Worth noting

By Greg Johns

March 16, 2013

• Sunday's Cactus League game against the Rangers will be televised by ROOT Sports in the Seattle area starting at 1:05 p.m. PT. That kicks off a run of TV games, with Tuesday night's game against the Giants at 7:05 p.m., Thursday against the Cubs at 7:05 p.m. and Saturday against the Indians at 1:05 p.m. all being broadcast live by ROOT. The games on Sunday and Tuesday are also available on MLB.TV.

• After Blake Beavan starts on Sunday against the Rangers, Hisashi Iwakuma is scheduled to open against the A's on Monday in Phoenix, and Brandon Maurer will be on the hill first for Tuesday night's game against the Giants.

• Single-game tickets for all Mariners home games in 2013 went on sale Saturday. They are available at Mariners.com..

Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog.