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morning friends! Happy Wednesday to you all.
Last night, the Mariners triumphed over the A’s 4-1 thanks to another strong outing from Emerson Hancock, who kept it rolling even in the hitter-friendly Sacramento confines.
The M’s have a chance to slide back into first place in the AL West with a win today in the series finale. At this stage, which AL West rival do you see as the biggest threat to the M’s chances of winning the division?
In Mariners news…
- Cal Raleigh resumed baseball activity for the first time since hitting the injured list with an oblique issue. He remains without a clear timetable for return.
- Eric Sanford likened the players of the Seattle Mariners to characters from Breaking Bad.
- Jeff Passan gave his take on the Mariners’ starting rotation logjam and what he thinks they should do about it.
Around the league…
- Rays shortstop Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual and psychological abuse of a minor, but he will not serve time in prison.
- Former Braves All-Star Bob Horner passed away yesterday at the age of 68.
- The Chicago Cubs can’t catch a break, dropping their 10th straight ballgame last night in a 12-1 walloping at the hands of the Pirates.
- A day after being no-hit by the Astros, the Rangers put up eight runs in the first inning of a 10-7 victory.
- Davy Andrews at Fangraphs dug into the metrics behind the Astros’ combined no-hitter to determine just how improbable it was.
- Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce purchased a minority ownership stake in the Cleveland Guardians. Though he works in Royals country, Kelce is a native of the Cleveland area.
- Matt Gelb at The Athletic wonders what the Phillies will do in the outfield with both Adolis García and Nick Castellanos struggling. ($)
- Don’t love to see Cal at the top of this list…
