Stormy night, gray morning and, hopefully, baseball this afternoon

The weather this morning isn’t much better than yesterday, when the Mariners’ suffered a home spring training rainout for the first time sincde 2006. However, the hourly forecast says it’s supposed to clear up by this afternoon, so it looks like the Mariners will get in their split-squad road games today against the White Sox and Brewers.

That doesn’t mean the Mariners’ morning workout plans didn’t take a hit after one of those can’t-see-across-the-street rainstorms last night that have made the practice fields unplayable.

It shouldn’t affect the schedule that much anyway. Because the team buses will leave around 11:30, the Mariners weren’t going to do much more than loosen up, take batting practice and have pitchers throw their bullpens. That work now shifts to the covered facilities.

Shortstop Jack Wilson, whose right hamstring tighten up on Friday, isn’t in either lineup today. With the weather of the past two days, the last thing the Mariners need is for a guy with a tender hamstring — or even a history of tender hamstrings — playing on a wet field.

Wilson said as much a few minutes ago.

“I feel fine. They’re not even treating it anymore,” he said. “I’m ready to play and I’m sure if the fields were dry today I would play.”

One other note: Closer David Aardsma pitched in the bullpen this morning and said his groin is fine. He experienced tightness in the upper part of his right leg during his first exhibition outing Thursday.

Here are the Mariners’ lineups today:

Mariners at White Sox

Ichiro Suzuki, right field

Chone Figgins, second base

Franklin Gutierrez, center field

Mike Sweeney, DH

Casy Kotchman, first base

Matt Tuiasosopo, shortstop

Chris Woodward, third base

Josh Bard, catcher

Ezequiel Carrera, left field

Left-hander Ryan Rowland-Smith, starting pitcher

Mariners at Brewers

Eric Byrnes, right field

Dustin Ackley, second base

Jose Lopez, third base

Milton Bradley, left field

Ryan Garko, DH

Mike Carp, first base

Adam Moore, catcher

Josh Wilson, shortstop

Michael Saunders, center field.

Right-hander Doug Fister, starting pitcher

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