Marco Gonzales made club history, becoming the first Mariners pitcher to record five wins before May, with a seven-inning shutout performance Thursday night at T-Mobile Park.
Seattle’s crafty left-handed ace matched a career-high with nine strikeouts in his seventh start of the season, allowed just six hits and walked none as the Mariners ended a three-game skid with a dominant 14-2 win.
Gonzales (5-0, 2.80 ERA) hasn’t lost a game since August against Houston — he hasn’t dropped a game in 11 starts — and used an even mix of sinkers, cutters and changeups to consistently keep Texas’ batters guessing in his latest win.