PEORIA, Ariz. -- Robinson Cano hit a two-run home run and Franklin Gutierrez added a solo shot for the Seattle Mariners in their 9-7 loss to the Los Angeles Angels in spring training Saturday.
Wade Miley, acquired from the Boston Red Sox in a trade in December and slated for the Seattle starting rotation, made his first start of spring training. The left-hander struck out two and walked one in two scoreless innings.
"He's going to be fun to watch all year," Mariners manager Scott Servais said.
Daniel Nava, new to the Angels this season after signing in free agency, hit a two-run double off Mariners reliever Vidal Nuno in the fourth inning. Nava had three hits and three RBI for the day.
"Daniel's looked good. Got a little slow start," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "His back was a little stiff early, first couple of days. But he's come out here and he looks good, both sides of the plate."
The Angels' backups put together a four-run seventh inning after Los Angeles trailed 5-2 at one point. Nick Buss doubled, drove in two and scored twice after entering the game as a substitute.
Mariners slugger Nelson Cruz made his spring debut as the designated hitter. He went 0 for 2 and was hit by a pitch.
Kyle Seager drove in two runs with two singles. Gutierrez has two home runs in the Mariners' first four games.
Cano said he's feeling much better after surgery in the offseason to repair a sports hernia that he played through in the latter part of last season.
"You want to feel good in the beginning because then you don't have to figure out what you're doing wrong or what not," Cano said. "For me, feeling good is never about hitting homers or getting hits, it's just how I hit the ball."
LEE DEBUTS
Dae-Ho Lee, a former star in Japan and Korea who signed a minor league deal with the Mariners, made his spring training debut Saturday. Lee is trying to be the right-handed hitting first baseman in a tandem with left-handed hitter Adam Lind. Lee entered the game at first base in place of Lind in the seventh inning and hit a single to shallow center field in the eighth, then was removed for a pinch-runner. His start to game action was slightly delayed due to international work visa issues. "I'm really happy for him," Servais said. "He's got many more to come so keep an eye on that."
STARTING TIME
Angels: LHP Nate Smith, in his fourth season in the Angels' organization, struggled from the start. He put the first four batters he faced on base via hit or hit-by-pitch and gave up three runs on three hits in two innings, though he retired six straight batters after that. It clearly wasn't his day -- right after Smith hit Cruz on the elbow with a pitch, both catcher Geovany Soto and the home plate umpire threw balls back to him, forcing Smith to duck out of the way to avoid harm.
Mariners: Miley tried to work quickly in his spring debut. "In that process right now trying to build up, get the pitch count where it needs to be," Miley said. "That's kind of the motto, `get it and go,' and it's worked for me. I know the defense, they enjoy it."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Albert Pujols is scheduled to start Sunday's game as the DH. He's coming off foot surgery and is playing sooner than expected. ... Andrew Heaney, the scheduled starting pitcher on Saturday, was scratched with an illness and replaced by Smith. ... Andrelton Simmons was at shortstop for the first time this spring after missing the past few days in the field with an arm issue. He went 0 for 3 and struck out twice. ... P Huston Street threw 20 pitches to minor leaguers in his first outing of the spring Saturday.
Mariners: OF-1B Stefen Romero has a deeply bruised knee but could return to action as soon as Sunday. ... Cruz could start playing in the outfield next week, Servais said. Cruz said he felt good with no issues swinging the bat Saturday.
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Nick Tropeano, who is competing for a starting rotation spot, gets the start against Kansas City on Sunday.
Mariners: RHP Hishashi Iwakuma makes his spring training debut Sunday when Seattle plays the Texas Rangers in Surprise, Ariz. Top setup man Joaquin Benoit, who dealt with some back soreness earlier in camp, is scheduled to pitch, as is new closer Steve Cishek.
Wade Miley, acquired from the Boston Red Sox in a trade in December and slated for the Seattle starting rotation, made his first start of spring training. The left-hander struck out two and walked one in two scoreless innings.
"He's going to be fun to watch all year," Mariners manager Scott Servais said.
Daniel Nava, new to the Angels this season after signing in free agency, hit a two-run double off Mariners reliever Vidal Nuno in the fourth inning. Nava had three hits and three RBI for the day.
"Daniel's looked good. Got a little slow start," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "His back was a little stiff early, first couple of days. But he's come out here and he looks good, both sides of the plate."
The Angels' backups put together a four-run seventh inning after Los Angeles trailed 5-2 at one point. Nick Buss doubled, drove in two and scored twice after entering the game as a substitute.
Mariners slugger Nelson Cruz made his spring debut as the designated hitter. He went 0 for 2 and was hit by a pitch.
Kyle Seager drove in two runs with two singles. Gutierrez has two home runs in the Mariners' first four games.
Cano said he's feeling much better after surgery in the offseason to repair a sports hernia that he played through in the latter part of last season.
"You want to feel good in the beginning because then you don't have to figure out what you're doing wrong or what not," Cano said. "For me, feeling good is never about hitting homers or getting hits, it's just how I hit the ball."
LEE DEBUTS
Dae-Ho Lee, a former star in Japan and Korea who signed a minor league deal with the Mariners, made his spring training debut Saturday. Lee is trying to be the right-handed hitting first baseman in a tandem with left-handed hitter Adam Lind. Lee entered the game at first base in place of Lind in the seventh inning and hit a single to shallow center field in the eighth, then was removed for a pinch-runner. His start to game action was slightly delayed due to international work visa issues. "I'm really happy for him," Servais said. "He's got many more to come so keep an eye on that."
STARTING TIME
Angels: LHP Nate Smith, in his fourth season in the Angels' organization, struggled from the start. He put the first four batters he faced on base via hit or hit-by-pitch and gave up three runs on three hits in two innings, though he retired six straight batters after that. It clearly wasn't his day -- right after Smith hit Cruz on the elbow with a pitch, both catcher Geovany Soto and the home plate umpire threw balls back to him, forcing Smith to duck out of the way to avoid harm.
Mariners: Miley tried to work quickly in his spring debut. "In that process right now trying to build up, get the pitch count where it needs to be," Miley said. "That's kind of the motto, `get it and go,' and it's worked for me. I know the defense, they enjoy it."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Albert Pujols is scheduled to start Sunday's game as the DH. He's coming off foot surgery and is playing sooner than expected. ... Andrew Heaney, the scheduled starting pitcher on Saturday, was scratched with an illness and replaced by Smith. ... Andrelton Simmons was at shortstop for the first time this spring after missing the past few days in the field with an arm issue. He went 0 for 3 and struck out twice. ... P Huston Street threw 20 pitches to minor leaguers in his first outing of the spring Saturday.
Mariners: OF-1B Stefen Romero has a deeply bruised knee but could return to action as soon as Sunday. ... Cruz could start playing in the outfield next week, Servais said. Cruz said he felt good with no issues swinging the bat Saturday.
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Nick Tropeano, who is competing for a starting rotation spot, gets the start against Kansas City on Sunday.
Mariners: RHP Hishashi Iwakuma makes his spring training debut Sunday when Seattle plays the Texas Rangers in Surprise, Ariz. Top setup man Joaquin Benoit, who dealt with some back soreness earlier in camp, is scheduled to pitch, as is new closer Steve Cishek.
3:10PM,EST,March 5,2016
Peoria Sports Complex, Peoria, Arizona
Peoria Sports Complex, Peoria, Arizona
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Wade Miley pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| A Simmons flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Gentry grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Giavotella grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Nate Smith pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Marte doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Seager singled to left center, Marte scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Canó homered to right, Seager scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Cruz hit by pitch. | 0 | 3 |
| Lind fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 3 |
| Gutiérrez struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Zunino flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| G Soto struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| C Perez walked. | 0 | 3 |
| D Nava singled to left, C Perez to second. | 0 | 3 |
| J Marte struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| R Ortega grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nate Smith pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Powell grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Robertson struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| Marte grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Vidal Nuno pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Nuño relieved Miley. | 0 | 3 |
| K Cowart singled to center. | 0 | 3 |
| A Simmons struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| C Gentry grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, K Cowart out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| J Smith relieved N Smith. | 0 | 3 |
| Seager fouled out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Canó grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Cruz flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Vidal Nuno pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| J Giavotella lined out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| G Soto walked. | 0 | 3 |
| C Perez singled to right center, G Soto to second. | 0 | 3 |
| D Nava doubled to deep center, G Soto and C Perez scored. | 2 | 3 |
| J Marte grounded out to second, D Nava to third. | 2 | 3 |
| R Ortega lined out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Cam Bedrosian pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| C Bedrosian relieved J Smith. | 2 | 3 |
| Lind grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Gutiérrez homered to right center. | 2 | 4 |
| Zunino grounded out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Powell struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Joel Peralta pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Pizzano in right field. | 2 | 4 |
| J Peralta relieved Nuño. | 2 | 4 |
| K Cowart fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 4 |
| A Simmons struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| C Gentry flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Greg Mahle pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| Baldoquín at shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| G Mahle relieved C Bedrosian. | 2 | 4 |
| Robertson doubled to deep left. | 2 | 4 |
| Marte sacrificed to third, Robertson to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Seager singled to right, Robertson scored. | 2 | 5 |
| Canó grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Seager out at second. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Aro pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Taylor at shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| T. Smith at third base. | 2 | 5 |
| Sardiñas at second base. | 2 | 5 |
| Clevenger catching. | 2 | 5 |
| O'Malley in center field. | 2 | 5 |
| Lucas in left field. | 2 | 5 |
| Aro relieved J Peralta. | 2 | 5 |
| J Giavotella doubled to left. | 2 | 5 |
| G Soto walked. | 2 | 5 |
| Q Berry ran for G Soto. | 2 | 5 |
| C Perez fouled out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| D Nava singled to center, J Giavotella scored, Q Berry to third, D Nava out stretching at second. | 3 | 5 |
| J Choi hit for J Marte. | 3 | 5 |
| J Choi popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Greg Mahle pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| N Buss in center field. | 3 | 5 |
| R Navarro at second base. | 3 | 5 |
| Q Berry in left field. | 3 | 5 |
| S McGee catching. | 3 | 5 |
| J Choi at first base. | 3 | 5 |
| K Kubitza at third base. | 3 | 5 |
| R Rasmussen relieved G Mahle. | 3 | 5 |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| Lind walked. | 3 | 5 |
| Lind to second on wild pitch by R Rasmussen. | 3 | 5 |
| Pizzano flied out to left. | 3 | 5 |
| Clevenger singled to right, Lind thrown out at home. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Aro pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Lee at first base. | 3 | 5 |
| R Ortega reached on bunt single to third. | 3 | 5 |
| R Navarro popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| Baldoquín safe at first on error by shortstop Taylor, R Ortega to second. | 3 | 5 |
| K Kubitza walked, R Ortega to third, Baldoquín to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Zych relieved Aro. | 3 | 5 |
| N Buss doubled to deep right center, R Ortega and Baldoquín scored, K Kubitza to third. | 5 | 5 |
| Q Berry struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| Johnson hit for C Perez. | 5 | 5 |
| Johnson doubled to shallow left, K Kubitza and N Buss scored. | 7 | 5 |
| S McGee grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Victor Alcantara pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| V Alcantara relieved R Rasmussen. | 7 | 5 |
| O'Malley walked. | 7 | 5 |
| Lucas walked, O'Malley to second. | 7 | 5 |
| Taylor singled to left, O'Malley to third, Lucas to second. | 7 | 5 |
| T. Smith grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, O'Malley scored, Taylor out at second, Lucas to third. | 7 | 6 |
| Sardiñas reached on infield single to third, Lucas scored, T. Smith to second. | 7 | 7 |
| Navarro hit for Cruz. | 7 | 7 |
| Navarro grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Sardiñas out at second. | 7 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Rollins pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Rollins relieved Zych. | 7 | 7 |
| J Choi struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| C Hinshaw hit for R Ortega. | 7 | 7 |
| C Hinshaw doubled to shallow left. | 7 | 7 |
| R Navarro doubled to left, C Hinshaw scored. | 8 | 7 |
| Baldoquín grounded out to shortstop, R Navarro to third. | 8 | 7 |
| K Kubitza grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Achter pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| C Hinshaw in right field. | 8 | 7 |
| A Achter relieved V Alcantara. | 8 | 7 |
| Lee singled to center. | 8 | 7 |
| B Gonzalez ran for Lee. | 8 | 7 |
| B Gonzalez to second on passed ball by S McGee. | 8 | 7 |
| Pizzano singled to right, B Gonzalez to third. | 8 | 7 |
| Clevenger grounded into fielder's choice to first, B Gonzalez out at home, Pizzano to third, Clevenger to second. | 8 | 7 |
| O'Malley struck out swinging. | 8 | 7 |
| Lucas struck out swinging. | 8 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Charles Brewer pitching for Seattle | LAA | SEA |
| Sardiñas in center field. | 8 | 7 |
| B Gonzalez at second base. | 8 | 7 |
| O'Malley in left field. | 8 | 7 |
| Montero at first base. | 8 | 7 |
| Brewer relieved Rollins. | 8 | 7 |
| N Buss walked. | 8 | 7 |
| N Buss to second on wild pitch by Brewer. | 8 | 7 |
| Q Berry sacrificed to pitcher, N Buss to third. | 8 | 7 |
| Johnson singled to center, N Buss scored. | 9 | 7 |
| Wass hit for S McGee. | 9 | 7 |
| Wass grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Johnson out at second. | 9 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Josh Zeid pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | SEA |
| J Graterol catching. | 9 | 7 |
| Zeid relieved A Achter. | 9 | 7 |
| Taylor walked. | 9 | 7 |
| T. Smith singled to shallow center, Taylor to second. | 9 | 7 |
| Sardiñas lined out to center. | 9 | 7 |
| Navarro lined into double play, to first, T. Smith doubled off first. | 9 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| A Simmons SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Baldoquín SS
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
| C Gentry CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .429 | .000 |
K Kubitza 3B
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| J Giavotella 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .222 | .222 | .222 |
N Buss CF
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .333 | .500 | .667 |
| G Soto C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | .333 | .600 | .000 |
Q Berry PR-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .167 | .167 | .000 |
| C Perez DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .286 | .375 | .429 |
b-Johnson PH-DH
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .667 | .750 | 1.000 |
| D Nava LF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .667 | .667 | .667 |
S McGee C
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
d-Wass PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| J Marte 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
a-J Choi PH-1B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .300 | .364 | .000 |
| R Ortega RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .100 | .111 |
c-C Hinshaw PH-RF
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| K Cowart 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
R Navarro 2B
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 147 | |||
| a-popped out to shortstop for J Marte in the 6th b-doubled to shallow left for C Perez in the 7th c-doubled to shallow left for R Ortega in the 8th d-grounded to second for S Mcgee in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Nava (1, Nuño); J Giavotella (1, Aro); N Buss (1, Zych); Johnson (1, Zych); C Hinshaw (1, Rollins); R Navarro (2, Rollins) RBI: D Nava 3 (4), N Buss 2 (2), Johnson 3 (3), R Navarro (1) S: Q Berry 2-out RBI: Johnson 2 GIDP: C Gentry, Wass Angels RISP: 6-16 (R Ortega 0-2, Baldoquín 0-1, N Buss 1-1, C Perez 0-1, Johnson 2-2, J Choi 0-1, R Navarro 1-1, S McGee 0-1, J Marte 0-2, K Kubitza 0-1, D Nava 2-2, Q Berry 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (Baldoquín-J Giavotella-J Marte, Baldoquín-R Navarro-J Choi, J Choi). PB: S McGee. Outfield Assist: R Ortega (Lind at Home). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Peoria Sports Complex, Peoria, AZ |
| Attendance | 8,425 (17.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Cory Blaser, First Base - Jordan Baker, Second Base - Adam Hamari, Third Base - Tripp Gibson |
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