RHP Hisashi Iwakuma got back on track over his past two starts after a rough finish to August. He won the two recent starts, giving the 35-year-old veteran a team-high 16 victories heading into his scheduled Tuesday appearance against the Blue Jays. Iwakuma (16-11) already beat the Blue Jays once this season, when he allowed four hits and two runs over six innings of a 14-5 win on July 23.

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma established a career high with his 16th victory Wednesday night. Iwakuma induced 10 groundouts in 6 1/3 innings, conceded one run on five hits and three walks and registered two strikeouts in a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Iwakuma shares second place with Hideo Nomo, Hiroki Kuroda and Texas Rangers RHP Yu Darvish for the most victories in one season by a Japanese pitcher in the major leagues. Daisuke Matsuzaka holds the record with 18 wins for the Boston Red Sox in 2008.

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma pitched 6 2/3 strong innings for his career-high-tying 15th victory Friday night, a 3-2 win against the Oakland A's. Iwakuma (15-11) ended his career-high-tying four-game losing streak and had his fourth quality start in his past five outings. He allowed two runs on seven hits, struck out five and walked one, winning for the first time since Aug. 13 at Oakland. "That's his best start in a while, just command wise," Mariners C Mike Zunino said. "His stuff was great. I thought he had great command of his slider tonight. He was able to back-door to lefties and throw it in on them. Split was really good, and I think he just worked ahead of guys, which was key." Iwakuma improved to 4-0 in four starts against the A's this season.

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma has fallen on hard times recently, as he has lost each of his past four starts. Iwakuma may be in line to break that streak as he is scheduled to pitch Friday against an Oakland team that he already has beaten three times this season. He has a 3.26 ERA against the A's this season.

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma gave up two quick homers Sunday but recovered to pitch seven quality innings. He ended up suffering his fourth consecutive loss but came out of it healthy, despite a trainer's visit to the mound in the top of the third inning. Iwakuma said afterward, through an interpreter, that he was experiencing temporary stomach discomfort.

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma is coming off one of his shortest outings of the season as the veteran pitcher struggled to his third consecutive loss. Iwakuma's three-inning outing at Texas gave him a 5.63 ERA over his past three starts. Iwakuma, who is scheduled to start Sunday's game against the Angels, had emerged as Seattle's most effective starter by mid-August but has hit a rough patch.

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (14-10) suffered his third straight defeat in a 6-3 loss to Texas on Monday. The Rangers made short work of Iwakuma, who gave up five runs on six hits and a walk while striking out two over three innings, matching his shortest outing of the season. The loss marked his third consecutive after winning eight of nine and was just his sixth loss in his last 20 starts after opening the season 0-3. He threw 68 pitches, including 40 in the second inning. Said Iwakuma: "It's hard to say" what happened. "I had a very good bullpen today. Everything was sharp. Breaking ball was tight. I couldn't bring that over to the mound in general. It was hot, I admit, but it wasn't like I had bad mechanics. It was just everything was up in the zone."

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (14-9, 3.81 ERA) will make his 27th start of the season Monday when he takes the mound against the Texas Rangers. The 35-year-old has been hot as of late, going 3-2 with a 2.20 ERA in his past five starts. He has walked four and struck out 22 in 32 2/3 innings during that span. In 18 career appearances (17 starts) against the Rangers, he is 9-5 with a 3.38 ERA.

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma is having a great month of August as he heads into Wednesday's scheduled start against the Yankees and longtime Pacific League (Japan) teammate Masahiro Tanaka. Iwakuma owns a 3-1 record and 1.69 ERA over his first four starts this month.

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma is the only member of the Opening Day's starting rotation to make every scheduled start this season.

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (14-7) almost missed his start because of a stiff neck but allowed three runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings in a 4-3 victory over Oakland on Saturday night. Iwakuma improved to 13-3 in his past 16 starts, but he didn't know if he would be able to pitch until Saturday morning. "This morning I spoke with the skipper to tell him I was OK to go today, but as the game progressed I started to feel stiffness," Iwakuma said. "My body was starting to fly open. I wasn't as high as I wanted it to be. I kind of felt that throughout the third, fourth, fifth inning, but I was able to get out of jams."

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma pitched seven scoreless innings Monday night, which extended his scoreless streak to 14 1/3 innings over his past two starts. Iwakuma, who leads the league with 12 wins since May 30, allowed five hits Monday, with eight strikeouts and one walk, while dropping his season ERA to 3.79.

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma is coming off one of his best starts of the season heading into a scheduled outing against the Tigers on Monday. Iwakuma threw 7 1/3 shutout innings to beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 last week and has gone 8-3 with a 3.55 ERA since June 5. But one of his worst outings during that span came during a June 22 loss to the Tigers (4.2 IP, 11 H, 5 ER, 3 HRs allowed).

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma turned in one of his best performances of the season when he threw 7 1/3 scoreless innings against Boston on Wednesday. Iwakuma was pulled after 97 pitches, despite holding the Red Sox to five hits -- all singles. "His track record, that 93-to-98 spot in there, pitch-wise, is where he's at his best," manager Scott Servais said. "We had a rested bullpen, so we made the move."

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma is coming off his shortest outing of the season, having allowed five runs on eight hits over three innings in an 11-0 loss to the Cubs last week. Iwakuma, who is scheduled to be back on the mound to start Wednesday's game against Boston, was in a pretty good groove leading up to the start vs. Chicago. Iwakuma has already beaten the Red Sox once this season but has an 8.59 ERA over his past five starts against them.

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (11-7) lasted a season-low three innings in Friday's series opener against the Chicago Cubs. He allowed a season-high tying five earned runs on eight hits while walking one and striking out a pair. It was his worst start since allowing five runs on 11 hits in a loss at Detroit onJune 22. Iwakuma had won five straight and seven of his last eight before facing the Cubs. "Overall I was tight from the beginning," Iwakuma said through a translator. I just couldn't keep the ball down. Everything I missed was up in the zone, which kind of cost me."

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma allowed four hits and two runs in six innings Saturday in the 14-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays to win his fifth straight start dating to June 28. He has pitched at least six innings in 12 of his past 13 starts and has won 10 of his past 12 decisions. "Kuma wasn't as sharp as he has been but the ball was up a little bit early," manager Scott Servais said. "He continues to make adjustments really well over the course of the game and he did. He got the ball down and got some balls in on a few guys and the split was good later on. The pitch count was up a little high than I'm comfortable with early but he got us through six with was great."

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma allowed four hits and two runs in six innings on Saturday in the 14-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays to win his fifth straight start dating to June 28. He has pitched at least six innings in 12 o his past 13 starts and has won 10 of his past 12 decisions. "Kuma wasn't as sharp as he has been, but the ball was up a little bit early," manager Scott Servais said. "He continues to make adjustments really well over the course of the game and he did. He got the ball down and got some balls in on a few guys, and the split was good later on. The pitch count was up a little higher than I'm comfortable with early but he got us through six, which was great."

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma will make his 20th start of the season Saturday in the middle tilt of a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. He is 4-0 with a 2.39 ERA in his past four starts and 9-2 with a 3.75 ERA in his past 11 starts. His nine wins before the All-Star break were a career best. He has pitched at least seven innings in nine of his starts this season. This will be his fourth career start, and fifth appearance, in his career against Toronto. He is 3-1 with a 2.40 ERA against the Blue Jays and is 1-0 with a 5.63 ERA in two games at Rogers Centre, including one start.

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma turned in his best outing of the season Saturday, when he threw seven scoreless innings while allowing just two hits. He struck out eight while earning his fourth consecutive win. Over his past four starts, Iwakuma is 4-0 with a 2.39 ERA.