Paxton was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma Wednesday and will start against the Padres, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Paxton will take Felix Hernandez's (calf) spot in the rotation until he is back from the 15-day DL. The former fourth-round pick has posted a 3.97 ERA and 1.17 WHIP to go along with an impressive 9.53 K/9 through 10 starts at Triple-A this season.