Evans was named to the Seattle Mariners’ 40-man roster and got the nod to start against the Miami Marlins on Sunday, giving the rookie right-hander little time to get out any jitters. After forcing two ground outs to start the game, the former Saline baseball star gave up a home run in the first inning to Miami Marlins’ slugger Austin Ramirez.

The Seattle Mariners pitching staff took a major hit after Logan Gilbert was placed on the 15-day with a right elbow flexor strain Saturday. Gilbert was pulled after three perfect innings against the Miami Marlins on Friday.

Maybe it’s a good thing that Logan Evans was invited to T-Mobile Park to soak in the jitters of his MLB debut one day early, because when he finally took the mound on Sunday, the promising right-hander looked cool,