Feels like April just flew by. Despite anemic hitting and several injuries to key players, the Mariners managed to finish the first month of the year with both a winning record and a positive run differential. I would not have guessed that when James Paxton went down. Tonight we hope that they can start a second straight month off on the right foot.
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Ljay Newsome gets his first start of the year, taking the injured Nick Margevicius’s spot in the rotation. Ljay impressed in his last outing, throwing four scoreless innings to finish out the game against the Red Sox on the 25th, and had some extra life on his fastball.