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Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Game #18 (10-7) Peoria Stadium SEATTLE MARINERS (10-7) vs. CHICAGO WHITE SOX (10-7-1) Home #9 (5-3) TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: LH James Paxton (0-0, 5.40) vs. RH Lucas Giolito (2-0, 2.00) 1:10 pm • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle (delayed) • TV: ROOT SPORTS Northwest TODAY’S TILT…Mariners continue their 41st spring training with a Cactus League match-up today SPRING RECORD vs. the Chicago White Sox at Peoria Stadium…today’s game is the 18th of a 36-game Cactus Overall Record ................................ 10-7 League schedule for the Mariners that concludes April 1 vs. Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields… PEORIA STADIUM ............................ 6-3 the Mariners will open the 2017 season April 3 at Minute Maid Park vs. Houston Astros. Home Record ................................... 5-3 Road Record .................................... 5-4 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)… Current Streak ....................................L2 TUESDAY Mariners vs. Chicago-AL 1:10 pm ROOT#/710 ESPN Seattle + THE COUNTDOWN SEA — Paxton*, Overton*, Vincent, Altavilla, Judy, Herb 20 days to Opening Day, 4/3 at HOU CWS — Giolito, Beck, Bummer*, Burdi, Kahnle, Minaya WEDNESDAY Mariners vs. Los Angeles-NL 1:10 pm ROOT#/710 ESPN Seattle+ UPCOMING SCHEDULE LAD — McCarthy March 14 ................................. vs. CWS SEA — Heston, Bergman March 15 .................................. vs. LAD March 16 ...................................... at KC THURSDAY Mariners at Kansas City 1:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle+ March 17 .....................................at LAD SEA — De Jong, Martin March 17 ......................................at ARI KC — Vargas*, Strahm*, Moylan, Caramo, Soria, Albuquerque Bold - Peoria Stadium * left-handed pitcher #live + delayed BY THE NUMBERS HAPPY π DAY…today (3.14.17) is Pi Day, celebrating all the joys of the mathematical constant… with that in mind, two Mariners in club history have hit .314 in a season: Robinson Canó in 2014 and Jose Vidro in 2007…the only Mariners pitcher to post a 3.14 ERA in a single season was Armando .306 Benitez in 2003…finally, the π-est Mariner of them all: Kazuhiro Sasaki pitched four MLB seasons The Mariners lead the Majors in bat- (2000-2003), all with Seattle, and ended his Major League career with an earned run average of 3.14. ting this spring with a mark of .306 (186x608)…individually in batting: Guill- WBC MARINERS TODAY…Team Dominican Republic (Robinson Canó, Nelson Cruz and Jean ermo Heredia is 3rd (.414/12x29) and Segura) faces off against Puerto Rico (Edwin Diaz) in the opening game of Pool F tonight at 6:00 Mitch Haniger is 4th (.406/13x32). p.m. PT at Petco Park in San Diego. MARINERS IN THE WBC RECAP…Team Venezuela (Felix Hernandez) defeated Team Italy, 4-3, in 5 the Pool D tiebreaker on Monday night in Jalisco…Venezuela joins the Dominican Republic, Puerto Tyler Smith has hit safely in 5 of his last Rico and the United States in Pool F of the World Baseball Classic in San Diego. 6 games with an at-bat (3/5-c)…during that span, he is batting .462 (6x13) with THE RAYDER ASCANIO FILE …Rayder Ascanio is batting 9th and starting at shortstop today, his 3 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run first start of the spring…Ascanio is batting .286 (2x7) with 1 run and 1 RBI in 8 games this spring…in & 3 RBI. 125 games with A Clinton last season, he hit .257 (117x456) with 61 runs, 15 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs, 49 RBI and 10 stolen bases…while with Clinton in 2016, he tallied 32 multi-hit games, including 12 nine 3-hit games…he originally signed with Seattle as a non-drafted free agent on Dec. 6, 2012. 12 different Mariners have tallied a steal OFF TO THE RACES…the Mariners have recorded 23 stolen bases this spring, 2nd-most in the this spring, including 4 from Ian Miller Majors this spring, trailing only the Los Angeles Angels (24)…Seattle has only been caught stealing and Shawn O’Malley, 3 each from Jar- rod Dyson and Taylor Motter and 2 by 3 times this spring for a stolen base percentage of 88% (23x26). Guillermo Heredia. SPEEDY…among Major League leaders, Ian Miller (4 stolen bases in 7 games) and Shawn O’Malley (4 stolen bases in 13 games) rank T4th in steals, behind Aneury Tavarez-BAL (6 SB in 14 G), Delino DeShields-TEX (5 SB in 12 G) and Derek Fisher-HOU (5 SB in 14 G) and tied with Jacob 67 May-CWS (4 SB in 13 G), Roman Quinn-PHI (4 SB in 12 G) and Michael Taylor-WAS (4 SB in 13 G). Seattle ranks 4th in MLB with 67 extra- base hits (45 2B, 6 3B, 16 HR), trailing Z MARKS THE SPOT…Mike Zunino is batting .368 (7x19) with 6 runs, 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 6 Milwaukee (72 XBH), New York-AL (70 RBI and 6 walks this spring…he has scored a run in each of his last five games (3/4-c) and also has 3 XBH) and Cleveland (68 XBH). home runs in his last five games…he leads the club in home runs (3) and is T2nd on the club with 6 RBI THE ROSTER (also: Nelson Cruz, Mitch Haniger, Shawn O’Malley & Zach Shank) behind Guillermo Heredia (7). The spring roster is currently at 52 CONTROL THE ZONE…Mariners pitchers have issued only 41 walks this spring, the 2nd-fewest in players (37 roster, 15 non-roster)… the Majors (Baltimore, 39 BB)…Mariners hitters have drawn 68 walks this spring, ranking 6th in MLB the camp breakdown by position is the following: 29 pitchers (9 non- behind Milwaukee (86), Los Angeles-NL (77), Philadelphia (76), Oakland (71) and Pittsburgh (69)… roster), 6 catchers (3 non-roster), Seattle’s hitters have struck out 118 times this spring, 9th-fewest in the Majors. 9 infielders (2 non-roster) and 8 outfielders (1 non-roster). BRINGING VOGELBACH…Daniel Vogelbach is 8-for-his-last-24 (.333) with 4 runs, 1 double, 1 home run, 4 RBI and 3 walks over his last 9 games (3/2-c)…overall, he is batting .314 (11x35) with 4 CACTUS LEAGUE REPORT runs, 2 doubles, 1 home run, 5 RBI, 4 walks and a .385 on-base percentage in 14 games this spring. The Cactus League Report will air HAMMERIN’ HANIGER…Mitch Haniger is batting .406 (13x32) with 5 runs, 4 doubles, 2 home the third of five live shows tomorrow (March 15) at the Salty Señorita runs, 6 RBI and a .472 on-base percentage in 11 spring games…since Feb. 28, he is 12-for-27 (.444) in Peoria at 6:00 p.m.…the show after starting the spring 1-for-5 (.200). will be hosted by Rick Rizzs, Mike Blowers, Aaron Goldsmith VS. THE WHITE SOX…the Mariners and White Sox are facing each other in the final of two games & Shannon Drayer…guests will this spring…Seattle defeated the White Sox, 8-1, on Feb. 28 in Glendale…the two clubs will face each include Scott Servais, Daniel other seven times during the 2017 regular season (May 18-21 in Seattle & July 14-16 in Chicago)… Vogelbach, Taylor Motter, Chris Seattle trails the all-time series, 234-197, including a record of 3-4 against the White Sox last season. Heston and Dillon Overton. 2016 IN REVIEW…completed the 2016 season 86-76 (.531), finishing 2nd in the AL West (9.0 games ON THE AIR behind division winner Texas)…finished 3.0 games back of the AL Wild Card…registered 10 more Today’s game vs. the White Sox wins than in 2015…compiled a winning record in 2 of last 3 seasons…went 44-37 (.543) at home (1:10 pm) will be broadcast (delayed) and 42-39 (.519) on the road…were 45-44 prior to the All-Star break and 41-32 following the break… on 710 ESPN Seattle…it will be televised live in HD on ROOT posted a 25-18-9 record in series, including 9 sweeps. SPORTS Northwest…Rick Rizzs and Dave Sims will broadcast the HEY JASON, DID YOU KNOW?…that the Mariners are the only team in all of Spring Training game on the radio while Aaron Goldsmith and Mike Blowers will (Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues) to have a team batting average of at least .300?…the Mariners call the game on TV. lead the Majors with a mark of .306 (186x608) this spring. 2017 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 14, 2017 • VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX #65 — JAMES PAXTON (LHP) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 Tacoma 4-3 3.73 11 11 0 0 50.2 43 24 21 6 15 53 SEATTLE 6-7 3.79 20 20 0 0 121 134 62 51 9 24 117 2017 SPRING 0-0 5.40 2 1 0 0 5.0 4 3 3 2 1 7 MiLB Totals 27-24 3.60 84 82 2 1 417.1 397 197 167 27 180 445 MLB Totals 18-15 3.43 50 50 0 0 286.0 276 130 109 22 89 253 2017 Spring Training - 0-0, 5.40 ERA (3 ER, 5.0 IP) in 2 G, 1 GS…allowed 2-run HR in debut on 3/4 at COL (2.0,3,2,2,1,2,HR)…in first spring start on 3/9 at CHC, had 5 K in 3.0 IP; after solo HR to A. Rizzo in B1st, retired next seven batters (3.0,1,1,1,0,5,HR).