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Saturday, March 7, 2015 Game #4 Peoria Stadium (2-1) vs. MARINERS (2-1) #3 TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION - VS. ARIZONA Starting : RHP Josh Collmenter (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP (0-0, -.--) 1:05 pm MT/12:05 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle • TV: None TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue their 39th spring training with the fourth and fifth games of the SPRING RECORD Cactus League schedule today vs. the Diamondbacks (Peoria Stadium) and White Sox (Camelback Overall Record...... 2-1 Ranch)…the Mariners will open the 2015 season April 6 at Field vs. the . PEORIA STADIUM...... 2-0 Home Record...... 2-0 SPLIT SQUAD…the Mariners are split today, with a home game vs. the Diamondbacks and on Road Record...... 0-1 the road vs. the White Sox…first of two days where the Mariners will have split-squad games this Current Streak...... L1 spring…will face the Royals (home) and Brewers (away) March 26. THE COUNTDOWN ROAD READY…the Mariners are in day two of a three-day stretch playing a road game each day… 30 days to , 4/6 vs. LAA the Mariners traveled to Glendale yesterday (Dodgers) and again today (White Sox), Goodyear Sunday (Reds) and Scottsdale Tuesday (Rockies). RECENT RESULTS UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)… March 3...... W, 4-3 vs. SD (10 inn) TODAY: Mariners vs. D-backs 1:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle March 4...... W, 9-4 vs. SD March 5...... L, 4-7 at LAD ARI — Collmenter, Chafin*, Runzler*, Crabbe SEA — Iwakuma, Luetge*, Rollins*, Leone, Pagan, Cochran-Gill, Fry*, Altavilla UPCOMING SCHEDULE TODAY: Mariners at White Sox 1:05 pm March 8...... at Cincinnati (1:05 pm) SEA — Pries, Smith, Gaviglio, Landazuri, DeCecco, Anderson March 9...... vs. Cleveland (1:05 pm) CWS — Noesi, Surkamp*, Putnam, Phillips*, Sanburn, Kensing, Montas March 10...... at Colorado (1:10 pm) March 11...... vs. Colorado (1:05 pm) TOMORROW: Mariners at Reds 1:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle March 12...... at Oakland (12 pm) SEA — Happ* March 13...... vs. Milwaukee (1:05 pm) CIN — Marquis, Parra*, Sampson, Iglesias, Guillon*, Dennick*, Corcino March 14...... at Arizona (1:10 pm) Bold - Peoria Stadium MONDAY: Mariners vs. Indians 1:05 pm ROOT/710 ESPN Seattle CLE — Carrasco, Rzepczynski*, Downs*, Roberts, Maronde* BY THE NUMBERS SEA — Walker * left-handed KING FELIX’S DEBUT…Felix Hernandez is scheduled to make his Cactus League debut Tuesday 0.00 in a road game vs. the . Mariners starting pitchers - , Roenis Elias, Erasmo Ramirez TAYLOR’S BIG DAY… went 2-for-2 with a triple, home and 3 RBI in yesterday’s - have yet to allow an earned run in three game vs. the Dodgers. starts so far this spring (6.0 IP). GOLDEN LINEUP…today’s Mariners lineup vs. the D-backs features a pair of Golden Spikes Award winners…Rickie Weeks (Southern University) won the award in 2003 and (University .500 of Florida) was the winner in 2012…D.J. Peterson (University of New Mexico) was a semifinalist for is 3-for-6 (.500) with a the 2013 Golden Spikes Award. and 3 RBI in 3 games. FIRST LOSS…the Mariners suffered their first spring setback yesterday in a 7-4 loss vs. the Dodgers…are 2-1 overall, including a perfect 2-0 record at Peoria Stadium. 16 HEART OF THE ORDER…Robinson Canó, , and , the The spring schedule will feature 16 No. 3-4-5-6 hitters in the lineup, combined to go 8-for-12 with a double, home run and three RBI to games televised by ROOT Sports. lead the Mariners to a 9-4 victory Thursday vs. the Padres. GAME TIME CHANGE - MARCH 12…the Mariners March 12 game vs. the at 39 HoHoKam Stadium in Mesa has been changed to a 12:00 pm…this adjustment from the original This is the Mariners 39th spring training 1:05 pm start time is to accommodate a request by Major League , which is collaborating in club history…Seattle trained in Tempe with HBO to film a special that day in Arizona. from 1977-1992 and have been in Peoria since 1993 (played all road games in ‘93 WHAT TIME IS IT ANYWAY?…Arizona is currently one hour ahead of Seattle time…when the as stadium was being completed). clocks change for Daylight Saving Time early tomorrow morning, 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). 87 BROADCAST NOTES… ROOT SPORTS and 710 ESPN Seattle will provide complete coverage The Mariners are coming off a 87-75 re- of the Mariners 2015 Spring Training schedule…a club-record 16 Cactus League games will be cord last season, the 7th-most wins in televised (all from Peoria Stadium) and radio partner 710 ESPN will air 30 spring games…see the club history. complete broadcast schedule on page 2 of the game notes. THE ROSTER 2014 IN REVIEW…the Mariners finished with a 87-75 (.537) record, the 6th-best The spring roster is currently at 60 in the …marked a 16-win improvement from 2013 (71-91)…finished one game back players (40 roster, 20 non-roster)… of the Oakland Athletics for the second AL Wild Card, narrowly missing the club’s first postseason the camp breakdown by position since 2001…were not eliminated from postseason play until the bottom of the 5th inning in G#162… is the following: 29 pitchers (9 non- posted a 24-23-6 record in series, including 11 sweeps…recorded the 4th-highest run differential in roster), 7 (4 non-roster), 12 (3 non-roster) and 12 the American League at +80 (634-554), 6th-best in MLB. (4 non-roster). SINGLE GAME TICKETS…single-game tickets for the 2015 season went on sale to the public this morning…visit Mariners.com/tickets for more information. ON THE AIR Today’s game vs. the Diamondbacks CACTUS LEAGUE NUGGETS… will be broadcast on 710 ESPN • HR Line in CF - New for the 2015 Cactus League season is a yellow line on the center field “blue Seattle (12:05 pm PT/1:05 pm in monster”…balls above the yellow line off the batter’s eye will now be a home run at Peoria Stadium. AZ)… & will • Connection - D-backs Jake Lamb is a Seattle native (Bishop Blanchet broadcast the game from Peoria HS) and a product of the . Stadium…a complete spring training day-by-day with TV and radio listings HEY SHANNON, DID YOU KNOW?…that in 77 career starts with the Mariners Hisashi Iwakuma is listed on Page 2 of these game notes…the next TV game on ROOT has limited opposing hitters to a .271 on-base percentage?…amongst qualifying starting pitchers Sports will be Monday (3/9) vs. the that is the 2nd-lowest OBP in the Majors behind Clayton Kershaw (.249)…during this same three- Indians. year span (2012-2014) has limited opponents to a .205 avg with RISP (66x322) - 7th best in MLB. 2015 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 7, 2015 • VS. ARIZONA D-BACKS

#18 — HISASHI IWAKUMA (RHP) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 Tacoma # 0-0 4.50 1 1 4.0 0 4.0 6 3 2 0 0 2 SEATTLE 15-9 3.52 28 28 0 0 179.0 167 70 70 20 21 154 MLB Totals 38-20 3.07 91 77 0 0 524.0 463 188 179 62 106 440 2015 Spring Training - Making his first start of the Cactus League season. • Last Season - Went 15-9 with a 3.52 ERA (70 ER, 179.0 IP) in 28 GS with Seattle…recorded a career-high 17 wins. • WHIP - Ranked 4th in the AL with a 1.050 WHIP, 4th-best in club history (holds 2nd-best mark with 1.006 in 2003. • Control Freak - Walked only 21 batters in 28 starts…ranked 2nd in the MLB with a 1.06 BB/9.0 IP and 3rd with 7.33 -to-walk ratio…recorded 14 starts without issuing a walk, 2nd-best in MLB. • Japanese Wins - Became the 5th Japanese-born pitcher with 15 wins in a season: Nomo (3x), Matsuzaka (2x), Darvish, Kuroda. • Career - Is 38-20, 3.07 ERA (179 ER, 524.0 IP) in 91 G/77 GS over 3 seasons with Seattle. ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH #49 — JUSTIN GERMANO (RHP): MINOR LEAGUE EXTRAS: 2015 Spring Training: 1-0-0, 0.000…W#1 in Spring debut on 3/6 vs. SD (1.1,2,0,0,0,2)…non-roster invitee. (RHP): • Last Season – Went 5-3, 4.36 ERA (32 ER, 66.0 IP) in 14 starts with • Signed as a minor league free agent on Dec. 4, 2014 Short-A Everett in professional debut in 2014 • Last Season - Spent most of season with AAA Round Rock in the Texas • Mariners 5th round selection out of Mercyhurst (PA) College in the 2014 Rangers organization…had contract purchased May 8 and made a pair MLB First-Year Player Draft. of relief appearances for the Rangers…designated for assignment on May 14 and outrighted to Round Rock on May 16. TREY COCHRAN-GILL (RHP): • The Trade - Traded to the LA Dodgers on August 14 for future consider- • Last Season – Went 5-0, 0.25 ERA (1 ER, 36.1 IP) in 25 relief appear- ations…combined to go 5-14, 5.04 ERA in 24 G/23 GS in the PCL with ances combined between R Pulaski (3-0/0.35) and short-A Everett (2- Round Rock (4-13, 4.52) & Albuquerque (1-1, 10.12). 0/0.00). in first professional season. • Career - Appeared in 96 career Major League games with the Padres • Mariners 17th round selection out of Auburn University in the 2014 MLB (2004, 2007-08), Reds (2006), Indians (2010-11), Red Sox (2012), Cubs First-Year Player Draft. (2012) and Rangers. (LHP): #52 — (RHP): • Last Season – Went 4-4-2, 2.71 ERA (20 ER, 66.1 IP) in 38 relief appear- ances with A Clinton. 2015 Spring Training - 0-0-0, 0.00…allowed 1 unearned run in 1.0 IP on • Mariners 17th round selection out of St. Clair Community College in the March 4 vs. SD. 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft. • Last Season - Went 8-2, 2.17 ERA (16 ER, 66.1 IP) with 70 in rookie campaign…recorded 2nd-most wins by a rookie in EMILIO PAGAN (RHP): club history behind (9 in 1994) and (9 in 1982). • Last Season – Went 2-3-16, 2.89 ERA (18 ER, 56.0 IP) in 42 games with • Rookie Rankings - Among AL rookie relievers, ranked 1st in wins (8), A Clinton…led all Mariners farmhands and T5th in MWL in saves. 2nd in K’s (70), 3rd in ERA (2.17), 3rd in Opponent Batting Average (.217), • Mariners 10th round selection in the 2013 MLB Draft. 4th in innings (66.1), T4th in appearances (57) and T7th in holds (7). • K’s Per 9.0 IP - Averaged 9.50 strikeouts per 9.0 innings pitched (70 SO, 66.1 IP), 8th-best by a rookie relief pitcher in club history. • Arrival - Selected by Seattle in the 16th round of the 2012 MLB Draft. #73 — (LHP): 2015 Spring Training: Tossed 1.0 ShO IP 3/4 vs. SD (1 H). • Last Season - Went 3-4 with 1 , 3.81 ERA in 27 games (12 GS) with AA Corpus Christi in the Houston organization. • Starter - In 12 starts posted a 2-3 record and 3.47 ERA (18 ER, 46.2 IP). • Reliever - Went 1-1, 4.31 ERA (15 ER, 31.1 IP) in 15 relief appearances. • K/9.0 IP - As a reliever averaged 10.34 strikeouts per 9.0 innings. • Rule 5 - Joined the Mariners organization after being selected in the Major League phase of the on Dec. 11, 2014. • Mariners Draftee - Selected by Seattle twice in the amateur draft (23rd round in 2009, 46th round in 2010), but did not sign. 2015 - SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

DAY DATE OPP SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE REC ATT Wednesday March 4 W, 4-3 (10) Lowe (1-0) Guerrero 1-0 6,027 Thursday March 5 San Diego Padres W, 9-4 Germano (1-0) Kennedy 2-0 5,244 Friday March 6 at (ss) L, 4-7 Anderson Kickham (0-1) 2-1 6,956 Saturday March 7 Arizona Diamondbacks Peoria Stadium 1:05/12:05 R at Glendale/Camelback Ranch 1:05/12:05 Sunday March 8 at Goodyear Ballpark 1:05 R Monday March 9 Peoria Stadium 1:05 TV/R Tuesday March 10 at Colorado Rockies (ss) Scottsdale/Salt River Fields 1:10 R# Wednesday March 11 Colorado Rockies Peoria Stadium 1:05 TV/R# Thursday March 12 at Oakland Athletics Mesa/Hohokam Stadium 12:00 R# Friday March 13 Peoria Stadium 1:05 TV/R Saturday March 14 at Arizona Diamondbacks (ss) Scottsdale/Salt River Fields 1:10 R Sunday March 15 Los Angeles Dodgers Peoria Stadium 1:05 TV/R Monday March 16 OFF DAY Tuesday March 17 at Chicago White Sox Glendale/Camelback Ranch 1:05 R# Wednesday March 18 Oakland Athletics Peoria Stadium 1:05 TV/R# Thursday March 19 Cleveland Indians Peoria Stadium 7:05 TV/R Friday March 20 at (ss) Surprise Stadium 1:05 R Saturday March 21 at Mesa/Sloan Park 1:05 R Sunday March 22 Texas Rangers Peoria Stadium 1:05 TV/R Monday March 23 at Los Angeles Angels 1:05 R# Tuesday March 24 at San Diego Padres Peoria Stadium 1:05 R# Wednesday March 25 Chicago Cubs Peoria Stadium 7:05 TV/R Thursday March 26 Peoria Stadium 1:05 TV/R# at Milwaukee Brewers Maryvale 1:05 Friday March 27 at Kansas City Royals Surprise Stadium 6:05 R Saturday March 28 Peoria Stadium 1:05 TV/R Sunday March 29 at San Diego Padres Peoria Stadium 1:05 TV/R Monday March 30 Los Angeles Angels Peoria Stadium 1:05 TV/R Tuesday March 31 at Cleveland Indians Goodyear Ballpark 1:05 R# Wednesday April 1 Chicago White Sox (ss) Peoria Stadium 1:05 TV/R# Thursday April 2 OFF DAY Friday April 3 Colorado Rockies Peoria Stadium 7:05 TV/R Saturday April 4 at Colorado Rockies Scottsdale/Salt River Fields 12:10 R Bold: Home team (ss) split squad game TV = ROOT Sports Broadcast R# - Delayed radio on 710 ESPN Seattle