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LeBlanc delivers six solid innings in victory
- Updated: August 15, 2016
OAKLAND — Wade LeBlanc delivered six dependable innings in a 6-3 Mariners win over the A’s on Sunday, winning for the first time since July 1. It was the type of straightforward performance Seattle needs as it sorts through its rotation ahead of a playoff push.
The Mariners have their two mainstays — Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma — and lefty James Paxton returns Tuesday. All three have pitched well when healthy, but Seattle knows health is anything but guaranteed, seeing Hernandez miss two months with a calf strain and Paxton narrowly avoid a serious left elbow injury. Even Iwakuma, who has made 24 starts, wasn’t a definite to start Saturday due to neck stiffness.
LeBlanc’s logged consistent innings since joining the rotation June 24, finishing five innings in all but one start. He’s yet to lose, and Seattle’s now 6-1 in his starts, as the lefty is 2-0 with a 4.68 ERA since being acquired from the Blue Jays on June 22.
“It’s been huge,” Mariners catcher Mike Zunino said. “Obviously, we’ve had a lot of injuries, especially to our starting pitchers. When …
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