Benjamin allowed five runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out two over 3.1 innings in Saturday's spring game against the Mariners.

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Benjamin has been one of the Rangers' best pitchers this spring but hit his first bump Saturday. The left-hander believes Seattle read the scouting report on him and anticipated his penchant for consistently throwing strikes. "They know I'm gonna throw a lot of strikes. I think a lot of teams in this league are going to start to catch on and are going to start swinging early. It is what it is. I got it under my belt [and] out of the way, and I'm ready for the next one," Benjamin told Kennedi Landry of MLB.com. Despite the setback, Benjamin is still in the mix for a rotation spot, particularly for a piggyback tandem role that manager Chris Woodward is considering for the final two rotation spots.