Paxton fans 9, reaches 200 K's in Mariners win

Paxton K's 9 over 6 innings SEATTLE -- For one last game in 2018, fans seated in the "Maple Grove" section at Safeco Field chanted "EH" every time Canadian lefty James Paxton had two strikes on a hitter.

Paxton got strike three nine times on Saturday, finishing his season with six innings as the Mariners beat the Rangers to 4-1. Edwin Diaz snagged his 57th save to move into a tie for second on the all-time single-season saves list with Bobby Thigpen, five short of Francisco Rodriguez's 62-save season a decade ago.

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The "Big Maple" took a no-decision to end the year at 11-6 with a 3.76 ERA, reaching career highs with 160 1/3 innings and 208 strikeouts. Strikeout No. 200…