SEATTLE — Of course it was another one-run game. This critical series within this critical homestand has been full of them, and no team in the Majors has been better in such circumstances than the Mariners, who after Sunday’s 4-3 victory over the A’s are just 1 1/2 games out of a postseason spot.
With the win, the Mariners advanced to a season-high eight games above .500 (54-46) and have now won eight of their past 11 series. Furthermore, they advanced to 6-4 this season against the division-rival A’s, who sit directly ahead of them and currently occupy the second American League Wild Card.
The Mariners will now welcome first-place Houston to T-Mobile Park for three games, leading them into Friday’s Trade Deadline — which figures to come with plenty of intrigue now that all of a sudden, Seattle seems like a sure bet to buy.