SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Mariners dropped this afternoon’s ballgame to the Arizona Diamondbacks by a 9–1 score at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in their first game away from Peoria Stadium this spring.
Right-hander George Kirby made his 2022 spring debut, starting the game for the Mariners. He did not make it out of the second inning, allowing six earned runs on five hits in 1.2 innings of work. He walked one and recorded three strikeouts. Right-handers Matt Brash (2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 SO) and Paul Sewald (1.