When he was younger and probably a little more stubborn, Seattle's Taijuan Walker would have struggled to make a major in-game adjustment that called for abandoning the original game plan. With the Los Angeles Dodgers sitting on Walker's fastball on Wednesday night and clubbing it for three early home runs, there had to be a change. "I faced the Dodgers a lot when I was at Arizona and my attack plan was mostly fastball, changeup to them," Walker said. "But this year I have a curveball now and a pretty good slider, and the confidence I have with them let me be able to go out there and make that adjustment and really trust my pitches." Walker overcame the early long-ball issues to throw seven strong innings, Austin Nola hit a three-run homer run and had four RBI, and the Mariners beat Los Angeles 6-4, snapping the Dodgers' seven-game win streak. Read more https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401226047
