If you want a feel-good spring training game, step right up, because the good vibes were bountiful as the Mariners defeated the Padres, 5-4, behind strong pitching, good defense, and a few big clutch hits—stop me if you’ve heard that one before.
Today marked Logan Gilbert’s spring debut, and also the debut of his new split-change. The Mariners have been slow-playing Gilbert this spring, but there’s nothing slow about facing the fearsome top of this Padres lineup, and Gilbert started his day by walking Fernando Tatís Jr. on five pitches followed by a Juan Soto base hit up the middle to put runners on at first and third.