Paxton (finger) will start Sunday against the Rockies, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

With Paxton responding well to his bullpen session Thursday, the training staff has signed off on him stepping back onto the major league mound for the first time since May 28. A strained middle finger tendon originally sidelined Paxton, and several setbacks, including a partially torn fingernail and blister most recently, delayed his return to Seattle. The lefty has turned in a 3.70 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 45:22 K:BB in 58.1 innings with the Mariners this season.