Saturday, March 20, 2021 Game #20 (7-7-5) Surprise Stadium (7-7-5) at (9-6-3) Road #9 (2-3-3) TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION Starting : RH (Spring Debut) vs. LH Wes Benjamin (0-0, 1.50) 6:05 pm AZ/PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle • TV: None

TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners take on the Texas Rangers to complete a streak of 5 SPRING RECORD consecutive night games that started and ends at Surprise Stadium...Seattle has won Overall Record...... 7-7-5 back-to-back games for the first time this spring, evening its record to 7-7-5 coming PEORIA STADIUM...... 5-4-2 into play Saturday...right-hander Robert Dugger makes his 2021 debut as the Mariners Home Record...... 5-4-2 Road Record...... 2-3-3 attempt to go above .500 in Cactus League play. Current Streak...... W2 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)… THE COUNTDOWN TODAY: Mariners at Rangers 6:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle SEA — Dugger, Montero, Graveman, Middleton, Gerber 12 days to Opening Night, 4/1 vs. SF TEX — Benjamin*, King*, Vincent, Gaviglio, Sborz, Herget, Kennedy UPCOMING SCHEDULE SUNDAY: Mariners at Brewers 1:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle March 21...... at Milwaukee SEA — Paxton*, Ramirez, Chargois, Bautista, Gerber March 22...... vs. Los Angeles-NL MIL — Peralta, Boxberger, Rasmussen March 23...... at March 24...... vs. Chicago-NL MONDAY: Mariners vs. Dodgers 6:40 pm 710 ESPN Seattle/ROOT Bold - Peoria Stadium SEA — TBA LAD — TBA BY THE NUMBERS * left-handed RESILIENT BUNCH…the Mariners trailed 5-1 in yesterday’s ballgame...it was the second 60 straight night that Seattle overcame a deficit of at least 3 runs to win the game...in 5 of the The Mariners ros- Mariners 7 wins this spring, they have done it in come-from-behind fashion...the biggest ter is now at 60 players after Tues- deficit they had overcame in eventual victories was 3 runs on March 12 vs. Cincinnati and day’s roster moves that involved 3 March 14 vs. Milwaukee before overcoming the 4-run deficit in Friday’s win. players. So far in camp, 11 players have been re-assigned to minor WALK IT OUT...the Mariners increased their Cactus League lead to 92 walks as a team league camp, two (2) were op- this spring, with Cincinnati totaling the next-most with 86...the Mariners actually lead all 30 tioned to the Mariners alternate clubs with their 92 walks in Spring Training, with Atlanta’s 85 walks pacing the Grapefruit site one (1) optioned to AAA Ta- coma and one (1) optioned to A League...J.P. Crawford is tied with the Angels Jose Rojas for the Cactus League lead with Everett. 10 walks drawn... is tied for 2nd in the league with 9 walks. NEED FOR SPEED...Infielder Donovan Walton came into the game as a pinch runner yesterday and registered his 2nd stolen base of the spring...the Mariners 17 stolen bases 1.037 rank 2nd in the Cactus League, trailing only San Francisco’s 19 steals. OutfielderKyle Lewis went 2-for-3 with his first spring and a ‘PEN PALS...over their last 4 games, the Mariners bullpen has a 0.92 ERA (2 ER, 19.2 walk last night, increasing his OPS IP) with a combined 7 walks and 27 ...Seattle relievers , Will to 1.037. He’s batting .310 (9x29) Vest, , , Taylor Guerrieri, , Rafael this spring with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 1 homer, 7 RBI and 6 walks with a Montero, , JT Chargois, , , Erik .417 on-base percentage. Swanson, Gerson Bautista and have all appeared for the Mariners in the last 4 contests. QUALIFY TY…Mariners infielderTy France is batting .433 (13x30) this spring with 26 7 runs scored, 3 doubles, 4 home runs, 8 RBI and 3 walks...he now has enough plate The Mariners are in the midst of a appearances to qualify for the Cactus League leaderboard...his .433 average and .514 “marathon” of Cactus League games, yesterday completing the on-base percentage are tops in the Cactus League...his .933 slugging percentage and 18th of 26 consecutive days with 1.448 OPS rank 2nd in the league behind (1.033 SLG, 1.533 OPS) of the a scheduled game, ranging from . March 2-27. The next-closest Cac- tus League team are the Chicago VS. TEXAS…Seattle and Texas meet for their 47th all-time spring matchup today...the White Sox, with games on 18 con- Mariners have dominated the series to the tune of a 29-14-3 record against their AL West secutive days. division counterpart...the clubs last met 10 days ago in a 17-5 Rangers win at Peoria Stadium...Texas has a current 2-game win streak in the series...the clubs tied in their lone spring matchup of 2019, and before that, the Mariners held a 4-game win streak from 3 March 25, 2017-March 22, 2018. Mariners Manager has already named Marco Gonza- BROKE THE PATTERN…before yesterday’s 7-6 victory, the Mariners had gone Win- les as Opening Night starter for the Loss-Win-Loss-Win-Loss-Win over their previous 7 games...the Mariners have now won Mariners vs. the Giants on April 1... back-to-back games for the first time this spring. will mark his third consecutive start on , trailing only Félix TOUGH TICKET…the Mariners are tied for the most home games among Cactus League Hernández (11), Randy Johnson (6) clubs with San Francisco...in 11 games at Peoria Stadium this spring the Mariners have and Jamie Moyer (4) for the most Opening Day starts in club history. seen an average of 1,799 fans, including a game-high of 2,000 in last Sunday afternoon’s 5-4 win over the ...capacity is limited this spring for health and safety THE ROSTER reasons…since the ballpark opened in 1994, and coming into 2021, Seattle averaged 7,635 per game over the 27 seasons (397 games). The spring roster is currently at 60 players (36 roster, 23 non-roster, 1 PROSPECT RANKINGS…the Mariners are ranked by MLB.com as having the 3rd-best 60-day IL)…the camp breakdown farm system in the Major Leagues, trailing only Tampa Bay and Detroit…Seattle’s Top by position is the following: 33 pitchers (14 non-roster, 1 IL), 5 100 prospects as listed by Major League ’s official website includes 6 players: catchers (3 non-roster), 8 infielders OF (#4), OF Julio Rodríguez (#5), RHP Emerson Hancock (#31), RHP (2 non-roster), 10 outfielders (5 (#33), RHP George Kirby (#92) and OF (#100)...the #3 non-roster) and 4 INF/OF (1 non- ranking by MLB.com comes after publications and Baseball Prospectus roster). both ranked the Mariners as the #2 farm system in the Major Leagues. ON THE AIR Saturday’s game against the Texas HEY DANIEL, AS YOU KNOW…Jarred Kelenic started in center field for the Mariners Rangers (first pitch 6:05 pm local and PT) will be broadcast live on 710 ESPN last night...it was his first game action in center field since March 6, 2020 in a spring game Seattle with Aaron Goldsmith and at against the Dodgers, but...DID YOU KNOW?...Kelenic went 2-for- Gary Hill on the call...complete spring 3 with a double off White Sox Lance Lynn...the 21-year-old prospect is training day-by-day with TV and radio batting .333 (4x12) with 1 double, 1 home run, 3 RBI and 2 walks in 6 games this spring... listings is listed on Page 2 of these game notes. he has a .429 on-base percentage, .667 slugging percentage and 1.095 OPS across 14 plate appearances. 2021 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 20, 2021 • AT TEXAS RANGERS

#30 — ROBERT DUGGER (RHP) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2020 MIAMI 0-0 12.66 4 1 0 0 10.2 21 16 15 5 3 4 2021 SPRING 0-0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLB Totals 0-4 7.40 11 8 0 0 45.0 54 42 37 11 20 29

2021 Spring Training - Is making his 2021 Cactus League debut. • 2020 Totals – Appeared in 4 games (1 start) with Miami in 2020, tossing 10.2 innings and allowing 15 earned runs with 3 walks and 4 strike- outs. • Ouch – Placed on the from Aug. 4-29. • Personal – Attended Texas Tech University after two years at Cisco Junior College...studied kinesiology and nutrition at TTU...was a member of the National Honors Society and an Academic All-State Honoree while at Tomball (TX) High School. • Welcome Back – Was reacquired off waivers by Seattle on Dec. 7, 2020, exactly 3 years after trading him to Miami as part of the package that brought Dee Strange-Gordon to Seattle...was originally drafted by Seattle in the 18th round of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH #47 — Rafael Montero (RHP): #99 — Keynan Middleton (RHP): 2021 Spring Training: 1-0, 9.00 in 4G: Made spring debut on March 8 at CLE, allowing 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 16.20 in 5G...tossed the 4th inning of Seattle’s opening a 3-run, inside-the-park HR to Andres Gimenez...also recorded a pair of strikeouts...on game...allowed a solo home run to San Diego’s Wil Myers...tossed 1.0 inning, allow- March 11 at LAD, allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits in 1.0 inning of work...registered ing 1 earned run, on March 4 vs. Colorado...allowed 5 earned runs on 4 hits and 3 his first spring win on March 14 vs. MIL, tossing a scoreless frame...threw a scoreless home runs in 1.0 inning of work on March 10 vs. Texas...pitched 1.0 inning, allowing inning on March 17 vs. LAA, striking out 2. a home run to Jacob Nottingham, on March 14 vs. Milwaukee...pitched an inning on • 2020 Totals – Appeared in 17 games for the Texas Rangers, going 0-1 with 8 saves March 17 vs. the Angels, allowing 1 run on 1 hit with 2 strikeouts. and a 4.08 ERA (8 ER, 17.2 IP), 19 strikeouts and zero blown saves. • 2020 Totals – Appeared in 13 games for Los Angeles-AL, going 0-1 with a 5.25 • Acquired – In trade with Texas for José Corniell (rhp) and a PTBNL on Dec. 15, 2020. ERA (7 ER, 12.0 IP), 11 strikeouts and 6 walks. • Savior – Was the Rangers closer, going 8-for-8 in save opportunities...was one of • Personal – Keynan Anthony Middleton...attended Milwaukie (OR) High School just three pitchers in the Majors in 2020 with at least 8 saves and no blown saves and Lane (OR) Community College, where he was also a shooting guard on the (also: CLE’s Brad Hand, 16-for-16; and NYY’s Zack Britton, 8-for-8). basketball team...coached the JV basketball team at his high school during the • Limiting the Damage – He allowed an earned run in just 4 of his 17 appearances. offseasons when he was in the minor leagues...has two daughters, Kamrynn, 5, • Home Cookin’ – Had a 2.19 ERA (3 ER, 12.1 IP) in 12 home appearances and op- and Karter, 2. ponents slashed .159/.229/.295/.525 (7-44) at home against him. • Acquired – Signed as a free agent by Seattle on December 16, 2020. #49 — Kendall Graveman (RHP): • 2019 – Missed the first 133 games of the season on IL as he recovered from 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 6.35 in 5G: Made spring debut on Feb. 28 vs. SD, tossing Tommy John surgery...made 10 rehab appearances between AZL Angels, High-A a scoreless 3rd inning in relief of starter ...threw a scoreless 3rd inning Inland Empire and Triple-A Salt Lake...returned to Angels Aug. 28 vs. Texas...did on March 4 vs. Colorado in relief of ...allowed 4 earned runs on 4 hits not allow a run in first 10 games while holding opposing batters to a 1x12 mark. in 1.0 inning on March 10 vs. Texas...tossed 1.0 inning with 1 hit allowed and 2 strike- #59 — Joey Gerber (RHP): outs on March 14 vs. Milwaukee...tossed 1.2 scoreless frames on March 17 vs. LAA. 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 4.50 in 6G: Made spring debut on March 2 vs. CLE, • 2020 Totals – Went 1-3 with 5 holds and a 5.79 ERA (12 ER, 18.2 IP) in 11 games relieving starter ...tossed a scoreless 3rd inning with 1 hit allowed and (2 starts) with Seattle…limited opponents to a .221 (15x68) average, while walking 1 ...tossed a scoreless inning on March 5 at CWS, striking out Jose Abreu... 8 and striking out 15. allowed 3 runs in an inning of work on March 8 at Cleveland...on March 11 at LAD, • Ouch - Missed 27 games due to injuries…on 10-Day Injured List on Aug. 4 (retroac- tossed a scoreless 6th inning with 1 hit allowed and 2 strikeouts...recorded a save on tive to Aug. 3)-Sept. 1 with a neck spasm…appeared in 2 Intrasquad games at the March 14 vs. MIL, striking out 2 in a scoreless 8th inning...threw 1.0 scoreless inning alternate site in Tacoma while on the IL. on March 16 at KC with 1 walk and 1 strikeout. • Mariners Debut – Recorded the loss in his Mariners debut on July 27 at HOU, al- • 2020 Totals – Appeared in 17 games in relief during this rookie campaign, going lowing 7 runs (6 ER) on 6 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 7 over 4.0 innings… 1-1 with 4 holds and a 4.02 ERA…limited opponents to a .241 (13x54) average, also allowed 2 home runs, his only home runs of the season. while walking 5 and striking out 6. • Long Road Back – Prior to the 2020 season, his last Major League pitch was • Welcome to Seattle – Selected from the Mariners alternate training site in Ta- thrown on May 11, 2018 as a member of the in ... coma on Aug. 4. went 807 days (2 years, 2 months and 16 days) between Major League appear- • A Debut to Remember – Made his Major League debut on Aug. 24 vs. LAA, ances...in Mariners history, 807 days would rank as the 4th-longest span between tossing 1-2-3 6th inning. pitching appearances for Seattle. • He Will Remember First – Earned first career win on Aug. 5 vs. TEX, allowing 1 • Splits – Made 2 starts on July 27 at HOU (L-4.0,6,7,6,3,7,2HR) and Aug. 2 vs. OAK hit and striking out 1 in a scoreless 8th inning. (L-4.2,3,2,2,2,3), going 0-2 with a 8.31 (8 ER, 8.2 IP)…after returning from IL, went • Nice Stretch – Went 1-0 with 3 holds over 8.2 scoreless inning in 10 relief ap- 1-1 with a 3.60 ERA (4 ER, 10.0 IP) in 9 relief appearances. pearances, Aug. 16-Sept. 17…limited opponents to a .231 (6x26) average while • Summer Camp – Made 2 appearances in Summer Camp at T-Mobile Park, going walking only 2 and striking out 5. 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA (1 ER, 7.0 IP) with a team-best tying 13 strikeouts (also: Justus • Scoreless – Did not allow a run in 13 of 17 appearances. Sheffield). • Ready to Pitch – His 17 relief appearances with Seattle were the 2nd-most on the • 2020 Cactus League – Threw 4.0 scoreless innings over two outings at Spring team, trailing only Anthony Misiewicz (21). Training in February/March. • Summer Camp Roundup – Appeared in 4 intrasquad games in Mariners Sum- mer Camp before being reassigned to the Mariners alternate training site on July 23 with the announcement of the Mariners Opening Day roster. • Spring Training Recap - Did not allow a run over 5 Cactus League appearances this spring (5.0 IP), while walking 1 and striking out 7. 2021 SEATTLE MARINERS - SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

DAY DATE OPP SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE REC ATT Sunday Feb. 28 5-4 Sewald (1-0) Markel (0-1) None 1-0 1,744 Monday March 1 OFF DAY Tuesday March 2 1-6 (7.5) Plutko (1-0) Kikuchi (0-1) None 1-1 1,525 Wednesday March 3 Chicago Cubs 8-8 None None None 1-1-1 3,282 Thursday March 4 9-9 (8.5) None None None 1-1-2 1,606 Friday March 5 Chicago White Sox 2-2 (7) None None None 1-1-3 2,339 Saturday March 6 Oakland Athletics 1-1 (7) None None None 1-1-4 1,865 Sunday March 7 2-6 (6) Buttrey (1-0) Steckenrider (0-1) Suarez (1) 1-2-4 1,975 Monday March 8 Cleveland Indians 0-10 Plesac (1-1) Kikuchi (0-2) None 1-3-4 2,211 Tuesday March 9 6-3 Newsome (1-0) Duffy (0-1) None 2-3-4 1,770 Wednesday March 10 Texas Rangers 5-17 Cotton (1-0) Sheffield (0-1) None 2-4-4 1,788 Thursday March 11 4-4 None None None 2-4-5 2,343 Friday March 12 Cincinnati Reds 4-3 (8) Swanson (1-0) Carle (0-1) Bautista (1) 3-4-5 1,803 Saturday March 13 Colorado Rockies 1-2 Estevez (1-1) Magill (0-1) None 3-5-5 2,371 Sunday March 14 Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 (7.5) Montero (1-0) Boxberger (0-1) Gerber (1) 4-5-5 2,000 Monday March 15 2-6 Widener (1-0) Newsome (1-1) None 4-6-5 1,875 Tuesday March 16 Kansas City Royals 13-0 Sheffield (1-1) Keller (1-1) None 5-6-5 2,096 Wednesday March 17 Los Angeles Angels 4-7 (7) Quintana (2-0) Flexen (0-1) Faria (1) 5-7-5 1,897 Thursday March 18 San Francisco Giants 6-3 Margevicius (1-0) Selman (0-1) Swanson (1) 6-7-5 1,543 Friday March 19 Chicago White Sox 7-6 Gonzales (1-0) Burr (0-1) Misiewicz (1) 7-7-5 1,924 Saturday March 20 Texas Rangers Surprise 6:05 R Sunday March 21 Milwaukee Brewers Maryvale 1:10 R Monday March 22 Los Angeles Dodgers Peoria 6:40 R/TV Tuesday March 23 Arizona Diamondbacks Salt River 6:10 R Wednesday March 24 Chicago Cubs Peoria 6:40 R/TV Thursday March 25 Oakland Athletics Mesa 1:05 R Friday March 26 San Diego Padres Peoria 6:40 R Saturday March 27 San Francisco Giants Peoria 6:40 R/TV Sunday March 28 OFF DAY Monday March 29 Cincinnati Reds Goodyear 12:05 R

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