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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 Thursday, March 12, 2015 Game #10 HoHokam Stadium SEATTLE MARINERS (4-5) at Oakland Athletics (6-2-1) Home #5 TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Jordan Pries (1-0, 4.45) at LHP Scott Kazmir (0-0, ---) 12:00 pm • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle (delay until 7 pm) • TV: None STAY CLASSY, MESA…the Mariners continue their 39th spring training with a Cactus League tilt vs. SPRING RECORD the Oakland Athletics at HoHoKam Stadium…the Mariners open the 2015 season April 6 at Safeco Overall Record ..................................4-5 Field vs. the Los Angeles Angels. PEORIA STADIUM ............................3-2 Home Record ................................... 3-2 SHAKE AND BAKE…Austin Jackson (CF), Justin Ruggiano (LF), Stefen Romero (DH), Nelson Road Record .................................... 1-3 Cruz (RF), Patrick Kivlehan (3B), Mike Zunino (C), Jesus Montero (1B), Willie Bloomquist (2B), Current Streak ....................................L2 Ketel Marte (SS). THE COUNTDOWN UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)… 25 days to Opening Day, 4/6 vs. LAA TODAY: Mariners at Athletics 12:00 pm 710 ESPN (delay) SEA — Pries, Gaviglio, Rollins, Landazuri, Lowe, Olson*, Perez* RECENT RESULTS OAK — Kazmir*, Owens*, Smith, De La Rosa* 3/4 .......................W, 4-3 vs. SD (10 inn) FRIDAY: Mariners vs. Brewers 1:05 pm ROOT/710 ESPN 3/5 ....................................W, 9-4 vs. SD 3/6 .................................... L, 4-7 at LAD MIL — Fiers 3/7 .........L, 3-4 vs ARI, W, 11-7 at CWS SEA — Happ*, Smith, Germano, Snow, Farquhar, Furbush*, Kickham* 3/8 ...................................L, 1-10 at CIN SATURDAY: Mariners at D-Backs 1:05 pm 710 ESPN 3/9 ..................................W, 4-3 vs. CLE 3/10 ..................................L, 3-9 at COL SEA — Walker, Leone, Wilhelmsen, Rodney, Medina, Luetge* 3/11 ................................ L, 1-4 vs. COL ARI — Anderson, Marks*, Barrett, Reynolds * left-handed pitcher UPCOMING SCHEDULE #FERRELLTAKESTHEFIELD…In a role fi lled with hopes and dreams, Will Ferrell will be at fi ve March 13 .......vs. Milwaukee (1:05 pm) different spring training ballparks in Arizona today as production begins on a new HBO special from March 14 ............... at Arizona (1:10 pm) March 15 .....vs. LA Dodgers (1:05 pm) Funny Or Die, in partnership with Major League Baseball...dedicating the special to the fi ght against March 16 ................................... Off Day cancer, Ferrell is also honoring the historic feat of Bert Campaneris fi ve decades ago by playing every March 17 ....at CHI White Sox (1:10 pm) position on the fi eld, and maybe some off the fi eld, for ten different teams in the same day...Ferrell March 18 ...........vs. Oakland (1:05 pm) is scheduled to appear in the following games: Seattle Mariners-Oakland Athletics to start at 12:05 Bold - Peoria Stadium p.m. PDT; Chicago Cubs-Los Angeles Angels at 1:10 p.m.; Cincinnati Reds-Arizona Diamondbacks at 2:10 p.m., San Francisco Giants-Chicago White Sox at 4:05 p.m.; and Los Angeles Dodgers-San BY THE NUMBERS Diego Padres at 6:15 p.m. STRATEGERY…the Mariners and A’s meet in the fi rst of two Cactus League games this spring… .393 will wrap up the series on Wednesday, March 18 at the Peoria Sports Complex…the Mariners Brad Miller (.500/6x12) and Chris Taylor and Athletics will face each other 19 times during the 2015 beginning with a 3-game set at O.co (.313/5x16) have combined to bat .393 Coliseum, April 10-12…during the 2014 regular season, the Mariners were 10-9 vs. the A’s, going (11x28) with 6 extra-base hits (3 HR, 3 2B). 4-5 at Safeco Field and 6-4 at O.co Coliseum. MORE COW BELL…the Mariners are 2-0 vs. American League teams, picking up wins vs. the 10 Indians and White Sox…the Mariners will play American League opponents in 6 of their next 10 Mariners leads in the Cactus League games. with 10 stolen bases. MIND-BOTTLING, ISN’T IT...Mariners starter Jordan Pries is the nephew of the Oakland A’s Vice President of Communications and Broadcasting, Ken Pries. 11 IF YOU AIN’T FIRST, YOU’RE LAST…Mariners hitters are batting .288 (92x320) with 38 extra-base The Mariners have hit 11 home runs this hits (2B - 13, 3B - 4, HR - 11) in the fi rst 9 Cactus League games…rank 5th among all Cactus League spring, tied with Kansas City for most in the Cactus League. teams in batting average. DON’T ACT LIKE YOU’RE NOT IMPRESSED…Brad Miller went 2-for-2 with a pair of home runs Monday vs. the Indians…marked the fi rst Mariners player with a multi-homer game in spring play 16 since Jesus Montero last spring vs. the Dodgers (3/8). The spring schedule will feature 16 games televised by ROOT Sports. CURIOUS KUMA…Hisashi Iwakuma will throw a simulated game today in Peoria (time tba). YOU’RE MY BOY, BLUE!...Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon named Felix Hernandez the Opening Day starter against the Angels on April 6 at Safeco Field, at least he said its a 99.99999 73 percent chance…this will be Felix’s 7th consecutive Opening Day start and 8th overall (2007, 2009- Through 9 games the Mariners have 2014)…in 8 career Opening Day starts he is 5-0 with a 1.52 ERA (9 ER, 53.1 IP). already used 73 players, including 32 pitchers and 41 position players. THEY BRING YOU THE NEWS SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO GET IT YOURSELF… ROOT SPORTS and 710 ESPN Seattle will provide complete coverage of the Mariners 2015 Spring Training THE ROSTER schedule…a club-record 16 Cactus League games will be televised (all from Peoria Stadium) and The spring roster is currently at 62 radio partner 710 ESPN will air 30 spring games…see the complete broadcast schedule on page 2 players (40 roster, 22 non-roster)… the camp breakdown by position is of the game notes. the following: 30 pitchers (10 non- EVERYTHING IS AWESOME… roster), 7 catchers (4 non-roster), • HR Log - The Mariners have hit 11 home runs this spring, by 10 different players: Brad Miller (2), 12 infi elders (3 non-roster) and 12 outfi elders (4 non-roster)…P/INF/ Nelson Cruz (1), D.J. Peterson (1), Chris Taylor (1), Patrick Kivlehan (1), Justin Ruggiano (1), Kyle OF/C Will Ferrell was the latest Seager (1), Rickie Weeks (1), Jordy Lara (1), Mike Zunino (1). addition to the roster. • HR Line in CF - New for the 2015 Cactus League season is a yellow line on the center fi eld “blue monster”…balls hit above the yellow line off the batter’s eye will now be a home run at Peoria Stadium. ON THE AIR • MiLB Camp - Mariners minor league pitchers and catchers have reported to camp and were on fi eld Today’s game vs. the Rockies will for the fi rst time yesterday…the fi rst full-squad workout is next Monday and spring games start March be streamed live via Mariners.com 21. (audio only) and tape-delayed at 7 pm on 710 ESPN Seattle…a complete spring training TV and radio schedule HEY MA, CAN WE GET SOME MEATLOAF, DID YOU KNOW?…that if Will Ferrell wants to stay is on Page 2 of the notes... …the in Arizona for a few days, we’ll take him in the PR offi ces…Ferrell graduated from USC in 1990 next TV game on ROOT SPORTS is with a degree in Sports Information…we will be happy have Will help with game notes, lineups and tomorrow vs. the Brewers (1:05 pm). setting up interviews. 2015 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 12, 2015 • AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS #74 — JORDAN PRIES (RHP) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 Jackson 1-0 1.50 2 2 0 0 12.0 3 2 2 2 0 9 Tacoma 9-8 4.06 25 24 0 0 142.0 135 66 64 14 53 111 2015 SPRING 1-0 4.50 1 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 2 MiLB Totals 26-17 4.12 73 65 0 0 380.1 345 189 174 36 116 321 2015 Spring Training: Winning pitcher 3/7 at CWS (2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 K)...non roster invitee. • Last Season - Combined to go 10-8, 3,86 (66 ER, 154.0 IP) in 27 G/26 GS w/AA Jackson & AAA Tacoma. • Award Winner - Named Mariners Minor League Co-Starting Pitcher of the Year. • He’s A Leader - Lead all Mariners minor league pitchers in innings (154.0) and ranked second in strikeouts (120). • Career - Mariners 30th round draft pick in the 2011 Draft out of Stanford University. • Career - Owns career 7-12, 4.62 ERA in 47 games/35 starts with Seattle from 2012-14… signed as a non-drafted free agent on Sept. 1, 2007; signed by Mariners scouts Ubaldo Heredia and Bob Engle. ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH #58 — SAM GAVIGLIO (RHP): #57 — MARK LOWE (RHP): 2015 Spring Training: 0-0, 9.82 in 2 G...allowed 5 R (4 ER) on 6 H in 1.2 2015 Spring Training - 2-0, 0.00 in 3 G...W #2 6/9 vs. CLE (1.0 IP, 3 H)... IP 3/7 at CWS...tossed 2.0 hitless IP 3/4 (2 SO) vs. SD…non-roster invitee. ShO IP 3/6 at LAD (2 BB, 1 SO)...W #1 in Charity game vs.