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SPRING TRAINING GAME INFORMATION PEORIA SPORTS COMPLEX • 15707 N 83rd Ave • (P) 623.776.4800 • (F) 623.776.4829 • www.mariners.com Thursday, March 5, 2015 Game #2 Peoria Stadium SAN DIEGO PADRES (0-1) at SEATTLE MARINERS (1-0) Home #2 TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Andrew Cashner vs. LHP Roenis Elias 1:05 pm MT/12:05 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle • TV: ROOT SPORTS TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue their 39th spring training with the second game of the Cactus SPRING RECORD League schedule hosting the San Diego Padres at Peoria Stadium…the Mariners will open the 2015 Overall Record .................................. 1-0 season April 6 at Safeco Field vs. the Los Angeles Angels. PEORIA STADIUM ............................ 1-0 Home Record ................................... 1-0 TODAY’S LINEUP…the Mariners starting 9 for today by batting order: Austin Jackson (CF), Seth Road Record .................................... 0-0 Smith (RF), Robinson Canó (2B), Nelson Cruz (DH), Kyle Seager (3B), Logan Morrison (1B), Current Streak .................................. W1 Dustin Ackley (LF), Mike Zunino (C), Brad Miller (SS)…starting pitcher will be LHP Roenis Elias. THE COUNTDOWN GET THE GRAY’S READY…following today’s game vs. the Padres the Mariners will play on the 32 days to Opening Day, 4/6 vs. LAA road in each of the next three days (split home/away on Saturday)…the Mariners travel to Glendale tomorrow (Dodgers) and Saturday (White Sox) and then to Goodyear Sunday (Reds). UPCOMING SCHEDULE UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)… March 6 ....................at LA Dodgers (ss) March 7 ...vs. Arizona / at Chicago (AL) TODAY: Mariners vs. Padres 1:05 pm ROOT/710 ESPN Seattle March 8 ............................. at Cincinnati SD — Cashner, Kennedy, Erlin*, Thayer, Benoit, Elbert*, Kelley March 9 ...........................vs. Cleveland SEA — Elias*, Furbush*, Luetge*, Saunders*, Farquhar, Medina, Germano, Landazuri March 10 .............................at Colorado March 11 ..........................vs. Colorado FRIDAY: Mariners at Dodgers 1:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle March 12 .................at Oakland (12 pm) SEA — Ramirez Bold - Peoria Stadium LAD — Huff* SATURDAY: Mariners vs. D-backs 1:05 pm ROOT/710 ESPN Seattle BY THE NUMBERS ARI — Collmenter, Lopez, Runzler*, Crabbe SEA — Iwakuma 1.80 SATURDAY: Mariners at White Sox 1:05 pm Mariners 1.80 ERA (2 ER, 10.0 IP) after SEA — Pries one game is the second-best in spring CWS — Noesi, Surkamp*, Putnam, Phillips*, Sanburn, Kensing, Montas play behind the Reds (0.53). * left-handed pitcher GAME TIME CHANGE - MARCH 12…the Mariners March 12 game vs. the Oakland Athletics at 11 HoHoKam Stadium in Mesa has been changed to a 12:00 pm…this adjustment from the original This is the 11th Major League Spring 1:05 pm start time is to accommodate a request by Major League Baseball, which is collaborating Training for Felix Hernandez; his first with HBO to film a special that day in Arizona. was as an 18-year-old in 2005. WALK-OFF WINNER…the Mariners opened Cactus League play with a 4-3 walk-off win in 10 innings over the Padres yesterday…Tyler Marlette scored the game-winning run on a single by 16 Patrick Kivlehan and a fielding error by the Padres right fielder. The spring schedule will feature 16 LID LIFTER…with yesterday’s win over the Padres, Seattle is now 19-22-1 all-time in “official” games televised by ROOT Sports. Cactus League openers…Seattle opened spring play three times with split-squad action (‘02, ‘01, ‘03)…Mariners have won 5 of last 8 spring openers. 39 VS. THE PADRES…the Mariners and Padres meet for the second of four Cactus League games This is the Mariners 39th spring training (also: March 24, March 29)…the Mariners will be the home team today, and the road team in the two in club history…Seattle trained in Tempe games in late March…Seattle was 2-1-1 vs. its complex partners last spring, and lead the all-time from 1977-1992 and have been in Peoria since 1993 (played all road games in ‘93 Cactus League series 81-77-7…the Mariners are 15-4-3 in spring play vs. the Padres since 2009… as stadium was being completed). the “Natural Rivals” will meet for four games during Interleague play in 2015, May 12-13 at Safeco Field & June 30-July 1 at PETCO Park. 60 WHAT TIME IS IT ANYWAY?…Arizona is currently one hour ahead of Seattle time…when the Players currently in camp. clocks change for Daylight Saving Time on March 8, Seattle and Peoria will be on the same time… so, today’s game starts at 12:05 pm in Seattle (1:05 pm in Peoria). BROADCAST NOTES… ROOT SPORTS and 710 ESPN Seattle will provide complete coverage 87 of the Mariners 2015 Spring Training schedule…a club-record 16 Cactus League games will be The Mariners are coming off a 87-75 re- televised (all from Peoria Stadium) and radio partner 710 ESPN will air 30 spring games…see the cord last season, the 7th-most wins in club history. complete broadcast schedule on page 2 of the game notes. INFORMATION GUIDE…the 2015 Seattle Mariners Information Guide has been printed and THE ROSTER available for pickup in the Mariners PR office…the digital edition of the media guide is also available The spring roster is currently at 60 for download via the Mariners Virtual Press Box (www.MarinersMedia.com). players (40 roster, 20 non-roster)… the camp breakdown by position 2014 IN REVIEW…the Mariners finished with a 87-75 (.537) record, the 6th-best winning percentage is the following: 28 pitchers (9 non- in the American League…marked a 16-win improvement from 2013 (71-91)…finished one game back roster), 7 catchers (4 non-roster), of the Oakland Athletics for the second AL Wild Card, narrowly missing the club’s first postseason 13 infielders (3 non-roster) and 12 outfielders (4 non-roster). since 2001…were not eliminated from postseason play until the bottom of the 5th inning in G#162… posted a 24-23-6 record in series, including 11 sweeps…recorded the 4th-highest run differential in ON THE AIR the American League at +80 (634-554), 6th-best in MLB. Today’s game vs. the Padres will be SINGLE GAME TICKETS…single-game tickets for the 2015 season go on sale to the public at 10 televised live on ROOT Sports and broadcast on ESPN 710 Seattle am PT on Saturday, March 7…select groups will have the opportunity to buy single-game tickets (12:05 pm PT/1:05 pm in AZ)…Dave before they go on sale to the general public (see Mariners.com/tickets for more information). Sims & Mike Blowers will call the action on ROOT, while Rick Rizzs CACTUS LEAGUE NUGGETS… & Aaron Goldsmith will broadcast • Injury Update - Ji-Man Choi suffered a fractured right fibula in yesterday’s Cactus League opener. the spring opener on the radio…a • HR Line in CF - New for the 2015 Cactus League season is a yellow line on the center field “blue completes spring training day-by- monster”…balls hit above the yellow line off the batter’s eye will now be a home run at Peoria Stadium. day with TV and radio listings is listed on Page 2 of these game notes…the HEY BOB, DID YOU KNOW…that today’s starting pitcher Roenis Elias became only the 7th game will be replayed at 6 pm PT in rookie pitcher in club history to record 10 wins in a season, going 10-12 in 29 starts in 2014?…Elias the Seattle market on ROOT. won the Mariners 4th spot in the rotation last season going 3-0, 2.38 ERA in 6 G/3 GS last spring. 2015 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 5, 2015 • VS. SAN DIEGO PADRES TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER -- #29 — ROENIS ELIAS (LHP) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 SEATTLE 10-12 3.85 29 29 1 1 163.2 151 77 70 16 64 143 Tacoma 1-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 1 6 MiLB Totals 30-29 4.40 99 75 0 0 425.2 413 251 208 52 192 362 MLB Totals 10-12 3.85 29 29 1 1 163.2 151 77 70 16 64 143 2015 Spring Training: Making his first start of the Cactus League season. • Last Season - Went 10-12, 3.85 ERA (70 ER, 163.2 IP) in 29 starts during his rookie season. • Shut Down - Shut down for the season after leaving start Sept. 16 at LAA with a strained flexor bundle in his left elbow. • 10 Win Rookies - 7th rookie pitcher in club history with 10+ wins in season, first since John Halama (11) & Freddy Garcia (17) in 1999. • After Break - Posted a 2.31 ERA (3-4 record) in 10 starts following the All-Star break…was 7-8, 4.54 ERA in 19 starts before the break. • Rookie Rankings - Among Mariners rookie pitchers all-time, ranked 4th in K’s (143), 6th in GS (29), 7th in wins (10), 8th in IP (163.2). ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH #40 — DANNY FARQUHAR (RHP): • Limiting Damage - Limited opponents to 2 ER or fewer in 11 starts, 2015 Spring Training: Making spring debut. while recording 7 quality starts. • Last Season - 3-1, 2.66 with 1 save in 66 games (71.0 IP, 58 H, 21 ER). • The Injury - On DL with left oblique muscle strain, April 29-June 14… • Clean Sheet – Had 51 shutout appearances (in 66 games total) this • Fall League - Pitched for the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall season and allowed 1 run or less in 61 of 66 games.