It seems all Seattle Mariners pitcher Justus Sheffield needed was a little confidence.
Sheffield (1-2, 4.12 ERA), winless in his first nine major-league starts, finally got untracked with a victory against Colorado on Aug. 9, pitching six scoreless innings without walking a batter and striking out seven. He followed that with a no-decision in Houston despite allowing just two runs (one earned) on six hits in six innings, with one walk and four strikeouts.
The 24-year-old left-hander is scheduled to start again Saturday night when the Mariners host the Texas Rangers. He's 0-0 with a 6.00 ERA in one career relief appearance against the Rangers.