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Saturday, March 27, 2021 Game #27 (10-11-5) Peoria Stadium SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (10-10-5) at SEATTLE MARINERS (10-11-5) Home #14 (6-5-2) TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: LH James Paxton (0-0, 2.08) vs. LH Scott Kazmir (0-0, 7.20) 6:40 pm AZ/PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle • TV: ROOT SPORTS Northwest TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners play their final home spring game of 2021 against the SPRING RECORD Giants...the clubs will meet 5 days from now to start the regular season, beginning with Overall Record ...........................10-11-5 Opening Night on April 1 at T-Mobile Park...tonight’s game will be televised live on ROOT PEORIA STADIUM .........................6-6-2 SPORTS Northwest with Dave Sims and Mike Blowers...the game will be broadcast Home Record ................................6-5-2 Road Record .................................4-6-3 live on 710 ESPN Seattle with Aaron Goldsmith and Gary Hill...Seattle will try to snap a Current Streak ....................................L3 3-game skid with left-hander James Paxton set to make his final Spring Training start. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)… THE COUNTDOWN TODAY: Mariners vs. Giants 6:40 pm 710 ESPN Seattle/ROOT 5 days to Opening Night, 4/1 vs. SF SEA — Paxton*, Middleton, Steckenrider, Guerrieri, Yacabonis, Chargois UPCOMING SCHEDULE SF — Kazmir*, Wood*, Yamaguchi, Gott, Marte, Pfeifer*, Santos, Gonzalez* March 28 ............................... OFF DAY SUNDAY: OFF DAY March 29 .......................... at Cincinnati Bold - Peoria Stadium MONDAY: Mariners at Reds 12:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle SEA — Flexen BY THE NUMBERS CIN — TBA * left-handed pitcher 33 ROSTER MOVES...Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager Jerry Dipoto The Mariners Spring Training ros- announced the following roster moves at the Mariners Major League spring camp Friday. ter is now at 33 players after roster Optioned to alternate training site (3): moves that involved 7 players on Friday. So far in camp, 31 players RHP (1): Ljay Newsome have been re-assigned to minor league camp, 7 were optioned to LHP (1): Aaron Fletcher the Mariners alternate site, one (1) OF (1): Braden Bishop optioned to AAA Tacoma, one (1) optioned to A Everett, one (1) as- Re-Assigned to minor league camp (4): signed to minor league rehab and one (1) released. RHP (2): Brady Lail, Paul Sewald OF (2): Jarred Kelenic, Julio Rodríguez Friday’s moves leave the Mariners with 33 players in their Major League camp: 31 roster 1.173 players, 1 non-roster invitee and 1 player on the 60-day IL. As Spring Training winds down, Mariners infielderTy France leads FIVE DAYS TO OPENING NIGHT...Seattle opens the 2021 regular season 5 days from the Cactus League with his 1.173 tonight at T-Mobile Park...the Mariners will take on the San Francisco Giants with a 7:10 OPS. He also leads the league with his .761 slugging percentage, bat- pm PT first pitch...the limited inventory of 9,000 tickets available for the Opening Night ting .348 (16x46) with 4 doubles, 5 game is sold out...the Mariners have already sold out for all 3 games of their opening home runs, 11 RBI, 3 walks and a series against San Francisco, as well as Monday, April 19 vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers... .412 on-base percentage. tickets are still available for select remaining games in the first two homestands, including April 5-7 (CWS), April 16-18 (HOU) and April 20 (LAD). 26 VS. SAN FRANCISCO...the Mariners and Giants last met at Scottsdale Stadium 9 nights Today the Mariners finish their ago on March 18 in a 6-3 Mariners win...the teams have met 127 times in Spring Training, “marathon” of Cactus League with Seattle owning a 53-72-2 record. games, completing the last of 26 consecutive days with a scheduled WALKS & STEALS...the Mariners lead all 30 Major League clubs in walks (118) and stolen game, ranging from March 2-27. bases (29) in Spring Training...yesterday, the Mariners failed to record a stolen base for The next-closest Cactus League the first time since March 17, snapping an 8-game streak of successfully recording a team were the Chicago White Sox, with games on 18 consecutive steal...J.P. Crawford leads MLB with his 12 walks this spring...Sam Haggerty is tied with days. Colorado’s Garrett Hampson for the ML lead with 6 stolen bases in spring camp. 50 DOUBLES...Seattle recorded its 50th double of Spring Training in the 1st inning yesterday, when Ty France doubled and scored on a Kyle Seager single...the Mariners 3 50 two-baggers this spring rank 4th among Major League teams. Mariners Manager Scott Servais has already named Marco Gonza- LIVE BP RESULTS…yesterday the Mariners participated in a live BP at 2 pm at the les as Opening Night starter for the Peoria Sports Complex...the pitching lines from the session were as followed: LHP Yusei Mariners vs. the Giants on April 1... will mark his third consecutive start Kikuchi, 6.0 IP, 3 walks, 5 hits, 7 SO on 92 pitches (61 S, 31 B), 24 batters faced...RHP on Opening Day, trailing only Félix Robert Dugger, 4.0 IP, 3 walks, 1 hit, 3 SO on 42 pitches (30 S, 12 B), 15 batters faced... Hernández (11), Randy Johnson (6) RHP Domingo Tapia, 1.0 IP, 1 walk, 1 hit, 1 SO on 20 pitches (11 S, 9 B), 5 batters faced. and Jamie Moyer (4) for the most Opening Day starts in club history. PEORIA STADIUM…the Mariners have averaged 1,812 fans in 13 home openings at Peoria Stadium this spring...last night, the Mariners-Padres Peoria Stadium clash drew THE ROSTER 1,868 fans, but was counted as a Padres home game...the Mariners wrap up their 2021 The spring roster is currently at 33 Peoria Stadium schedule tonight against the Giants. players (31 roster, 1 non-roster, 1 PROSPECT RANKINGS…the Mariners are ranked by MLB.com as having the 3rd-best 60-day IL)…the camp breakdown by position is the following: 19 farm system in the Major Leagues, trailing only Tampa Bay and Detroit…Seattle’s Top pitchers (1 non-roster, 1 60-day IL), 100 prospects as listed by Major League Baseball’s official website includes 6 players: 2 catchers, 5 infielders, 4 outfielders OF Jarred Kelenic (#4), OF Julio Rodríguez (#5), RHP Emerson Hancock (#31), RHP and 3 INF/OF. Logan Gilbert (#33), RHP George Kirby (#92) and OF Taylor Trammell (#100)...the #3 ON THE AIR ranking by MLB.com comes after publications Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus Saturday night’s game against the San both ranked the Mariners as the #2 farm system in the Major Leagues. Francisco Giants (first pitch 6:40 pm local and PT) will be televised live on HEY GARY, AS YOU KNOW…left-hander James Paxton was excellent in his last start ROOT SPORTS Northwest with Dave Sims and Mike Blowers on the call... on March 21 at Milwaukee, pitching 4.1 innings and allowing 1 run on 2 hits, walking 2 the game will be broadcast live on 710 with 8 strikeouts...it was his first game in a Mariners uniform since Sept. 29, 2018 vs. ESPN Seattle with Aaron Goldsmith Texas, but...DID YOU KNOW?...in that 2018 game, Edwin Díaz notched his 57th save of and Gary Hill on the call...the game the season in his final game with the Mariners...in Paxton’s start 6 days ago, outfielder will also be televised live on MLB Network...complete spring training Jarred Kelenic, who was acquired in a trade with the New York Mets involving Díaz day-by-day with TV and radio listings being sent to New York on Dec. 3, 2018, homered in the game. is listed on Page 2 of these game 2021 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 27, 2021 • VS. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS #44 — JAMES PAXTON (LHP) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2020 NEW YORK-AL 1-1 6.64 5 5 0 0 20.1 23 17 15 4 7 26 2021 SPRING 0-0 2.08 1 1 0 0 4.1 2 1 1 0 2 8 MLB Totals 57-33 3.58 136 136 2 1 753.1 684 332 300 81 230 829 2021 Spring Training - 0-0, 2.08 in 1G: Made his 2021 spring debut on March 21 at MIL...threw 4.1 innings, allowing 1 run in the 1st inning and 2 hits... walked 2 and struck out 8 batters in his first game in a Seattle uniform since Sept. 29, 2018. • 2020 Totals – Made 5 starts for the Yankees, going 1-1 with a 6.64 ERA (15 ER, 20.1 IP) with 7 walks and 26 strikeouts...was placed on the 10-day Injured List on 8/24 (retroactive to 8/21) with a left flexor strain…was transferred to the 45-day IL on 9/16, missing the remainder of the season (missed the final 35 team games). • Personal – James Alston Paxton…native of Ladner, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver, Canada…attended Delta Secondary School where he helped win BC’s Best Tournament Championship as junior and senior…pitched for University of Kentucky from 2007-09. • Career – Has appeared in parts of 8 Major League seasons with Seattle (2013-18) and New York-AL (2019-20), after being selected by Seattle in the 4th round of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft…made his MLB debut with the Mariners on Sept.