Thursday, April 1, 2021 Game #1 (0-0) T-Mobile Park SEATTLE MARINERS (0-0) vs. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (0-0) Home #1 (0-0) TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: LHP Marco Gonzales (7-2, 3.10 in ‘20) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (3-3, 3.62 in ‘20) 7:10 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN / Mariners.com • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO Friday April 2 vs. SF 7:10 pm LH Yusei Kikuchi (6-9, 5.12 in ‘20) vs. RH Johnny Cueto (2-3, 5.40 in ‘20) 710 ESPN Saturday April 3 vs. SF 6:10 pm RH Chris Flexen (8-4, 3.01 in ‘20 KBO) vs. RH Logan Webb (3-4, 5.47 in ‘20) 710 ESPN Sunday April 4 OFF DAY TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners open their 45th season against the San Francisco Giants at T-Mobile INSIDE THE NUMBERS Park…tonight is the first of a 3-game series vs. the Giants…following Saturday’s game, the Mariners will enjoy an off day before hosting the White Sox for a 3-game set beginning on Monday, April 5…tonight’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS NW and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle and the 2 Mariners Radio Network. With a win in tonight’s game, Marco Gonzales would join Randy Johnson ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners open the season against San Francisco for the first time in club history with 2 wins on Opening Day, trailing ...also marks the first time in club history the Mariners open with an interleague opponent...the Mariners are only Félix Hernández (7) for the most 12-4 over their last 16 Opening Day contests...are 3-1 at home during that span. Opening Day wins in club history. • Service Time - the Mariners have three players with at least five years of Major League service time:Kyle Seager (9.086), James Paxton (6.152) and Kendall Graveman (5.079)...13 players on the Mariners roster have less than 2 years of service time. 2.20 • Young & Old - third baseman Kyle Seager (33 years, 149 days) is the oldest player on the Mariners The Mariners pitching staff has Opening Day active roster…outfielderTaylor Trammell (23 years, 200 days) is the youngest player on the combined to post a 2.20 ERA (35 ER, 143.0 IP) over the club’s last 16 Opening Mariners Opening Day active roster. Day contests, leading the Mariners to a • Debuts - two players are set to make their respective Major League debuts with their first appearance: 12-4 record during that span. right-handed pitcher Will Vest and outfielder Taylor Trammell. • International Game - the Mariners Opening Day roster is represented by four countries: Canada (James Pax- ton), Dominican Republic (Rafael Montero), Japan (Yusei Kikuchi) and United States (23 players). 6 • 2020 in Review - Completed the 2020 season 27-33 (.450), finishing 3rd in the American League West Tonight will mark the first time being (9.0 games behind division-winner Oakland)…went 14-10 (.583) at home and 13-23 (..394) on the road… featured on an Opening Day roster for 6 posted a 6-9-4 record in series, including 2 sweeps...were 14-22 (.389) in night games and 13-11 (.542) Mariners players: right-handed pitcher during the day. Chris Flexen, outfielderJake Fraley, • Skipper - Mariners manager Scott Servais is entering his 6th season at the helm of the Mariners...is 2-3 infielder/outfielder Sam Haggerty, on Opening Day as a manager...is the 2nd-winningest Manager in club history, tallying 348 wins over his left-handed pitcher Nick Margevicius, outfielder Taylor Trammell and right- five seasons, trailing only Lou Piniella (840). handed pitcher Will Vest. WHERE WE LEFT IT...from Aug. 21 to the end of the 2020 regular season, the Mariners went 19-14 (.576)...Seattle’s .576 winning percentage was 3rd-best in the American League during that span, trailing only Tampa Bay (23-11, .676) and Chicago-AL (20-14, .588)...Mariners starters went 15-7 8 with a 3.77 ERA (73 ER, with 174.1 IP) with 63 walks and 157 strikeouts during the 33-game stretch. Kyle Seager is making his 8th career Opening Day start for the Mariners... HEY, I KNOW THAT GUY...all 12 position players on the Mariners Opening Night roster were with the ranks 6th-most Opening Day starts in Mariners organization in 2020...of those 12 position players, 9 appeared in a Major League game with the club history, trailing only Edgar Martinez Mariners last season...only Mitch Haniger, Tom Murphy and Taylor Trammell did not appear in a game (15), Ken Griffey Jr. (13), Ichiro (13), Félix Hernández (11), Dan Wilson (10), with the Mariners in 2020...Haniger and Murphy spent the season on the Injured List, while Trammell played and Jay Buhner (9)...Seager was in the exclusively at the alternate training site following his acquisition from San Diego at the trade deadline. Opening Day lineup in 6 consecutive OPENING DAY DATA…the Mariners are 26-18 (.591) in season openers and have won 12 of the last 16 seasons (2013-18) before beginning the 2019 season on the Injured List. season openers, including Opening Day shutouts in 2007 (4-0 vs. OAK) and 2013 (2-0 at OAK)...OPENERS VS. THE GIANTS…the Mariners will open with the Giants for the first time in club history…OPENERS AT HOME…this will be the 28th time in club history that the Mariners have opened the regular season 14 on the at home…went 11-6 on Opening Day in the Kingdome, are 6-4 in T-Mobile Park...marks just the With appearances in tonight’s game, 3rd home opener in the last 13 seasons, dating back to 2009…overall, are 17-10 in openers at home… Taylor Trammell and Will Vest would NIGHT OPENERS…opening the season with a night game for the 33rd time in club history…are 22-10 in become the 14th and 15th players season openers in night games…THURSDAY OPENERS…will open on a Thursday for the 4th time in club in Mariners history to make their history…are 2-1 in Thursday openers. Major League debuts on Opening Day (last: Anthony Misiewicz, José SOUTHPAW STARTER...Marco Gonzales is making his third consecutive Opening Day start for Seattle… Marmolejos, Yohan Ramirez and Evan last year, became the first left-handed starter for the Mariners to make consecutive Opening Day starts White, 2020)...with a start in tonight’s since Jamie Moyer in 2004-06 (3 starts)...if he earns the win tonight, he will join Randy Johnson at second game, Trammell would become the 9th player in club history to make his Major place in club history with 2 Opening Day victories, trailing only Félix Hernández (7). League debut in the starting lineup on HISTORICALLY GOOD…the Mariners are 12-4 over their last 16 Opening Days and have limited their opponents Opening Day (last: Evan White, 2020). to 3 runs or fewer in 12 of their last 14 Opening Day games (2007-c)...the Mariners are 26-18 (.591) all-time on Opening Day, the 2nd-best winning percentage in the Majors, trailing only the New York Mets (39-20, .661). 550 LEGACY…with Yusei Kikuchi being named to Seattle’s roster, the Mariners have had a Japanese-born Tonight’s game will be the first time in 550 player on their active roster in 24 consecutive seasons, dating back to 1998…Kikuchi became the 10th days that fans have been in attendance Japanese-born player (6th pitcher) to appear with the Mariners in 2019. at a Mariners game at T-Mobile Park... the Mariners last hosted fans in T-Mobile BRINGING HOME THE HARDWARE…J.P. Crawford and Evan White both enter the 2021 season Park on Sept. 29, 2019. having won their first career Gold Glove Awards in 2020, while Kyle Lewis enters as the reigning AL Rookie of the Year...together, Crawford, White and Lewis are the first returning trio of Mariners to win major awards in the previous season since Ichiro (Gold Glove), Franklin Gutierrez (Gold Glove) and 9,000 Félix Hernández (AL Cy Young) heading into the 2011 season...each entering their age 26 season or The Mariners will welcome 9,000 fans younger, Crawford (26), Lewis (25) and White (25) are the youngest trio of returning award winners in into T-Mobile Park tonight, per Wash- club history...previous: Alex Rodriguez (21, Silver Slugger), Ken Griffey Jr. (27, Gold Glove & Silver ington state guidelines. Slugger) and Jay Buhner (32, Silver Slugger) entering the 1997 season. VS. SAN FRANCISCO SPRING TRAINING RECAP...the Mariners finished Spring Training with a record of 11-11-6...Seattle led MLB with 129 walks and 32 stolen bases during spring, while ranking 6th with a .346 on-base percentage... The Mariners and Giants meet tonight for the first of 3 games this season... Sam Haggerty led MLB with 7 stolen bases, while Ty France ranked 4th in the Cactus League with a 1.135 since 2000, the Mariners are 15-12 OPS and Evan White ranked T3rd with 16 RBI (also Corey Seager-LAD). against the Giants, despite going 0-4 during the 2020 season. AS YOU MAY KNOW…The Mariners will welcome 9,000 fans through the gates of T-Mobile Park for Year Home Road Totals tonight’s game...the 9,000-person capacity, as specified by Washington state guidelines, will be spread 2015 1-1 1-1 2-2 out in socially distanced pods throughout the stadium, but...DID YOU KNOW?…tonight will mark the 2018 1-1 1-1 2-2 first time fans attend a baseball game at T-Mobile Park in 550 days?..the Mariners played 24 games at 2020 0-2 0-2 0-4 All-Time 13-10 5-9 18-19 T-Mobile Park without fans in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and last hosted fans at T-Mobile Park on Sept.