The last time the Giants faced the Mariners, Joe Panik had scored all the runs for the team and Robinson Cano had yet to be suspended for PED use. Gorkys Hernández homered off of Félix Hernández in the Giants’ one win of that 2-game series at AT&T Park, and little did we know that it was a portent of their seasons: King Félix has had the worst season of his career and Gorkys his best.
It was also a portent of both team’s seasons: the Mariners have received a lot of surprising performances to bolster their place in the standings while the Giants have needed every player on the roster to contribute 110% of their ability to maintaining a .