It’s the first split-squad action of spring, with the Mariners hosting the Giants at Peoria Stadium and sending a second crew to Surprise to take on the Rangers. Neither game went well, although one went less well than the other.
Home game:
The Mariners hosted the Giants, who sent a crew of fill-ins for the away game. That doesn’t take anything away from the performance of Bryce Miller, who was dazzling in his first spring start. Miller threw six different pitches, including his new cutter, and although he couldn’t land that pitch for a strike, he landed plenty of others despite walking his first batter of the game (and then not helping himself out with a throwing error on a pickoff attempt).