Paxton (6-7) allowed three runs on six hits, struck out eight and walked one over 5.0 innings in a victory over the Astros on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Seattle's offense spotted him six runs in the first two frames, so there wasn't any real need to push Paxton on Wednesday. He threw 91 pitches, 66 of which were for strikes. In his final three outings, he posted a 11.37 K/9 rate. Overall, Paxton finishes 2016 with a 3.79 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 117 strikeouts in 121.0 innings.