The Mariners are activating starter from the injured list tomorrow, manager Dan Wilson tells reporters (including ). Hell go opposite NL Cy Young candidate in the second game of their series against the Phillies. While Miller has Steve Nash Jersey been out for over two months, Seattle never transferred him to the 60-day injured list. Theyll therefore only need to make an active roster transaction tomorrow. Miller will take an MLB mound for the first time since June 6. He has been sidelined since then by elbow inflammation. The righty received a platelet-rich plasma injection and was able to rehab without anything more invasive. He has made a trio of rehab starts with Triple-A Tacoma this month. Miller got up to 5 2/3 innings and 76 pitches in his most recent appearance last Wednesday. He allowed a pair of runs on two hits and a walk while recording four strikeouts. Perhaps more importantly, Millers velocity has looked sharp on the rehab a signment. Hes averaging 96.4 MPH on his fastball, more than two ticks higher than his early-season MLB work. Miller struggled over his first couple months, allowing 5.73 earned runs per nine while averaging fewer than five innings per start. His 18.1% strikeout rate was down more than six percentage points compared to last season. Miller was one of the better pitchers in MLB a year ago, taking the ball 31 times and working to a 2.94 ERA acro s 180 1/3 frames. Miller will try to recapture last years form as the Ms battle the Astros for the AL West crown. Seattle is a game and a half back while holding a 3.5 game cushion on the Guardians in the Wild Card picture. Theyve dropped five of their past six but have been aided by Houston losing four of their last six games. Miller will step into the rotation in place of rookie righty , who went on the IL with his own elbow i sue last week. Jason Kidd Jersey