Taijuan Walker struck out a career tying 11 batters including the last 6 he faced through the 6th and 7th innings to shut down the Houston Astros and lead the Seattle Mariners to a much needed 3-2 home win to start their 6 game stand at Safeco Field.
From the onset, Taijuan was dealing, taking down the side in the first, finishing the Astros off with the first of his 11 K’s. Thankfully for the Mariners, who are offensively inept, Walker’s counterpart, former Mariner draft pick, Doug Fister had one of his worst outings of his career.