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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