Wade LeBlanc leans on a common refrain when asked about his approach, mechanics and the secret to his rejuvenated 2018 pitching for the Seattle Mariners.

It’s typically something that borders on self-deprecating. A pitcher with his stuff can’t afford mistakes, he says.

But to have this stretch of pitching – one that took flight when he entered the Mariners’ starting rotation at the start of May – it has to attributed to more than a journeyman left-hander who is simply riding good fortune.

“Yeah,” Mariners catcher Mike Zunino said. “Because he’s good.”

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