ANAHEIM -- James Paxton's torn fingernail was still sore on Friday and manager Lloyd McClendon said he's not sure when or if the big left-hander will pitch again this season, though Paxton is holding out hope he can make another start in the final week.
Paxton was taken out after 1 1/3 innings when the finger issue flared up in his start on Thursday in Kansas City. He was initially lined up to pitch twice in the final homestand -- Tuesday against the Astros and again in Sunday's regular-season finale against the A's -- as the Mariners look to get him as much work as possible after the 27-year-old missed nearly four months with a strained tendon on the same middle finger of his pitching hand.