The Seattle Mariners, who have been outscored by 50 runs this season, now have a better record than the Toronto Blue Jays, who have been outscored by –167.
At 88-70, the M’s are a half game behind the Boston Red Sox for WC2, and thus look like our best shot at avoiding a NY-Boston Wild Card Game. Go... Mariners?
Less relevant things
• The Cleveland Baseball Team traveled to KC yesterday so that they could lose to the Royals 6-4. But it wasn’t a complete waste. Anthony Gose got out the two batters he faced, Jose Ramirez got to add two hits to his total, Yu Chang got an RBI, and Tom Hamilton got to see Kauffman Stadium.