Mariners GameDay — March 19 vs. Dodgers (Spring #2)
Spring #2: Mariners (0–1) vs. Dodgers (0–0–1) | 1:10 pm PT | Peoria Stadium
Starters: RH Levi Stoudt (7–3, 3.31 in MiLB in 2021) vs. RH Ryan Pepiot (5–9, 4.62 in MiLB in 2021)
Radio: Seattle Sports (710 AM) will broadcast today’s game live…also available via mariners.com
TV: ROOT SPORTS
Live Stats: MLB Gameday (live box score with pitch-by-pitch data)
HEY LARRY, AS YOU KNOW…Julio Rodríguez blasted the Mariners first home run of Cactus League play in the 6th inning of yesterday’s game, but…DO YOU REMEMBER?…that Julio opened Cactus League play in 2021 with a walk-off single to propel the Mariners to a 6–5 win over the Padres?…over 4 years of Major League spring training dating back to 2019, Julio has slashed .321/.419/.966, good for a 1.513 OPS in 62 spring plate appearances.
TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue their 46th Spring Training with their home opener today against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Peoria Stadium…Seattle fell 6–4 yesterday to the Padres in the Cactus League opener as the away team at Peoria Stadium…the Mariners will conclude Cactus League play on April 5 at Cincinnati in Goodyear and are scheduled to open the 2022 regular season on Thursday, April 7 at Target Field against the Minnesota Twins.
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)…
TODAY: Mariners vs. Dodgers 1:10 pm ROOT/Seattle Sports (710 AM)
SEA — Stoudt, Ramirez, Young*, Weigel, Bird*
LAD — Pepiot, Grove, Y. Ramirez, V. Gonzalez*, Nunez*, Wright
SUNDAY: Mariners vs. Angels 1:10 pm Seattle Sports (710 AM)
SEA — Flexen, Wojciechowski, Misiewicz*, Swanson, Mills, Ellingson
LAA — TBA
MONDAY: Mariners vs. Diamondbacks 1:10 pm Seattle Sports (710 AM)
SEA — Kirby, Brash, Sewald, Kuhn, Festa, Sweet
ARI — TBA
* left-handed pitcher
HOME OPENER…the Mariners are 6–4 over their last 10 Cactus League home openers at Peoria Stadium, including a 5–4 victory over the Padres in 2021…today marks the first of 9 home games for the Mariners this spring…Seattle finished 2021 Cactus League play with a 7–5–2 record at home.
VS. DODGERS…today marks the lone matchup between the Dodgers and Mariners during Cactus League play and the 2022 regular season…the Mariners are 18–9–3 all-time in spring training games against the Dodgers…Seattle went 1–0–1 vs. Los Angeles-NL in 2021 Cactus League action and 1–3 during the regular season.
REMEMBERING JOHN CLAYTON…today the Mariners remember Hall of Fame football journalist and Seattle sports icon John Clayton, who passed away Friday afternoon at the age of 67…John’s 50-year career in sports media leaves a legacy that spans across the country, particularly in the Pacific Northwest as a beat reporter with the Tacoma News Tribune and most recently during 14 years on air with Seattle Sports (710 AM)…the Mariners will remember “The Professor” with a moment of silence prior to first pitch of today’s game.
ON THE TUBE…today marks the first game televised on ROOT SPORTS this spring…Seattle Sports (710 AM) and ROOT SPORTS will provide complete coverage of the Mariners 2022 Spring Training schedule…ROOT SPORTS will televise 7 Cactus League games and Seattle Sports (710 AM) will air all 18 spring games (12 will be aired live, while 6 will be carried on a delayed basis)…see the complete broadcast schedule on page 2 of the game notes.
SPRING TRAINING TICKET INFORMATION…Mariners Spring Training tickets are on sale…tickets can be purchased online at Mariners.com/Spring…for more information about the hours of operation for the Peoria Sports Complex Ticket Office, visit peoriasportscomplex.com or call 623–773–8700.
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, October 5.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW…the Mariners open their 2022 home schedule at T-Mobile Park on Friday, April 15 on Jackie Robinson Day…tickets for Opening Day and all Mariners home games are available at Mariners.com/Tickets, the T-Mobile Park Box Office and any Mariners Team Store.
MARINERS ANNOUNCE COKE AS “OFFICIAL FAN REFRESHMENT”…the Mariners and Swire Coca-Cola, USA, the bottler for Coca-Cola and other beverage brands in Washington and parts of 12 other states across the American West, announced a new long-term partnership that designates Coca-Cola as the team’s “Official Fan Refreshment”…this new multi-year partnership marks the first time Coke products have been available at Mariners games since T-Mobile Park opened in 1999.
COACHING STAFF…Mariners manager Scott Servais begins his 7th season as manager…he owns a 438–432 (.503) record as skipper…also returning to the coaching staff are third base coach Manny Acta, infield coach Perry Hill (also first base coach in 2021), pitching coach Pete Woodworth, bullpen coach Trent Blank, hitting coach Jarret DeHart (assistant hitting coach in 2021), ML field coordinator Carson Vitale, bullpen catcher Fleming Báez and batting practice pitcher Nasusel Cabrera…a trio of coaches join the 2022 Major League staff: hitting coach Tony Arnerich, first base coach Kris Negrón and ML coach Andy McKay.
