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Monday, March 22, 2021 Game #22 (8-8-5) Peoria Stadium (10-6-5) at MARINERS (8-8-5) #12 (5-4-2) TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION Starting : LH (1-1, 6.48) vs. RH (1-0, 2.03) 6:40 pm AZ/PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW

TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners look to get over the .500 mark in a matchup against SPRING RECORD the Los Angeles Dodgers at Peoria Stadium...Seattle has won 3 of its last 4 ballgames Overall Record...... 8-8-5 since March 18...left-hander Justus Sheffieldis expected to take the mound, becoming PEORIA STADIUM...... 5-4-2 Mariners hurler to make 4 starts this spring...in Sunday’s 3-1 win at Milwaukee, Home Record...... 5-4-2 Road Record...... 3-4-3 , Julio Rodríguez and Jantzen Witte each hit their 2nd home runs. Current Streak...... W1 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)… THE COUNTDOWN TODAY: Mariners vs. Dodgers 6:40 pm 710 ESPN Seattle/ROOT SEA — Sheffield*, Montero, Ramirez, Steckenrider, Gerber 10 days to Opening Night, 4/1 vs. SF LAD — Bauer, Miller, Treinen UPCOMING SCHEDULE TUESDAY: Mariners at Diamondbacks 6:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle March 23...... at Arizona SEA — Flexen, Middleton, Vest, Sadler, Swanson March 24...... vs. Chicago-NL ARI — Kelly, Soria, Devenski, Buchter March 25...... at Oakland March 26...... at San Diego WEDNESDAY: Mariners vs. Cubs 6:40 pm 710 ESPN Seattle/ROOT Bold - Peoria Stadium SEA — Dunn, Graveman, Misiewicz*, Fletcher* CHC — Davies, Kimbrel, Workman, Megill BY THE NUMBERS * left-handed SUNDAY FUNDAY...the Mariners defeated the by a 3-1 score 60 yesterday to get back to .500 this spring...left-hander was excellent in his The Mariners ros- 2021 debut, pitching 4.1 innings and allowing 1 run on 2 hits, walking 2 with 8 ... ter is now at 60 players after Tues- it was his first game in a Mariners uniform since Sept. 29, 2018 vs Texas...in that game, day’s roster moves that involved 3 Edwin Díaz notched his 57th of the season in his final game with the Mariners... players. So far in camp, 11 players have been re-assigned to minor yesterday, Jarred Kelenic, who was acquired in a trade with the league camp, two (2) were op- involving Díaz being sent to New York on Dec. 3, 2018, homered in Paxton’s start. tioned to the Mariners alternate MOST WALKS...the Mariners increased their Cactus League lead to 96 walks as a team site one (1) optioned to AAA Ta- coma and one (1) optioned to A this spring, with Cincinnati totaling the next-most with 93...the Mariners actually lead all 30 Everett. clubs with their 96 walks in Spring Training, with Atlanta’s 93 walks pacing the Grapefruit League...J.P. Crawford is tied with the Angels Jose Rojas and Giants Mauricio Dubón for the Cactus League lead with 10 walks drawn. 1.212 MOST STEALS...the Mariners are tied with the for the most Outfielder Jarred Kelenic has a stolen bases in Spring Training with 22 apiece... and each 1.212 OPS in 7 games. He’s bat- ting .333 (5x15) with 5 runs, 1 successfully swiped a bag in Sunday’s 3-1 win...’s 6 stolen bases this double, 2 home runs, 4 RBI and 2 spring pace all hitters in both the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues...Seattle has had 10 walks. He’s been on-base at a .412 different players record a this spring. clip with an .800 slugging percent- age. THE FRENCH CONNECTION…Mariners infielder is batting .417 (15x36) with 8 runs scored, 3 doubles, 5 home runs, 10 RBI and 3 walks...his 33 total bases, .417 average, .488 on-base percentage, .917 slugging percentage and 1.404 OPS all lead the 26 Cactus League...his 15 hits rank 2nd, while his 5 home runs and 8 extra-base hits are tied The Mariners are in the midst of a for 2nd. “marathon” of Cactus League games, yesterday completing the VS. THE DODGERS…tonight marks the 30th all-time matchup between the Mariners 20th of 26 consecutive days with and Dodgers in spring action...Seattle is 17-9-3 in the 29 matchups...the clubs last met a scheduled game, ranging from 11 days ago at Camelback Ranch in a 4-4 tie, with tonight’s Dodgers starter Trevor Bauer March 2-27. The next-closest Cac- also starting in that one...the teams last met in Peoria on Feb. 25, 2018 in a 2-0 Mariners, tus League team are the , with games on 18 con- with starting for Seattle in that contest. secutive days. MON, WED, SAT ON ROOT…the Mariners game will be televised live on tonight vs. the Dodgers and Wednesday night against the with both of those starts coming at 6:40 pm...the Mariners play their final ROOT game of the 3 spring on Saturday, March 27 vs. the Giants in their final Cactus League home game, and Mariners Manager second-to-last 2021 spring contest...in total, Seattle plays 3 more spring games on ROOT, has already named Marco Gonza- les as Opening Night starter for the including tonight. Mariners vs. the Giants on April 1... TOUGH TICKET…the Mariners are tied for the most home games among Cactus League will mark his third consecutive start on , trailing only Félix clubs with 4 other clubs...in 11 games at Peoria Stadium this spring the Mariners have Hernández (11), (6) seen an average of 1,799 fans, including a game-high of 2,000, one week ago today, in a and (4) for the most 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers...capacity is limited this spring for health and safety Opening Day starts in club history. reasons…since the ballpark opened in 1994, and coming into 2021, Seattle averaged THE ROSTER 7,635 per game over the 27 seasons (397 games). PROSPECT RANKINGS…the Mariners are ranked by MLB.com as having the 3rd-best The spring roster is currently at 60 players (36 roster, 23 non-roster, 1 farm system in the Major Leagues, trailing only Tampa Bay and Detroit…Seattle’s Top 60-day IL)…the camp breakdown by 100 prospects as listed by Major League ’s official website includes 6 players: position is the following: 33 pitchers OF Jarred Kelenic (#4), OF Julio Rodríguez (#5), RHP (#31), RHP (14 non-roster, 1 IL), 5 (3 non-roster), 8 infielders (2 non- (#33), RHP George Kirby (#92) and OF (#100)...the #3 roster), 10 (5 non-roster) ranking by MLB.com comes after publications and Baseball Prospectus and 4 INF/OF (1 non-roster). both ranked the Mariners as the #2 farm system in the Major Leagues. ON THE AIR HEY MIKE, AS YOU KNOW…Mariners outfielders Jarred Kelenic (Solo, 2nd inning) Monday night’s game against the Los and Julio Rodríguez (Solo, 7th) both homered in Sunday’s 3-1 win...both players rank Angeles Dodgers (first pitch 6:40 pm local and PT) will be televised live on in the top 5 in MLB.com’s list of their Top 100 prospects...Kelenic is rated #4 and Julio ROOT SPORTS Northwest with Aaron #5, but...DID YOU KNOW?...it was the first time 2 Top 100 prospects homered in the Goldsmith and on the same Spring Training game since March 21, 2015...in that game, Kris Bryant (#2 rated call...the game will be broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle with prospect by MLB.com pre-2015) and Addison Russell (#5), also teammates like Kelenic and Gary Hill on the call...complete and Rodríguez, both homered for the Chicago Cubs...the game was actually against spring training day-by-day with TV the Mariners, with the Cubs winning 12-10 at ...Bryant homered twice in the and radio listings is listed on Page 2 of these game notes. game...for Seattle, and each hit home runs. 2021 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 22, 2021 • VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS

#33 — JUSTUS SHEFFIELD (LHP) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2020 SEATTLE 4-3 3.58 10 10 0 0 55.1 52 23 22 2 20 48 2021 SPRING 1-1 6.48 3 3 0 0 8.1 11 6 6 2 5 7 MLB Totals 4-4 4.50 21 17 0 0 94.0 100 48 47 8 41 85 2021 Spring Training - 1-1, 6.48 in 3G: Started for the Mariners on March 4 vs. Colorado (2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO)...his brother, Rockies righty , pitched against Seattle later in the game...on March 10 vs. Texas struggled in 2.1 innings...in that outing, allowed 6 runs on 7 hits and 2 home runs, walking 3 batters...tossed 4.0 scoreless IP on March 16 at KC, allowing 2 hits, 2 walks and striking out 6, cutting his spring ERA in half from 12.46 to 6.48. • 2020 Totals – Went 4-3 with a 3.58 ERA (22 ER, 55.1 IP) with 48 strikeouts and 20 walks in 10 starts. • Rookie Leader – Led rookies with 6 quality starts...among AL rookies, also ranked T2nd in starts (10), 3rd in innings pitched (55.1), 6th in strikeouts (48) and T7th in wins (4). • True Value – Posted a 1.6 fWAR, 2nd-best among all rookie pitchers in 2020, trailing only the Dodgers Tony Gonsolin (1.8)... (1.7) was the only American League rookie (position player or pitcher) to post a higher fWAR than Sheffield.

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH #47 — Rafael Montero (RHP): #71 — Moises Gomez* (RHP): 2021 Spring Training: 1-0, 7.20 in 5G: Made spring debut on March 8 at 2021 Spring Training: Is making his 2021 Cactus League debut today. CLE, allowing a 3-run, inside-the-park HR to Andres Gimenez...also record- • Totals - Did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league ed a pair of strikeouts...on March 11 at LAD, allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on season. 3 hits in 1.0 inning of work...registered his first spring win on March 14 vs. • Personal – Moises Antonio Gomez. MIL, tossing a scoreless frame...threw a scoreless inning on March 17 vs. • 2019 - Split the season between Class-A Cedar Rapids (19 G) and LAA, striking out 2...tossed a scoreless 8th inning on March 20 at Texas. High-A Fort Myers (11 G), going 1-4 with 10 saves and a 2.91 ERA (17 • 2020 Totals – Appeared in 17 games for the , going 0-1 ER, 52.2 IP) with 21 walks and 78 strikeouts in 32 combined games with 8 saves and a 4.08 ERA (8 ER, 17.2 IP), 19 strikeouts and zero blown between the two clubs. saves. #55 — Yohan Ramirez (RHP): • Acquired – In trade with Texas for José Corniell (rhp) and a PTBNL on Dec. 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 18.00 in 1G: Struggled in his 2021 debut on 15, 2020. March 15 vs. ARI, allowing 2 earned runs with 2 hit by pitches and 2 wild #16 — * (RHP): pitches in 1.0 inning of work. 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 2.25 in 4G: Made spring debut on March 7 at • 2020 Totals – Went 0-0 with 3 saves and a 2.61 ERA (6 ER, 20.2 IP) in LAA, recoding the loss and pitching 1.0 inning, allowing 1 earned run on 1 16 relief appearances with Seattle…limited opponents to a .130 (9x69) hit and 2 walks...tossed a scoreless frame with 1 on March 10 vs. average, while walking 20 and striking out 26. Texas...on March 13 at COL tossed a scoreless frame with 1 walk and 1 • Long Haul – Was 1 of 2 relievers (along with ) to be- strikeout...extended his scoreless outing streak to 4 games on March 16 at gin and end the season on the Mariners active roster all season. KC, striking out 3 in 1.0 IP. • Rookie Rankings – Among American League rookie pitchers (min. 20.0 • 2020 Totals – Did not play due to the cancellation of the minor league IP), ranked 1st in opponent batting average (.130), 3rd in saves (3), 7th season...appeared in 4 games in Spring Training for Miami, covering 3.2 in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (11.32), 8th in lowest opponent slugging innings with 4 strikeouts to 3 walks. and 10th in ERA (2.61). • Personal – Andrew Paul Steckenrider...attended Greater Atlanta Christian • Four of a Kind – Recorded at least 1 strikeout in 12 of his 16 re- School in Norcross, GA, where he was an AFLAC, Rawlings and Under lief appearances, including striking out a season-high 4 batters in 3 Armour All-American in 2008...was 6-6 over two seasons at the University consecutive outings: Aug. 2 vs. OAK (2.0,1,0,0,2,4), Aug. 7 vs. COL of Tennessee...was selected by Miami in the 8th round of the 2012 MLB (2.0,3,3,3,3,4) and Aug. 14 at HOU (3.0,1,1,1,3,4). First-Year Player Draft...signed by Marlins scout Carmen Carcone. #82 — Darren McCaughan* (RHP): #59 — (RHP): 2021 Spring Training – 0-0, 0.00 in 2G: The non-roster invitee made his 2021 Spring Training: 0-1, 9.95 in 7G: Made spring debut on March 2 vs. spring debut on March 3 at the Cubs...tossed a scoreless bottom of the CLE, relieving starter ...tossed a scoreless 3rd inning with 1 9th inning preserving the tie in an 8-8 final at Sloan Park...on March 10 vs. hit allowed and 1 strikeout...tossed a scoreless inning on March 5 at CWS, TEX, recorded 2 outs in the 3rd inning. striking out Jose Abreu...allowed 3 runs in an inning of work on March 8 at 2020 – Did not play due to the cancellation of the minor league season. Cleveland...on March 11 at LAD, tossed a scoreless 6th inning with 1 hit 2019 Notes: Pronunciation – mih-CACK-en allowed and 2 strikeouts...recorded a save on March 14 vs. MIL, striking • Recap – Split season between Double-A Arkansas (April 4-July 15) and out 2 in a scoreless 8th inning...threw 1.0 scoreless inning on March 16 at Triple-A Tacoma (July 16-end of season), going 7-11 with a 4.38 ERA KC with 1 walk and 1 strikeout...got the loss on March 20 at TEX, blowing a (70 ER, 144.0 IP) in 26 combined starts…limited opponents to a .273 save while allowing 4 earned runs on 3 hits with 1 walk. (158x579) average, while walking 21 and striking out 125. • 2020 Totals – Appeared in 17 games in relief during this rookie cam- paign, going 1-1 with 4 holds and a 4.02 ERA…limited opponents to a .241 (13x54) average, while walking 5 and striking out 6. 2021 - 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 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 Los Angeles Dodgers 4-4 None None None 2-4-5 2,343 Friday March 12 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 5-6 King (1-0) Gerber (0-1) Sborz (2) 7-8-5 2,212 Sunday March 21 Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 Middleton (1-0) Boxberger (0-2) Newsome (1) 8-8-5 2,242 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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