The left-hander extended his season-opening scoreless streak to 21 innings, shutting down the Texas Rangers with eight innings of two-hit ball in Seattle's 5-0 win Saturday night. He's the 10th pitcher in the majors ever to open a season with three scoreless starts of at least six innings. "Can't say enough about Paxton tonight and the start he's off to this year," Seattle manager Scott Servais said. Cashner held Seattle scoreless through the first five innings, but the Mariners broke through in the sixth with the help of an error. ———This story has been corrected to show that Paxton's scoreless streak is a team record to open a season, not overall.

Source: ABC News April 16, 2017 03:54 UTC