As the Mariners wait for their offense to resurface from it hitting hiatus, it helps to be able to roll out one of the best starting pitchers to help ease the return.
Starting pitcher James Paxton delivered yet another brilliant performance in a month filled with them to lead the Mariners to a solid 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
Nick Vincent worked a drama-free eighth inning and Edwin Diaz had a 1-2-3 ninth to notch his 18th save of the season as Seattle improved its record to 30-20.
Paxton pitched seven strong innings, allowing just one run on three hits with no walks and 11 strikeouts to improve to 4-1.