Paxton (elbow) is not scheduled to start for the Mariners this weekend.

It was thought that Paxton could start this weekend against the A's, perhaps on Saturday, but Hisashi Iwakuma is listed as the probable starter Saturday and Wade LeBlanc is the probable starter Sunday. X-rays were negative on his elbow after he was hit by a comebacker in his last start and he played catch Wednesday, but it remains to be seen when he will make his next start. Monday's starter is listed as TBD, so Paxton could take the ball in that game against the Angels if his elbow is feeling better, but at this point it would be risky to assume Paxton will pitch for the big league club in the near future.