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Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Game #24 (10-8-5) Peoria Stadium CUBS (12-7-3) at MARINERS (10-8-5) Home #13 (6-4-2) TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION Starting : RH (0-0, 3.52) vs. RH Zach Davies (2-0, 0.00) 6:40 pm AZ/PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle • TV:

TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners host the with the game being televised SPRING RECORD live on ROOT SPORTS NW with and on the call...the game is Overall Record...... 10-8-5 being broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle with and ...the PEORIA STADIUM...... 6-4-2 Mariners have won a spring-high 3 games in a row...Seattle has also won 5 of its last 6... Home Record...... 6-4-2 right-hander Justin Dunn takes the ball and is set to make his 3rd start of the spring. Road Record...... 4-4-3 Current Streak...... W3 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)… TODAY: Mariners vs. Cubs 6:40 pm 710 ESPN Seattle/ROOT THE COUNTDOWN SEA — Dunn, Graveman, Misiewicz*, Fletcher* 8 days to Opening Night, 4/1 vs. SF CHC — Davies, Kimbrel, Workman, Megill UPCOMING SCHEDULE THURSDAY: Mariners at Athletics 1:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle March 25...... at Oakland SEA — Margevicius*, Sadler, Vest, Gerber, Steckenrider, Ramirez March 26...... at OAK — Montas March 27...... vs. San Francisco March 28...... OFF DAY FRIDAY: Mariners at Padres 1:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle Bold - Peoria Stadium SEA — Gonzales*, Graveman, Montero, Swanson SD — Weathers*, Melancon, Pomeranz*, Pagán, Baez, Knehr, Camarena* BY THE NUMBERS * left-handed ROSTER MOVES...Mariners Executive Vice President & 42 announced the following roster moves at the Mariners Major League spring camp Tuesday: The Mariners ros- Re-Assigned to minor league camp (6): ter is now at 42 players after roster RHP (2): , Matt Magill moves that involved 6 players. So far in camp, 25 players have been INF (1): re-assigned to minor league camp, 4 were optioned to the Mariners OF (2): Luis Liberato, alternate site, one (1) optioned to INF/OF (1): Jack Reinheimer AAA Tacoma, one (1) optioned to A Everett, one (1) assigned to minor • Tuesday’s roster moves leave the Mariners with 42 players in their Major League camp: league rehab and one (1) released. 34 roster players, 7 non-roster invitees and 1 player on the 60-day IL. CLEAN SHEET...Seattle pitching kept the Diamondbacks off the scoreboard in yesterday’s 3-0 win...right-hander tossed 5.0 scoreless in his first win of the 4 spring...relievers , , and each The Mariners have - their contributed a scoreless frame, with Sadler notching his first 2021 ...it was the Mariners opponents in each of the last 4 games. In total, Seattle has out-hit 2nd shutout win of the spring, and the first since a 13-0 win at Kansas City on March 16. the other team by a 35-27 advan- LEADER IN WALKS...the Mariners maintained their Major League lead in walks drawn tage in the last 4 contests, includ- ing 8-7 in each of the last 2 games. this Spring Training...Seattle registered 5 walks in Tuesday night’s win, bringing their total to 104 as a team this spring... led off the game with the team’s 100th ...Atlanta is 2nd with 98 walks...Cincinnati is 2nd in the Cactus League with 97 26 walks. The Mariners are in the midst of a LEADER IN STEALS...the Mariners also lead all 30 Major League clubs with their 26 “marathon” of Cactus League stolen bases as a team this spring...Seattle had 3 stolen bases on Tuesday night, 1 from games, yesterday completing the and a pair from Dillon Thomas...11 different Mariners have recorded a stolen 22nd of 26 consecutive days with a scheduled game, ranging from base...San Francisco is 2nd in the Majors with 23 stolen bases this spring. March 2-27. The next-closest Cac- VS. THE CUBS...Seattle and Chicago-NL have met 147 times in Spring Training play...the tus League team are the , with games on 18 con- Mariners own a narrow 73-70-4 advantage in the ...the clubs last met 3 weeks ago secutive days. today on March 3 in an 8-8 tie at ...that game began a 4-game tie streak for the Mariners...the teams last met in Peoria on Feb. 24, 2020 in a 16-12 Cubs win. WIN STREAK...Seattle’s active 3-game win streak marks the first time the team has won 3 3 or more straight spring games since winning 3 straight from March 24-27, 2018...the Mariners Manager Mariners last had a spring of at least 4 games from March 14-17, when has already named Marco Gonza- they won 5 consecutive games (includes 2 split-squad victories on March 17). les as Opening Night starter for the Mariners vs. the Giants on April 1... FIVE TO GO…the Mariners have 5 Cactus League games remaining for 2021 Spring will mark his third consecutive start Training...Seattle plays each of the next 4 days to wrap a 26 consecutive day streak of on , trailing only Félix games before an off day on Sunday, March 28...the Mariners have their final spring game Hernández (11), (6) and (4) for the most scheduled for Monday, March 29 at the before traveling back to Seattle... Opening Day starts in club history. the Mariners open the regular on Thursday, April 1 at 7:10 pm PT against the at T-Mobile Park. THE ROSTER PEORIA STADIUM…the Mariners have averaged 1,808 fans in 12 openings at Peoria The spring roster is currently at 42 Stadium this spring...including tonight, Seattle will play 3 more games in 2021 at their players (34 roster, 7 non-roster, 1 Spring Training home...that includes 2 home games (Tonight vs. CHC, Saturday vs. SF) 60-day IL)…the camp breakdown by position is the following: 23 and also a “road” game against San Diego on Friday night. pitchers (3 non-roster, 1 60-day IL), 4 PROSPECT RANKINGS…the Mariners are ranked by MLB.com as having the 3rd-best catchers (2 non-roster), 5 infielders, 7 farm system in the Major Leagues, trailing only Tampa Bay and Detroit…Seattle’s Top outfielders (2 non-roster) and 3 INF/ O F. 100 prospects as listed by ’s official website includes 6 players: OF (#4), OF Julio Rodríguez (#5), RHP Emerson Hancock (#31), RHP ON THE AIR (#33), RHP George Kirby (#92) and OF (#100)...the #3 Wednesday night’s game that hosts ranking by MLB.com comes after publications and the Chicago Cubs (first 6:40 pm both ranked the Mariners as the #2 farm system in the Major Leagues. local and PT) will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS Northwest with Dave Sims and Mike Blowers on the call... HEY STATS FANS, AS YOU KNOW…Mariners infielder leads the Cactus the game will be broadcast live on League in average (.385), on-base percentage (.455), slugging percentage (.846), 710 ESPN Seattle with Rick Rizzs OPS (1.301) and total bases (33)...he also ranks 2nd or is tied for 2nd in home runs (5), and Aaron Goldsmith on the call... complete spring training day-by-day extra-base hits (8) and hits (15), but...DID YOU KNOW?...outfielder also with TV and radio listings is listed on ranks in the Cactus League top-10 in slugging (.568, 8th) and OPS (.954, 7th)...shortstop Page 2 of these game notes. J.P. Crawford leads the league with 11 walks... is tied for 2nd with 10 walks... leads the league with 6 stolen bases and is tied for the lead with 2 triples. 2021 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 24, 2021 • VS. CHICAGO CUBS

#35 — JUSTIN DUNN (RHP) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2020 SEATTLE 4-1 4.34 10 10 0 0 45.2 31 23 22 10 31 38 2021 SPRING 0-0 3.52 3 2 0 0 7.2 5 4 3 0 6 8 MLB Totals 4-1 4.13 14 14 0 0 52.1 33 25 24 10 40 43

2021 Spring Training - 0-0, 3.52 in 3G: Made his 2021 debut on March 6 vs. Oakland...threw 2.0 scoreless with 1 hit allowed, 2 walks and 2 ...the top of the 1st was “rolled” with the bases loaded and 2 outs...pitched 3.0 innings in a relief effort on March 12 vs. Cincinnati, allowing 1 unearned on 3 hits, walking 1 and striking out 3...started on March 18 at SF, allowing 3 earned runs on 1 hit, walking 3 and striking out 3...the Mariners won the game by a 6-3 score. • 2020 Totals – Went 4-1 with a 4.34 ERA (22 ER, 45.2 IP) in 10 starts with Seattle…limited opponents to a .189 (31x164) with 31 walks and 38 strikeouts. • A Win to Remember – Earned first Major League win on Aug. 10 at Texas, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits while walking 3 and striking out 2 in 6.0 innings. • Innings Eater – Tossed at least 5.0 innings in 6 of his 10 starts, including 5 of his final 6 starts of the season (8/23-9/26)…tossed a season-high 6.0 innings in 4 times: Aug. 10 at TEX (6.0,7,2,2,3,2), Aug. 23 vs. TEX (6.0,1,0,0,1,6), Aug. 30 at LAA (6.0,1,0,0,4,6) and Sept. 6 vs. TEX (6.0,4,2,2,4,4,2HR). ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH #49 — (RHP): #41 — (LHP): 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 7.04 in 6G: Made spring debut on Feb. 28 vs. SD, tossing 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 1.59 in 6G: First spring outing was March 3 at CHC... a scoreless 3rd inning in relief of starter ...threw a scoreless 3rd in- threw a scoreless inning with 1 ...on March 7 at Los Angeles-AL, gave up 1 ning on March 4 vs. Colorado in relief of ...allowed 4 earned runs on earned run on 3 hits with 1 strikeout...on March 11 at the Dodgers, retired both bat- 4 hits in 1.0 inning on March 10 vs. Texas...tossed 1.0 inning with 1 hit allowed and 2 ters he faced...threw a scoreless frame on March 15 vs. with 2 strikeouts... strikeouts on March 14 vs. Milwaukee...tossed 1.2 scoreless frames on March 17 vs. tossed a scoreless 8th inning on March 18 at SF with 2 hits allowed, 1 walk allowed LAA...threw 2.0 innings on March 20 at TEX, allowing 2 earned runs on 2 hits and a and 3 strikeouts...threw a scoreless frame on March 21 at MIL with 2 strikeouts. homer with 2 strikeouts. • 2020 Totals – Played in 6 games for the Mariners in 2020, posting a 12.46 ERA (6 • 2020 Totals – Went 1-3 with 5 holds and a 5.79 ERA (12 ER, 18.2 IP) in 11 games ER, 4.1 IP) with 7 strikeouts and 7 walks. (2 starts) with Seattle…limited opponents to a .221 (15x68) average, while walking • Hot Start – Began his career with two consecutive scoreless outings from Aug. 8 and striking out 15. 22-25, striking out 2 batters in that span…four of his 6 appearances this year • Ouch - Missed 27 games due to injuries…on 10-Day on Aug. 4 (retroac- were scoreless. tive to Aug. 3)-Sept. 1 with a neck spasm…appeared in 2 Intrasquad games at the • Selected – Had his contract selected on Aug, 21…made his Major League debut alternate site in Tacoma while on the IL. the next night vs. Texas with a scoreless 8th inning. • Mariners Debut – Recorded the loss in his Mariners debut on July 27 at HOU, al- • First Of His Kind – Became the first player in club history to wear No. 81 during lowing 7 runs (6 ER) on 6 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 7 over 4.0 innings… the regular season. also allowed 2 home runs, his only home runs of the season. #84 — JT Chargois* (RHP): • Long Road Back – Prior to the 2020 season, his last Major League pitch was 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 4.50 in 3G: Made spring debut on March 15 vs. ARI, al- thrown on May 11, 2018 as a member of the in ... lowing a to Christian Walker and also recording 2 strikeouts in 1.0 inning... went 807 days (2 years, 2 months and 16 days) between Major League appear- threw one-third of an inning on March 18 at SF with 1 walk and 1 strikeout...pitched ances...in Mariners history, 807 days would rank as the 4th-longest span between two-thirds of an inning in relief of on March 21 at MIL. pitching appearances for Seattle. • Personal – Pronounced SHA-gwah...Jon Thomas Chargois...made Major • Splits – Made 2 starts on July 27 at HOU (L-4.0,6,7,6,3,7,2HR) and Aug. 2 vs. OAK (L-4.2,3,2,2,2,3), going 0-2 with a 8.31 (8 ER, 8.2 IP)…after returning from IL, went League debut with Minnesota on June 11, 2016 vs. Boston...began pro career 1-1 with a 3.60 ERA (4 ER, 10.0 IP) in 9 relief appearances. with Rookie-Level Elizabethton in 2012. #38 — (LHP): • February Signee – Signed a minor league contract with Seattle on Feb. 8, 2021. 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 1.69 in 6G: Threw a scoreless 5th inning in Seattle’s spring • 2020 – Made 31 appearances with Rakuten in Japan’s Pacific League...also made opener vs. San Diego...struck out Brian O’Grady and Robert Hassell III...allowed 1 10 outings with Rakuten’s minor league team in the Japan’s Eastern League. earned run in an inning of work on March 4 vs. Colorado, recording a blown save...on #74 — (RHP): March 13 at Colorado, allowed 1 unearned run on a Ty France ...struck out 1... 2021 Spring Training - 1-1, 3.12 in 3G: Made 2021 spring debut in the Mariners first tossed one-third of an inning on March 15 vs. Arizona...notched his first spring save on road game on March 3 at Chicago-NL...started and pitched 2.0 innings, allowing a March 19 vs. CWS, throwing a clean 9th inning...threw a scoreless inning on March 20 2-run homer in the 1st...struck out in the second at Texas, striking out 2 in his second straight day appearing on the mound. inning...on March 9 vs. KC tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in a winning start...allowed • 2020 Totals – Made his first Opening Day roster and pitched in 21 games for Se- just 1 baserunner in the dominant outing...started on March 15 vs. ARI, allowing attle, going 0-2 with a 4.05 ERA (9 ER, 20.0 IP), 25 strikeouts to 6 walks (1 IBB), an 1 earned run in 3.2 innings but getting the loss...walked 1 and struck out 3 in that 11.25 K/9 ratio and 1 …14 of his 21 appearances were scoreless, and 17 of game, his 3rd start of the spring...notched his first save of the spring on March 21 at his 21 appearances included at least 1 strikeout. MIL, throwing a scoreless 9th with 1 walk and 1 strikeout. • Rookie Stud – Ranked 8th in the among rookie pitchers with an • Pronunciation – EL-jay 11.25 K/9 ratio, directly behind teammate Yohan Ramirez (11.32), (min. 20.0 IP)… • 2020 Totals – Went 0-1 with a 5.17 ERA (9 ER, 15.2 IP) in 5 games 4 starts with ranked 7th in that group in K/batters faced at .301, and his 0.5 Pitching FanGraphs Seattle…opponents recorded .303 (20x66) average, while walking 1 and striking WAR ranked tied for 14th in that group. out 9. • FIP – Among AL rookie pitchers who threw at least 20.0 IP, Misiewicz’s 3.04 FIP • Welcome to Seattle – Selected to Seattle on Aug. 15. was tied for 6th best with -TB and Peter Fairbanks-TB, trailing only • A Debut to Remember – Made Major League debut in relief on Aug. 20 vs. LAD, James Karinchak-CLE (1.52), Kyle Zimmer-KC (2.37), Codi Heuer-CHW (2.77), Matt allowing 1 run on 3 hits while walking 0 and striking out 1. Foster-CHW (2.88) and -TOR (3.02). 2021 - 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 Oakland Athletics 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 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 4-4 None None None 2-4-5 2,343 Friday March 12 Cincinnati Reds 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 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 San Francisco Giants 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 3-0 Flexen (1-1) Kelly (0-2) Sadler (1) 10-8-5 2,306 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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