SPRING TRAINING GAME INFORMATION PEORIA SPORTS COMPLEX • 15707 N 83rd Ave • (P) 623.776.4800 • (F) 623.776.4829 • www.mariners.com Saturday, March 21, 2015 Game #18 Sloan Park SEATTLE MARINERS (8-7-2) at CHICAGO CUBS (8-10-1) Road #9 TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION Starting Pitchers: RHP Felix Hernandez (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Eric Jokisch (0-0, 7.20) 1:05 pm • TV: None • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue Cactus League play today vs. the Chicago Cubs at Sloan SPRING RECORD Park in Mesa…the Mariners are 8-7-2 in Cactus League play and have 15 spring training games Overall Record ...............................8-7-2 remaining…the Mariners open the 2015 season April 6 at Safeco Field vs. the Angels, the first home PEORIA STADIUM ............................ 6-3 season opener since 2008. Home Record ................................... 6-3 Road Record .................................2-4-2 TODAY’S STARTING 9…the Mariners starting 9 today by batting order: Austin Jackson (CF), Current Streak ................................... T1 Rickie Weeks (LF), Robinson Canó (2B), Nelson Cruz (RF), Kyle Seager (3B), Mike Zunino (C), THE COUNTDOWN Logan Morrison (1B), Willie Bloomquist (DH), Brad Miller (SS). 16 days to Opening Day, 4/6 vs. LAA UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)… RECENT RESULTS TODAY: Mariners at. Chicago (NL) 1:05 pm 710 ESPN SEA — Hernandez, Correia, Rodney, Olson*, Lowe, Wood, Kerski 3/14 ................................ W, 11-4 at ARI 3/15 .................................L, 2-5 vs. LAD CHI — Jokisch*, Rondon, Parker, Ramirez, Strop, Grimm 3/17 ................................. T, 5-5 at CWS SUNDAY: Mariners vs. Rangers 1:05 pm ROOT/710 ESPN 3/18 ...............................W, 4-0 vs. OAK TEX — Gallardo, Kela, Claudio, Feliz, Tolleson 3/19 ................................W, 5-2 vs. CLE 3/20 ...................................T, 4-4 at TEX SEA — Paxton*, Leone, Farquhar, Rollins*, Smith, Saunders* MONDAY: Mariners at Angels 1:05 pm 710 ESPN (delay) UPCOMING SCHEDULE SEA — Ramirez, Pries, Furbush* March 22 ............... vs. Texas (1:05 pm) March 23 ........... at LA Angels (1:05 pm) LAA — Shoemaker March 24 ...........at San Diego (1:05 pm) * left-handed pitcher March 25 .....vs. Chicago-NL (7:05 pm) KING FELIX…Felix Hernandez is scheduled to make his second official start in Cactus League March 26 .....vs. Kansas City (1:05 pm) .......................... at Milwaukee (1:05 pm) play this spring…allowed 1 walk in 2.0 scoreless innings in his debut March 10 at Colorado…also March 27 ........ at Kansas City (6:05 pm) threw the equivalent of 3.1 innings in a minor league intrasquad game March 15 in Peoria…will be March 28 .........vs. SF Giants (1:05 pm) making his 8th career Opening Day start (7th consecutive) April 6 vs. the Angels. Bold - Peoria Stadium ZUNINO’S BIG DAY…Mike Zunino went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI and a pair of home runs in yesterday’s BY THE NUMBERS 4-4 tie at Texas…Zunino hit a solo home run in 4th inning and a 2-run homer in the 6th inning…joins Brad Miller (3/9 vs. CLE) as Mariners players with a multi-homer game this spring. SPRINT TO THIRD…the Mariners are tied for the spring lead with 10 triples…9 different players .301 have hit a triple, with Chris Taylor recording a pair of three-baggers. Team batting average is the 2nd-best in Cactus League behind LAA (.304). JUST A BABY…Alex Jackson was the Mariners first-round selection in last June’s amateur draft (6th overall)…yesterday the 19-year-old hit a game-tying opposite field home run in the 8th inning off Texas reliever Shawn Tolleson…Jackson has appeared in two Cactus League games, going 2-for-4 .455 (.500) with a home run and a walk. Dustin Ackley is batting .455 (10x22) with 7 RBI in 8 spring games…is 9-for-15 (.600) HITTING THE ROAD…the Mariners are in game two of a stretch playing four of five games in over his last 5 games. the road gray uniforms (pants)…headed West to Surprise yesterday and will be in the East Valley today vs. the Cubs in Mesa…host the Rangers at Peoria Stadium tomorrow, then return to the road Monday in Tempe vs. the Angels…will be the “road” team Tuesday vs. the Padres in Peoria. 1.66 SLOAN PARK…the Mariners will make their second trip to Sloan Park in Mesa, the Cubs spring ERA of Mariners starting pitchers (9 ER, 48.2 IP) in 17 games, the best in the training facility that opened last spring…the Mariners shut out the Cubs 3-0 March 20, 2014 in the Cactus League (CIN - 1.92). only other trip to Sloan Park…in that game Erasmo Ramirez (6.0 IP), Joe Beimel (1.0 IP), Fernando Rodney (1.0 IP) and Yoervis Medina (1.0 IP) combined for the shutout. 3 START IT UP…Mariners starting pitchers have compiled a 1.66 ERA (9 ER, 48.2 IP) so far in Cactus Home runs hit by Mike Zunino, tied for League play…the ERA is the best in spring play ahead of the Reds (1.92). 2nd-most in the Cactus League behind OFFENSIVE…the Mariners rank 2nd in spring play with a .301 team batting average…have recorded Chicago (NL) Kris Bryant…hit 2 HR yes- terday at Texas. 10 or more hits in 11 of 17 games this spring, including 7 of last 10 games…over last 7 games (since 3/13) club has combined to bat .326 (79x242) with 26 extra-base hits (2B-17, 3B-5, HR-4). ON THE AIR… ROOT SPORTS and 710 ESPN Seattle will provide complete coverage of the 10 Mariners 2015 Spring Training schedule…a club-record 16 Cactus League games will be televised Mariners are tied for the Cactus League (all from Peoria Stadium) and radio partner 710 ESPN will air 30 spring games…see the complete (and spring) lead with 10 triples. broadcast schedule on page 2 of the game notes…8 of the Mariners remaining 16 Cactus League games will be televised by ROOT SPORTS…two additional games, March 23 at LA Angels and 16 March 27 at Kansas City, are scheduled to air on the MLB Network (check listings). The spring schedule will feature 16 CACTUS LEAGUE TIDBITS… games televised by ROOT SPORTS. • Northwestern Connection - Today’s Cubs starting pitcher Eric Jokisch (2008-2010) and Mariners THE ROSTER starting pitcher J.A. Happ (2002-04) both played college baseball at Northwestern. • vs. Lefties - The Mariners are batting .316 (65x206) vs. left-handed pitchers this spring. The spring roster is currently at 39 players (30 roster, 9 non-roster)…the • Lefty Showcase - Tyler Olson has faced the minimum 18 batters in his 5 appearances (6.0 IP) and camp breakdown by position is the recorded 9 strikeouts…David Rollins has allowed just one run in 6.1 innings. following: 21 pitchers (5 non-roster), • Injury Update - Chris Taylor has been diagnosed with a fracture of the triquetrum bone in his right 3 catchers (1 non-roster), 8 infielders wrist…he is expected to be able to perform baseball activities in four to six weeks. (2 non-roster) and 7 outfielders (1 • HR Log - The Mariners have hit 15 home runs this spring, by 12 different players: Mike Zunino (3), non-roster). Brad Miller (2), Nelson Cruz (1), D.J. Peterson (1), Chris Taylor (1), Patrick Kivlehan (1), Justin Rug- ON THE AIR giano (1), Kyle Seager (1), Rickie Weeks (1), Jordy Lara (1), Logan Morrison (1), Alex Jackson (1). Today’s game vs. the Cubs will air on • HR Line in CF - New for the 2015 Cactus League season is a yellow line on the center field “blue 710 ESPN Seattle and Mariners.com monster”…balls hit above the yellow line off the batter’s eye will now be a home run at Peoria Stadium. (subscription)…Aaron Goldsmith and Mike Blowers will call the game HEY KEVIN, DID YOU KNOW…that the Mariners minor leaguers start their spring training game from Sloan Park in Mesa. schedule today?…the AAA Tacoma and AA Jackson teams will host the Royals affiliates on the MARINERSMEDIA.COM back fields in Peoria, while both Single-A clubs will travel to Surprise to face the Royals. 2015 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 21, 2015 • AT CHICAGO CUBS #34 — FELIX HERNANDEZ (RHP) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 SEATTLE 15-6 2.14 34 34 0 0 236.0 170 68 56 16 46 248 2015 SPRING 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MLB Totals 38-20 3.07 91 77 0 0 524.0 463 188 179 62 106 440 2015 Spring Training - Tossed 3.1 IP vs. SEA minor leaguers in a sim game 3/15 (2 H, 4 SO)...six BF in 2.0 IP 3/10 at COL in first spring outing; walked 1 and induced a GIDP. • Last Season - Went 15-6 with a league-best 2.14 ERA (56 ER, 236.0 IP) in 34 GS with Seattle...27 QS...second in Cy Young race. • ERA Title - Claimed the second ERA crown of his career with a 2.14 mark (Sale, 2.17). • Low ERA - ERA was lowest by an AL starting pitcher since Pedro Martinez (1.74) in 2000...set Mariners single-season record. • WHIP It - Led the AL in WHIP at 0.915, the lowest by an AL pitcher since Martinez in 2000. • 200 - Tossed 200.0+ innings for the seventh consecutive season, and struck out 200+ for the sixth straight year.