6 years agoSeattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi failed to make it through five innings in Thursday's win over the Oakland Athletics, but the southpaw looked impressive in his debut. He was cruising over the first four innings but ran into trouble in the fifth as his pitch count eclipsed 90 causing manager Scott Servais to bring the hook. Kikuchi finished his line giving up one earned run on four hits and a walk while racking up three strikeouts over 4.2 IP. Kikuchi is an intriguing player to watch this season and should put up respectable numbers in his first major league season, but his innings will remain limited.--Riley Mrack - RotoBaller
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