Tonight, the Mariners won what felt like their hundredth game against the Minnesota Twins.
It’s amazing how far we’ve come with James Paxton. The Big Maple started the game looking a little off, which just goes to show how great the man actually is. Paxton had not allowed a single hit in the first inning since May 2nd, so by “off” I simply mean that he allowed a leadoff single to Brian Dozier in two pitches. After the Dozier disruption, Paxton continued to be as Paxtonesque as can be, needing only a total of 15 pitches to end the first inning, 12 of which were strikes.