"I was a little concerned [with Hernandez's pitch count] and he just finds a way," said Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon. "It's just amazing. I don't know how he did it, but he found a way to get through seven innings."
Hernandez had been knocked around in his two most recent starts entering Sunday, allowing 23 hits over his last 13 1/3 innings. He faced more adversity early against the Rangers, allowing his first run in the second inning on a double by Rougned Odor just inside the left-field line.