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Mariners notebook: King Felix believes in Taijuan Walker's "stuff"

Every great pitcher has to start somewhere.

The Mariners hope tonight's starter, Taijuan Walker, is close to breaking out of that "starting" phase. So does staff ace Felix Hernandez, a great pitcher who knows from experience about being labeled a phenom but struggling at first in the MLB.

Hernandez talked to "Danny, Dave and Moore" on Friday about the 22-year-old Walker, who has shown flashes of brilliance but owns a rough 1-5 record, 7.33 ERA and 1.84 WHIP in nine starts this season.

"He's a guy who's gonna learn a little bit more," Hernandez said of Walker.