Even as the Mariners look to rebound Wednesday from Tuesday’s drubbing by the Minnesota Twins, club officials will be closely tracking the first few innings at Hi-A Modesto.
Right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma is scheduled to pitch three innings for the Nuts against San Jose (Giants) in his first game action since being diagnosed with shoulder inflammation following a May 3 start against the Los Angeles Angels.
Plans call for Iwakuma to throw roughly 45 pitches over three innings.
A normal progression, if all goes well, would slot Iwakuma to throw roughly 65-70 pitches over five innings on June 19 — probably at Triple-A Tacoma, which will be playing Salt Lake (Angels) on that night at Cheney Stadium.