Initially of August, the Seattle Mariners had been 55-52 and 6 video games again within the AL West. Then they went on their first of two eight-game win streaks within the month. Now they’re 71-56, tied for second with Houston and a sport again of the reeling Texas Rangers.
Per OddsChecker, the Astros are the favourite to win the division, adopted by the Rangers. However the red-hot Mariners could have a good stronger case. Here is why:
Surging on the proper time
Within the 16 wins that made up their eight-game profitable streaks, the Mariners outscored opponents 104-51 and rode these streaks into an MLB second-best August document of 16-5, simply behind the Los Angeles Dodgers 19-3, per StatMuse. Seattle lowered its workforce ERA to three.69, simply behind Toronto (3.68) for finest within the majors.
With scorching hitting and stellar pitching, the Mariners appear primed to overhaul the slumping Astros (72-57) and Rangers (72-55).
CF Julio Rodriguez has returned to kind
After struggling to copy his sturdy 2022 rookie season, J-Rod had a record-setting stretch to spice up his batting numbers. In August, the middle fielder broke an MLB document by recording 17 hits in 4 video games and turning into the second participant with 4 straight four-hit video games.
On Monday, MLB named him Participant of the Week. His scorching stretch helped enhance his OPS to a team-leading .798. When he’s taking part in his finest, the Mariners play nicely as a workforce, too.
