Starting for SEA: Michael Pineda, recently promoted from Double A West Tenn to Triple A Tacoma. Baseball America rates him as the Mariners top pitching prospect. A right-hander with mid 90s fastball, a solid slider and a changeup. At West Tenn: 8-1 record in 13 starts with a 2.22 ERA. In 77 innings, he struck out 78 hitters and walked just 17.
