 The Mariners, they are going to send the right-hander George Kirby to the mound. Kirby has the best strikeout-to-walk ratio in the major leagues, and it's not even close. 10.6 strikeout-to-walk ratio while he has issued the second-fewest walks per nine innings in all the big leagues. He defeated the Rays last Wednesday, gave up one run in six innings. And the thing about George Kirby, he is tough, but he is especially tough in this ballpark.