That James Paxton’s poor start Friday night resulted in a 10-4 loss for the Mariners in their series opener against Texas was bad enough.
When healthy, Paxton has been the Mariners’ best starter by far. Seeing him get cuffed around for a second straight start is cause for concern.
"We’ve got to figure it out," manager Scott Servais said. "We’ve got to get Pax in a good spot and going in the right direction again. The last couple (of starts) he just hasn’t looked comfortable out there. Everything looks like a struggle.
"He’s a big part of trying to dig us out of this little hole we’ve created here.