Despite being rained out only nine outs into the game, there was more baseball played than many expected. After leaving a drenched Peoria, the Mariners were greeted by a clean and dry field in Mesa, though ominous clouds loomed in the distance. But the surface was deemed playable and the teams gave it a go.
It was all Mariners out of the gate, going up against their former prospect Paul Blackburn. Shed Long started things off with a double down the line, then Tim Beckham followed up with a single.