sign in sign up
<<
Home , Aaron Goldsmith, Adrian Sampson, Chris Iannetta, Joel Peralta

Friday, March 4, 2016 Game #3 (2-0) Maryvale Park (2-0) at MILWAUKEE BREWERS (2-0) Road #2 (1-0) TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION Starting : RH Taijuan Walker (11-8, 4.56 in 2015) vs. RH Wily Peralta (5-10, 4.80 in 2015) 1:05 pm MT/12:10 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle • TV: None TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue their 40th with the third game of the Cactus SPRING RECORD League season today against the Milwaukee Brewers at Maryvale Baseball Park…today’s game Overall Record ...... 2-0 continues the 33-game Cactus League schedule for the Mariners that will conclude April 2 vs. the PEORIA STADIUM ...... 2-0 at Salt River Fields…the Mariners will open the 2016 season April 4 at Globe Life Home Record ...... 1-0 Road Record ...... 1-0 Park vs. the . Current Streak ...... 2 W TODAY’S STARTING 9 VS. BREWERS…the Mariners starting 9 today by batting order: Norichika THE COUNTDOWN Aoki (LF), Leonys Martin (CF), Efren Navarro (1B), Seth Smith (RF), Chris Iannetta (C), Luis Sardiñas (SS), (DH), Chris Taylor (3B), Shawn O’Malley (2B). 31 days to Opening Day, 4/4 at TEX UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)… UPCOMING SCHEDULE FRIDAY: Mariners at Brewers 1:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle March 4 ...... at Milwaukee SEA — Walker, Martin, Guaipe, Fry*, Sampson, Rollins* March 5 ...... vs. Los Angeles (AL) March 6 ...... at Texas MIL — Peralta, Thornburg, Capuano*, Tillman, Chapman March 7 ...... vs. Arizona SATURDAY: Mariners vs. Angels 1:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle Bold - Peoria Stadium LAA — Heaney*, Street, Smith, Bedrosian, Rasmussen*, Mahle*, Smith*, Alcantara, Achter BY THE NUMBERS SEA — Miley*, Peralta, Nuño*, Aro, Zych, Parker SUNDAY: Mariners at Rangers 1:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle SEA — Iwakuma, Benoit, De Fratus, Cishek, Coleman 4 TEX — Tepesch, Klein, Jaye, Freeman*, Williams Luis Sardiñas collected two 2-RBI * left-handed doubles in yesterday’s win against San Diego. 3-0 START?…Seattle won the fi rst two games of the spring, both against San Diego…the Mariners are trying to go 3-0 to start Spring Training for the 7th time in club history…the club also won the fi rst three games of the spring in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 & 2014. 13.040 SOMETHING BREWING…left fi elder Norichika Aoki has .417 (10x24) with 3 runs, 1 home Joaquin Benoit is the most senior play- er in camp with 13 years, 40 days of Ma- run, 2 RBI, 1 walk and 1 steal in 6 career regular season games against Milwaukee… Chris jor League service…the current spring Iannetta has been 14-for-57 with 12 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 11 RBI and 15 walks with roster includes 10 players with at least a .411 on-base percentage and a .474 slugging mark against the Brewers during the regular season. 5.000 years of MLB time. FAMILIAR FACES…Mariners leadoff man Norichika Aoki played his fi rst two Major League seasons with Milwaukee (2012-13)…Seattle and Milwaukee made a trade this offseason that 16 involved players in today’s lineups…on Nov. 20, 2015, the Mariners acquired infi elder Luis Sardiñas The spring schedule will feature 16 from the Brewers in exchange for outfi elder Ramon Flores. games televised by ROOT Sports. VS. THE BREWERS…the Mariners and Brewers are facing each other for the only time this spring… Milwaukee leads the all-time regular season series 115-121 but have not faced each other since 31 2013…the two teams will square off during Interleague Play this season at Safeco Field, Aug. 19-21. The Mariners currently have 60 players in SIGNINGS UPDATE…the Mariners yesterday announced that all players on the 40-man roster have camp…31 of them were not in the orga- agreed to contracts for the 2016 season. nization when the 2015 season ended. MARINERSMEDIA.COM…game notes, lineups, rosters, statistics and news releases (among other things) can be found on MarinersMedia.com…if you need login information, please contact a 40 member of the Mariners Baseball Information staff. This is the Mariners 40th spring training in club history…Seattle trained in Tempe WHAT TIME IS IT ANYWAY?…Arizona is currently one hour ahead of Seattle time…when the from 1977-1992 and have been in Peoria clocks change for Daylight Saving Time on March 13, Seattle and Peoria will be on the same time… since 1993 (played all road games in ‘93 so, today’s game starts at 12:10 pm in Seattle (1:10 pm in Peoria). as stadium was being completed). BROADCAST NOTES… ROOT SPORTS and 710 ESPN Seattle will provide complete coverage of the Mariners 2016 Spring Training schedule…a club-record tying 16 Cactus League games will be 60 televised (all from Peoria Stadium except the last game of the spring from Talking Stick) and radio Players currently in camp. partner 710 ESPN will air 30 spring games…complete broadcast schedule on page 2 of game notes. CACTUS LEAGUE REPORT…the Cactus League Report will be live from 6-8 pm (AZ time) four more times this spring, all on Monday and all from the Salty Señorita in Peoria…the Cactus League 5-0 Report will be hosted by , Aaron Goldsmith, , & Shannon Drayer. Taijuan Walker is 5-0 during his Spring Training career, including 4-0 in 2015. INFORMATION GUIDE…the 2016 Seattle Mariners Information Guide has been printed and available for pickup in the Mariners PR offi ce…the digital edition of the media guide is also available THE ROSTER for download via the Mariners Virtual Press Box (www.MarinersMedia.com). The spring roster is currently at 60 players (40 roster, 19 non-roster, 2015 IN REVIEW…completed the 2015 season 76-86 (.469), fi nishing 4th in the American League 1 DL)…the camp breakdown by West (12.0 games behind division winner Texas)…registered 11 fewer wins than the 87-75 campaign position is the following: 28 pitchers in 2014…compiled a losing record in 5 of last 6 seasons…went 36-45 (.444) at home and 40-41 (8 non-roster), 7 (2 non- roster, 1 DL), 13 infi elders (5 non- (.494) on the road…were 41-48 prior to the All-Star break and 35-38 following the break…posted a roster) & 11 outfi elders (3 non-roster). 18-24-10 record in series, including 4 sweeps. ON THE AIR SINGLE GAME TICKETS…single-game tickets for the 2016 season go on sale to the public at 10 am PT on Saturday, March 5…select groups will have the opportunity to buy single-game tickets Today’s game vs. Milwaukee will be broadcast on ESPN 710 Seattle before they go on sale to the general public (see Mariners.com/tickets for more information). (12:10 pm PT/1:10 pm in AZ)… Aaron Goldsmith & Dave Sims will HEY RYNO, AS YOU KNOW…Taijuan Walker is making his fi rst start of Spring Training…BUT broadcast the game on the radio… DID YOU KNOW?…that in his Spring Training career, he is 5-0 with a 1.54 ERA (6 ER, 35.0 IP) with complete spring training day-by-day with TV and radio listings is listed on 32 in 12 games including 7 starts…in seven starts during 2015 Spring Training, he was Page 2 of these game notes. 4-0 with a 0.67 ERA (2 ER, 27.0 IP) with 26 strikeouts. 2016 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 4, 2016 • AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS

#32 — TAIJUAN WALKER (RHP) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2015 SEATTLE 11-8 4.56 29 29 1 0 169.2 163 92 86 25 40 157 2016 SPRING ------MLB Totals 3-3 2.89 11 8 1 0 53.0 42 19 17 2 22 46 2016 Spring Training - Is making his fi rst appearance of the 2016 Spring Training. • Last Season - Was 11-8 with a 4.56 ERA (86 ER, 169.2 IP) with 157 strikeouts in 29 starts. • Team Ranks - On the Mariners staff ranked 2nd in wins (11), starts (29), innings (169.2) and strikeouts (157). • Strong Finish - Was 10-3 with a 3.62 ERA (51 ER, 126.2 IP) with 118 strikeouts in his fi nal 20 starts. • That’ll Do - Was shut down for the season to limit his inning count after his start on Sept. 14th. • Career - Made 11 MLB appearances with the Mariners in 2013-2014…owns career 30-30, 3.65 ERA in 88 MiLB appearances…origi- nally selected by Seattle in the supplemental fi rst round (43rd overall) in the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH #48 — Mayckol Guaipe (RHP): #61 — Adrian Sampson (RHP): 2016 Spring Training: Making his fi rst Cactus League appearance today. 2016 Spring Training: Making his fi rst Cactus League appearance today. • Last Season - Was 0-3 with 5.40 ERA (16 ER, 26.2 IP) with 22 strikeouts • Last Season - Combined to go 10-12 with a 4.76 ERA (86 ER, 162.2 IP) in 21 outings with Seattle. in 28 starts combined between AAA Indianapolis (PIT) and AAA Tacoma. • Strong Finish - Posted 2.70 ERA (3 ER, 10.0 IP) with 11 strikeouts in fi nal • K’s - Struck out a career-high 123 batters (previous: 109 in 2014) 9 outings. • Trade - Acquired from Pittsburgh for LHP J.A. Happ on July 31. • MLB Debut - Retired all seven batters in 2.1 shutout frames June 1 vs. • In Tacoma - Assigned to Tacoma, going 2-4 with a 7.28 ERA (31 ER, New York-AL, striking out 2 and stranding an inherited runner. 38.1 IP) in 7 starts, Aug. 2-Sept. 4 • The Split - Limited right-handed hitters to .246 (15x61) average; left-hand- • In Indianapolis - 6-3 with a 2.69 ERA (22 ER, 73.2 IP) in fi rst 12 starts of ers hit .452 (19x42). the season, April 10-June 7. • The Draft - Selected in 5th round of 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft #57 — Cody Martin (RHP): by Pittsburgh…graduated from Skyline (WA) High School in 2010…at- 2016 Spring Training: Making his fi rst Cactus League appearance today. tended Bellevue Community College, 2010-11. • Last Season - Was a combined 2-5 with a 7.92 ERA in 25 games, in- cluding two starts, with Atlanta and Oakland. #59 — David Rollins (LHP): • The Debut - Made Major League debut with Atlanta April 7 at Miami with 2016 Spring Training: Making his fi rst Cactus League appearance today. 2.0 scoreless frames with 4 strikeouts. • Last Season - 0-2 with 7.56 ERA (21 ER, 25.0 IP) in 20 relief games. • Opener - On Braves Opening Day roster and went 2-3 with 5.40 ERA in • Going Long - Tossed 1.1+ innings in nine of his 20 appearances including 21 games over two stints with Atlanta. four outings of 2.0+ innings. • The Trade - Was traded to Oakland July 2 for international bonus slot 53 • MLB Debut - Major League debut July 4 at Oakland (1 ShO IP, 1 K). and went 0-2 with a 14.00 ERA in four games, including two starts, over • AAA Tacoma - Was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER, 9.1 IP) in 7 appearances. two stints with Oakland, both in September. #62 — Joel Peralta (RHP): 2016 Spring Training: Made Spring Training debut in Charity game on 3/2 vs. SD, tossing 1-2-3 scoreless inning. • Last Season - Was 3-1 with three saves and a 4.34 ERA (14 ER, 29.0 IP) with 24 strikeouts in 33 relief appearances with Los Angeles (NL). • Seasoned Vet - 11-year MLB veteran with six teams (Los Angeles - AL, Kansas City, Colorado, Washington, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles - NL). • Scoreless Streak - Posted 5.2 scoreless innings of relief over his fi rst seven appearances of the season, from April 6 to April 23. • Successful September - Was 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA (2 ER, 9.0 IP) with 11 strikeouts over his fi nal 11 relief apperances of 2015.

2016 SEATTLE MARINERS - SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

DAY DATE OPP SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE REC ATT Wednesday March 2 San Diego (Charity Game) 7-0 Paxton (1-0) Perdomo (0-1) 1-0 5,505 Thursday March 3 6-5 Cishek (1-0) Torres (0-1) 2-0 3,901 Friday March 4 Milwaukee Brewers Maryvale 1:05/12:05 R Saturday March 5 Peoria 1:10/12:10 R Sunday March 6 Texas Rangers Surprise 1:05/12:05 R Monday March 7 Peoria 1:10/12:10 R Tuesday March 8 Goodyear 1:10/12:10 R# Wednesday March 9 Peoria 1:10/12:10 R#/TV Thursday March 10 Peoria 1:10/12:10 R#/TV Friday March 11 Scottsdale 1:05/12:05 R# Saturday March 12 Cincinnati Reds Goodyear 7:05/6:05 Peoria 7:40/6:40 R/TV Sunday March 13 Cincinnati Reds Peoria 1:10 R/TV Monday March 14 Colorado Rockies Peoria 1:10 R/TV Arizona Diamondbacks Salt River 1:10 Tuesday March 15 Los Angeles Angels Tempe 1:10 R# Wednesday March 16 San Francisco Giants Peoria 1:10 R#/TV Thursday March 17 Mesa (Hohokam) 1:05 R# Friday March 18 Texas Rangers Peoria 1:10 R#TV Saturday March 19 Kansas City Royals Surprise 1:05 Arizona Diamondbacks Peoria 7:10 R/TV Sunday March 20 Cleveland Indians Peoria 1:10 R/TV Monday March 21 Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale 1:05 R Tuesday March 22 OFF DAY Wednesday March 23 Oakland Athletics Peoria 7:10 R/TV Thursday March 24 Colorado Rockies Salt River 1:10 R# Friday March 25 Peoria 1:10 R#/TV Saturday March 26 Los Angeles Dodgers Peoria 1:10 R/TV Sunday March 27 Chicago Cubs Mesa (Sloan) 1:05 R Monday March 28 Kansas City Royals Peoria 1:10 R/TV Tuesday March 29 Cleveland Indians Goodyear 6:05 R Wednesday March 30 San Diego Padres Peoria 12:10 R/TV Thursday March 31 OFF DAY Friday April 1 Colorado Rockies Peoria 7:10 R/TV Saturday April 2 Colorado Rockies Salt River 12:10 R/TV Bold: Home team (ss) split squad game