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Texas left-hander Martin Perez will have two more chances to help the Rangers decide his future with the team Craig Biggio Jersey , beginning Sunday when he starts against the Seattle Mariners in the final game of the season at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.Seattle will send left-hander Wade LeBlanc (8-4, 3.49 ERA) to the mound in search of the series win to counter Perez (2-6, 6.33 ERA).The Mariners rolled to a 13-0 win over the Rangers on Saturday behind home runs from Robinson Cano, Mike Zunino and Dee Gordon and six innings of one-hit pitching from Marco Gonzales.Article continues below ...Perez, who has made his past six appearances out of the bullpen, will also start next Saturday in Seattle. His most recent start was Aug. 25 against the San Francisco Giants.After that start, Texas told Perez that it was unlikely to pick up his option for next season. But with a manager change in Arlington and the Rangers’ acknowledged dearth of starting pitching, Perez will be given a puncher’s chance to change the team’s mind.“I can’t think about that,” Perez said. “Just go out there and do my job George Springer Jersey , let everybody know I am healthy. Throw strikes, pitch like a reliever, how I threw the last three or four outings. Attack, that’s the key.”Perez has a 2.45 ERA since moving to the bullpen at the end of August.“Just because I’ve had a bad year doesn’t mean I can’t be a starter,” Perez said. “It means they still believe in me. I think they know what I can do. I know what I can do.”Perez has been a starter for most of his career and is still determined to fill that role, whether the Rangers pick up his option or he moves on to another organization.Meanwhile, Seattle left-hander James Paxton worked through the rain on Friday afternoon to finish a 40-pitch bullpen session that helped him show he was ready to return to the rotation after suffering a case of pneumonia.Paxton is set to start Monday in Seattle against Oakland as the Mariners open their season-ending seven-game homestand.“He got through it,” Servais told MLB.com about Paxton’s bullpen session. “He did say he got a little fatigued toward the end of it, but he’s pushing through it. He wants to make that start when we get back home.”LeBlanc is set to make his 26th start of the season on Sunday against Texas. He had a no-decision in his last start, a 4-1 Mariners win at Houston on Monday in which he allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings.That run was the first he surrendered in 24 1/3 innings after going 19 innings between Aug. 25 and Sept. 12 without giving up a run http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-gattis-jersey , the longest scoreless innings streak among Mariners starters this season.Sunday’s start will be LeBlanc’s fourth career appearance and third start against Texas. He is 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA against the Rangers. Seattle is 16-9 in LeBlanc’s starts this year.Perez has made 13 starts this season. He has gone 2-6 with a 6.95 ERA in those starts but is 0-3 with a 5.63 ERA in last eight.Perez is 7-4 with a 3.30 ERA in 19 games, 17 of them starts, in his career versus Seattle, marking his highest win percentage against any AL West opponent. MIAMI (AP) — Martin Prado looked to be at full strength in his first game in three weeks.Prado hit a bases-clearing double in his return from his latest injury, Wei-Yin Chen pitched eight strong innings and the Miami Marlins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Saturday night.“It was huge personally and for the team,” Prado said. “I think every time you get to contribute to win a game at this level is a good feeling.”Prado, who had been on the disabled list for the third time this season, doubled off the wall in left-center field in the fifth inning to give the Marlins a 6-1 lead. He didn’t assume the long flyball would clear the fence.“You never know with this field,” Prado said. “There’s days where the ball just carries more than other days. I was just glad I hit it in the air because I didn’t want to hit a ground ball for a double play.”Chen (6-9) allowed one run on three hits. He struck out seven without walking a batter.“When he’s locating, he’s got enough weapons to get people out and he’s a guy who can really pitch Carlos Correa Jersey ,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “It’s nice to see the guy we thought we had when he’s healthy.”J.T. Realmuto hit his 18th home run and Brian Anderson knocked in two for the Marlins, who snapped a four-game skid.Toronto’s Justin Smoak hit a two-run homer, his 23rd of the season, in the ninth. It was Smoak’s fourth consecutive game with a home run.Anderson’s sacrifice fly and Realmuto’s homer gave Miami an early 2-0 lead.Randal Grichuk got the Blue Jays on the board with a sacrifice fly in the fourth.Anderson drew a bases-loaded walk for a 3-1 lead right before Prado’s double.“Our starting pitching has been getting hit around pretty good the last week to 10 days, putting us behind the eight ball,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. “It’s hard to come back each night.”Marco Estrada (7-11) allowed eight hits and six runs in 4 1/3 innings.“I’m trying to give these guys innings and obviously I’m not doing my job right now,” Estrada said. “But I’m going to keep working hard and get this thing right. Hopefully for the next one I’ll feel a lot better and pitch better for these guys.”The Marlins also welcomed back center fielder Lewis Brinson from the disabled list. Brinson went 1 for 4 after missing the last 48 games with a hip injury.“It’s just good to get guys back out there,” Mattingly said.STRAIGHT EIGHTSDan Straily and Chen pitched eight innings in consecutive games, becoming the first Marlins to do so since May 6-7, 2014 Dallas Keuchel Jersey , when Henderson Alvarez tossed a shutout and Tom Koehler went eight innings in games against the New York Mets.TRAINER’S ROOMBlue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (blister) is looking to return from the disabled list and start Monday’s game against Tampa Bay. “Stro threw a side today and he felt really good,” Gibbons said. … IF Yangervis Solarte (oblique) is progressing toward a return. “Solarte is doing everything,” Gibbons said. “He’s been swinging it, running, doing all of that stuff, he’s coming along pretty quick.”Marlins: RHP Pablo Lopez (shoulder) was placed on the 10-day disabled list and is out for the rest of the season finishing his rookie year with a 2-4 record and 4.14 ERA in 10 starts. … RHPs Elieser Hernandez (blister) and Jarlin Garcia (shin) will begin their rehab assignments on Sunday with Triple-A New Orleans.UP NEXTBlue Jays: RHP Sean Reid-Foley (0-2, 8.68 ERA) will start Sunday’s series finale.Marlins: RHP Jeff Brigham will make his major league debut.
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