The Seattle Mariners hold a four-game lead in the AL West over the Texas Rangers. It’s the first time in 21 years the Mariners have led the division entering the month of June.
Considering it took two decades to end a postseason drought a couple of seasons ago, it shouldn’t be surprising that it’s been 21 years since the Seattle Mariners hit the month of June sitting in first place in the AL West.But that’s where the Mariners find themselves, holding a four-game lead in the division entering Monday after winning seven of their last eight games.
The fivesome of Luis Castillo, Logan Gilbert, Bryan Woo, Bryce Miller and George Kirby have put together a spectacular first two months of pitching.Seattle leads baseball with 37 quality starts from its starting pitchers, while ranking tied for second in opponent batting average and tied for sixth in overall staff ERA."We’re trying to get better every week. We want to top what we did the week before," Kirby said.
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