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Mariners noon number: 21

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton throws his final pitch of the night as he strikes out Texas Rangers' Joey Gallo during the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)

Mariners left-handed pitcher James Paxton recorded 21 straight scoreless innings in the eighth inning in Seattle’s 5-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.

Paxton is the 10th major-league pitcher since 1900 to deny any runs in at least six innings in his first three starts of the season. He joins George McQuillan (PHI, 1907), Lefty Leifield (PIT, 1907), Ray Caldwell (NYY, 1914), George Mogridge (NYY, 1916), Harry Brecheen (STL, 1948), Luis Tiant (CLE, 1966), Tommy Greene (PHI, 1991), Woody Williams (STL, 2003) and Jordan Zimmerman (DET, 2016).

The previous best start by a Mariner was Felix Hernandez (17.0) in 2007.

Paxton allowed only two hits and struck out nine Texas batters on Saturday.