Mariners Wrap Spring with Padres Loss

0:00It's March 23rd. You're listening to Seattle Mariners News today, AI-powered coverage of your squad. The Mariners wrapped up their cactus-league schedule with a 10-3 loss to the San Diego Padres on Monday afternoon in Peoria. Luis Castillo delivered a strong final tune up, going five innings while allowing just one run on four hits, with five strikeouts. Randy Aurozerina added a key opposite field homer in the third. The top of the projected opening day lineup got plenty of looks. With Brendan Donovan, Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez, Julio Rodriguez, Josh Naylor and Aurozerina each. Seeing at least two played appearances, Raleigh crushed a 380-foot double that would have cleared the walls at 20 bigly parks, including T-Mobile. Donovan, the new third baseman, wraps spring with a hot slash line of 413 average and over 1,000 OPS in 57 trips to the plate. He scored the first run on Rodriguez's single.

1:00Meanwhile, Mitch Garver made his first spring star at first base after earning the backup catcher spot. Relievers like Matt Brash and Carlos Vargas kept things steady before the Padres erupted for eight runs in the eighth, with mostly minor leaguers on. The field. The Mariners finished spring at 11 wins and 19 losses, matching last year's mark. Now the team heads back to Seattle for an off day, Tuesday, a workout Wednesday night at T-Mobile Park, and the home opener Thursday at 710 pm. Against the Cleveland Guardians, with Logan Gilbert facing Tanner Bobby.