SEATTLE -- Good news continues to emerge for the Mariners' contingent of injured starting pitchers, as James Paxton, who landed on the disabled list on Aug. 11 with a strained right pectoral muscle, threw a 27-pitch bullpen at 75 percent intensity on Saturday with no issues.
"I had no pain, no issues in the pec[toral]. Step in the right direction," Paxton said. "I felt [the pain] after [the injury] happened, but since I've been throwing, there hasn't been as much. I haven't had any setbacks. We've kept moving forward the entire time, and today was another step in the right direction.