TACOMA — In what could possibly be his last game ever at Cheney Stadium, Felix Hernandez received a standing ovation from an appreciative and perhaps nostalgic crowd of 6,978, most of whom were there to see him pitch Monday night in Tacoma.
Hernandez tipped his cap and waved as he exited with no outs in the fourth inning. His outing didn’t go as long as planned in terms of innings, but he left the game feeling healthy and with the expectation of re-joining the Mariners starting rotation this weekend.
“It was ok,” he said. “It wasn’t bad.