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The Mariners have strung together series wins against likely playoff teams following a 4-1 victory against the Phillies last night. The M’s will look for the ever-elusive series sweep with Bryan Woo taking the ball today at 1:10pm PT.
In Mariners news…
- In case you missed it, the Mariners reinstated infielder J.P. Crawford from the injured list.
- Eric Sanford mused about whether this is the final hurrah for Crawford as a Mariner.
- Is Cal Raleigh back? Eno Sarris at The Athletic made the case for the Big Dumper’s return to glory. ($)
Around the league…
- Major League Baseball released its schedule for the 2026 Arizona Fall League.
- The Blue Jays added another injury to the ledger with right-hander Shane Bieber heading to the injured list with a shoulder ailment.
- Giants left-hander Carson Whisenhunt suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow and will likely require surgery to repair it.
- Padres minor league catching coordinator Oswaldo Pirela has been released from ICE custody.
- The Giants dealt themselves another self-inflicted PR wound by announcing an official partnership with the betting platform Kalshi.
- Ginny Searle at Baseball Prospectus tried to figure out what the hell happened to the Giants this season from a statistical perspective. ($)
- Ben Clemens at Fangraphs provided his thoughts on the head-scratching move from the Astros to fire general manager Dana Brown.
- Despite Brown’s firing, Astros owner Jim Crane says that manager Joe Espada will finish the season with the club. That’s not exactly reassuring for his long-term future with the organization, though.
- We’ve got another Jeff Passan banger, this one on the scandal plaguing Dodgers’ majority owner Mark Walter.
- In honor of the late Dolly Parton, go get yourself some merch.
