Mariners GameDay — April 4 vs. Arizona
Spring #17: Mariners (8–6–2) vs. Diamondbacks (9–9–1) | 1:10 pm PT | Peoria Stadium
Starters: LH Marco Gonzales (1–1, 4.63) vs. LH Caleb Smith (1–0, 5.00)
Radio: Seattle Sports (710 AM) will broadcast today’s game live…also available live via mariners.com
TV: ROOT SPORTS
Live Stats: MLB Gameday (live box score with pitch-by-pitch data)
HEY GARY HILL JR., AS YOU KNOW…the Mariners announced today that outfielder Julio Rodríguez has made the Mariners 2022 Opening Day roster…Seattle’s top prospect and the #2 prospect (Baseball America) in all of baseball is batting .419 (13x31) with 9 runs, 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 8 RBI and 3 stolen bases, but…DID YOU KNOW?…that Julio will wear uniform #44 for Seattle and was named to the Opening Day roster on 4/4?…the outfielder ranks 4th in the Cactus League in OPS (1.310), 5th in batting average (.419) and 5th in slugging percentage (.839).
TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners play their final home spring game of the 2022 Cactus League schedule today against the Arizona Diamondbacks…Seattle has won 2 consecutive games and 3 of its last 4 since March 31…left-hander Marco Gonzales makes his final spring start today.
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)…
MONDAY: Mariners vs. Diamondbacks 1:10 pm ROOT/Seattle Sports (710 AM)
ARI — C. Smith*, Stumpo, Ginkel, R. Smith
SEA — Gonzales*, Castillo, Festa, Romano, Ramirez
TUESDAY: Mariners at Reds 12:05 pm Seattle Sports (710 AM)
SEA — Flexen, Romo, Sewald, Steckenrider
CIN — Greene, Williamson*, Hoffman
* left-handed pitcher
VS. ARIZONA…today marks the second of 2 games between the Mariners and Diamondbacks this spring…Seattle is 20–27–4 in the all-time Cactus League series vs. Arizona…Arizona defeated Seattle 2 weeks ago today by a 9–1 score at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick…Seattle and Arizona are not scheduled to see each other during the 2022 regular season.
OPENING DAY SOLD OUT; TICKETS REMAIN FOR FINAL 8 GAMES ON HOMESTAND…tickets for Opening Day — Friday, April 15 vs. the Houston Astros — have sold out, the Mariners announced…tickets remain for all other 2022 home games, including the remaining 8 games of the Opening Homestand (2 more games against the Astros, 3 against the Texas Rangers (April 19–21) and a 3-game series against the Kansas City Royals (April 22–24) are available at Mariners.com/Tickets, the T-Mobile Park Box Office and any Mariners Team Store.
ON THE AIR…today’s game will be televised on ROOT SPORTS with Dave Sims and Mike Blowers on the call…the game will be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr….Seattle Sports (710 AM) broadcasts each game this spring.
SURPRISE PARTY…the Mariners registered 2022 spring-highs in runs scored (10) and hits (14) in yesterday’s 10–8 win over the Royals…Seattle hit 5 home runs: Luis Torrens, Julio Rodríguez, Jarred Kelenic, Dylan Moore and Gabriel Gonzalez.
ABOVE .500 SPRING…Seattle clinched at least a .500 spring for a second consecutive season with their victory yesterday…they improved to 8–6–2 after the 10–8 win at Kansas City…in 2021, the Mariners wrapped up Cactus League play with an 11–11–6 record.
THE ROSTER…the Mariners Major League Spring Training roster is at 38 players (33 on the 40-man roster + 5 non-roster invitees)…yesterday the Mariners optioned LHP Nick Margevicius to Triple-A Tacoma.
MARINERS ANNOUNCE FAN FRIENDLY & VALUE OPTIONS FOR 2022…fans attending Mariners games at T-Mobile Park this season will experience improvements on game days from better flow on concourses and faster service at concession stands to free refills on all fountain drinks and value prices on ballpark fare and beer…this will include a $3 Value Menu, Beer Finder on the MLB Ballpark app, better in-park WiFi and much more…for more information, visit Mariners.com.
ICHIRO SUZUKI TO THROW OUT CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH…the Mariners announced that Ichiro Suzuki, who is to be inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame in August, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch on April 15 when the Mariners open the season at T-Mobile Park.
EDGAR MARTINEZ REPLICA STATUE NIGHT…the Mariners announced that fans at T-Mobile Park on Saturday, April 23, when the Mariners meet the Kansas City Royals, will have the chance to take home a piece of Mariners history…the first 20,000 fans through the gates that night will receive a replica of the statue of Edgar Martinez that stands outside T-Mobile Park.
NUMBER ONE FARM SYSTEM…Seattle boasts the #1 farm system in the Majors as ranked by Baseball America, with 3 prospects in the top 18: OF Julio Rodríguez (#2), RHP George Kirby (#12) and INF Noelvi Marte (#18)…Rodriguez was added to the 40-man roster in the offseason, while Kirby and Marte are non-roster invitees…RHP Matt Brash (#45) also ranks in the Top 100 prospects.
2022 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE…the Mariners are set to open the 2022 regular season at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota against the Twins on April 7…six home games at T-Mobile Park originally scheduled from March 31-April 5 have been re-scheduled…two games against the Los Angeles Angels and two against the Detroit Tigers will be made up as doubleheaders, and the remaining two postponed Tigers games will be added to the final week of the season, with the Mariners last home game on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
