And they had the bodies to do it. Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz made their 2018 debuts in this game, giving the Mariners their most complete lineup of their first three Cactus League bouts so far.
However, Clayton Kershaw pitched only one inning. A really good inning at that, because, well, he’s Clayton Kershaw.
For Cano and Cruz, their performances were less than spectacular. Cano hit into two groundouts, one off of Kerhsaw, and the other off Scott Alexander. Cruz was the victim of a scary moment for Mariners fans. A 93 mile-per-hour fastball from Tom Koehler zoomed right into the slugger’s wrist, sending him to the ground.