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Paxton settles in, feels good in return from DL
- Updated: August 26, 2016
CHICAGO — James Paxton’s return from the disabled list didn’t go exactly as planned Thursday, but the lanky lefty overcame a rocky start and had the Mariners in position to win until the White Sox rallied late for a 7-6 victory at U.S. Cellular Field.
Despite allowing a trio of runs in the first, Paxton turned a 6-3 lead over to the bullpen in the sixth in a 90-pitch outing as he returned from an 18-day absence due to a bruised elbow.
“Just a little bit of rust,” Paxton said of his shaky start. “I was missing in the middle a little bit and they were finding some holes. As it went along, I made some better pitches and used more breaking pitches because they were just kind of ambushing the fastball early. I just had to battle today. I didn’t have a great feel for stuff, but I just had to go out there and give it all I had.”
The White Sox tagged Paxton for five singles in the first and had two on and one out in the second when he got a line-drive double play from Jose Abreu to end that threat. From there, it was smooth sailing as he retired 10 of the last 11 batters he faced.
“They came out hacking,” manager Scott Servais said. “They were on the fastball and didn’t miss anything. They hit some hard ground balls that …
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