Tuesday, March 23, 2021 Game #23 (9-8-5) Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (9-8-5) at (7-10-5) Road #11 (3-4-3) TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION Starting : RH (0-1, 10.13) vs. RH Merrill Kelly (0-1, 9.00) 6:10 pm AZ/PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle • TV: None

TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners take on the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 6:10 pm first SPRING RECORD pitch...Seattle has won back-to-back games and 4 of its last 5 to rise above the .500 mark Overall Record...... 9-8-5 at 9-8-5...the Mariners have also won 3 of their last 4 road games...right-hander Chris PEORIA STADIUM...... 6-4-2 Flexen makes his 4th start of the spring as the Mariners look to win their 10th game. Home Record...... 6-4-2 Road Record...... 3-4-3 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)… Current Streak...... W2 TODAY: Mariners at Diamondbacks 6:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle SEA — Flexen, Middleton, Vest, Sadler, Swanson THE COUNTDOWN ARI — Kelly, Soria, Devenski, Moll*, Mantiply*, Mella, Navas 9 days to Opening Night, 4/1 vs. SF WEDNESDAY: Mariners vs. Cubs 6:40 pm 710 ESPN Seattle/ROOT UPCOMING SCHEDULE SEA — Dunn, Graveman, Misiewicz*, Fletcher* March 24...... vs. Chicago-NL CHC — Davies, Kimbrel, Workman, Megill March 25...... at Oakland THURSDAY: Mariners at Athletics 1:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle March 26...... at San Diego March 27...... vs. San Francisco SEA — Margevicius*, Sadler, Vest, Gerber, Steckenrider, Ramirez Bold - Peoria Stadium OAK — Montas * left-handed BY THE NUMBERS ROSTER MOVES...Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager Jerry Dipoto announced the following roster moves at the Mariners Major League spring camp Monday: 48 Optioned to alternate site (2): The Mariners Spring Training ros- RHP (1): Yohan Ramirez ter is now at 48 players after roster moves that involved 12 players. So INF (1): Donovan Walton far in camp, 19 players have been Re-Assigned to minor league camp (8): re-assigned to minor league camp, 4 were optioned to the Mariners RHP (5): JT Chargois, , Taylor Guerrieri, , Jimmy Yacabonis alternate site, one (1) optioned to AAA Tacoma, one (1) optioned to A C (1): Brian O’Keefe Everett, one (1) assigned to minor INF (1): Jantzen Witte league rehab and one (1) released. OF (1): Eric Filia Re-Assigned to minor league rehab (1): 5 LHP (1): Roenis Elías Infielder has a team- leading 5 home runs this spring. Released (1): He also leads the Cactus League RHP (1): Gerson Bautista in 5 major hitting categories: Bat- ting Average, On-Base Percent- • Moday’s roster moves leave the Mariners with 48 players in their Major League camp: 34 age, , OPS roster players, 13 non-roster invitees and 1 player on the 60-day IL. and Total Bases. J.P.: JUST PATIENT...the Mariners increased their Cactus League lead to 99 walks as a team this spring, with the Grapefruit League’s totaling the next-most with 26 97...J.P. Crawford’s 11 walks are the most in the Major Leagues through March 22. The Mariners are in the midst of a SPEEDY SAM...the Mariners also lead all 30 Major League clubs with their 23 stolen “marathon” of Cactus League bases as a team this spring...’s 6 stolen bases pace all baserunners in games, yesterday completing the both the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues coming into play Tuesday...Seattle has had 10 21st of 26 consecutive days with a scheduled game, ranging from different players record a this spring. March 2-27. The next-closest Cac- FIVE IN THE FIFTH...Seattle’s offense exploded in the 5th inning yesterday, scoring 5 tus League team are the Chicago White Sox, with games on 18 con- runs on 5 extra-base hits... and started the inning with back- secutive days. to-back doubles..., José Marmolejos and all homered, giving the Mariners 3 home runs in the span of 4 at-bats off defending NL Cy Young winner ...it was the first back-to-back home runs for the Mariners since March 6 this 3 spring in a 6-3 win vs. Kansas City...in that game, Moore and Ty France went back-to- Mariners Manager back to lead off the game...Seattle notched 4 extra-base hits in that opening frame. has already named Marco Gonza- VS. ARIZONA...today marks the 50th all-time spring matchup between the Mariners and les as Opening Night starter for the Mariners vs. the Giants on April 1... Diamondbacks...Seattle is 19-26-4 in the all-time series...the clubs last met 8 days ago at will mark his third consecutive start Peoria Stadium in a 6-2 DBacks win...in the previous matchup on Feb. 28, 2020 in a 6-2 on , trailing only Félix Seattle win, homered, got the win and the Mariners recorded Hernández (11), Randy Johnson (6) 3 stolen bases. and Jamie Moyer (4) for the most Opening Day starts in club history. COMEBACK WINS…the Mariners overcame a 2-0 deficit to win 7-3 against the Dodgers on Monday night at Peoria Stadium...Seattle has trailed in 7 of its 9 victories this spring. THE ROSTER PROSPECT RANKINGS…the Mariners are ranked by MLB.com as having the 3rd-best The spring roster is currently at 48 farm system in the Major Leagues, trailing only Tampa Bay and Detroit…Seattle’s Top players (34 roster, 13 non-roster, 1 100 prospects as listed by Major League ’s official website includes 6 players: 60-day IL)…the camp breakdown by position is the following: 25 pitchers OF (#4), OF Julio Rodríguez (#5), RHP (#31), RHP (5 non-roster, 1 IL), 4 (2 non- Logan Gilbert (#33), RHP George Kirby (#92) and OF (#100)...the #3 roster), 6 infielders (1 non-roster), 9 ranking by MLB.com comes after publications and Baseball Prospectus (4 non-roster) and 4 INF/ both ranked the Mariners as the #2 farm system in the Major Leagues. OF (1 non-roster). ON THE AIR HEY SHANNON, AS YOU KNOW…Evan White, José Marmolejos and Mitch Haniger Tuesday night’s game against the all homered in the 5th inning of yesterday’s 7-3 win over the Dodgers, but...DID YOU Arizona Diamondbacks (first pitch 6:10 KNOW?...it was the second time this spring that Seattle hit 3 home runs in an inning... pm local and PT) will be broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle with Rick Rizzs the other occurrence came on March 4 in a 9-9 tie vs. Colorado...in that contest, Haniger, and Aaron Goldsmith on the call... and Ty France in the 3rd inning became the first Mariners trio to hit back- complete spring training day-by-day to-back-to-back home runs in a Spring Training game since March 19, 2011 at Texas with TV and radio listings is listed on when , Mike Wilson and Jack Cust hit 3 consecutive home runs in the Page 2 of these game notes. 8th inning off Rangers reliever Darren O’Day...the Mariners last clubbed 3 homers in a regular season inning on Aug. 17, 2020 in the 3rd inning of an 11-9 loss at the Dodgers... Kyle Lewis, Seager and White were the Mariners to homer in that inning. 2021 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 23, 2021 • AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

#77 — CHRIS FLEXEN (RHP) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2020 Doosan-KBO 8-4 3.01 21 21 0 0 116.2 97 43 39 6 30 132 2021 SPRING 0-1 10.13 3 3 0 0 8.0 12 10 9 2 4 10 MLB Totals 3-11 8.07 27 11 0 0 68.0 91 69 61 14 54 49

2021 Spring Training - 0-1, 10.13 in 3G: His March 5 start at Chicago-AL was his first in America since Aug. 31, 2019 with AAA Syra- cuse in the organization...allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits...snagged a Luis Robert comeback line drive in the 1st... struck out the last 3 White Sox batters he faced...started on March 11 at the Dodgers, his second start at Camelback Ranch in as many outings...allowed 2 earned runs on 1 hit, a 2- homer by ...retired 9 of the last 11 batters he faced in a 3.0-inning start... allowed 6 earned runs on 9 hits in 3.0 innings on March 17 vs. the Angels, getting tagged with the loss. • KBO Totals – Spent the 2020 season with the Doosan Bears in the Korean Baseball Organization and went 8-4 with a 3.01 ERA (39 ER, 116.2 IP) with 30 walks and 132 over 21 starts. • Bearing Down In The Playoffs – During the Bears’ playoff run, in which they fell to the NC Dinos 4-2 in the Korean Series, he posted a 1.91 ERA (6 ER, 28.1 IP), pitching in both starting and relieving roles. • K% – Struck out 28% of the batters he faced, which registered as the 4th-highest in the KBO since 2002, and he only walked 6.4%. ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH #99 — (RHP): #50 — (RHP): 2021 Spring Training: 1-0, 13.50 in 6G...tossed the 4th inning of Seattle’s open- 2021 Spring Training: 1-0, 3.60 in 5G: Allowed 2 earned runs in his first spring ing game...allowed a solo to San Diego’s ...tossed 1.0 inning, appearance on a 2-run homer off the bat of Cleveland’s Andrés Giménez...re- allowing 1 earned run, on March 4 vs. Colorado...allowed 5 earned runs on 4 hits bounded in his next outing on March 5 at CWS, tossing a scoreless 7th to pre- and 3 home runs in 1.0 inning of work on March 10 vs. Texas...pitched 1.0 inning, serve a tie...tossed a scoreless frame on March 8 at Cleveland...recorded the allowing a home run to Jacob Nottingham, on March 14 vs. Milwaukee...pitched win on March 12 vs. CIN, tossing a scoreless 7th inning in a 4-3 win...earned an inning on March 17 vs. the Angels, allowing 1 run on 1 hit with 2 strikeouts... the save on March 18 at SF, allowing 1 hit in a scoreless 9th inning of a 6-3 win. earned a win on March 21 at MIL, allowing 1 hit with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts. • 2020 Totals – Posted a 12.91 ERA (11 ER, 7.2 IP) with 9 strikeouts and 2 • 2020 Totals – Appeared in 13 games for Los Angeles-AL, going 0-1 with a walks in 9 games. 5.25 ERA (7 ER, 12.0 IP), 11 strikeouts and 6 walks. • Trust The Heater – Threw 149 pitches in 2020, 101 of which were his 4-seam #53 — (RHP): fastball (67.8%)…among pitchers who threw at least 100 4-seam fast balls in 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 8.22 in 7G: Tossed a perfect 7th inning in the Mariners 2020, his 67.8% fastball rate ranked tied for 8th in the Majors with Oakland’s spring opener vs. the Padres...on March 4 vs. COL allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on Liam Hendriks. 4 hits...in that outing, the top of the 5th was “rolled”...on March 7 at LAA, allowed • Recalled – Was recalled on Aug. 2 for his first stint with the big league club. back-to-back home runs to Phil Gosselin and Scott Schebler in the 7th inning... • Ouch – Was placed on the 10-Day Injured List on Aug. 20 with a strained allowed 2 earned runs on 2 hits on March 10 vs. Texas...on March 13 at COL, right forearm…was reinstated on Sept. 14, and finished the season with the tossed a scoreless bottom of the 8th with 1 hit allowed and 2 punchouts...threw team. 1.1 scoreless IP on March 16 at KC...tossed 1.1 scoreless frames on March 19 #37 — * (RHP): vs. the White Sox. 2021 Spring Training: 1-0, 11.25 in 4G: Earned a victory in the Mariners Cac- • Totals – Did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league tus League opener on Feb. 28...in the 5-4 walk-off win, tossed a scoreless top season. of the 9th with a pair of strikeouts...on March 3 vs. COL blew a save, allowing • Personal – William Vest…was a middle infielder primarily at Stephen F. Austin a 2-run homer to Casey Golden before striking out final 3 batters in 9-9 tie...on State University before transitioning to a relief role in 2017...was a two-year March 7 at LAA, allowed 1 earned run on 3 hits with 2 strikeouts...gave up 2 letter winner for Ridge Point (TX) High School. earned runs on 3 hits with 1 walk and 1 in an inning of work on March • Acquired – Selected by Seattle in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 2020 Rule 15 vs. ARI. 5 Draft from Detroit. • 2020 Totals – Appeared in 5 games for the New York Mets, covering 6.0 #65 — (RHP): innings with 2 strikeouts. 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 1.42 in 5G: Threw a scoreless top of the 8th in the #62 — Brady Lail* (RHP): Mariners Cactus League opener on Feb. 28 vs. SD...had 1 strikeout, 1 hit and 2021 Spring Training - 0-0, 9.00 in 1G: The non-roster invitee made his spring a wild pitch...tossed a scoreless frame on March 4 vs. Colorado...on March 13 debut on March 4 vs. Colorado, allowing 1 earned run in 1.0 inning of work. at COL threw a scoreless frame with 1 hit allowed and 3 strikeouts...threw 1.2 • 2020 Totals – Went 0-0 with a 4.41 ERA (8 ER, 16.1 IP) with 7 walks and 12 scoreless IP with 1 walk, 4 strikeouts on March 16 at KC...tossed 1.2 innings, strikeouts in 8 games with Mariners... allowing 1 earned run on 2 hits and striking out 3 on March 19 vs. the White Sox. • Historic Beginning – Became the 4th pitcher in modern era to make 1st 3 • Mariners Totals – In 7 relief appearances with the Mariners, was 1-2 with a MLB appearances for 3 different teams (NYY-2019, CWS-2020, SEA-2020); 4.50 ERA (5 ER, 10.0 IP) with 12 strikeouts and 4 walks. joins John Peters, 1915-21; Mysterious Walker, 1910-13; Ensign Cottrell, • Strong Start – Retired 20 of 22 batters faced (2 H), including 9 via strikeout, 1911-1913. across 6.2 scoreless innings in his first 4 relief appearances with the Mariners, spanning Sept. 8-19. • What’s Right is Right – While with Seattle, limited opposing right-handed batters to an .067 (1x15) average against…struck out 5 of 17 right-handed batters faced, while walking 2. • Home Away From Home – While with Seattle, posted a 1.04 ERA (1 ER, 8.2 IP) in 6 outings on the road. • Welcome to Seattle – Claimed off waivers by the Mariners from the on Sept. 5…was designated for assignment by the Cubs on Sept. 1. 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 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 Kansas City Royals 6-3 Newsome (1-0) Duffy (0-1) None 2-3-4 1,770 Wednesday March 10 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 5-4 (7.5) Montero (1-0) Boxberger (0-1) Gerber (1) 4-5-5 2,000 Monday March 15 Arizona Diamondbacks 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 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 7-3 Nittoli (1-0) Bauer (1-1) None 9-8-5 1,908 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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