Since bottoming out at a .597 OPS after the first game in Seattle on April 22, the offense has increased that number in eight straight games, culminating in a .673 OPS entering Monday’s action. That’s still not quite league average, but it is a heck of a lot closer to average than anyone could imagine they’d be a week ago.
It’s disappointing that those strong numbers didn’t translate into runs early on in the series—going 2-for-15 with RISP and hitting into three double plays doesn’t help—but that kind of thing will even out in the long run. Sometimes for hints at the future it’s best to look past the results to underlying successes.