Felix Hernandez pitches two scoreless innings in spring debut

Wed., March 11, 2015

Tacoma News Tribune

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – So here it starts. Felix Hernandez’s first spring outing came Tuesday when he delivered two scoreless innings for the Mariners in a messy 9-3 loss to Colorado at Salt River Fields.

He threw just 18 pitches, walked one, struck out none.

“Not bad,” Hernandez shrugged. “For the first time, pretty good. I walked somebody. That’s not good. After that, I was fine.”

Hernandez’s next start will come Sunday, which positioned him for a possible marquee match-up against Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw at Peoria, Arizona.

That won’t happen.

Manager Lloyd McClendon plans for Hernandez to start instead against a collection of minor-league players on a practice field to avoid giving the Dodgers an advance look – the two clubs play April 13-15 in Los Angeles.

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