Hernandez was examined in Seattle on Wednesday by Mariners physician Ed Khalfayan. The injury is not believed to be serious, and the initial hope is that Hernandez will only miss two starts, since the DL move is retroactive to last Saturday -- the day after his most recent start. He will be eligible to return on June 12, which is the final day of the Mariners' next homestand.
Hernandez gave up eight hits and six runs in six innings in his last outing, a 7-2 loss to the Twins on Friday, with five of the hits and runs coming in a rough third inning, though he righted himself and finished up by retiring 11 of the final 12 batters he faced.
Hernandez is 4-4 with a 2.86 ERA in 10 starts. The 30-year-old has been one of the most durable pitchers in baseball over the past decade, throwing 200-plus innings for the past eight seasons and 190-plus for 10 straight years.
Hernandez has been on the 15-day disabled list just twice in his 12-year MLB career. He missed three weeks with a strained right elbow in 2007, and two weeks in '08 with a sprained left ankle.
Hernandez had one start pushed back earlier this season, when a bout with the flu caused his April 22 outing against the Angels to be delayed one day, as he flipped spots in the rotation with Hisashi Iwakuma.
Paxton posted a 12-8 record and 3.16 ERA in 30 starts over the past three years with Seattle, but he missed considerable time with several injuries in 2014 and '15. He lost the battle for the Mariners' fifth-starter spot this spring to Nathan Karns.
Paxton's nice outing
LAD@SEA: Paxton goes four innings, strikes out two
3/12/16: James Paxton pitches four innings, striking out two batters and allowing one run
The 27-year-old southpaw went 4-3 with a 3.97 ERA in 10 starts for Tacoma. He allowed three hits and two unearned runs with two walks and five strikeouts in six innings in his most recent outing at Round Rock on Thursday.
Paxton was scheduled to start against Salt Lake on Tuesday at Cheney Stadium, but instead he was replaced by reliever Jonathan Aro, who threw four shutout innings in a 5-3 loss to Salt Lake.
The Mariners head into Wednesday's action a half-game back of Texas in the American League West with a 30-21 record, led by a pitching staff with the lowest ERA in the league at 3.37.
Greg Johns has covered the Mariners since 1997, and for MLB.com since 2011. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB and listen to his podcast. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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