Yesterday was great fun, was it not? It was LL SoftbaLL, the Mariners stopped their five-game losing skid, Mike Leake baffled the Red Sox lineup, and the M’s bats came alive against Eduardo Rodriguez, who shut them down the last time they faced him. The bad news is today they have to face Chris Sale, who is putting together yet another Cy Young-caliber season. He’s coming off an 11-strikeout effort against the Twins. The good news is this is the last game the Mariners have to play against the Yankees/Red Sox gauntlet, and once they suffer through this, they’ll be 2⁄3 done with their toughest road trip of the season.