Behind fill-in Chris Flexen, Mariners face Angels

The Seattle Mariners never sent a starting pitcher to the injured list last season, when they snapped a postseason drought that had dated to 2001.

This year, they made it through only two games before left-hander Robbie Ray was placed on the 15-day IL with a Grade 1 flexor strain in his left forearm/elbow.

Ray would have started Wednesday afternoon against the Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani (0-0, 0.00 ERA). Instead,