TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners and Brewers meet today in a scheduled seven-and-a-half inning game at Peoria Stadium…today’s ballgame is the first of 2 straight home games for the Mariners, their final pair of back-to-back home contests this spring…left-hander Yusei Kikuchi is set to be the first Seattle hurler to make his 3rd start…the game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS Northwest with Dave Sims and Mike Blowers on the call.
CHANGES…at the beginning of Spring Training, Major League Baseball announced from March 14 until the end of camp, games will be scheduled for 9 innings, though managers can mutually decide to shorten to 7 innings…clubs must notify MLB of any game-length modifications by 2 p.