Mariners Game #47 Preview: 5/20/25, SEA at CWS

It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man might have to play baseball at some point this evening.

The Mariners will potentially play the White Sox tonight at Rate Field in Chicago. The game looked like an impossibility yesterday, but the forecast has improved a bit to where some baseball could happen at some point for some length of time. It’s unclear whether the game will start on schedule or at all. The National Weather Service says “all severe hazards will be possible,” although it’s implied the worst of the storm will hit further south than Rate Field. The series is scheduled to wrap up tomorrow afternoon, but the weather doesn’t look much better, to where a doubleheader is the obvious choice. If the Mariners play anymore baseball in Chicago this week, it will be cold, wet, and windy.

UPDATE: First pitch is now “estimated” for 6:15 p.m. PT, according to White Sox social media.

Casey Legumina gets the “start” for the Mariners today as the opener. As Zach Mason detailed on the site yesterday, Legumina appears to be one of the more interesting arms in a bullpen still looking for depth. The Spokesman-Review($) interviewed Legumina earlier this month about his transition from Gonzaga to MLB. Following Beans will be Casey Lawrence, who was activated before the game. Lawrence hasn’t pitched phenomenally for the Mariners this year, but he’s done what’s been asked of him, giving a depleted staff some length on a few occasions. To make room for Lawrence, the Mariners optioned Jhonathan Díaz to Tacoma and designated for assignment Austin Shenton.

Veteran righty Adrian Houser gets the start for the White Sox today and will make his first start of 2025. The White Sox announced this afternoon they’d signed Houser to a one-year, $1.35 million contract. Houser began the year pitching for the Texas Rangers minor league affiliates before being released on May 15.

Lineups

Today’s Game Information

Game time: 4:40 PT

TV: ROOT Sports NW, with Ryan Rowland-Smith and Aaron Goldsmith, with Brad Adam as sideline reporter

Radio: 710 AM Seattle Sports, with Gary Hill Jr. and Rick Rizzs

Mariners Moments This Millennium

• 2024 – The Mariners mount a four-run comeback in the ninth inning to beat the Yankees 5-4 in New York.
• 2018 – Francisco Liriano, pitching for the Tigers, throws eight scoreless innings, holding the Mariners to just one hit. In the ninth, Mitch Haniger ties the game with his 11th homer of the season. The Mariners would win in extras on a walkoff single from Jean Segura.
• 2017 – The White Sox beat the pants off the Mariners 16-1 in the org’s second largest loss since 2000.
• 2016 – Nelson Cruz annihilates a baseball off a guy named Jumbo Díaz in an 8-3 Mariners win in Cincinnati.
• 2012 – Jesús Montero, Justin Smoak and Mike Carp each homer, Dustin Ackley picks up two hits, including a double, and the Mariners win 6-4 in Colorado. The future is now.
• 2011 – Érik Bédard strikes out nine in eight-scoreless innings in a 4-1 win in San Diego. Carlos Peguero (apparently) robbed a homer that turned into a double play.
• 2010 – Ken Griffey Jr. records his final hit, a walkoff, in a 4-3 win against the Blue Jays in Seattle.
• 2004 – Ichiro picks up three hits, including a homer, in an 11-0 route of the Orioles. He finished the day with 58 hits in the season’s first 40 games.
• 2001 – The Mariners tag Roger Clemens for six runs in a 6-2 victory in Seattle to improve to 32-11. The win came in the middle of a 24-3 stretch.
• 2000 – Rickey Henderson smacks his first homer as a Mariner in his first full game with the team. Mariners lose 4-3 to TBD.