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Paxton’s gem deserves better fate
- Updated: September 18, 2016
SEATTLE — It’s tough to see an L next to a performance like James Paxton’s against the Astros on Saturday night.
“He was aggressive, he was ahead in the count and he was in control,” manager Scott Servais said.
Paxton didn’t allow a baserunner until the sixth of his seven innings in the Mariners’ 2-1 loss at Safeco Field. He faced a lineup that had scored six runs on nine hits in five innings against him earlier in the season. But on Saturday he only allowed two runs on four hits. The Mariners just couldn’t provide their southpaw with enough run support.
“He just dominated early,” Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. “He was upper 90s with a really good breaking ball. It started out in the zone, we’d go below the zone. He was hard to …
