Tomlin gave up nine hits over 6.1 innings Thursday, but didn't walk a batter and held the Mariners to two runs while striking out four in a no-decision.

EDGE Analysis

This was a fairly typical outing for Tomlin in that he was around the plate a lot getting lucky with his strand rate -- the Mariners certainly got plenty of hits off him, but scored their only runs on a pair of solo homers. The long ball continues to be Tomlin's bugaboo, as he's given up a whopping 12 in just 67.1 innings on the year, and that combined with the fact that he's allowing more than a hit per inning ought to lead to some ERA inflation. Although he's inducing some more grounders this year than he has in the last few seasons, Tomlin's still an acutely hittable flyball pitcher whose near-total lack of walks can't make up for his shortcomings in the long run. His next start comes Tuesday against the Royals, who got him for four runs on seven hits back in early May.