Paxton came up empty in a brilliant effort, finishing with a no-decision in Monday's 2-1 loss to the Red Sox despite holding them to just one run on four hits while striking out six without a walk over eight innings.

EDGE Analysis

Paxton and Eduardo Rodriguez were both matching zeroes for a while, but the Boston starter finally blinked in the bottom of the seventh and gave up an RBI double to Dae-Ho Lee. The Mariners lefty sadly couldn't make the lead hold up, giving up a solo homer to Aaron Hill in the next frame. He still pitched well enough to win on most nights, and has now accrued an outstanding 21:2 K:BB over his last three appearances. A home matchup with a less explosive but still dangerous Angels offense should yield another strong start for the southpaw Saturday.