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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)

abrhbi

Cedeno cf5030

Theriot ss3020

Blanco ss2000

Fukudome rf2000

Colvin rf2000

Murton lf3010

Kroeger lf2110

Hoffpauir 1b4221

Fox dh5121

Figueroa 2b3111

Fontenot 2b1100

Cintron 3b3011

McGehee 3b2012

Hill c2000

Castillo c1000

Totals406146

SEATTLE

abrhbi

Suzuki cf2000

Jimerson cf2000

Bloomquist 3b3000

Tuiasosopo 3b2000

Norton dh4000

Wilkerson rf2110

Morse rf1110

Clement c2000

Burke c1000

LaHair 1b4221

JLopez 2b2001

Hulett 2b2110

Reed lf1011

Sardinha lf2011

Kiger ss2000

Cairo ss2021

Totals34595

Chicago (N)000201300—6

Seattle020000003—5

DP—Chicago 2. LOB—Chicago 11, Seattle 6. 2B—Fox, Cintron, Hoffpauir, McGehee, LaHair, Morse. 3B—Fox. SB—Theriot, Cairo. CS—Cedeno, Reed.

IPHRERBBSO

Chicago

Lieber232201

Marshall200032

Samardzija, W200010

Eyre100001

Lahey110001

Howry153302

Seattle

Washburn340001

Woerman222222

Rohrbaugh, L131100

Kahn133310

White110001

Jimenez110000

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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