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Here are his first 10 starts as a Mariner:
6IP 6H 3BB 6K 2ER
7 - 3 - 3 - 6 - 0
7.2-3 -4 - 7 - 1
1.2-4 -4 - 1 - 4
3.1-7 -4 - 1 - 4
8 - 7 - 2 - 6 - 1
8.1-6 -2 - 3 - 3
6 - 6 - 3 - 4 - 2
6 - 6 - 5 - 1 - 4
9 - 5 - 3 -12- 1
That sample happens to be a bit better than his overall season. I can't find wild pitches/passed balls for individual games but recall there being a lot especially when struggling. I'd bet even in that 9 inning start a couple hit the backstop. Baseball reference didn't have pitches listed for Randy's first CG here or I'd have listed the counts. He was at that point the epitome of effectively wild in my years of watching. I don't think Paxton is as wild but I do think he's in the same realm of effectiveness with a different though similar set of nasty stuff. I'm curious when that slider started working for Randy but don't think there's any way to check like we have for pitchers now. Not saying they age and learn the same from here though.