SEATTLE — His arrival from Triple-A did not come with the hype attached to some of the A’s more highly publicized prospects.
All Paul Blackburn has done is slide into the A’s rotation and quietly put up two excellent starts, bolstering a staff that’s been tattered by injuries and inconsistency.
The right-hander notched his first major league victory in Thursday’s 7-4 win over the Mariners. In two starts in the bigs, he’s surrendered just one earned run in 13 2/3 innings.
“I was a lot more nervous this start actually than my first one,” he said.