Mariners 5, Rockies 3
At Salt River Fields
When Chad Bettis needed a groundball in Tuesday afternoon’s Cactus League finale, he was able to coax one out of Mariners batters. Case in point, in the second inning, with one run in and two men on, he got Andrew Romine to ground out to Nolan Arenado at third, who started off the inning-ending double play. That ability to induce grounders will play a big part in Bettis’ success this season.
“It was a mix of everything, and not necessarily just one pitch, which fits me,” explained Bettis, who pitched three innings, allowing one run on two hits, with one walk and two strikeouts and three groundball outs.