Taijuan Walker living up to expectations to start 2016

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There was a hope that given how he closed 2015 that this would be the year that Seattle Mariners starter Taijuan Walker flourished in his role in the starting rotation behind ace pitcher Felix Hernandez.

Through three starts, it looks like there’s a chance for those hopes to be realized.

Walker allowed one unearned run and three hits in six innings against a team he’s always pitched well against, the Indians. He’s allowed one earned run in 20 innings against them.

Walker, who had a ground-ball rate of 41 percent in his first full …

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