Yusei Kikuchi vs. Brett Anderson, 7:10pm
The Mariners begin a series with the A’s tonight at T-Mobile, facing Brett Anderson, the oft-injured lefty who came up with Oakland back in 2009. I was wondering about which opposing pitchers I’ve written about most since starting here in the 2010 season, and Anderson would be in the running if he could stay healthy. His 96 1/3 IP this year already give him his fourth-highest season total out of 11 potential MLB seasons. He’s never been a big strikeout guy (he relies more on grounders), but he’s taking that to a new extreme this season, ranking last in K/9 and K% by a mile.