1. How high can Cruz climb?
If one player has performed better than anyone could have imagined this season, it's Nelson Cruz, who leads the Majors with 39 homers. One more will make him the first Mariner to hit 40 since Alex Rodriguez totaled 41 in 2000.
Cruz already has the 13th most home runs by a Mariner in a season, and if he gets to 45, he'll be the only Mariner not named Ken Griffey Jr. to achieve that number. Cruz hits Thursday's off-day one homer ahead of Chris Davis of the Orioles for the MLB lead.