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‘Calm’ Felix returns to form, flashes ace card
- Updated: September 11, 2016
OAKLAND — Felix Hernandez hasn’t acted like his usual self this year. The 12-year veteran, who posted a 2.14 ERA in 2014, has lacked the command that made a season like that possible.
Regardless, Hernandez continues to be a critical part of the Mariners’ rotation at this point in the season. And he showed why in Seattle’s 14-3 win over the A’s at the Coliseum.
After allowing a combined 12 earned runs in his previous two outings, Hernandez tossed six scoreless innings Saturday to earn his 11th win of the season. He also managed to strand four runners on base in the first two innings and exited after retiring 12 of the final 14 batters he faced.
“Not his sharpest early, but he got on a nice roll and kept them off-balance,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “That’s …
