The Seattle Mariners (2-1) will take on the Oakland A’s (1-3) tonight in Safeco Field’s home Opener. Taijuan Walker will toe the rubber for the Mariners and Eric Surkamp will take the mound for the A’s.
Walker made 6 starts during spring training, going 1-3 with a 6.55 ERA across 22 innings of work. He struck out 23 batters and issued only 4 free passes. In 2015, Walker made 29 starts and went 11-8 with a 4.56 ERA over 169.2 innings. With a full season under his belt, hopefully this will be Walker’s breakout season.