Saturday, March 13, 2021

Game #13 (3-4-5)

Salt River Fields at Talking Stick SEATTLE MARINERS (3-4-5) at COLORADO ROCKIES (6-5-1) Road #6 (0-2-3)

TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION

Starting Pitchers: LH Marco Gonzales (0-0, 0.00) vs. LH Kyle Freeland (0-0, 0.00)
1:10 pm AZ/12:10 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle • TV: ROOT SPORTS

TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners take on the Rockies for the second time this spring...left-hander
SPRING RECORD
Marco Gonzales makes his second start of the spring for Seattle and his first since the opener...
Overall Record................................3-4-5 the Mariners look to win back-to-back games for the first time in 2021...they are also seeking
PEORIA STADIUM..........................3-2-2
Home Record.................................3-2-2
their first road victory...on Thursday, it was announced that the Mariners received approval from
Road Record..................................0-2-3 the State of Washington and King County to host up to 9,000 fans per game at T-Mobile Park
Current Streak................................... W1 beginning on April 1 for Opening Night.
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)…
THE COUNTDOWN
19 days to Opening Night, 4/1 vs. SF
TODAY: Mariners at Rockies 1:10 pm/12:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle/ROOT
SEA — Gonzales*, Steckenrider, Sadler, Misiewicz*, Lail, Vest
UPCOMING SCHEDULE COL — Freeland*, Rolison*, Bard, Estevez, Givens
March 14....................... vs. Milwaukee
March 15............................ vs. Arizona
SUNDAY: Mariners vs. Brewers 1:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle/ROOT
March 16........................ at Kansas City SEA — Kikuchi*, Montero, Gerber, Swanson, Brennan, Graveman, Middleton
March 17..............................vs. Angels MIL — Houser, Zimmermann, Boxberger, Perdomo*, Andrews*, Sanchez
Bold - Peoria Stadium MONDAY: Mariners vs. Diamondbacks 1:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
SEA — Paxton*, Ramirez, Chargois, Misiewicz*, Bautista
BY THE NUMBERS ARI — Widener, Duplantier, Mantiply*, Navas

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* left-handed pitcher
NEXT TWO ON THE TUBE...the Mariners have their second of 3 straight games on ROOT
Mariners Manager Scott Servais SPORTS...today’s matchup at the Rockies and Sunday vs. Milwaukee will be televised on
has already named Marco Gonza- ROOT...Mike Blowers will join Colorado’s TV crew for the call today...Blowers will be joined by
les as Opening Night starter for the
Mariners vs. the Giants on April 1... Dave Sims on Sunday...both games will also be broadcast live on 710 ESPN with Rick Rizzs
will mark his third consecutive start and Gary Hill.
on Opening Day, trailing only Félix
Hernández (11), Randy Johnson (6) VS. COLORADO...the Mariners and Rockies have met 77 times in Spring Training, with Seattle
and Jamie Moyer (4) for the most holding a narrow 36-35-6 series advantage...the clubs last met on March 4 at Peoria Stadium
Opening Day starts in club history. in a 9-9 tie...in that game, Mitch Haniger, Kyle Seager and Ty France hit back-to-back-to-
back home runs in the 3rd inning...the trio was the first to go back-to-back-to-back for Seattle

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The Mariners are in the midst of a
in spring action since Adam Kennedy, Mike Wilson and Jack Cust hit 3 consecutive homers
on March 19, 2011...also in the matchup 9 days ago, Mariners starter Justus Sheffield tossed
2.0 scoreless frames and got to watch his brother, Jordan Sheffield, pitch the 4th for Colorado.
“marathon” of Cactus League
games, yesterday completing the WALK IT OUT…Seattle ranks 2nd in the Cactus League with 56 walks drawn...the Mariners
11th of 26 consecutive days with
a scheduled game, ranging from trail only the San Francisco Giants with 61 walks...Seattle’s offense has struck out 93 times,
March 2-27. The next-closest Cac- the fewest number of strikeouts among the 5 Cactus League teams that have drawn at least
tus League team are the Chicago 50 walks...the Mariners have recorded exactly 7 walks as an offense in each of their last 3
White Sox, with games on 18 con- contests...they drew 35 walks in their first 9 games and 21 over their last 3.
secutive days.
NO A.B. FOR J.P.…Shortstop J.P. Crawford has reached in each of his last 6 plate appearances

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Of the 75 players on the Mariners
despite not recording an “official at-bat”...on Wednesday vs. Texas, Crawford drew 2 walks
and was hit by a pitch...on Thursday at the Dodgers, he drew 3 walks and also added in a
stolen base and run scored...his 8 walks this spring lead all Cactus League hitters.
Spring Training roster, 62 of them
were with the Mariners organiza- THE FRENCH CONNECTION…Mariners infielder Ty France reached in 2 of his 3 plate
tion in 2020. appearances on Thursday...he went 1-for-2 and was also hit by a pitch...his 9 hits are tied
for 3rd in the Cactus League...France is batting .600 (9x15) this spring with 6 runs scored, 2
doubles, 3 home runs, 5 RBI and 1 walk...his .600 batting average and .667 on-base percentage

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The Mariners have drawn exactly
rank 1st in the Cactus League among hitters with at least 15 plate appearances, while his 2.000
OPS ranks 2nd to only Joc Pederson of the Chicago Cubs (2.110) and his 1.333 slugging
percentage ranks 3rd...France has reached base in 9 of his last 12 plate appearances.
7 walks in each of their last 3
games. The offense drew 35 ONE, TWO,…the Mariners are 3-4-5...they recorded a 4-game tie streak from March 3-6...their
walks in their first 9 games (3.9/
game) and 21 over their last 3. 5th tie of the spring yesterday extends the team record for most ties in a spring, as the club
already bested the 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2019 spring squads which all had 3 ties...from 1977-
THE ROSTER 2002, Seattle played in just 7 spring ties in 26 seasons...since 2003, Seattle has played in 39
The spring roster is currently at 75 ties in 19 seasons, including the 5 this spring.
players (40 roster, 34 non-roster, 1 PROSPECTING…the Mariners are ranked by Baseball America as having the 2nd-best farm
60-day IL)…the camp breakdown
by position is the following: 44
system in the Major Leagues, trailing only Tampa Bay…Seattle’s No. 2 ranking is its best in club
pitchers (20 non-roster, 1 IL), 7 history...5 Mariners are ranked in Baseball America’s Top-100 Prospects: OF Julio Rodriguez
catchers (5 non-roster), 9 infielders (#3), OF Jarred Kelenic (#4), RHP Logan Gilbert (#35), RHP Emerson Hancock (#57) and INF
(3 non-roster), 10 outfielders (5 Noelvi Marte (#73)…the Mariners are the only club with two of the top-5 prospects in 2021…
non-roster) and 4 INF/OF (1 non- since 2018, the Mariners farm system has risen in Baseball America’s from #30 (2018) to #14
roster). (2019) to #5 (2020) and finally #2 (2021)…of the Mariners top-10 organizational prospects as
ON THE AIR ranked by Baseball America, 9 are in Major League Spring Training: Rodriguez (#1), Kelenic
(#2), Gilbert (#3), Hancock (#4), OF Taylor Trammell (#6), RHP George Kirby (#7), C Cal
Saturday’s game against the
Colorado Rockies will be broadcast Raleigh (#8), RHP Juan Then (#9) and RHP Andrés Muñoz (#10).
live on 710 ESPN Seattle (first TOUGH TICKET…through 7 games at Peoria Stadium this spring the Mariners have seen an
pitch 1:10 pm in AZ/12:10 pm average of 1,728 fans, including a game-high of 1,865 for last Saturday afternoon’s matchup
PT)…Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill are
with the Oakland Athletics...capacity is limited to 1,960 for health and safety reasons…since
on the call...the game will also be
televised live on ROOT SPORTS the ballpark opened in 1994, and coming into 2021, Seattle averaged 7,635 per game over the
with Mike Blowers joining the 27 seasons (397 games).
Rockies TV crew...complete spring
training day-by-day with TV and HEY EVERYBODY, AS YOU KNOW…today marks the final day of Spring Training before
radio listings is listed on Page 2 of Daylight saving time (DST), but...DID YOU KNOW?...Arizona does not observe DST...starting
these game notes. with the Sunday, March 14 matchup vs. Milwaukee, the Mariners Cactus League schedule
will be on par with Pacific Time in Seattle.
 2021 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 13, 2021 • AT COLORADO ROCKIES

#7 — MARCO GONZALES (LHP)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2020 SEATTLE 7-2 3.10 11 11 1 0 69.2 59 27 24 8 7 64
2021 SPRING 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 2.0* 2 1 0 0 1 0
MLB Totals 41-27 4.09 96 88 2 0 516.2 539 256 235 61 128 420
2021 Spring Training - 0-0, 0.00 in 1G: Started the Mariners Cactus League opener on Feb. 28 vs. San Diego in the 5-4 win...allowed
one unearned run, which came across via 2 first inning errors by Seattle’s defense...was credited with 2.0 innings pitched, but recorded
only 5 outs, due to the top of the 1st being “rolled over” due to COVID-19 protocols that allow pitchers to be removed from the game
after throwing 20 pitches in a frame.
• 2020 Totals – Went 7-2 with a 3.10 ERA (24 ER, 69.2 IP) with 64 strikeouts and 7 walks in 11 starts with the Mariners.
• League Leader – Led the American League in walks-per-9.0-innings with a mark of 0.90 (7 BB, 69.2 IP) and strikeout-to-walk ratio
with a mark of 9.14 (64 K, 7 BB)…among American League leaders, also ranked T2nd in wins (7), 3rd in WHIP (0.95), 7th in innings
pitched (69.2), 8th in ERA (3.10), 9th in home-runs-allowed-per-9.0-innings (1.03), T9th in quality starts (6) and 10th in opponents
average against (.222).
• Rare Air – Was one of four pitchers to rank among the top-10 American League leaders in wins, innings pitched and ERA…was joined
by Shane Bieber-CLE, Gerrit Cole-NYY and Lance Lynn-TEX.
ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH
#16 — Drew Steckenrider* (RHP): #62 — Brady Lail* (RHP):
2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 4.50 in 2G: Made spring debut on March 7 at LAA, recod- 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 4.50 in 2G: Made spring debut on March 4 vs. COL, al-
ing the loss and pitching 1.0 inning, allowing 1 earned run on 1 hit and 2 walks...tossed lowing 1 run on 2 hits in an inning of work...notched a scoreless IP on March 9 vs.
a scoreless frame with 1 strikeout on March 10 vs. Texas. KC.
• 2020 Totals – Did not play due to the cancellation of the minor league season... • Mariners Debut - Joined club 8/14 and tossed career-high 3.0 IP that night at
appeared in 4 games in Spring Training for Miami, covering 3.2 innings with 4 strike- HOU (3.0,0,0,0,1,3); faced just 10 batters.
outs to 3 walks. • Notable - Is 4th pitcher in modern era to make 1st 3 MLB appearances for 3
• Personal – Andrew Paul Steckenrider...attended Greater Atlanta Christian School in different teams (NYY-2019, CWS-2020, SEA-2020); joins John Peters, 1915-21;
Norcross, GA, where he was an AFLAC, Rawlings and Under Armour All-American Mysterious Walker, 1910-13; Ensign Cottrell, 1911-1913.
in 2008...was 6-6 over two seasons at the University of Tennessee...was selected by • Claimed - Claimed off waivers from CWS Aug. 10, 2020.
Miami in the 8th round of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft...signed by Marlins • 2019 Season Review - Spent most of year in NYY minor league system, posting
scout Carmen Carcone. a 4-2 record w/1 SV in 26 G (1 GS) at 3 levels (A+, AA, AAA).
• Acquired – Signed with Seattle as a minor league free agent on Nov. 20, 2020. • Career - NYY 19th round pick in 2012 draft out of Bingham (UT) high school;
#65 — Casey Sadler (RHP): spent parts of 8 seasons as NY MiLBer...signed w/CWS 11/27/19.
2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 0.00 in 2G: Threw a scoreless top of the 8th in the Mariners #53 — Will Vest (RHP):
Cactus League opener on Feb. 28 vs. SD...had 1 strikeout, 1 hit and a wild pitch... 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 15.75 in 4G: Tossed a perfect 7th inning in the Mariners
tossed a scoreless frame on March 4 vs. Colorado. spring opener vs. the Padres...on March 4 vs. COL allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on
• Mariners Totals – In 7 relief appearances with the Mariners, was 1-2 with a 4.50 4 hits...in that outing, the top of the 5th was “rolled”...on March 7 at LAA, allowed
ERA (5 ER, 10.0 IP) with 12 strikeouts and 4 walks.
back-to-back home runs to Phil Gosselin and Scott Schebler in the 7th inning...al-
• Strong Start – Retired 20 of 22 batters faced (2 H), including 9 via strikeout, across
lowed 2 earned runs on 2 hits on March 10 vs. Texas.
6.2 scoreless innings in his first 4 relief appearances with the Mariners, spanning
• Totals – Did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.
Sept. 8-19.
• Personal – William Vest…was a middle infielder primarily at Stephen F. Austin
• What’s Right is Right – While with Seattle, limited opposing right-handed batters
to an .067 (1x15) average against…struck out 5 of 17 right-handed batters faced, State University before transitioning to a relief role in 2017...was a two-year letter
while walking 2. winner for Ridge Point (TX) High School.
• Home Away From Home – While with Seattle, posted a 1.04 ERA (1 ER, 8.2 IP) in • Acquired – Selected by Seattle in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 2020 Rule 5
6 outings on the road. Draft from Detroit.
• Welcome to Seattle – Claimed off waivers by the Mariners from the Chicago Cubs • 2019 – Pitched for three different levels of the Tigers minor league system (High-A
on Sept. 5…was designated for assignment by the Cubs on Sept. 1. Lakeland, Double-A Erie and Triple-A Erie), covering a total of 55.0 IP and posting
#38 — Anthony Misiewicz (LHP): a 3.27 ERA (20 ER) with 58 strikeouts to 18 walks...he finished the season on a
2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 4.50 in 2G: Threw a scoreless 5th inning in Seattle’s spring 9-game scoreless streak over 16.1 innings pitched, scattering just 5 hits with 23
opener vs. San Diego...struck out Brian O’Grady and Robert Hassell III...allowed 1 strikeouts.
earned run in an inning of work on March 4 vs. Colorado, recording a blown save.
• 2020 Totals – Made his first Opening Day roster and pitched in 21 games for Se-
attle, going 0-2 with a 4.05 ERA (9 ER, 20.0 IP), 25 strikeouts to 6 walks (1 IBB), an
11.25 K/9 ratio and 1 pickoff…14 of his 21 appearances were scoreless, and 17 of
his 21 appearances included at least 1 strikeout.
• Rookie Stud – Ranked 8th in the American League among rookie pitchers with an
11.25 K/9 ratio, directly behind teammate Yohan Ramirez (11.32), (min. 20.0 IP)…
ranked 7th in that group in K/batters faced at .301, and his 0.5 Pitching FanGraphs
WAR ranked tied for 14th in that group.
• FIP – Among AL rookie pitchers who threw at least 20.0 IP, Misiewicz’s 3.04 FIP
was tied for 6th best with Aaron Slegers-TB and Peter Fairbanks-TB, trailing only
James Karinchak-CLE (1.52), Kyle Zimmer-KC (2.37), Codi Heuer-CHW (2.77), Matt
Foster-CHW (2.88) and Rafael Dolis-TOR (3.02).

2021 SEATTLE MARINERS - SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

DAY DATE OPP SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE REC ATT
Sunday Feb. 28 San Diego Padres 5-4 Sewald (1-0) Markel (0-1) None 1-0 1,744
Monday March 1 OFF DAY
Tuesday March 2 Cleveland Indians 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 Colorado Rockies 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 Los Angeles Angels 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 Kansas City Royals 6-3 Newsome (1-0) Duffy (0-1) None 2-3-4 1,770
Wednesday March 10 Texas Rangers 5-17 Cotton (1-0) Sheffield (0-1) None 2-4-4 1,788
Thursday March 11 Los Angeles Dodgers 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 Salt River 1:10/12:10 R/TV
Sunday March 14 Milwaukee Brewers Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Monday March 15 Arizona Diamondbacks Peoria 1:10 R#
Tuesday March 16 Kansas City Royals Surprise 6:05 R
Wednesday March 17 Los Angeles Angels Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Thursday March 18 San Francisco Giants Scottsdale 7:05 R
Friday March 19 Chicago White Sox Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Saturday March 20 Texas Rangers Surprise 6:05 R
Sunday March 21 Milwaukee Brewers Maryvale 1:10 R
Monday March 22 Los Angeles Dodgers Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Tuesday March 23 Arizona Diamondbacks Salt River 6:10 R
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

Bold: Home team

TV = ROOT Sports Broadcast R = 710 ESPN Seattle R# = Delayed radio on 710 ESPN Seattle
KIRBY JOINS CAMP…the Mariners added right-hander George Kirby to their Major League camp as a non-roster invitee...Kirby is the
75th player on the Mariners 2021 Spring Training roster...the Rye, N.Y. native was selected by the Mariners in the 1st round (20th overall)
in the 2019 MLB First-Year Player draft...Kirby joins LHP Brandon Williamson (2nd round) and C Carter Bins (11th) as players from the
Mariners 2019 draft class in Major League camp.
BRING ‘EM BACK...of the 72 players in Mariners camp (40 roster, 31 non-roster, 1 60-day IL), only 23 players were not with the Mariners
organization during the 2020 season...the group of 23 new players includes 17 pitchers, 2 catchers, 2 infielders, 1 outfielder and 1
infielder/outfielder...the Mariners 40-man roster includes only 7 new players (all pitchers).
ALL THAT GLITTERS…the Mariners currently have six players who have won Gold Gloves in Seattle in camp: J.P. Crawford & Evan
White (2020), Kyle Seager (2014), Franklin Gutierrez (2010), Ichiro (2001-2010) and Mike Cameron (2003)…Gutierrez, Ichiro and Cameron
are working as coaches in camp, and during the season.
HANCOCK, WILLIAMSON JOIN CAMP…the Mariners added a pair of pitching prospects to their Major League camp as non-roster
invitees...right-hander Emerson Hancock and left-hander Brandon Williamson will not appear in Cactus League games...Hancock
was the Mariners 1st round (6th overall) selection in the 2020 MLB First-Year Player draft...Williamson was taken by Seattle in the 2nd
round (59th overall) in the 2019 MLB First-Year Player draft.
ON THE AIR…ROOT SPORTS and 710 ESPN Seattle will provide complete coverage of the Mariners 2021 Spring Training schedule…
ROOT SPORTS will televise 8 Cactus League games and 710 ESPN Seattle will air all 28 spring games (21 will be aired live, while 7 will
be carried on a delayed basis)…see the complete broadcast schedule on page 2 of the game notes.
INFORMATION GUIDE…the 2021 Seattle Mariners Information Guide is available for download via the Mariners Virtual Press Box
(www.MarinersMedia.com)...the printed version of the 2021 Media Guide is now available.
COACHES…the Mariners eight-man coaching staff features only one new face this season: Bullpen Coach and Director of
Pitching Strategy Trent Blank (Acting Bullpen Coach in ‘20)...the 7 returning coaches remain in the same roles: Third Base Coach
Manny Acta, First Base/Infield Coach Perry Hill, Hitting Coach Tim Laker, Bench Coach Jared Sandberg, Major League Field
Coordinator Carson Vitale, Pitching Coach Pete Woodworth and Asst. Hitting Coach Jarret DeHart.
TOUGH TICKET…through 5 games at Peoria Stadium this spring the Mariners have seen an average of 1,702 fans, including
a game-high of 1,865 for Saturday afternoon’s matchup with the Oakland Athletics...capacity is limited to 1,960 for health and
safety reasons…since the ballpark opened in 1994, and coming into 2021, Seattle has averaged 7,635 per game over the 27
seasons (397 games).
TIE NOTE…the Mariners recorded a 4-game tie streak from March 3-6...the 4 ties already surpassed the club-record for most
ties in a spring, as the club bested the 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2019 spring squads which all had 3 ties...from 1977-2002, Seattle
played in just 7 spring ties in 26 seasons...since 2003, Seattle has played in 38 ties in 19 seasons, including the 4 this spring.
ROLL OVER FRICK…due to COVID-19 protocols, Cactus League teams have the ability to “roll over an inning” (effectively
ending it) after a pitcher has thrown 20 pitches...in yesterday’s game vs. Texas, there were 6 instances of “rolling” innings, 4 with
the Mariners on the mound...the Mariners “rolled” the top of the 1st, 4th, 5th and 7th innings...the Rangers “rolled” the bottom
of the 3rd and 7th innings...the 6 instances beat out the Mariners previous game-high of 4 in their March 3 game at the Cubs.
TRIPLE PLAY…the Mariners turned a 5-2-3-2 triple play in last Friday’s 2-2 tie at Chicago-AL...Jose Abreu of the White Sox hit a
grounder to Seattle third baseman Donovan Walton, who fired it to catcher Brian O’Keefe, who transferred it to first baseman
Jantzen Witte, who fired it back to O’Keefe...the triple play took place in the bottom of the 5th inning.
SEAGER’S SPRING…Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager went 2-for-3 in Wednesday’s game, bringing his 2021 spring batting
average to .500 (5x10) in 6 games, getting on base at a .643 clip with a .900 slugging percentage and 1.543 OPS...he has reached
base safely in 5 of his 6 spring games, and reached in 5 consecutive plate appearances before his most recent one (a popout to
shortstop)...Seager tonight will play in his 170th career Spring Training game for the Mariners.
ANYTHING YOU CAN DO, I CAN DO BETTER: Seattle hit back-to-back home runs in Tuesday’s 6-3 win vs. Kansas City...Dylan
Moore led off the game with a home run, and was followed by Ty France...Moore’s blast was the first leadoff homer for the
Mariners in spring action since Shed Long Jr. homered off San Diego starter Bryan Mitchell to start the game on Feb. 23, 2019