LeBlanc, who was given a one-year contract extension earlier Tuesday, allowed one run on three hits in seven innings in a stellar effort against Los Angeles, giving the Mariners their eighth consecutive victory.
Not that he’s the type to experience buyer’s remorse or even post-purchase anxiety, but if general manager Jerry Dipoto needed some assurance that his decision to finalize a contract extension for Wade LeBlanc on Tuesday afternoon was the right move, it came later that evening.
Hours after the club announced that they had signed LeBlanc to a contract extension through the 2019 season and with club options for three years beyond, the veteran left-hander went out and provided yet another example of their the reasoning of the deal, leading the Mariners to their eighth straight victory.