16 at Oakland, kicking off a
4-game series…the two clubs will meet 10 times at T-Mobile Park and 9 times at the Oakland
Coliseum...last season Oakland edged out the Mariners 10-9 in the season series.
OPENING DAY FESTIVITIES…the Mariners open the regular season against the Texas Rangers
on Thursday, March 26 at 1:10 pm at T-Mobile Park…Opening Day festivities will begin at 12:30
pm…Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki will throw out the ceremonial first pitch…Seattle-based folk
band The Head and the Heart will perform the National Anthem…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.
FOR STARTERS…over the club’s last 11 games, dating back to Feb. 25, Mariners starting pitchers
have combined to go 1-1 with a 1.75 ERA (5 ER, 25.2 IP) with 29 strikeouts and 10 walks…over this
span, Mariners starters have combined to limit opposing batters to a .165 (15x91) average against
while posting a 0.97 WHIP (10 BB, 15 H, 25.2 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 and
3/5 vs. SD), Marco Gonzales (2/29 vs. KC), Justus Sheffield (3/2 vs. COL) and Nick Margevicius
(3/6 at LAD).
WHAT TIME IS IT ANYWAY?…Arizona is currently one hour ahead of Seattle time…tomorrow,
March 8, the clocks will change for Daylight Saving Time and Seattle and Peoria will be on the same
time…tomorrow’s game at Milwaukee will start at 7:05 pm in both Seattle and Peoria.
HEY CURTIS, AS YOU KNOW…Kyle Lewis hit a go-ahead grand slam home run in the 7th
inning of the Mariners 9-3 win at the Dodgers last night...BUT DID YOU KNOW?…that Lewis’
grand slam last night was the first Cactus League grand slam by a Mariners player in almost two
years?...Taylor Motter was the last Mariner to belt a grand salami, doing so on March 15, 2018 off
Oakland’s Eric Jokisch in Mesa.
 2020 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 7, 2020 • VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS

#37 — ZAC GROTZ (RHP)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2019 Arkansas 4-4 2.51 26 6 0 0 57.1 47 18 16 4 11 69
SEATTLE 1-0 4.15 14 0 0 0 17.1 14 9 8 0 8 18
Tacoma 1-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 3
2020 SPRING 0-0 9.00 3 0 0 0 3.0 4 3 3 1 0 5
MLB Totals 1-0 4.15 14 0 0 0 17.1 14 9 8 0 8 18
2020 Spring Training: 0-0, 9.00 in 3 G: Threw 1.0 scoreless inning Feb. 25 at Milwaukee with 2 strikeouts...struck out 2 in a scoreless inning on Feb. 28 at
Arizona...yielded 3 ER on 4 H (1 HR) and 1 SO on March 2 vs. Colorado.
• The Totals – Was 1-0, 4.15 (8 ER, 17.1 IP) with 18 strikeouts and 8 walks in 14 relief appearances with the Mariners.
• On the Go – Appeared in 2 stints with Seattle: July 31 – Aug. 23 (postgame) and Sept. 3 – end of season.
• Winner, Winner – Earned his first career Major League win on Aug. 13 at Detroit…struck out 3 over 1.2 innings in relief as the Mariners won, 11-6.
• Running Totals – Allowed at least 1 run in 8 of 14 outings, including each of his first 3 games.
• Debut – Made Major League debut on Aug. 2 at Houston, allowing 1 run on 1 hit and 2 walks in 2.0 innings…selected from Double-A Arkansas on July 31.
• Minor Details – In 26 games (6 starts) with Double-A Arkansas, was 4-4 with a 2.51 ERA (16 ER, 57.1 IP) with 69 strikeouts and 11 walks.

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH

#53 — Dan Altavilla (RHP):
2020 Spring Training: 0-0, 2.25 in 4G: 1 UN-ER in 1.0 IP (1 K) 2/26 at CIN...1.0
ShO IP (1 K) 2/23 vs. TEX...yielded 1 run on 1 hit (HR) with 1 SO on Feb. 29 vs.
Kansas City...1-2-3 ShO IP (1 K) 3/4 at LAA.
• Totals - Went 2-1 with a 5.52 ERA (9 ER, 14.2 IP) with 12 walks and 18
strikeouts in 17 appearances with the Mariners.
• Ouch - Was placed on the 10-day Injured List with a right forearm strain
on July 6…began a rehab assignment with Short-A Everett on August 11,
where he made 1 appearance…transferred to Triple-A Tacoma on August
15, where he made 6 appearances…reinstated on September 1 after miss-
ing 45 games.
#60 — Cody Anderson (RHP):
2020 Spring Training: 0-1, 12.00 in 2G: Threw 1.0 scoreless inning of relief
Feb. 25 at MIL...gave up 4 ER on 8 H with 1 SO over 2.0 IP on 3/1 at CHC.
• Last Season - Made 5 appearances for the Indians in 2019, going 0-1 with
a 9.35 ERA (9 ER, 8.2 IP).
• Ouch - Missed parts of 2016, all of 2017 and all of 2018 after undergoing
Tommy John Surgery.
• Career - Is 9-9 with a 4.76 ERA (85 ER, 160.2 IP) with 107 strikeouts and 45
walks in 39 games (26 GS) over 3 seasons with Cleveland (2015-16, ‘19).
#65 — Brandon Brennan (RHP):
2020 Spring Training: 0-0, 0.00 in 4G: 1-2-3 IP (2K) 2/26 at CIN...1K in 1.0
ShO IP 2/23 vs. TEX...1 H, 1 BB in scoreless IP Feb. 29 vs. KC...1.0 ShO IP
with 1 HB 3/4 at LAA.
• The Totals – Went 3-6 with 8 holds and a 4.56 ERA (24 ER, 47.1 IP) with
24 walks and 47 strikeouts in 44 games with the Mariners.
• Finish Strong – Did not allow a run over his last 5 appearances (4.0 IP)
of the season, allowing only 1 hit with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts during
that span.
• Welcome to Seattle – Selected by Seattle from Houston with 5th overall
pick in the 2019 Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 12, 2019.
#45 — Taylor Guilbeau (LHP):
2020 Spring Training: 0-1, 6.00 in 3G: 2K in 1.0 IP 2/26 at CIN...1-2-3 IP
2/23 vs. TEX...allowed 3 H and 2 ER and 2 SO on Feb. 29 vs. KC.
• The Totals – Recorded 3 holds and a 3.65 ERA (5 ER, 12.1 IP) with 7
strikeouts and 3 walks in 17 relief outings with the Mariners.
• Debut – Made his big league debut on Aug. 17 at Toronto…selected from
Triple-A Tacoma on Aug. 15.
• Strong Start – Allowed 1 earned run (2 runs) in 6.1 innings of work (1.42
ERA) over his first 7 games with the Mariners, August 17-31.
• Finish – In his last 9 games (9/5-end), had 1 hold and a 1.69 ERA (1 ER, 5.1
IP).
• Trade – Acquired by Seattle from Washington with Aaron Fletcher (lhp)
and Elvis Alvarado (rhp) for H. Strickland (rhp) and R. Elías (lhp) on July 31.
• Tacoma Time – In 5 games with Triple-A Tacoma, posted a 1.80 ERA (1
ER, 5.0 IP).
#6 — Yoshihisa Hirano (RHP):
2020 Spring Training: Is 1-0, 6.75 in 4G: W #1 2/26 at CIN (1.0,2,1,1,1,1)...
allowed solo home run 2/23 vs. TEX...pitched a 1-2-3 IP Feb. 29 vs. KC...1.0
IP 3/4 at LAA, 1 R, 2 H, 1 SO.
• The Totals – Was 5-5 with a 4.75 ERA (28 ER, 53.0 IP) with 61 strikeouts
and 22 walks in 62 games with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• Reliable – Is 1 of 14 National League relievers to throw in at least 60
games in each of the last 2 seasons (75 in 2018, 62 in 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 0-3 Lamet Ramirez (0-1) Munoz 3-9 5,595
Friday March 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3 Fletcher (1-1) Guduan None 4-9 13,211
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