03.23.18 ST Game Notes
03.23.18 ST Game Notes
03.23.18 ST Game Notes
Bold - Peoria Stadium ON THE MEND…several Mariners are taking steps today toward returning to game action…
Robinson Canó, Nelson Cruz and Ichiro Suzuki will take at-bats in minor league games in Peoria
SPRING BATTING LEADERS today…Jean Segura is slated to take batting practice today…Erasmo Ramirez is in line to throw
Rk. Name AVG a 20-pitch bullpen today.
1. José Pírela-SD...................... .444
2. Ronald Acuña Jr.-ATL........... .432 ROSTER MOVES…the Mariners made the following roster moves today: re-assigned to minor league
3. Brandon Belt-SF................... .400 camp - RHP Christian Bergman, released - INF Gordon Beckham…today’s roster moves leave the
4. Avisaíl García-CWS............... .392
Mariners with 36 players in their Major League camp: 30 roster players and 6 non-roster invitees.
5. Daniel Vogelbach-SEA........ .383
VS. THE WHITE SOX…the Mariners and White Sox meet today in the finale of 3 Cactus League
SPRING OBP LEADERS match-ups this spring…Chicago won each of the first two meetings this spring: 5-3, on Feb. 24 in
Rk. Name OBP Peoria and 4-2 on March 12 in Peoria…the two clubs will meet six times this season: April 23-25 in
1. Ronald Acuña Jr.-ATL........... .519 Chicago and July 20-22 in Seattle…the White Sox lead the all-time regular season series, 237-201.
2. José Pírela-SD...................... .509
3. Daniel Vogelbach-SEA........ .500 Z MARKS THE SPOT…Mike Zunino went 4-for-4 with 3 home runs and 5 RBI in the Mariners 7-4
4. Brandon Belt-SF................... .491 victory over the Brewers on Wednesday…he is 11-for-16 (.688) with 7 runs, 1 double, 4 home runs
5. Matt Reynolds-WAS.............. .481 and 10 RBI over his last 5 games (3/11-c)…in 14 games overall this spring, Zunino is batting .389
(14x36) with 8 runs, 1 double, 5 home runs and 11 RBI.
SPRING SLG LEADERS
Rk. Name SLG IN THE SWING OF THINGS…Daniel Vogelbach has reached base safely in 15 of his 18 games with
1. Daniel Vogelbach-SEA........ .830 an at-bat this spring, batting .383 (18x47) with 8 runs, 6 doubles, 5 home runs, 11 RBI, 10 walks,
2. Jonathan Schoop-BAL.......... .822 a .500 on-base percentage and an .830 slugging percentage…among all Spring Training leaders,
3. Brandon Belt-SF................... .733 he ranks 1st in slugging and OPS, 3rd in on-base percentage, 5th in batting, T5th in walks, T7th in
4. Ronald Acuña Jr.-ATL........... .727
5. Derek Dietrich-MIA................ .689 doubles and home runs and T13th in hits.
COUNTDOWN TO OPENING NIGHT…the Mariners open the 2018 regular season in 6 days on
BY THE NUMBERS Thursday, March 29 vs. Cleveland at 7:10 p.m. at Safeco Field…for the first time since 2015 – and
just the second time in the last 10 years – the Mariners will open the regular season at Safeco Field…
3
Over his last 3 outings (3/6-c), Casey
tickets for Opening Night and all Mariners home games are available at Mariners.com/Tickets, the
Safeco Field Box Office and any Mariners Team Store.
Lawrence has tossed 7.0 scoreless in- FIELD OF DREAMS…on October 5, 2017, Mariners head groundskeeper Bob Christofferson and
nings, allowing only 3 hits…during that
span, he has struck out 10 without is-
the Mariners groundscrew, along with a crew from A.M. Landshaper in Spokane, began a month-
suing a walk. long process of replacing the entire playing surface at Safeco Field…this marked the first complete
replacement of the ballpark’s playing surface since the original installation in spring of 1999…the
11
Daniel Vogelbach’s 11 extra-base hits
grass is from Country Green Turf Farms in Olympia, Wash., the original supplier of Safeco Field’s
turf…in addition to new grass, the dirt areas of the infield were replaced with about 260 tons of
clay from Salt Lake City, Utah…the project returned the entire playing surface to its original level,
(6 2B, 5 HR) are tied with Whit Merri-
field-KC and Trevor Story-COL for the
lowering the elevation by about four inches.
most in all of Spring Training. #EDGARHOF…legendary Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez received 70.4% of the vote
THE ROSTER in the Class of 2018 Hall of Fame balloting…it marked Martinez’s highest percentage in his nine
years on the ballot…of the 422 votes cast by voters from the BBWAA, Edgar was included on 297
The spring roster is currently at 36
players (30 roster, 6 non-roster)…the ballots…among the 28 players who have ever eclipsed 70 percent on the BBWAA ballot without
camp breakdown by position is the gaining election that year, all 28 are Hall of Famers…Martinez, who is entering his 4th year, his 3rd
following: 17 pitchers (3 non-roster), full season, as the Mariners hitting coach, has one year of eligibility remaining on the BBWAA ballot.
3 catchers (1 non-roster), 9 infielders
(1 non-roster) and 7 outfielders (1 PLAY-BY-PLAY…all radio broadcasts, including today’s game at the White Sox, can be heard live
non-roster). on Mariners.com…today’s broadcast will also air on a delayed basis on 710 ESPN Seattle at 7:00
p.m. PT…Rick Rizzs and Mike Blowers will call the action on radio today.
ON THE AIR
Today’s game at the White Sox GAME TIME CHANGE…the Mariners Cactus League finale, March 27 at Colorado, will now start at
(1:05 pm) will be broadcast live on 12:10 p.m.…it was originally slated for a 1:10 p.m. first pitch.
Mariners.com…it will also air on a
delayed basis on 710 ESPN Seattle HEY MIKE, AS YOU KNOW…Daniel Vogelbach and Mike Zunino have each hit 5 home runs
beginning tonight at 7:00 pm…Rick this spring, tied with 13 others for 7th-most in all of Spring Training…BUT DID YOU KNOW?…
Rizzs and Mike Blowers will call
the action on the radio…complete
that the Mariners are one of four teams this spring to have multiple players with at least 5 home
spring training day-by-day with TV runs apiece?…Seattle joins Cleveland (Yonder Alonso - 6, Jason Kipnis - 6, Francisco Lindor - 5),
and radio listings is listed on Page 2 Detroit (Nicholas Castellanos - 5, Victor Martinez - 5) and Kansas City (Salvador Perez - 6, Frank
of these game notes. Schwindel - 6, Jorge Soler - 6, Ryan O’Hearn - 5).
2018 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 23, 2018 • AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
2018 Spring Training - 0-0, 0.75 (1 ER, 12.0 IP) in 5 G...allowed 1 unearned run in 2.0 IP in Cactus League debut on 3/24 vs. CWS...
allowed 1 R on 4 H over 3.0 innings in relief on 3/1 vs. KC (3.0,4,1,1,0,2)...1-2-3 9th inning, striking out all 3 BF, 3/6 vs. COL...2.0 ShO IP
3/11 vs. CIN (1 H, 3 SO)…made the start, 3/17 at OAK, striking out 4 in 4.0 scoreless innings (4.0,2,0,0,0,4).
• Last Season - Was 2-3 with a 6.34 ERA (39 ER, 55.1 IP) with 52 strikeouts in 27 games (2 starts) with Toronto (4 G) and Seattle (23 G).
• Join the Club - Claimed off waivers from Toronto on May 11 after being designated for assignment on May 8…re-signed with the
Mariners as a minro league free agent on Nov. 28, 2017.
• Shuttle - Had four stints with Seattle (May 17-June 2, June 12-13, July 28-Aug. 15 & Aug. 19-end of season).
• Winner - Earned his first Major League win on Aug. 1 at Texas.
• Record - Struck out 9 over 5.0 innings in relief on June 1 vs. Colorado, setting single-game club record for strikeouts by a reliever.
• Rainier Land - In 11 games, including 7 starts, with Tacoma, went 2-4 with 4.08 ERA (26 ER, 57.1 IP) with 41 strikeouts.
• North of the Border - Went 0-3 with a 8.78 ERA (13 ER, 13.1 IP) with 7 strikeouts in 4 games (2 starts) with Toronto.
• Debut - Selected by Toronto from AAA Buffalo on April 8 and made his MLB debut in relief later that day at Tampa Bay.
• Buffalo Recap - Was 1-0 with 0.90 ERA (1 ER, 10.0 IP) with 7 strikeouts in 3 starts with AAA Buffalo before recall.
• Career - Originally signed with the Blue Jays as a non-drafted free agent on June 15, 2010…played 4 seasons at Albright (PA) Col-
lege…made his Major League debut with Toronto on April 8, 2017 at Tampa Bay.