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Dallas Keuchel didn't allow his 11th run until his eighth start of last season on his way to winning the AL Cy Young Award. The Houston Astros as a whole don't look like the team that made last year's playoffs, and Keuchel will try to help them avoid a seventh defeat in eight games when he faces the Seattle Mariners on the road Tuesday night. Keuchel (2-2, 3.71 ERA) issued more than three walks once in 33 starts last season, then did so in each of his first two this season. Continue to Article

April 26, 2016 2:23:am EST

The restrictions that once hung over young Seattle starter Taijuan Walker are being removed. ''He is kind of coming into his own with the kind of pitcher he can be,'' Seattle manager Scott Servais said. Walker was dominant on Monday night, matching his career high with 11 strikeouts over seven innings in the Mariners' 3-2 win over the Houston Astros. Continue to Article

April 26, 2016 2:11:am EST

The Seattle Mariners have placed right-handed reliever Joaquin Benoit on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his right shoulder. Seattle made the roster move Monday before opening a three-game series against Houston, retroactive to April 22. The Mariners recalled right-hander Mayckol Guaipe from Triple-A Tacoma to take Benoit's roster spot. Continue to Article

April 25, 2016 6:44:pm EST

Ryan Braun is healthy again, and it's showing with his swing. Maybe this rebuilding season won't be so tough after all for the Milwaukee Brewers. ''Swing is in a good place, bat path is in a good place,'' Braun said after the Brewers' 8-5 win on Sunday over the Philadelphia Phillies. Continue to Article

April 25, 2016 1:55:pm EST

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