He’s a tough critic, but, deGrom is too. He harped on his own mechanics again Sunday, and lamented the fact that he continues to fly open when he delivers certain pitches, but still buckled down for a fourth-straight start with two or fewer runs allowed. He threw 39 fastballs at a season-best average of 97 mph.

The Seattle Mariners have shown they can beat teams by overpowering them on offense or with pitching and defense. They've shown both in the first two games of this weekend's American League West series against the swooning Texas Rangers and will look for a sweep of the three-game set when they clash on Sunday afternoon in Arlington,

Everything came together in the same game for two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom and the Texas Rangers batters.