Taijuan Walker’s season could be nearing its end. He is scheduled to start the series opener when the Mariners play the Los Angeles Angels tonight, but how many starts he’ll make beyond that is up in the air. Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said they could probably pitch Walker up to 185 innings for the season. He’s currently at 162 2/3 innings.

It took more than three months for left-hander James Paxton to make his 11th start of the season for the Mariners. Only it didn’t last long in a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.

SEATTLE – Mark Trumbo’s career-best hitting streak ended at 12 games Friday when he went 0 for 3 with a walk in the Mariners’ 4-2 loss to Colorado. So let’s check his numbers. Trumbo went 18 for 48 in his streak, with four homers and 11 RBIs. It was just a continuation of a surge that began more than two months ago. Trumbo is batting .313 in 55 games since July 4.

SEATTLE – Twice in August, the Mariners erased multi-run deficits against Cole Hamels, Texas’ marquee trade-deadline acquisition. A third trip to the well Tuesday night came up just short. The Rangers battered Taijuan Walker for three early home runs in a 9-6 victory at Safeco Field that further dimmed any hopes the Mariners had of mounting a September charge after their recent five-game winning streak.

SEATTLE – If there’s one scheduling constant in Major League Baseball, it’s the Mariners will log more miles than any other club. A lot more, in fact, than nearly all other clubs. MLB released its 2016 schedule Tuesday morning for all 30 clubs and, yep, the Mariners will again be mileage kings at an estimated 48,811 miles. The Los Angeles Angels rank second at 44,729, followed by Oakland at 42,694.