Worth noting

By Greg Johns

March 25, 2013

• Jeremy Bonderman will get his last start of the spring on Tuesday when the Mariners host the Royals in Peoria, with Danny Farquhar, Charlie Furbush, Tom Wilhelmsen and Loe among the scheduled relievers.

• Felix Hernandez will start Wednesday, with Ramirez slated to throw in relief for a second straight outing. Hisashi Iwakuma will then go on Thursday in the final Cactus League game against the Cubs in Mesa, with Maurer scheduled to start the Saturday exhibition game against the Rockies in Salt Lake City.

• Dustin Ackley was not in the lineup Monday, but the second baseman has recorded four straight multi-hit games to raise his spring average to .375 (15-for-40).

• All the remaining Cactus League games are available live on 710 ESPN Seattle, and the Saturday exhibition in Salt Lake City will be televised on ROOT Sports at 1:05 p.m. PT.

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