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Apr 8, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics coaches, staff and players wait for the national anthem to be performed at Safeco Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports /

Karns Stumbles in M’s Debut

The Mariners acquired Nate Karns this past offseason from the Tampa Bay Rays, and the 28-year-old right-hander beat out James Paxton for the final spot in the M’s starting rotation this spring. Unfortunately, things did not go according to plan during his first start with Seattle this weekend.

Karns allowed 4 earned runs on 7 hits across 5 innings of work en route to picking up his first loss of the season against the A’s on Saturday night. He struck out 6 and walked 1. That is a solid strikeout to walk ratio, but the opposition hit .333 against him.

The Texas Tech alum had a decent debut campaign in 2015 with the Rays, and he should be a productive pitcher for the Mariners working out of the bottom of their rotation.

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