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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Mariners today By Kirby Arnold Herald Writer Today in camp Mariners vs. Oakland A’s, 12:05 p.m. (PST) at Phoenix on KOMO radio (1000 AM). Right-hander Miguel Batista will start for the Mariners, followed to the mound by right-hander R.A. Dickey, left-hander Ryan Rowland-smith, right-hander Roy Corcoran and left-hander Eric O’Flaherty. Right-hander Joe Blanton will start for the A’s. Monday in camp Jarrod Washburn, Seattle’s No. 4 starter, allowed the Chicago Cubs four hits in three scoreless innings but the North Siders went on for a 6-5 victory in Peoria, Ariz. Washburn struck out one, liked the results of his new grip on his changeup and declared he wants to pitch longer in games. “The season’s in about a week, right?” he joked. Jon Lieber, a candidate for the end of Chicago’s rotation, allowed three hits in two runs in two innings. His ‘07 was cut short by surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his right foot. Monday, he got hit on the bottom of his left foot on an infield single by Jeremy Reed in the second inning. A trainer came out to check on him, but Lieber said he was fine. Associated Press Monday’s boxscore CUBS 6, MARINERS 5 CHICAGO (N) ab r h bi Cedeno cf 5 0 3 0 Theriot ss 3 0 2 0 Blanco ss 2 0 0 0 Fukudome rf 2 0 0 0 Colvin rf 2 0 0 0 Murton lf 3 0 1 0 Kroeger lf 2 1 1 0 Hoffpauir 1b 4 2 2 1 Fox dh 5 1 2 1 Figueroa 2b 3 1 1 1 Fontenot 2b 1 1 0 0 Cintron 3b 3 0 1 1 McGehee 3b 2 0 1 2 Hill c 2 0 0 0 Castillo c 1 0 0 0 Totals 40 6 14 6 SEATTLE ab r h bi Suzuki cf 2 0 0 0 Jimerson cf 2 0 0 0 Bloomquist 3b 3 0 0 0 Tuiasosopo 3b 2 0 0 0 Norton dh 4 0 0 0 Wilkerson rf 2 1 1 0 Morse rf 1 1 1 0 Clement c 2 0 0 0 Burke c 1 0 0 0 LaHair 1b 4 2 2 1 JLopez 2b 2 0 0 1 Hulett 2b 2 1 1 0 Reed lf 1 0 1 1 Sardinha lf 2 0 1 1 Kiger ss 2 0 0 0 Cairo ss 2 0 2 1 Totals 34 5 9 5 Chicago (N) 000 201 300 —6 Seattle 020 000 003 —5 DP—Chicago 2. LOB—Chicago 11, Seattle 6. 2B—Fox, Cintron, Hoffpauir, McGehee, LaHair, Morse. 3B—Fox. SB—Theriot, Cairo. CS—Cedeno, Reed. IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Lieber 2 3 2 2 0 1 Marshall 2 0 0 0 3 2 Samardzija, W 2 0 0 0 1 0 Eyre 1 0 0 0 0 1 Lahey 1 1 0 0 0 1 Howry 1 5 3 3 0 2 Seattle Washburn 3 4 0 0 0 1 Woerman 2 2 2 2 2 2 Rohrbaugh, L 1 3 1 1 0 0 Kahn 1 3 3 3 1 0 White 1 1 0 0 0 1 Jimenez 1 1 0 0 0 0 HBP—by Washburn (Fukudome). WP—Marshall. T—2:44. A—7,024. On the trainer’s table -- Designated hitter Jose Vidro has a sore right elbow and may miss a few days. Manager John McLaren said it’s not serious. -- Catcher Brant Ust suffered another bout of back spasms and will be out 3-5 days. He also missed a few days early in camp because of back spasms. -- Pitcher Anderson Garcia had his right arm examined Monday by team physician Dr. Edward Khalfayan after he threw less than a dozen pitches in the bullpen Sunday before stopping because of pain. Garcia has been down all camp because of tendinitis in his right biceps. Weather After two days of sunny but breezy weather that brought out jackets and sweatshirts, it’ll be 76 and pleasant today. They said it “Anything less than the playoffs would be a disappointment for me, for sure. I think the team feels the same way. We feel like we can be an elite ballclub and that’s our mindset” Mariners manager John McLaren They did it Monday’s “American Idol” segment of the morning team meeting featured T.J. Nakagawa, an intern with the Mariners’ training staff and a graduate student at the University of Arkansas, by way of Mie, Japan. Nakagawa introduced himself to the team, then performed what all good Arkansas Razorbacks fans do so well: the famed “Woooo Pig Sooey!” cheer.

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