After being shut down on April 24th, the Mariners' right hander continues to experience stiffness while recovering from a lat strain.
First it was the nine hits without a single strikeout in his first start of the season. Then it was a surprise shutdown on April 21st, leading to a callup of Roenis Elias from AAA Tacoma to bolster the rotation. That left him with a 6.61 ERA after only three games, which may cause you to poke your glasses up your nose except for the fact that his BABIP was at a career stable .