Olson ailing, Hannahan improving, plus a lineup

It’s a late-arriving group today because of the night game against the Reds in Goodyear. We do have a couple of notes, though, plus the Mariners’ lineup, which is pretty much what we’ll see on opening day (minus the DH, of course.

A few items to note:

  • Garrett Olson, who has struggled with his command this month, won’t be pitching for a while. He took a ground ball off the end of the middle finger on his left hand early this week and is wearing a splint. The finger is still swollen, although the Mariners are hoping Olson will be able to play catch on Monday.
  • Utility infielder Jack Hannahan, down the past week because of a strained groin, is expected to take batting practice this afternoon for the second straight day. He’s still not ready to run, however.
  • Even though tonight’s game is only the halfway point of the exhibition season, it’s a pretty important start for right-hander Doug Fister in his attempt to win the fifth-starter job. Fister is 0-2 with a 7.71 earned run average and, while spring training numbers can be terribly misleading, his nervousness has made the Mariners’ decision-makers, well, nervous.

    Interestingly, behind Fister tonight will be the current leader in the fifth-starter race, left-hander Jason Vargas, who hasn’t allowed an earned run in 8 2/3 innings this month.

    And now, the Mariners’ lineup:

    Ichiro Suzuki, right field

    Chone Figgins, second base

    Casey Kotchman, first base

    Milton Bradley, left field

    Jose Lopez, third base

    Franklin Gutierrez, center field

    Adam Moore, catcher

    Jack Wilson, shortstop

    Doug Fister, starting pitcher

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