Reinforcements in wings for Mariners’ rotation

SEATTLE — With just under a quarter of the season remaining and their team fighting for a playoff spot, reinforcements are on the way for the Mariners’ rotation as James Paxton will rejoin the club this coming week, with Taijuan Walker as a possibility as well.

“It has been all over the place,” manager Scott Servais said of the recent rotation run. “That’s the goal here, to try to get it lined up and get some consistency. We’ve got Felix [Hernandez] going the right direction. Paxton was throwing great before he went down, [Wade] LeBlanc has given us a chance and [Ariel] Miranda has thrown the ball well since he’s been here. We’d like eventually, hopefully, fingers crossed we can get Walker going in the right direction and get him back in there, too. We’ll see.”

Cody Martin, who took a no-decision after allowing two runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings in a spot start in last Wednesday’s 4-3 win against the Angels, will get another start in Monday’s series opener against Yankees right-hander Michael Pineda at Safeco Field.

The Mariners still haven’t announced who will start Tuesday against the Yankees, but Walker is a possibility to be recalled from Triple-A Tacoma to start …

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