"Physically I feel great," Paxton said. "I wasn't as sharp tonight. I felt a little off mechanically, just couldn't really find my rhythm. But that happens. I picked a good game to do it when we scored 12 runs, so it worked out OK."
The Mariners (29-30) have won eight of their last nine by a 69-25 margin and they stayed hot with the bats by equaling a season high for runs, led by three-run homers by Robinson Cano and Kyle Seager and a three-run double by Danny Valencia.