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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 Tuesday, March 10, 2015 Game #8 Salt River Fields SEATTLE MARINERS (4-3) at COLORADO ROCKIES (2-3-1) Road #4 TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Felix Hernandez (0-0, -.--) vs. RHP Kyle Kendrick (0-1, 4.50) 1:10 pm • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle (delay until 7 pm) • TV: None TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue their 39th spring training with a Cactus League tilt vs. the SPRING RECORD Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick…the Rockies are split today also facing the Overall Record .................................. 4-3 Dodgers (and Clayton Kershaw) in Glendale…the Mariners open the 2015 season April 6 at Safeco PEORIA STADIUM ............................ 3-1 Field vs. the Los Angeles Angels. Home Record ................................... 3-1 Road Record .................................... 1-2 THE STARTING 9…the Mariners starting 9 today by batting order: James Jones (RF), Austin Current Streak .................................. W1 Jackson (CF), Dustin Ackley (LF), Logan Morrison (DH), D.J. Peterson (3B), Brad Miller (2B), Willie Bloomquist (1B), Chris Taylor (SS), Jesus Sucre (C). THE COUNTDOWN 27 days to Opening Day, 4/6 vs. LAA YESTERDAY’S RECAP…D.J. Peterson hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th inning to score Ketel Marte sending the Mariners to a 4-3 walk-off win over the Indians yesterday…Marte led off RECENT RESULTS the inning with a triple to the right field gap…starting pitcherTaijuan Walker recorded 4 strikeouts 3/4 .......................W, 4-3 vs. SD (10 inn) in 3.0 scoreless innings (facing the minimum 9 batters) and Brad Miller hit a pair of home runs in the 3/5 ....................................W, 9-4 vs. SD victory…Mike Zunino also hit a solo home run and Chris Taylor went 2-for-2 with a double. 3/6 .................................... L, 4-7 at LAD 3/7 .........L, 3-4 vs ARI, W, 11-7 at CWS UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)… 3/8 ...................................L, 1-10 at CIN TODAY: Mariners at Rockies 1:10 pm 710 ESPN (delay) 3/9 ..................................W, 4-3 vs. CLE SEA — Hernandez, Elias*, Leone, Farquhar, Snow, Perez*, Germano, Kickham* COL — Kendricks, Jurrjens, Hawkins, Axford, Boshers*, Miller, Betancourt* UPCOMING SCHEDULE March 11 ......... vs. Colorado (1:05 pm) WEDNESDAY: Mariners vs. Rockies 1:05 pm ROOT/710 ESPN (delay) March 12 .................at Oakland (12 pm) COL — Bergman, Hale, Logan*, Ottavino, Diaz, Kahnle, Sitton* March 13 .......vs. Milwaukee (1:05 pm) SEA — Ramirez, Hultzen*, Medina, Guaipe, Wilhelmsen, Rodney, Furbush* March 14 ............... at Arizona (1:10 pm) March 15 .....vs. LA Dodgers (1:05 pm) THURSDAY: Mariners at Athletics 12:00 pm 710 ESPN (delay) March 16 ................................... Off Day SEA — Pries Bold - Peoria Stadium OAK — Kazmir*, Owens*, Smith, De La Rosa* * left-handed pitcher BY THE NUMBERS MULTI-HOMER MILLER…Brad Miller went 2-for-2 with a pair of home runs yesterday…marked the first Mariners player with a multi-homer game in spring play sinceJesus Montero last spring vs. 10 the Dodgers (3/8)…Miller has four career multi-home runs games (last: 4/1/14 at LAA). The Mariners lead all teams during KING FELIX’S DEBUT…Felix Hernandez will make his Cactus League debut today in a road spring training play with 10 home runs. game vs. the Colorado Rockies…Felix’s next scheduled outing will be a simulated game on Sunday (March 15) in Peoria. 15 KUMA SIM GAME…Hisashi Iwakuma will throw a simulated game Thursday in Peoria (time tba). Mariners pitchers combined for 15 FELIX NAMED OPENING DAY STARTER (sort of)…Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon named strikeouts in yesterday’s win over the Felix Hernandez the Opening Day starter against the Angels on April 6 at Safeco Field, at least he Indians. said its a 99.99999 percent chance…this will be Felix’s 7th consecutive Opening Day start and 8th overall (2007, 2009-2014)…in 8 career Opening Day starts he is 5-0 with a 1.52 ERA (9 ER, 53.1 IP). 16 GAME TIME CHANGE - MARCH 12…Thursday’s game vs. the Oakland Athletics at HoHoKam The spring schedule will feature 16 Stadium in Mesa has been changed to a 12:00 pm…this adjustment from the original 1:05 pm start games televised by ROOT Sports. time is to accommodate a request by Major League Baseball, which is collaborating with HBO to film a special that day in Arizona. 71 BROADCAST NOTES… ROOT SPORTS and 710 ESPN Seattle will provide complete coverage Through 7 games the Mariners have of the Mariners 2015 Spring Training schedule…a club-record 16 Cactus League games will be already used 71 players, including 30 televised (all from Peoria Stadium) and radio partner 710 ESPN will air 30 spring games…see the pitchers and 41 position players. complete broadcast schedule on page 2 of the game notes. 2014 IN REVIEW…the Mariners finished with a 87-75 (.537) record, the 6th-best winning percentage 87 in the American League…marked a 16-win improvement from 2013 (71-91)…finished one game back The Mariners are coming off a 87-75 re- of the Oakland Athletics for the second AL Wild Card, narrowly missing the club’s first postseason cord last season, the 7th-most wins in since 2001…were not eliminated from postseason play until the bottom of the 5th inning in G#162… club history. posted a 24-23-6 record in series, including 11 sweeps…recorded the 4th-highest run differential in THE ROSTER the American League at +80 (634-554), 6th-best in MLB. The spring roster is currently at 61 CACTUS LEAGUE REPORT…the Cactus League Report will air live from 6-7 pm (AZ time) five players (40 roster, 21 non-roster)… times this spring, all on Wednesday…four of the five shows (all but 3/25) will air live from the Salty the camp breakdown by position Señorita in Peoria…tomorrow’s CLR will include scheduled guests Mike Zunino, Patrick Kivlehan, is the following: 30 pitchers (10 non-roster), 7 catchers (4 non- Taijuan Walker and Brad Miller. roster), 12 infielders (3 non-roster) CACTUS LEAGUE NUGGETS… and 12 outfielders (4 non-roster)… • HR Log - The Mariners have hit 10 home runs this spring to lead MLB, by 9 different players: Brad RHP Kevin Correia was the latest addition signing as a MiLB free agent Miller (2), Nelson Cruz (1), D.J. Peterson (1), Chris Taylor (1), Patrick Kivlehan (1), Justin Ruggiano yesterday. (1), Rickie Weeks (1), Jordy Lara (1), Mike Zunino (1). • Spring Rankings - Mariners rank 5th in the Cactus League with a .290 batting average and 2nd with ON THE AIR a .482 slugging percentage. Today’s game vs. the Rockies will • HR Line in CF - New for the 2015 Cactus League season is a yellow line on the center field “blue be streamed live via Mariners. monster”…balls hit above the yellow line off the batter’s eye will now be a home run at Peoria Stadium. com (audio only) and tape-delayed • MiLB Camp - Mariners minor league pitchers and catchers have reported to camp and will be on field at 7 pm on 710 ESPN Seattle…a tomorrow…the first full-squad workout is next Monday and spring games start March 21. complete spring training day-by-day with TV and radio listings is on Page 2 of the notes…the next TV game HEY RICK, DID YOU KNOW?…that Felix Hernandez has recorded the most strikeouts (1,358), on ROOT SPORTS is tomorrow vs. innings (1,394.1) and has the 2nd-lowest ERA (2.73) over the last 6 seasons (2009-2014)?…Felix is the Rockies (1:05 pm). the only pitcher to throw at least 200.0 innings with 200 K’s in each season since 2009. 2015 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 10, 2015 • AT COLORADO ROCKIES #34 — FELIX HERNANDEZ (RHP) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 SEATTLE 15-6 2.14 34 34 0 0 236.0 170 68 56 16 46 248 2015 SPRING - - - - - - - - - - - - - MLB Totals 38-20 3.07 91 77 0 0 524.0 463 188 179 62 106 440 2015 Spring Training - Making first start today. • Last Season - Went 15-6 with a league-best 2.14 ERA (56 ER, 236.0 IP) in 34 GS with Seattle...27 QS...second in Cy Young race. • ERA Title - Claimed the second ERA crown of his career with a 2.14 mark (Sale, 2.17). • Low ERA - ERA was lowest by an AL starting pitcher since Pedro Martinez (1.74) in 2000...set Mariners single-season record. • WHIP It - Led the AL in WHIP at 0.915, the lowest by an AL pitcher since Martinez in 2000. • 200 - Tossed 200.0+ innings for the seventh consecutive season, and struck out 200+ for the sixth straight year. • Career - Spent entire pro career with Seattle...5-time All-Star (2009, 2011-2014), 2-time ERA champ...is 125-92, 3.07 in 303 career starts with 23 CG, 9 ShO, and one perfect game. ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH #29 — ROENIS ELIAS (LHP): #59 — MIKE KICKHAM (LHP): 2015 Spring Training: 0-0, 0.00 in 1 GS...ND in 1st ST start, 3/5 2015 Spring Training: 0-1, 0.00 in 1 G...charged w/3 un-earned runs after vs. SD (2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 BB); induced a pair of GIDP. a pair of inf.