The Seattle Mariners find themselves 3.5 games back of the Houston Astros in the American League West with 28 games left to play for the Mariners. However, the season which less than 10 days ago felt lost is now at the point with some good vibes, and, Mariner fans are dreaming of winning the AL West. Well, here's our opportunity to make ground on the Astros in the next seven days.
The Ms have a three-game set against the 54-79 The Angels, followed by a four-game set against the 58-75 Oakland Athletics. Meanwhile, the Astros will have games against the Kansas City Royals who are one of the better teams in baseball. Followed by games against the Cincinnati Reds, who are not a good or bad team.
But it gets even better than that for the Mariners. We follow those series with games against the St. Louis Cardinals who are struggling and the Houston Astros will go on to face the red-hot Arizona Diamondbacks.
If there ever was a time for the Mariners to make a run at the division and a playoff spot, it's right now. The team must take advantage of this part of the schedule and make up some games and put us in striking distance.