Taijuan Walker vs. Eric Surkamp, 7:10pm
Happy Felix Day! No, the King isn’t pitching today, but it’s his 30th birthday, and he should be praised and supplied with offerings as a result.
A year ago, Taijuan Walker pitched the M’s fourth game, the opener of a three-game set against Oakland. Like last year, he’s coming off a great spring, and appears ready to solidify the rotation behind Felix/Iwakuma. In last year’s game, Walker fell apart, setting the stage for a painful April/May in which he couldn’t strand runners and in which the M’s quickly fell behind their rivals, never to challenge them again.